2008–09 Premier Reserve League

Football league season 2008–09 Premier Reserve League Aston Villa Reserves (1st title) ITA Federico Macheda (9) Chelsea Reserves 6–0 Portsmouth Reserves (16 February 2009) Bolton Wanderers Reserves 1–5 Manchester City Reserves (17 March 2009)Hull City Reserves 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Reserves (22 October 2008) Wigan Athletic Reserves 4–5 Manchester United Reserves (18 February 2009) 511 2.79 5 games – Sunderland Reserves(8 October–19 November 2008) 10 games – Fulham Reserves(25 November 2008–14 April 2009) 8 games – Stoke City Reserves(9 March–28 April 2009) 3,955 – Liverpool Reserves v Manchester United Reserves (12 March 2009) 80 – Wigan Athletic Reserves v Bolton Wanderers Reserves (16 December 2008) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2008–09 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 1 September 2008, and ended with the play-off final on 21 May 2009. The events in the senior leagues during the 2007–08 season saw Birmingham City, Derby County and Reading all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Hull City, Stoke City, and West Bromwich Albion. Sunderland won Premier Reserve League North title after beating Manchester City 3–0 on 14 April 2009. Aston Villa sealed the Premier Reserve League South title for a second successive season with a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion on 27 April. On 21 May, Aston Villa were crowned the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League Champions after a 3–1 win against Sunderland in the Play-off Final at Villa Park. It is Aston Villa Reserves' first national title. Tables Premier Reserve League North Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Sunderland Reserves (C)2013433313+20432Manchester United Reserves2010643519+16363Blackburn Rovers Reserves209653019+11334Newcastle United Reserves2095634304325Manchester City Reserves20100103229+3306Wigan Athletic Reserves2083102536−11247Liverpool Reserves2057826260228Everton Reserves205781925−6229Hull City Reserves 206492236−142210Middlesbrough Reserves2063112633−72111Bolton Wanderers Reserves2063112238−1621 Premier Reserve League South Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Aston Villa Reserves (C)1611322913+16362Tottenham Hotspur Reserves1610152619+7313Fulham Reserves167542820+8264Portsmouth Reserves168171825−7255West Ham United Reserves167181926−7226Arsenal Reserves165371722−5197Chelsea Reserves165382826+2188Stoke City Reserves1642101823−5149West Bromwich Albion Reserves1642102029−914 Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions Play-off Final 21 May 2009 19:00 BST Aston Villa Reserves 3–1 Report Sunderland Reserves Nathan Delfouneso 25James Collins 58Shane Lowry 87 Martyn Waghorn 28 Villa Park, Birmingham 5,337 Mark Clattenburg (Tyne and Wear) Top scorers Premier Reserve League North RankPlayerTeamGoals1ITA Federico MachedaManchester United92ENG Tom CraddockMiddlesbrough7ENG Mark DoningerNewcastle United7ENG Nile RangerNewcastle United75 ENG David BallManchester City6POL Tomasz CywkaWigan Athletic6ENG David DowsonSunderland68ENG Andy CarrollNewcastle United5IRE Alan JudgeBlackburn Rovers5ENG Paul MarshallManchester City5ENG James VaughanEverton5CHI Carlos VillanuevaBlackburn Rovers5 Premier Reserve League South RankPlayerTeamGoals1ENG Tom KilbeyPortsmouth5ENG Freddie SearsWest Ham United53 JAM Giles BarnesFulham4ITA Fabio BoriniChelsea4ENG Wayne BrownFulham4ENG Nathan DelfounesoAston Villa4ENG Lateef Elford-AlliyuWest Bromwich Albion4ENG Jonathan HoggAston Villa4ENG Mark RandallArsenal4MAR Adel TaarabtTottenham Hotspur4NGA Michael UwezuFulham4 Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season: West Bromwich Albion Reserves (South) Middlesbrough Reserves (North) Newcastle United Reserves (North) Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season: Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves (South) Birmingham City Reserves (South) Burnley Reserves (North) See also Premier Academy League 2008–09 FA Youth Cup 2008–09 Premier League 2008–09 2008–09 in English football Match reports Premier Reserve League NorthPremier Reserve League SouthBlackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Everton Hull City | Liverpool | Manchester City https://web.archive.org/web/20081010235844/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7B0F828A12-596F-450A-BC9B-5D597C8A74EE%7D&siteid=502&teamid=1325 2008-10-10  | Manchester United MiddlesbroughSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes  | Newcastle United | Sunderland | Wigan AthleticSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Arsenal | Aston VillaAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot  | Chelsea Fulham | Portsmouth | Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur | West Brom | West Ham United External links Premier Reserve League 2008–09 tablesMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (north) Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (south) 2008-09 Pr Reserve