Premier League 2008-09

==Promotion and relegation==
===Start of season===
Teams promoted from The Championship 2007-08
* West Bromwich Albion (Champions)
* Stoke City (Runners-up)
* Hull City (Playoff winners)
===End of season===
Teams relegated to The Championship 2009-10
* Reading
* Birmingham City
* Derby County
==Final league table==
Pos	Club 	P 	W 	D 	L 	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Comments
1 	(C) (Q)	38	28	6 	4 	68	24	+44	90 	Champions League Group stage
2 	(Q) 	38	25	11	2 	77	27	+50	86 	Champions League Group stage
3 	(Q) 	38	25	8 	5 	68	24	+44	83 	Champions League Group stage
4 	(Q) 	38	20	12	6 	68	37	+31	72 	Champions League Play-off round
5 	(Q) 	38	17	12	9 	55	37	+18	63 	Europa League Play-off round
6 	(Q) 	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6 	62 	Europa League Play-off round
7 	(Q) 	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5 	53 	Europa League Third qualifying round
8 	 	38	14	9 	15	45	45	0 	51 	
9 	 	38	14	9 	15	42	45	-3 	51 	
10 	 	38	15	5 	18	58	50	+8 	50 	
11 	 	37	12	9 	17	34	45	-11	45 	
12 	 	38	12	9 	17	38	55	-17	45 	
13 	 	37	11	8 	19	41	53	-1 	41 	
14 	 	38	10	11	17	38	57	-19	41 	
15 	 	38	10	11	17	40	60	-20	41 	
16 	 	38	9 	9 	20	34	54	-20	36 	
17 	 	38	8 	11	19	39	64	-25	35 	
18 	(R) 	38	7 	13	18	40	59	-19	34 	Relegation to The Championship
19 	(R) 	38	7 	11	20	28	57	-29	32 	Relegation to The Championship
20 	(R) 	38	8 	8 	22	36	67	-31	32 	Relegation to The Championship
Premier League 2008-09 Winners
Manchester United11th Premier League title
==Top goalscorers==
Scorer 	Goals	Team
Nicolas Anelka 	19 	Chelsea
Cristiano Ronaldo 	18 	Manchester United
Steven Gerrard 	16 	Liverpool
Robinho 	14 	Manchester City
Fernando Torres 	14 	Liverpool
Gabriel Agbonlahor	12 	Aston Villa
Darren Bent 	12 	Tottenham Hotspur
Kevin Davies 	12 	Bolton Wanderers
Dirk Kuyt 	12 	Liverpool
Frank Lampard 	12 	Chelsea
Wayne Rooney 	12 	Manchester United
==External links==
* 2008-09 Premier League Season at RSSSF
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