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      LEAGUE 1    2008/09
     
 

Leading League goalscorers:
Simon Cox
(Swindon Town)
&
Rickie Lambert
 (Bristol Rovers)
 29  goals each

Mixed fortunes for Scunthorpe at Wembley this season - wouldn't the fans of Arsenal or Liverpool love to have said that! As outsiders they gained promotion back to the Championship through the play-offs but in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final they were favourites but lost to the side relegated from the League, Luton Town.

   P W D L F A Pts
    Results 1 Leicester City 46 27 15 4 84 39 96 Promoted
    Results 2 Peterborough United 46 26 11 9 78 54 89 Promoted
    Results 3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47 87 Play Off
    Results 4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 84 Play Off
    Results 5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 82 Play Off
    Results 6 Scunthorpe United 46 22 10 14 82 63 76 Promoted
    Results 7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 74
    Results 8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 71
    Results 9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 68
    Results 10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 65
    Results 11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61 63
    Results 12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 58 63
    Results 13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 61
    Results 14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 56
    Results 15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 53
    Results 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 52
    Results 17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 51
    Results 18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 50 *
    Results 19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 50
    Results 20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 50
    Results 21 Northampton Town 46 12 13 21 61 65 49 Relegated
    Results 22 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 10 24 59 82 46 Relegated
    Results 23 Cheltenham Town 46 9 12 25 51 91 39 Relegated
    Results 24 Hereford United 46 9 7 30 42 79 34 Relegated
   
   

* Stockport County had 10 points deducted after going into administration - points deductions.

Full home and away table.

   
   
Play Off Semi-Finals    Play Off
1st Leg
Fri May 8 Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons
Sat May 9 Millwall 1 - 0 Leeds United
2nd Leg
Thu May 14 Leeds United 1 - 1 Millwall
Fri May 15 Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 0 Scunthorpe United
Aggregate scores
Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons
    (Scunthorpe won 7-6 on penalties)
Millwall 2 - 1 Leeds United
Play Off Final (at Wembley)
Sun May

24

 Scunthorpe United 3 - 2 Millwall
Scunthorpe United were promoted to the Championship.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 


Did You Know.....
 Manchester United once thought that selling replica shirts of those used in their first European Cup final victory, against Benfica in 1968, would make them some money. So they started selling the red shirts - but withdrew them from sale when someone reminded them that United played in blue in that final!

More classic football mistakes ...Whoops!

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