2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Blackburn Rovers' 121st season as a professional club.

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

2008–09 season
Chairman	John Williams
Manager	Paul Ince (until 16 December) Sam Allardyce
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	Benni McCarthy (13)
Home colours Away colours
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The close season saw the departure of manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by Sam Allardyce.

First-team squad

This squad consists of all players issued with a squad number.

Last update: 3 May 2009 15:00

		Name	Age	Position	Apps	Goals	Assists	Goal ratio	Assist ratio	Goal/assist ratio
	1	Paul Robinson	(1979-10-15)15 October 1979 (aged 29)	Goalkeeper	39	0	0
	2	André Ooijer	(1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 34)	Defender	94	2	3	0.02	0.03	0.05
	3	Stephen Warnock	(1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 27)	Full Back	105	6	8	0.06	0.08	0.13
	4	Christopher Samba	(1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 25)	Defender	96	8	6	0.08	0.06	0.15
	5	Tugay Kerimoğlu	(1970-08-24)24 August 1970 (aged 38)	Midfielder	291	12	12	0.04	0.04	0.08
	6	Ryan Nelsen	(1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 31)	Defender	144	1	2	0.01	0.01	0.02
	7	Brett Emerton	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 30)	Winger	230	13	29	0.06	0.13	0.18
	8	David Dunn	(1979-12-27)27 December 1979 (aged 29)	Midfielder	239	40	32	0.17	0.13	0.3
	9	Roque Santa Cruz	(1981-08-16)16 August 1981 (aged 27)	Forward	70	29	10	0.41	0.14	0.56
	10	Benni McCarthy	(1977-11-12)12 November 1977 (aged 31)	Forward	118	48	6	0.41	0.06	0.47
	11	Vince Grella	(1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 29)	Midfielder	17	0	0
	12	Morten Gamst Pedersen	(1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 27)	Winger	199	33	46	0.17	0.23	0.4
	13	Zurab Khizanishvili	(1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 27)	Defender	90	2	1	0.02	0.01	0.03
	15	Aaron Mokoena	(1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 28)	Midfielder	137	2	7	0.01	0.05	0.07
	16	Steven Reid	(1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 28)	Midfielder	124	7	10	0.06	0.08	0.14
	17	Keith Andrews	(1980-09-13)13 September 1980 (aged 28)	Midfielder	33	4	0	0.12		0.12
	18	Paul Gallagher	(1984-08-09)9 August 1984 (aged 24)	Winger	74	8	7	0.11	0.09	0.2
	18	El Hadji Diouf	(1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 28)	Winger	12	1	2	0.08	0.17	0.25
	19	Carlos Villanueva	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 23)	Versatile	20	2	4	0.1	0.2	0.3
	21	Gaël Givet	(1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 27)	Defender	16	0	0
	22	Danny Simpson	(1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 22)	Full Back	20	0	0
	24	Keith Treacy	(1988-09-13)13 September 1988 (aged 20)	Winger	22	0	1		0.05	0.05
	25	Alan Judge	(1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 20)	Winger	2	0	0
	26	Julio Santa Cruz	(1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 19)	Forward	0	0	0
	27	Matt Derbyshire	(1986-04-14)14 April 1986 (aged 23)	Forward	85	19	10	0.22	0.12	0.34
	28	Tony Kane	(1987-08-29)29 August 1987 (aged 21)	Full Back	0	0	0
	29	Martin Olsson	(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 21)	Full-back	18	1	0	0.06		0.06
	30	Jason Roberts	(1978-01-25)25 January 1978 (aged 31)	Forward	84	17	13	0.2	0.15	0.36
	31	Bryan Hodge	(1987-09-23)23 September 1987 (aged 21)	Midfielder	0	0	0
	32	Jason Brown	(1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 27)	Goalkeeper	8	0	0
	33	Frank Fielding	(1988-03-04)4 March 1988 (aged 21)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0
	34	Gunnar Nielsen	(1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 22)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0
	36	Marcus Marshall	(1989-10-07)7 October 1989 (aged 19)	Forward	1	0	0
	37	Alex Marrow	(1990-01-21)21 January 1990 (aged 19)	Midfielder	0	0	0
	38	Mark Bunn	(1984-11-19)19 November 1984 (aged 24)	Goalkeeper	1	0	0
	39	Aaron Doran	(1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 18)	Winger	2	0	0
	40	Björn Bussmann	(1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (aged 18)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0
	41	Andy Haworth	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 20)	Winger	2	0	0
	42	Gavin Gunning	(1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 18)	Defender	0	0	0
	43	Jamie Clarke	(1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 20)	Forward	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Nationality	No.	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee
	ENG	1	Paul Robinson	Goalkeeper	Tottenham Hotspur	£3,500,000
2 August 2008	CHI	19	Carlos Villanueva	Versatile	Audax Italiano	Loan[1]
4 August 2008	ENG	22	Danny Simpson	Full-back	Manchester United	Loan[2]
	PAR	26	Julio Santa Cruz	Forward	Cerro Porteño	Free
26 August 2008	AUS	11	Vince Grella	Midfielder	Torino	£4,000,000[3]
28 August 2008	IRL	17	Keith Andrews	Midfielder	MK Dons	£1,000,000[4]
12 September 2008	ENG	23	Robbie Fowler	Forward	Cardiff City	Free[5]
	ENG	38	Mark Bunn	Goalkeeper	Northmapton Town	Undisclosed
	FRA	21	Gaël Givet	Defender	Marseille	Loan
	SEN	18	El Hadji Diouf	Winger	Sunderland	£2,000,000

