2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
2008–09 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerSimon Grayson
(until 23 December 2008)
Tony Parkes
(from 23 December 2008)
StadiumBloomfield Road
Championship16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: DJ Campbell (9)
All: DJ Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance9,643 vs Preston North End, Championship,
16 November 2008
Lowest home attendance6,648 vs Charlton Athletic, Championship,
6 December 2008
Average home league attendance7,843
Biggest win2–0 vs 3 teams
Biggest defeat1–4 vs Derby County, Championship,
18 February 2009
0–3 vs Queens Park Rangers,
Championship, 27 January 2009

The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.

D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.[1]

Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Paul Rachubka
2 DF England ENG Danny Coid
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Crainey
4 MF England ENG Keith Southern
5 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
6 DF England ENG Ian Evatt
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roy O'Donovan (on loan from Sunderland)
8 MF Scotland SCO Stephen McPhee
9 FW England ENG DJ Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
10 MF England ENG Stuart Green
11 MF Wales WAL David Vaughan
12 FW England ENG Gary Taylor-Fletcher
13 GK England ENG Mark Halstead
14 MF England ENG David Fox
15 DF England ENG Alex Baptiste
16 MF Faroe Islands FRO Claus Bech Jørgensen[3]
17 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Joe Martin
19 MF England ENG Wade Small (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
21 GK England ENG Matt Gilks
22 MF England ENG Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)
24 DF Wales WAL Rob Edwards[4]
25 DF England ENG Shaun Barker
26 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Adam (on loan from Rangers)
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ben Burgess[5]
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon (on loan from Burnley)
39 MF England ENG Matty Kay
30 DF England ENG Ashton Bayliss
31 FW England ENG Danny Mitchley
33 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod
34 MF Belgium BEL Francesco Carratta
35 FW England ENG Lee Hughes (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
37 MF England ENG Simon Walton (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF England ENG Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool)
19 FW England ENG Steve Kabba (on loan from Watford)
19 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh (on loan from Liverpool)
20 DF Guinea GUI Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County)
20 MF England ENG Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United)
20 FW England ENG Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
22 DF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
23 FW Wales WAL Daniel Nardiello[7] (on loan to Hartlepool United)
26 FW England ENG Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Scotland SCO Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers)
28 MF Canada CAN Michael D'Agostino (on loan to Hereford United)
28 MF England ENG Paul Marshall (on loan from Manchester City)
32 MF England ENG Ross Lloyd (to Burscough)
33 MF England ENG Dominic Merella (to Burscough)
34 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United)
35 FW England ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Derby County)
36 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Stack (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
37 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte (on loan from Carlisle United)

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
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
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.[8]

Pre-season[]

12 July 2008 (2008-07-12) Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–2 Blackpool Fleetwood, England
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
14 July 2008 (2008-07-14) Friendly FK Daugava Riga 1–1 Blackpool Riga, Latvia
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Daugava Stadium
19 July 2008 (2008-07-19) Friendly Wrexham 0–0 Blackpool Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
29 July 2008 (2008-07-29) Friendly Blackpool 0–2 St Mirren Blackpool, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
2 August 2008 (2008-08-02) Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Blackpool Birkenhead, England
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park

Season proper[]

Football League Championship[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
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
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.[9]

Results[]

In 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 17 16 47 58  −11 56 5 8 10 25 33  −8 8 9 6 22 25  −3

