The City Ground

SEASON: 2008-09

Prev Season: 2007-08
This Season: 2008-09
Next Season: 2009-10

DIVISION: Coca-Cola Championship (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Colin Calderwood, John Pemberton, Billy Davies
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Derby County (H) 2-3)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (Sunderland (H) 1-2)
Player Of The Year:: Chris Cohen

Top Goalscorer:: Robert Earnshaw (17 goals)

TABLE

CHAMPIONSHIP (Tier 2) - 2008-09

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	27	9	10	80	52	15	5	3	44	21	12	4	7	36	31	28	90	Promoted as Champions	0-1	1-5
2	Birmingham City	46	23	14	9	54	37	14	5	4	30	17	9	9	5	24	20	17	83	Promoted	1-1	0-2
3	Sheffield United	46	22	14	10	64	39	12	6	5	35	22	10	8	5	29	17	25	80		0-1	0-0
4	Reading	46	21	14	11	72	40	12	5	6	40	17	9	9	5	32	23	32	77		0-0	1-0
5	Burnley	46	21	13	12	72	60	14	5	4	42	23	7	8	8	30	37	12	76	Promoted via playoffs	1-2	0-5
6	Preston North End	46	21	11	14	66	54	16	3	4	39	20	5	8	10	27	34	12	74		2-1	1-2
7	Cardiff City	46	19	17	10	65	53	14	5	4	40	23	5	12	6	25	30	12	74		0-1	0-2
8	Swansea City	46	16	20	10	63	50	11	9	3	40	22	5	11	7	23	28	13	68		1-1	1-3
9	Ipswich Town	46	17	15	14	62	53	8	9	6	30	26	9	6	8	32	27	9	66		1-1	1-2
10	Bristol City	46	15	16	15	54	54	7	13	3	30	23	8	3	12	24	31	0	61		3-2	2-2
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	16	15	42	44	12	7	4	28	19	3	9	11	14	25	-2	61		2-2	1-2
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	13	17	51	58	11	6	6	26	14	5	7	11	25	44	-7	61		2-1	0-1
13	Watford	46	16	10	20	68	72	11	6	6	42	32	5	4	14	26	40	-4	58		3-2	1-2
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	9	5	9	16	18	8	2	13	26	35	-11	58		2-4	0-0
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	9	8	6	26	19	6	4	13	26	36	-3	57		0-2	2-1
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	5	8	10	25	33	8	9	6	22	25	-11	56		0-0	1-1
17	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	58	8	8	7	26	26	5	7	11	21	32	-11	54		1-0	2-2
18	Derby County	46	14	12	20	55	67	9	7	7	31	26	5	5	13	24	41	-12	54		1-3	1-1
19	Nottingham Forest	46	13	14	19	50	65	8	7	8	27	28	5	7	11	23	37	-15	53
20	Barnsley	46	13	13	20	45	58	8	7	8	28	24	5	6	12	17	34	-13	52		1-0	1-1
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	12	21	44	57	7	5	11	31	35	6	7	10	13	22	-13	51		2-0	0-1
22	Norwich City	46	12	10	24	57	70	9	5	9	35	28	3	5	15	22	42	-13	46	Relegated	1-2	3-2
23	Southampton	46	10	15	21	46	69	4	10	9	23	29	6	5	12	23	40	-23	45	Relegated	3-1	2-0
24	Charlton Athletic	46	8	15	23	52	74	6	8	9	33	38	2	7	14	19	36	-22	39	Relegated	0-0	2-0

