2008–09 Ebbsfleet United F.C. season

Ebbsfleet United
2008–09 season
Chairman John Moules
Head Coach Liam Daish
FA Cup 1st Round
FA Trophy Semi Finals
Setanta Shield Semi Finals
Kent Senior Cup Round 2
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Gash (10)
All:
Michael Gash (12)
Highest home attendance 3,750 vs Swindon Supermarine (31 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance 277 vs Dover (25 November 2008)
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Conference National League table 2008-09

Map of teams competing in the 2008-09 Conference National
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Burton Albion (C) (P) 46 27 7 12 81 52+29 88 Promotion to League Two
2 Cambridge United 46 24 14 8 65 39+26 86 Qualification to Conference National playoffs
3 Histon 46 23 14 9 78 48+30 83
4 Torquay United (P) 46 23 14 9 72 47+25 83
5 Stevenage Borough 46 23 12 11 73 54+19 81
6 Kidderminster Harriers 46 23 10 13 69 48+21 79
7 Oxford United 46 24 10 12 72 51+21 77*
8 Kettering Town 46 21 13 12 50 37+13 76
9 Crawley Town 46 19 14 13 77 55+22 70*
10 Wrexham 46 18 12 16 64 48+16 66
11 Rushden & Diamonds 46 16 15 15 61 50+11 63
12 Mansfield Town 46 19 9 18 57 55+2 62*
13 Eastbourne Borough 46 18 6 22 58 70−12 60
14 Ebbsfleet United 46 16 10 20 52 60−8 58
15 Altrincham 46 15 11 20 49 66−17 56
16 Salisbury City 46 14 13 19 54 64−10 55
17 York City 46 11 19 16 47 51−4 52
18 Forest Green Rovers 46 12 16 18 70 76−6 52
19 Grays Athletic 46 14 10 22 44 64−20 52
20 Barrow 46 12 15 19 51 65−14 51
21 Woking (R) 46 10 14 22 37 60−23 44 Relegation to Conference North/Conference South
22 Northwich Victoria (R) 46 11 10 25 56 75−19 43
23 Weymouth (R) 46 11 10 25 45 86−41 43
24 Lewes (R) 46 6 6 34 28 89−61 24

Updated to games played on 26 April 2009.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Mansfield deducted 4 points;[1] Oxford deducted 5 points;[2] Crawley Town deducted 1 point;[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pre-Season Results[4]

Date Opponents Home/Away Final Score Scorers Attendance Competition
12 July 2008 Charlton H 0 – 6 1,859 Friendly
17 July 2008 Torpoint Athletic A 9 – 0 Echanomi x3, Shakes, Smith, Stone, Gash x2, Pooley Friendly
19 July 2008 Bodmin Town A 2 – 1 Echanomi, Pooley Friendly
23 July 2008 Braintree Town A 1 – 0 Shakes Friendly
26 July 2008 Cray Wanderers N 4 – 0 Moore 35', Long 72', Moore 80', Purcell 81' 648 Kent Senior Cup Final 2008
30 July 2008 Millwall H 1 – 2 Barrett 1,671 Friendly
2 August 2008 Maidstone United H 5 – 0 Gash x2, Long x3 538 Friendly

Season Results[4]

