2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
Season 2008–09
Owner Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra (until sale of club from UKSIL to ADUG on 1 Sep. 2008)
United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra (until sale of club from UKSIL to ADUG on 1 Sep. 2008)
United Arab Emirates Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager Wales Mark Hughes
Team captain Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier0League Tenth
League Cup Second round
FA Cup Third round
UEFA Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: 0 Robinho (14 goals)
(4th highest in Premier League)
All comps: 0 Robinho (15 goals)
Season revenue € 101.2 million0(19th highest in world)
(6th highest in Premier League)
Average home
attendance		 42,900 – over 19 PL home games
(5th highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance		 47,331 0v0 Chelsea
13 September 2008
Highest away
attendance		 75,464 0v0 Manchester United
10 May 2009
Lowest home
attendance		 7,334 0v0 EB Streymur
31 July 2008
Lowest away
attendance		 5,400 0v0 EB Streymur
17 July 2008
← 2007–08 0 0 0 Soccerball current event.svg 0 0 0 2009–10 →
Results summary - all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 19 1 8 67.9%
Away 6 7 15 21.4%
Both 25 8 23 44.6%
Results summary - Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 13 0 6 68.4%
Away 2 5 12 10.5%
Both 15 5 18 39.5%

The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Contents

[edit] Season review

The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]

The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was then further capped, only minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had pipped Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]

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[edit] Team kit

For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] A striking new bright orange and dark blue kit was also introduced as the club's third colours, whilst the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the stoppers. The main GK strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst a second all light green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.
Home (version 1)
Home (version 2)
Home (version 3)
Third (version 1)
Third (version 2)
Away
Goalkeeper strip 1
Goalkeeper strip 2a
Goalkeeper strip 2b

[edit] Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

[edit] Friendly games

[edit] Pre-season

[edit] Thomas Cook Trophy

[edit] Competitive games

Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jô, Dietmar Hamann and Robinho (l-r) prior to the match against Chelsea on 13 September in which Robinho made his debut.

[edit] Premier League

[edit] Position in final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 −11 45
12 Stoke City 38 12 9 17 38 55 −17 45

Updated to games played on 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Source: Premier League 2008-09
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

[edit] 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
38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50 13 0 6 40 18 +22 2 5 12 18 32 −14

Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Source: Premier League results 2008-09

[edit] Points breakdown

Points at home: 39
Points away from home: 11

Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 10


6 points: Sunderland
4 points: Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, Newcastle United
3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Middlesbrough,
0Portsmouth, Stoke City, West Brom., West Ham United, Wigan Athletic
1 point: 0Fulham, Liverpool
0 points: Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

[edit] Biggest & smallest

Biggest home win: 6–0 vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008 & vs. Fulham, 12 April 2009
Biggest away win: 0–3 vs. Sunderland, 31 August 2008
Biggest away defeats: 4–2 vs. Aston Villa, 17 August 2008
000000002–0 vs. Middlesbrough, 29 October 2008 & vs. Bolton Wanderers, 2 Nov. 2008
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Biggest home attendance: 47,331 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008
Smallest home attendance: 36,635 vs. West Ham United, 24 August 2008
Biggest away attendance: 75,464 vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Smallest away attendance: 18,214 vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 September 2008

[edit] Results 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
Ground A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H H A H A A A H A H A H H A H A A H
Result L W W L W L L D W L L L D W L D L L W D W W L W L D L W L W L L W W W L L W

Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2008-09
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

[edit] Individual match reports

[edit] UEFA Cup

[edit] Qualifying phase

[edit] First qualifying round
[edit] Second qualifying round

[edit] First round

[edit] Group phase

Group A standings Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester City 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
Netherlands FC Twente 4 2 0 2 5 8 -3 6
France Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
Spain Racing Santander 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5
Germany Schalke 04 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Group A results MC PSG RdS S04 FCT
Manchester City – 0–0 – – 3–2
Paris Saint-Germain – – 2–2 – 4–0
Racing Santander 3–1 – – 1–1 –
Schalke 04 0–2 3–1 – – –
FC Twente – – 1–0 2–1 –

[edit] Final phase

[edit] Round of 32
[edit] Round of 16
[edit] Quarter-final

[edit] League Cup

[edit] Second round

[edit] FA Cup

[edit] Third round

[edit] Playing statistics

[edit] Starting XI

Only Premier League stats considered

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
37 GK IRERepublic of Ireland Given
5 RB ARGArgentina Zabaleta
2 CB ENGEngland Richards
22 CB IRERepublic of Ireland Dunne
25 LB ENGEngland Bridge
34 CM NEDNetherlands de Jong
33 DM BELBelgium Vincent Kompany
8 RW ENGEngland Wright-Phillips
7 AM IRERepublic of Ireland Ireland
10 LW BRABrazil Robinho
39 ST WALWales Bellamy
.

