2008–09 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.
Season 2008–09
Manager	Chris Coleman
Chairman	Ray Ranson
League	Championship
Championship	15
FA Cup	OUT - Quarter Final vs Chelsea
League Cup	OUT - Second Round vs Newcastle United
Top goalscorer	Clinton Morrison, 12
Most appearances	Keiren Westwood, 49
Highest League attendance	22,637 vs Birmingham City, Championship, 22 February 2009
Lowest League attendance	14,621 vs Burnley, Championship, 21 October 2008
Average League attendance	17,406
Highest Cup attendance	31,407 vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 8 March 2009
Lowest Cup attendance	9,293 vs Aldershot Town, League Cup, 13 August 2008

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008-09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June:

13 - Coventry City draw Aldershot Town at home in the League Cup First Round.^[1]
16 - Life President Mike McGinnity and former player Cyrille Regis receive MBEs in The Queen's birthday honours list.^[2]
16 - Coventry City's fixtures for the 2008/2009 Championship season are announced^[3]
23 - Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.^[4]

July:

4 - Coventry City travel to Switzerland for pre-season tour where they will face Romanian side FC Braşov and Swiss side Stade Nyonnais.^[5]

August:

4 - Scott Dann is named new club captain for the 2008-09 season, taking over from Michael Doyle.^[6]
5 - Coventry City announce new association with Coventry Sphinx.^[7]
11 - Keiren Westwood on his debut, is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Norwich City.^[8]
13 - Coventry City celebrate their 125th anniversary, they mark the event with a victory over Aldershot Town in the League Cup.^[9]^[10]
13 - Coventry City draw Newcastle United at home in the League Cup Second Round.^[11]

September:

23 - Elliott Ward and Daniel Fox are named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following their performances against Queens Park Rangers.^[12]

October:

6 - Daniel Fox is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performances against Cardiff City and Southampton.^[13]
9 - Marcus Hall is to be awarded a testimonial match after 14 season with the Sky Blues.^[14]

November:

8 - Former Coventry City and Belgium international defender Régis Genaux passes away from a heart failure due to a pulmonary embolism^[15]
24 - Keiren Westwood and Daniel Fox are named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following their performances against Sheffield Wednesday.^[16]
30 - Coventry City draw Kidderminster Harriers at home in the FA Cup Third Round.^[17]

December:

3 - Livingston captain James McPake signs a pre-contract agreement with the Sky Blues.^[18]
15 - Coventry City unveil limited edition 125th anniversary kit which will go on sale on the last day of the season.^[19]

January:

4 - Coventry City draw Torquay United away in the FA Cup Fourth Round.^[20]
12 - Defender Ben Turner signs new two year contract, keeping him at the club until 2011.^[21]
14 - Coventry City take defender Quido Lanzaat on trial, with the view of making him a permanent signing.^[22]
20 - Daniel Fox's freekick against Swansea City is voted Sky Blues' 2008 Goal Of The Year.^[23]
25 - Coventry City draw Sunderland or Blackburn Rovers (dependant on reply) away in the FA Cup Fifth Round.^[24]
26 - Coventry City take Indian international forward Sunil Chhetri on trial, with the view of making him a permanent signing.^[25]

February:

2 - Michael Doyle is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performances against Cardiff City and Derby County.^[26]
4 - Coventry City will face Blackburn Rovers away in the FA Cup Fifth Round, following Blackburn Rovers reply win over Sunderland.^[27]
15 - Coventry City will face Chelsea at home in the FA Cup Quarter Final if they can over come Blackburn Rovers.^[28]
23 - Scott Dann is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Birmingham City.^[29]

March:

5 - Chris Coleman is named the Football League Championship Manager of the Month for February.^[30]
8 - New attendance record of 31,407 is set at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry City host Chelsea in the FA Cup Quarter Finals.^[31]
12 - Jordan Henderson is called up to the England Under-19 squad for the first time - for their friendly against Czech Republic Under-19.^[32]
18 - Chris Coleman is charged with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute for criticising referee Steve Bennett's performance against Chelsea.^[33]

April:

