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)
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,140 (Derby County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,568 (Preston North End)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,299
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 29,001 (Derby County)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 4,030 (Morecambe)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Chelsea
- League Cup:
- Manchester United
- League Trophy:
- Luton Town
- Community Shield:
- Manchester United
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 4
4-0 (Wed Aug 13, 2008, Morecambe, Home, League Cup)
Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Wed Aug 13, 2008, Morecambe, Home, League Cup)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
1-5 (Sat Aug 30, 2008, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Away, League Tier 2)
0-5 (Sat Mar 14, 2009, Burnley, Away, League Tier 2)
Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Sat Mar 14, 2009, Burnley, Away, League Tier 2)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 13
- Yellow Cards:
- 78
- Red Cards:
- 4   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 4
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 1
TABLE
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tier 2) - 2008-09
SEASON END TABLE | 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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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 |
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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.
GAMES
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.
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
League
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 | Leg | Replay | 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 | Davies (?), McCleary (?) | |
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 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (25) - £5,975,000 | Out (16) - £0 | |||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 13 | |||||||
GK | 20 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from Everton (March to June 09) | |||||||
GK | 21 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (Oct to Dec) | ||||||
GK | 30 | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 7 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to June) | ||||||||||
GK | 30 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | ||||||||||||
GK | 31 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 13 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Aug to Dec) | ||||||||||
GK | 39 | ![]() | ![]() | 38 | ||||||||||||
GK | 40 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 3 | Went on loan to Eastwood Town (Sep to June) | Defenders | |||||||||
D | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||
D | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
D | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 33 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
D | 17 | ![]() Loan In | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Tottenham (March to June) | |||||||
D | 25 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||
D | 32 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | 35 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | Went on loan to Stalybridge Celtic (Sep to June) | |||||||||||
D | 39 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | ||||||||||||
D | 45 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | Midfielders | |||||||||||
M | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
M | 3 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 20 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Brighton (Sept to June) | |||
M | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
M | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Player Of The Year | ||||
M | 18 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | On loan from Aston Villa (March 09 to June 09) | |||||
M | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Angers SCO in July | ||||
M | 20 | ![]() Loan In | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Crystal Palace (Oct to Nov) | ||||||
M | 24 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
M | 26 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | ||
M | 27 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to Nov) | |||
M | 29 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
M | 33 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 34 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 36 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
M | 38 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | ||||||||||||
M | 41 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
M | 42 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 46 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 18 | On loan from Arsenal (Oct to Dec) | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |||
F | 9 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||
F | 10 | ![]() | 27 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Derby County in May | |||
F | 11 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 20 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | On loan from Liverpool (June 2008 - June 2009) | |||
F | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 6 | |||
F | 14 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | |||||
F | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Bought from Carlisle United in July | ||
F | 17 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | On loan from Manchester United (Aug to Dec) | ||
F | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Bought from Sunderland in July; Retired in October | ||||
F | 22 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Birmingham City (March) | |||||||
F | 23 | ![]() Loan In | ![]() | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (March to June) | |||||
F | 28 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Oct to June) | |||||
F | 37 | ![]() | 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 | ||||||
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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 |