Division One
A total of 21 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from previous season and three new teams. Team promoted from 1907–08 Division Two: * Southend United Newly elected teams: * Exeter City * Coventry CityDivision Two
A total of seven teams contested the division, including three sides from the previous season and four newly elected teams. Newly elected teams: * 2nd Grenadier Guards * Chesham Town * Depot Battalion RE * South Farnborough AthleticReferences
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