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.

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

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)

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 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

• Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion Reserves (South)
  • Middlesbrough Reserves (North)
  • Newcastle United Reserves (North)
• Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League next season:
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves (South)
  • Birmingham City Reserves (South)
  • Burnley Reserves (North)

• Premier Academy League 2008–09
• FA Youth Cup 2008–09
• Premier League 2008–09
• 2008–09 in English football

• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 tables
• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (north)
• Premier Reserve League 2008–09 results (south)