2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Scunthorpe United F.C.

2008–2009 season
Chairman	Steve Wharton
Manager	Nigel Adkins
Stadium	Glanford Park
League One	6th (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First Round
League Trophy	Final
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season summary

The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town.^[1] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season.^[2] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals,^[3] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.^[4]

Squad

^[5]

No.	Name	Nat	Position	Date of birth	Place of birth	note
1	Joe Murphy		GK	25 September 1980	Dublin
2	Kenny Milne		DF	26 August 1979	Alloa
3	Marcus Williams		DF	8 April 1986	Doncaster
4	Andy Crosby		DF	3 March 1973	Rotherham
5	Izzy Iriekpen		DF	14 May 1982	Newham	signed for Bristol City
5	Joseph Mills		DF	30 October 1989	Swindon	on loan from Southampton
6	Cliff Byrne		DF	27 April 1982	Dublin	captain
7	Matt Sparrow		MF	3 October 1983	Scunthorpe
8	Garry Thompson		MF	24 November 1980	Kendal
9	Paul Hayes		FW	20 September 1983	Dagenham
10	Gary Hooper		FW	26 January 1988	Harlow
11	Ian Baraclough		MF	4 December 1970	Leicester
14	Michael Lea		DF	4 November 1987	Salford
15	David Mirfin		DF	18 April 1985	Sheffield
16	Martyn Woolford		MF	13 October 1985	Pontefract
17	Grant McCann		MF	14 April 1980	Belfast
18	Sam Togwell		MF	14 October 1984	Maidenhead
19	Jonathan Forte		FW	25 July 1986	Sheffield
20	Sam Slocombe		GK	5 June 1988	Scunthorpe
21	Jake Picton		DF	6 January 1991	Pontefract
22	Josh Lillis		GK	24 June 1987	Derby
23	Kevan Hurst		FW	27 August 1985	Chesterfield
24	Andrew Wright		MF	15 January 1985	Liverpool
25	Peter Winn		FW	19 December 1988	Cleethorpes
26	Krystian Pearce		DF	5 January 1990	Birmingham	on loan from Birmingham City
27	Ian Morris		MF	27 February 1987	Dublin
28	Rory Coleman		DF	22 December 1990	Rotherham
29	Joe Wilcox		DF	18 April 1989	Northampton
30	Ben May		FW	10 March 1984	Gravesend
31	Henri Lansbury		MF	12 October 1990	Enfield	on loan from Arsenal
32	Liam Trotter		MF	24 August 1988	Ipswich	on loan from Ipswich Town
33	Kayode Odejayi		FW	21 February 1982	Ibadan	on loan from Barnsley
40	Kevin Pressman		GK	6 November 1967	Fareham

Competitions

Football League One

Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Leeds United	46	26	6	14	77	49	+28	84	Qualification for League One play-offs
5	Millwall	46	25	7	14	63	53	+10	82
6	Scunthorpe United (O, P)	46	22	10	14	82	63	+19	76
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	11	14	62	49	+13	74
8	Southend United	46	21	8	17	58	61	−3	71

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

Scunthorpe United v Leeds United

9 August 2008 1	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Leeds United	Glanford Park
12:00	Hooper 57'		Showunmi 61' Beckford 80'	Attendance: 8,315

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

16 August 2008 2	Walsall	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Bescot Stadium
15:00	Reich 12' Ibehre 89'		Thompson 2'	Attendance: 4,162

Scunthorpe United v Peterborough United

23 August 2008 3	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Peterborough United	Glanford Park
15:00	Hayes 44'			Attendance: 4,717

Stockport County v Scunthorpe United

30 August 2008 4	Stockport County	0–3	Scunthorpe United	Edgeley Park
15:00			Hooper 30', 47' McCann 58'	Attendance: 6,348