Last updated: 21 Audust 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns
*** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 Jan. 2009

No. Pos. Player Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup League Cup TOTALS
All Competitions
Apps. Soccerball shade.svg Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Apps. Soccerball shade.svg Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Apps. Soccerball shade.svg Apps. Soccerball shade.svg Apps. Soccerball shade.svg Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK England Joe Hart 230(0) 090(0) 010(0) 330(0)
2 DF England Micah Richards 340(1) 1 2 150(0) 3 010(0) 500(1) 1 5
3 DF England Michael Ball 080(0) 040(1) 010(0) 010(0) 140(1)
4 DF England Nedum Onuoha 230(3) 1 1 070(0) 1 300(3) 2 1
Sold DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka 030(0) 1 030(0) 1 060(0) 1 1
5 DF Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 290(3) 1 3 -/1 110(0) 2 010(0) 010(0) 420(3) 1 5 -/1
6 MF England Michael Johnson 030(0) 040(0) 1 010(0) 080(0) 1
7 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 350(1) 9 8 140(1) 3 1 010(0) 1 500(2) 13 9
8 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips 270(0) 5 3 090(0) 3 1 010(0) 370(0) 8 4 ***
9 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 080(6) 1 1 010(1) 090(7) 1 1
10 FW Brazil Robinho 310(1) 14 3 100(0) 1 1 410(1) 15 4
11 MF Brazil Elano 280(7) 6 3 120(3) 2 3 010(0) 010(1) 42 (11) 8 6
12 FW England Darius Vassell 080(2) 1 060(0) 1 010(1) 150(3) 1 1
14 FW Brazil Jô 090(3) 1 070(1) 2 010(1) 010(0) 180(5) 3
15 DF Spain Javier Garrido 130(2) 1 1 080(2) 1 210(4) 1 2
16 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 010(1) 010(0) 010(0) 030(1)
17 MF Bulgaria Martin Petrov 090(5) 050(1) 2 140(6) 2
19 MF Switzerland Gelson Fernandes 17 (14) 1 3 1/- 080(4) 1 010(0) 010(0) 1 27 (18) 2 4 1/-
20 FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 170(7) 5 2 060(3) 3 010(0) 010(1) 25 (11) 8 2
21 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 090(4) 080(5) 1 1 010(1) 18 (10) 1 1
22 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne (c) 310(0) 1 4 -/2 140(0) 1 1/- 010(0) 010(0) 470(0) 1 6 1/2
24 FW Wales Ched Evans 16 (13) 1 1 080(6) 010(1) 25 (20) 1 1
25 DF England Wayne Bridge 160(0) 060(0) 220(0)
26 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 090(1) 2 050(0) 3 010(0) 150(1) 5
27 FW Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari 080(1) 1 040(3) 2 120(4) 3
28 FW England Daniel Sturridge 160(13) 4 080(3) 010(0) 010(0) 26 (16) 4
29 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 040(2) 030(3) 070(5)
30 DF England Shaleum Logan 010(0) 010(0)
33 MF Belgium Vincent Kompany 340(0) 1 8 090(1) 3 010(0) 010(0) 450(1) 1 11
34 MF Netherlands Nigel de Jong 160(0) 3 160(0) 3
36 DF Brazil Gláuber 010(1) 010(1)
37 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 150(0) 060(0) 1 210(0) 1
39 FW Wales Craig Bellamy 080(1) 3 1 030(0) 2 2 110(1) 5 3
40 MF Slovakia Vladimir Weiss 010(1) 010(1)
TOTALS 58 50 1/3 23 26 1/- 2 83 77 2/3
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Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Last updated: 28 January 2011
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2008-09 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Season 2008-09 Squad Numbers 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

