2008–09 Premier Reserve League

2008–09 Premier Reserve League
Champions	Aston Villa Reserves (1st title)
Goals scored	511
Average goals/game	2.79
Top goalscorer	Federico Macheda (9)
Biggest home win	Chelsea Reserves 6–0 Portsmouth Reserves (16 February 2009)
Biggest away win	Bolton Wanderers Reserves 1–5 Manchester City Reserves (17 March 2009); Hull City Reserves 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Reserves (22 October 2008)
Highest scoring	Wigan Athletic Reserves 4–5 Manchester United Reserves (18 February 2009)
Longest winning run	5 games – Sunderland Reserves; (8 October–19 November 2008)
Longest unbeaten run	10 games – Fulham Reserves; (25 November 2008–14 April 2009)
Longest losing run	8 games – Stoke City Reserves; (9 March–28 April 2009)
Highest attendance	3,955 – Liverpool Reserves v Manchester United Reserves (12 March 2009)
Lowest attendance	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	Pts
1	Sunderland Reserves (C)	20	13	4	3	33	13	+20	43
2	Manchester United Reserves	20	10	6	4	35	19	+16	36
3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	20	9	6	5	30	19	+11	33
4	Newcastle United Reserves	20	9	5	6	34	30	4	32
5	Manchester City Reserves	20	10	0	10	32	29	+3	30
6	Wigan Athletic Reserves	20	8	3	10	25	36	−11	24
7	Liverpool Reserves	20	5	7	8	26	26	0	22
8	Everton Reserves	20	5	7	8	19	25	−6	22
9	Hull City Reserves	20	6	4	9	22	36	−14	22
10	Middlesbrough Reserves	20	6	3	11	26	33	−7	21
11	Bolton Wanderers Reserves	20	6	3	11	22	38	−16	21

Premier Reserve League South

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa Reserves (C)	16	11	3	2	29	13	+16	36
2	Tottenham Hotspur Reserves	16	10	1	5	26	19	+7	31
3	Fulham Reserves	16	7	5	4	28	20	+8	26
4	Portsmouth Reserves	16	8	1	7	18	25	−7	25
5	West Ham United Reserves	16	7	1	8	19	26	−7	22
6	Arsenal Reserves	16	5	3	7	17	22	−5	19
7	Chelsea Reserves	16	5	3	8	28	26	+2	18
8	Stoke City Reserves	16	4	2	10	18	23	−5	14
9	West Bromwich Albion Reserves	16	4	2	10	20	29	−9	14

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

21 May 2009

19:00 BST

Aston Villa Reserves	3 – 1	Sunderland Reserves
Delfouneso 25' JamesCollins 58' Shane Lowry 87'	Report	Martyn 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
1	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