The 2008–09 National Division One was the 22nd full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Leeds Carnegie joined National Division One, having been relegated from the Guinness Premiership after the 2007–08 season. Otley and Manchester were promoted from the 2007–08 National Division Two. Leeds Carnegie won a quick promotion back to the Guinness Premiership, while five teams were relegated to the newly named 2009–10 National League 1: Esher, Sedgley Park, Newbury, Otley and Manchester. The reason for the large number of teams being relegated was due to the league being restructured the next season from 16 to 12 teams as the new RFU Championship was introduced.

Participating teams

Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 16 & Round 20 Rescheduled Games

Round 25

Round 26

Round 19, 20 & 23 Rescheduled Games

Round 27

Round 19 Rescheduled Game

Round 28

Round 20 Rescheduled Game

Round 29

Round 15 & 23 Rescheduled Games

Round 30

Rounds 16, 20 & 23 Rescheduled Games

Total Season Attendances

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Season records

Team

95 - 5 Nottingham at home to Otley on 8 March 2009 104 - 0 Leeds Carnegie away to Manchester on 8 April 2009 104 - 0 Leeds Carnegie away to Manchester on 8 April 2009 Leeds Carnegie away to Manchester on 8 April 2009 Nottingham at home to Otley on 8 March 2009 Leeds Carnegie away to Manchester on 8 April 2009 Rotherham Titans at home to Exeter Chiefs on 11 April 2009 Cornish Pirates at home to Plymouth Albion on 12 April 2009

Player

Tim Taylor for Nottingham at home to Otley on 8 March 2009 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Tom Brown for London Welsh at home to Manchester on 28 March 2009 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Jason Strange for Leeds Carnegie away to Manchester on 8 April 2009 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Whitehead for Rotherham Titans at home to Exeter Chiefs on 11 April 2009 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhys Jones for Cornish Pirates at home to Plymouth Albion on 12 April 2009

Attendances

Exeter Chiefs at home to Cornish Pirates on 27 December 2008 Manchester at home to Esher on 31 January 2009 Exeter Chiefs Manchester