6 - Ben Turner is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Reading.^[34]
15 - Keiren Westwood wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of The Season Award for 2008/2009.^[35]
27 - Keiren Westwood & Daniel Fox are named in the 2009 PFA Championship Team Of The Year.^[36]
30 - Goalkeeper Danny Ireland signs new two year contract, keeping him at the club until 2011.^[37]

May:

4 - Aron Gunnarsson wins Community Player of The Season Award for 2008/2009.^[38]
4 - Ben Turner wins Young Player of The Season Award for 2008/2009.^[39]
4 - David Bell wins Goal of The Season Award for 2008/2009 for his strike against Doncaster Rovers.^[40]
4 - Clinton Morrison wins Top Scorer Award for 2008/2009.^[41]
4 - Daniel Fox wins Player' Player of The Season Award for 2008/2009.^[42]
4 - Aron Gunnarsson wins Player of The Season Award for 2008/2009.^[43]
13 - Assistant Manager Steve Kean is told he is free to move on to another club.^[44]
22 - Steve Harrison is appointed new Assistant Manager to Chris Coleman, replacing the outgoing Steve Kean^[45]
29 - Keiren Westwood & Leon Best win their first full international caps for Republic of Ireland in a friendly against Nigeria .^[46]

Squad details

Players information

No.	Name	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club Apps.	Club Goals	Int. Caps	Int. Goals	Previous Club	Date Joined	Fee
1	Keiren Westwood	Manchester	23 October 1984	-	-	-	-	Carlisle United	18 June 2008	£500,000
2	Stephen Wright	Bootle	8 February 1980	-	-	-	-	Sunderland	8 August 2008	Free
3	Marcus Hall	Coventry	24 March 1976	235	2	-	-	Stoke City	21 February 2005	Free
4	Daniel Fox	Winsford	29 May 1986	18	1	-	-	Walsall	28 January 2008	Undisclosed
5	Elliott Ward	Harrow	19 January 1985	82	10	-	-	West Ham United	16 June 2006	£1,000,000
6	Scott Dann	Liverpool	14 February 1987	16	0	-	-	Walsall	31 January 2008	Undisclosed
7	Guillaume Beuzelin	Le Havre	14 April 1979	-	-	-	-	Hibernian	2 June 2008	Free
8	Michael Doyle	Dublin	8 July 1981	230	17	1	0	Celtic	1 July 2003	Free
9	Leon Best	Nottingham	19 September 1986	40	9	-	-	Southampton	6 July 2007	£650,000
10	Freddy Eastwood	Basildon	29 October 1983	-	-	9	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11 July 2008	£1,200,000
11	Julian Gray	Lewisham	21 September 1979	29	3	-	-	Birmingham City	10 July 2007	Free
12	Aron Gunnarsson	Akureyri	22 April 1989	-	-	3	0	AZ Alkmaar	17 June 2008	Undisclosed
13	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Thessaloniki	29 November 1978	23	0	-	-	Hartlepool United	30 June 2007	Free
14	Leon McKenzie	Croydon	17 May 1978	44	9	-	-	Norwich City	31 August 2006	£1,000,000
16	Isaac Osbourne	Coventry	22 June 1986	93	0	-	-	N/A	1 January 2003	Trainee
17	Michael Mifsud	Pietà	17 April 1981	66	21	56	19	Lillestrøm	10 January 2007	Free
18	Jordan Henderson	Sunderland	17 June 1990	-	-	-	-	Sunderland	29 January 2009	Loan
19	Clinton Morrison	Tooting	14 May 1979	-	-	36	9	Crystal Palace	7 August 2008	Free
20	Ben Turner	Birmingham	21 January 1988	27	0	-	-	N/A	1 July 2005	Trainee
21	Jay Tabb	Tooting	21 February 1984	81	9	-	-	Brentford	30 June 2006	Undisclosed
21	James McPake	Bellshill	24 June 1984	-	-	-	-	Livingston	2 February 2009	Undisclosed
22	Chris Birchall	Stafford	5 May 1984	33	2	26	4	Port Vale	3 August 2006	£325,000
22	Lee Sawyer	London	9 October 1989	-	-	-	-	Chelsea	26 January 2009	Loan
23	Danny Ireland	Australia	30 September 1990	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
24	Robbie Simpson	Cambridge	15 March 1985	34	2	-	-	Cambridge United	3 August 2006	£40,000
25	Kevin Kyle	Stranraer	7 June 1981	47	5	-	-	Sunderland	25 August 2006	£600,000
25	David Bell	Kettering	21 January 1984	-	-	-	-	Norwich City	30 January 2009	£500,000
28	Gary Borrowdale	Sutton	16 July 1985	26	0	-	-	Crystal Palace	6 July 2007	£400,000
29	Kevin Thornton	Drogheda	9 July 1986	50	2	-	-	N/A	20 September 2005	Trainee
31	Donovan Simmonds	England	12 October 1988	-	-	-	-	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2007	Free
33	Andy Marshall	Bury	14 April 1975	63	0	-	-	Millwall	30 June 2006	Free
35	Jermaine Grandison	Birmingham	15 December 1990	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
36	Adam Walker	Chester	23 March 1987	-	-	-	-	Chester City	1 June 2008	Free
37	Jordan Clarke	Coventry	19 November 1991	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
38	Sean Fraser	Coventry	8 February 1991	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
39	Curtis Wynter	Coventry	24 June 1991	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee
40	Ashley Cain	Coventry	27 September 1990	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	Trainee

