2008–09 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Coventry City's 89th season in The Football League and their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Coventry City F.C.

2008–2009 season
Chairman	Ray Ranson
Manager	Chris Coleman
Championship	17th
FA Cup	OUT - Quarter Final vs Chelsea
League Cup	OUT - Second Round vs Newcastle United
Top goalscorer	League: Clinton Morrison, 10 All: Clinton Morrison, 12
Highest home attendance	League: 22,637 vs Birmingham City, 22 February 2009 Overall: 31,407 vs Chelsea, FA Cup, 8 March 2009
Lowest home attendance	League: 14,621 vs Burnley, 21 October 2008 Overall: 9,293 vs Aldershot Town, League Cup, 13 August 2008
Average home league attendance	17,408
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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 Brașov 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 (dependent 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	Nat.	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

FC Brașov v Coventry City

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

Stade Nyonnais v Coventry City

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

Nuneaton Town v Coventry City XI

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

Cambridge United v Coventry City

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

Livingston v Coventry City

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

Kilmarnock v Coventry City

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

Football League Championship

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

Coventry City v Norwich City

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1	Coventry City	2–0	Norwich City	Coventry
15:00	Ward pen 48' McKenzie 86'	(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,607 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Barnsley v Coventry City

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

Coventry City v Bristol City

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

Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City

30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Coventry City	Doncaster
15:00	Wellens 31'	(report)		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Coventry City v Preston North End

13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5	Coventry City	0–0	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00		(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,544 Referee: Grant Hegley

Sheffield United v Coventry City

17 September 2008 (2008-09-17) 6	Sheffield United	1–1	Coventry City	Sheffield
19:45	Sharp 56' Jihai  51'	(report)	Tabb 30'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,130 Referee: Darren Deadman

Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers

20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7	Coventry City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Coventry
15:00	Ward pen 15'	(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,718 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Coventry City

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

Cardiff City v Coventry City

30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9	Cardiff City	2–1	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:45	Bothroyd 31' McCormack pen 85'	(report)	Dann 89'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,312 Referee: Roger East

Coventry City v Southampton

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City

18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Coventry City	Wolverhampton
15:00	Kightly 42' Ebanks-Blake 59'	(report)	Mifsud 6'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Steve Bennett

Coventry City v Burnley

21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12	Coventry City	1–3	Burnley	Coventry
19:45	Ward pen 40'	(report)	Duff 52' Blake 88' Eagles 90'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Coventry City v Derby County

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13	Coventry City	1–1	Derby County	Coventry
15:00	Morrison 90'	(report)	Hulse 41'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 18,430 Referee: Iain Williamson

Southampton v Coventry City

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

Birmingham City v Coventry City

3 November 2008 (2008-11-03) 15	Birmingham City	0–1	Coventry City	Birmingham
19:45		(report)	Morrison 53'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,215 Referee: Anthony Bates

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

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

Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle

15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 17	Coventry City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Coventry
15:00		(report)	Noone 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 18,528 Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Coventry City	Sheffield
15:00		(report)	Morrison 60'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 16,119 Referee: Kevin Friend

Coventry City v Swansea City

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

Reading v Coventry City

1 December 2008 (2008-12-01) 20	Reading	3–1	Coventry City	Reading
18:00	Hunt 32', 62' Cissé 37'	(report)	Fox 26'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,803 Referee: Kevin Wright

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21	Coventry City	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
15:00	Ward 2' Morrison 29'	(report)	Earnshaw 27' Garner 61'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Charlton Athletic v Coventry City

9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Coventry City	Charlton, London
19:45	Burton pen 49'	(report)	Simpson 40' Fox 50'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,427 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Watford v Coventry City

13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23	Watford	2–1	Coventry City	Watford
15:00	Smith pen 62' O'Toole 72'	(report)	Morrison 67'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,075 Referee: Jon Moss

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24	Coventry City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Coventry
15:00	Morrison 1' Eastwood 56'	(report)	Lisbie 12', 65'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,598 Referee: Rob Styles

Swansea City v Coventry City

26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25	Swansea City	0–0	Coventry City	Swansea
15:00		(report)		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 17,603 Referee: Steve Tanner

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 26	Coventry City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Coventry
15:00	Morrison 11' Simpson 82'	(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Graham Laws

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 27	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Coventry City	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00	Blackstock 87'	(report)	Fox 73' Wright  37'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,330 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Blackpool

17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 28	Coventry City	2–1	Blackpool	Coventry
15:00	Beuzelin 47' Mifsud 51'	(report)	Campbell 25'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,551 Referee: Craig Pawson