Out

Date	Nationality	Player	Position	New club	Fee
	USA	Brad Friedel	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	£2,000,000
	SUI	Bruno Berner	Full-back	Leicester City	Free
	SUI	Stéphane Henchoz	Defender	Retired	Free
	FIN	Peter Enckelman	Goalkeeper	Cardiff City	Free
31 July 2008	ENG	David Bentley	Winger	Tottenham Hotspur	£15,000,000[6]
9 August 2008	NED	Maceo Rigters	Forward	Barnsley	Loan[7]
	SCO	Paul Gallagher	Winger	Plymouth Argyle	Loan
	AUS	Rostyn Griffiths	Midfield	Accrington Stanley	Loan
2 January 2009	IRL	Eddie Nolan	Defender	Preston North End	Undisclosed[8]
	CAN	David Hoilett	Forward	FC St. Pauli	Loan
23 December 2008	ENG	Robbie Fowler	Forward	N/A	Free[9]
	GER	Sergio Peter	Winger	Sparta Prague	Undisclosed
	IRL	Alan Judge	Winger	Plymouth Argyle	Loan
28 January 2009	ENG	Matt Derbyshire	Forward	Olympiacos	Loan[10]
	FAR	Gunnar Nielsen	Goalkeeper	Manchester City	Free

• Fees are an estimate

Results

Pre-season

Macclesfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

14 July 2008	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Blackburn Rovers
			Dunn Gallagher

1899 Hoffenheim v Blackburn Rovers

21 July 2008	1899 Hoffenheim	3–1	Blackburn Rovers
			McCarthy

Benfica v Blackburn Rovers

25 July 2008	Benfica	2–3	Blackburn Rovers
			Pedersen Roberts Emerton

Sporting CP v Blackburn Rovers

26 July 2008	Sporting CP	2–1	Blackburn Rovers
			McCarthy

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

2 August 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–2	Blackburn Rovers
			Derbyshire Santa Cruz

NAC Breda v Blackburn Rovers

9 August 2008	NAC Breda	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Blackburn
			Roberts	Stadium: Ewood Park

Premier League

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D

Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

16 August 2008	Everton	2–3	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Arteta 45' Yakubu 64'	Report	Dunn 22' Santa Cruz 66' Ooijer 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park

Blackburn Rovers v Hull City

23 August 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Hull City	Blackburn
	Roberts 38'		Garcia 40'	Stadium: Ewood Park

West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

30 August 2008	West Ham United	4–1	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Davenport 12' Samba 20' (o.g.) Bellamy 90' Cole 90'	Report	Roberts 22'	Stadium: Upton Park

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal

13 September 2008	Blackburn Rovers	0–4	Arsenal	Blackburn
15:00	Warnock  80'	Report	8' Van Persie 45+1', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Adebayor  60' Denílson	Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Fulham

20 September 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Fulham	Blackburn
	Derbyshire 84'			Stadium: Ewood Park

Newcastle v Blackburn Rovers

27 September 2008	Newcastle	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Owen 51' (pen.)		Samba 31' Santa Cruz 41'	Stadium: St James' Park

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

4 October 2008	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Manchester United	Blackburn
			Brown 31' Rooney 64'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

18 October 2008	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Horwich
				Stadium: Reebok Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

25 October 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
	McCarthy 90'		Alves 74'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

29 October 2008	Aston Villa	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Luke Young 45' Barry 65' Agbonlahor 87'		Warnock 30' Emerton 90'	Stadium: Villa Park

