2009 Salford City Reds season

Salford City Reds competed in their eleventh Super League season in their 137th year. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)

Nat Name Transferred from Date released
Australia Ray Cashmere North Queensland Cowboys October 2008
New Zealand Jeremy Smith South Sydney Rabbitohs October 2008
Australia Mark Henry North Queensland Cowboys October 2008
Australia Luke Swain Gold Coast Titans October 2008
Samoa Willie Talau St Helens R.F.C. October 2008
England Rob Parker Warrington Wolves October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (out)

Nat Name Transferred to Date released
England Mat Gardner Harlequins RL October 2008
England Steve Bannister Widnes Vikings October 2008
England Andrew Brocklehurst October 2008
England Paul Highton Oldham R.L.F.C. October 2008
England Chris Borgese October 2008
England Andy Ballard October 2008
England Luke Ambler October 2008
England Daley Williams Keighley Cougars October 2008

Full squad

Number Nat Player Position Previous Club
1 Republic of Ireland Karl Fitzpatrick Full back Widnes Vikings
2 Papua New Guinea John Wilshire Wing Leigh Centurions
3 Australia Mark Henry Centre North Queensland Cowboys
4 Samoa Willie Talau Centre St. Helens
5 England Paul White Wing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
6 New Zealand Jeremy Smith Stand off South Sydney Rabbitohs
7 England Richard Myler Scrum half Widnes Vikings
8 Australia Ray Cashmere Prop North Queensland Cowboys
9 England Malcolm Alker Hooker Wigan St Patricks
10 Australia Craig Stapleton Prop Cronulla Sharks
11 England Ian Sibbitt Second row Warrington Wolves
12 England Rob Parker Second row Warrington Wolves
13 Australia Luke Swain Loose forward Gold Coast Titans
14 England Jordan Turner Loose forward Salford City Reds
15 Republic of Ireland Stuart Littler Centre Leigh Miners Rangers
16 Samoa Phillip Leuluai Prop Cronulla Sharks
17 New Zealand Robbie Paul Half back Huddersfield Giants
18 England Lee Jewitt Prop Wigan Warriors
19 England Stefan Ratchford Hooker Salford City Reds
20 England Luke Adamson Second row Leigh East
21 England Andrew Thornley Wing Salford City Reds
22 England Stephen Nash Prop Widnes Vikings
23 England Adam Sidlow Prop Widnes Vikings
24 England Dean McGilvray Centre St. Helens
25 England Jason Walton Loose forward Salford City Reds
26 England Marlon Alker Centre Salford City Reds
27 England Lewis Palfrey Prop Salford City Reds
28 England Jack Spencer Half back Salford City Reds

Fixtures and results

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/away Venue Attendance Date
Super League XIV 1 Crusaders Win 28-16 Home The Willows 4,026 14/02/2009
Super League XIV 2 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loss 29-10 Away Belle Vue 6,578 22/02/2009
Super League XIV 3 Castleford Tigers Loss 52-16 Away The Jungle 7,052 28/02/2009
Super League XIV 4 Harlequins RL Loss 18-48 Home The Willows 3,367 06/03/2009
Super League XIV 5 St Helens R.F.C. Loss 38-12 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 9,723 13/03/2009
Super League XIV 6 Wigan Warriors Loss 12-38 Home The Willows 7,016 20/03/2009
Super League XIV 7 Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 48-12 Away New Craven Park 8,104 29/03/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 4 Hull F.C. Win 18-22 Away KC Stadium 8,945 05/04/2009
Super League XIV 8 Warrington Wolves Win 18-16 Home The Willows 6,150 10/04/2009
Super League XIV 9 Leeds Rhinos Win 20-30 Away Headingley Stadium 14,381 13/04/2009
Super League XIV 10 Catalans Dragons Loss 38-6 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,327 18/04/2009
Super League XIV 11 Hull FC Loss 14-18 Home The Willows 4,165 25/04/2009
Super League XIV 12 Harlequins RL Loss 16-24 Neutral Murrayfield Stadium 29,627 02/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 5 Batley Bulldogs Win 4-66 Away Mount Pleasant 1,298 10/05/2009
Super League XIV 13 Huddersfield Giants Win 4-24 Away Galpharm Stadium 6,903 17/05/2009
Super League XIV 14 Bradford Bulls Win 18-10 Home The Willows 4,383 23/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 QF Wigan Warriors Loss 28-6 Away JJB Stadium 9,466 29/05/2009
Super League XIV 15 Wigan Warriors Loss 34-18 Away JJB Stadium 11,550 05/06/2009
Super League XIV 16 Catalans Dragons N/A P-P[A] Home The Willows N/A 12/06/2009
Super League XIV 17 Hull FC Loss 14-12 Away KC Stadium 11,218 19/06/2009
Super League XIV 18 Huddersfield Giants Loss 10-34 Home The Willows 3,721 26/06/2009
Super League XIV 19 St Helens RLFC Win 20-10 Home The Willows 4,808 03/07/2009
Super League XIV 20 Celtic Crusaders Loss 25-12 Away Brewery Field 3,009 11/07/2009
Super League XIV 21 Castleford Tigers Loss 12-18 Home The Willows 3,487 17/07/2009
Super League XIV 22 Warrington Wolves Loss 62-20 Away Halliwell Jones Stadium 8,906 26/07/2009
Super League XIV 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loss 24-30 Home The Willows 3,151 31/07/2009
Super League XIV 16 Catalans Dragons Loss 16-18 Home The Willows 3,475 07/08/2009
Super League XIV 24 Harlequins RL Win 22-26 Away The Twickenham Stoop 2,612 15/08/2009
Super League XIV 25 Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 10-14 Home The Willows 4,224 21/08/2009
Super League XIV 26 Bradford Bulls Loss 44-18 Away Grattan Stadium 8,167 06/09/2009
Super League XIV 27 Leeds Rhinos Loss 24-30 Home The Willows 6,101 11/09/2009

A Note A: Match between Salford City Reds and Catalans Dragons was postponed to 7 August 2009 due to a test between England and France in Paris over the same weekend, in which ten Catalans players were involved.[1][2]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42 Play-offs
2 St Helens 27 19 0 8 733 466 +267 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 18 0 9 690 416 +274 36
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 17 1 9 650 516 +134 35
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 16 0 11 685 609 +76 32
6 Wigan Warriors 27 15 0 12 659 551 +108 30
7 Castleford Tigers 27 14 0 13 645 702 −57 28
8 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 613 660 −47 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10 Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
11 Harlequins 27 11 0 16 591 691 −100 22
12 Hull F.C. 27 10 0 17 502 623 −121 20
13 Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14 Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

References

  1. ^ "Salford's Rob Parker fractured skull during defeat by Wigan, say club". London: (guardian.co.uk). 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ "France 12-66 England". news.bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.