2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace
2008–09 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerNeil Warnock
Championship15th
FA CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
All:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home league attendance15,220
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's 4th consecutive season in the Championship, after their play-off defeat in the previous campaign.

Statistics[]

Last updated on 10 January 2010.[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total The Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Argentina Julián Speroni 48 -55 45 -50 3 -5 0 0
2 DF England Matthew Lawrence 35 0 28+4 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England Clint Hill 48 2 43 1 3 1 2 0
4 MF England Shaun Derry 42 0 35+4 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy 29 3 25+2 3 0 0 2 0
6 DF Portugal José Fonte 42 4 36+2 4 3 0 1 0
7 MF Wales Carl Fletcher[notes 1] 6 0 0+3 0 1 0 2 0
8 FW England James Scowcroft 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 19 3 10+6 3 3 0 0 0
10 MF Australia Nick Carle 41 4 35+2 3 2 0 2 1
11 FW England Victor Moses[notes 2] 32 2 19+8 2 3 0 2 0
12 GK England Darryl Flahavan 3 -7 1 -2 0 0 2 -5
14 FW Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell[notes 3] 27 3 16+9 2 1 1 1 0
15 DF England Lee Hills 16 0 8+6 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF England Neil Danns 23 3 14+6 2 3 1 0 0
17 FW England Simon Thomas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England Calvin Andrew 10 0 1+6 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF England Tom Soares 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland Craig Beattie 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0
20 DF England Danny Butterfield 30 1 17+9 1 3 0 1 0
22 DF Austria Johannes Ertl 13 0 3+9 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Barbados Paul Ifill[notes 4] 38 6 27+6 4 3 2 2 0
24 MF England Ben Watson 19 5 18 5 0 0 1 0
25 DF Jamaica Claude Davis 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Wales John Oster[notes 5] 33 4 27+4 3 1 0 1 1
27 MF France Léandre Griffit 6 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 0
28 FW Portugal Rui Fonte 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi[notes 6] 37 10 20+15 10 2 0 0 0
33 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 13 1 11+2 1 0 0 0 0
35 DF Wales Rhoys Wiggins[notes 7] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF England Nathaniel Pinney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF England Kieran Djilali 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
42 MF England James Comley 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF England Nathaniel Clyne 29 0 25+1 0 3 0 0 0
44 MF England Kieron Cadogan 4 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Manager England Neil Warnock
Assistant manager England Mick Jones
First team coach England Keith Curle
Goalkeeping coach England Jim Stannard
Chief scout Scotland Allan Gemmill
Fitness coach England Louis Langdown
Reserve team manager England Gary Issott
Academy manager England David Moss
U18 team/Assistant academy manager England Gary Issott
Physiotherapists England , Paul Timson and Sangi Patel

Source:[citation needed]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
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
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.[3]

Matches[]

Preseason[]

12 July 2008 Bromley 1–1 Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, London
15:00 Hockton Goal 32' (Report) Hill Goal 67' Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 July 2008 Crawley Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45 Pinault Goal 67' (pen.) (Report) Ifill Goal 37' Attendance: 2,536
17 July 2008 Aldershot Town 3–4 Crystal Palace EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45 Grant Goal 23, 66' (pen.)
Morgan Goal 51' (pen.)		 (Report) Freedman Goal 32' (pen.)
Thomas Goal 40'
Dayton Goal 70'
Smith Goal 82' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,436
17 July 2008 Dartford 0–2 Crystal Palace XI Princes Park, Dartford
19:45 (Report) Dayton Goal 56'
Comley Goal 77'		 Attendance: 792
Referee:
21 July 2008 Tavistock 0–4 Crystal Palace Langsford Park, Tavistock
19:00 (Report) Andrew Goal 40, 56'
Watson Goal 52'
Goal 54' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 1,500
23 July 2008 Bodmin Town 1–4 Crystal Palace Priory Park, Bodmin
19:50 O'Hagan Goal 27' (Report) Ertl Goal 46'
Fletcher Goal 62'
Dayton Goal 75, 80'
25 July 2008 Truro City 0–1 Crystal Palace Treyew Road, Truro
19:50 (Report) Thomas Goal 35'
29 July 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Fulham XI Selhurst Park, London
20:00 (Report) Attendance: 7,000
Referee:
30 July 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Crystal Palace XI London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Dagenham
19:45 Strevens Goal 38'
Uddin Goal 66'
Benson Goal 73'		 (Report) Goal 7' (o.g.)
Goal 60' (pen.)
30 July 2008 Afan Lido 4–1 Crystal Palace XI , Aberavon
19:45 Goal 25 ' (pen.),  32'
Goal 80' (pen.)
Goal 86'		 (Report) Goal 33' Attendance: 250
2 August 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Moses Goal 60' (Report) Oakley Goal 34' Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
2 August 2008 Hemel Hempstead Town 0–1 Crystal Palace XI Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
15:00 (Report) Djilali Goal 56'
5 August 2008 Dover Athletic 2–3 Crystal Palace XI Crabble Stadium, River
19:00 Wallis Goal 86'
Moore Goal 89'		 (Report) Thomas Goal 23 ' (pen.),  65, 68' Attendance: 613
Referee:

Errea South West Challenge Cup[]

Group phase[]
23 July 2008 Eastleigh 2–1 Crystal Palace XI Marshford, Appledore
19:00 Taggart Goal (pen.)
Davies Goal		 (Report)
25 July 2008 Crystal Palace XI 4–2 Bideford Marshford, Appledore
18:00 Goal 28'
Goal 65'
Goal 81' (o.g.)
Goal 84'		 (Report) Goal 56'
Goal 72'

Crystal Palace finished second in their group with three points and thus qualified for the semifinal stage. However, with the squad heavily depleted through injury, Palace opted to give their semifinal place to third-placed team Torquay United

Football League Championship[]

9 August 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Watford Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Mike Jones
16 August 2008 Preston North End 2–0 Crystal Palace Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Nicholson Goal 58'
Chaplow Goal 90+1'		 (Report) Attendance: 14,225
Referee:
23 August 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Scowcroft Yellow card 47' Red card
Derry Yellow card 52' Red card		 (Report) Attendance: 14,071
Referee:
30 August 2008 Reading 4–2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 Harper Goal 18'
Doyle Goal 68, 68, 89'		 (Report) Carle Goal 37' (pen.)
Soares Goal 64'		 Attendance: 20,441
Referee:
13 September 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Watson Goal 28'
Carle Goal 66'		 (Report) Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Crystal Palace Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
19:45 Ebanks-Blake Goal 1'
Keogh Goal 58'		 (Report) Ifill Goal 32' Attendance: 22,200
Referee:
20 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
15:00 McCarthy Goal 85' (Report) Gallagher Goal 28, 56' Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 September 2008 Ipswich Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
17:20 Stead Goal 23' (Report) Moses Goal 25' Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–0 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Beattie Goal 63' (Report) Attendance: 16,358
Referee:
4 October 2008 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Crystal Palace City Ground, Nottinghamshire
15:00 (Report) Ifill Goal 4'
Kuqi Goal 81'		 Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 October 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
17:20 Watson Goal 25 ' (pen.),  60'
Kuqi Goal 82'		 (Report) Attendance: 16,494
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 October 2008 Birmingham City 1–0 Crystal Palace St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 O'Connor Goal 90+4' (Report) Attendance: 17,706
Referee:
25 October 2008 Blackpool 2–2 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 Burgess Goal 48'
Evatt Goal 65'		 (Report) Ifill Goal 28'
Beattie Goal 49'		 Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 October 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Nottingham Forest Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Kuqi Goal 75' (Report) Cohen Goal 28'
Thornhill Goal 81'		 Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 November 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Watson Goal 54' (pen.) (Report) Clarke Goal 7' Attendance: 14,650
Referee:
8 November 2008 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 (Report) Hill Goal 9'
Watson Goal 53'		 Attendance: 16,883
Referee:
15 November 2008 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00 Chopra Goal 33' (pen.)
Ledley Goal 53'		 (Report) Scannell Goal 37'
Lawrence Red card 90+4'		 Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 November 2008 Crystal Palace 4–2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Oster Goal 11'
Scannell Goal 13'
Beattie Goal 65'
Fonte Goal 72'		 (Report) Adebola Goal 44'
Maynard Goal 74'		 Attendance: 14,599
Referee:
25 November 2008 Norwich City 1–2 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45 Pattison Goal 61' (Report) Beattie Goal 27'
Oster Goal 40'		 Attendance: 24,034
Referee:
29 November 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Rob Styles
6 December 2008 Derby County 1–2 Crystal Palace Pride Park Stadium, Derby
15:00 Varney Goal 41' (Report) McCarthy Goal 3'
Kuqi Goal 61'		 Attendance: 27,203
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Kuqi Goal 9'
Beattie Goal 15'
Ifill Goal 75'		 (Report) Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Kuqi Goal 21' (pen.)
Lee Goal 89'		 (Report) Heffernan Goal 15' Attendance: 13,811
Referee:
20 December 2008 Sheffield United 2–2 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane, Sheffield
17:20 Dyer Goal 41'
Beattie Goal 88' (pen.)		 (Report) McCarthy Goal 47'
Carle Goal 90+5'		 Attendance: 23,045
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
13:00 Fonte Goal 6', 31'
Butterfield Goal 90'		 (Report) Doherty Goal 19' Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 December 2008 Bristol City 1–0 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
15:00 Maynard Goal 2' (Report) Attendance: 18,265
Referee:
17 January 2009 Crystal Palace 1–4 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Lee Goal 31' (Report) Garvan Goal 19'
Norris Goal 28'
Lisbie Goal 69'
Hill Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 15,348
Referee:
27 January 2009 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Crystal Palace The Valley, Charlton
19:45 Spring Goal 14' (Report) Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 January 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Campbell Goal 41' (pen.) Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Sawyer Goal 68' (Report) Danns Goal 21'
Lee Goal 28'
Oster Goal 43'		 Attendance: 10,710
Referee:
21 February 2009 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Crystal Palace Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00 McAllister Goal 80'
Clarke Goal 90+3'		 (Report) Attendance: 22,687
Referee:
24 February 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Birmingham City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Carle Red card 76' (Report) Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 February 2009 Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Cowie Goal 22'
J. Fonte Goal 72' (o.g.)		 (Report) Attendance: 15,529
Referee:
3 March 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
20:00 (Report) Ebanks-Blake Goal 74' (pen.) Attendance: 14,907
Referee:
7 March 2009 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Stokes Goal 32'
Danns Goal 34'		 (Report) Jones Goal 29' Attendance: 16,340
Referee:
11 March 2009 Burnley 4–2 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45 Carlisle Goal 39'
Alexander Goal 81' (pen.)
Thompson Goal 88'
Rodriguez Goal 90+3'		 (Report) Kuqi Goal 26'
Carlisle Goal 35' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 10,312
Referee:
14 March 2009 Swansea City 1–3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
15:00 Pintado Goal 66' (Report) Moses Goal 49'
J. Fonte Goal 61'
Kuqi Goal 90+3'		 Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
17 March 2009 Barnsley 3–1 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45 Campbell-Ryce Goal 23'
Hills Goal 52' (o.g.)
Mifsud Goal 73'		 (Report) Kuqi Goal 8' Attendance: 10,885
Referee:
21 March 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Reading Selhurst Park, London
17:20 (Report) Rosenior Red card 72' Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 April 2009 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Crystal Palace Loftus Road, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 15,234
Referee:
7 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Cadogan Goal 72' (Report) Gunnarsson Goal 31' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
11 April 2009 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 [1][dead link] McCormack Goal 22' (pen.), 90+2' Attendance: 12,898
Referee:
13 April 2009 Southampton 1–0 Crystal Palace St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15:00 McGoldrick Goal 67' (Report) Attendance: 23,220
Referee:
18 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–0 Derby County Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Moses Yellow card 60' Red card
Kuqi Goal 63'		 (Report) Attendance: 14,736
Referee:
25 April 2009 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Crystal Palace Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00 Shiels Goal 45'
Hayter Goal 75'		 (Report) Attendance: 12,880
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 May 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Sheffield United Selhurst Park, London
13:15 (Report) Attendance: 22,824
Referee: Chris Foy