Source: Sky

By matchday[]
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultLDLWWLWDDDDWDLWLLLLWWLDDDDLWLWLDLLDLWDWDLWDDDW
Position19162115121610131416171211141215161818181516161617171715151215151717202119191818181818171816
Updated to match(es) played on 03 May 2009. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
In detail[]
9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Blackpool 0–1 Bristol City Blackpool
15:00 BST Camara Yellow card 76' Report Skuse Yellow card 19'
Orr Yellow card 55'
Weale Yellow card 72'
Brooker Goal 90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,244
Referee: Graham Laws
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Norwich City 1–1 Blackpool Norwich
15:00 BST Russell Yellow card 66', Goal 74' Report Hammill Yellow card 47'
Burgess Goal 55' (pen.)
Evatt Yellow card 68'
Camara Yellow card 77'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,727
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Blackpool 1–3 Sheffield United Blackpool
15:00 BST Hammill Yellow card 70'
Kabba Goal 74'		 Report Quinn Goal 21'
Henderson Yellow card 42'
Speed Goal 57' (pen.)
Halford Goal 78'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,611
Referee: Scott Mathieson
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Southampton 0–1 Blackpool Southampton
12:45 BST Surman Yellow card 28'
Gillett Yellow card 42'
James Yellow card 61'
Svensson Yellow card 83'		 Report Burgess Goal 45' (pen.)
Camara Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 15,629
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Blackpool 1–0 Barnsley Blackpool
15:00 BST Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 43'
Kabba Yellow card 72', Goal 86'
Vaughan Yellow card 74'		 Report Foster Yellow card 32'
Odejayi Yellow card 78'
Moore Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,363
Referee: Tony Bates
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6 Burnley 2–0 Blackpool Burnley
19:45 BST Paterson Goal 60'
Alexander Goal 76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Birmingham City 0–1 Blackpool Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Camara Yellow card 12'
Taylor-Fletcher Goal 47'		 Stadium: St Andrew's (stadium)
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Mick Russell
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Blackpool 1–1 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 BST Burgess Goal 58' Report Tabb Yellow card 53'
Eastwood Goal 69'
Fox Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,462
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackpool White City
20:00 BST Leigertwood Yellow card 68'
Blackstock Goal 79'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher Goal 18' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Grant Hegley
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10 Blackpool 1–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
12:30 BST Vaughan Yellow card 66'
Gow Goal 90+5'		 Report Comminges Yellow card 59'
Parry Goal 83'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: Nigel Miller
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Blackpool Doncaster
15:00 BST Mills Yellow card 54'
Stock Yellow card 68'		 Report Gow Yellow card 89' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,342
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Blackpool 3–2 Derby County Blackpool
19:45 BST Gow Goal 35'
Taylor-Fletcher Goal 43'
Burgess Goal 65'		 Report Hulse Yellow card 2'
Commons Goal 58'
Sterjovski Goal 77', Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,267
Referee: Andy Hall
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Blackpool 2–2 Crystal Palace Blackpool
15:00 BST Burgess Goal 48'
Evatt Yellow card 51', Goal 65'		 Report Ifill Goal 28'
Beattie Goal 49'
McCarthy Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Cardiff City 2–0 Blackpool Cardiff
19:45 GMT Purse Yellow card 6'
Whittingham Goal 83'
McCormack Goal 86'		 Report Barker Yellow card 59'
Evatt Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,570
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15 Watford 3–4 Blackpool Watford
15:00 GMT Hoskins Goal 4'
Rasiak Goal 36'
Smith Goal 68' (pen.)
Harley Yellow card 88'		 Report Southern Goal 18', Yellow card 45+1'
Burgess Goal 56'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 73', Goal 85'
Hammill Yellow card 80'
Gow Goal 90+3', Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,517
Referee: Roger East
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16 Blackpool 0–1 Ipswich Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Southern Yellow card 65'
Fox Goal 86'		 Report Norris Goal 42', Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,349
Referee: Colin Webster
16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 17 Blackpool 1–3 Preston North End Blackpool
13:00 GMT Hammill Goal 10', Yellow card 78'
Barker Yellow card 75'
Hendrie Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Brown Goal 55', 77', Yellow card 88'
Mellor Goal 68', Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,643
Referee: Mike Dean
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Iwelumo Goal 30', 66'
Edwards Yellow card 63'		 Report Hendrie Yellow card 44'
Evatt Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19 Blackpool 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Tudgay Goal 61'
Burton Goal 86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 20 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 GMT Gallagher Goal 67' Report Dickinson Goal 78', 81' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,969
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21 Blackpool 2–0 Charlton Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT Evatt Yellow card 27'
Dickinson Goal 47', 56'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Michael Jones
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22 Reading 1–0 Blackpool Reading
20:00 GMT Ingimarsson Goal 27'
Gunnarsson Yellow card 67'		 Report Hendrie Red card 33'
Edwards Yellow card 82'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,514
Referee: Jarnail Singh
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Blackpool Nottingham
15:00 GMT Perch Yellow card 57' Report Baptiste Yellow card 9'
Barker Yellow card 64'
Fox Yellow card 80'
Reid Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Pat Miller
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24 Blackpool 1–1 Swansea City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 59'
