2008–09 Swansea City A.F.C. season

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Swansea City
2008–09 season
ChairmanHuw Jenkins
ManagerRoberto Martínez
Football League Championship8th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Scotland (21)
All:
Jason Scotland (24)
Highest home attendance18,053 vs Cardiff City (30 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance11,442 vs Barnsley (9 December 2008)
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Swansea City A.F.C.'s first time in the second tier of English football for 24 years. Swansea gained promotion as champions of League One by 10 points.

Squad statistics[]

Playing stats[]

Last updated on 10 March 2009
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 46 0 40 0 3 0 3 0
2 DF Wales Ashley Williams 51 1 46 1 4 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Marcos Painter 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Wales Kristian O'Leary 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England Alan Tate 31 1 21+4 1 4 0 2 0
6 MF Netherlands Ferrie Bodde 19 7 17 7 0 0 2 0
7 MF England Leon Britton 49 0 43+1 0 4 0 1 0
8 MF Jamaica Darren Pratley 38 4 32+4 4 1 0 1 0
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland 50 23 38+6 20 3 3 3 0
10 MF Spain Andrea Orlandi 15 1 6+5 1 2 0 2 0
11 MF England Mark Gower 39 0 30+4 0 3 0 2 0
14 MF Spain Jordi Gómez 51 13 38+6 11 3 0 4 2
16 DF England Garry Monk 46 0 40 0 3 0 3 0
17 MF Wales Owain Tudur Jones 14 0 4+5 0 2 0 3 0
18 FW Spain Gorka Pintado 46 7 10+31 5 2 1 3 1
19 MF Wales Chris Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Wales Shaun MacDonald 9 2 2+3 0 1 0 3 2
21 DF Argentina Federico Bessone 16 0 13+2 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Spain Àngel Rangel 47 1 39+1 1 4 0 3 0
23 FW Spain Guillem Bauzà 21 3 4+11 2 3 1 3 0
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 26 1 17+6 1 2 0 1 0
25 MF Wales Matthew Collins 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Spain Albert Serrán 18 0 10+3 0 2 0 3 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler 30 1 19+9 1 1 0 1 0
30 FW Wales Chad Bond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England Nathan Dyer 20 3 12+4 2 4 1 0 0

No longer at the club[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
– GK Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
– GK Poland Artur Krysiak 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Halloran 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
– FW England Febian Brandy 18 0 14 0 0 0 4 0

Disciplinary record[]

Awards[]

Manager of the Month[]

Player of the Month[]

  • February: Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland[2]

Championship Team of the Week[]

The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Player transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Source
22 May 2008 DF 2 Wales Ashley Williams England Stockport County £400,000 [3]
27 June 2008 MF 11 England Mark Gower England Southend United Free [4]
6 June 2008 FW 18 Spain Gorka Pintado Spain Granada £100,000 [5]
28 June 2008 DF 21 Argentina Federico Bessone Spain Espanyol Free [6]
1 July 2008 DF 25 Spain Albert Serrán Spain Espanyol £80,000 [7]
10 July 2008 FW – England England West Bromwich Albion Free [8]

Out[]

Date Pos. No. Name To Fee Source
21 May 2008 MF – England Andy Robinson England Leeds United Free [9]
5 June 2008 DF – Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Austin England Chesterfield Free [10]
9 June 2008 DF – England Kevin Amankwaah England Swindon Town Free [11]
3 July 2008 FW – Scotland Darryl Duffy England Bristol Rovers £100,000 [12]

Loans in[]

Date In Date Left Pos. No. Name From Source
6 June 2008 Season MF 14 Spain Jordi Gómez Spain Espanyol [5]
22 July 2008 12 January 2009 FW 12 England Febian Brandy England Manchester United [13]
23 September 2008 22 December 2008 GK – Poland Artur Krysiak England Birmingham City [14]
27 October 2008 28 December 2008 GK 36 Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos England Coventry City [15]
5 November 2008 15 December 2008 (Injured – Loan ended) DF – Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Halloran England Aston Villa [16]
2 January 2009 Season MF 31 England Nathan Dyer England Southampton [17]
8 January 2009 31 January 2009 GK 36 Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos England Coventry City [18]

Loans out[]

Date Left Date Back Pos. No. Name Loaned to Source
31 December 2008 Season DF 15 Trinidad and Tobago Dennis Lawrence England Crewe Alexandra [19]
August 2008 Season MF 32 Wales Scott Evans Wales Port Talbot Town [20]
New Year Season FW 33 Wales Kerry Morgan Wales Neath Athletic [21]
August 2008 Season DF 34 Wales Kyle Graves Wales Neath Athletic [22]
7 October 2008 23 October 2008 (Injured – Loan Ended) MF 24 Wales Joe Allen Wales Wrexham [23]
27 January 2009 26 February 2009 MF 20 Wales Shaun MacDonald England Yeovil Town [24]

Fixtures and results[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

  • Swansea City scores given first

The Championship[]

The season finished on 3 May when Swansea City played Blackpool at the Liberty Stadium.