Date Opponents Home/Away Final Score Scorers Attendance Competition
9 August 2008 Mansfield Town H 2 – 2 Moore 7', Long 25' 1,872 Conference National
12 August 2008 Rushden & Diamonds A 0 – 2 1,467 Conference National
18 August 2008 Torquay United A 2 – 0 Moore 26', Akinde 78' 2,372 Conference National
23 August 2008 Stevenage Borough H 4 – 0 Barrett 19', Akinde 45', Moore 69' (P), Ibe 84' 1,420 Conference National
25 August 2008 Lewes A 0 – 0 851 Conference National
30 August 2008 Oxford United H 1 – 1 Gash 56' 1,842 Conference National
2 September 2008 Cambridge United H 1 – 1 Moore 52' 1,832 Conference National
6 September 2008 Forest Green A 4 – 1 Barrett 3', Moore 42', Gash 66', Ibe 83' 1,272 Conference National
13 September 2008 Wrexham A 2 – 3 Barrett 27', Gash 90' 3,132 Conference National
20 September 2008 Woking H 2 – 0 Appiah 57', Barrett 58' 1,498 Conference National
23 September 2008 Eastbourne Borough H 1 – 1 Gash 65' 1,120 Conference National
27 September 2008 Barrow A 3 – 0 Moore 32', Gash 63', 87' 1,378 Conference National
4 October 2008 Altrincham A 0 – 2 967 Conference National
6 October 2008 Histon H 0 – 1 1,226 Conference National
11 October 2008 Kidderminster A 1 – 3 Shakes 15' 1,512 Conference National
18 October 2008 Torquay H 0 – 2 1,781 Conference National
25 October 2008 Woking A 2 – 2 Moore 66' (P), 70' (P) 1,462 FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
28 October 2008 Woking H 1 – 0 Ibe 19' 869 FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay
1 November 2008 Burton Albion A 1 – 3 Ibe 59' 1,584 Conference National
4 November 2008 Eastbourne Borough A 3 – 1 Ibe 9', 42', Smith 22' 300 Setanta Shield Third Round
8 November 2008 Crewe A 0 – 1 2,593 FA Cup 1st Round
15 November 2008 Barrow H 1 – 0 Barrett 93' 1,187 Conference National
20 November 2008 Crawley A 2 – 1 Gash 83', Moore 89' 922 Conference National
23 November 2008 Kettering H 0 – 0 1,018 Conference National
25 November 2008 Dover H 1 – 0 Purcell 277 Kent Senior Cup First Round
29 November 2008 Cambridge A 0 – 1 2,807 Conference National
2 December 2008 Stevenage H 3 – 0 Purcell, Long (2) 285 Setanta Shield Fourth Round
6 December 2008 Weymouth H 1 – 0 Purcell 1,005 Conference National
9 December 2008 Forest Green H 0 – 1 728 Conference National
16 December 2008 Bognor Regis A 2 – 0 Long, Own Goal 299 FA Trophy First Round
20 December 2008 York City A 1 – 3 Gash 1,997 Conference National
26 December 2008 Grays Athletic H 0 – 1 1,143 Conference National
28 December 2008 Oxford A 1 – 5 Long 5,120 Conference National
1 January 2009 Grays Athletic A 1 – 3 Ibe 748 Conference National
13 January 2009 Stalybridge H 2 – 1 Long, Hand 467 FA Trophy Second Round
17 January 2009 Rushden & Diamonds H 1 – 0 Barrett 1,121 Conference National
24 January 2009 Woking A 0 – 1 1,471 Conference National
27 January 2009 Crawley Town H 4 – 4 Long, Gash, Sole, Shakes 795 Conference National
31 January 2009 Swindon Supermarine H 2 – 0 Gash (2) 3,750 FA Trophy Third Round
21 February 2009 Wrexham A 0 – 0 3,021 FA Trophy Fourth Round
24 February 2009 Wrexham H 3 – 1 Sole, Moore, Martin 992 FA Trophy Fourth Round Replay
25 February 2009 Whitstable Town A 1 – 2 Judge - Kent Senior Cup Second Round
8 March 2009 York City H 0 – 0 1,244 Conference National
11 March 2009 Burton Albion H 2 – 1 Sole (2) 711 Conference National
14 March 2009 Stevenage Borough F.C. A 2 – 3 Barrett, Long 2,344 FA Trophy Semi-Finals First Leg
17 March 2009 Crawley Town F.C. A 2 – 1 Smith, Slatter 844 Setanta Shield Quarter-Finals
21 March 2009 Stevenage Borough F.C. H 0 – 1 3,008 FA Trophy Semi-Finals Second Leg
24 March 2009 Salisbury City A 0 – 1 939 Conference National
26 March 2009 Forest Green Rovers F.C. H 0 – 1 431 Setanta Shield Semi-Finals
28 March 2009 Kettering Town A 1 – 2 Sole 1,533 Conference National
31 March 2009 Altrincham H 1 – 0 Shakes 774 Conference National
2 April 2009 Eastbourne Borough A 1 – 0 Gash 919 Conference National
4 April 2009 Northwich Victoria H 1 – 0 Smith 1,003 Conference National
7 April 2009 Mansfield Town A 0 – 2 1,630 Conference National
9 April 2009 Kidderminster H 1 – 1 Long (pen) 979 Conference National
11 April 2009 Stevenage Borough A 0 – 1 1,913 Conference National
13 April 2009 Lewes H 2 – 1 Yussuff, Sole (pen) 1,098 Conference National
16 April 2009 Histon A 2 – 5 Pooley, Sole 1,015 Conference National
18 April 2009 Weymouth A 2 – 0 Shakes, Ibe 1,007 Conference National
21 April 2009 Wrexham H 1 – 0 Ricketts 880 Conference National
23 April 2009 Northwich Victoria A 0 – 2 447 Conference National
26 April 2009 Salisbury City H 2 – 2 McCarthy, Smith 1,390 Conference National

References

  1. ↑ "Mansfield hit by points deduction". BBC Sport. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Five-point deduction for Oxford". BBC Sport. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Crawley win FA appeal over points". BBC Sport. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ebbsfleet United 2008-09". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-09-17.