League Two 2008/09

Brentford won the 2008/09 League Two with 85 points, 6 points ahead of Exeter. Brentford, Exeter, Wycombe and Gillingham were promoted. Luton was relegated. 2.49 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 41% and 30% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Brentford · Champions	46	23	16	7	65	36	+29	85	Champions
2	Exeter · Promoted	46	22	13	11	65	50	+15	79	Promoted
3	Wycombe · Promoted	46	20	18	8	54	33	+21	78	Promoted
4	Bury	46	21	15	10	63	43	+20	78
5	Gillingham · Promoted	46	21	12	13	58	55	+3	75	Promoted
6	Rochdale	46	19	13	14	70	59	+11	70
7	Shrewsbury	46	17	18	11	61	44	+17	69
8	Dag and Red	46	19	11	16	77	53	+24	68
9	Bradford	46	18	13	15	66	55	+11	67
10	Chesterfield	46	16	15	15	62	57	+5	63
11	Morecambe	46	15	18	13	53	56	-3	63
12	Darlington	46	20	12	14	61	44	+17	62
13	Lincoln	46	14	17	15	53	52	+1	59
14	Rotherham	46	21	12	13	60	46	+14	58
15	Aldershot	46	14	12	20	59	80	-21	54
16	Accrington	46	13	11	22	42	59	-17	50
17	Barnet	46	11	15	20	56	74	-18	48
18	Port Vale	46	13	9	24	44	66	-22	48
19	Notts County	46	11	14	21	49	69	-20	47
20	Macclesfield	46	13	8	25	45	77	-32	47
21	Bournemouth	46	17	12	17	59	51	+8	46
22	Grimsby	46	9	14	23	51	69	-18	41
23	Chester City	46	8	13	25	43	81	-38	37
24	Luton · Relegated	46	13	17	16	58	65	-7	26	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.49 goals per game: 10th lowest of 33 complete League Two seasons on file.
Champions’ 85 points: 7th lowest of 30 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2008/09	League average
Goals per game	2.49	2.56
Home wins	41%	43%
Draws	30%	27%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.37 pts/game	0.42 pts/game
Champions’ points	85	89
Most points relegated	26	43
Fewest points safe	41	46

League average: every complete League Two season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.