2008–09 Football League One#Play-offs

{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition=Football League One

| season=2008–09

| winners= Leicester City

| promoted= Leicester City
Peterborough United
Scunthorpe United

| relegated= Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra
Cheltenham Town
Hereford United

| league topscorers=Rickie Lambert
Simon Cox(29 each)

| biggest home win=

| biggest away win=

| highest scoring=

| longest wins=

| longest unbeaten=

| longest losses=

| highest attendance=

| lowest attendance=

| average attendance=

| prevseason=2007–08

| nextseason=2009–10

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{location map+ |England |float=right |width=369 |caption=Locations of the League One 2008–09 teams |places=

{{location map~ |England |lat=50.851944 |long=-0.158889 |label=Brighton|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.48622 |long=-2.583134 |label=Bristol Rovers|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.89556 |long=-2.91365 |label=Carlisle|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.906158 |long=-2.060211 |label=Cheltenham|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.923394 |long=0.897703 |label=Colchester|position=top}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.087419 |long=-2.435747 |label=Crewe|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.689139 |long=-1.212744 |label=Hartlepool|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.060719 |long=-2.717711 |label=Hereford|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.654444 |long=-1.768333 |label=Huddersfield|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.777778 |long=-1.572222 |label=Leeds|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.620278 |long=-1.142222 |label=Leicester|position=top}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.56015 |long=-0.012936 |label=Leyton Orient|position=top}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.485953 |long=-0.05095 |label=Millwall|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.009444 |long=-0.733333 |label=MK Dons|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.235197 |long=-0.93345 |label=Northampton|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.555278 |long=-2.128611 |label=Oldham|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.564697 |long=-0.240406 |label=Peterborough|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.586725 |long=-0.695267 |label=Scunthorpe|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.549017 |long=0.701558 |label=Southend|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.399722 |long=-2.166389 |label=Stockport|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=51.564444 |long=-1.770556 |label=Swindon|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.373611 |long=-3.0325 |label=Tranmere|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.565433 |long=-1.990706 |label=Walsall|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=50.950278 |long=-2.674881 |label=Yeovil|position=right}}

}}

The Football League 2008–09 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The second division of these is League One. The winner and the runner up of League One will be automatically promoted to the Football League Championship and they will be joined by the winner of the League One playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the third division, League Two.

Leicester City played at this level for the first time in their history having spent all their time in the top two divisions. In the opposite direction, Hereford United made their first appearance in the third tier since 1978, after many seasons in non-league and lower-league football.

Changes from last season

=From League One=

=To League One=

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|show_limit=5

|team1=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester City

|team2=PET|name_PET=Peterborough United

|team3=MKD|name_MKD=Milton Keynes Dons

|team4=LEE|name_LEE=Leeds United

|team5=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall

|team6=SCU|name_SCU=Scunthorpe United

|team7=TRA|name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers

|team8=STD|name_STD=Southend United

|team9=HUD|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town

|team10=OLD|name_OLD=Oldham Athletic

|team11=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers

|team12=COL|name_COL=Colchester United

|team13=WAL|name_WAL=Walsall

|team14=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton Orient

|team15=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town

|team16=B&HA|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion

|team17=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team18=STP|name_STP=Stockport County

|team19=HAR|name_HAR=Hartlepool United

|team20=CRL|name_CRL=Carlisle United

|team21=NOR|name_NOR=Northampton Town

|team22=CRE|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|team23=CHL|name_CHL=Cheltenham Town

