2008–09 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.
2008–2009 season
ChairmanRay Ranson
ManagerChris Coleman
Championship17th
FA CupOUT - Quarter Final vs Chelsea
League CupOUT - Second Round vs Newcastle United
Top goalscorerLeague: Clinton Morrison, 10
All: Clinton Morrison, 12
Highest home attendanceLeague: 22,637 vs Birmingham City, 22 February 2009
Overall: 31,407 vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 8 March 2009
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 14,621 vs Burnley, 21 October 2008
Overall: 9,293 vs Aldershot Town, League Cup, 13 August 2008
Average home league attendance17,406

The 2008–09 season was Coventry City's 89th season in The Football League and their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008-09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

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Squad details

Players information

No. Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth Club Apps. Club Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Previous Club Date Joined Fee
1 Keiren Westwood Republic of Ireland Manchester 23 October 1984 - - - - Carlisle United 18 June 2008 £500,000
2 Stephen Wright England Bootle 8 February 1980 - - - - Sunderland 8 August 2008 Free
3 Marcus Hall England Coventry 24 March 1976 235 2 - - Stoke City 21 February 2005 Free
4 Daniel Fox England Winsford 29 May 1986 18 1 - - Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed
5 Elliott Ward England Harrow 19 January 1985 82 10 - - West Ham United 16 June 2006 £1,000,000
6 Scott Dann England Liverpool 14 February 1987 16 0 - - Walsall 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
7 Guillaume Beuzelin France Le Havre 14 April 1979 - - - - Hibernian 2 June 2008 Free
8 Michael Doyle Republic of Ireland Dublin 8 July 1981 230 17 1 0 Celtic 1 July 2003 Free
9 Leon Best Republic of Ireland Nottingham 19 September 1986 40 9 - - Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000
10 Freddy Eastwood Wales Basildon 29 October 1983 - - 9 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 July 2008 £1,200,000
11 Julian Gray England Lewisham 21 September 1979 29 3 - - Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free
12 Aron Gunnarsson Iceland Akureyri 22 April 1989 - - 3 0 AZ Alkmaar 17 June 2008 Undisclosed
13 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Greece Thessaloniki 29 November 1978 23 0 - - Hartlepool United 30 June 2007 Free
14 Leon McKenzie England Croydon 17 May 1978 44 9 - - Norwich City 31 August 2006 £1,000,000
16 Isaac Osbourne England Coventry 22 June 1986 93 0 - - N/A 1 January 2003 Trainee
17 Michael Mifsud Malta Pietà 17 April 1981 66 21 56 19 Lillestrøm 10 January 2007 Free
18 Jordan Henderson England Sunderland 17 June 1990 - - - - Sunderland 29 January 2009 Loan
19 Clinton Morrison Republic of Ireland Tooting 14 May 1979 - - 36 9 Crystal Palace 7 August 2008 Free
20 Ben Turner England Birmingham 21 January 1988 27 0 - - N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee
21 Jay Tabb Republic of Ireland Tooting 21 February 1984 81 9 - - Brentford 30 June 2006 Undisclosed
21 James McPake Scotland Bellshill 24 June 1984 - - - - Livingston 2 February 2009 Undisclosed
22 Chris Birchall Trinidad and Tobago Stafford 5 May 1984 33 2 26 4 Port Vale 3 August 2006 £325,000
22 Lee Sawyer England London 9 October 1989 - - - - Chelsea 26 January 2009 Loan
23 Danny Ireland Australia Australia 30 September 1990 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
24 Robbie Simpson England Cambridge 15 March 1985 34 2 - - Cambridge United 3 August 2006 £40,000
25 Kevin Kyle Scotland Stranraer 7 June 1981 47 5 - - Sunderland 25 August 2006 £600,000
25 David Bell Republic of Ireland Kettering 21 January 1984 - - - - Norwich City 30 January 2009 £500,000
28 Gary Borrowdale England Sutton 16 July 1985 26 0 - - Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000
29 Kevin Thornton Republic of Ireland Drogheda 9 July 1986 50 2 - - N/A 20 September 2005 Trainee
31 Donovan Simmonds England England 12 October 1988 - - - - Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free
33 Andy Marshall England Bury 14 April 1975 63 0 - - Millwall 30 June 2006 Free
35 Jermaine Grandison England Birmingham 15 December 1990 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
36 Adam Walker England Chester 23 March 1987 - - - - Chester City 1 June 2008 Free
37 Jordan Clarke England Coventry 19 November 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
38 Sean Fraser England Coventry 8 February 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
39 Curtis Wynter England Coventry 24 June 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
40 Ashley Cain England Coventry 27 September 1990 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2008 (2008-07-16) FC Brașov 3–1 Coventry City Martigny, Switzerland
18:30 Munteanu 2'
Zaharia 56'
Hadnagy 58'		 (report) Best 39' Stadium: Stade d'Octodure
18 July 2008 (2008-07-18) Stade Nyonnais 1–0 Coventry City Nyon, Switzerland
18:30 Pardo 90' (report) Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
24 July 2008 (2008-07-24) Nuneaton Town 0–5 Coventry City XI Nuneaton
19:00 (report) Turner 10'
Kyle 35'
Birchall 65', 71'
Simmonds 83'		 Stadium: Liberty Way
26 July 2008 (2008-07-26) Cambridge United 1–3 Coventry City Cambridge
15:00 Farrell pen 78' (report) Eastwood 12', 56'
Fox 26'		 Stadium: The Trade Recruitment Stadium
Attendance: 1,751
29 July 2008 (2008-07-29) Livingston 0–0 Coventry City Livingston
19:45 (report) Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
2 August 2008 (2008-08-02) Kilmarnock 0–2 Coventry City Kilmarnock
15:00 (report) Ward pen 55'
Gray 81'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,168