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	20 times	11 times	5 times	1 time
Conceded	16 times	16 times	3 times	1 time	2 times
Won By	9 times	4 times	1 time	1 time
Lost By	13 times	6 times		1 time	1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-1)
2		2	2	-	1	1	2	6	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-5), Birmingham City (1-1)
3		3	4	1	1	2	2	4	4	Preston North End (1-2), Birmingham City (0-2), Reading (1-0), Sheffield United (0-0)
4		4	2	1	-	1	2	3	3	Cardiff City (0-2), Preston North End (2-1)
5		5	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Cardiff City (0-1)
6		6	1	-	-	1	0	5	0	Burnley (0-5)
7		7	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Sheffield United (0-1), Queens Park Rangers (2-2)
8		8	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Charlton Athletic (0-0)
9		9	4	2	1	1	7	6	7	Watford (3-2), Sheffield Wednesday (0-1), Swansea City (1-1), Bristol City (3-2)
10		10	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Bristol City (2-2)
11		11	2	-	-	2	2	4	0	Queens Park Rangers (1-2), Ipswich Town (1-2)
12		12	1	1	-	-	2	1	3	Sheffield Wednesday (2-1)
13	6	13	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Derby County (1-1)
14	8	14	1	1	-	-	1	0	3	Coventry City (1-0)
15		15	2	1	1	-	2	0	4	Reading (0-0), Plymouth Argyle (2-0)
16	14	16	3	1	1	1	3	4	4	Crystal Palace (2-1), Blackpool (0-0), Derby County (1-3)
17	11	17	3	1	2	-	4	3	5	Barnsley (1-0), Coventry City (2-2), Blackpool (1-1)
18	21	18	3	-	1	2	2	4	1	Plymouth Argyle (0-1), Ipswich Town (1-1), Watford (1-2)
19	3	19	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Norwich City (1-2), Barnsley (1-1)
20	40	20	2	1	-	1	3	4	3	Crystal Palace (0-2), Norwich City (3-2)
21	31	21	1	1	-	-	2	0	3	Southampton (2-0)
22	46	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23	49	23	4	1	1	2	5	6	4	Swansea City (1-3), Burnley (1-2), Doncaster Rovers (0-0), Southampton (3-1)
24	38	24	2	1	-	1	4	4	3	Doncaster Rovers (2-4), Charlton Athletic (2-0)

GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
Manager: Colin Calderwood
1	Sun Aug 10, 2008	Reading	H	0-0	21,571	13
2	Sat Aug 16, 2008	Swansea City	A	1-3	16,611	20	Perch (35')
3	Sat Aug 23, 2008	Watford	H	3-2	20,005	14	Martin (10'), Earnshaw (35'), Tyson (69')
4	Sat Aug 30, 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-5	25,301	16	Richard Stearman (55' OG)
5	Sat Sep 13, 2008	Burnley	H	1-2	20,504	21	Earnshaw (52')
6	Tue Sep 16, 2008	Preston North End	A	1-2	13,145	22	Youl Mawene (67' OG)
7	Sat Sep 20, 2008	Charlton Athletic	H	0-0	18,771	23
8	Sat Sep 27, 2008	Plymouth Argyle	A	0-1	12,594	24
9	Tue Sep 30, 2008	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-1	20,823	24
10	Sat Oct 04, 2008	Crystal Palace	H	0-2	22,811	24
11	Sat Oct 18, 2008	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-2	15,122	24	McGugan (84')
