2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
2008–09 season
Chairman Simon Jordan
Manager Neil Warnock
The Championship 15th
FA Cup Fourth Round
Carling Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
All:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance 22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance 12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home attendance 15,220
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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.

Contents

Statistics

Last updated on 3 May 2009.
No. Nat Pos Player Total The Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Julián Speroni 48 -55 45 -50 3 -5 0 0
2 DF Matthew Lawrence 36 0 33 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF Clint Hill 48 2 43 1 3 1 2 0
4 MF Shaun Derry 42 0 39 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Paddy McCarthy 29 3 27 3 0 0 2 0
6 DF José Fonte 42 4 38 4 3 0 1 0
7 MF Carl Fletcher 6 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
8 FW James Scowcroft 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Alan Lee 19 3 16 3 3 0 0 0
10 MF Nick Carle 41 4 37 3 2 0 2 1
11 FW Victor Moses 32 2 27 2 3 0 2 0
12 GK Darryl Flahavan 3 -7 1 -2 0 0 2 -5
14 FW Sean Scannell 27 3 25 2 1 1 1 0
15 DF Lee Hills 16 0 14 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF Neil Danns 21 3 18 2 3 1 0 0
17 FW Simon Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Calvin Andrew 10 0 7 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF Tom Soares 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW Craig Beattie 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0
20 DF Danny Butterfield 30 1 26 1 3 0 1 0
22 DF Johannes Ertl 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Paul Ifill 36 6 31 4 3 2 2 0
24 MF Ben Watson 19 5 18 5 0 0 1 0
25 DF Claude Davis 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF John Oster 32 4 30 3 1 0 1 1
27 MF Leandre Griffit 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
28 FW Rui Fonte 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Shefki Kuqi 37 10 35 10 2 0 0 0
33 FW Anthony Stokes 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
35 DF Rhoys Wiggins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Nathaniel Pinney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Kieron Djilali 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
42 MF James Comley 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF Nathaniel Clyne 29 0 26 0 3 0 0 0
44 MF Kieron Cadogan 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0