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

2008-07-16 18:30	FC Braşov	3 – 1	Coventry City	Martigny, Switzerland
	Munteanu 2' Zaharia 56' Hadnagy 58'	(report)	Best 39'	Martigny, Switzerland

2008-07-18 18:30	Stade Nyonnais	1 – 0	Coventry City	Nyon, Switzerland
	Pardo 90'	(report)		Nyon, Switzerland

2008-07-24 19:00	Nuneaton Town	0 – 5	Coventry City XI	Liberty Way, Nuneaton
		(report)	Turner 10' Kyle 35' Birchall 65', 71' Simmonds 83'	Liberty Way, Nuneaton

2008-07-26 15:00	Cambridge United	1 – 3	Coventry City	The Trade Recruitment Stadium, Cambridge Attendance: 1,751
	Farrell pen 78'	(report)	Eastwood 12', 56' Fox 26'	The Trade Recruitment Stadium, Cambridge Attendance: 1,751

2008-07-29 19:45	Livingston	0 – 0	Coventry City	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
		(report)		Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

2008-08-02 15:00	Kilmarnock	0 – 2	Coventry City	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 2,168
		(report)	Ward pen 55' Gray 81'	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 2,168

Championship

2008-08-09 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 0	Norwich City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 22,607 Referee: Andy D'Urso
	Ward pen 48' McKenzie 86'	(report)

2008-08-16 15:00	Barnsley	1 – 2	Coventry City	Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley Attendance: 12,987 Referee: Steve Bratt
	Howard 44' Hume 80'	(report)	Eastwood 12' Gray 68'

2008-08-23 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 3	Bristol City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,994 Referee: Phil Dowd
		(report)	Adebola 17' McIndoe 54' Brooker 90'	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,994 Referee: Phil Dowd

2008-08-30 15:00	Doncaster Rovers	1 – 0	Coventry City	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Rob Shoebridge
	Wellens 31'	(report)

2008-09-13 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 0	Preston North End	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,544 Referee: Grant Hegley
		(report)

2008-09-17 19:45	Sheffield United	1 – 1	Coventry City	Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 24,130 Referee: Darren Deadman
	Sharp 56' Jihai 51'	(report)	Tabb 30'

2008-09-20 15:00	Coventry City	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,718 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Ward pen 15'	(report)

2008-09-27 15:00	Blackpool	1 – 1	Coventry City	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 8,462 Referee: Michael Oliver
	Burgess 58'	(report)	Eastwood 69'

2008-09-30 19:45	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Coventry City	Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 16,312 Referee: Roger East
	Bothroyd 31' McCormack pen 85'	(report)	Dann 89'	Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 16,312 Referee: Roger East