|team24=HER|name_HER=Hereford United

|win_LEI=27|draw_LEI=15|loss_LEI=4|gf_LEI=84|ga_LEI=39|status_LEI=CP

|win_PET=26|draw_PET=11|loss_PET=9|gf_PET=78|ga_PET=54|status_PET=P

|win_MKD=26|draw_MKD=9|loss_MKD=11|gf_MKD=83|ga_MKD=47

|win_LEE=26|draw_LEE=6|loss_LEE=14|gf_LEE=77|ga_LEE=49

|win_MIL=25|draw_MIL=7|loss_MIL=14|gf_MIL=63|ga_MIL=53

|win_SCU=22|draw_SCU=10|loss_SCU=14|gf_SCU=82|ga_SCU=63|status_SCU=OP

|win_TRA=21|draw_TRA=11|loss_TRA=14|gf_TRA=62|ga_TRA=49

|win_STD=21|draw_STD=8|loss_STD=17|gf_STD=58|ga_STD=61

|win_HUD=18|draw_HUD=14|loss_HUD=14|gf_HUD=62|ga_HUD=65

|win_OLD=16|draw_OLD=17|loss_OLD=13|gf_OLD=66|ga_OLD=65

|win_BRR=17|draw_BRR=12|loss_BRR=17|gf_BRR=79|ga_BRR=61

|win_COL=18|draw_COL=9|loss_COL=19|gf_COL=58|ga_COL=58

|win_WAL=17|draw_WAL=10|loss_WAL=19|gf_WAL=61|ga_WAL=66

|win_LEY=15|draw_LEY=11|loss_LEY=20|gf_LEY=45|ga_LEY=57

|win_SWI=12|draw_SWI=17|loss_SWI=17|gf_SWI=68|ga_SWI=71

|win_B&HA=13|draw_B&HA=13|loss_B&HA=20|gf_B&HA=55|ga_B&HA=70

|win_YEO=12|draw_YEO=15|loss_YEO=19|gf_YEO=41|ga_YEO=66

|win_STP=16|draw_STP=12|loss_STP=18|gf_STP=59|ga_STP=57|adjust_points_STP=-10

|win_HAR=13|draw_HAR=11|loss_HAR=22|gf_HAR=66|ga_HAR=79

|win_CRL=12|draw_CRL=14|loss_CRL=20|gf_CRL=56|ga_CRL=69

|win_NOR=12|draw_NOR=13|loss_NOR=21|gf_NOR=61|ga_NOR=65|status_NOR=R

|win_CRE=12|draw_CRE=10|loss_CRE=24|gf_CRE=59|ga_CRE=82|status_CRE=R

|win_CHL=9|draw_CHL=12|loss_CHL=25|gf_CHL=51|ga_CHL=91|status_CHL=R

|win_HER=9|draw_HER=7|loss_HER=30|gf_HER=42|ga_HER=79|status_HER=R

|hth_STP=Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.{{cite news |title=Stockport in Administration |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/LeagueOneNewsDetail/0,,10794~1644278,00.html |publisher=The Football League |date=30 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507091156/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/LeagueOneNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1644278%2C00.html |archive-date=7 May 2009 |access-date=30 April 2009}}

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Football League Championship

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_PP=yellow1|text_PP=Qualification for League One play-offs

|result3=PP|result4=PP|result5=PP|result6=PP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Football League Two

|result21=R|result22=R|result23=R|result24=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=2 May 2009

|source=[http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DivisionalLeagueTable/0,,10794~20077,00.html The Football League ]

}}

=Play-offs=

{{4TeamBracket

| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=6

| RD1-team1=Scunthorpe United

| RD1-score1-1=1

| RD1-score1-2=0 (7)

| RD1-score1-agg=1

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2=Milton Keynes Dons

| RD1-score2-1=1

| RD1-score2-2=0 (6)

| RD1-score2-agg=1

| RD1-seed3=5

| RD1-team3=Millwall

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-agg=2

| RD1-seed4=4

| RD1-team4=Leeds United

| RD1-score4-1=0

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-agg=1

| RD2-seed1=6

| RD2-team1=Scunthorpe United

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=Millwall

| RD2-score2=2

}}

Results

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=B&HA|team2=BRR|team3=CRL|team4=CHL|team5=COL

