2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.

Blackpool F.C.

2008–09 season
Owner	Owen Oyston
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Simon Grayson (until 23 December 2008) Tony Parkes (from 23 December 2008)
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: DJ Campbell (9) All: DJ Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance	9,643 vs Preston North End, Championship, 16 November 2008
Lowest home attendance	6,648 vs Charlton Athletic, Championship, 6 December 2008
Average home league attendance	7,843
Biggest win	2–0 vs 3 teams
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs Derby County, Championship, 18 February 2009 0–3 vs Queens Park Rangers, Championship, 27 January 2009
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.^[1]

Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Paul Rachubka 2 DF  ENG Danny Coid 3 DF  SCO Stephen Crainey 4 MF  ENG Keith Southern 5 DF  ENG Marlon Broomes 6 DF  ENG Ian Evatt 7 FW  IRL Roy O'Donovan (on loan from Sunderland) 8 MF  SCO Stephen McPhee 9 FW  ENG DJ Campbell (on loan from Leicester City) 10 MF  ENG Stuart Green 11 MF  WAL David Vaughan 12 FW  ENG Gary Taylor-Fletcher 13 GK  ENG Mark Halstead 14 MF  ENG David Fox 15 DF  ENG Alex Baptiste 16 MF  FRO Claus Bech Jørgensen[3] 17 MF  ENG Jermaine Wright

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Joe Martin 19 MF  ENG Wade Small (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 21 GK  ENG Matt Gilks 22 MF  ENG Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough) 24 DF  WAL Rob Edwards[4] 25 DF  ENG Shaun Barker 26 MF  SCO Charlie Adam (on loan from Rangers) 27 FW  IRL Ben Burgess[5] 28 MF  IRL Alan Mahon (on loan from Burnley) 39 MF  ENG Matty Kay 30 DF  ENG Ashton Bayliss 31 FW  ENG Danny Mitchley 33 FW  ENG Brett Ormerod 34 MF  BEL Francesco Carratta 35 FW  ENG Lee Hughes (on loan from Oldham Athletic) 37 MF  ENG Simon Walton (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  ENG Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool) 19 FW  ENG Steve Kabba (on loan from Watford) 19 FW  HUN Krisztián Németh (on loan from Liverpool) 20 DF  GUI Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County) 20 MF  ENG Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United) 20 FW  ENG Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 22 DF  PAK Zesh Rehman[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 23 FW  WAL Daniel Nardiello[7] (on loan to Hartlepool United) 26 FW  ENG Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  SCO Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers) 28 MF  CAN Michael D'Agostino (on loan to Hereford United) 28 MF  ENG Paul Marshall (on loan from Manchester City) 32 MF  ENG Ross Lloyd (to Burscough) 33 MF  ENG Dominic Merella (to Burscough) 34 MF  ENG Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United) 35 FW  ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Derby County) 36 GK  IRL Graham Stack (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 37 DF  IRL Ian Harte (on loan from Carlisle United)

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58
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

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.^[8]

Pre-season

Fleetwood Town v Blackpool

12 July 2008 (2008-07-12) Friendly	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Blackpool	Fleetwood, England
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FK Daugava Riga v Blackpool

14 July 2008 (2008-07-14) Friendly	FK Daugava Riga	1–1	Blackpool	Riga, Latvia
18:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Daugava Stadium

Wrexham v Blackpool

19 July 2008 (2008-07-19) Friendly	Wrexham	0–0	Blackpool	Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground

Blackpool v St Mirren

29 July 2008 (2008-07-29) Friendly	Blackpool	0–2	St Mirren	Blackpool, England
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Tranmere Rovers v Blackpool

2 August 2008 (2008-08-02) Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Blackpool	Birkenhead, England
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

Season proper

Football League Championship

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58
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

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.^[9]

Results

In 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	17	16	47	58	−11	56	5	8	10	25	33	−8	8	9	6	22	25	−3

Source: Sky

By matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W
Position	19	16	21	15	12	16	10	13	14	16	17	12	11	14	12	15	16	18	18	18	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	15	12	15	15	17	17	20	21	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	16