2008-10-04 17:20	Coventry City	4 – 1	Southampton	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,518 Referee: Mike Jones
	Tabb 19', 87' McKenzie 33' Best 47'	(report)	Surman 63'

2008-10-18 15:00	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Coventry City	Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Kightly 42' Ebanks-Blake 59'	(report)	Mifsud 6'

2008-10-21 19:45	Coventry City	1 – 3	Burnley	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Mike Thorpe
	Ward pen 40'	(report)	Duff 52' Blake 88' Eagles 90'

2008-10-25 15:00	Coventry City	1 – 1	Derby County	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,430 Referee: Iain Williamson
	Morrison 90'	(report)	Hulse 41'

2008-10-28 19:45	Southampton	1 – 1	Coventry City	St Mary's, Southampton Attendance: 14,226 Referee: Fred Graham
	McGoldrick 68'	(report)	Morrison 75'

2008-11-03 19:45	Birmingham City	0 – 1	Coventry City	St Andrew's, Birmingham Attendance: 17,215 Referee: Anthony Bates
		(report)	Morrison 53'

2008-11-08 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 2	Crystal Palace	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,883 Referee: Clive Oliver
		(report)	Hill 9' Watson 53'

2008-11-15 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 1	Plymouth Argyle	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,528 Referee: Nigel Miller
		(report)	Noone 87'

2008-11-22 15:00	Sheffield Wednesday	0 – 1	Coventry City	Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 16,119 Referee: Kevin Friend
		(report)	Morrison 60'

2008-11-25 19:45	Coventry City	1 – 1	Swansea City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,149 Referee: Mark Haywood
	Fox 87'	(report)	Gómez 67'

2008-12-01 18:00	Reading	3 – 1	Coventry City	Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 16,803 Referee: Kevin Wright
	Hunt 32', 62' Cissé 37'	(report)	Fox 26'

2008-12-06 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 2	Nottingham Forest	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Ward 2' Morrison 29'	(report)	Earnshaw 27' Garner 61'

2008-12-09 19:45	Charlton Athletic	1 – 2	Coventry City	The Valley, London Attendance: 20,427 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Burton pen 49'	(report)	Simpson 40' Fox 50'

2008-12-13 15:00	Watford	2 – 1	Coventry City	Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Jon Moss
	Smith pen 62' O'Toole 72'	(report)	Morrison 67'	Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Jon Moss

2008-12-20 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 2	Ipswich Town	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,598 Referee: Rob Styles
	Morrison 1' Eastwood 56'	(report)	Lisbie 12', 65'

2008-12-26 15:00	Swansea City	0 – 0	Coventry City	Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 17,603 Referee: Steve Tanner
		(report)

2008-12-28 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 0	Sheffield Wednesday	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Graham Laws
	Morrison 11' Simpson 82'	(report)

2009-01-10 15:00	Queens Park Rangers	1 – 1	Coventry City	Loftus Road, London Attendance: 13,330 Referee: Keith Stroud
	Blackstock 87'	(report)	Fox 73' Wright 37'

2008-01-17 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 1	Blackpool	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,551 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Beuzelin 47' Mifsud 51'	(report)	Campbell 25'

2008-01-28 19:45	Coventry City	0 – 2	Cardiff City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 14,922 Referee: Anthony Bates
		(report)	Bothroyd 34' McCormack 61'

2009-01-31 15:00	Derby County	2 – 1	Coventry City	Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 29,710 Referee: Michael Jones
	Hulse 14' Commons 16'	(report)	Doyle 53'

2008-02-07 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Michael Oliver
	Doyle 25' McKenzie 75'	(report)	Vokes 72'

2009-02-17 19:45	Burnley	1 – 1	Coventry City	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 14,595 Referee: David Foster
	Eagles 90'	(report)	Best 44'	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 14,595 Referee: David Foster

2008-02-22 15:00	Coventry City	1 – 0	Birmingham City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Clive Oliver
	Dann 2'	(report)

2009-02-28 15:00	Norwich City	1 – 2	Coventry City	Carrow Road, Norwich Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Paul Taylor
	Grounds 53'	(report)	Henderson 19' Fox 73'