|team6=CRE|team7=HAR|team8=HER|team9=HUD|team10=LEE

|team11=LEI|team12=LEY|team13=MIL|team14=MKD|team15=NOR

|team16=OLD|team17=PET|team18=SCU|team19=STD|team20=STP

|team21=SWI|team22=TRA|team23=WAL|team24=YEO

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion

|match_B&HA_BRR=1–1

|match_B&HA_CRL=0–2

|match_B&HA_CHL=3–3

|match_B&HA_COL=1–2

|match_B&HA_CRE=0–4

|match_B&HA_HAR=2–1

|match_B&HA_HER=0–0

|match_B&HA_HUD=0–1

|match_B&HA_LEE=0–2

|match_B&HA_LEI=3–2

|match_B&HA_LEY=0–0

|match_B&HA_MIL=4–1

|match_B&HA_MKD=2–4

|match_B&HA_NOR=1–1

|match_B&HA_OLD=3–1

|match_B&HA_PET=2–4

|match_B&HA_SCU=1–4

|match_B&HA_STD=1–3

|match_B&HA_STP=1–0

|match_B&HA_SWI=2–3

|match_B&HA_TRA=0–0

|match_B&HA_WAL=0–1

|match_B&HA_YEO=5–0

|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers

|match_BRR_B&HA=1–2

|match_BRR_CRL=2–3

|match_BRR_CHL=3–2

|match_BRR_COL=0–0

|match_BRR_CRE=0–0

|match_BRR_HAR=4–1

|match_BRR_HER=6–1

|match_BRR_HUD=1–2

|match_BRR_LEE=2–2

|match_BRR_LEI=0–1

|match_BRR_LEY=2–1

|match_BRR_MIL=4–2

|match_BRR_MKD=1–2

|match_BRR_NOR=1–0

|match_BRR_OLD=2–0

|match_BRR_PET=0–1

|match_BRR_SCU=1–2

|match_BRR_STD=4–2

|match_BRR_STP=2–0

|match_BRR_SWI=2–2

|match_BRR_TRA=2–0

|match_BRR_WAL=1–3

|match_BRR_YEO=3–0

|name_CRL=Carlisle United

|match_CRL_B&HA=3–1

|match_CRL_BRR=1–1

|match_CRL_CHL=1–0

|match_CRL_COL=0–2

|match_CRL_CRE=4–2

|match_CRL_HAR=0–1

|match_CRL_HER=1–2

|match_CRL_HUD=3–0

|match_CRL_LEE=0–2

|match_CRL_LEI=1–2

|match_CRL_LEY=1–3

|match_CRL_MIL=2–0

|match_CRL_MKD=3–2

|match_CRL_NOR=1–1

|match_CRL_OLD=1–1

|match_CRL_PET=3–3

|match_CRL_SCU=1–1

|match_CRL_STD=2–1

|match_CRL_STP=1–2

|match_CRL_SWI=1–1

|match_CRL_TRA=1–2

|match_CRL_WAL=1–1

|match_CRL_YEO=4–1

|name_CHL=Cheltenham Town

|match_CHL_B&HA=2–2

|match_CHL_BRR=2–1

|match_CHL_CRL=1–1

|match_CHL_COL=4–3

|match_CHL_CRE=1–0

|match_CHL_HAR=2–0

|match_CHL_HER=2–3

|match_CHL_HUD=1–2

|match_CHL_LEE=0–1

|match_CHL_LEI=0–4

|match_CHL_LEY=0–1

|match_CHL_MIL=1–3

|match_CHL_MKD=3–5

|match_CHL_NOR=0–1

|match_CHL_OLD=1–1

|match_CHL_PET=3–6

|match_CHL_SCU=1–2

|match_CHL_STD=0–0

|match_CHL_STP=2–2

|match_CHL_SWI=2–0

|match_CHL_TRA=1–0

|match_CHL_WAL=0–0

|match_CHL_YEO=1–0

|name_COL=Colchester United

|match_COL_B&HA=0–1

|match_COL_BRR=0–1

|match_COL_CRL=5–0

|match_COL_CHL=3–1

|match_COL_CRE=0–1

|match_COL_HAR=1–1

