1908-09
First Division
Finished 7th of 20 · P38 W14 D10 L14 · 58 scored, 56 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 1908 | A | Liverpool | 2–3 | L |
| 5 Sept 1908 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Sept 1908 | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Sept 1908 | H | Sunderland | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Sept 1908 | A | Chelsea | 2–0 | W |
| 3 Oct 1908 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Oct 1908 | A | Bradford City | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Oct 1908 | H | Manchester United | 3–1 | W |
| 24 Oct 1908 | A | Everton | 1–3 | L |
| 31 Oct 1908 | H | Leicester City | 1–1 | D |
| 7 Nov 1908 | A | Arsenal | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Nov 1908 | H | Notts County | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Nov 1908 | A | Newcastle United | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Nov 1908 | H | Bristol City | 1–1 | D |
| 5 Dec 1908 | A | Preston North End | 2–3 | L |
| 12 Dec 1908 | H | Middlesbrough | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Dec 1908 | A | Manchester City | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Dec 1908 | H | Liverpool | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Dec 1908 | H | Bury | 3–0 | W |
| 1 Jan 1909 | A | Bury | 2–1 | W |
| 2 Jan 1909 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | L |
| 9 Jan 1909 | H | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Jan 1909 | A | Sunderland | 3–4 | L |
| 30 Jan 1909 | H | Chelsea | 0–0 | D |
| 6 Feb 1909 | A | Sheffield United | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Feb 1909 | H | Bradford City | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Feb 1909 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Feb 1909 | H | Everton | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Mar 1909 | H | Arsenal | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Mar 1909 | A | Notts County | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Mar 1909 | A | Leicester City | 2–4 | L |
| 31 Mar 1909 | A | Manchester United | 2–0 | W |
| 3 Apr 1909 | A | Bristol City | 0–0 | D |
| 9 Apr 1909 | H | Sheffield United | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Apr 1909 | H | Preston North End | 2–4 | L |
| 17 Apr 1909 | A | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Apr 1909 | H | Manchester City | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Apr 1909 | H | Newcastle United | 3–0 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 53 |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 46 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 44 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 41 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 38 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 38 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 38 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 37 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 37 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 37 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 37 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 36 |
| 15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 36 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | -14 | 36 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 34 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 34 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | -48 | 25 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.