Football League Championship

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship
9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Coventry City 2–0 Norwich City Coventry
15:00 Ward pen 48'
McKenzie 86'		 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,607
Referee: Andy D'Urso
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Barnsley 1–2 Coventry City Barnsley
15:00 Howard 44'
Hume Red card 80'		 (report) Eastwood 12'
Gray 68'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,987
Referee: Steve Bratt
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Coventry City 0–3 Bristol City Coventry
15:00 (report) Adebola 17'
McIndoe 54'
Brooker 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,994
Referee: Phil Dowd
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Coventry City Doncaster
15:00 Wellens 31' (report) Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Coventry City 0–0 Preston North End Coventry
15:00 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,544
Referee: Grant Hegley
17 September 2008 (2008-09-17) 6 Sheffield United 1–1 Coventry City Sheffield
19:45 Sharp 56'
Jihai Red card 51'		 (report) Tabb 30' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,130
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Coventry City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
15:00 Ward pen 15' (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,718
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Blackpool 1–1 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 Burgess 58' (report) Eastwood 69' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,462
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 Bothroyd 31'
McCormack pen 85'		 (report) Dann 89' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,312
Referee: Roger East
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10 Coventry City 4–1 Southampton Coventry
17:20 Tabb 19', 87'
McKenzie 33'
Best 47'		 (report) Surman 63' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,518
Referee: Mike Jones
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Coventry City Wolverhampton
15:00 Kightly 42'
Ebanks-Blake 59'		 (report) Mifsud 6' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,893
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Coventry City 1–3 Burnley Coventry
19:45 Ward pen 40' (report) Duff 52'
Blake 88'
Eagles 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Mike Thorpe
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Coventry City 1–1 Derby County Coventry
15:00 Morrison 90' (report) Hulse 41' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,430
Referee: Iain Williamson
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Southampton 1–1 Coventry City Southampton
19:45 McGoldrick 68' (report) Morrison 75' Stadium: St Mary's
Attendance: 14,226
Referee: Fred Graham
3 November 2008 (2008-11-03) 15 Birmingham City 0–1 Coventry City Birmingham
19:45 (report) Morrison 53' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,215
Referee: Anthony Bates
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Coventry
15:00 (report) Hill 9'
Watson 53'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 17 Coventry City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Coventry
15:00 (report) Noone 87' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,528
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Coventry City Sheffield
15:00 (report) Morrison 60' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 16,119
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19 Coventry City 1–1 Swansea City Coventry
19:45 Fox 87' (report) Gómez 67' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Mark Haywood
1 December 2008 (2008-12-01) 20 Reading 3–1 Coventry City Reading
18:00 Hunt 32', 62'
Cissé 37'		 (report) Fox 26' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,803
Referee: Kevin Wright
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21 Coventry City 2–2 Nottingham Forest Coventry
15:00 Ward 2'
Morrison 29'		 (report) Earnshaw 27'
Garner 61'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,542
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Coventry City Charlton, London
19:45 Burton pen 49' (report) Simpson 40'
Fox 50'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,427
Referee: Dean Whitestone
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23 Watford 2–1 Coventry City Watford
15:00 Smith pen 62'
O'Toole 72'		 (report) Morrison 67' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,075
Referee: Jon Moss
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24 Coventry City 2–2 Ipswich Town Coventry
15:00 Morrison 1'
Eastwood 56'		 (report) Lisbie 12', 65' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,598
Referee: Rob Styles
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25 Swansea City 0–0 Coventry City Swansea
15:00 (report) Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 17,603
