2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

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Scunthorpe United F.C.
2008–2009 season
ChairmanSteve Wharton
ManagerNigel Adkins
StadiumGlanford Park
League One6th (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst Round
League TrophyFinal
Away colours

During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Season summary[]

The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town.[1] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season.[2] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals,[3] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.[4]

Squad[]

[5]

No. Name Nat Position Date of birth Place of birth note
1 Joe Murphy Republic of Ireland GK 25 September 1980 Dublin
2 Kenny Milne Scotland DF 26 August 1979 Alloa
3 Marcus Williams England DF 8 April 1986 Doncaster
4 Andy Crosby England DF 3 March 1973 Rotherham
5 Izzy Iriekpen England DF 14 May 1982 Newham signed for Bristol City
5 Joseph Mills England DF 30 October 1989 Swindon on loan from Southampton
6 Cliff Byrne Republic of Ireland DF 27 April 1982 Dublin captain
7 Matt Sparrow England MF 3 October 1983 Scunthorpe
8 Garry Thompson England MF 24 November 1980 Kendal
9 Paul Hayes England FW 20 September 1983 Dagenham
10 Gary Hooper England FW 26 January 1988 Harlow
11 Ian Baraclough England MF 4 December 1970 Leicester
14 Michael Lea England DF 4 November 1987 Salford
15 David Mirfin England DF 18 April 1985 Sheffield
16 Martyn Woolford England MF 13 October 1985 Pontefract
17 Grant McCann Northern Ireland MF 14 April 1980 Belfast
18 Sam Togwell England MF 14 October 1984 Maidenhead
19 Jonathan Forte Barbados FW 25 July 1986 Sheffield
20 Sam Slocombe England GK 5 June 1988 Scunthorpe
21 Jake Picton England DF 6 January 1991 Pontefract
22 Josh Lillis England GK 24 June 1987 Derby
23 Kevan Hurst England FW 27 August 1985 Chesterfield
24 Andrew Wright England MF 15 January 1985 Liverpool
25 Peter Winn England FW 19 December 1988 Cleethorpes
26 Krystian Pearce England DF 5 January 1990 Birmingham on loan from Birmingham City
27 Ian Morris Republic of Ireland MF 27 February 1987 Dublin
28 Rory Coleman England DF 22 December 1990 Rotherham
29 Joe Wilcox England DF 18 April 1989 Northampton
30 Ben May England FW 10 March 1984 Gravesend
31 Henri Lansbury England MF 12 October 1990 Enfield on loan from Arsenal
32 Liam Trotter England MF 24 August 1988 Ipswich on loan from Ipswich Town
33 Kayode Odejayi Nigeria FW 21 February 1982 Ibadan on loan from Barnsley
40 Kevin Pressman England GK 6 November 1967 Fareham

Competitions[]

Football League One[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Play-offs[]

8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi-final first leg Scunthorpe United 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Woolford Goal 13' Report Wilbraham Goal 27' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Scott Mathieson
15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) Semi-final second leg Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(6–7 p)		 Scunthorpe United Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Penalties
Leven Penalty scored
Wilbraham Penalty scored
Navarro Penalty scored
Puncheon Penalty missed
Llera Penalty scored
Stirling Penalty missed
Lewington Penalty scored
Guéret Penalty scored
Flo Penalty missed		 Penalty scored McCann
Penalty scored Hayes
Penalty scored Crosby
Penalty missed Byrne
Penalty scored Trotter
Penalty missed Sparrow
Penalty scored Forte
Penalty scored Togwell
Penalty scored Morris
24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) Final Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe United London
13:00 BST Alexander Goal 37', 39' Report Sparrow Goal 6', 70'
Woolford Goal 85'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 59,661
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round Walsall 1–3 Scunthorpe United Bescot, Walsall
15:00 GMT Ricketts Goal 25'
Demontagnac Red card 79'		 Report Hooper Goal 42', 58'
Hurst Goal 90'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,318
Referee: Roger East
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round Scunthorpe United 4–0 Alfreton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT May Goal 30'
Hooper Goal 62', 83'
Togwell Goal 90'		 Report Clayton Red card 48' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Chris Sarginson
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round Watford 1–0 Scunthorpe United Watford
15:00 GMT Rasiak Goal 67' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Kevin Wright

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Hartlepool United 3–0 Scunthorpe United Hartlepool
19:45 BST Porter Goal 50'
Foley Goal 58'
Brown Goal 75'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round Scunthorpe United 2–1 Notts County Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Hayes Goal 90', 90' Report Butcher Goal 9' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Andy Haines
7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) Second round Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Togwell Goal 38'
Morris Goal 42'		 Report Hegarty Goal 48' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Mirfin Goal 90' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Jonathan Moss
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final Scunthorpe United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT May Goal 26'
Hayes Goal 90'		 Report Thomas-Moore Goal 53' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) Area final first leg Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rotherham United Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Woolford Goal 60'
Pearce Goal 67'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,038
Referee: Clive Oliver
17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) Area final second leg Rotherham United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
19:45 GMT Hooper Goal 74' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 April 2009 (2009-04-05) Final Luton Town 3–2 (a.e.t.) Scunthorpe United Wembley, London
13:15 BST Martin Goal 32'
Craddock Goal 70'
Gnakpa Goal 95'		 Report Hooper Goal 14'
McCann Goal 88'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 55,378
Referee: Phil Crossley

References[]

  1. ^ Fletcher, Paul (5 April 2009). "Football | Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Football – Scunthorpe 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Football | League One | MK Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe (agg 1–1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2009). "Football | League One | Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Scunthorpe United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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