2008–09 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2008–09 season
Chairman	Darragh MacAnthony
Manager	Darren Ferguson
League One	2nd
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	First round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Craig Mackail-Smith (23); All: Craig Mackail-Smith (26)
Highest home attendance	14,110 (28 March vs. Leicester)
Lowest home attendance	4,876 (6 September vs. Bristol Rovers)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Peterborough United achieved automatic promotion to the Championship after a really successful season eventually finishing 2nd.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Joe Lewis
2	DF	ENG	Russell Martin (captain)
3	DF	ENG	Shane Blackett
4	DF	WAL	Craig Morgan
5	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood
6	DF	ENG	Charlie Lee
7	FW	ENG	Scott Rendell
8	MF	EIR	Lee Frecklington
9	FW	ENG	Aaron McLean
10	MF	SCO	George Boyd
11	MF	ENG	Dean Keates (vice-captain)
12	FW	SCO	Craig Mackail-Smith
13	GK	EIR	James McKeown
14	FW	ENG	Liam Hatch
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts
16	FW	ENG	Rene Howe
17	DF	ENG	Jamie Day
18	MF	ENG	Chris Whelpdale


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ENG	Kieran Charnock
20	MF	ENG	Alfie Potter
21	DF	CYP	Tom Williams
22	MF	ARG	Sergio Torres
23	MF	ENG	Billy Crook
24	FW	ENG	Shaun Batt
25	MF	ENG	Dominic Green
26	DF	COD	Gabriel Zakuani
27	FW	ENG	Ben Wright
28	DF	ENG	Craig Braham-Barrett
29	MF	ENG	Lewis Webb
31	DF	ENG	Sam Gaughran
32	DF	ENG	Danny Andrew
33	DF	ENG	Danny Blanchett
34	GK	ENG	Mark Tyler
38	FW	ENG	Kwesi Appiah
—	MF	ENG	Tommy Rowe

Fixtures and results

Coca-Cola Football League 1

Sat Aug 09 2008 Southend United CC1 (A) 0 - 1
Tue Aug 12 2008 Bristol City CC (A) 1 - 2
Sat Aug 16 2008 Leyton Orient CC1 (H) 3 - 0
Sat Aug 23 2008 Scunthorpe United CC1 (A) 0 - 1
Sat Aug 30 2008 Hartlepool United CC1 (H) 1 - 2
Sat Sep 06 2008 Bristol Rovers CC1 (H) 5 - 4
Sat Sep 13 2008 Northampton Town CC1 (A) 1 - 1
Sat Sep 20 2008 Tranmere Rovers CC1 (H) 2 - 2
Sat Sep 27 2008 Milton Keynes Dons CC1 (A) 2 - 1
Sat Oct 04 2008 Leeds United CC1 (H) 2 - 0
Sat Oct 11 2008 Walsall CC1 (A) 2 - 1
Sat Oct 18 2008 Carlisle United CC1 (A) 3 - 3
Tue Oct 21 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion CC1 (H) 0 - 0
Sat Oct 25 2008 Huddersfield Town CC1 (H) 4 - 0
Tue Oct 28 2008 Crewe Alexandra CC1 (A) 1 - 1
Sat Nov 01 2008 Hereford United CC1 (H) 2 - 0
Sat Nov 15 2008 Yeovil CC1 (A) 1 - 0
Sat Nov 22 2008 Colchester United CC1 (H) 2 - 1
Tue Nov 25 2008 Swindon Town CC1 (A) 2 - 2
Sat Nov 29 2008 Tranmere Rovers FA (H) 0 - 0
Sat Dec 06 2008 Stockport County CC1 (A) 3 - 1
Tue Dec 09 2008 Tranmere Rovers FA (A) 2 - 1
Sat Dec 13 2008 Oldham Athletic CC1 (H) 2 - 2
Sat Dec 20 2008 Leicester City CC1 (A) 0 - 4
Fri Dec 26 2008 Millwall CC1 (H) 1 - 0
Sun Dec 28 2008 Cheltenham Town CC1 (A) 6 - 3
Sat Jan 03 2009 West Bromwich Albion FA (A) 1 - 1
Tue Jan 13 2009 West Bromwich Albion FA (H) 0 - 2
Sat Jan 17 2009 Walsall CC1 (H) 1 - 0
Tue Jan 20 2009 Milton Keynes Dons CC1 (H) 0 - 0
Sat Jan 24 2009 Leeds United CC1 (A) 1 - 3
Tue Jan 27 2009 Crewe Alexandra CC1 (H) 4 - 2
Sat Jan 31 2009 Huddersfield Town CC1 (A) 0 - 1
Tue Feb 10 2009 Brighton and Hove Albion CC1 (A) 4 - 2
Sat Feb 14 2009 Yeovil CC1 (H) 1 - 3
Tue Feb 17 2009 Tranmere Rovers CC1 (A) 1 - 1
Sat Feb 21 2009 Hereford United CC1 (A) 1 - 0
Tue Feb 24 2009 Carlisle United CC1 (H) 1 - 0
Sat Feb 28 2009 Southend United CC1 (H) 1 - 2
Tue Mar 03 2009 Leyton Orient CC1 (A) 3 - 2
Sat Mar 07 2009 Hartlepool United CC1 (A) 2 - 1
Tue Mar 10 2009 Scunthorpe United CC1 (H) 2 - 1
Sat Mar 14 2009 Northampton Town CC1 (H) 1 - 0
Sat Mar 21 2009 Bristol Rovers CC1 (A) 1 - 0
Sat Mar 28 2009 Leicester City CC1 (H) 2 - 0
Sat Apr 04 2009 Oldham Athletic CC1 (A) 2 - 1
Fri Apr 10 2009 Cheltenham Town CC1 (H) 1 - 1
Mon Apr 13 2009 Millwall CC1 (A) 0 - 2
Sat Apr 18 2009 Stockport County CC1 (H) 1 - 0
Sat Apr 25 2009 Colchester United CC1 (A) 1 - 0
Sat May 2, 2009 Swindon Town CC1 (H) 2 - 2

FA Cup


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 November	Round 1	A.F.C. Hornchurch	Away	W 1-0	3,000	Craig Mackail-Smith
29 November	Round 2	Tranmere Rovers	Home	D 0-0	5,980
9 December	Round 2 Replay	Tranmere Rovers	Away	W 2-1 (aet)	3,139	Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
3 January	Round 3	West Bromwich Albion F.C.	Away	D 1-1	18,659	Craig Mackail-Smith
13 January	Round 3 Replay	West Bromwich Albion F.C.	Home	L 0-2	10,735

League Cup


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August	Round 1 South	Bristol City	Away	L 1-2	5,684	George Boyd

Johnstone's Paint Trophy


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 October	Round 2 SE Section	Dagenham & Redbridge	Home	L 0-1	2,644

Football League One

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References

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v t e Peterborough United Football Club
The club	List of players List of seasons
Grounds	London Road
Rivalries	Nene derby Cambridgeshire derby
Matches	2014 Football League Trophy final 2024 EFL Trophy final Play-off finals 1992 Third Division 2000 Third Division 2011 League One