Updated to match(es) played on 03 May 2009. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

In detail

Blackpool v Bristol City

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1	Blackpool	0–1	Bristol City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Camara  76'	Report	Skuse  19' Orr  55' Weale  72' Brooker 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,244 Referee: Graham Laws

Norwich City v Blackpool

16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2	Norwich City	1–1	Blackpool	Norwich
15:00 BST	Russell  66', 74'	Report	Hammill  47' Burgess 55' (pen.) Evatt  68' Camara  77' Taylor-Fletcher  90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,727 Referee: Kevin Friend

Blackpool v Sheffield United

23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3	Blackpool	1–3	Sheffield United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Hammill  70' Kabba 74'	Report	Quinn 21' Henderson  42' Speed 57' (pen.) Halford 78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,611 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Southampton v Blackpool

30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4	Southampton	0–1	Blackpool	Southampton
12:45 BST	Surman  28' Gillett  42' James  61' Svensson  83'	Report	Burgess 45' (pen.) Camara  79'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,629 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Barnsley

13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5	Blackpool	1–0	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Taylor-Fletcher  43' Kabba  72', 86' Vaughan  74'	Report	Foster  32' Odejayi  78' Moore  81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Tony Bates

Burnley v Blackpool

16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6	Burnley	2–0	Blackpool	Burnley
19:45 BST	Paterson 60' Alexander 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Birmingham City v Blackpool

20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7	Birmingham City	0–1	Blackpool	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	Camara  12' Taylor-Fletcher 47'	Stadium: St Andrew's (stadium) Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Mick Russell

Blackpool v Coventry City

27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8	Blackpool	1–1	Coventry City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Burgess 58'	Report	Tabb  53' Eastwood 69' Fox  75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,462 Referee: Michael Oliver

Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool

30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Blackpool	White City
20:00 BST	Leigertwood  68' Blackstock 79'	Report	Taylor-Fletcher 18'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Grant Hegley

Blackpool v Cardiff City

4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10	Blackpool	1–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
12:30 BST	Vaughan  66' Gow 90+5'	Report	Comminges  59' Parry 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Nigel Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Mills  54' Stock  68'	Report	Gow  89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,342 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Blackpool v Derby County

21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12	Blackpool	3–2	Derby County	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Gow 35' Taylor-Fletcher 43' Burgess 65'	Report	Hulse  2' Commons 58' Sterjovski 77',  90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,267 Referee: Andy Hall

Blackpool v Crystal Palace

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13	Blackpool	2–2	Crystal Palace	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Burgess 48' Evatt  51', 65'	Report	Ifill 28' Beattie 49' McCarthy  56'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Cardiff City v Blackpool

28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14	Cardiff City	2–0	Blackpool	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Purse  6' Whittingham 83' McCormack 86'	Report	Barker  59' Evatt  88'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,570 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Watford v Blackpool

1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15	Watford	3–4	Blackpool	Watford
15:00 GMT	Hoskins 4' Rasiak 36' Smith 68' (pen.) Harley  88'	Report	Southern 18',  45+1' Burgess 56' Taylor-Fletcher  73', 85' Hammill  80' Gow 90+3',  90+3'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Roger East

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16	Blackpool	0–1	Ipswich Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Southern  65' Fox 86'	Report	Norris 42',  90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,349 Referee: Colin Webster

Blackpool v Preston North End

16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 17	Blackpool	1–3	Preston North End	Blackpool
13:00 GMT	Hammill 10',  78' Barker  75' Hendrie  90+1'	Report	Brown 55', 77',  88' Mellor 68',  69'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,643 Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool

22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Blackpool	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Iwelumo 30', 66' Edwards  63'	Report	Hendrie  44' Evatt  90'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,044 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday

25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19	Blackpool	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Tudgay 61' Burton 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool

29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 20	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Blackpool	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 67'	Report	Dickinson 78', 81'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,969 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21	Blackpool	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Evatt  27' Dickinson 47', 56'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,648 Referee: Michael Jones