12	Tue Oct 21, 2008	Ipswich Town	H	1-1	19,455	24	McCleary (31')
13	Sat Oct 25, 2008	Cardiff City	H	0-1	19,468	24
14	Tue Oct 28, 2008	Crystal Palace	A	2-1	15,162	23	Cohen (28'), Thornhill (81')
15	Sun Nov 02, 2008	Derby County	A	1-1	33,070	23	Emanuel Villa (55' OG)
16	Sat Nov 08, 2008	Birmingham City	H	1-1	21,415	23	Perch (52')
17	Sat Nov 15, 2008	Bristol City	A	2-2	17,440	23	Garner (11'), Tyson (47')
18	Sat Nov 22, 2008	Norwich City	H	1-2	18,566	24	Anderson (38')
19	Tue Nov 25, 2008	Doncaster Rovers	A	0-0	12,612	24
20	Sat Nov 29, 2008	Barnsley	H	1-0	24,974	23	Garner (36')
21	Sat Dec 06, 2008	Coventry City	A	2-2	17,542	23	Earnshaw (27'), Garner (61')
22	Tue Dec 09, 2008	Sheffield United	H	0-1	19,541	23
23	Sat Dec 13, 2008	Blackpool	H	0-0	19,103	22
24	Sat Dec 20, 2008	Southampton	A	2-0	26,580	22	Morgan (42'), Garner (75')
25	Fri Dec 26, 2008	Doncaster Rovers	H	2-4	26,501	22	Sam Hird (68' OG), Garner (85')
Manager: John Pemberton
26	Sun Dec 28, 2008	Norwich City	A	3-2	25,475	21	Thornhill (17'), McGugan (30'), Earnshaw (89')
Manager: Billy Davies
27	Sat Jan 10, 2009	Charlton Athletic	A	2-0	24,553	20	Tyson (34'), Earnshaw (36')
28	Sat Jan 17, 2009	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	20,392	18	Earnshaw (24'), Anderson (51')
29	Tue Jan 27, 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	22,618	17	Tyson (34'), Chambers (75')
30	Sat Jan 31, 2009	Cardiff City	A	0-2	18,779	17
31	Sat Feb 07, 2009	Queens Park Rangers	H	2-2	25,859	18	McGugan (45' pen), Cohen (67')
32	Sat Feb 14, 2009	Birmingham City	A	0-2	17,631	19
33	Wed Feb 18, 2009	Ipswich Town	A	1-2	19,930	20	Tyson (77')
34	Sat Feb 21, 2009	Derby County	H	1-3	29,140	21	Earnshaw (87')
35	Sat Feb 28, 2009	Reading	A	1-0	21,196	21	McGugan (61')
36	Tue Mar 03, 2009	Preston North End	H	2-1	17,568	18	Earnshaw (58', 71')
37	Sat Mar 07, 2009	Swansea City	H	1-1	20,475	20	McGugan (76')
38	Tue Mar 10, 2009	Watford	A	1-2	14,730	20	Thornhill (17')
39	Sat Mar 14, 2009	Burnley	A	0-5	13,055	21
40	Sat Mar 21, 2009	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-1	24,510	22
41	Sat Apr 04, 2009	Barnsley	A	1-1	19,681	22	Earnshaw (68')
42	Sat Apr 11, 2009	Bristol City	H	3-2	22,776	21	Earnshaw (32'), Garner (83'), Blackstock (90')
43	Mon Apr 13, 2009	Sheffield United	A	0-0	28,374	22
44	Sat Apr 18, 2009	Coventry City	H	1-0	27,856	20	Perch (46')
45	Sat Apr 25, 2009	Blackpool	A	1-1	9,279	20	Blackstock (9')
46	Sun May 03, 2009	Southampton	H	3-1	29,008	19	Garner (73'), Chambers (87'), Earnshaw (90')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: John Pemberton
Sat Jan 03, 2009	Manchester City	3		A	3-0	31,869	Tyson (38'), Earnshaw (42'), Garner (75')
Manager: Billy Davies
Fri Jan 23, 2009	Derby County	4		A	1-1	32,035	Earnshaw (64')
Wed Feb 04, 2009	Derby County	4	1	H	2-3	29,001	Cohen (2'), Tyson (14' pen)

