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The 2008–09 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992. The season began on Saturday, 16 August 2008, [2] and ended on 24 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 16 June 2008.
The 2007–08 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) season was the 16th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 11 August 2007, and the season ended on 11 May 2008.
29 March 2008: Derby County's relegation is confirmed after they can only manage a 2–2 draw at home to fellow Premier League strugglers Fulham – the earliest relegation to be confirmed in all 16 seasons of the Premier League. 31 March 2008: Manchester United have established a five-point lead over Chelsea with six games left to play ...
Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions. The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season. Since the inaugural season in 1992–93, 50 teams have competed in the Premier ...
Derby County, statistically the worst Premier League ever after their turgid 2007-08 Premier League campaign, struggled to stave off their drop and stand at the foot of the Championship, with Burnley and Crystal Palace joining them in the drop zone. 4 September 2008 - Two Premier League managers in succession resigned.
The English Premier League is a professional ... 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008 ... (that is the right to broadcast them in full on ...
Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 310, Brad Friedel (14 August 2004 until 7 October 2012) [90] Most Premier League appearances as a substitute: 204, James Milner [45] Most seasons appeared in: 23 James Milner (every season from 2002–03 to 2024–25) Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League.Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup.