2008–09 Coventry City F.C. season

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Coventry City F.C.
Season 2008–09
Manager Chris Coleman
Chairman Ray Ranson
League Championship
Championship 17th
FA Cup OUT - Quarter Final vs
Chelsea
League Cup OUT - Second Round vs
Newcastle United
Top goalscorer Clinton Morrison, 12
Most appearances Keiren Westwood, 49
Highest League attendance 22,637 vs Birmingham City,
Championship, 22 February 2009
Lowest League attendance 14,621 vs Burnley,
Championship, 21 October 2008
Average League attendance 17,406
Highest Cup attendance 31,407 vs Chelsea,
FA Cup, 8 March 2009
Lowest Cup attendance 9,293 vs Aldershot Town,
League Cup, 13 August 2008

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:

July:

August:

September:

October:

November:

December:

January:

February:

March:

April:

May:

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 Republic of Ireland Manchester 23 October 1984 - - - - Carlisle United 18 June 2008 £500,000
2 Stephen Wright England Bootle 8 February 1980 - - - - Sunderland 8 August 2008 Free
3 Marcus Hall England Coventry 24 March 1976 235 2 - - Stoke City 21 February 2005 Free
4 Daniel Fox England Winsford 29 May 1986 18 1 - - Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed
5 Elliott Ward England Harrow 19 January 1985 82 10 - - West Ham United 16 June 2006 £1,000,000
6 Scott Dann England Liverpool 14 February 1987 16 0 - - Walsall 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
7 Guillaume Beuzelin France Le Havre 14 April 1979 - - - - Hibernian 2 June 2008 Free
8 Michael Doyle Republic of Ireland Dublin 8 July 1981 230 17 1 0 Celtic 1 July 2003 Free
9 Leon Best Republic of Ireland Nottingham 19 September 1986 40 9 - - Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000
10 Freddy Eastwood Wales Basildon 29 October 1983 - - 9 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 July 2008 £1,200,000
11 Julian Gray England Lewisham 21 September 1979 29 3 - - Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free
12 Aron Gunnarsson Iceland Akureyri 22 April 1989 - - 3 0 AZ Alkmaar 17 June 2008 Undisclosed
13 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Greece Thessaloniki 29 November 1978 23 0 - - Hartlepool United 30 June 2007 Free
14 Leon McKenzie England Croydon 17 May 1978 44 9 - - Norwich City 31 August 2006 £1,000,000
16 Isaac Osbourne England Coventry 22 June 1986 93 0 - - N/A 1 January 2003 Trainee
17 Michael Mifsud Malta Pietà 17 April 1981 66 21 56 19 Lillestrøm 10 January 2007 Free
18 Jordan Henderson England Sunderland 17 June 1990 - - - - Sunderland 29 January 2009 Loan
19 Clinton Morrison Republic of Ireland Tooting 14 May 1979 - - 36 9 Crystal Palace 7 August 2008 Free
20 Ben Turner England Birmingham 21 January 1988 27 0 - - N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee
21 Jay Tabb Republic of Ireland Tooting 21 February 1984 81 9 - - Brentford 30 June 2006 Undisclosed
21 James McPake Scotland Bellshill 24 June 1984 - - - - Livingston 2 February 2009 Undisclosed
22 Chris Birchall Trinidad and Tobago Stafford 5 May 1984 33 2 26 4 Port Vale 3 August 2006 £325,000
22 Lee Sawyer England London 9 October 1989 - - - - Chelsea 26 January 2009 Loan
23 Danny Ireland Australia Australia 30 September 1990 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
24 Robbie Simpson England Cambridge 15 March 1985 34 2 - - Cambridge United 3 August 2006 £40,000
25 Kevin Kyle Scotland Stranraer 7 June 1981 47 5 - - Sunderland 25 August 2006 £600,000
25 David Bell Republic of Ireland Kettering 21 January 1984 - - - - Norwich City 30 January 2009 £500,000
28 Gary Borrowdale England Sutton 16 July 1985 26 0 - - Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000
29 Kevin Thornton Republic of Ireland Drogheda 9 July 1986 50 2 - - N/A 20 September 2005 Trainee
31 Donovan Simmonds England England 12 October 1988 - - - - Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free
33 Andy Marshall England Bury 14 April 1975 63 0 - - Millwall 30 June 2006 Free
35 Jermaine Grandison England Birmingham 15 December 1990 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
36 Adam Walker England Chester 23 March 1987 - - - - Chester City 1 June 2008 Free
37 Jordan Clarke England Coventry 19 November 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
38 Sean Fraser England Coventry 8 February 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
39 Curtis Wynter England Coventry 24 June 1991 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee
40 Ashley Cain England Coventry 27 September 1990 - - - - N/A 1 June 2008 Trainee

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

FC Braşov3 – 1Coventry City
Munteanu 2'
Zaharia 56'
Hadnagy 58'		 (report) Best 39'
Stade Nyonnais1 – 0Coventry City
Pardo 90' (report)
Nuneaton Town0 – 5Coventry City XI
(report) Turner 10'
Kyle 35'
Birchall 65', 71'
Simmonds 83'
Cambridge United1 – 3Coventry City
Farrell pen 78' (report) Eastwood 12', 56'
Fox 26'
Attendance: 1,751
Livingston0 – 0Coventry City
(report)
Kilmarnock0 – 2Coventry City
(report) Ward pen 55'
Gray 81'
Attendance: 2,168

Championship

Coventry City2 – 0Norwich City
Ward pen 48'
McKenzie 86'		 (report)
Attendance: 22,607
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Barnsley1 – 2Coventry City
Howard 44'
Hume Red card 80'		 (report) Eastwood 12'
Gray 68'
Attendance: 12,987
Referee: Steve Bratt
Coventry City0 – 3Bristol City
(report) Adebola 17'
McIndoe 54'
Brooker 90'
Attendance: 17,994
Referee: Phil Dowd
Doncaster Rovers1 – 0Coventry City
Wellens 31' (report)
Attendance: 11,806
Coventry City0 – 0Preston North End
(report)
Attendance: 16,544
Referee: Grant Hegley
Sheffield United1 – 1Coventry City
Sharp 56'
Jihai Red card 51'		 (report) Tabb 30'
Attendance: 24,130
Coventry City1 – 0Queens Park Rangers
Ward pen 15' (report)
Attendance: 16,718
Blackpool1 – 1Coventry City
Burgess 58' (report) Eastwood 69'
Attendance: 8,462
Cardiff City2 – 1Coventry City
Bothroyd 31'
McCormack pen 85'		 (report) Dann 89'
Attendance: 16,312
Referee: Roger East
Coventry City4 – 1Southampton
Tabb 19', 87'
McKenzie 33'
Best 47'		 (report) Surman 63'
Attendance: 15,518
Referee: Mike Jones
Wolverhampton Wanderers2 – 1Coventry City
Kightly 42'
Ebanks-Blake 59'		 (report) Mifsud 6'
Attendance: 25,893
Referee: Steve Bennett
Coventry City1 – 3Burnley
Ward pen 40' (report) Duff 52'
Blake 88'
Eagles 90'
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Coventry City1 – 1Derby County
Morrison 90' (report) Hulse 41'
Attendance: 18,430
Southampton1 – 1Coventry City
McGoldrick 68' (report) Morrison 75'
Attendance: 14,226
Referee: Fred Graham
Birmingham City0 – 1Coventry City
(report) Morrison 53'
Attendance: 17,215
Referee: Anthony Bates
Coventry City0 – 2Crystal Palace
(report) Hill 9'
Watson 53'
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
Coventry City0 – 1Plymouth Argyle
(report) Noone 87'
Attendance: 18,528
Referee: Nigel Miller
Sheffield Wednesday0 – 1Coventry City
(report) Morrison 60'
Attendance: 16,119
Referee: Kevin Friend
Coventry City1 – 1Swansea City
Fox 87' (report) Gómez 67'
Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Mark Haywood
Reading3 – 1Coventry City
Hunt 32', 62'
Cissé 37'		 (report) Fox 26'
Attendance: 16,803
Referee: Kevin Wright
Coventry City2 – 2Nottingham Forest
Ward 2'
Morrison 29'		 (report) Earnshaw 27'
Garner 61'
Attendance: 17,542
Charlton Athletic1 – 2Coventry City
Burton pen 49' (report) Simpson 40'
Fox 50'
Attendance: 20,427
Watford2 – 1Coventry City
Smith pen 62'
O'Toole 72'		 (report) Morrison 67'
Attendance: 14,075
Referee: Jon Moss
Coventry City2 – 2Ipswich Town
Morrison 1'
Eastwood 56'		 (report) Lisbie 12', 65'
Attendance: 15,598
Referee: Rob Styles
Swansea City0 – 0Coventry City
(report)
Attendance: 17,603
Referee: Steve Tanner
Coventry City2 – 0Sheffield Wednesday
Morrison 11'
Simpson 82'		 (report)
Attendance: 19,602
Referee: Graham Laws
Queens Park Rangers1 – 1Coventry City
Blackstock 87' (report) Fox 73'
Wright Red card 37'
Attendance: 13,330
Referee: Keith Stroud
Coventry City2 – 1Blackpool
Beuzelin 47'
Mifsud 51'		 (report) Campbell 25'
Attendance: 15,551
Referee: Craig Pawson
Coventry City0 – 2Cardiff City
(report) Bothroyd 34'
McCormack 61'
Attendance: 14,922
Referee: Anthony Bates
Derby County2 – 1Coventry City
Hulse 14'
Commons 16'		 (report) Doyle 53'
Attendance: 29,710
Referee: Michael Jones
Coventry City2 – 1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Doyle 25'
McKenzie 75'		 (report) Vokes 72'
Attendance: 21,167
Burnley1 – 1Coventry City
Eagles 90' (report) Best 44'
Attendance: 14,595
Referee: David Foster
Coventry City1 – 0Birmingham City
Dann 2' (report)
Attendance: 22,637
Referee: Clive Oliver
Norwich City1 – 2Coventry City
Grounds 53' (report) Henderson 19'
Fox 73'
Attendance: 24,450
Referee: Paul Taylor
Coventry City1 – 2Sheffield United
Dann 70' (report) Bromby 45'
Morgan 54'
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Kevin Wright
Bristol City2 – 0Coventry City
McAllister 66'
Johnson 80'		 (report)
Attendance: 15,706
Referee: Phil Crossley
Preston North End2 – 1Coventry City
Turner og 38'
Parkin 72'		 (report) Morrison 17'
Attendance: 13,251
Referee: Kevin Friend
Coventry City1 – 0Doncaster Rovers
Bell 20' (report)
Attendance: 18,498
Referee: Richard Beeby
Coventry City0 – 0Reading
(report)
Attendance: 17,218
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Crystal Palace1 – 1Coventry City
Cadogan 72' (report) Gunnarsson 31'
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
Plymouth Argyle4 – 0Coventry City
Barnes 14'
Mackie 26'
Judge 28'
Seip 37'		 (report)
Attendance: 12,568
Referee: Clive Oliver
Coventry City0 – 0Charlton Athletic
(report)
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Nottingham Forest1 – 0Coventry City
Perch 46' (report)
Attendance: 27,856
Referee: Steve Tanner
Coventry City1 – 1Barnsley
Ward pen 90' (report) Bogdanovic 9'
Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Steve Cook
Coventry City2 – 3Watford
Eastwood 10'
Simpson 54'
Fox Red card 82'		 (report) Smith 56'
Rasiak 61'
Priskin 74'
Attendance: 17,195
Referee: Russell Booth
Ipswich Town2 – 1Coventry City
dos Santos 24'
Couñago 26'		 (report) Morrison 79'
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Graham Laws

League Cup

First Round

Coventry City3 – 1Aldershot Town
Morrison 31'
Simpson 58', 65'		 (report) Morgan 37'
Attendance: 9,293
Referee: Jarnail Singh

Second Round

Coventry City2 – 3Newcastle United
Morrison 45'
Dann 90'		 (AET)
(report)		 Dann og 21'
Milner 38'
Owen 97'
Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Anthony Bates

FA Cup

Third Round

Coventry City2 – 0Kidderminster Harriers
McKenzie 51'
Best 81'		 (report)
Attendance: 13,652
Referee: Mark Haywood

Fourth Round

Torquay United0 – 1Coventry City
(report) Ward 87'
Attendance: 6,018
Referee: Kevin Friend

Fifth Round

Blackburn Rovers2 – 2Coventry City
Santa Cruz 2'
Samba 90'		 (report) Gunnarsson 61'
Doyle 76'
Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Steve Tanner

Fifth Round Replay

Coventry City1 – 0Blackburn Rovers
Best 59' (report)
Attendance: 22,793
Referee: Mike Riley

Quarter Final

Coventry City0 – 2Chelsea
(report) Drogba 15'
Alex 72'
Attendance: 31,407
Referee: Steve Bennett

Championship data

League table

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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

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Season statistics

Starts & Goals

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

Yellow cards

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

Red cards

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
2 England DF Stephen Wright 1 0 0 Red card 1
4 England DF Daniel Fox 1 0 0 Red card 1