|match_COL_HER=1–2

|match_COL_HUD=0–0

|match_COL_LEE=0–1

|match_COL_LEI=0–1

|match_COL_LEY=1–0

|match_COL_MIL=1–2

|match_COL_MKD=0–3

|match_COL_NOR=2–1

|match_COL_OLD=2–2

|match_COL_PET=0–1

|match_COL_SCU=0–0

|match_COL_STD=0–1

|match_COL_STP=1–0

|match_COL_SWI=3–2

|match_COL_TRA=0–1

|match_COL_WAL=0–2

|match_COL_YEO=1–0

|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|match_CRE_B&HA=1–2

|match_CRE_BRR=1–1

|match_CRE_CRL=1–2

|match_CRE_CHL=1–2

|match_CRE_COL=2–0

|match_CRE_HAR=0–0

|match_CRE_HER=2–1

|match_CRE_HUD=3–1

|match_CRE_LEE=2–3

|match_CRE_LEI=0–3

|match_CRE_LEY=0–2

|match_CRE_MIL=0–1

|match_CRE_MKD=2–2

|match_CRE_NOR=1–3

|match_CRE_OLD=0–3

|match_CRE_PET=1–1

|match_CRE_SCU=3–2

|match_CRE_STD=3–4

|match_CRE_STP=0–3

|match_CRE_SWI=1–0

|match_CRE_TRA=2–1

|match_CRE_WAL=2–1

|match_CRE_YEO=2–0

|name_HAR=Hartlepool United

|match_HAR_B&HA=1–0

|match_HAR_BRR=1–1

|match_HAR_CRL=2–2

|match_HAR_CHL=4–1

|match_HAR_COL=4–2

|match_HAR_CRE=1–4

|match_HAR_HER=4–2

|match_HAR_HUD=5–3

|match_HAR_LEE=0–1

|match_HAR_LEI=2–2

|match_HAR_LEY=0–1

|match_HAR_MIL=2–3

|match_HAR_MKD=1–3

|match_HAR_NOR=2–0

|match_HAR_OLD=3–3

|match_HAR_PET=1–2

|match_HAR_SCU=2–3

|match_HAR_STD=3–0

|match_HAR_STP=0–1

|match_HAR_SWI=3–3

|match_HAR_TRA=2–1

|match_HAR_WAL=2–2

|match_HAR_YEO=0–0

|name_HER=Hereford United

|match_HER_B&HA=1–2

|match_HER_BRR=0–3

|match_HER_CRL=1–0

|match_HER_CHL=3–0

|match_HER_COL=0–2

|match_HER_CRE=2–0

|match_HER_HAR=1–1

|match_HER_HUD=0–1

|match_HER_LEE=2–0

|match_HER_LEI=1–3

|match_HER_LEY=2–1

|match_HER_MIL=0–2

|match_HER_MKD=0–1

|match_HER_NOR=0–2

|match_HER_OLD=5–0

|match_HER_PET=0–1

|match_HER_SCU=1–2

|match_HER_STD=0–1

|match_HER_STP=0–1

|match_HER_SWI=1–1

|match_HER_TRA=2–2

|match_HER_WAL=0–0

|match_HER_YEO=1–2

|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town

|match_HUD_B&HA=2–2

|match_HUD_BRR=1–1

|match_HUD_CRL=1–0

|match_HUD_CHL=2–2

|match_HUD_COL=2–2

|match_HUD_CRE=3–2

|match_HUD_HAR=1–1

|match_HUD_HER=2–0

|match_HUD_LEE=1–0

|match_HUD_LEI=2–3

|match_HUD_LEY=0–1

|match_HUD_MIL=1–2

|match_HUD_MKD=1–3

|match_HUD_NOR=3–2

|match_HUD_OLD=1–1

|match_HUD_PET=1–0

|match_HUD_SCU=2–0

|match_HUD_STD=0–1

|match_HUD_STP=1–1

|match_HUD_SWI=2–1

|match_HUD_TRA=1–2

|match_HUD_WAL=2–1

|match_HUD_YEO=0–0

|name_LEE=Leeds United

|match_LEE_B&HA=3–1

