SEASON: 2008-09
- DIVISION:
- Coca-Cola Championship (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Colin Calderwood, John Pemberton, Billy Davies
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Derby County (H) 2-3)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Sunderland (H) 1-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- Chris Cohen
- Top Goalscorer:
- Robert Earnshaw (17 goals)
TABLE
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tier 2) - 2008-09
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 90 | Promoted as Champions | 0-1 | 1-5 | |
2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 83 | Promoted | 1-1 | 0-2 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 80 | 0-1 | 0-0 | ||
4 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
5 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 76 | Promoted via playoffs | 1-2 | 0-5 | |
6 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 74 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 74 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 68 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 66 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 61 | 3-2 | 2-2 | ||
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -2 | 61 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | -7 | 61 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||
13 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -4 | 58 | 3-2 | 1-2 | ||
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | -11 | 58 | 2-4 | 0-0 | ||
15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -3 | 57 | 0-2 | 2-1 | ||
16 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -11 | 56 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 54 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
18 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -12 | 54 | 1-3 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | -15 | 53 | ||||
20 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -13 | 52 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 51 | 2-0 | 0-1 | ||
22 | Norwich City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | -13 | 46 | Relegated | 1-2 | 3-2 | |
23 | Southampton | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | -23 | 45 | Relegated | 3-1 | 2-0 | |
24 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -22 | 39 | Relegated | 0-0 | 2-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 61
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 53 out of 138 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 38.4%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 20 times | 11 times | 5 times | 1 time | Conceded | 16 times | 16 times | 3 times | 1 time | 2 times | Won By | 9 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time | Lost By | 13 times | 6 times | 1 time | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,140 (Derby County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,568 (Preston North End)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,299
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 29,001 (Derby County)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 4,030 (Morecambe)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 13
- Yellow Cards:
- 78
- Red Cards:
- 4   (Matt Thornhill, Wes Morgan, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson)
- Own goals (for):
- 4   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 6   (scored by us for opponents)   (Paul Smith (2006), Wes Morgan, Chris Cohen, Ian Breckin, Joe Garner, James Perch)
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 4
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 1
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
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Manager: John Pemberton | Sat Jan 03, 2009 | Manchester City | 3 | A | 3-0 | 31,869 | Tyson (38'), Earnshaw (42'), Garner (75') | |
Manager: Billy Davies | Fri Jan 23, 2009 | Derby County | 4 | A | 1-1 | 32,035 | Earnshaw (64') | |
Wed Feb 04, 2009 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | H | 2-3 | 29,001 | Cohen (2'), Tyson (14' pen) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Manager: Colin Calderwood | Wed Aug 13, 2008 | Morecambe | 1 | H | 4-0 | 4,030 | Cohen (14'), Earnshaw (62', 89'), Newbold (81') | |
Wed Aug 27, 2008 | Sunderland | 2 | H | 1-2 | 9,198 | Earnshaw (60') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Colin Calderwood | Fri Jul 18, 2008 | Offenbach Kickers | Germany | A | 2-1 | 5,000 | McCleary (?), Davies (?) | |
Tue Jul 22, 2008 | Burton Albion | England | A | 3-1 | 2,340 | Davies (23'), McGugan (47'), Tyson (81') | ||
Wed Jul 23, 2008 | Telford United | England | A | 4-1 | 1,441 | Thornhill (7'), Sinclair (8'), McCleary (20'), Newbold (37') | ||
Fri Jul 25, 2008 | Everton | England | H | 1-1 | 15,448 | Nuno Valente (56' OG) | ||
Mon Jul 28, 2008 | Curzon Ashton | England | A | 1-2 | 524 | Sinclair (68') | ||
Wed Jul 30, 2008 | Sunderland | England | H | 0-1 | 12,573 | |||
Sat Aug 02, 2008 | Notts County | England | A | 3-2 | 7,665 | Earnshaw (27', 74'), Bennett (34') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Colin Calderwood | Thu Oct 09, 2008 | Republic of Ireland XI | Ireland | A | 0-2 | 4,040 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (25) - £5,975,000 | Out (16) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Andy Cole | Bought | Andy Cole | Retired | Hughes (2008) | Bought | Barry Richardson | Released | Lee Camp | Loan In | Dale Roberts | Sold | Lee Camp | Bought | Hughes (2008) | Sold | Paul Anderson | Bought | Patrick Gamble | Sold | Ryan Whitehurst | Bought | Sahr Senesie | Sold | 2008 | Mickael Darnet | Bought | Jul 23, 2008 | Reece Staples | Released | Jan 10, 2008 | James Dunne | Loan In | May 03, 2009 | Ian Breckin | Released | Jul 18, 2008 | Guy Moussi | Bought | £245,000 | May 14, 2009 | Adam Newbold | Released | Jul 18, 2008 | Robert Earnshaw | Bought | £2,650,000 | May 14, 2009 | Emile Sinclair | Released | Jul 28, 2008 | Richard Tait | Bought | Free | May 14, 2009 | Hamza Bencherif | Released | Aug 13, 2008 | Lee Martin | Loan In | May 14, 2009 | Liam Hook | Released | Sep 25, 2008 | Joel Lynch | Loan In | £175,000 | May 14, 2009 | Paddy Greenwood | Released | Oct 09, 2008 | Joe Garner | Bought | £1,130,000 | May 14, 2009 | Richard Tait | Released | Oct 18, 2008 | Carl Fletcher | Loan In | May 14, 2009 | Ryan Whitehurst | Released | Oct 18, 2008 | Paul Anderson | Loan In | May 14, 2009 | Tom Sharpe | Released | Mar 03, 2009 | Isaiah Osbourne | Loan In | Mar 07, 2009 | Gary McSheffrey | Loan In | Mar 14, 2009 | Chris Gunter | Loan In | Mar 21, 2009 | Iain Turner | Loan In | Mar 26, 2009 | Dexter Blackstock | Loan In | Jul 20, 2009 | Chris Gunter | Bought | £1,750,000 | Jul 21, 2009 | Joel Lynch | Bought | £200,000 | Jul 22, 2009 | Dexter Blackstock | Bought | Aug 09, 2014 | Karl Darlow | Loan In |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | Paul Smith (2006) | England | 28 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 13 | |||||||
