A disastrous season ended with a bottom-place finish, but the club was spared relegation after the First Division was expanded in June 1909.

[1] Top-scorer Adam Bowman had been sold in April and he was followed out of Griffin Park by Tosher Underwood, Jock Watson, Jock Hamilton, Tom McAllister, George Parsonage, Fred Corbett, Jimmy Tomlinson, Andy Clark, John Montgomery, Vince Hayes and Patsy Hendren, while Oakey Field (who had returned in November 1907), Charlie Williams and Jimmy Jay elected to retire.

[2] The return of Jimmy Jay in October helped solidify the back lines, which up to that point were leaking goals.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.