|match_LEE_BRR=2–2

|match_LEE_CRL=0–2

|match_LEE_CHL=2–0

|match_LEE_COL=1–2

|match_LEE_CRE=5–2

|match_LEE_HAR=4–1

|match_LEE_HER=1–0

|match_LEE_HUD=1–2

|match_LEE_LEI=1–1

|match_LEE_LEY=2–1

|match_LEE_MIL=2–0

|match_LEE_MKD=2–0

|match_LEE_NOR=3–0

|match_LEE_OLD=0–2

|match_LEE_PET=3–1

|match_LEE_SCU=3–2

|match_LEE_STD=2–0

|match_LEE_STP=1–0

|match_LEE_SWI=1–0

|match_LEE_TRA=3–1

|match_LEE_WAL=3–0

|match_LEE_YEO=4–0

|name_LEI=Leicester City

|match_LEI_B&HA=0–0

|match_LEI_BRR=2–1

|match_LEI_CRL=2–2

|match_LEI_CHL=4–0

|match_LEI_COL=1–1

|match_LEI_CRE=2–1

|match_LEI_HAR=1–0

|match_LEI_HER=2–1

|match_LEI_HUD=4–2

|match_LEI_LEE=1–0

|match_LEI_LEY=3–0

|match_LEI_MIL=0–1

|match_LEI_MKD=2–0

|match_LEI_NOR=0–0

|match_LEI_OLD=0–0

|match_LEI_PET=4–0

|match_LEI_SCU=2–2

|match_LEI_STD=3–0

|match_LEI_STP=1–1

|match_LEI_SWI=1–1

|match_LEI_TRA=3–1

|match_LEI_WAL=2–2

|match_LEI_YEO=1–0

|name_LEY=Leyton Orient

|match_LEY_B&HA=2–1

|match_LEY_BRR=1–2

|match_LEY_CRL=0–0

|match_LEY_CHL=1–2

|match_LEY_COL=2–1

|match_LEY_CRE=1–0

|match_LEY_HAR=1–0

|match_LEY_HER=2–1

|match_LEY_HUD=1–1

|match_LEY_LEE=2–2

|match_LEY_LEI=1–3

|match_LEY_MIL=0–0

|match_LEY_MKD=1–2

|match_LEY_NOR=1–3

|match_LEY_OLD=2–1

|match_LEY_PET=2–3

|match_LEY_SCU=2–2

|match_LEY_STD=1–1

|match_LEY_STP=0–3

|match_LEY_SWI=1–2

|match_LEY_TRA=0–1

|match_LEY_WAL=0–1

|match_LEY_YEO=0–1

|name_MIL=Millwall

|match_MIL_B&HA=0–1

|match_MIL_BRR=3–2

|match_MIL_CRL=1–0

|match_MIL_CHL=2–0

|match_MIL_COL=0–1

|match_MIL_CRE=0–0

|match_MIL_HAR=2–0

|match_MIL_HER=1–0

|match_MIL_HUD=2–1

|match_MIL_LEE=3–1

|match_MIL_LEI=0–1

|match_MIL_LEY=2–1

|match_MIL_MKD=0–4

|match_MIL_NOR=1–0

|match_MIL_OLD=2–3

|match_MIL_PET=2–0

|match_MIL_SCU=1–2

|match_MIL_STD=1–1

|match_MIL_STP=1–0

|match_MIL_SWI=1–1

|match_MIL_TRA=1–0

|match_MIL_WAL=3–1

|match_MIL_YEO=1–1

|name_MKD=Milton Keynes Dons

|match_MKD_B&HA=2–0

|match_MKD_BRR=2–1

|match_MKD_CRL=3–1

|match_MKD_CHL=3–1

|match_MKD_COL=1–1

|match_MKD_CRE=2–2

|match_MKD_HAR=3–1

|match_MKD_HER=3–0

|match_MKD_HUD=1–1

|match_MKD_LEE=3–1

|match_MKD_LEI=2–2

|match_MKD_LEY=1–2

|match_MKD_MIL=0–1

|match_MKD_NOR=1–0

|match_MKD_OLD=6–2

|match_MKD_PET=1–2

|match_MKD_SCU=0–2

|match_MKD_STD=2–0

|match_MKD_STP=1–2

|match_MKD_SWI=1–2

|match_MKD_TRA=1–0

|match_MKD_WAL=0–1

|match_MKD_YEO=3–0