2008-03-04 19:45	Coventry City	1 – 2	Sheffield United	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,300 Referee: Kevin Wright
	Dann 70'	(report)	Bromby 45' Morgan 54'

2009-03-11 19:45	Bristol City	2 – 0	Coventry City	Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Phil Crossley
	McAllister 66' Johnson 80'	(report)

2009-03-14 15:00	Preston North End	2 – 1	Coventry City	Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Turner og 38' Parkin 72'	(report)	Morrison 17'	Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Kevin Friend

2008-03-21 15:00	Coventry City	1 – 0	Doncaster Rovers	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 18,498 Referee: Richard Beeby
	Bell 20'	(report)

2008-04-04 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 0	Reading	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,218 Referee: Trevor Kettle
		(report)

2009-04-07 20:00	Crystal Palace	1 – 1	Coventry City	Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Fred Graham
	Cadogan 72'	(report)	Gunnarsson 31'

2009-04-11 15:00	Plymouth Argyle	4 – 0	Coventry City	Home Park, Plymouth Attendance: 12,568 Referee: Clive Oliver
	Barnes 14' Mackie 26' Judge 28' Seip 37'	(report)

2008-04-13 15:00	Coventry City	0 – 0	Charlton Athletic	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Carl Boyeson
		(report)

2009-04-18 15:00	Nottingham Forest	1 – 0	Coventry City	City Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 27,856 Referee: Steve Tanner
	Perch 46'	(report)

2008-04-11 19:45	Coventry City	1 – 1	Barnsley	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 15,035 Referee: Steve Cook
	Ward pen 90'	(report)	Bogdanovic 9'

2008-04-25 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 3	Watford	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 17,195 Referee: Russell Booth
	Eastwood 10' Simpson 54' Fox 82'	(report)	Smith 56' Rasiak 61' Priskin 74'

2009-05-03 13:15	Ipswich Town	2 – 1	Coventry City	Portman Road, Ipswich Attendance: 27,225 Referee: Graham Laws
	dos Santos 24' Couñago 26'	(report)	Morrison 79'

League Cup

First Round

2008-08-13 19:45	Coventry City	3 – 1	Aldershot Town	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 9,293 Referee: Jarnail Singh
	Morrison 31' Simpson 58', 65'	(report)	Morgan 37'

Second Round

2008-08-26 19:45	Coventry City	2 – 3	Newcastle United	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Anthony Bates
	Morrison 45' Dann 90'	(AET) (report)	Dann og 21' Milner 38' Owen 97'

FA Cup

Third Round

2009-01-03 15:00	Coventry City	2 – 0	Kidderminster Harriers	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Mark Haywood
	McKenzie 51' Best 81'	(report)

Fourth Round

2009-01-24 15:00	Torquay United	0 – 1	Coventry City	Plainmoor, Torquay Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Kevin Friend
		(report)	Ward 87'	Plainmoor, Torquay Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Kevin Friend

Fifth Round

2009-02-14 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 2	Coventry City	Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 15,053 Referee: Steve Tanner
	Santa Cruz 2' Samba 90'	(report)	Gunnarsson 61' Doyle 76'

Fifth Round Replay

2009-02-24 20:00	Coventry City	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 22,793 Referee: Mike Riley
	Best 59'	(report)

Quarter Final

2009-03-07 12:30	Coventry City	0 – 2	Chelsea	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 31,407 Referee: Steve Bennett
		(report)	Drogba 15' Alex 72'

Championship data

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	−3	56
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	−11	56
17	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	58	−11	54
18	Derby County	46	14	12	20	55	67	−12	54
19	Nottingham Forest	46	13	14	19	50	65	−15	53

Updated to games played on 3 May 2009
Source: Championship 2008–09
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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
46	13	15	18	47	58	−11	54	8	8	7	26	26	0	5	7	11	21	32	−11

Last updated: 3 May 2009
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L
Position	3	1	8	13	13	11	8	7	13	6	14	17	17	16	14	17	18	15	16	17	17	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	17	15

Last updated: 3 May 2009.
Source: Championship Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Season statistics

