Football : Season Details : 2008

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

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Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Manchester United	87	6-33	EC-W
2	Chelsea	85	7-19	EC-F; LC-F
3	Arsenal	83	2-82
4	Liverpool	76	4-46
5	Everton	65	3-54
6	Aston Villa	60	5-20
7	Blackburn Rovers	58	5-7
8	Portsmouth	57	3-5	FAC-W
9	Manchester City	55	11-6
10	West Ham United	49	6-3
11	Tottenham Hotspur	46	5-30	LC-W
12	Newcastle United	43	5-15
13	Middlesbrough	42	8-10
14	Wigan Athletic	40	1-3
15	Sunderland	39	9-1
16	Bolton Wanderers	37	10-7
17	Fulham	36	3-7
18	Reading	36	1-2
19	Birmingham City	35	11-1
20	Derby County	11	8-1

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 3 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Blue Qualified for Europe 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; LC League Cup; EC European Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

League Cup Final	Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1 aet
FA Cup Final	Portsmouth 1 Cardiff City 0

European Cup Final	Manchester United 1 Chelsea 1 aet (pens : 6 - 5)
UEFA Cup Final	Zenit St Petersberg 2 Rangers 0

aet After Extra Time
pens Penalties

History

The League Cup final is the second between two London clubs in two years.

On the final day of the league season Chelsea and Manchester United were level on points. Manchester United became League Champions by winning 2 - 0 away while Chelsea drew 1 - 1 at home.

Derby County are relegated with the lowest points total in the Top Division (11), breaking a record set in 2006. Their one league victory is the lowest number in Top Division history.

Reading are relegated on goal difference.

Cardiff City become the 21st club from the second level to reach the FA Cup final.

History (Europe)

The European Cup final is between two clubs from the same country for only the third time (after 2000 and 2003), the first time both clubs are from England. This is the second all England European final.

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