9 August 2008 FLC Charlton Athletic 2 – 0 Swansea City The Valley, London
Hudson Goal 9'
Gray Goal 85'		 Attendance: 21,675
Referee: Richard Beeby
16 August 2008 FLC Swansea City 3 – 1 Nottingham Forest Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Smith Goal 9' (o.g.)
Bodde Goal 71'
Pintado Goal 86'		 Perch Goal 35' Attendance: 16,611
Referee: Paul Taylor
23 August 2008 FLC Plymouth Argyle 0 – 1 Swansea City Home Park, Plymouth
Scotland Goal 44' Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 August 2008 FLC Swansea City 1 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde Goal 36' Watson Goal 70' Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 September 2008 FLC Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
Watson Goal 28'
Carle Goal 66'		 Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2008 FLC Swansea City 1 – 1 Derby County Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Williams Goal 76' Pearson Goal 63' Attendance: 14,003
Referee:
20 September 2008 FLC Swansea City 1 – 1 Burnley Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde Goal 90' Guðjónsson Goal 59' Attendance: 13,299
Referee:
27 September 2008 FLC Reading 4 – 0 Swansea City Madejski Stadium, Reading
N. Hunt Goal 19'
Doyle Goal 26', 90'
S. Hunt Goal 40'		 Attendance: 20,093
Referee:
30 September 2008 FLC Preston North End 0 – 2 Swansea City Deepdale, Preston
Bodde Goal 19'
Gómez Goal 80' (pen.)		 Attendance: 10,558
Referee:
4 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 3 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez Goal 1'
Scotland Goal 41', 57'		 Keogh Goal 16' Attendance: 17,556
Referee:
18 October 2008 FLC Ipswich Town 2 – 2 Swansea City Portman Road, Ipswich
Counago Goal 43', 82' Bodde Goal 49'
Gómez Goal 69'		 Attendance: 20,026
Referee: Jon Moss
21 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 13,475
Referee: Tony Bates
25 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 3 – 0 Southampton Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pratley Goal 12'
Gómez Goal 58'
Butler Goal 72'		 Attendance: 15,564
Referee: Peter Walton
28 October 2008 FLC Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Swansea City Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Ebanks-Blake Goal 45', 57' Pratley Goal 49' Attendance: 21,988
Referee: Richard Beeby
1 November 2008 FLC Doncaster Rovers 0 – 0 Swansea City Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 3 – 1 Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde Goal 34'
Scotland Goal 59'
Bauzà Goal 90'		 Williamson Goal 33' Attendance: 13,891
Referee:
15 November 2008 FLC Norwich City 2 – 3 Swansea City Carrow Road, Norwich
Lupoli Goal 28'
Rangel Goal 61' (o.g.)		 Scotland Goal 43'
Pratley Goal 47'
Bodde Goal 49'		 Attendance: 24,262
Referee:
21 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 2 – 3 Birmingham City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez Goal 2'
Ridgewell Goal 45' (o.g.)		 Bent Goal 42'
Phillips Goal 74', 79'		 Attendance: 16,956
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 November 2008 FLC Coventry City 1 – 1 Swansea City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Fox Goal 87' Gómez Goal 67' Attendance: 15,149
Referee:
30 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 2 – 2 Cardiff City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pratley Goal 19'
Pintado Goal 61'		 Ledley Goal 45'
McCormack Goal 48' (pen.)		 Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 2008 FLC Bristol City 0 – 0 Swansea City Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 16,405
Referee: Lee Mason
9 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 2 – 2 Barnsley Oakwell, Barnsley
Scotland Goal 66', 90' Macken Goal 49'
Campbell-Ryce Goal 56' (pen.)		 Attendance: 11,442
Referee:
13 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 1 – 1 Sheffield United Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 56' (pen.) Morgan Goal 87' Attendance: 14,744
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 December 2008 FLC Blackpool 1 – 1 Swansea City Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Gow Goal 74' Scotland Goal 67' Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 0 – 0 Coventry City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 17,603
Referee: Steve Tanner
28 December 2008 FLC Birmingham City 0 – 0 Swansea City St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
Attendance: 21,836
Referee: Mike Riley
10 January 2009 FLC Burnley 0 – 2 Swansea City Turf Moor, Burnley
Scotland Goal 35' (pen.), 86' Attendance: 13,740
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 January 2009 FLC Swansea City 2 – 0 Reading Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 45'
Orlandi Goal 89'		 Attendance: 15,197
Referee: Fred Graham
27 January 2009 FLC Swansea City 4 – 1 Preston North End Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez Goal 2'
Scotland Goal 29'
Bauzà Goal 69'
Tate Goal 87'		 Brown Goal 90' Attendance: 14,774
Referee:
31 January 2009 FLC Southampton 2 – 2 Swansea City St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Saganowski Goal 17' Goal 76' Gómez Goal 33'
Pintado Goal 65'		 Attendance: 17,623
Referee: Steve Tanner
7 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 3 – 0 Ipswich Town Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 3', 73'
Gómez Goal 86'		 Attendance: 14,020
Referee:
17 February 2009 FLC Watford 2 – 0 Swansea City Vicarage Road, Watford
Priskin Goal 23'
Smith Goal 33'		 Attendance: 13,727
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 3 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 28' (pen.)
Gómez Goal 71', 90'		 Coppinger Goal 11' Attendance: 16,161
Referee:
28 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 1 – 1 Charlton Athletic Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Dyer Goal 42' Bailey Goal 55' Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 March 2009 FLC Derby County 2 – 2 Swansea City Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Porter Goal 14', 48' Rangel Goal 55'
Pintado Goal 87'		 Attendance: 26,691
Referee:
7 March 2009 FLC Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Swansea City City Ground, Nottingham
McGugan Goal 76' Scotland Goal 61' Attendance: 20,475
Referee: Jon Moss
10 March 2009 FLC Swansea City 1 – 0 Plymouth Argyle Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 78' (pen.) Attendance: 13,103
Referee:
14 March 2009 FLC Swansea City 1 – 3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pintado Goal 66' Moses Goal 49'
Fonte Goal 61'
Kuqi Goal 90'		 Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
17 March 2009 FLC Queens Park Rangers 1 – 0 Swansea City Loftus Road, London
Leigertwood Goal 30' Attendance: 12,288
Referee:
21 March 2009 FLC Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 0 Swansea City Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Mike Jones
5 April 2009 FLC Cardiff City 2 – 2 Swansea City Ninian Park, Cardiff
Chopra Goal 54'
McCormack Goal 90' (pen.)		 Dyer Goal 11'
Allen Goal 88'		 Attendance: 20,156
Referee: Mike Dean
11 April 2009 FLC Swansea City 2 – 1 Norwich City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 29', 50' (pen.) Lee Goal 33' Attendance: 15,783
Referee:
13 April 2009 FLC Barnsley 1 – 3 Swansea City Oakwell, Barnsley
Bogdanović Goal 84' (pen.) Williams Goal 2'
Gómez Goal 36'
Scotland Goal 67'		 Attendance: 11,788
Referee:
18 April 2009 FLC Swansea City 1 – 0 Bristol City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Monk Goal 25' Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Lee Mason
25 April 2009 FLC Sheffield United 1 – 0 Swansea City Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Cotterill Goal 37' (pen.) Attendance: 28,010
Referee: Rob Styles
3 May 2009 FLC Swansea City 0 – 1 Blackpool Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Campbell Goal 13' Attendance: 16,316
Referee:

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHAH
ResultLWWDLDDLWWDDWLDWWLDDDDDDDDWWWDWLWDDDWLLDDWWWLL
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The FA Cup[]

13 January 2009 Round 3 Histon 1 – 2 Swansea City Bridge Road, Impington
Simpson Goal 84' Pintado Goal 22'
Bauzà Goal 38'		 Attendance: 2,821
Referee:
24 January 2009 Round 4 Portsmouth 0 – 2 Swansea City Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Dyer Goal 26'
Scotland Goal 45' (pen.)		 Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Andre Marriner
14 February 2009 Round 5 Swansea City 1 – 1 Fulham Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland Goal 52' Monk Goal 44' (o.g.) Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Howard Webb
24 February 2009 replay Fulham 2 – 1 Swansea City Craven Cottage, London
Dempsey Goal 77'
Zamora Goal 80'		 Scotland Goal 47' Attendance: 12,316
Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup[]

Swansea reached the Fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Championship strugglers Watford.[25]

12 August 2008 Round 1 Swansea City 2 – 0 Brentford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
MacDonald Goal 31', 69' Attendance: 5,366
Referee:
26 August 2008 Round 2 Swansea City 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hull City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pintado Goal 63'
Gómez Goal 105' (pen.)		 Windass Goal 11' Attendance: 8,622
Referee:
23 September 2008 Round 3 Swansea City 1 – 0 Cardiff City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez Goal 57' Attendance: 17,411
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 November 2008 Round 4 Swansea City 0 – 1 Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Williamson Goal 21' Attendance: 9,549
Referee: Andy D'Urso

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