Football League Cup[]

Round 1[]

12 August 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Hereford United Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Carle Goal 45'
Oster Goal 49'		 (Report) Ashikodi Goal 41' Attendance: 3,094
Referee:

Round 2[]

26 August 2008 Leeds United 4–0 Crystal Palace Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Douglas Goal 11'
Beckford Goal 32'
Becchio Goal 52'
Showunmi Goal 76'		 (Report) Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup[]

Round 3[]

3 January 2009 Leicester City 0–0 Crystal Palace Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Graham Laws
13 January 2009 Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Ifill Goal 38'
Scannell Goal 55'		 (Report) Gradel Goal 90+4' Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Steve Tanner

Round 4[]

24 January 2009 Watford 4–3 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 DeMerit Goal 17'
Cork Goal 27'
Hoskins Goal 67'
Rasiak Goal 70'		 (Report) Hill Goal 47'
Danns Goal 83'
Ifill Goal 90+5'		 Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Michael Oliver

End-of-season awards[]

Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year José Fonte
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Scholar Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Academy Player of the Year Alex Wynter
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season Paddy McCarthy v Derby County (06-12-08)
Special Achievement Award Crystal Palace F.C. squad of the 1978–79 season for winning the Second Division title

References[]

  1. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  2. ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 2009".
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
  2. ^ Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but obtained asylum in England at the age of 11, and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.
  3. ^ Scannell was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father, as well as Jamaica, and has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and B level.
  4. ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  5. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  6. ^ Kuqi was born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia (part of Serbia in 2007, but now part of Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.
  7. ^ Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.

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