Gow Goal 54'		 Report Scotland Goal 67'
Butler Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 GMT Buxton Yellow card 47'
Slusarski Goal 55'
O'Connor Yellow card 82'		 Report Gow Goal 48' (pen.)
Reid Yellow card 51'
Southern Yellow card 67'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 90+1'
Dickinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,044
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 December 2008 (2008-12-29) 26 Blackpool 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor-Fletcher Goal 10'
O'Connor Yellow card 82'		 Report Ebanks-Blake Goal 4' (pen.)
Stearman Yellow card 43'
Jarvis Goal 70'
Jones Goal 77'
Ward Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,906
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 27 Coventry City 2–1 Blackpool Coventry
15:00 GMT Gunnarsson Yellow card 14'
Beuzelin Goal 47'
Mifsud Goal 51'		 Report Campbell Goal 25'
Southern Yellow card 33'
O'Donovan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,551
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 28 Blackpool 2–0 Birmingham City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Campbell Goal 13', Yellow card 70'
Southern Goal 37'
O'Donovan Yellow card 63'
Jørgensen Red card 74'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 52' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Steve Tanner
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 29 Blackpool 0–3 Queens Park Rangers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Helguson Goal 17', 58' (pen.)
Cook Yellow card 60'
Routledge Yellow card 83'
Ephraim Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,656
Referee: Graham Laws
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30 Crystal Palace 0–1 Blackpool Selhurst
15:00 GMT Fonte Yellow card 22' Report Rachubka Red card 3'
Campbell Goal 41' (pen.)
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 31 Blackpool 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Vaughan Goal 15'
O'Donovan Yellow card 35'
Campbell Goal 55'
Adam Red card 77'		 Report Stock Goal 23'
Hird Goal 54'
Coppinger Goal 64'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,452
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 32 Ipswich Town 1–1 Blackpool Ipswich
15:00 GMT Miller Goal 34'
Thatcher Yellow card 38'		 Report Baptiste Goal 28'
Vaughan Yellow card 39'
O'Donovan Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,299
Referee: Phil Crossley
18 February 2009 (2009-02-18) 33 Derby County 4–1 Blackpool Derby
19:45 GMT Commons Goal 9', 74'
McEveley Yellow card 57'
Green Goal 87'
Barazite Goal 89'		 Report Edwards Goal 31'
Barker Yellow card 65'
Baptiste Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 34 Blackpool 0–2 Watford Blackpool
15:00 GMT O'Donovan Yellow card 33' Report Williamson Yellow card 42', Goal 54'
Priskin Yellow card 75', Goal 85'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,451
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 35 Bristol City 0–0 Blackpool Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Ormerod Yellow card 26'
Adam Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,855
Referee: Fred Graham
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 36 Blackpool 0–1 Burnley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Barker Yellow card 10'
Crainey Yellow card 41'
Jørgensen Yellow card 88'		 Report Kalvenes Yellow card 63', Goal 85'
McDonald Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,679
Referee: Lee Mason
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 37 Blackpool 2–0 Norwich City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Adam Yellow card 42', Goal 74'
Ormerod Goal 55', Yellow card 56'		 Report Doherty Yellow card 40' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Clive Oliver
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 38 Sheffield United 2–2 Blackpool Sheffield
19:45 GMT Coid Goal 5' (o.g.)
Cotterill Goal 73' (pen.)		 Report Barker Yellow card 37'
Blackman Goal 42'
Campbell Goal 50'
Rachubka Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,273
Referee: Russell Booth
13 March 2009 (2009-03-13) 39 Barnsley 0–1 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 GMT El Haimour Yellow card 62'
Moore Yellow card 73'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 39'
Small Goal 70', Yellow card 70'
Adam Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,228
Referee: Colin Webster
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 40 Blackpool 1–1 Southampton Blackpool
15:00 GMT Campbell Goal 20' (pen.)
Mahon Yellow card 23'
Edwards Yellow card 83'
Barker Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Saeijs Yellow card 19'
McGoldrick Goal 69', Yellow card 79'
Perry Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,947
Referee: Dave Foster
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Blackpool 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 BST Crainey Yellow card 29' Report Sawyer Goal 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Mark Haywood
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool Preston
13:00 BST Report Adam Yellow card 35', Goal 43' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,273
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Blackpool 2–2 Reading Blackpool
15:00 BST Southern Goal 31'
Baptiste Yellow card 56'
Campbell Goal 66'		 Report Hunt Goal 10', Yellow card 81'
Karacan Goal 24', Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,722
Referee: Kevin Wright
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Blackpool Charlton
15:00 BST Burton Goal 48'
Shelvey Goal 49'
Hudson Yellow card 66'
Youga Yellow card 68'		 Report Campbell Goal 67' (pen.)
Hughes Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,615
Referee: Mick Russell
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Blackpool 1–1 Nottingham Forest Blackpool
12:30 BST Ormerod Goal 30'
Adam Yellow card 37'
Evatt Red card 68'
Crainey Yellow card 73'		 Report Blackstock Goal 9'
Chambers Yellow card 54'
Garner Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,279
Referee: Jonathan Moss
3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46 Swansea City 0–1 Blackpool Swansea
13:15 BST Tate Yellow card 70' Report Campbell Goal 13'
Ormerod Goal 60'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third Round Torquay United 1–0 Blackpool Torquay
15:00 GMT Green Goal 32'
Sills Yellow card 65'		 Report Barker Yellow card 67'
Harte Yellow card 84'
Evatt Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Andy Penn

