2008–09 Football League One

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Yeovil class=notpageimage| Locations of the League One 2008–09 teams

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

Promoted to Championship

Relegated to League Two

To League One

Relegated from Championship

Promoted from League Two

League table

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Play-offs

Semi-finals			Final

6	Scunthorpe United	1

3	Milton Keynes Dons	1
			6	Scunthorpe United	3

			5	Millwall	2
5	Millwall	1

4	Leeds United	0

League One

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Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rickie Lambert	Bristol Rovers	29
1	Simon Cox	Swindon Town	29
3	Matty Fryatt	Leicester City	27
3	Jermaine Beckford	Leeds United	27
5	Gary Hooper	Scunthorpe United	24
6	Craig Mackail-Smith	Peterborough United	23
7	Lee Hughes	Oldham Athletic	18
	Aaron McLean	Peterborough United
	Joel Porter	Hartlepool United
10	Paul Hayes	Scunthorpe United	17

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Template:Fb team Leeds United	Elland Road	39,460
Template:Fb team Leicester City	Walkers Stadium	32,500
Template:Fb team Huddersfield Town	Galpharm Stadium	24,500
Template:Fb team Milton Keynes Dons	stadium:mk	22,000
Template:Fb team Millwall	The Den	20,146
Template:Fb team Carlisle United	Brunton Park Stadium	16,981
Template:Fb team Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park	16,567
Template:Fb team Swindon Town	The County Ground	15,728
Template:Fb team Peterborough United	London Road Stadium	15,460
Template:Fb team Southend United	Roots Hall	12,306
Template:Fb team Bristol Rovers	Memorial Stadium	11,916
Template:Fb team Walsall	Bescot Stadium	11,300
Template:Fb team Stockport County	Edgeley Park	10,651
Template:Fb team Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park	10,638
Template:Fb team Crewe Alexandra	Alexandra Stadium	10,046
Template:Fb team Colchester United	Colchester Community Stadium	10,000
Template:Fb team Yeovil Town	Huish Park	9,978
Template:Fb team Leyton Orient	Brisbane Road	9,271
Template:Fb team Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park	9,183
Template:Fb team Brighton & Hove Albion	Withdean Stadium	8,850
Template:Fb team Hartlepool United	Victoria Park	7,691
Template:Fb team Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium	7,653
Template:Fb team Cheltenham Town	Whaddon Road	7,408
Template:Fb team Hereford United	Edgar Street	7,100

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	Roberto Di Matteo	2 July 2008	Pre-season
Cheltenham Town	Keith Downing	Mutual consent	13 September 2008	Martin Allen	15 September 2008	24th
Colchester United	Geraint Williams	Mutual consent	22 September 2008	Paul Lambert	24 September 2008	23rd
Carlisle United	John Ward	Mutual consent	3 November 2008	Greg Abbott	5 December 2008	20th
Huddersfield Town	Stan Ternent	Mutual consent	4 November 2008	Lee Clark	11 December 2008	16th
Swindon Town	Maurice Malpas	Mutual consent	14 November 2008	Danny Wilson	26 December 2008	16th
Crewe Alexandra	Steve Holland	Contract terminated	18 November 2008	Guðjón Þórðarson	24 December 2008	24th
Hartlepool United	Danny Wilson	Contract terminated	15 December 2008	Chris Turner	15 December 2008	13th
Leeds United	Gary McAllister	Contract terminated	21 December 2008	Simon Grayson	23 December 2008	9th
Walsall	Jimmy Mullen	Contract terminated	10 January 2009	Chris Hutchings	20 January 2009	12th
Leyton Orient	Martin Ling	Mutual Consent	18 January 2009	Geraint Williams	5 February 2009	21st
Yeovil Town	Russell Slade	Contract terminated	16 February 2009	Terry Skiverton	18 February 2009	16th
Brighton & Hove Albion	Micky Adams	Contract terminated	21 February 2009	Russell Slade	6 March 2009	21st
Oldham Athletic	John Sheridan	Mutual Consent	15 March 2009	Joe Royle	15 March 2009	8th

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See also	Southern Football League

Changes from last season

From League One

To League One

League table

Play-offs

League One

Top scorers

Dubious goals panel

Key events

Stadia

Managerial changes

References