2008–09 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2008-09 season
Manager Ian McParland
Football League Two 19th
FA Cup 2nd Round
League Cup 2nd Round
Football League Trophy 1st Round
Top goalscorer League: Delroy Facey (9)
All: Richard Butcher (10)
Highest home attendance 6,033 vs Aldershot Town, 27 September 2008
Lowest home attendance 2,886 vs Luton Town, 10 March 2009
Average home attendance 3,928
← 2007-08 2009-10 →

Notts County are the oldest club in the Football League. The 2008-09 season was their 12th year in The Football League.

Contents

Season review

Kits and sponsorship

League Two

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
18 Port Vale 46 13 9 24 44 66 -22 48
19 Notts County 46 11 14 21 49 69 -20 47
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 -32 47

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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 11 14 21 49 69 −20 47 6 6 11 22 31 −9 5 8 10 27 38 −11

Last updated: 2 May 2009
Source: [1]

Cups

FA Cup

Notts County took on non-League side Sutton Town where they won. After that they took on another non-league side, Kettering Town where they drew resulting in a replay where they lost 2-1.

League Cup

Notts County started their League Cup campaign against newly promoted Championship side, Doncaster Rovers. Myles Weston scored the only goal to put them through to the second round, where they took on Premier League side Wigan Athletic. There they lost 4-0.

Football League Trophy

Notts County's Football League Trophy campaign only lasted one match. League One outfit Scunthorpe United beat County 2-1 at Glanford Park.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Russell Hoult
2 DF Phil Picken
4 DF Mike Edwards
5 DF Adam Tann
6 DF Michael Johnson
7 MF Matthew Hamshaw
8 MF Ricky Ravenhill
9 FW Jamie Forrester
11 MF Myles Weston
12 GK Kevin Pilkington
No. Position Player
14 FW Sean Canham
15 MF Gavin Strachan
16 FW Ben Fairclough
17 DF Jamie Clapham
18 DF Stephen Hunt
20 DF John Thompson
22 FW Delroy Facey
23 MF Richard Butcher
24 Matt Richards
25 MF Adam Nowland

Statistics

Last Update 2 May 2010

No. Nat Pos Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Russell Hoult 21 0 16 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Jason Beardsley* 14 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Phil Picken 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Paul Mayo* 14 2 10 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF Mike Edwards 49 2 43 2 3 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Adam Tann 17 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
6 DF Michael Johnson 30 2 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Matthew Hamshaw 46 3 41 3 2 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF Neil MacKenzie* 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW Jamie Forrester 32 8 30 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Jay Smith* 18 1 13 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
10 FW Jonathan Forte* 18 8 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Myles Weston 50 4 44 3 3 0 2 1 1 0
12 GK Kevin Pilkington 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 FW Sean Canham 29 4 23 3 3 1 2 0 1 0
15 MF Gavin Strachan 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Ben Fairclough 11 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
17 DF Jamie Clapham 43 2 40 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Stephen Hunt 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Nathaniel Wedderburn* 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF John Thompson 38 2 35 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Spencer Weir-Daley* 14 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
22 FW Delroy Facey 51 9 45 9 3 0 2 0 1 0
23 MF Richard Butcher 39 10 34 8 2 1 2 0 1 1
24 DF Mitchell Hanson* 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24   Matt Richards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Adam Nowland 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Lewis Neal* 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Josh Lillis* 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
12 GK Kevin Pilkington 26
20 RB John Thompson 38
4 CB Mike Edwards (C) 48
6 CB Michael Johnson 29
17 LB Jamie Clapham 43
7 RW Matthew Hamshaw 42
23 CM Richard Butcher 34
25 CM Adam Nowland 16
11 LW Myles Weston 46
9 ST Jamie Forrester 28
22 ST Delroy Facey 50

Disciplinary record

Number Pos Player
20 DF John Thompson 11 0
06 DF Michael Johnson 9 0
09 FW Jamie Forrester 0 1
07 MF Matthew Hamshaw 4 0
10 FW Jay Smith 4 0
02 DF Phil Picken 4 0
04 DF Mike Edwards 3 0
11 MF Myles Weston 3 0
14 FW Sean Canham 2 0
17 DF Jamie Clapham 2 0
24 DF Mitchell Hanson 2 0
03 DF Paul Mayo 2 0
25 MF Adam Nowland 2 0
02 DF Jason Beardsley 1 0
23 MF Richard Butcher 1 0
22 FW Delroy Facey 1 0
10 FW Jonathan Forte 1 0
18 DF Stephen Hunt 1 0
26 MF Lewis Neal 1 0
12 GK Kevin Pilkington 1 0
05 DF Adam Tann 1 0
19 MF Nathaniel Wedderburn 1 0