Referee: Steve Tanner
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 26 Coventry City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
15:00 Morrison 11'
Simpson 82'		 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,602
Referee: Graham Laws
10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 27 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Coventry City Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 Blackstock 87' (report) Fox 73'
Wright Red card 37'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,330
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 28 Coventry City 2–1 Blackpool Coventry
15:00 Beuzelin 47'
Mifsud 51'		 (report) Campbell 25' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,551
Referee: Craig Pawson
28 January 2009 (2009-01-28) 29 Coventry City 0–2 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 (report) Bothroyd 34'
McCormack 61'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,922
Referee: Anthony Bates
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30 Derby County 2–1 Coventry City Derby
15:00 Hulse 14'
Commons 16'		 (report) Doyle 53' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,710
Referee: Michael Jones
7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 31 Coventry City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 Doyle 25'
McKenzie 75'		 (report) Vokes 72' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,167
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) 32 Burnley 1–1 Coventry City Burnley
19:45 Eagles 90' (report) Best 44' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,595
Referee: David Foster
22 February 2009 (2009-02-22) 33 Coventry City 1–0 Birmingham City Coventry
15:00 Dann 2' (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,637
Referee: Clive Oliver
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 34 Norwich City 1–2 Coventry City Norwich
15:00 Grounds 53' (report) Henderson 19'
Fox 73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,450
Referee: Paul Taylor
4 March 2009 (2009-03-04) 35 Coventry City 1–2 Sheffield United Coventry
19:45 Dann 70' (report) Bromby 45'
Morgan 54'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 March 2009 (2009-03-11) 36 Bristol City 2–0 Coventry City Bristol
19:45 McAllister 66'
Johnson 80'		 (report) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,706
Referee: Phil Crossley
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37 Preston North End 2–1 Coventry City Preston
15:00 Turner og 38'
Parkin 72'		 (report) Morrison 17' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,251
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38 Coventry City 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Coventry
15:00 Bell 20' (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,498
Referee: Richard Beeby
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 39 Coventry City 0–0 Reading Coventry
15:00 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,218
Referee: Trevor Kettle
7 April 2009 (2009-04-07) 40 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City Selhurst, London
20:00 Cadogan 72' (report) Gunnarsson 31' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 41 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Coventry City Plymouth
15:00 Barnes 14'
Mackie 26'
Judge 28'
Seip 37'		 (report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,568
Referee: Clive Oliver
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 42 Coventry City 0–0 Charlton Athletic Coventry
15:00 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 43 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Coventry City Nottingham
15:00 Perch 46' (report) Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,856
Referee: Steve Tanner
21 April 2009 (2009-04-21) 44 Coventry City 1–1 Barnsley Coventry
19:45 Ward pen 90' (report) Bogdanovic 9' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Steve Cook
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Coventry City 2–3 Watford Coventry
15:00 Eastwood 10'
Simpson 54'
Fox Red card 82'		 (report) Smith 56'
Rasiak 61'
Priskin 74'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,195
Referee: Russell Booth
3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46 Ipswich Town 2–1 Coventry City Ipswich
13:15 dos Santos 24'
Couñago 26'		 (report) Morrison 79' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Graham Laws

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
13 August 2008 (2008-08-13) First Round Coventry City 3–1 Aldershot Town Coventry
19:45 Morrison 31'
Simpson 58', 65'		 (report) Morgan 37' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,293
Referee: Jarnail Singh
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) Second Round Coventry City 2–3 Newcastle United Coventry
19:45 Morrison 45'
Dann 90'		 (AET)
(report)		 Dann og 21'
Milner 38'
Owen 97'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Anthony Bates