Starts & Goals

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Keiren Westwood	49	0	46	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Stephen Wright	22	0	17	0	1	0	4	0
3		DF	Marcus Hall	19	0	15	0	1	0	3	0
4		DF	Daniel Fox	44	5	39	5	2	0	3	0
5		DF	Elliott Ward	36	6	33	5	1	0	2	1
6		DF	Scott Dann	34	4	31	3	2	1	1	0
7		MF	Guillaume Beuzelin	32	1	28	1	2	0	2	0
8		MF	Michael Doyle	39	3	34	2	0	0	5	1
9		FW	Leon Best	19	4	16	2	0	0	3	2
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	39	4	33	4	1	0	5	0
11		MF	Julian Gray (on loan to Fulham)	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
12		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	45	2	38	1	2	0	5	1
13		GK	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan to Swansea City & Cardiff City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		FW	Leon McKenzie	13	4	10	3	1	0	2	1
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	21	0	20	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Michael Mifsud (on loan to Barnsley)	22	2	19	2	2	0	1	0
18		MF	Jordan Henderson (on loan from Sunderland)	12	1	9	1	0	0	3	0
19		FW	Clinton Morrison	46	12	40	10	2	2	4	0
20		DF	Ben Turner	27	0	22	0	1	0	4	0
21		MF	Jay Tabb	22	3	21	3	1	0	0	0
21		DF	James McPake	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Chris Birchall (on loan to Carlisle United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		MF	Lee Sawyer (on loan from Chelsea)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23		GK	Danny Ireland (on loan to Nuneaton Borough & Halesowen Town)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24		FW	Robbie Simpson	16	5	14	3	1	2	1	0
25		FW	Kevin Kyle (on loan to Hartlepool United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		MF	David Bell	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
28		DF	Gary Borrowdale (on loan to Colchester United & Queens Park Rangers)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		MF	Kevin Thornton (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31		FW	Donovan Simmonds (on loan to Kilmarnock)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		GK	Andy Marshall	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
35		MF	Jermaine Grandison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		MF	Adam Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37		MF	Jordan Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38		MF	Sean Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		DF	Curtis Wynter	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
40		DF	Ashley Cain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes:

Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
19	FW	Morrison, ClintonClinton Morrison	10	2	0	12
5	DF	Ward, ElliottElliott Ward	5	0	1	6
4	DF	Fox, DanielDaniel Fox	5	0	0	5
24	FW	Simpson, RobbieRobbie Simpson	3	2	0	5
14	FW	McKenzie, LeonLeon McKenzie	3	0	1	4
9	MF	Best, LeonLeon Best	2	0	2	4
6	DF	Dann, ScottScott Dann	3	1	0	4
10	FW	Eastwood, FreddyFreddy Eastwood	4	0	0	4
21	MF	Tabb, JayJay Tabb	3	0	0	3
8	MF	Doyle, MichaelMichael Doyle	2	0	1	3
21	FW	Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud	2	0	0	2
12	MF	Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson	1	0	1	2
11	MF	Gray, JulianJulian Gray	1	0	0	1
7	MF	Beuzelin, GuillaumeGuillaume Beuzelin	1	0	0	1
18	MF	Henderson, JordanJordan Henderson	1	0	0	1
25	MF	Bell, DavidDavid Bell	1	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
6	MF	Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson	9	1	2	12
4	DF	Fox, DanielDaniel Fox	8	1	0	9
7	MF	Beuzelin, GuillaumeGuillaume Beuzelin	7	0	2	9
6	DF	Dann, ScottScott Dann	8	0	0	8
19	FW	Morrison, ClintonClinton Morrison	8	0	0	8
2	DF	Wright, StephenStephen Wright	6	1	0	7
16	MF	Osbourne, IsaacIsaac Osbourne	6	0	0	6
21	MF	Tabb, JayJay Tabb	4	0	0	4
10	FW	Eastwood, FreddyFreddy Eastwood	3	0	1	4
1	GK	Westwood, KeirenKeiren Westwood	3	0	1	4
8	MF	Doyle, MichaelMichael Doyle	4	0	0	4
5	DF	Ward, ElliottElliott Ward	3	0	1	4
14	FW	McKenzie, LeonLeon McKenzie	3	0	0	3
24	FW	Simpson, RobbieRobbie Simpson	3	0	0	3
9	FW	Best, LeonLeon Best	2	0	0	2
18	MF	Henderson, JordanJordan Henderson	2	0	0	2
3	DF	Hall, MarcusMarcus Hall	1	1	0	2
20	DF	Turner, BenBen Turner	2	0	0	2
17	FW	Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud	1	0	0	1
21	DF	McPake, JamesJames McPake	1	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
2		DF	Wright, StephenStephen Wright	1	0	0	1
4		DF	Fox, DanielDaniel Fox	1	0	0	1

