SAFC 1908-1909 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
38 21 2 15 78 63 3rd

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 3rd at the end of the 1908-1909 season scoring 78 goals, conceding 63 with a goal difference of 15.

The Goals

George Holley contributed the most goals in the 1908-1909 Football League Division 1 season, netting 18 (0.47 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.49 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 41 goals at Roker Park conceding 23 (18), away from home scoring 37 and conceding 40 (-3) with an away goalscoring average of 1.03 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.49 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1908-1909 with 21 wins, a win ratio of 55.26%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 14 wins and the travelling support saw 7 games won.

The Draws

Of the 38 games played the Rokerites managed 2 draws by the end of the 1908-1909 season, 0 draws at Roker Park and 2 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 15 games, 5 games lost at Roker Park (23 goals conceded) and 10 games lost away (40 goals conceded).

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