Brighton and Hove Albion v Scunthorpe United

6 September 2008 5	Brighton and Hove Albion	1–4	Scunthorpe United	Withdean Stadium
15:00	Robinson 75'		Woolford 4' Hooper 45+3', 55', 68'	Attendance: 5,529

Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United

13 September 2008 6	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Carlisle United	Glanford Park
15:00	Sparrow 62' Hayes 73'		Carlton 77'	Attendance: 5,188

Hereford United v Scunthorpe United

20 September 2008 7	Hereford United	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Edgar Street
15:00	Chadwick 25'		Togwell 53' Hooper 58'	Attendance: 3,004

Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town

27 September 2008 8	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Yeovil Town	Glanford Park
15:00	Iriekpen 27' Forbes 63' (o.g.)			Attendance: 4,829

Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United

4 October 2008 9	Leyton Orient	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Brisbane Road
15:00	Boyd 59' Purches 67'		Iriekpen 26' Hayes 45+1'	Attendance: 4,244

Scunthorpe United v Crewe Alexandra

11 October 2008 10	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Glanford Park
15:00	Woolford 35' Hayes 67' Iriekpen 80'			Attendance: 4,790

Cheltenham Town v Scunthorpe United

18 October 2008 11	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Whaddon Road
15:00	Connor 69'		Hooper 34' Sparrow 90'	Attendance: 3,682

Scunthorpe United v Southend United

21 October 2008 12	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Southend United	Glanford Park
19:30	Hayes 79'		Barrett 47'	Attendance: 4,324

Scunthorpe United v Millwall

25 October 2008 13	Scunthorpe United	3–2	Millwall	Glanford Park
15:00	Hooper 5' Hayes 16' Sparrow 51'		Neil Harris 62' Craig 69'	Attendance: 5,670

Play-offs

Scunthorpe United v Milton Keynes Dons

8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi-final first leg	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Woolford 13'	Report	Wilbraham 27'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,599 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Milton Keynes Dons v Scunthorpe United

15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) Semi-final second leg	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (6–7 p)	Scunthorpe United	Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 14,479 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Penalties
	Leven Wilbraham Navarro Puncheon Llera Stirling Lewington Guéret Flo		McCann Hayes Crosby Byrne Trotter Sparrow Forte Togwell Morris

Millwall v Scunthorpe United

24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) final	Millwall	2–3	Scunthorpe United	London
13:00 BST	Alexander 37', 39'	Report	Sparrow 6', 70' Woolford 85'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 59,661 Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round	Walsall	1–3	Scunthorpe United	Bescot, Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ricketts 25' Demontagnac  79'	Report	Hooper 42', 58' Hurst 90'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Roger East

Scunthorpe United v Alfreton Town

29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Alfreton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	May 30' Hooper 62', 83' Togwell 90'	Report	Clayton  48'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,249 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Watford v Scunthorpe United

3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round	Watford	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Rasiak 67'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,690 Referee: Kevin Wright

Football League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round	Hartlepool United	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Porter 50' Foley 58' Brown 75'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

Scunthorpe United v Notts County

2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Notts County	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST	Hayes 90', 90'	Report	Butcher 9'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Andy Haines

Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town

7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) Second round	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Grimsby Town	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST	Togwell 38' Morris 42'	Report	Hegarty 48'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,844 Referee: Kevin Friend

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT	Mirfin 90'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers

16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	May 26' Hayes 90'	Report	Thomas-Moore 53'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Michael Oliver

Scunthorpe United v Rotherham United

20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) Area final first leg	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Rotherham United	Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT	Woolford 60' Pearce 67'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,038 Referee: Clive Oliver

Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United

17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) Area final second leg	Rotherham United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT			Hooper 74'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Kevin Friend

Luton Town v Scunthorpe United

5 April 2009 (2009-04-05) Final	Luton Town	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Scunthorpe United	Wembley, London
13:15 BST	Martin 32' Craddock 70' Gnakpa 95'	Report	Hooper 14' McCann 88'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 55,378 Referee: Phil Crossley