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
6	DF	Scott Dann	34
19	FW	Clinton Morrison	16
3	DF	Marcus Hall	3

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2008-08-09	Y	Elliott Ward	Norwich City	Championship
2008-09-17	N	Elliott Ward	Sheffield United	Championship
2008-09-20	Y	Elliott Ward	Queens Park Rangers	Championship
2008-10-04	N	Elliott Ward	Southampton	Championship
2008-10-21	Y	Elliott Ward	Burnley	Championship
2008-04-21	Y	Elliott Ward	Barnsley	Championship

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Suspended Player	Reason	Missed Opponents
2008-11-22	1	Aron Gunnarsson	Reached 5 Yellow Cards	Sheffield Wednesday (A)
2008-12-06	1	Daniel Fox	Reached 5 Yellow Cards	Nottingham Forest (H)
2009-01-17	3	Stephen Wright	Sent Off vs. Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool (H), Torquay United (A), Cardiff City (H)
2009-01-31	2	Aron Gunnarsson	Reached 10 Yellow Cards	Derby County (A), Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
2009-02-14	1	Stephen Wright	Reached 5 Yellow Cards	Blackburn Rovers (A)
2009-02-23	1	Scott Dann	Reached 5 Yellow Cards	Blackburn Rovers (H)
2009-05-03	1	Daniel Fox	Sent Off vs. Watford	Ipswich Town (A)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Championship Team of the Week	11-08-2008	Keiren Westwood
Championship Team of the Week	23-09-2008	Elliott Ward
Championship Team of the Week	23-09-2008	Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week	06-10-2008	Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week	24-11-2008	Keiren Westwood
Championship Team of the Week	24-11-2008	Daniel Fox
Championship Team of the Week	02-02-2009	Michael Doyle
Championship Team of the Week	23-02-2009	Scott Dann
Championship Manager of the Month	February	Chris Coleman
Championship Team of the Week	06-04-2009	Ben Turner
PFA Championship Team Of The Year	2008/2009	Keiren Westwood
PFA Championship Team Of The Year	2008/2009	Daniel Fox

End of Season Awards

Player of The Season Award	Aron Gunnarsson
Young Player of The Season Award	Ben Turner
Players' Player of The Season Award	Daniel Fox
Top Scorer Award	Clinton Morrison
Goal of The Season Award	David Bell
Community Player of The Season Award	Aron Gunnarsson

