Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2008–09 football season
Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2008–09 season Chairman John Williams Manager Paul Ince (until 16 December)Sam Allardyce Premier League 15th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Quarter-final Top goalscorer Benni McCarthy (13)
The 2008–09 season was Blackburn Rovers ' 121st season as a professional club.
The close season saw the departure of manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City . He was replaced by Paul Ince , although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by Sam Allardyce .
First-team squad [ ]
This squad consists of all players issued with a squad number.
Last update: 3 May 2009 15:00
1
Paul Robinson
(1979-10-15 ) 15 October 1979 (aged 29)
Goalkeeper
39
0
0
2
André Ooijer
(1974-07-11 ) 11 July 1974 (aged 34)
Defender
94
2
3
0.02
0.03
0.05
3
Stephen Warnock
(1981-12-12 ) 12 December 1981 (aged 27)
Full Back
105
6
8
0.06
0.08
0.13
4
Christopher Samba
(1984-03-28 ) 28 March 1984 (aged 25)
Defender
96
8
6
0.08
0.06
0.15
5
Tugay Kerimoğlu
(1970-08-24 ) 24 August 1970 (aged 38)
Midfielder
291
12
12
0.04
0.04
0.08
6
Ryan Nelsen
(1977-10-18 ) 18 October 1977 (aged 31)
Defender
144
1
2
0.01
0.01
0.02
7
Brett Emerton
(1979-02-22 ) 22 February 1979 (aged 30)
Winger
230
13
29
0.06
0.13
0.18
8
David Dunn
(1979-12-27 ) 27 December 1979 (aged 29)
Midfielder
239
40
32
0.17
0.13
0.3
9
Roque Santa Cruz
(1981-08-16 ) 16 August 1981 (aged 27)
Forward
70
29
10
0.41
0.14
0.56
10
Benni McCarthy
(1977-11-12 ) 12 November 1977 (aged 31)
Forward
118
48
6
0.41
0.06
0.47
11
Vince Grella
(1979-10-05 ) 5 October 1979 (aged 29)
Midfielder
17
0
0
12
Morten Gamst Pedersen
(1981-09-08 ) 8 September 1981 (aged 27)
Winger
199
33
46
0.17
0.23
0.4
13
Zurab Khizanishvili
(1981-10-06 ) 6 October 1981 (aged 27)
Defender
90
2
1
0.02
0.01
0.03
15
Aaron Mokoena
(1980-11-25 ) 25 November 1980 (aged 28)
Midfielder
137
2
7
0.01
0.05
0.07
16
Steven Reid
(1981-03-10 ) 10 March 1981 (aged 28)
Midfielder
124
7
10
0.06
0.08
0.14
17
Keith Andrews
(1980-09-13 ) 13 September 1980 (aged 28)
Midfielder
33
4
0
0.12
0.12
18
Paul Gallagher
(1984-08-09 ) 9 August 1984 (aged 24)
Winger
74
8
7
0.11
0.09
0.2
18
El Hadji Diouf
(1981-01-15 ) 15 January 1981 (aged 28)
Winger
12
1
2
0.08
0.17
0.25
19
Carlos Villanueva
(1986-02-05 ) 5 February 1986 (aged 23)
Versatile
20
2
4
0.1
0.2
0.3
21
Gaël Givet
(1981-10-09 ) 9 October 1981 (aged 27)
Defender
16
0
0
22
Danny Simpson
(1987-01-04 ) 4 January 1987 (aged 22)
Full Back
20
0
0
24
Keith Treacy
(1988-09-13 ) 13 September 1988 (aged 20)
Winger
22
0
1
0.05
0.05
25
Alan Judge
(1988-11-11 ) 11 November 1988 (aged 20)
Winger
2
0
0
26
Julio Santa Cruz
(1990-02-01 ) 1 February 1990 (aged 19)
Forward
0
0
0
27
Matt Derbyshire
(1986-04-14 ) 14 April 1986 (aged 23)
Forward
85
19
10
0.22
0.12
0.34
28
Tony Kane
(1987-08-29 ) 29 August 1987 (aged 21)
Full Back
0
0
0
29
Martin Olsson
(1988-05-17 ) 17 May 1988 (aged 21)
Full-back
18
1
0
0.06
0.06
30
Jason Roberts
(1978-01-25 ) 25 January 1978 (aged 31)
Forward
84
17
13
0.2
0.15
0.36
31
Bryan Hodge
(1987-09-23 ) 23 September 1987 (aged 21)
Midfielder
0
0
0
32
Jason Brown
(1982-05-18 ) 18 May 1982 (aged 27)
Goalkeeper
8
0
0
33
Frank Fielding
(1988-03-04 ) 4 March 1988 (aged 21)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
34
Gunnar Nielsen
(1986-10-07 ) 7 October 1986 (aged 22)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
36
Marcus Marshall
(1989-10-07 ) 7 October 1989 (aged 19)
Forward
1
0
0
37
Alex Marrow
(1990-01-21 ) 21 January 1990 (aged 19)
Midfielder
0
0
0
38
Mark Bunn
(1984-11-19 ) 19 November 1984 (aged 24)
Goalkeeper
1
0
0
39
Aaron Doran
(1991-05-13 ) 13 May 1991 (aged 18)
Winger
2
0
0
40
Björn Bussmann
(1991-03-18 ) 18 March 1991 (aged 18)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
41
Andy Haworth
(1988-11-28 ) 28 November 1988 (aged 20)
Winger
2
0
0
42
Gavin Gunning
(1991-01-28 ) 28 January 1991 (aged 18)
Defender
0
0
0
43
Jamie Clarke
(1988-09-11 ) 11 September 1988 (aged 20)
Forward