Coventry City v Cardiff City

28 January 2009 (2009-01-28) 29	Coventry City	0–2	Cardiff City	Coventry
19:45		(report)	Bothroyd 34' McCormack 61'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,922 Referee: Anthony Bates

Derby County v Coventry City

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30	Derby County	2–1	Coventry City	Derby
15:00	Hulse 14' Commons 16'	(report)	Doyle 53'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,710 Referee: Michael Jones

Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 31	Coventry City	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Coventry
15:00	Doyle 25' McKenzie 75'	(report)	Vokes 72'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Michael Oliver

Burnley v Coventry City

17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) 32	Burnley	1–1	Coventry City	Burnley
19:45	Eagles 90'	(report)	Best 44'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 14,595 Referee: David Foster

Coventry City v Birmingham City

22 February 2009 (2009-02-22) 33	Coventry City	1–0	Birmingham City	Coventry
15:00	Dann 2'	(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Clive Oliver

Norwich City v Coventry City

28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 34	Norwich City	1–2	Coventry City	Norwich
15:00	Grounds 53'	(report)	Henderson 19' Fox 73'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Paul Taylor

Coventry City v Sheffield United

4 March 2009 (2009-03-04) 35	Coventry City	1–2	Sheffield United	Coventry
19:45	Dann 70'	(report)	Bromby 45' Morgan 54'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,300 Referee: Kevin Wright

Bristol City v Coventry City

11 March 2009 (2009-03-11) 36	Bristol City	2–0	Coventry City	Bristol
19:45	McAllister 66' Johnson 80'	(report)		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Phil Crossley

Preston North End v Coventry City

14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37	Preston North End	2–1	Coventry City	Preston
15:00	Turner og 38' Parkin 72'	(report)	Morrison 17'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Kevin Friend

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38	Coventry City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Coventry
15:00	Bell 20'	(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 18,498 Referee: Richard Beeby

Coventry City v Reading

4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 39	Coventry City	0–0	Reading	Coventry
15:00		(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,218 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Crystal Palace v Coventry City

7 April 2009 (2009-04-07) 40	Crystal Palace	1–1	Coventry City	Selhurst, London
20:00	Cadogan 72'	(report)	Gunnarsson 31'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Fred Graham

Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City

11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 41	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	Coventry City	Plymouth
15:00	Barnes 14' Mackie 26' Judge 28' Seip 37'	(report)		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,568 Referee: Clive Oliver

Coventry City v Charlton Athletic

13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 42	Coventry City	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Coventry
15:00		(report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 43	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Coventry City	Nottingham
15:00	Perch 46'	(report)		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,856 Referee: Steve Tanner

Coventry City v Barnsley

21 April 2009 (2009-04-21) 44	Coventry City	1–1	Barnsley	Coventry
19:45	Ward pen 90'	(report)	Bogdanovic 9'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,035 Referee: Steve Cook

Coventry City v Watford

25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45	Coventry City	2–3	Watford	Coventry
15:00	Eastwood 10' Simpson 54' Fox  82'	(report)	Smith 56' Rasiak 61' Priskin 74'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,195 Referee: Russell Booth

Ipswich Town v Coventry City

3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46	Ipswich Town	2–1	Coventry City	Ipswich
13:15	dos Santos 24' Couñago 26'	(report)	Morrison 79'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 27,225 Referee: Graham Laws

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Coventry City v Aldershot Town

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

Coventry City v Newcastle United

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Coventry City v Kidderminster Harriers

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

Torquay United v Coventry City

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

Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City

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

Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers

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

Coventry City v Chelsea

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

Championship data

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	−3	56[a]
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 match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.^[47]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: Championship Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics

Starts & Goals

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

Notes:

• Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
19		FW	Clinton Morrison	10	2	0	12
5		DF	Elliott Ward	5	0	1	6
4		DF	Daniel Fox	5	0	0	5
24		FW	Robbie Simpson	3	2	0	5
6		DF	Scott Dann	3	1	0	4
9		MF	Leon Best	2	0	2	4
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	4	0	0	4
14		FW	Leon McKenzie	3	0	1	4
8		MF	Michael Doyle	2	0	1	3
21		MF	Jay Tabb	3	0	0	3
12		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	1	0	1	2
17		FW	Michael Mifsud	2	0	0	2
7		MF	Guillaume Beuzelin	1	0	0	1
11		MF	Julian Gray	1	0	0	1
18		MF	Jordan Henderson	1	0	0	1
25		MF	David Bell	1	0	0	1