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First Round Macclesfield Town 2–0 Blackpool Macclesfield
19:45 BST Brisley Yellow card 16', Goal 25'
Dunfield Red card 59'
Gritton Goal 59'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 27'
Southern Red card 57'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,631
Referee: Mark Haywood

Squad statistics[]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK United States Paul Rachubka 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 1 1
2 MF England Danny Coid 18 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Stephen Crainey 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 3 0
4 MF England Keith Southern 35 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 3 4 1
5 DF England Marlon Broomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England Ian Evatt 33 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 1 6 1
7 MF England Adam Hammill 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 1 4 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5 0
8 FW Scotland Stephen McPhee 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
9 FW England DJ Campbell 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 9 1 0
10 MF England Stuart Green 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF Wales David Vaughan 33 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 0 3 0
12 FW England Gary Taylor-Fletcher 38 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 5 6 0
13 GK England Mark Halstead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England David Fox 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 3 0
15 DF England Alex Baptiste 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 3 0
16 MF Faroe Islands Claus Jørgensen 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 1 1
17 MF England Jermaine Wright 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
18 MF England Joe Martin 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 1 0
19 FW England Steve Kabba 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 1 0
19 FW Hungary Krisztián Németh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW England Wade Small 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0
20 FW England Nick Blackman 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
20 MF Guinea Mo Camara 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 0
20 MF England Kyel Reid 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0
21 GK England Matt Gilks 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
22 MF England Graeme Owens 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
22 DF Pakistan Zesh Rehman 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
23 FW Wales Daniel Nardiello 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
24 DF Wales Rob Edwards 36 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 2 4 0
25 DF England Shaun Barker 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 8 0
26 MF Scotland Charlie Adam 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 5 1
26 MF England Sone Aluko 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Alan Gow 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5 2 0
27 FW Republic of Ireland Ben Burgess 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 6 1 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Mahon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF England Paul Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
28 MF Canada Michael D'Agostino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England Matty Kay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England Danny Mitchley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
33 FW England Dominic Merella 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 FW England Brett Ormerod 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 3 0
34 MF England Lee Hendrie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 1
34 MF Belgium Francesco Carratta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England Liam Dickinson 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 1 0
35 FW England Lee Hughes 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
36 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Republic of Ireland Ian Harte 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
37 MF England Simon Walton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Discipline totals Yellow card.svg 77 Red card.svg 6
  • Players used: 44
  • Goals scored: 46