|name_NOR=Northampton Town

|match_NOR_B&HA=2–2

|match_NOR_BRR=0–0

|match_NOR_CRL=1–0

|match_NOR_CHL=4–2

|match_NOR_COL=1–2

|match_NOR_CRE=5–1

|match_NOR_HAR=1–0

|match_NOR_HER=2–1

|match_NOR_HUD=1–1

|match_NOR_LEE=2–1

|match_NOR_LEI=1–2

|match_NOR_LEY=1–1

|match_NOR_MIL=0–0

|match_NOR_MKD=0–1

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|source=[http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ResultsLast7Days/0,,10794,00.html The Football League]

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Top scorers

Correct as of 8 May 2009{{cite web|title=League One Top Scorers |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~200825,00.html |publisher=Football-League.co.uk |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=2 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326224517/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0%2C%2C10794~200825%2C00.html |archive-date=26 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}

class=wikitable

! Pos !! Player !! Club !! Goals

rowspan="2"|1

|Rickie Lambert

|Bristol Rovers

!rowspan="2"|29

Simon Cox

|Swindon Town

rowspan="2"|3

|Matty Fryatt

|Leicester City

!rowspan="2"|27

Jermaine Beckford

|Leeds United

5

|Gary Hooper

|Scunthorpe United

!24

6

|Craig Mackail-Smith

|Peterborough United

!23

rowspan="3"|7

|Lee Hughes

|Oldham Athletic

!rowspan="3"|18

Aaron McLean

|Peterborough United

Joel Porter

|Hartlepool United

10

|Paul Hayes

|Scunthorpe United

!17

Dubious goals panel

  • On 30 August 2008 Leeds drew 2–2 with Bristol Rovers. The first goal was a Jermaine Beckford shot which deflected off Steven Elliot. The goal was originally an Elliot own goal, but was later awarded to Beckford.
  • On 7 April 2009 Leyton Orient drew 2–2 with Leeds United. Leyton Orient's first goal was from a Sean Thornton Free Kick but it took a slight deflection from Simon Church on its way in. BBC Sport awarded the goal to Sean Thornton but it is still unclear what the final decision will be regarding the actual scorer. Church later claimed the goal and stated that he definitely got a vital touch on the ball.
  • On 11 April 2009 Leyton Orient beat Colchester United 2–1. Leyton Orient's second goal was credited to Jimmy Smith, but it looked to have been put over the line by Scott McGleish, but it is unclear what the decision on the goalscorer will be at present.

