2008–09 Premier Reserve League

2008–09 Premier Reserve League

Champions	Aston Villa (1st title)
Goals scored	511
Average goals/game	2.79
Top goalscorer	Federico Macheda (9)
Biggest home win	Chelsea 6–0 Portsmouth (16 February 2009)
Biggest away win	Bolton Wanderers 1–5 Manchester City (17 March 2009) Hull City 1–5 Blackburn Rovers (22 October 2008)
Highest scoring	Wigan Athletic 4–5 Manchester United (18 February 2009)
Longest winning run	5 games – Sunderland (8 October–19 November 2008)
Longest unbeaten run	10 games – Fulham (25 November 2008–14 April 2009)
Longest losing run	8 games – Stoke City (9 March–28 April 2009)
Highest attendance	3,955 – Liverpool v Manchester United (12 March 2009)
Lowest attendance	80 – Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers (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

Premier Reserve League South

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = 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

Aston Villa v Sunderland

21 May 2009 19:00 BST

Aston Villa	3 – 1	Sunderland
Delfouneso  25' Collins  58' Lowry  87'	Report	Waghorn  28'

Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne and Wear)

Top scorers

Premier Reserve League North Rank Player Team Goals 1 Federico Macheda Manchester United 9 2 Tom Craddock Middlesbrough 7 Mark Doninger Newcastle United 7 Nile Ranger Newcastle United 7 5 David Ball Manchester City 6 Tomasz Cywka Wigan Athletic 6 David Dowson Sunderland 6 8 Andy Carroll Newcastle United 5 Alan Judge Blackburn Rovers 5 Paul Marshall Manchester City 5 James Vaughan Everton 5 Carlos Villanueva Blackburn Rovers 5

Premier Reserve League South Rank Player Team Goals 1 Tom Kilbey Portsmouth 5 Freddie Sears West Ham United 5 3 Giles Barnes Fulham 4 Fabio Borini Chelsea 4 Wayne Brown Fulham 4 Nathan Delfouneso Aston Villa 4 Lateef Elford-Alliyu West Bromwich Albion 4 Jonathan Hogg Aston Villa 4 Mark Randall Arsenal 4 Adel Taarabt Tottenham Hotspur 4 Michael Uwezu Fulham 4

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

External links

• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 tables
• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (north)
• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (south)