Season

2008-09

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

1stleague finish

Champions of the Premier League

+1.1
goal difference
1.8 scored · 0.7 conceded
66
Played
67%
Win rate

Season in brief

Won the Premier League — the club's 20th league title on record. Lifted the FIFA Club World Cup, beating LDU Quito in the final. Lifted the League Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the final. Lost the UEFA Champions League final to FC Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo led the scoring with 26 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 119 United scored).

The Premier League table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Manchester United38P · 28W 6D 4L · GD +4490
  2. 2Liverpool38P · 25W 11D 2L · GD +5086
  3. 3Chelsea38P · 25W 8D 5L · GD +4483
  5. 19Middlesbrough38P · 7W 11D 20L · GD -2932
  6. 20West Bromwich Albion38P · 8W 8D 22L · GD -3132

Slice: the final Premier League table for 2008-09, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

66 matches
10 Aug 2008 n Portsmouth: 0–017 Aug 2008 v Newcastle United: 1–125 Aug 2008 @ Portsmouth: 1–029 Aug 2008 n FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: 1–213 Sep 2008 @ Liverpool: 1–217 Sep 2008 v Villarreal CF: 0–021 Sep 2008 @ Chelsea: 1–123 Sep 2008 v Middlesbrough: 3–127 Sep 2008 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–030 Sep 2008 @ AaB Fodbold: 3–04 Oct 2008 @ Blackburn Rovers: 2–018 Oct 2008 v West Bromwich Albion: 4–021 Oct 2008 v Celtic: 3–025 Oct 2008 @ Everton: 1–129 Oct 2008 v West Ham United: 2–01 Nov 2008 v Hull City: 4–35 Nov 2008 @ Celtic: 1–18 Nov 2008 @ Arsenal: 1–211 Nov 2008 v Queens Park Rangers: 1–015 Nov 2008 v Stoke City: 5–022 Nov 2008 @ Aston Villa: 0–025 Nov 2008 @ Villarreal CF: 0–030 Nov 2008 @ Manchester City: 1–03 Dec 2008 v Blackburn Rovers: 5–36 Dec 2008 v Sunderland: 1–010 Dec 2008 v AaB Fodbold: 2–213 Dec 2008 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–018 Dec 2008 n Gamba Osaka: 5–321 Dec 2008 n LDU Quito: 1–026 Dec 2008 @ Stoke City: 1–029 Dec 2008 v Middlesbrough: 1–04 Jan 2009 @ Southampton: 3–07 Jan 2009 @ Derby County: 0–111 Jan 2009 v Chelsea: 3–014 Jan 2009 v Wigan Athletic: 1–017 Jan 2009 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–020 Jan 2009 v Derby County: 4–224 Jan 2009 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–127 Jan 2009 @ West Bromwich Albion: 5–031 Jan 2009 v Everton: 1–08 Feb 2009 @ West Ham United: 1–015 Feb 2009 @ Derby County: 4–118 Feb 2009 v Fulham: 3–021 Feb 2009 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–124 Feb 2009 @ Inter Milan: 0–01 Mar 2009 n Tottenham Hotspur: 0–04 Mar 2009 @ Newcastle United: 2–17 Mar 2009 @ Fulham: 4–011 Mar 2009 v Inter Milan: 2–014 Mar 2009 v Liverpool: 1–421 Mar 2009 @ Fulham: 0–25 Apr 2009 v Aston Villa: 3–27 Apr 2009 v FC Porto: 2–211 Apr 2009 @ Sunderland: 2–115 Apr 2009 @ FC Porto: 1–019 Apr 2009 n Everton: 0–022 Apr 2009 v Portsmouth: 2–025 Apr 2009 v Tottenham Hotspur: 5–229 Apr 2009 v Arsenal: 1–02 May 2009 @ Middlesbrough: 2–05 May 2009 @ Arsenal: 3–110 May 2009 v Manchester City: 2–013 May 2009 @ Wigan Athletic: 2–116 May 2009 v Arsenal: 0–024 May 2009 @ Hull City: 1–027 May 2009 n FC Barcelona: 0–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.