Captains

No. Pos. Name Starts
6 DF England Scott Dann 34
19 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 16
3 DF England Marcus Hall 3

Penalties Awarded

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
2008-08-09 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Norwich City Championship
2008-09-17 Red XN England Elliott Ward Sheffield United Championship
2008-09-20 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Queens Park Rangers Championship
2008-10-04 Red XN England Elliott Ward Southampton Championship
2008-10-21 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Burnley Championship
2008-04-21 Green tickY England Elliott Ward Barnsley Championship

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Suspended Player Reason Missed Opponents
2008-11-22 1 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Reached 5 Yellow Cards Sheffield Wednesday (A)
2008-12-06 1 England Daniel Fox Reached 5 Yellow Cards Nottingham Forest (H)
2009-01-17 3 England Stephen Wright Sent Off vs. Queens Park Rangers Blackpool (H), Torquay United (A), Cardiff City (H)
2009-01-31 2 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson Reached 10 Yellow Cards Derby County (A), Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
2009-02-14 1 England Stephen Wright Reached 5 Yellow Cards Blackburn Rovers (A)
2009-02-23 1 England Scott Dann Reached 5 Yellow Cards Blackburn Rovers (H)
2009-05-03 1 England 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 Iceland Aron Gunnarsson (12 Yellow card, 0 Red card)
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 Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood (49 appearances)
Top scorer Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison (12 goals)
Points 54 / 138 (39.14%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player From Date Fee
France Guillaume Beuzelin Hibernian 2 June 2008 Free[47]
Iceland Aron Gunnarsson AZ Alkmaar 17 June 2008 £250,000[48]
Republic of Ireland Keiren Westwood Carlisle United 18 June 2008 £750,000[49]
Wales Freddy Eastwood Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 July 2008 £1,200,000[50]
Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison Crystal Palace 7 August 2008 Free[51]
England Stephen Wright Sunderland 8 August 2008 Free[52]
Republic of Ireland David Bell Norwich City 30 January 2009 £500,000[53]
Scotland James McPake Livingston 2 February 2009 Undisclosed[54]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins Brighton & Hove Albion 29 May 2008 Free[55]
England Liam Davis Northampton Town 6 June 2008 Free[56]
Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw ADO'20 5 May 2008 Free[57]
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes Released 5 May 2008 Free[57]
England Stuart Giddings Hinckley United 5 May 2008 Free[58]
England Wayne Andrews Luton Town 5 May 2008 Free[59]
England Lee Hildreth Tamworth 5 May 2008 Free[60]
England Stephen Hughes Walsall 12 June 2008 Free[61]
Netherlands Ellery Cairo NAC Breda 27 June 2008 Free[62]
Scotland David McNamee Plymouth Argyle 14 July 2008 Free[63]
England Gary Borrowdale Queens Park Rangers 2 January 2009 £350,000[64]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Brighton & Hove Albion 2 January 2009 Free[65]
Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb Reading 19 January 2009 £500,000[66]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Kilmarnock 28 January 2009 Free[67]
England Julian Gray Fulham 2 February 2009 Undisclosed[68]

Loans in

Player From Date From Date Till
England Lee Sawyer Chelsea 26 January 2009 22 February 2009[69]
England Jordan Henderson Sunderland 29 January 2009 8 April 2009[70][71]

Loans out

Player To Date From Date Till
England Donovan Simmonds Kilmarnock 13 August 2008 30 June 2009[72][73]
England Julian Gray Fulham 1 September 2008 2 February 2009[74]
England Gary Borrowdale Colchester United 25 September 2008 16 October 2008[75]
Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Brighton and Hove Albion 26 September 2008 4 November 2008[76]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Hartlepool United 1 October 2008 28 December 2008[77]
Australia Danny Ireland Nuneaton Borough 6 October 2008 6 November 2008[78]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Swansea City 27 October 2008 28 December 2008[79]
England Gary Borrowdale Queens Park Rangers 26 November 2008 31 December 2008[80]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall Carlisle United 27 November 2008 31 December 2008[81]
Australia Danny Ireland Halesowen Town 15 December 2008 7 January 2009[82]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Swansea City 8 January 2009 31 January 2009[83]
Malta Michael Mifsud Barnsley 2 February 2009 31 May 2009[84]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Cardiff City 11 February 2009 31 May 2009[85]

Kit profile

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Home - Cassidy Group
Sponsor: Away - StadiArena

Home Strip
Away Strip

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