Overall

Games played	53 (46 Championship, 2 League Cup, 5 FA Cup)
Games won	17 (13 Championship, 1 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)
Games drawn	16 (15 Championship, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	20 (18 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	58 (47 Championship, 5 League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	66 (58 Championship, 4 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Goal difference	-8
Yellow cards	95 (84 Championship, 4 League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Red cards	2 (2 Championship)
Worst discipline	Aron Gunnarsson (12 , 0 )
Best result	4-1 (H) v Southampton - Championship - 2008.10.04
Worst result	4-0 (A) v Plymouth Argyle - Championship - 2009.04.11
Most appearances	Keiren Westwood (49 appearances)
Top scorer	Clinton Morrison (12 goals)
Points	54 / 138 (39.14%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Guillaume Beuzelin	Hibernian	2 June 2008	Free^[47]
Aron Gunnarsson	AZ Alkmaar	17 June 2008	£250,000^[48]
Keiren Westwood	Carlisle United	18 June 2008	£750,000^[49]
Freddy Eastwood	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12 July 2008	£1,200,000^[50]
Clinton Morrison	Crystal Palace	7 August 2008	Free^[51]
Stephen Wright	Sunderland	8 August 2008	Free^[52]
David Bell	Norwich City	30 January 2009	£500,000^[53]
James McPake	Livingston	2 February 2009	Undisclosed^[54]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Colin Hawkins	Brighton & Hove Albion	29 May 2008	Free^[55]
Liam Davis	Northampton Town	6 June 2008	Free^[56]
Arjan De Zeeuw	ADO'20	5 May 2008	Free^[57]
Michael Hughes	Released	5 May 2008	Free^[57]
Stuart Giddings	Hinckley United	5 May 2008	Free^[58]
Wayne Andrews	Luton Town	5 May 2008	Free^[59]
Lee Hildreth	Tamworth	5 May 2008	Free^[60]
Stephen Hughes	Walsall	12 June 2008	Free^[61]
Ellery Cairo	NAC Breda	27 June 2008	Free^[62]
David McNamee	Plymouth Argyle	14 July 2008	Free^[63]
Gary Borrowdale	Queens Park Rangers	2 January 2009	£350,000^[64]
Chris Birchall	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 January 2009	Free^[65]
Jay Tabb	Reading	19 January 2009	£500,000^[66]
Kevin Kyle	Kilmarnock	28 January 2009	Free^[67]
Julian Gray	Fulham	2 February 2009	Undisclosed^[68]

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
Lee Sawyer	Chelsea	26 January 2009	22 February 2009^[69]
Jordan Henderson	Sunderland	29 January 2009	8 April 2009^[70]^[71]

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
Donovan Simmonds	Kilmarnock	13 August 2008	30 June 2009^[72]^[73]
Julian Gray	Fulham	1 September 2008	2 February 2009^[74]
Gary Borrowdale	Colchester United	25 September 2008	16 October 2008^[75]
Kevin Thornton	Brighton and Hove Albion	26 September 2008	4 November 2008^[76]
Kevin Kyle	Hartlepool United	1 October 2008	28 December 2008^[77]
Danny Ireland	Nuneaton Borough	6 October 2008	6 November 2008^[78]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Swansea City	27 October 2008	28 December 2008^[79]
Gary Borrowdale	Queens Park Rangers	26 November 2008	31 December 2008^[80]
Chris Birchall	Carlisle United	27 November 2008	31 December 2008^[81]
Danny Ireland	Halesowen Town	15 December 2008	7 January 2009^[82]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Swansea City	8 January 2009	31 January 2009^[83]
Michael Mifsud	Barnsley	2 February 2009	31 May 2009^[84]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Cardiff City	11 February 2009	31 May 2009^[85]

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Home - Cassidy Group
Sponsor: Away - StadiArena


Home Strip	Away Strip

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2008–09 in English football

« 2007–08 2009–10 »

FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Youth Cup

Premier and Football leagues	Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two) · League Cup (Final) · Football League Trophy (Final) · Play-offs (Championship Final · League One Final · League Two Final)

Football Conference	Football Conference (National · North · South) · Conference League Cup

Lower leagues	Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	Champions League (Final) · UEFA Cup · Intertoto Cup · Super Cup

Related to national team	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) · Fabio Capello

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic

Championship	Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackpool · Bristol City · Burnley · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Doncaster Rovers · Ipswich Town · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Swansea City · Watford · Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Millwall · Milton Keynes Dons · Northampton Town · Oldham Athletic · Peterborough United · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Stockport County · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley · Aldershot Town · Barnet · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester City · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Darlington · Exeter City · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Macclesfield Town · Morecambe · Notts County · Port Vale · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Wycombe Wanderers

Conference National	Altrincham · Barrow · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Crawley Town · Eastbourne Borough · Ebbsfleet United · Forest Green Rovers · Grays Athletic · Histon · Kettering Town · Kidderminster Harriers · Lewes · Mansfield Town · Northwich Victoria · Oxford United · Rushden & Diamonds · Salisbury City · Stevenage Borough · Torquay United · Weymouth · Woking · Wrexham · York City

Conference North / South	Gateshead · Newport County

Summer 2008 transfers · Winter 2008–09 transfers · Summer 2009 transfers