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third Round Coventry City 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers Coventry
15:00 McKenzie 51'
Best 81'		 (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,652
Referee: Mark Haywood
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) Fourth Round Torquay United 0–1 Coventry City Torquay
15:00 (report) Ward 87' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 6,018
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) Fifth Round Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Coventry City Blackburn
15:00 Santa Cruz 2'
Samba 90'		 (report) Gunnarsson 61'
Doyle 76'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Steve Tanner
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) Fifth Round Replay Coventry City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Coventry
20:00 Best 59' (report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,793
Referee: Mike Riley
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) Quarter Final Coventry City 0–2 Chelsea Coventry
12:30 (report) Drogba 15'
Alex 72'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 31,407
Referee: Steve Bennett

Championship data

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 55 −3 56[a]
16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 58 −11 56
17 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 58 −11 54
18 Derby County 46 14 12 20 55 67 −12 54
19 Nottingham Forest 46 13 14 19 50 65 −15 53
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[47]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 15 18 47 58  −11 54 8 8 7 26 26  0 5 7 11 21 32  −11

Last updated: 3 May 2009.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHA
ResultWWLLDDWDLWLLDDWLLWDLDWLDDWDWLLWDWWLLLWDDLDLDLL
Position31813131187136141717161417181516171714141416141413141414141313131515141414151515151715
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: Championship Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics

Starts & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ireland EIR Keiren Westwood 49 0 46 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Stephen Wright 22 0 17 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF England ENG Marcus Hall 19 0 15 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF England ENG Daniel Fox 44 5 39 5 2 0 3 0
5 DF England ENG Elliott Ward 36 6 33 5 1 0 2 1
6 DF England ENG Scott Dann 34 4 31 3 2 1 1 0
7 MF France FRA Guillaume Beuzelin 32 1 28 1 2 0 2 0
8 MF Ireland EIR Michael Doyle 39 3 34 2 0 0 5 1
9 FW Ireland EIR Leon Best 19 4 16 2 0 0 3 2
10 FW Wales WAL Freddy Eastwood 39 4 33 4 1 0 5 0
11 MF England ENG Julian Gray (on loan to Fulham) 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 MF Iceland ISL Aron Gunnarsson 45 2 38 1 2 0 5 1
13 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan to Swansea City & Cardiff City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Leon McKenzie 13 4 10 3 1 0 2 1
16 MF England ENG Isaac Osbourne 21 0 20 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Malta MLT Michael Mifsud (on loan to Barnsley) 22 2 19 2 2 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson (on loan from Sunderland) 12 1 9 1 0 0 3 0
19 FW Ireland EIR Clinton Morrison 46 12 40 10 2 2 4 0
20 DF England ENG Ben Turner 27 0 22 0 1 0 4 0
21 MF Ireland EIR Jay Tabb 22 3 21 3 1 0 0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO James McPake 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall (on loan to Carlisle United) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer (on loan from Chelsea) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Australia AUS Danny Ireland (on loan to Nuneaton Borough & Halesowen Town) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Robbie Simpson 16 5 14 3 1 2 1 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle (on loan to Hartlepool United) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Ireland EIR David Bell 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale (on loan to Colchester United & Queens Park Rangers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Ireland EIR Kevin Thornton (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Donovan Simmonds (on loan to Kilmarnock) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK England ENG Andy Marshall 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
35 MF England ENG Jermaine Grandison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Adam Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England ENG Jordan Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Sean Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF England ENG Curtis Wynter 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF England ENG Ashley Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
19 Republic of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 10 2 0 12
5 England DF Elliott Ward 5 0 1 6
4 England DF Daniel Fox 5 0 0 5
24 England FW Robbie Simpson 3 2 0 5
6 England DF Scott Dann 3 1 0 4
9 Republic of Ireland MF Leon Best 2 0 2 4
10 Wales FW Freddy Eastwood 4 0 0 4
14 England FW Leon McKenzie 3 0 1 4
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle 2 0 1 3
21 Republic of Ireland MF Jay Tabb 3 0 0 3
12 Iceland MF Aron Gunnarsson 1 0 1 2
17 Malta FW Michael Mifsud 2 0 0 2
7 France MF Guillaume Beuzelin 1 0 0 1
11 England MF Julian Gray 1 0 0 1
18 England MF Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 1
25 Republic of Ireland MF David Bell 1 0 0 1