Club

Management

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

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Matches

Pre-season

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

Errea South West Challenge Cup

Group phase
23 July 2008
19:00
 Eastleigh 2 – 1 Crystal Palace XI Marshford, Appledore
Taggart (pen.)
Davies		 [ (Report)]
25 July 2008
18:00
 Crystal Palace XI 4 – 2 Bideford Marshford, Appledore
Nnanami  28'
Levins 65'
 81' (o.g.)
Adelakun  84'		 (Report) Woods  56'
Barker  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
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Watford Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Mike Jones
(Report)
16 August 2008
15:00
 Preston North End 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Keith Woolmer
Nicholson  58'
Chaplow  90+1'		 (Report)
23 August 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Iain Williamson
Scowcroft  47'
Derry  52'		 (Report)
30 August 2008
15:00
 Reading 4 – 2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 20,441
Referee: Clive Penton
Harper  18'
Doyle  68, 68, 89'		 (Report) Carle  37 (pen.)'
Soares  64'
13 September 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
Watson  28'
Carle  66'		 (Report)
16 September 2008
19:45
 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Ebanks-Blake  1'
Keogh  58'		 (Report) Ifill  32'
20 September 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
McCarthy  85' (Report) Gallagher  28, 56'
27 September 2008
17:20
 Ipswich Town 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Darren Deadman
Stead  23' (Report) Moses  25'
30 September 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Mike Russell
Beattie  63' (Report)
4 October 2008
15:00
 Nottingham Forest 0 – 2 Crystal Palace City Ground, Nottinghamshire
Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Richard Beeby
(Report) Ifill  4'
Kuqi  81'
18 October 2008
17:20
 Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,494
Referee: Anthony Bates
Watson  25 (pen.), 60'
Kuqi  82'		 (Report)
21 October 2008
19:45
 Birmingham City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,706
Referee: Nigel Miller
O'Connor  90+4' (Report)
25 October 2008
15:00
 Blackpool 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Burgess  48'
Evatt  65'		 (Report) Ifill  28'
Beattie  49'
28 October 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Nottingham Forest Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Kuqi  75' (Report) Cohen  28'
Thornhill  81'
1 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Kevin Wright
Watson  54 (pen.)' (Report) Clarke  7'
8 November 2008
15:00
 Coventry City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
(Report) Hill  9'
Watson  53'
15 November 2008
15:00
 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Chopra  33 (pen.)'
Ledley  53'		 (Report) Scannell  37'
Lawrence  90+4'
22 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 4 – 2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Grant Hegley
Oster  11'
Scannell  13'
Beattie  65'
Fonte  72'		 (Report) Adebola  44'
Maynard  74'
25 November 2008
19:45
 Norwich City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,034
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Pattison  61' (Report) Beattie  27'
Oster  40'
29 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Rob Styles
(Report)
6 December 2008
15:00
 Derby County 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 27,203
Referee: Michael Oliver
Varney  41' (Report) McCarthy  3'
Kuqi  61'
8 December 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Darren Deadman
Kuqi  9'
Beattie  15'
Ifill  75'		 (Report)
13 December 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,811
Referee: Andy Hall
Kuqi  21 (pen.)'
Lee  89'		 (Report) Heffernan  15'
20 December 2008
17:20
 Sheffield United 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,045
Referee: Paul Taylor
Dyer  41'
Beattie  88 (pen.)'		 (Report) McCarthy  47'
Carle  90+5'
26 December 2008
13:00
 Crystal Palace 3 – 1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud
Fonte  6, 31'
Butterfield  90'		 (Report) Doherty  19'
28 December 2008
15:00
 Bristol City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Andy Penn
Maynard  2' (Report)
17 January 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 4 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Clive Penton
Lee  31' (Report) Garvan  19'
Norris  28'
Lisbie  69'
Hill  89' o.g.
27 January 2009
19:45
 Charlton Athletic 1 – 0 Crystal Palace The Valley, Charlton
Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Spring  14' (Report)
31 January 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
(Report) Campbell  41 (pen.)'
17 February 2009
19:45
 Plymouth Argyle 1 – 3 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Sawyer  68' (Report) Danns  21'
Lee  28'
Oster  43'
21 February 2009
15:00
 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 22,687
Referee: Colin Webster
McAllister  80'
Clarke  90+3'		 (Report)
24 February 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Birmingham City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Paul Taylor
Carle  76' (Report)
21 February 2009
15:00
 Watford 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 15,529
Referee: Grant Hegley
Cowie  22'
J. Fonte  72' o.g.		 (Report)
3 March 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Graham Horwood
(Report) Ebanks-Blake  74 (pen.)'
7 March 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Russell Booth
Stokes  32'
Danns  34'		 (Report) Jones  29'
11 March 2009
19:45
 Burnley 4 – 2 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Carlisle  39'
Alexander  81 (pen.)'
Thompson  88'
Rodriguez  90+3'		 (Report) Kuqi  26'
Carlisle  35' o.g.
14 March 2009
15:00
 Swansea City 1 – 3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
Pintado  66' (Report) Moses  49'
J. Fonte  61'
Kuqi  90+3'
17 March 2009
19:45
 Barnsley 3 – 1 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 10,885
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Campbell-Ryce  23'
Hills  52' o.g.
Mifsud  73'		 (Report) Kuqi  8'
21 March 2009
17:20
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Reading Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Andy D'Urso
(Report) Rosenior  72'
4 April 2009
15:00
 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Scott Mathieson
(Report)
7 April 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
Cadogan  72' (Report) Gunnarsson  31'
11 April 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Cardiff City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Russell Booth
(Report) McCormack  22 (pen.), 90+2'
13 April 2009
15:00
 Southampton 1 – 0 Crystal Palace St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 23,220
Referee: Mike Russell
McGoldrick  67' (Report)
18 April 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Derby County Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,736
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Moses  60'
Kuqi  63'		 (Report)
25 April 2009
15:00
 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 12,880
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Shiels  45'
Hayter  75'		 (Report)
3 May 2009
13:15
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Sheffield United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 22,824
Referee: Chris Foy
(Report)

Football League Cup

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

FA Cup

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

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

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