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
26 June 2008 GK England Matt Gilks Norwich City Included in part-exchange deal for Wes Hoolahan [10]
1 July 2008 CB England Alex Baptiste Mansfield Town Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2008 CB England Marlon Broomes Free agency — [12]
2 July 2008 LB England Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [13]
11 July 2008 CM England Jermaine Wright Free agency — [14]
30 July 2008 CF Wales Daniel Nardiello Queens Park Rangers Included in part-exchange deal for Kaspars Gorkšs [15]
4 August 2008 CM Wales David Vaughan Real Sociedad £200,000 [16]
6 August 2008 CB Wales Rob Edwards Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [17]
30 January 2009 CF England Brett Ormerod Free agency — [18]
2 February 2009 CM Belgium Francesco Carratta Free agency — [19]

Loans in[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref.
11 July 2008 CF England Steve Kabba Watford 31 December 2009 [20]
19 July 2008 W England Adam Hammill Liverpool 30 December 2008 [21]
31 July 2008 CB Pakistan Zesh Rehman Queens Park Rangers 31 December 2008 [22]
5 August 2008 LB Guinea Mo Camara Derby County 30 August 2008 [23]
8 August 2008 CF England Sone Aluko Birmingham City 1 September 2008 [24]
1 September 2008 CF Scotland Alan Gow Rangers 31 December 2008 [25]
16 November 2008 CM England Lee Hendrie Sheffield United 31 December 2008 [26]
27 November 2008 CF England Liam Dickinson Derby County 30 December 2008 [27]
27 November 2008 W England Kyel Reid West Ham United 30 December 2008 [28]
27 November 2008 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack Plymouth Argyle 31 December 2008 [29]
8 January 2009 CF England DJ Campbell Leicester City 31 May 2009 [30]
9 January 2009 CF Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Sunderland 31 May 2009 [31]
26 January 2009 CF Hungary Krisztián Németh Liverpool 26 February 2009 [32]
29 January 2009 CM England Paul Marshall Manchester City 28 February 2009 [33]
2 February 2009 CM Scotland Charlie Adam Rangers 31 May 2009 [34]
3 March 2009 CF England Nick Blackman Blackburn Rovers 3 April 2009 [35]
13 March 2009 CF England Wade Small Sheffield Wednesday 13 April 2009 [36]
17 March 2009 LM Republic of Ireland Alan Mahon Burnley 31 May 2009 [37]
26 March 2009 CF England Lee Hughes Oldham Athletic 31 May 2009 [38]
26 March 2009 CM England Simon Walton Plymouth Argyle 31 May 2009 [39]

Transfers out[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
7 May 2008 LM England Marcus Bean Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 GK England Kyle Clancy Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CB England Phil Doughty Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 GK England Lewis Edge Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CM Wales Michael Flynn Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 LB England John Hills Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CB England Michael Jackson Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CF England Phil Marsh Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CM England Matt Lawlor Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 CF Scotland Keigan Parker Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 LB Republic of Ireland Paul Tierney Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 LM Scotland Andy Welsh Free agency — [40]
7 May 2008 RM England Simon Wiles Free agency — [40]
26 June 2008 AM Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan Norwich City Undisclosed + Matt Gilks [41]
28 July 2008 CB Latvia Kaspars Gorkšs Queens Park Rangers £250,000 + Daniel Nardiello + Zesh Rehman (loan) [42]
9 August 2008 CF England Andy Morrell Bury — [43]
16 December 2008 RB Canada Michael D'Agostino Free agency — [44]
1 January 2009 CM England Dominic Merella Free agency — [45]
2 February 2009 CM Republic of Ireland Ian Harte Free agency — [46]

Loans out[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref.
17 October 2008 AM England Matty Kay Fleetwood Town 30 December 2008 [47]
14 November 2008 RW England Stuart Green Crewe Alexandra 31 May 2009 [48]
21 November 2008 GK England Matt Gilks Shrewsbury Town 21 December 2008 [49]
26 January 2009 CB England Marlon Broomes Crewe Alexandra 6 March 2009 [50]
29 January 2009 CF Wales Daniel Nardiello Hartlepool United 31 May 2009 [51]
13 March 2009 CB England Marlon Broomes Crewe Alexandra 2 May 2009 [50]
27 March 2009 CF England Danny Mitchley Southport 31 May 2009 [52]

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