Assists

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	4	2	2	8
4		DF	Daniel Fox	5	1	1	7
7		MF	Guillaume Beuzelin	5	0	0	5
19		FW	Clinton Morrison	4	0	0	4
12		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	1	1	1	3
5		DF	Elliott Ward	2	0	0	2
14		FW	Leon McKenzie	2	0	0	2
18		MF	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	2
2		DF	Stephen Wright	1	0	0	1
3		DF	Marcus Hall	1	0	0	1
8		MF	Michael Doyle	0	0	1	1
9		MF	Leon Best	1	0	0	1
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	1	0	0	1
17		FW	Michael Mifsud	1	0	0	1
21		MF	Jay Tabb	1	0	0	1
24		FW	Robbie Simpson	1	0	0	1
25		MF	David Bell	1	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
6		MF	Aron Gunnarsson	9	1	2	12
4		DF	Daniel Fox	8	1	0	9
7		MF	Guillaume Beuzelin	7	0	2	9
6		DF	Scott Dann	8	0	0	8
19		FW	Clinton Morrison	8	0	0	8
2		DF	Stephen Wright	6	1	0	7
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	6	0	0	6
21		MF	Jay Tabb	4	0	0	4
10		FW	Freddy Eastwood	3	0	1	4
1		GK	Keiren Westwood	3	0	1	4
8		MF	Michael Doyle	4	0	0	4
5		DF	Elliott Ward	3	0	1	4
14		FW	Leon McKenzie	3	0	0	3
24		FW	Robbie Simpson	3	0	0	3
9		FW	Leon Best	2	0	0	2
18		MF	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	2
3		DF	Marcus Hall	1	1	0	2
20		DF	Ben Turner	2	0	0	2
17		FW	Michael Mifsud	1	0	0	1
21		DF	James McPake	1	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
2		DF	Stephen Wright	1	0	0	1
4		DF	Daniel 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[48]
Aron Gunnarsson	AZ Alkmaar	17 June 2008	£250,000[49]
Keiren Westwood	Carlisle United	18 June 2008	£750,000[50]
Freddy Eastwood	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12 July 2008	£1,200,000[51]
Clinton Morrison	Crystal Palace	7 August 2008	Free[52]
Stephen Wright	Sunderland	8 August 2008	Free[53]
David Bell	Norwich City	30 January 2009	£500,000[54]
James McPake	Livingston	2 February 2009	Undisclosed[55]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Colin Hawkins	Brighton & Hove Albion	29 May 2008	Free[56]
Liam Davis	Northampton Town	6 June 2008	Free[57]
Arjan De Zeeuw	ADO'20	5 May 2008	Free[58]
Michael Hughes	Released	5 May 2008	Free[58]
Stuart Giddings	Hinckley United	5 May 2008	Free[59]
Wayne Andrews	Luton Town	5 May 2008	Free[60]
Lee Hildreth	Tamworth	5 May 2008	Free[61]
Stephen Hughes	Walsall	12 June 2008	Free[62]
Ellery Cairo	NAC Breda	27 June 2008	Free[63]
David McNamee	Plymouth Argyle	14 July 2008	Free[64]
Gary Borrowdale	Queens Park Rangers	2 January 2009	£350,000[65]
Chris Birchall	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 January 2009	Free[66]
Jay Tabb	Reading	19 January 2009	£500,000[67]
Kevin Kyle	Kilmarnock	28 January 2009	Free[68]
Julian Gray	Fulham	2 February 2009	Undisclosed[69]

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
Lee Sawyer	Chelsea	26 January 2009	22 February 2009[70]
Jordan Henderson	Sunderland	29 January 2009	8 April 2009[71][72]

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
Donovan Simmonds	Kilmarnock	13 August 2008	30 June 2009[73][74]
Julian Gray	Fulham	1 September 2008	2 February 2009[75]
Gary Borrowdale	Colchester United	25 September 2008	16 October 2008[76]
Kevin Thornton	Brighton and Hove Albion	26 September 2008	4 November 2008[77]
Kevin Kyle	Hartlepool United	1 October 2008	28 December 2008[78]
Danny Ireland	Nuneaton Borough	6 October 2008	6 November 2008[79]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Swansea City	27 October 2008	28 December 2008[80]
Gary Borrowdale	Queens Park Rangers	26 November 2008	31 December 2008[81]
Chris Birchall	Carlisle United	27 November 2008	31 December 2008[82]
Danny Ireland	Halesowen Town	15 December 2008	7 January 2009[83]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Swansea City	8 January 2009	31 January 2009[84]
Michael Mifsud	Barnsley	2 February 2009	31 May 2009[85]
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Cardiff City	11 February 2009	31 May 2009[86]

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