Key events

30 April 2009 – Stockport County are docked 10 points by the FA for entering administration

Stadiums

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Stadium

! Capacity

Leeds UnitedElland Roadalign="center" |39,460
Leicester CityWalkers Stadiumalign="center" |32,500
Huddersfield TownGalpharm Stadiumalign="center" |24,500
Milton Keynes Donsstadium:mkalign="center" |22,000
MillwallThe Denalign="center" |20,146
Carlisle UnitedBrunton Park Stadiumalign="center" |16,981
Tranmere RoversPrenton Parkalign="center" |16,567
Swindon TownThe County Groundalign="center" |15,728
Peterborough UnitedLondon Road Stadiumalign="center" |15,460
Southend UnitedRoots Hallalign="center" |12,306
Bristol RoversMemorial Stadiumalign="center" |11,916
WalsallBescot Stadiumalign="center" |11,300
Stockport CountyEdgeley Parkalign="center" |10,651
Oldham AthleticBoundary Parkalign="center" |10,638
Crewe AlexandraAlexandra Stadiumalign="center" |10,046
Colchester UnitedColchester Community Stadiumalign="center" |10,000
Yeovil TownHuish Parkalign="center" |9,978
Leyton OrientBrisbane Roadalign="center" |9,271
Scunthorpe UnitedGlanford Parkalign="center" |9,183
Brighton & Hove AlbionWithdean Stadiumalign="center" |8,850
Hartlepool UnitedVictoria Parkalign="center" |7,691
Northampton TownSixfields Stadiumalign="center" |7,653
Cheltenham TownWhaddon Roadalign="center" |7,408
Hereford UnitedEdgar Streetalign="center" |7,100

Managerial changes

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Milton Keynes Dons

| Paul Ince

| Signed by Blackburn Rovers (mutual consent)

| 22 June 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7457696.stm |title=Blackburn appoint Ince as manager |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2008 |access-date=10 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081210091507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7457696.stm| archive-date=10 December 2008| url-status= live}}

| Roberto Di Matteo

| 2 July 2008{{cite news |date=30 June 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/7484484.stm |title=Di Matteo appointed MK Dons coach |work=BBC Sport |access-date=10 August 2008 }}

| Pre-season

Cheltenham Town

| Keith Downing

| Mutual consent

| 13 September 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7614259.stm |title= Manager Downing leaves Cheltenham |work=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2008 |access-date=14 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080914113918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7614259.stm| archive-date= 14 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

| Martin Allen

| 15 September 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7615732.stm |title= Allen named new Cheltenham boss |work=BBC Sport |date=15 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915091954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7615732.stm| archive-date= 15 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

| 24th

Colchester United

| Geraint Williams

| Mutual consent

| 22 September 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7629198.stm |title=Boss Williams departs Colchester |work=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2008 |access-date=23 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080923085024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7629198.stm| archive-date= 23 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

| Paul Lambert

| 24 September 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.cu-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10424~1417363,00.html |title=Us appoint Lambert as manager |publisher=Colchester United website |date=24 September 2008 |access-date=26 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012075315/http://www.cu-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10424~1417363%2C00.html |archive-date=12 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}

| 23rd

Carlisle United

| John Ward

| Mutual consent

| 3 November 2008{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7705853.stm |title=Carlisle part company with Ward |work=BBC Sport |date=3 November 2008| access-date= 26 December 2008 }}

| Greg Abbott

| 5 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7767539.stm |title=Abbott appointed Carlisle manager |date=5 December 2008 |access-date=5 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208072213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7767539.stm| archive-date= 8 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

|20th

Huddersfield Town

|Stan Ternent

| Mutual consent

| 4 November 2008{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/7707920.stm |title=Ternent leaves Huddersfield post |work=BBC Sport |date=4 November 2008| access-date= 26 December 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081218170900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/7707920.stm| archive-date= 18 December 2008| url-status= live}}

| Lee Clark

| 11 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/7775201.stm |title=Clark named new Huddersfield boss |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081213190019/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/7775201.stm| archive-date=13 December 2008| url-status= live}}

|16th

Swindon Town

|Maurice Malpas

| Mutual consent

| 14 November 2008{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7728908.stm

|title=Swindon part company with Malpas |work=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2008| access-date= 26 December 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081228092943/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7728908.stm| archive-date= 28 December 2008| url-status= live}}

| Danny Wilson

| 26 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7800303.stm |title=Wilson appointed Swindon manager |date=26 December 2008 |access-date=26 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227131454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7800303.stm| archive-date= 27 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