Assists

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
10 Wales FW Freddy Eastwood 4 2 2 8
4 England DF Daniel Fox 5 1 1 7
7 France MF Guillaume Beuzelin 5 0 0 5
19 Republic of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 4 0 0 4
12 Iceland MF Aron Gunnarsson 1 1 1 3
5 England DF Elliott Ward 2 0 0 2
14 England FW Leon McKenzie 2 0 0 2
18 England MF Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 2
2 England DF Stephen Wright 1 0 0 1
3 England DF Marcus Hall 1 0 0 1
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle 0 0 1 1
9 Republic of Ireland MF Leon Best 1 0 0 1
16 England MF Isaac Osbourne 1 0 0 1
17 Malta FW Michael Mifsud 1 0 0 1
21 Republic of Ireland MF Jay Tabb 1 0 0 1
24 England FW Robbie Simpson 1 0 0 1
25 Republic of Ireland MF David Bell 1 0 0 1

Yellow cards

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
6 Iceland MF Aron Gunnarsson 9 1 2 Yellow card 12
4 England DF Daniel Fox 8 1 0 Yellow card 9
7 France MF Guillaume Beuzelin 7 0 2 Yellow card 9
6 England DF Scott Dann 8 0 0 Yellow card 8
19 Republic of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 8 0 0 Yellow card 8
2 England DF Stephen Wright 6 1 0 Yellow card 7
16 England MF Isaac Osbourne 6 0 0 Yellow card 6
21 Republic of Ireland MF Jay Tabb 4 0 0 Yellow card 4
10 Wales FW Freddy Eastwood 3 0 1 Yellow card 4
1 Republic of Ireland GK Keiren Westwood 3 0 1 Yellow card 4
8 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Doyle 4 0 0 Yellow card 4
5 England DF Elliott Ward 3 0 1 Yellow card 4
14 England FW Leon McKenzie 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
24 England FW Robbie Simpson 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
9 Republic of Ireland FW Leon Best 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
18 England MF Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
3 England DF Marcus Hall 1 1 0 Yellow card 2
20 England DF Ben Turner 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
17 Malta FW Michael Mifsud 1 0 0 Yellow card 1
21 Scotland DF James McPake 1 0 0 Yellow card 1

Red cards

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
2 England DF Stephen Wright 1 0 0 Red card 1
4 England DF Daniel Fox 1 0 0 Red card 1

Captains

No. Pos. Name Starts
6 DF England Scott Dann 34
19 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 16
3 DF England Marcus Hall 3

Penalties Awarded

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
2008-08-09 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Norwich City Championship
2008-09-17 Red XN England Elliott Ward Sheffield United Championship
2008-09-20 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Queens Park Rangers Championship
2008-10-04 Red XN England Elliott Ward Southampton Championship
2008-10-21 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Burnley Championship
2008-04-21 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Barnsley Championship

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Suspended Player Reason Missed Opponents
2008-11-22 1 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Reached 5 Yellow Cards Sheffield Wednesday (A)
2008-12-06 1 England Daniel Fox Reached 5 Yellow Cards Nottingham Forest (H)
2009-01-17 3 England Stephen Wright Sent Off vs. Queens Park Rangers Blackpool (H), Torquay United (A), Cardiff City (H)
2009-01-31 2 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Reached 10 Yellow Cards Derby County (A), Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
2009-02-14 1 England Stephen Wright Reached 5 Yellow Cards Blackburn Rovers (A)
2009-02-23 1 England Scott Dann Reached 5 Yellow Cards Blackburn Rovers (H)
2009-05-03 1 England Daniel Fox Sent Off vs. Watford Ipswich Town (A)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Championship Team of the Week 11-08-2008 Keiren Westwood
Championship Team of the Week 23-09-2008 Elliott Ward
Championship Team of the Week 23-09-2008 Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week 06-10-2008 Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week 24-11-2008 Keiren Westwood
Championship Team of the Week 24-11-2008 Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week 02-02-2009 Michael Doyle
Championship Team of the Week 23-02-2009 Scott Dann
Championship Manager of the Month February Chris Coleman
Championship Team of the Week 06-04-2009 Ben Turner
PFA Championship Team Of The Year 2008/2009 Keiren Westwood
PFA Championship Team Of The Year 2008/2009 Daniel Fox