West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers

1 November 2008	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
	Bednář 55' Miller 62'		McCarthy 13' (pen.) Andrews 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

8 November 2008	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Chelsea	Blackburn
			Anelka 40', 68'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland

15 November 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Sunderland	Blackburn
	Samba 45'		Jones 49' Cissé 71'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Tottenham v Blackburn Rovers

22 November 2008	Tottenham	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Pavlyuchenko 9'			Stadium: White Hart Lane

Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers

29 November 2008	Portsmouth	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Portsmouth
	Crouch 49' Defoe 53' Davis 79'		Derbyshire 62' Kerimoğlu 67'	Stadium: Fratton Park

Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

6 December 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Santa Cruz 86'		Alonso 69' Benayoun 79' Gerrard 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

13 December 2008	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
	Heskey 10' Valencia 12' Cattermole 77'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City

20 December 2008	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Stoke City	Blackburn
	McCarthy 9', 27' (pen.) Roberts 18'			Stadium: Ewood Park

Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

26 December 2008	Sunderland	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
				Stadium: Stadium of Light

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

28 December 2008	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Manchester City	Blackburn
	McCarthy 45' Roberts 84'		Sturridge 88' Robinho 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

17 January 2009	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Newcastle United	Blackburn
	McCarthy 61' (pen.) Roberts 66', 86'			Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

28 January 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
	Warnock 66' McCarthy 87'		Taylor 15' K. Davies 35'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

31 January 2009	Middlesbrough	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Riverside Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa

7 February 2009	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Aston Villa	Blackburn
			Milner 27' Agbonlahor 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers

21 February 2009	Manchester United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Rooney 23' Ronaldo 60'		Santa Cruz 32'	Stadium: Old Trafford

Hull City v Blackburn Rovers

1 March 2009	Hull City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
	Ashbee 79'		Warnock 34' Andrews 37'	Stadium: KC Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

4 March 2009	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Everton	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park

Fulham v Blackburn Rovers

11 March 2009	Fulham	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Dempsey 2'		Diouf 69' Roberts 85'	Stadium: Craven Cottage

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers

14 March 2009	Arsenal	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Ooijer 2' (o.g.) Arshavin 65' Eboué 87', 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United

21 March 2009	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	West Ham United	Blackburn
	Andrews 51'		Noble 35'	Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham

4 April 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Tottenham	Blackburn
	McCarthy 82' Ooijer 89'		Keane 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

11 April 2009	Liverpool	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Torres 5', 33' Agger 83' Ngog 90'			Stadium: Anfield

Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers

18 April 2009	Stoke City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
	Lawrence 75'			Stadium: Britannia Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic

26 April 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
	McCarthy 45' Nelsen 60'			Stadium: Ewood Park

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

2 May 2009	Manchester City	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Caicedo 27' Robinho 34' Elano 45' (pen.)		Andrews 66'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth

9 May 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Portsmouth	Blackburn
	Pedersen 31' McCarthy 58' (pen.)			Stadium: Ewood Park

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

16 May 2009	Chelsea	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Malouda 4' Anelka 59'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,804 (245 away)

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

24 May 2009	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park

FA Cup

Blyth Spartans v Blackburn Rovers

5 January 2009	Blyth Spartans	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Blyth, Northumberland
		Report	Villanueva	Stadium: Croft Park

Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

24 January 2009	Sunderland	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,634

Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland

5 February 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–1 (aet)	Sunderland	Blackburn
	Mokoena 37' McCarthy 118'	Report	Healy 7'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,112

Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City

14 February 2009	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Coventry City	Blackburn
	Santa Cruz 2' Samba 90'	Report	Gunnarsson 61' Doyle 76'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,053

Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers

24 February 2009	Coventry City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Coventry
	Best 59'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,793

League Cup

Blackburn Rovers v Grimsby Town

27 August 2008	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Grimsby Town	Blackburn
	Villanueva Derbyshire Emerton		Newey	Stadium: Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

24 September 2008	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Everton	Blackburn
	Olsson			Stadium: Ewood Park

Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

12 November 2008	Sunderland	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
	Jones 71'	Report	Santa Cruz 65' Bardsley 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,555

Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers

3 December 2008	Manchester United	5–3	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Tevez 35', 50' (pen.), 54', 90+4' Nani 40'	Report	McCarthy 48', 90+2' Derbyshire 84'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,997