0
0
0
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Results [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Macclesfield Town v Blackburn Rovers
1899 Hoffenheim v Blackburn Rovers
21 July 2008 1899 Hoffenheim 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers show
McCarthy
Benfica v Blackburn Rovers
25 July 2008 Benfica 2 – 3 Blackburn Rovers show
Pedersen Roberts Emerton
Sporting CP v Blackburn Rovers
26 July 2008 Sporting CP 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers show
McCarthy
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
2 August 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show
Derbyshire Santa Cruz
Premier League [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A H H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H H H A A H A A H A H H A A H A H A H Result W D L L W W L D D L D L L L L L L W D D W D D L L W D W L D W L L W L W L D
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Everton v Blackburn Rovers
16 August 2008 Everton 2 – 3 Blackburn Rovers show Liverpool
Arteta 45' Yakubu 64'
Dunn 22' Santa Cruz 66' Ooijer 90'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Blackburn Rovers v Hull City
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal
13 September 2008 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 4 Arsenal show Blackburn 15:00
Warnock 80'
8' Van Persie 45+1' , 81' (pen. ) , 90+2' Adebayor 60' Denílson
Stadium: Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham
Newcastle v Blackburn Rovers
27 September 2008 Newcastle 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show Newcastle upon Tyne
Owen 51' (pen. )
Samba 31' Santa Cruz 41'
Stadium: St James' Park
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
4 October 2008 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Manchester United show Blackburn
Brown 31' Rooney 64'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
18 October 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Horwich
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough
25 October 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Middlesbrough show Blackburn
McCarthy 90'
Alves 74'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
29 October 2008 Aston Villa 3 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show Birmingham
Luke Young 45' Barry 65' Agbonlahor 87'
Warnock 30' Emerton 90'
Stadium: Villa Park
West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea
8 November 2008 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Chelsea show Blackburn
Anelka 40' , 68'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland
15 November 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Sunderland show Blackburn
Samba 45'
Jones 49' Cissé 71'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Tottenham v Blackburn Rovers
22 November 2008 Tottenham 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show London
Pavlyuchenko 9'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers
29 November 2008 Portsmouth 3 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show Portsmouth
Crouch 49' Defoe 53' Davis 79'
Derbyshire 62' Kerimoğlu 67'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool
6 December 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 3 Liverpool show Blackburn
Santa Cruz 86'
Alonso 69' Benayoun 79' Gerrard 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
13 December 2008 Wigan Athletic 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Wigan
Heskey 10' Valencia 12' Cattermole 77'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City
20 December 2008 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Stoke City show Blackburn
McCarthy 9' , 27' (pen. ) Roberts 18'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
26 December 2008 Sunderland 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Sunderland
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City
28 December 2008 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 Manchester City show Blackburn
McCarthy 45' Roberts 84'