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Sean Canham Team Bath Undisclosed
Delroy Facey Gillingham Free
Jamie Forrester Lincoln City Free
Matt Hamshaw Unattached Free
Michael Johnson Derby County Free

Loans In

Player Club Arrival Date Date Return
Jason Beardsley Derby County 5 June 2008 31 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United 13 November 2008 13 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United February 2009 18 April 2009
Phil Picken Chesterfield End of Season

January transfers out

Player Club Fee
Paul Mayo Released -
Jay Smith Released -

Fixtures and results

League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 9 Bradford City A 1-2 14,038 Butcher
Aug 16 Darlington H 0-0 4,352
Aug 23 Luton Town A 1-1 6,058 Forrester
Aug 30 Shrewsbury Town H 2-2 4,697 Edwards, Butcher
Sep 6 A.F.C. Bournemouth H 1-1 4,362 Forrester
Sep 13 Accrington Stanley A 1-1 1,404 Canham
Sep 20 Exeter City A 2-2 4,341 Johnson, Canham
Sep 27 Aldershot Town H 2-1 6,033 Johnson, Butcher
Oct 4 Port Vale A 2-1 6,247 Forrester, Weston
Oct 13 Brentford H 1-1 6,012 Forrester
Oct 18 Macclesfield Town H 1-1 4,600 Facey
Oct 21 Gillingham A 2-2 4,396 Butcher, Facey
Oct 25 Chesterfield A 1-3 4,134 Facey
Oct 28 Rochdale H 1-2 3,610 Forrester
Nov 1 Bury H 0-1 4,391
Nov 15 Barnet A 4-0 1,934 Butcher, Forte (3)
Nov 22 Dagenham & Redbridge A 1-6 1,743 Forte
Nov 25 Wycombe Wanderers H 0-2 2,964
Dec 6 Morecambe H 1-0 3,671 Canham
Dec 13 Chester City A 0-2 1,767
Dec 20 Lincoln City H 0-1 4,568
Dec 26 Grimsby Town A 1-0 5,432 Facey
Dec 28 Rotherham United H 0-3 6,686
Jan 10 Exeter City H 2-1 3,832 Facey, Strachan
Jan 17 Brentford A 1-1 5,465 Facey
Jan 20 Aldershot Town A 2-2 2,491 Clapham, Hamshaw
Jan 24 Port Vale H 4-2 4,447 Weston, Forrester (3)
Jan 27 Rochdale A 0-3 2,289
Jan 31 Chesterfield H 0-1 4,953
Feb 14 Barnet H 2-0 3,830 Hamshaw, Clapham
Feb 17 Macclesfield Town A 1-1 1,370 Hamshaw
Feb 21 Bury A 0-2 2,810
Feb 28 Bradford City H 3-1 5,138 Forte (2), Facey
Mar 3 Darlington A 0-1 2,450
Mar 7 Shrewsbury Town A 2-3 5,192 Butcher, Forte
Mar 10 Luton Town H 0-2 2,886
Mar 14 Accrington Stanley H 1-1 3,701 Facey
Mar 17 Gillingham H 0-1 3,189
Mar 21 A.F.C. Bournemouth A 1-0 5,510 Weston
Mar 28 Lincoln City A 1-1 4,027 Facey
Apr 4 Chester City H 1-2 4,025 Edwards
Apr 11 Rotherham United A 1-2 2,945 Forte
Apr 13 Grimsby Town H 0-2 5,890
Apr 18 Morecambe A 0-1 2,161
Apr 25 Dagenham & Redbridge H 0-3 4,419
May 2 Wycombe Wanderers A 2-1 9,625 Thompson

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Nov 6 One Sutton United A 1-0 4,391 Butcher
Nov 30 Two Kettering Town H 1-1 4,451 Canham
Dec 10 Two (replay) Kettering Town A 1-2 3,019 Smith

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 12 One Doncaster Rovers H 1-0 3,272 Weston
Aug 26 Two Wigan Athletic A 0-4 4,100

Football League Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Sep 2 One Scunthorpe United A 1-2 1,755 Butcher

Backroom staff

Position Name
First-Team Manager Ian McParland
Assistant Manager Dave Kevan
Coach Tommy Johnson
Youth Team Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Carl Muggleton
Physio Paul Godfrey
Fitness Coach Marcus Svensson
Head of Youth Mick Leonard

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