Reading v Blackpool

9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22	Reading	1–0	Blackpool	Reading
20:00 GMT	Ingimarsson 27' Gunnarsson  67'	Report	Hendrie  33' Edwards  82' Taylor-Fletcher  86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,514 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Nottingham Forest v Blackpool

13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Blackpool	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Perch  57'	Report	Baptiste  9' Barker  64' Fox  80' Reid  90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Pat Miller

Blackpool v Swansea City

20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24	Blackpool	1–1	Swansea City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Fox  59' Gow 54'	Report	Scotland 67' Butler  87'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,007 Referee: Darren Deadman

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool

26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Buxton  47' Slusarski 55' O'Connor  82'	Report	Gow 48' (pen.) Reid  51' Southern  67' Taylor-Fletcher  90+1' Dickinson  90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,044 Referee: Michael Oliver

Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 December 2008 (2008-12-29) 26	Blackpool	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Taylor-Fletcher 10' O'Connor  82'	Report	Ebanks-Blake 4' (pen.) Stearman  43' Jarvis 70' Jones 77' Ward  84'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,906 Referee: Kevin Friend

Coventry City v Blackpool

17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 27	Coventry City	2–1	Blackpool	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Gunnarsson  14' Beuzelin 47' Mifsud 51'	Report	Campbell 25' Southern  33' O'Donovan  90+3'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,551 Referee: Craig Pawson

Blackpool v Birmingham City

24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 28	Blackpool	2–0	Birmingham City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Campbell 13',  70' Southern 37' O'Donovan  63' Jørgensen  74'	Report	Taylor  52'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Steve Tanner

Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers

27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 29	Blackpool	0–3	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Helguson 17', 58' (pen.) Cook  60' Routledge  83' Ephraim 90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Graham Laws

Crystal Palace v Blackpool

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30	Crystal Palace	0–1	Blackpool	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Fonte  22'	Report	Rachubka  3' Campbell 41' (pen.) Taylor-Fletcher  87'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 31	Blackpool	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Vaughan 15' O'Donovan  35' Campbell 55' Adam  77'	Report	Stock 23' Hird 54' Coppinger 64'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,452 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 32	Ipswich Town	1–1	Blackpool	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Miller 34' Thatcher  38'	Report	Baptiste 28' Vaughan  39' O'Donovan  52'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,299 Referee: Phil Crossley

Derby County v Blackpool

18 February 2009 (2009-02-18) 33	Derby County	4–1	Blackpool	Derby
19:45 GMT	Commons 9', 74' McEveley  57' Green 87' Barazite 89'	Report	Edwards 31' Barker  65' Baptiste  83'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 26,834 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Watford

21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 34	Blackpool	0–2	Watford	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	O'Donovan  33'	Report	Williamson  42', 54' Priskin  75', 85'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bristol City v Blackpool

28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 35	Bristol City	0–0	Blackpool	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Ormerod  26' Adam  63'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,855 Referee: Fred Graham

Blackpool v Burnley

3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 36	Blackpool	0–1	Burnley	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Barker  10' Crainey  41' Jørgensen  88'	Report	Kalvenes  63', 85' McDonald  75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,679 Referee: Lee Mason

Blackpool v Norwich City

7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 37	Blackpool	2–0	Norwich City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Adam  42', 74' Ormerod 55',  56'	Report	Doherty  40'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Clive Oliver

Sheffield United v Blackpool

10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 38	Sheffield United	2–2	Blackpool	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Coid 5' (o.g.) Cotterill 73' (pen.)	Report	Barker  37' Blackman 42' Campbell 50' Rachubka  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,273 Referee: Russell Booth

Barnsley v Blackpool

13 March 2009 (2009-03-13) 39	Barnsley	0–1	Blackpool	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	El Haimour  62' Moore  73'	Report	Edwards  39' Small 70',  70' Adam  86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Colin Webster

Blackpool v Southampton

21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 40	Blackpool	1–1	Southampton	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Campbell 20' (pen.) Mahon  23' Edwards  83' Barker  90+5'	Report	Saeijs  19' McGoldrick 69',  79' Perry  77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,947 Referee: Dave Foster

Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle

4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41	Blackpool	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Crainey  29'	Report	Sawyer 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Mark Haywood

Preston North End v Blackpool

11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42	Preston North End	0–1	Blackpool	Preston
13:00 BST		Report	Adam  35', 43'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,273 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Reading

13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43	Blackpool	2–2	Reading	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Southern 31' Baptiste  56' Campbell 66'	Report	Hunt 10',  81' Karacan 24',  47'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,722 Referee: Kevin Wright

Charlton Athletic v Blackpool

18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 BST	Burton 48' Shelvey 49' Hudson  66' Youga  68'	Report	Campbell 67' (pen.) Hughes 90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,615 Referee: Mick Russell

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45	Blackpool	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
12:30 BST	Ormerod 30' Adam  37' Evatt  68' Crainey  73'	Report	Blackstock 9' Chambers  54' Garner  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,279 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Swansea City v Blackpool

3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46	Swansea City	0–1	Blackpool	Swansea
13:15 BST	Tate  70'	Report	Campbell 13' Ormerod  60'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,316 Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Torquay United v Blackpool

3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third Round	Torquay United	1–0	Blackpool	Torquay
15:00 GMT	Green 32' Sills  65'	Report	Barker  67' Harte  84' Evatt  87'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Andy Penn

Football League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Macclesfield Town v Blackpool

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First Round	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Blackpool	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Brisley  16', 25' Dunfield  59' Gritton 59'	Report	Edwards  27' Southern  57'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Mark Haywood

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Paul Rachubka	42	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	1	1
2	MF	Danny Coid	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
3	DF	Stephen Crainey	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	3	0
4	MF	Keith Southern	35	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	3	4	1
5	DF	Marlon Broomes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	Ian Evatt	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	1	6	1
7	MF	Adam Hammill	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	1	4	0
7	MF	Roy O'Donovan	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	5	0
8	FW	Stephen McPhee	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
9	FW	DJ Campbell	20	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	9	1	0
10	MF	Stuart Green	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
11	MF	David Vaughan	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	0	3	0
12	FW	Gary Taylor-Fletcher	38	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	39	5	6	0
13	GK	Mark Halstead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	David Fox	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	3	0
15	DF	Alex Baptiste	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	3	0
16	MF	Claus Jørgensen	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	1	1
17	MF	Jermaine Wright	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
18	MF	Joe Martin	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0	1	0
19	FW	Steve Kabba	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	1	0
19	FW	Krisztián Németh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	Wade Small	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0
20	FW	Nick Blackman	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
20	MF	Mo Camara	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	4	0
20	MF	Kyel Reid	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0
21	GK	Matt Gilks	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
22	MF	Graeme Owens	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
22	DF	Zesh Rehman	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
23	FW	Daniel Nardiello	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	Rob Edwards	36	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	2	4	0
25	DF	Shaun Barker	43	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	8	0
26	MF	Charlie Adam	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2	5	1
26	MF	Sone Aluko	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	Alan Gow	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	2	0
27	FW	Ben Burgess	29	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	6	1	0
28	MF	Alan Mahon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
28	MF	Paul Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
28	MF	Michael D'Agostino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Matty Kay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	Danny Mitchley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
33	FW	Dominic Merella	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	FW	Brett Ormerod	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2	3	0
34	MF	Lee Hendrie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	1
34	MF	Francesco Carratta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Liam Dickinson	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	1	0
35	FW	Lee Hughes	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
36	GK	Graham Stack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Ian Harte	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
37	MF	Simon Walton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Discipline totals													77	6