GK | 20 | Iain Turner Loan In | Scotland | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from Everton (March to June 09) | |||||||
GK | 21 | Lee Camp Loan In | England | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (Oct to Dec) | ||||||
GK | 30 | Dale Roberts | England | 21 | 7 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to June) | ||||||||||
GK | 30 | Karl Darlow | England | 17 | ||||||||||||
GK | 31 | Patrick Gamble | England | 19 | 13 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Aug to Dec) | ||||||||||
GK | 39 | Barry Richardson | England | 38 | ||||||||||||
GK | 40 | Shane Redmond | Rep. of Ire. | 19 | 3 | Went on loan to Eastwood Town (Sep to June) | Defenders | |||||||||
D | 4 | Luke Chambers | England | 22 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||
D | 5 | Wes Morgan | England | 24 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
D | 6 | Ian Breckin | England | 33 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||
D | 17 | Chris Gunter Loan In | Wales | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Tottenham (March to June) | ||||||
D | 25 | Richard Tait | Scotland | 18 | ||||||||||||
D | 32 | Hamza Bencherif | Algeria | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | 35 | Tom Sharpe | England | 19 | Went on loan to Stalybridge Celtic (Sep to June) | |||||||||||
D | 39 | Gavin Kavanagh | Rep. of Ire. | 20 | ||||||||||||
D | 45 | Aaron Mitchell | England | 18 | Midfielders | |||||||||||
M | 2 | Kelvin Wilson | England | 22 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
M | 3 | Joel Lynch Loan In | England | 20 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Brighton (Sept to June) | |||
M | 7 | James Perch | England | 22 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
M | 15 | Chris Cohen | England | 21 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Player Of The Year | ||||
M | 18 | Isaiah Osbourne Loan In | England | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | On loan from Aston Villa (March 09 to June 09) | |||||
M | 19 | Guy Moussi | France | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Angers SCO in July | ||||
M | 20 | Carl Fletcher Loan In | Wales | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Crystal Palace (Oct to Nov) | |||||
M | 24 | Mark Byrne | Rep. of Ire. | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
M | 26 | Matt Thornhill | England | 19 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | ||
M | 27 | Brendan Moloney | Rep. of Ire. | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds (Oct to Nov) | |||
M | 29 | Julian Bennett | England | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
M | 33 | Liam Hook | England | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 34 | Reece Staples | England | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 36 | Joe Heath | England | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
M | 38 | Mickael Darnet | France | 19 | ||||||||||||
M | 41 | James Reid | England | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
M | 42 | Ryan Whitehurst | England | 18 | ||||||||||||
M | 46 | James Dunne Loan In | England | 18 | On loan from Arsenal (Oct to Dec) | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | 8 | Lewis McGugan | England | 19 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |||
F | 9 | Nathan Tyson | England | 26 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||
F | 10 | Robert Earnshaw | Wales | 27 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Bought from Derby County in May | ||
F | 11 | Paul Anderson Loan In | England | 20 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | On loan from Liverpool (June 2008 - June 2009) | |||
F | 12 | Garath McCleary | England | 21 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 6 | |||
F | 14 | Arron Davies | Wales | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | ||||
F | 16 | Joe Garner | England | 20 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Bought from Carlisle United in July | ||
F | 17 | Lee Martin Loan In | England | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | On loan from Manchester United (Aug to Dec) | ||
F | 18 | Andy Cole | England | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Bought from Sunderland in July; Retired in October | ||||
F | 22 | Gary McSheffrey Loan In | England | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | On loan from Birmingham City (March) | |||||||
F | 23 | Dexter Blackstock Loan In | Antigua | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | On loan from Queens Park Rangers (March to June) | |||||
F | 28 | Emile Sinclair | England | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Went on loan to Mansfield (Oct to June) | |||||
F | 37 | Adam Newbold | England | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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17 | Robert Earnshaw | 36 |
8 | Joe Garner | 30 |
7 (1) | Nathan Tyson | 39 |
5 (1) | Lewis McGugan | 36 |
4 | Chris Cohen | 46 |
4 | Own Goals | 51 |
3 | James Perch | 42 |
3 | Matt Thornhill | 28 |
2 | Dexter Blackstock | 6 |
2 | Luke Chambers | 44 |
2 | Paul Anderson | 28 |
1 | Adam Newbold | 6 |
1 | Garath McCleary | 43 |
1 | Lee Martin | 14 |
1 | Wes Morgan | 46 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Southampton | Sat Dec 20, 2008 | Away | 2-0 | Sun May 03, 2009 | Home | 3-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Burnley | Sat Sep 13, 2008 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Mar 14, 2009 | Away | 0-5 | |
Cardiff City | Sat Oct 25, 2008 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Jan 31, 2009 | Away | 0-2 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sat Aug 30, 2008 | Away | 1-5 | Sat Mar 21, 2009 | Home | 0-1 |