2008–09 Clyde F.C. season
Season 2008-09 saw Clyde compete in their ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division. They finished bottom of the league, and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.
Transfers
Summer
In
Out
January
In
Out
Notable events
- June: Marc McCusker, who was on loan to the club last season, signs a two year contract following his release from Hearts. He is shortly joined for Alan Trouten from Queens Park, Ricky Waddell from Airdrie United and ex St. Johnstone winger Willie McLaren.[7][8] Billy Gibson and Marvyn Wilson sign new contracts, whilst all out of contract YTS players are released, including Michael Doherty, the youngest player to play in a competitive match for the club.[9][10] Mark Brown, of Eddlewood Amateurs, becomes the latest signing, after having scored the winning goal in the 2008 Scottish Amateur Cup Final.[11] Christian Smith leaves the club, along with Slovakian Dušan Bestvina, whose contract has been terminated by mutual consent.[12] Midfield dynamo Jimmy Gibson joins East Stirlingshire.[13]
- July: A 20 man squad, including a German trialist, head to Norfolk for their pre-season tour. A 4-0 victory over Great Yarmouth Town, coupled with 2-1 victories over Norwich City and King's Lynn, see the team leave with a 100% record.[14][15][16] The Bully Wee return to Rutherglen, their original heartland, to open Rutherglen Glencairn's new stadium. A late Pat Clarke header earns a 1-1 draw. A near capacity crowd at Broadwood Stadium sees Clyde, with special guest players Arthur Numan and Brian Laudrup, along with former Bully Wee midfielder Jorg Albertz, lose narrowly to Rangers.[17] The 1-0 defeat was the first loss of the pre-season. Just before the start of the season, John Brown bolsters his squad further, with the signings of German defender Michael Ohnesorge from SV Elversberg, and striker Scott Gemmill, joining from Berwick Rangers.[18][19] The first competitive game of the season sees Clyde defeat Annan Athletic 2–0 in their first match as a Scottish Football League side, with Alan Trouten scoring both goals on his debut.[20] The final friendly match sees an understrength Clyde side surprisingly defeat SPL side Hibernian 3–0, in a match to celebrate the 1958 Scottish Cup Final between the two sides.[21]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
| Date |
Opponents |
Stadium |
Result
F - A
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Scorers |
Attendance |
Position |
Notes |
| 2 August 2008 |
Greenock Morton |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 1 |
Brown 90+4' |
1,638 |
4th |
[22] |
| 9 August 2008 |
Dundee |
Dens Park |
0 – 1 |
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4,042 |
7th |
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| 16 August 2008 |
Ross County |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 2 |
Ruari MacLennan 68', Clarke 82' |
966 |
8th |
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| 23 August 2008 |
Livingston |
Almondvale Stadium |
1 – 2 |
Clarke 29' |
1,725 |
8th |
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| 30 August 2008 |
St Johnstone |
McDiarmid Park |
3 – 2 |
McKay 2', Gemmill 37', Waddell 81' |
2,412 |
7th |
[23] |
| 13 September 2008 |
Partick Thistle |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 1 |
Clarke 69' (pen) |
2,091 |
8th |
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| 20 September 2008 |
Airdrie United |
Excelsior Stadium |
2 – 0 |
Waddell 27', Ruari MacLennan 59' |
1,489 |
7th |
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| 27 September 2008 |
Queen of the South |
Broadwood Stadium |
0 – 2 |
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1,096 |
8th |
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| 4 October 2008 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
Broadwood Stadium |
0 – 2 |
|
1,273 |
9th |
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| 18 October 2008 |
Greenock Morton |
Cappielow |
0 – 1 |
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2,041 |
9th |
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| 25 October 2008 |
Livingston |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 1 |
Trouten 63', McSwegan 90' |
820 |
8th |
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| 1 November 2008 |
Ross County |
Victoria Park |
0 – 3 |
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2,205 |
9th |
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| 8 November 2008 |
Partick Thistle |
Firhill Stadium |
0 – 2 |
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3,003 |
10th |
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| 15 November 2008 |
St Johnstone |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 2 |
Clarke 17', 85' |
1,603 |
10th |
[24] |
| 22 November 2008 |
Queen of the South |
Palmerston Park |
2 – 0 |
Clarke 55', 83' |
2,324 |
9th |