• Players used: 44
• Goals scored: 46

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2008	GK		Matt Gilks	Norwich City	Included in part-exchange deal for Wes Hoolahan	[10]
1 July 2008	CB		Alex Baptiste	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[11]
1 July 2008	CB		Marlon Broomes	Free agency	—	[12]
2 July 2008	LB		Joe Martin	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	[13]
11 July 2008	CM		Jermaine Wright	Free agency	—	[14]
30 July 2008	CF		Daniel Nardiello	Queens Park Rangers	Included in part-exchange deal for Kaspars Gorkšs	[15]
4 August 2008	CM		David Vaughan	Real Sociedad	£200,000	[16]
6 August 2008	CB		Rob Edwards	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[17]
30 January 2009	CF		Brett Ormerod	Free agency	—	[18]
2 February 2009	CM		Francesco Carratta	Free agency	—	[19]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Until	Ref.
11 July 2008	CF		Steve Kabba	Watford	31 December 2009	[20]
19 July 2008	W		Adam Hammill	Liverpool	30 December 2008	[21]
31 July 2008	CB		Zesh Rehman	Queens Park Rangers	31 December 2008	[22]
5 August 2008	LB		Mo Camara	Derby County	30 August 2008	[23]
8 August 2008	CF		Sone Aluko	Birmingham City	1 September 2008	[24]
1 September 2008	CF		Alan Gow	Rangers	31 December 2008	[25]
16 November 2008	CM		Lee Hendrie	Sheffield United	31 December 2008	[26]
27 November 2008	CF		Liam Dickinson	Derby County	30 December 2008	[27]
27 November 2008	W		Kyel Reid	West Ham United	30 December 2008	[28]
27 November 2008	GK		Graham Stack	Plymouth Argyle	31 December 2008	[29]
8 January 2009	CF		DJ Campbell	Leicester City	31 May 2009	[30]
9 January 2009	CF		Roy O'Donovan	Sunderland	31 May 2009	[31]
26 January 2009	CF		Krisztián Németh	Liverpool	26 February 2009	[32]
29 January 2009	CM		Paul Marshall	Manchester City	28 February 2009	[33]
2 February 2009	CM		Charlie Adam	Rangers	31 May 2009	[34]
3 March 2009	CF		Nick Blackman	Blackburn Rovers	3 April 2009	[35]
13 March 2009	CF		Wade Small	Sheffield Wednesday	13 April 2009	[36]
17 March 2009	LM		Alan Mahon	Burnley	31 May 2009	[37]
26 March 2009	CF		Lee Hughes	Oldham Athletic	31 May 2009	[38]
26 March 2009	CM		Simon Walton	Plymouth Argyle	31 May 2009	[39]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2008	LM		Marcus Bean	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	GK		Kyle Clancy	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CB		Phil Doughty	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	GK		Lewis Edge	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CM		Michael Flynn	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	LB		John Hills	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CB		Michael Jackson	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CF		Phil Marsh	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CM		Matt Lawlor	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	CF		Keigan Parker	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	LB		Paul Tierney	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	LM		Andy Welsh	Free agency	—	[40]
7 May 2008	RM		Simon Wiles	Free agency	—	[40]
26 June 2008	AM		Wes Hoolahan	Norwich City	Undisclosed + Matt Gilks	[41]
28 July 2008	CB		Kaspars Gorkšs	Queens Park Rangers	£250,000 + Daniel Nardiello + Zesh Rehman (loan)	[42]
9 August 2008	CF		Andy Morrell	Bury	—	[43]
16 December 2008	RB		Michael D'Agostino	Free agency	—	[44]
1 January 2009	CM		Dominic Merella	Free agency	—	[45]
2 February 2009	CM		Ian Harte	Free agency	—	[46]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Until	Ref.
17 October 2008	AM		Matty Kay	Fleetwood Town	30 December 2008	[47]
14 November 2008	RW		Stuart Green	Crewe Alexandra	31 May 2009	[48]
21 November 2008	GK		Matt Gilks	Shrewsbury Town	21 December 2008	[49]
26 January 2009	CB		Marlon Broomes	Crewe Alexandra	6 March 2009	[50]
29 January 2009	CF		Daniel Nardiello	Hartlepool United	31 May 2009	[51]
13 March 2009	CB		Marlon Broomes	Crewe Alexandra	2 May 2009	[50]
27 March 2009	CF		Danny Mitchley	Southport	31 May 2009	[52]