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Wed Aug 13, 2008	Morecambe	1	H	4-0	4,030	Cohen (14'), Earnshaw (62', 89'), Newbold (81')
Wed Aug 27, 2008	Sunderland	2	H	1-2	9,198	Earnshaw (60')

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Fri Jul 18, 2008	Offenbach Kickers	Germany	A	2-1	5,000	McCleary (?), Davies (?)
Tue Jul 22, 2008	Burton Albion	England	A	3-1	2,340	Davies (23'), McGugan (47'), Tyson (81')
Wed Jul 23, 2008	Telford United	England	A	4-1	1,441	Thornhill (7'), Sinclair (8'), McCleary (20'), Newbold (37')
Fri Jul 25, 2008	Everton	England	H	1-1	15,448	Nuno Valente (56' OG)
Mon Jul 28, 2008	Curzon Ashton	England	A	1-2	524	Sinclair (68')
Wed Jul 30, 2008	Sunderland	England	H	0-1	12,573
Sat Aug 02, 2008	Notts County	England	A	3-2	7,665	Earnshaw (27', 74'), Bennett (34')

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Thu Oct 09, 2008	Republic of Ireland XI	Ireland	A	0-2	4,040

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Fri Jul 18, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Offenbach Kickers			A	2-1	5,000	McCleary (?), Davies (?)
Tue Jul 22, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Burton Albion			A	3-1	2,340	Davies (23'), McGugan (47'), Tyson (81')
Wed Jul 23, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Telford United			A	4-1	1,441	Thornhill (7'), Sinclair (8'), McCleary (20'), Newbold (37')
Fri Jul 25, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Everton			H	1-1	15,448	Nuno Valente (56' OG)
Mon Jul 28, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Curzon Ashton			A	1-2	524	Sinclair (68')
Wed Jul 30, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Sunderland			H	0-1	12,573
Sat Aug 02, 2008	Pre-Season Friendly	Notts County			A	3-2	7,665	Earnshaw (27', 74'), Bennett (34')
Sun Aug 10, 2008	League Tier 2	Reading			H	0-0	21,571
Wed Aug 13, 2008	League Cup	Morecambe	1		H	4-0	4,030	Cohen (14'), Earnshaw (62', 89'), Newbold (81')
Sat Aug 16, 2008	League Tier 2	Swansea City			A	1-3	16,611	Perch (35')
Sat Aug 23, 2008	League Tier 2	Watford			H	3-2	20,005	Martin (10'), Earnshaw (35'), Tyson (69')
Wed Aug 27, 2008	League Cup	Sunderland	2		H	1-2	9,198	Earnshaw (60')
Sat Aug 30, 2008	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	1-5	25,301	Richard Stearman (55' OG)
Sat Sep 13, 2008	League Tier 2	Burnley			H	1-2	20,504	Earnshaw (52')
Tue Sep 16, 2008	League Tier 2	Preston North End			A	1-2	13,145	Youl Mawene (67' OG)
Sat Sep 20, 2008	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic			H	0-0	18,771
Sat Sep 27, 2008	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle			A	0-1	12,594
Tue Sep 30, 2008	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			A	0-1	20,823
Sat Oct 04, 2008	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace			H	0-2	22,811
Thu Oct 09, 2008	Friendly	Republic of Ireland XI			A	0-2	4,040
Sat Oct 18, 2008	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			A	1-2	15,122	McGugan (84')
Tue Oct 21, 2008	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			H	1-1	19,455	McCleary (31')
Sat Oct 25, 2008	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			H	0-1	19,468
Tue Oct 28, 2008	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace			A	2-1	15,162	Cohen (28'), Thornhill (81')
Sun Nov 02, 2008	League Tier 2	Derby County			A	1-1	33,070	Emanuel Villa (55' OG)
Sat Nov 08, 2008	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			H	1-1	21,415	Perch (52')
Sat Nov 15, 2008	League Tier 2	Bristol City			A	2-2	17,440	Garner (11'), Tyson (47')
Sat Nov 22, 2008	League Tier 2	Norwich City			H	1-2	18,566	Anderson (38')
Tue Nov 25, 2008	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			A	0-0	12,612
Sat Nov 29, 2008	League Tier 2	Barnsley			H	1-0	24,974	Garner (36')
Sat Dec 06, 2008	League Tier 2	Coventry City			A	2-2	17,542	Earnshaw (27'), Garner (61')
Tue Dec 09, 2008	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			H	0-1	19,541
Sat Dec 13, 2008	League Tier 2	Blackpool			H	0-0	19,103
Sat Dec 20, 2008	League Tier 2	Southampton			A	2-0	26,580	Morgan (42'), Garner (75')
Fri Dec 26, 2008	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers			H	2-4	26,501	Sam Hird (68' OG), Garner (85')
Manager: John Pemberton
Sun Dec 28, 2008	League Tier 2	Norwich City			A	3-2	25,475	Thornhill (17'), McGugan (30'), Earnshaw (89')
Sat Jan 03, 2009	FA Cup	Manchester City	3		A	3-0	31,869	Tyson (38'), Earnshaw (42'), Garner (75')
Manager: Billy Davies
Sat Jan 10, 2009	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic			A	2-0	24,553	Tyson (34'), Earnshaw (36')
Sat Jan 17, 2009	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle			H	2-0	20,392	Earnshaw (24'), Anderson (51')
Fri Jan 23, 2009	FA Cup	Derby County	4		A	1-1	32,035	Earnshaw (64')
Tue Jan 27, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			H	2-1	22,618	Tyson (34'), Chambers (75')
Sat Jan 31, 2009	League Tier 2	Cardiff City			A	0-2	18,779
Wed Feb 04, 2009	FA Cup	Derby County	4	1	H	2-3	29,001	Cohen (2'), Tyson (14' pen)
Sat Feb 07, 2009	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers			H	2-2	25,859	McGugan (45' pen), Cohen (67')
Sat Feb 14, 2009	League Tier 2	Birmingham City			A	0-2	17,631
Wed Feb 18, 2009	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			A	1-2	19,930	Tyson (77')
Sat Feb 21, 2009	League Tier 2	Derby County			H	1-3	29,140	Earnshaw (87')
Sat Feb 28, 2009	League Tier 2	Reading			A	1-0	21,196	McGugan (61')
Tue Mar 03, 2009	League Tier 2	Preston North End			H	2-1	17,568	Earnshaw (58', 71')
Sat Mar 07, 2009	League Tier 2	Swansea City			H	1-1	20,475	McGugan (76')
Tue Mar 10, 2009	League Tier 2	Watford			A	1-2	14,730	Thornhill (17')
Sat Mar 14, 2009	League Tier 2	Burnley			A	0-5	13,055
Sat Mar 21, 2009	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	0-1	24,510
Sat Apr 04, 2009	League Tier 2	Barnsley			A	1-1	19,681	Earnshaw (68')
Sat Apr 11, 2009	League Tier 2	Bristol City			H	3-2	22,776	Earnshaw (32'), Garner (83'), Blackstock (90')
Mon Apr 13, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			A	0-0	28,374
Sat Apr 18, 2009	League Tier 2	Coventry City			H	1-0	27,856	Perch (46')
Sat Apr 25, 2009	League Tier 2	Blackpool			A	1-1	9,279	Blackstock (9')
Sun May 03, 2009	League Tier 2	Southampton			H	3-1	29,008	Garner (73'), Chambers (87'), Earnshaw (90')	Safe