|16th

Crewe Alexandra

| Steve Holland

| Contract terminated{{cite web| title=Crewe Board to meet over new boss| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7777717.stm| work=BBC Sport| date=11 December 2008| access-date=15 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081215045637/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7777717.stm| archive-date= 15 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

| 18 November 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7736343.stm |title=Gradi replaces Holland at Crewe |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=19 November 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227162732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7736343.stm| archive-date= 27 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

| Guðjón Þórðarson

| 24 December 2008{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7799134.stm| title=Thordarson appointed Crewe boss| work=BBC Sport| date=24 December 2008| access-date=26 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227194240/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7799134.stm| archive-date= 27 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

| 24th

Hartlepool United

| Danny Wilson

| Contract terminated

| 15 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/7784326.stm |title=Hartlepool dismiss manager Wilson |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=15 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216012139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/7784326.stm| archive-date= 16 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

| Chris Turner

| 15 December 2008

| 13th

Leeds United

| Gary McAllister

| Contract terminated

| 21 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7794419.stm |title=Leeds dismiss manager McAllister |date=21 December 2008 |access-date=21 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231175433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7794419.stm| archive-date=31 December 2008| url-status= live}}

| Simon Grayson

| 23 December 2008{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7796182.stm |title=Grayson appointed Leeds manager |date=23 December 2008 |access-date=23 December 2008 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081223123047/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7796182.stm| archive-date= 23 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

| 9th

Walsall

| Jimmy Mullen

| Contract terminated

| 10 January 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/7822043.stm|title=Mullen sacked as Walsall manager|date=10 January 2009 |access-date=10 January 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}

| Chris Hutchings

| 20 January 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/7838623.stm |title=Walsall appoint Hutchings as boss|date=20 January 2009 |access-date=20 January 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122030850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/7838623.stm| archive-date= 22 January 2009 | url-status= live}}

| 12th

Leyton Orient

| Martin Ling

| Mutual Consent

| 18 January 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7836234.stm|title=Leyton Orient manager Ling leaves|date=18 January 2009 |access-date=18 January 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090119121349/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7836234.stm| archive-date= 19 January 2009 | url-status= live}}

| Geraint Williams

| 5 February 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7871651.stm |title=Orient appoint Williams as boss |date=5 February 2009 |access-date=5 February 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090208055507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/7871651.stm| archive-date= 8 February 2009 | url-status= live}}

| 21st

Yeovil Town

| Russell Slade

| Contract terminated

| 16 February 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7892607.stm |title=Yeovil split with manager Slade|date=16 February 2009 |access-date=16 February 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090218053007/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7892607.stm| archive-date= 18 February 2009 | url-status= live}}

| Terry Skiverton

| 18 February 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7898362.stm |title=Skiverton appointed Yeovil boss |date=18 February 2009 |access-date=18 February 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090220234155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7898362.stm| archive-date= 20 February 2009 | url-status= live}}

| 16th

Brighton & Hove Albion

| Micky Adams

| Contract terminated

| 21 February 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7903287.stm |title=Brighton part company with Adams |date=21 February 2009 |access-date=21 February 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090224091039/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7903287.stm| archive-date= 24 February 2009 | url-status= live}}

|Russell Slade

|6 March 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7927704.stm |title=Slade appointed new Brighton boss |date=6 March 2009 |access-date=6 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090309080855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7927704.stm| archive-date= 9 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

| 21st

Oldham Athletic

| John Sheridan

| Mutual Consent

| 15 March 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7944877.stm |title=Oldham boss Sheridan leaves club |date=15 March 2009 |access-date=15 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090321061336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7944877.stm| archive-date= 21 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

| Joe Royle

| 15 March 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7945172.stm |title=Royle replaces Sheridan at Oldham |date=15 March 2009 |access-date=15 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090320165656/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7945172.stm| archive-date= 20 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

| 8th

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