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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 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England. The Premier League started on 16 August 2008, while the Championship, League One, and League Two matches started on 9 August 2008. The regular season of the Football League ended on 3 May 2009, while the Premier League ended on 24 May 2009.
The 2008–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club won a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles. [1]
"Game 39" or the international round was a proposed extra round of matches in the Premier League to be played at neutral venues outside England. The top football league in England, the Premier League, is played on a double round robin basis, where each of the 20 teams in the league plays each of the other 19 teams home and away, giving a total ...
The 2008–09 season was Arsenal Football Club's 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and their 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This season Arsenal participated in the Premier League , FA Cup , League Cup and the UEFA Champions League .
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
The season began on 1 July 2008 and concluded on 30 June 2009, with competitive matches played between August and May. Having finished the previous Premier League season in fourth place behind Manchester United , Chelsea and Arsenal , Liverpool improved to end the 2008–09 campaign in second place, four points behind Manchester United, with a ...
The fixtures for the 2008–09 season were announced on Monday 16 June 2008, with Aston Villa beginning at home against Manchester City and finishing the season at home to Newcastle. Due to Birmingham 's relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season, there was no Second City derby , however they faced local rivals West Brom on 20 September 2008 ...