End of Season Awards

Player of The Season Award Aron Gunnarsson
Young Player of The Season Award Ben Turner
Players' Player of The Season Award Daniel Fox
Top Scorer Award Clinton Morrison
Goal of The Season Award David Bell
Community Player of The Season Award Aron Gunnarsson

Overall

Games played 53 (46 Championship, 2 League Cup, 5 FA Cup)
Games won 17 (13 Championship, 1 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)
Games drawn 16 (15 Championship, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost 20 (18 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 58 (47 Championship, 5 League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 66 (58 Championship, 4 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Goal difference -8
Yellow cards 95 (84 Championship, 4 League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Red cards 2 (2 Championship)
Worst discipline Iceland Aron Gunnarsson (12 Yellow card, 0 Red card)
Best result 4-1 (H) v Southampton - Championship - 2008.10.04
Worst result 4-0 (A) v Plymouth Argyle - Championship - 2009.04.11
Most appearances Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood (49 appearances)
Top scorer Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison (12 goals)
Points 54 / 138 (39.14%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player From Date Fee
France Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 2 June 2008 Free[48]
Iceland Aron Gunnarsson AZ Alkmaar 17 June 2008 £250,000[49]
Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood Carlisle United 18 June 2008 £750,000[50]
Wales Freddy Eastwood Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 July 2008 £1,200,000[51]
Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison Crystal Palace 7 August 2008 Free[52]
England Stephen Wright Sunderland 8 August 2008 Free[53]
Republic of Ireland David Bell Norwich City 30 January 2009 £500,000[54]
Scotland James McPake Livingston 2 February 2009 Undisclosed[55]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins Brighton & Hove Albion 29 May 2008 Free[56]
England Liam Davis Northampton Town 6 June 2008 Free[57]
Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw ADO'20 5 May 2008 Free[58]
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes Released 5 May 2008 Free[58]
England Stuart Giddings Hinckley United 5 May 2008 Free[59]
England Wayne Andrews Luton Town 5 May 2008 Free[60]
England Lee Hildreth Tamworth 5 May 2008 Free[61]
England Stephen Hughes Walsall 12 June 2008 Free[62]
Netherlands Ellery Cairo NAC Breda 27 June 2008 Free[63]
Scotland David McNamee Plymouth Argyle 14 July 2008 Free[64]
England Gary Borrowdale Queens Park Rangers 2 January 2009 £350,000[65]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Brighton & Hove Albion 2 January 2009 Free[66]
Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb Reading 19 January 2009 £500,000[67]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Kilmarnock 28 January 2009 Free[68]
England Julian Gray Fulham 2 February 2009 Undisclosed[69]

Loans in

Player From Date From Date Till
England Lee Sawyer Chelsea 26 January 2009 22 February 2009[70]
England Jordan Henderson Sunderland 29 January 2009 8 April 2009[71][72]

Loans out

Player To Date From Date Till
England Donovan Simmonds Kilmarnock 13 August 2008 30 June 2009[73][74]
England Julian Gray Fulham 1 September 2008 2 February 2009[75]
England Gary Borrowdale Colchester United 25 September 2008 16 October 2008[76]
Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Brighton and Hove Albion 26 September 2008 4 November 2008[77]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Hartlepool United 1 October 2008 28 December 2008[78]
Australia Danny Ireland Nuneaton Borough 6 October 2008 6 November 2008[79]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Swansea City 27 October 2008 28 December 2008[80]
England Gary Borrowdale Queens Park Rangers 26 November 2008 31 December 2008[81]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Carlisle United 27 November 2008 31 December 2008[82]
Australia Danny Ireland Halesowen Town 15 December 2008 7 January 2009[83]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Swansea City 8 January 2009 31 January 2009[84]
Malta Michael Mifsud Barnsley 2 February 2009 31 May 2009[85]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Cardiff City 11 February 2009 31 May 2009[86]

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Home - Cassidy Group
Sponsor: Away - StadiArena

Home Strip
Away Strip

Source: [citation needed]

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