Sturridge 88' Robinho 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United
17 January 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Newcastle United show Blackburn
McCarthy 61' (pen. ) Roberts 66' , 86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa
7 February 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Aston Villa show Blackburn
Milner 27' Agbonlahor 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
21 February 2009 Manchester United 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers show Manchester
Rooney 23' Ronaldo 60'
Santa Cruz 32'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
1 March 2009 Hull City 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show Kingston upon Hull
Ashbee 79'
Warnock 34' Andrews 37'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Everton
4 March 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 Everton show Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers
11 March 2009 Fulham 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show London
Dempsey 2'
Diouf 69' Roberts 85'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
14 March 2009 Arsenal 4 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show London
Ooijer 2' (o.g. ) Arshavin 65' Eboué 87' , 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United
Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham
4 April 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Tottenham show Blackburn
McCarthy 82' Ooijer 89'
Keane 30' (pen. )
Stadium: Ewood Park
Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers
11 April 2009 Liverpool 4 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Liverpool
Torres 5' , 33' Agger 83' N'Gog 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers
18 April 2009 Stoke City 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Stoke-on-Trent
Lawrence 75'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic
26 April 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic show Blackburn
McCarthy 45' Nelsen 60'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers
2 May 2009 Manchester City 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers show Manchester
Caicedo 27' Robinho 34' Elano 45' (pen. )
Andrews 66'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth
9 May 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Portsmouth show Blackburn
Pedersen 31' McCarthy 58' (pen. )
Stadium: Ewood Park
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
16 May 2009 Chelsea 2 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show London
Malouda 4' Anelka 59'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,804 (245 away)
Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
24 May 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 West Bromwich Albion show Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
FA Cup [ ]
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
24 January 2009 Sunderland 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Sunderland
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,634
Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland
Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City
14 February 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 Coventry City show Blackburn
Santa Cruz 2' Samba 90'
Report
Gunnarsson 61' Doyle 76'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,053
Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers
24 February 2009 Coventry City 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers show Coventry
Best 59'
Report
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,793
League Cup [ ]
Blackburn Rovers v Grimsby Town
Blackburn Rovers v Everton
24 September 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Everton show Blackburn
Olsson
Stadium: Ewood Park
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
12 November 2008 Sunderland 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers show Sunderland
Jones 71'
Santa Cruz 65' Bardsley 70' (o.g. )
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,555