Season statistics

		Player	Age	Position	Apps	Goals	Assists	Y. Cards	R. Cards
	1	Paul Robinson	(1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 45)	Goalkeeper	39	0	0	0	0
	2	André Ooijer	(1974-07-11) 11 July 1974 (age 51)	Defender	34	2	2	9	0
	3	Stephen Warnock	(1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43)	Full Back	41	3	3	8	0
	4	Christopher Samba	(1984-03-28) 28 March 1984 (age 41)	Defender	37	3	5	5	0
	5	Tugay Kerimoğlu	(1970-08-24) 24 August 1970 (age 54)	Midfielder	34	1	0	3	0
	6	Ryan Nelsen	(1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 47)	Defender	38	1	1	8	0
	7	Brett Emerton	(1979-02-22) 22 February 1979 (age 46)	Winger	22	2	3	4	0
	8	David Dunn	(1979-12-27) 27 December 1979 (age 45)	Midfielder	16	1	0	0	0
	9	Roque Santa Cruz	(1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 44)	Forward	27	6	2	0	0
	10	Benni McCarthy	(1977-11-12) 12 November 1977 (age 47)	Forward	31	13	4	5	1
	11	Vince Grella	(1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 45)	Midfielder	17	0	0	4	0
	12	Morten Gamst Pedersen	(1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 43)	Winger	35	1	9	2	1
	13	Zurab Khizanishvili	(1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 (age 43)	Defender	11	0	0	4	0
	14	Johann Vogel	(1977-03-08) 8 March 1977 (age 48)	Midfielder	2	0	0	0	0
	15	Aaron Mokoena	(1980-11-25) 25 November 1980 (age 44)	Midfielder	24	1	0	7	0
	16	Steven Reid	(1981-03-10) 10 March 1981 (age 44)	Midfielder	4	0	2	0	0
	17	Keith Andrews	(1980-09-13) 13 September 1980 (age 44)	Midfielder	33	4	0	5	0
	18	Paul Gallagher	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 41)	Winger	1	0	0	0	0
	18	El Hadji Diouf	(1981-01-15) 15 January 1981 (age 44)	Winger	12	1	2	1	2
	19	Carlos Villanueva	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 39)	Versatile	20	2	4	2	0
	21	Sergio Peter	(1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 38)	Winger	0	0	0	0	0
	21	Gaël Givet	(1981-10-09) 9 October 1981 (age 43)	Defender	16	0	0	3	0
	22	Danny Simpson	(1987-01-04) 4 January 1987 (age 38)	Full Back	20	0	0	4	0
	23	Robbie Fowler	(1975-04-09) 9 April 1975 (age 50)	Forward	6	0	1	0	0
	24	Keith Treacy	(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36)	Winger	20	0	1	2	0
	25	Alan Judge	(1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 36)	Winger	2	0	0	0	0
	26	Julio Santa Cruz	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 35)	Forward	0	0	0	0	0
	27	Matt Derbyshire	(1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 39)	Forward	22	5	3	1	0
	28	Tony Kane	(1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 37)	Full Back	0	0	0	0	0
	29	Martin Olsson	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 37)	Full Back	14	1	0	3	1
	30	Jason Roberts	(1978-01-25) 25 January 1978 (age 47)	Forward	29	7	5	4	0
	31	Bryan Hodge	(1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 37)	Midfielder	1	0	0	0	0
	32	Jason Brown	(1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper	7	0	0	1	0
	33	Frank Fielding	(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 37)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0
	34	Gunnar Nielsen	(1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 38)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0
	35	Eddie Nolan	(1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 (age 37)	Defender	0	0	0	0	0
	36	Marcus Marshall	(1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 35)	Forward	1	0	0	0	0
	37	Alex Marrow	(1990-01-21) 21 January 1990 (age 35)	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	0
	38	Mark Bunn	(1984-11-19) 19 November 1984 (age 40)	Goalkeeper	1	0	0	0	0
	39	Aaron Doran	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 34)	Winger	2	0	0	0	0
	40	Björn Bussmann	(1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 34)	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0
	41	Andy Haworth	(1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 36)	Winger	2	0	0	0	0
	42	Gavin Gunning	(1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 34)	Defender	0	0	0	0	0
	43	Jamie Clarke	(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36)	Forward	0	0	0	0	0

Final league table

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Bolton Wanderers	38	11	8	19	41	53	−12	41
14	Portsmouth	38	10	11	17	38	57	−19	41
15	Blackburn Rovers	38	10	11	17	40	60	−20	41
16	Sunderland	38	9	9	20	34	54	−20	36
17	Hull City	38	8	11	19	39	64	−25	35

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.