2008–09 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland A.F.C.
2008–09 season
ChairmanNiall Quinn
ManagerRoy Keane
(until 4 December)[1]
Ricky Sbragia
(from 4 December)
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenwyne Jones (10)
All: Kenwyne Jones (12)

The 2008–09 season was the 112th season in Sunderland A.F.C.'s history and 104th in the league system of English football.

Background[]

Main article: 2007–08 Sunderland A.F.C. season
See also: History of Sunderland A.F.C. and List of Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

In preparation for their Premier League campaign, Sunderland spent around £40,000,000 in the 2007–08 season. Signings included the club's record signing of Craig Gordon for £9,000,000,[2] Michael Chopra for £5,000,000,[3] and Kieran Richardson for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £5,500,000.[4] Roy Keane began his managerial tenure in the Premier League with a win over Tottenham Hotspur through a last minute goal from Michael Chopra.[5] In an attempt to bolster their goalscoring chances, Sunderland signed Kenwyne Jones from Southampton for £6,000,000.[6] The club came close to their first Tyne-Wear derby victory at home in 17 years when they drew with Newcastle United. They had taken the lead before half time, but Shola Ameobi equalised an hour into the game. Michael Chopra missed the opportunity to win the game by heading the ball onto the crossbar.[7]

A tribute was paid to 1973 FA Cup Final goalscorer Ian Porterfield in a game against Reading. Sunderland marked the occasion by winning 2–1.[8] A win over Aston Villa sparked a three-game winning streak,[9] when Sunderland overcame West Ham United and Fulham to extend their lead over the relegation area.[10][11] They sealed their Premier League safety in a 3–2 win over local rivals Middlesbrough through a 90th-minute goal from Daryl Murphy.[12] They finished the season in fifteenth place, on 39 points.[13]

Match results[]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season[]

Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 20 July 2008 Sporting CP Away 3–1 — O'Donovan, Nosworthy, Stokes [14]
2 22 July 2008 Vitória de Setúbal Away 1–1 — Richardson [15]
3 28 July 2008 Cobh Ramblers Away 4–0 — Murphy, Stokes (2), O'Donovan [16]
4 30 July 2008 Nottingham Forest Away 1–0 12,573 Richardson [17]
5 3 August 2008 Ajax Home 0–1 19,768 [18]
6 7 August 2008 Athlone Town Away 6–0 — Richardson, Chopra (2), Leadbitter, Diouf, Murphy [19]
7 9 August 2008 Shamrock Rovers Away Postponed — [20]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 13 18 40 59 −19 34 Relegation to the Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 9 20 34 54  −20 36 6 3 10 21 25  −4 3 6 10 13 29  −16

Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultLWLDWLDDWLLLWLLLWWDLDLWDWDLDLLLLWLLDLL
Position18121816611141291014171116181817121415131411131110121314141717151516161616
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 16 August 2008 Liverpool Home 0–1 43,259 [21]
2 23 August 2008 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2–1 36,064 Richardson, Cissé [22]
3 31 August 2008 Manchester City Home 0–3 39,622 [23]
4 13 September 2008 Wigan Athletic Away 1–1 18,015 Bramble (O.G.) [24]
5 20 September 2008 Middlesbrough Home 2–0 38,388 Chopra (2) [25]
6 27 September 2008 Aston Villa Away 1–2 38,706 Cissé [26]
7 4 October 2008 Arsenal Home 1–1 40,199 Leadbitter [27]
8 18 October 2008 Fulham Away 0–0 25,116 [28]
9 25 October 2008 Newcastle United Home 2–1 47,936 Cissé, Richardson [29]
10 29 October 2008 Stoke City Away 0–1 26,731 [30]
11 1 November 2008 Chelsea Away 0–5 41,693 [31]
12 8 November 2008 Portsmouth Home 1–2 37,712 Cissé [32]
13 15 November 2008 Blackburn Rovers Away 2–1 21,798 Jones, Cissé [33]
14 23 November 2008 West Ham United Home 0–1 35,222 [34]
15 29 November 2008 Bolton Wanderers Home 1–4 35,457 Cissé [35]
16 6 December 2008 Manchester United Away 0–1 75,400 [36]
17 13 December 2008 West Bromwich Albion Home 4–0 36,280 Jones (2), Andy Reid, Cissé [37]
18 20 December 2008 Hull City Away 4–1 24,917 Malbranque, Zayatte (O.G.), Jones, Cissé [38]
19 26 December 2008 Blackburn Rovers Home 0–0 44,680 [39]
20 28 December 2008 Everton Away 0–3 39,146 [40]
21 10 January 2009 Middlesbrough Away 1–1 29,310 Jones [41]
22 17 January 2009 Aston Villa Home 1–2 40,350 Collins [42]
23 27 January 2009 Fulham Home 1–0 36,539 Jones [43]
24 1 February 2009 Newcastle Away 1–1 52,084 Cissé [44]
25 7 February 2009 Stoke City Home 2–0 38,350 Jones, Healy [45]
26 21 February 2009 Arsenal Away 0–0 60,104 [46]
27 3 March 2009 Liverpool Away 0–2 41,587 [47]
28 8 March 2009 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–1 37,894 Richardson [48]
29 14 March 2009 Wigan Athletic Home 1–2 39,266 Leadbitter [49]
30 22 March 2009 Manchester City Away 0–1 43,017 [50]
31 4 April 2009 West Ham United Away 0–2 34,761 [51]
32 11 April 2009 Manchester United Home 1–2 45,408 Jones [52]
33 18 April 2009 Hull City Home 1–0 42,855 Cissé [53]
34 25 April 2009 West Bromwich Albion Away 0–3 26,256 [54]
35 3 May 2009 Everton Home 0–2 41,313 [55]
36 9 May 2009 Bolton Wanderers Away 0–0 24,005 [56]
37 18 May 2009 Portsmouth Away 1–3 20,398 Jones [57]
38 24 May 2009 Chelsea Home 2–3 42,468 Richardson, Jones [58]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
3 3 January 2009 Bolton Wanderers Home 2–1 20,685 Jones, Cissé [59]
4 24 January 2009 Blackburn Rovers Home 0–0 22,634 [60]
4 4 February 2009 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–2
(replay)		 10,112 Healy [61]

League Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
2 27 August 2008 Nottingham Forest Away 2–1 (aet) 9,198 Bardsley, Healy [62]
3 23 September 2008 Northampton Town Home 2–2
4–3 (pen)		 21,082 Stokes (2) [63]
4 12 November 2008 Blackburn Rovers Home 1–2 18,555 Jones [64]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season.[65]

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 Scotland SCO Craig Gordon
2 DF England ENG Phil Bardsley[notes 1]
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
4 MF Finland FIN Teemu Tainio
5 DF Jamaica JAM Nyron Nosworthy[notes 2]
6 MF England ENG Dean Whitehead (captain)
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards
8 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 3]
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé (on loan from Marseille)
10 MF England ENG Kieran Richardson
12 DF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim (on loan from Manchester City)
13 GK Wales WAL Darren Ward[notes 4]
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy
15 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins[notes 5]
17 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kenwyne Jones
18 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter
19 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Reid
21 DF England ENG Calum Davenport (on loan from West Ham United)
23 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson
25 DF France FRA Jean-Yves Mvoto
26 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand
29 DF England ENG Peter Hartley
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McShane
31 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly[notes 6]
32 GK Hungary HUN Márton Fülöp
34 MF England ENG Jack Colback
35 DF England ENG Michael Kay
36 MF England ENG Nathan Luscombe
37 MF Northern Ireland NIR Robbie Weir
38 MF England ENG Jamie Chandler
39 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn
40 FW England ENG David Dowson
41 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Meyler
43 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Stokes
45 MF England ENG Jordan Cook
46 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Nick Colgan

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
11 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf (to Blackburn Rovers)
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller (to Queens Park Rangers)
16 FW England ENG Michael Chopra (on loan to Cardiff City)
21 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda (to Tottenham Hotspur)
22 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham (to Stoke City)
26 MF Nigeria NGA Dickson Etuhu (to Fulham)
27 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson (on loan to Burnley)
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh (to Carlisle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Liddle[notes 7] (on loan to Carlisle United)
42 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson (on loan to Coventry City)
45 FW Sweden SWE Rade Prica (to Rosenborg)
— MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace (to Preston North End)
— MF Spain ESP Arnau Riera (on loan to Falkirk)
— DF England ENG Greg Halford (on loan to Sheffield United)
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roy O'Donovan (on loan to Blackpool)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 14 0 12 0 1 0 1 0
32 GK Hungary HUN Márton Fülöp 30 0 26 0 2 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Phil Bardsley 33 1 27+1 0 1+1 0 3 1
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney 18 0 16 0 1+1 0 0 0
5 DF Jamaica JAM Nyron Nosworthy 20 0 16 0 1 0 3 0
7 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards 26 0 6+16 0 3 0 1 0
12 DF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins 41 1 35 1 3 0 3 0
21 DF England ENG Calum Davenport 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand 36 0 31 0 3 0 2 0
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McShane 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England ENG Michael Kay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Finland FIN Teemu Tainio 22 0 18+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Dean Whitehead 38 0 30+4 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque 40 1 34+2 1 2 0 2 0
10 MF England ENG Kieran Richardson 35 4 31+1 4 1 0 1+1 0
18 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 28 2 12+11 2 2 0 1+2 0
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Reid 38 1 20+12 1 2+1 0 2+1 0
36 MF England ENG Nathan Luscombe 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Jordan Henderson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé 38 11 29+6 10 1 1 2 0
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy 27 0 6+17 0 1 0 2+1 0
17 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kenwyne Jones 32 12 25+4 10 1+1 1 1 1
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke 8 0 4+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy 14 3 0+10 1 2 1 1+1 1
39 FW England ENG Martyn Waghorn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Stokes 3 2 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 2
Players transferred out during the season
11 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf 16 0 11+3 0 1 0 1 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 FW England ENG Michael Chopra 8 2 1+5 2 1 0 0+1 0
21 DF France FRA Pascal Chimbonda 16 0 13 0 2 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Competitions

