Football : Season Details : 1909

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

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Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Newcastle United	53	1-11
2	Everton	46	1-21
3	Sunderland	44	1-19
4	Blackburn Rovers	41	1-21
5	Wednesday	40	2-9
6	Woolwich Arsenal	38	1-5
7	Aston Villa	38	1-21
8	Bristol City	38	1-3	FAC-F
9	Middlesbrough	37	1-7
10	Preston North End	37	2-5
11	Chelsea	37	1-2
12	Sheffield United	37	1-16
13	Manchester United	37	2-3	FAC-W
14	Nottingham Forest	36	2-2
15	Notts County	36	2-12
16	Liverpool	36	3-4
17	Bury	36	1-14
18	Bradford City	34	1-1
19	Manchester City	34	2-6
20	Leicester Fosse	25	1-1

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B: A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

FA Cup Final

Manchester United 1 Bristol City 0

History

On 21 April 1909, already relegated Leicester Fosse (making their top division debut) lost 0 - 12 to Nottingham Forest. This is a joint record score in the Top Division.

During the season, Newcastle United lost a league match 1 - 9 at home to Sunderland but still won the Championship.

Bradford City made their first appearance in the top division and stayed up on goal average, the second time goal average has played a part in relegation.

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