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
3 December 2008 Manchester United 5 – 3 Blackburn Rovers show Manchester
Tevez 35' , 50' (pen. ) , 54' , 90+4' Nani 40'
Report
McCarthy 48' , 90+2' Derbyshire 84'
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,997
Season statistics [ ]
1
Paul Robinson
(1979-10-15 ) 15 October 1979 (age 41)
Goalkeeper
39
0
0
0
0
2
André Ooijer
(1974-07-11 ) 11 July 1974 (age 47)
Defender
34
2
2
9
0
3
Stephen Warnock
(1981-12-12 ) 12 December 1981 (age 39)
Full Back
41
3
3
8
0
4
Christopher Samba
(1984-03-28 ) 28 March 1984 (age 37)
Defender
37
3
5
5
0
5
Tugay Kerimoğlu
(1970-08-24 ) 24 August 1970 (age 51)
Midfielder
34
1
0
3
0
6
Ryan Nelsen
(1977-10-18 ) 18 October 1977 (age 43)
Defender
38
1
1
8
0
7
Brett Emerton
(1979-02-22 ) 22 February 1979 (age 42)
Winger
22
2
3
4
0
8
David Dunn
(1979-12-27 ) 27 December 1979 (age 41)
Midfielder
16
1
0
0
0
9
Roque Santa Cruz
(1981-08-16 ) 16 August 1981 (age 40)
Forward
27
6
2
0
0
10
Benni McCarthy
(1977-11-12 ) 12 November 1977 (age 43)
Forward
31
13
4
5
1
11
Vince Grella
(1979-10-05 ) 5 October 1979 (age 41)
Midfielder
17
0
0
4
0
12
Morten Gamst Pedersen
(1981-09-08 ) 8 September 1981 (age 40)
Winger
35
1
9
2
1
13
Zurab Khizanishvili
(1981-10-06 ) 6 October 1981 (age 39)
Defender
11
0
0
4
0
14
Johann Vogel
(1977-03-08 ) 8 March 1977 (age 44)
Midfielder
2
0
0
0
0
15
Aaron Mokoena
(1980-11-25 ) 25 November 1980 (age 40)
Midfielder
24
1
0
7
0
16
Steven Reid
(1981-03-10 ) 10 March 1981 (age 40)
Midfielder
4
0
2
0
0
17
Keith Andrews
(1980-09-13 ) 13 September 1980 (age 40)
Midfielder
33
4
0
5
0
18
Paul Gallagher
(1984-08-09 ) 9 August 1984 (age 37)
Winger
1
0
0
0
0
18
El Hadji Diouf
(1981-01-15 ) 15 January 1981 (age 40)
Winger
12
1
2
1
2
19
Carlos Villanueva
(1986-02-05 ) 5 February 1986 (age 35)
Versatile
20
2
4
2
0
21
Sergio Peter
(1986-10-12 ) 12 October 1986 (age 34)
Winger
0
0
0
0
0
21
Gaël Givet
(1981-10-09 ) 9 October 1981 (age 39)
Defender
16
0
0
3
0
22
Danny Simpson
(1987-01-04 ) 4 January 1987 (age 34)
Full Back
20
0
0
4
0
23
Robbie Fowler
(1975-04-09 ) 9 April 1975 (age 46)
Forward
6
0
1
0
0
24
Keith Treacy
(1988-09-13 ) 13 September 1988 (age 32)
Winger
20
0
1
2
0
25
Alan Judge
(1988-11-11 ) 11 November 1988 (age 32)
Winger
2
0
0
0
0
26
Julio Santa Cruz
(1990-02-01 ) 1 February 1990 (age 31)
Forward
0
0
0
0
0
27
Matt Derbyshire
(1986-04-14 ) 14 April 1986 (age 35)
Forward
22
5
3
1
0
28
Tony Kane
(1987-08-29 ) 29 August 1987 (age 34)
Full Back
0
0
0
0
0
29
Martin Olsson
(1988-05-17 ) 17 May 1988 (age 33)
Full Back
14
1
0
3
1
30
Jason Roberts
(1978-01-25 ) 25 January 1978 (age 43)
Forward
29
7
5
4
0
31
Bryan Hodge
(1987-09-23 ) 23 September 1987 (age 33)
Midfielder
1
0
0
0
0
32
Jason Brown
(1982-05-18 ) 18 May 1982 (age 39)
Goalkeeper
7
0
0
1
0
33
Frank Fielding
(1988-03-04 ) 4 March 1988 (age 33)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
0
0
34
Gunnar Nielsen
(1986-10-07 ) 7 October 1986 (age 34)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
0
0
35
Eddie Nolan
(1988-08-05 ) 5 August 1988 (age 33)
Defender
0
0
0
0
0
36
Marcus Marshall
(1989-10-07 ) 7 October 1989 (age 31)
Forward
1
0
0
0
0
37
Alex Marrow
(1990-01-21 ) 21 January 1990 (age 31)
Midfielder
0
0
0
0
0
38
Mark Bunn
(1984-11-19 ) 19 November 1984 (age 36)
Goalkeeper
1
0
0
0
0
39
Aaron Doran
(1991-05-13 ) 13 May 1991 (age 30)
Winger
2
0
0
0
0
40
Björn Bussmann
(1991-03-18 ) 18 March 1991 (age 30)
Goalkeeper
0
0
0
0
0
41
Andy Haworth
(1988-11-28 ) 28 November 1988 (age 32)
Winger
2
0
0
0
0
42
Gavin Gunning
(1991-01-28 ) 28 January 1991 (age 30)
Defender
0
0
0
0
0
43
Jamie Clarke
(1988-09-11 ) 11 September 1988 (age 33)
Forward
0
0
0
0
0
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13
Bolton Wanderers
38
11
8
19
41
53
−12
41
14
Portsmouth
38
10
11
17
38
57
−19
41
15
Blackburn Rovers
38
10
11
17
40
60
−20
41
16
Sunderland
38
9
9
20
34
54
−20
36
17
Hull City
38
8
11
19
39
64
−25
35
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References [ ]
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