Goal scorers[]

Nation Number Name Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
Trinidad and Tobago 17 Kenwyne Jones 10 1 1 12
France 9 Djibril Cissé 10 0 1 11
England 10 Kieran Richardson 4 0 0 4
Northern Ireland 23 David Healy 1 1 1 3
England 18 Grant Leadbitter 2 0 0 2
England 16 Michael Chopra 2 0 0 2
Republic of Ireland 44 Anthony Stokes 0 2 0 2
/ / Own goals 2 0 0 2
France 8 Steed Malbranque 1 0 0 1
Wales 15 Danny Collins 1 0 0 1
Republic of Ireland 20 Andy Reid 1 0 0 1
England 2 Phil Bardsley 0 1 0 1
/ / TOTALS 34 5 3 42

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
4 June 2008 DF Michael Kay Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 MF Jordan Henderson Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 MF Nathan Luscombe Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 FW Jordan Cook Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 DF Michael Liddle Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 MF Jack Colback Youth system – [66]
4 June 2008 DF Youth system – [66]
23 July 2008 MF Teemu Tainio Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee [67]
24 July 2008 GK Nick Colgan Ipswich Town Free [68]
25 July 2008 MF David Meyler Cork City Undisclosed fee [69]
26 July 2008 DF Pascal Chimbonda Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee [70]
28 July 2008 FW El Hadji Diouf Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed fee [71]
30 July 2008 MF Steed Malbranque Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee [72]
21 August 2008 FW David Healy Fulham Undisclosed fee [73]
27 August 2008 DF Anton Ferdinand West Ham United Undisclosed fee [74]
1 September 2008 DF George McCartney West Ham United Undisclosed fee [75]

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
8 May 2008 DF Stephen Wright Coventry City Released [76]
8 May 2008 DF Ian Harte – Released [76]
8 May 2008 DF Stanislav Varga – Released [76]
8 May 2008 FW Andrew Cole Nottingham Forest Free [76]
8 May 2008 DF – Released [76]
8 May 2008 MF Billy Dennehy – Released [76]
8 May 2008 MF – Released [76]
8 May 2008 DF Jack Pelter – Released [76]
29 August 2008 MF Dickson Etuhu Fulham Undisclosed fee [77]
1 September 2008 DF Danny Higginbotham Stoke City Undisclosed fee [78]
9 January 2009 MF Graham Kavanagh Carlisle United Mutual consent [79]
12 January 2009 MF Ross Wallace Preston North End Undisclosed fee [80]
15 January 2009 MF Liam Miller Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed fee [81]
26 January 2009 DF Pascal Chimbonda Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed fee [82]
30 January 2009 FW El Hadji Diouf Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed fee [83]

Loans in[]

Date Pos Name From Length Notes
21 August 2008 FW Djibril Cissé Marseille End of season [84]
1 February 2009 DF Tal Ben Haim Manchester City End of season [85]
2 February 2009 DF Calum Davenport West Ham United End of season [86]

Loans out[]

Date Pos Name To Length Notes
2 July 2008 DF Greg Halford Sheffield United End of season [87]
22 July 2008 MF Arnau Riera Falkirk End of season [88]
31 July 2008 MF Ross Wallace Preston North End End of season [89]
8 August 2008 FW Roy O'Donovan Dundee United End of season [90]
14 August 2008 GK Trevor Carson Chesterfield 19 December 2008 [91][92]
27 August 2008 DF Russell Anderson Burnley End of season [93]
30 August 2008 DF Paul McShane Hull City 15 January 2009 [94][95]
2 October 2008 MF Carlos Edwards Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 November 2008 [96][97]
10 October 2008 MF Graham Kavanagh Carlisle United 3 January 2009 [98][99]
17 October 2008 FW Anthony Stokes Sheffield United 1 January 2009 [100]
6 November 2008 FW Michael Chopra Cardiff City 1 January 2009 [101]
14 November 2008 DF Michael Liddle Carlisle United End of season [102][103]
17 November 2008 FW Martyn Waghorn Charlton Athletic 17 January 2009 [104][105]
9 January 2009 FW Roy O'Donovan Blackpool End of season [106]
28 January 2009 MF Jordan Henderson Coventry City End of season [107][108]
2 February 2009 FW Michael Chopra Cardiff City End of season [109]
2 March 2009 FW Anthony Stokes Crystal Palace End of season [110]
2 March 2009 GK Darren Ward Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [111]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Bardsley was born in Salford, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
  2. ^ Nosworthy was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana through his mother and was called up by Jamaica in 2007 before making his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
  3. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-18, and U-21 level.
  4. ^ Ward was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000.
  5. ^ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented the England C team, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
  6. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  7. ^ Liddle was born in Hounslow, Belgium, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.

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