| Competition: | 2008–09 Premier Reserve League |
| Winners: | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: |  Federico Macheda (9) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Chelsea 6–0 Portsmouth (16 February 2009) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bolton Wanderers 1–5 Manchester City (17 March 2009) Hull City 1–5 Blackburn Rovers (22 October 2008) |
| Highest Scoring: | Wigan Athletic 4–5 Manchester United (18 February 2009) |
| Total Goals: | 511 |
| Average Goals: | 2.79 |
| Longest Wins: | 5 games – Sunderland (8 October–19 November 2008) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 games – Fulham (25 November 2008–14 April 2009) |
| Longest Losses: | 8 games – Stoke City (9 March–28 April 2009) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,955 – Liverpool v Manchester United (12 March 2009) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 80 – Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers (16 December 2008) |
| Nextseason: | 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.
| width=30 | Pos | width=200 | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | F | width=30 | A | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland Reserves (C) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Manchester United Reserves | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Newcastle United Reserves | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Manchester City Reserves | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 20 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Liverpool Reserves | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Everton Reserves | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Middlesbrough Reserves | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 21 |
| width=30 | Pos | width=200 | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | F | width=30 | A | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa Reserves (C) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur Reserves | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Fulham Reserves | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Portsmouth Reserves | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 5 | West Ham United Reserves | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Arsenal Reserves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Chelsea Reserves | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Stoke City Reserves | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion Reserves | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| width=53% | Premier Reserve League North | width=47% | Premier Reserve League South | |||||||||||||
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| Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Everton Hull City | Liverpool | Manchester City | Manchester United Middlesbrough | Newcastle United | Sunderland | Wigan Athletic | Arsenal | Aston Villa | Chelsea Fulham | Portsmouth | Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur | West Brom | West Ham United |