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| 13 December 2008 |
Dundee |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 0 |
McLaren 66', Gemmill 68' |
1,176 |
9th |
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| 16 December 2008 |
Airdrie United |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 0 |
Ruari MacLennan 47', Trouten 74' |
864 |
7th |
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| 20 December 2008 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
East End Park |
4 – 4 |
Trouten 1', Higgins 50', Clarke 65', 70' |
3,279 |
5th |
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| 27 December 2008 |
St Johnstone |
McDiarmid Park |
0 – 1 |
McSwegan 90' |
3,491 |
7th |
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| 3 January 2009 |
Partick Thistle |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 4 |
Clarke 20', 63' (pen) |
2,016 |
9th |
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| 17 January 2009 |
Livingston |
Almondvale Stadium |
1 – 1 |
McLaren 41' |
1,354 |
8th |
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| 24 January 2009 |
Ross County |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 0 |
McLaren 44', Waddell 66' |
776 |
8th |
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| 31 January 2009 |
Dundee |
Dens Park |
1 – 2 |
McLaren 12' |
3,217 |
9th |
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| 22 February 2009 |
Airdrie United |
Excelsior Stadium |
0 – 1 |
Clarke 39' |
1,189 |
9th |
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| 28 February 2009 |
Queen of the South |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 1 |
Trouten 9' (pen) |
1,142 |
9th |
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| 3 March 2009 |
Greenock Morton |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 4 |
Ruari MacLennan 44', Gemmill 45', Gibson 61' |
1,165 |
9th |
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| 7 March 2009 |
Partick Thistle |
Firhill Stadium |
1 – 0 |
Maxwell 54' (own goal) |
3,579 |
9th |
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| 10 March 2009 |
St Johnstone |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 3 |
Lithgow 63' |
1,093 |
9th |
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| 14 March 2009 |
Greenock Morton |
Cappielow |
0 – 2 |
Hutton 68' |
2,168 |
10th |
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| 21 March 2009 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 4 |
Ruari MacLennan 38' |
1,109 |
10th |
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| 4 April 2009 |
Livingston |
Broadwood Stadium |
0 – 1 |
McLaren 57' |
957 |
10th |
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| 11 April 2009 |
Ross County |
Victoria Park |
0 – 0 |
|
2,078 |
10th |
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| 18 April 2009 |
Airdrie United |
Broadwood Stadium |
3 – 0 |
Waddell 5', Ruari MacLennan 61' 74' |
1,614 |
10th |
|
| 25 April 2009 |
Queen of the South |
Palmerston Park |
1 – 7 |
McLaren 24' |
2,601 |
10th |
|
| 2 May 2009 |
Dundee |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 0 |
Shinnie 53' (own goal), McLaren 77' |
944 |
10th |
|
| 9 May 2009 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
East End Park |
1 – 1 |
Higgins 27' |
2,418 |
10th |
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Reserve Fixtures
Reserve League Cup
| Date |
Stage |
Opponents |
Stadium |
Result
F - A
|
Scorers |
| 15 September 2008 |
Group |
Queen's Park |
Lesser Hampden |
0 – 2 |
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| 29 September 2008 |
Group |
Stenhousemuir |
Broadwood Stadium |
0 – 1 |
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| 20 October 2008 |
Group |
Stranraer |
Stair Park |
7 – 1 |
McCusker , Gemmill , Waddell , Trouten , McCole , Sean Connolly |
| 18 November 2008 |
Group |
Airdrie United |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 2 |
McGowan |
| 24 November 2008 |
Group |
Queens Park |
Broadwood Stadium |
3 – 1 |
McSwegan , McGowan , Roddy MacLennan |
| 9 December 2008 |
Group |
Stenhousemuir |
Ochilview Park |
3 – 1 |
Ruari MacLennan , Trouten , Gemmill |
| 12 January 2009 |
Group |
Stranraer |
Broadwood Stadium |
1 – 1 |
Walker |
| 19 January 2009 |
Group |
Partick Thistle |
Petershill Park |
1 – 0 |
O'Reilly |
| 27 January 2009 |
Group |
Airdrie United |
Broadwood Stadium |
3 – 2 |
Tadé , McKay , Gemmill |
| 17 March 2009 |
Group |
Partick Thistle |
Broadwood Stadium |
2 – 0 |
McSwegan , McKay |
| 4 May 2009 |
Semi Final |
Ross County |
Victoria Park |
0 – 3 |
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Friendlies
Player statistics
Overall
First Division
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Challenge Cup
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- Note: Players in italics have left the club
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Club seasons
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