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: John Pemberton
Sat Jan 03, 2009	Manchester City	3		A	3-0	31,869
Manager: Billy Davies
Fri Jan 23, 2009	Derby County	4		A	1-1	32,035
Wed Feb 04, 2009	Derby County	4	1	H	2-3	29,001

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Wed Aug 13, 2008	Morecambe	1			H	4-0	4,030
Wed Aug 27, 2008	Sunderland	2			H	1-2	9,198

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Manager: Colin Calderwood
Thu Oct 09, 2008	Republic of Ireland XI	Ireland	A	0-2	4,040

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (25) - £5,975,000				Out (16) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Andy Cole	Bought			Andy Cole	Retired
	Hughes (2008)	Bought			Barry Richardson	Released
	Lee Camp	Loan In			Dale Roberts	Sold
	Lee Camp	Bought			Hughes (2008)	Sold
	Paul Anderson	Bought			Patrick Gamble	Sold
	Ryan Whitehurst	Bought			Sahr Senesie	Sold
2008	Mickael Darnet	Bought		Jul 23, 2008	Reece Staples	Released
Jan 10, 2008	James Dunne	Loan In		May 03, 2009	Ian Breckin	Released
Jul 18, 2008	Guy Moussi	Bought	£245,000	May 14, 2009	Adam Newbold	Released
Jul 18, 2008	Robert Earnshaw	Bought	£2,650,000	May 14, 2009	Emile Sinclair	Released
Jul 28, 2008	Richard Tait	Bought	Free	May 14, 2009	Hamza Bencherif	Released
Aug 13, 2008	Lee Martin	Loan In		May 14, 2009	Liam Hook	Released
Sep 25, 2008	Joel Lynch	Loan In	£175,000	May 14, 2009	Paddy Greenwood	Released
Oct 09, 2008	Joe Garner	Bought	£1,130,000	May 14, 2009	Richard Tait	Released
Oct 18, 2008	Carl Fletcher	Loan In		May 14, 2009	Ryan Whitehurst	Released
Oct 18, 2008	Paul Anderson	Loan In		May 14, 2009	Tom Sharpe	Released
Mar 03, 2009	Isaiah Osbourne	Loan In
Mar 07, 2009	Gary McSheffrey	Loan In
Mar 14, 2009	Chris Gunter	Loan In
Mar 21, 2009	Iain Turner	Loan In
Mar 26, 2009	Dexter Blackstock	Loan In
Jul 20, 2009	Chris Gunter	Bought	£1,750,000
Jul 21, 2009	Joel Lynch	Bought	£200,000
Jul 22, 2009	Dexter Blackstock	Bought
Aug 09, 2014	Karl Darlow	Loan In

