SEASON: 2008-09
- 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)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 61
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 53 out of 138 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 38.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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 |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,140
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,568
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,299
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 29,001
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 4,030
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 13
- Red cards:
- 4
- Yellow cards:
- 78
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tier 2) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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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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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 03, 2009 | Manchester City | 3 | A | 3-0 | Win | 31,869 | Tyson (38), Earnshaw (42), Garner (75) | ||
Fri Jan 23, 2009 | Derby County | 4 | A | 1-1 | Draw | 32,035 | Earnshaw (64) | ||
Wed Feb 04, 2009 | Derby County | 4 | Y | 1 | H | 2-3 | Loss | 29,001 | Cohen (2), Tyson (14 pen) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 | Morecambe | 1 | H | 4-0 | Win | 4,030 | Cohen (14), Earnshaw (62, 89), Newbold (81) | |||
Wed Aug 27, 2008 | Sunderland | 2 | H | 1-2 | Loss | 9,198 | Earnshaw (60) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Fri Jul 18, 2008 | Offenbach Kickers | Germany | A | 2-1 | Win | 5,000 | McCleary (?), Davies (?) |
Tue Jul 22, 2008 | Burton Albion | England | A | 3-1 | Win | 2,340 | Davies (23), McGugan (47), Tyson (81) |
Wed Jul 23, 2008 | Telford United | England | A | 4-1 | Win | 1,441 | Thornhill (7), Sinclair (8), McCleary (20), Newbold (37) |
Fri Jul 25, 2008 | Everton | England | H | 1-1 | Draw | 15,448 | Nuno Valente (56 OG) |
Mon Jul 28, 2008 | Curzon Ashton | England | A | 1-2 | Loss | 524 | Sinclair (68) |
Wed Jul 30, 2008 | Sunderland | England | H | 0-1 | Loss | 12,573 | |
Sat Aug 02, 2008 | Notts County | England | A | 3-2 | Win | 7,665 | Earnshaw (27, 74), Bennett (34) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 | Republic of Ireland XI | Ireland | A | 0-2 | Loss | 4,040 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (27) | Out (16) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Aaron Mitchell | Bought | Andy Cole | Retired | Andy Cole | Bought | Barry Richardson | Released | Hughes (2008) | Bought | Dale Roberts | Sold | Lee Camp | Loan In | Hughes (2008) | Sold | Lee Camp | Bought | Patrick Gamble | Sold | Mickael Darnet | Bought | Sahr Senesie | Sold | Paul Anderson | Bought | Jul 23, 2008 | Reece Staples | Released | Ryan Whitehurst | Bought | May 03, 2009 | Ian Breckin | Released | Sahr Senesie | Bought | May 14, 2009 | Adam Newbold | Released | Jan 10, 2008 | James Dunne | Loan In | May 14, 2009 | Emile Sinclair | Released | Jul 18, 2008 | Guy Moussi | Bought | £245,000 | May 14, 2009 | Hamza Bencherif | Released | Jul 18, 2008 | Robert Earnshaw | Bought | £2,650,000 | May 14, 2009 | Liam Hook | Released | Jul 28, 2008 | Richard Tait | Bought | May 14, 2009 | Paddy Greenwood | Released | Aug 13, 2008 | Lee Martin | Loan In | May 14, 2009 | Richard Tait | Released | Sep 30, 2008 | Joel Lynch | Loan In | £175,000 | May 14, 2009 | Ryan Whitehurst | Released | Oct 09, 2008 | Joe Garner | Bought | £1,130,000 | May 14, 2009 | Tom Sharpe | Released | Oct 18, 2008 | Carl Fletcher | Loan In | Oct 18, 2008 | Paul Anderson | Loan In | 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
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | 1 | Paul Smith (2006-11) | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 13 | ||||||
GK | 20 | Iain Turner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from Everton (March to June 09) | ||||||
GK | 21 | Lee Camp | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (Oct to Dec) | |||||
GK | 30 | Dale Roberts | 7 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to June) | |||||||||
GK | 30 | Karl Darlow | |||||||||||
GK | 31 | Patrick Gamble | 13 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Aug to Dec) | |||||||||
GK | 39 | Barry Richardson | |||||||||||
GK | 40 | Shane Redmond | 3 | Went on loan to Eastwood Town (Sep to June) | |||||||||
D | 4 | Luke Chambers | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
D | 5 | Wes Morgan | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
D | 6 | Ian Breckin | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||
D | 25 | Richard Tait | |||||||||||
D | 32 | Hamza Bencherif | 1 | ||||||||||
D | 35 | Tom Sharpe | Went on loan to Stalybridge Celtic (Sep to June) | ||||||||||
D | 39 | Gavin Kavanagh | |||||||||||
D | 45 | Aaron Mitchell | |||||||||||
M | Hughes (2008) | ||||||||||||
M | 2 | Kelvin Wilson | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
M | 3 | Joel Lynch | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Brighton (Sept to June) | ||
M | 7 | James Perch | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
M | 17 | Chris Gunter | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Tottenham (March to June) | |||||
M | 18 | Isaiah Osbourne | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | On loan from Aston Villa (March 09 to June 09) | ||||
M | 19 | Guy Moussi | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Angers SCO in July | |||
M | 20 | Carl Fletcher | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Crystal Palace (Oct to Nov) | ||||
M | 24 | Mark Byrne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
M | 26 | Matt Thornhill | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | |
M | 27 | Brendan Moloney | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to Nov) | ||
M | 29 | Julian Bennett | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
M | 33 | Liam Hook | |||||||||||
M | 34 | Reece Staples | |||||||||||
M | 36 | Joe Heath | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
M | 38 | Mickael Darnet | |||||||||||
M | 41 | James Reid | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | 42 | Ryan Whitehurst | |||||||||||
M | 46 | James Dunne | On loan from Arsenal (Oct to Dec) | ||||||||||
F | Andy Reid | 3 | |||||||||||
F | Sahr Senesie | ||||||||||||
F | 8 | Lewis McGugan | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||
F | 9 | Nathan Tyson | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
F | 10 | Robert Earnshaw | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Derby County in May | |
F | 11 | Paul Anderson | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | On loan from Liverpool (June 2008 - June 2009) | ||
F | 12 | Garath McCleary | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 6 | ||
F | 14 | Arron Davies | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |||
F | 15 | Chris Cohen | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Player Of The Year | |||
F | 16 | Joe Garner | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Bought from Carlisle United in July | |
F | 17 | Lee Martin | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | On loan from Manchester United (Aug to Dec) | |
F | 18 | Andy Cole | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Bought from Sunderland in July; Retired in October | |||
F | 22 | Gary McSheffrey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Birmingham City (March) | ||||||
F | 23 | Dexter Blackstock | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (March to June) | ||||
F | 28 | Emile Sinclair | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Oct to June) | ||||
F | 37 | Adam Newbold | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
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17 | Robert Earnshaw | 36 |
8 | Joe Garner | 30 |
7 | Nathan Tyson | 39 |
5 | Lewis McGugan | 36 |
4 | Chris Cohen | 46 |
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
Home and away victories for the season
2008-09
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Southampton | Sat Dec 20, 2008 | A | 2-0 | Sun May 03, 2009 | H | 3-1 |