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	1	Paul Smith (2006)	England	28	33	10	7	16						13
GK	20	Iain Turner Loan In	Scotland	24	3	1	1	1							On loan from Everton (March to June 09)
GK	21	Lee Camp Loan In	England	23	15	4	7	4		1					On loan from Queens Park Rangers (Oct to Dec)
GK	30	Dale Roberts	England	21										7	Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to June)
GK	30	Karl Darlow	England	17
GK	31	Patrick Gamble	England	19										13	Went on loan to Mansfield (Aug to Dec)
GK	39	Barry Richardson	England	38
GK	40	Shane Redmond	Rep. of Ire.	19										3	Went on loan to Eastwood Town (Sep to June)
Defenders
D	4	Luke Chambers	England	22	44	13	14	17	2	4		6	7	6
D	5	Wes Morgan	England	24	46	13	13	20	1	7	1	1
D	6	Ian Breckin	England	33	28	12	6	10		4		2	6	9
D	17	Chris Gunter Loan In	Wales	19	8	3	3	2		1					On loan from Tottenham (March to June)
D	25	Richard Tait	Scotland	18
D	32	Hamza Bencherif	Algeria	20										1
D	35	Tom Sharpe	England	19											Went on loan to Stalybridge Celtic (Sep to June)
D	39	Gavin Kavanagh	Rep. of Ire.	20
D	45	Aaron Mitchell	England	18
Midfielders
M	2	Kelvin Wilson	England	22	39	8	13	18		2	1	3	2	2
M	3	Joel Lynch Loan In	England	20	24	7	9	8		3		6	3	3	On loan from Brighton (Sept to June)
M	7	James Perch	England	22	42	11	12	19	3	9		6	1	1
M	15	Chris Cohen	England	21	46	13	13	20	4	7		3			Player Of The Year
M	18	Isaiah Osbourne Loan In	England	20	8	2	4	2				3	1		On loan from Aston Villa (March 09 to June 09)
M	19	Guy Moussi	France	23	17	5	3	9		2		6	1		Bought from Angers SCO in July
M	20	Carl Fletcher Loan In	Wales	28	5		3	2		1		2	1		On loan from Crystal Palace (Oct to Nov)
M	24	Mark Byrne	Rep. of Ire.	19	2		1	1					2	7
M	26	Matt Thornhill	England	19	28	10	7	11	3	2	1	7	12	14
M	27	Brendan Moloney	Rep. of Ire.	19	12	4	3	5		4		4	3	4	Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to Nov)
M	29	Julian Bennett	England	23	13	1	4	8		2		3	2	2
M	33	Liam Hook	England	18
M	34	Reece Staples	England	18
M	36	Joe Heath	England	19	12	4	3	5				4	2	4
M	38	Mickael Darnet	France	19
M	41	James Reid	England	18	1	1							1	2
M	42	Ryan Whitehurst	England	18
M	46	James Dunne Loan In	England	18											On loan from Arsenal (Oct to Dec)
Forwards
F	8	Lewis McGugan	England	19	36	13	11	12	5	3	1	10	8
F	9	Nathan Tyson	England	26	39	9	10	20	7	4		8	8
F	10	Robert Earnshaw	Wales	27	36	14	10	12	17	1		15	6	1	Bought from Derby County in May
F	11	Paul Anderson Loan In	England	20	28	11	10	7	2	2		11	2		On loan from Liverpool (June 2008 - June 2009)
F	12	Garath McCleary	England	21	43	11	13	19	1	4		10	27	6
F	14	Arron Davies	Wales	24	16	7	4	5		1		4	12	7
F	16	Joe Garner	England	20	30	11	10	9	8	8		11	11	4	Bought from Carlisle United in July
F	17	Lee Martin Loan In	England	21	14	2	4	8	1	1		6	4	2	On loan from Manchester United (Aug to Dec)
F	18	Andy Cole	England	36	11	1	2	8		3		2	6		Bought from Sunderland in July; Retired in October
F	22	Gary McSheffrey Loan In	England	25	4		1	3				3			On loan from Birmingham City (March)
F	23	Dexter Blackstock Loan In	Antigua	22	6	3	3		2	1		2			On loan from Queens Park Rangers (March to June)
F	28	Emile Sinclair	England	20	4	1	1	2					4	3	Went on loan to Mansfield (Oct to June)
F	37	Adam Newbold	England	18	6	1	1	4	1	1			6	3

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
17	Robert Earnshaw	36
8	Joe Garner	30
7 (1)	Nathan Tyson	39
5 (1)	Lewis McGugan	36
4	Chris Cohen	46
4	Own Goals	51
3	James Perch	42
3	Matt Thornhill	28
2	Dexter Blackstock	6
2	Luke Chambers	44
2	Paul Anderson	28
1	Adam Newbold	6
1	Garath McCleary	43
1	Lee Martin	14
1	Wes Morgan	46

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Southampton	Sat Dec 20, 2008	Away	2-0		Sun May 03, 2009	Home	3-1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Burnley	Sat Sep 13, 2008	Home	1-2	Sat Mar 14, 2009	Away	0-5
Cardiff City	Sat Oct 25, 2008	Home	0-1	Sat Jan 31, 2009	Away	0-2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sat Aug 30, 2008	Away	1-5	Sat Mar 21, 2009	Home	0-1