[edit] Goal scorers


[edit] All competitions

Scorer Goals
Brazil Robinho 15
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 13
Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 8
Brazil Elano
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
Wales Craig Bellamy 5
England Daniel Sturridge 4
Zimbabwe Benjani 3
Brazil Jô
Switzerland Gelson Fernandes 2
England Nedum Onuoha
Bulgaria Martin Petrov
Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 1
Croatia Vedran Ćorluka
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
Wales Ched Evans
Spain Javier Garrido
Germany Dietmar Hamann
Belgium Vincent Kompany
England Micah Richards
England Darius Vassell
Argentina Pablo Zabaleta


[edit] Premier League

Scorer Goals
Brazil Robinho 14
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 9
Brazil Elano 6
Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 5
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
England Daniel Sturridge 4
Wales Craig Bellamy 3
Zimbabwe Benjani 1
Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov
Croatia Vedran Ćorluka
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
Wales Ched Evans
Switzerland Gelson Fernandes
Spain Javier Garrido
Brazil Jô
Belgium Vincent Kompany
England Nedum Onuoha
England Micah Richards
Argentina Pablo Zabaleta


[edit] UEFA Cup

Scorer Goals
Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 3
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
Wales Craig Bellamy 2
Zimbabwe Benjani
Brazil Elano
Brazil Jô
Bulgaria Martin Petrov
Germany Dietmar Hamann 1
England Nedum Onuoha
Brazil Robinho
England Darius Vassell


[edit] League Cup and FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Switzerland Gelson Fernandes 1
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland

Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

[edit] Awards

[edit] Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards

Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

Month First Team Reserve Team Academy
August[4] Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland England Adam Clayton England Andrew Tutte
September[5] England Shaun Wright-Phillips England Clayton McDonald Liberia Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October[5] Brazil Robinho England Clayton McDonald Belgium Dedryck Boyata
November[6] Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland Republic of Ireland Donal McDermott England Andrew Tutte
December[6] Belgium Vincent Kompany England Paul Marshall not announced
January[7] Argentina Pablo Zabaleta Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern
February[7] Wales Craig Bellamy England David Ball
March[8][9] England Nedum Onuoha England Ben Mee Belgium Dedryck Boyata
April[9] Brazil Elano Slovakia Vladimir Weiss Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham
May[9] England Nedum Onuoha Slovakia Vladimir Weiss England Kieran Trippier

[edit] Official Supporters Club awards

Player Season 2008–09 awards[10]
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland Player of the Year
England Daniel Sturridge Young Player of the Year

[edit] Transfers and loans

[edit] Transfers in

[edit] First team

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
2 July 2008 FW Brazil Jô Russia CSKA Moscow £18m[11][12]
30 July 2008 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim England Chelsea £5m[13][14]
21 Aug. 2008 DF Belgium Vincent Kompany Germany Hamburg £6m[15][16]
28 Aug. 2008 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips England Chelsea £8.5m[17][18][19]
31 Aug. 2008 DF Argentina Pablo Zabaleta Spain Espanyol £6.45m[20][21]
31 Aug. 2008 DF Brazil Gláuber Germany Nuremberg Undisc.[20][22]
01 Sep. 2008 FW Brazil Robinho Spain Real Madrid £32.5m[23][24]
03 Jan. 2009 DF England Wayne Bridge England Chelsea £10m[25][26]
19 Jan. 2009 FW Wales Craig Bellamy England West Ham £14m[27][28]
21 Jan. 2009 MF Netherlands Nigel de Jong Germany Hamburg £16m[29][30]
01 Feb. 2009 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given England Newcastle Utd. £5.9m[31][32][33]

[edit] Reserves & Academy

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
Sep. 2008 FW Italy Marcello Trotta Italy Napoli £750,000 [x]
12 Oct. 2008 DF England Oliver Nicholas England Arsenal Free[34]
20 Oct. 2008 MF Spain Alex Pla Spain UD Cornellà Undisc.[35]
20 Oct. 2008 MF Spain Jorge Guinovart Spain UD Cornellà Undisc.[35]
17 Feb. 2009 DF France Jérémy Helan France Rennes Undisc.[36]
25 Feb. 2009 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen England Blackburn Rovers Free[37]
[x] 0=0[citation needed]

[edit] Transfers out

[edit] First team

Exit Date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
2 July 2008 GK Sweden Andreas Isaksson Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Undisc.[38][39]
2 July 2008 DF China Sun Jihai England Sheffield United Free[40][41]
4 July 2008 MF Brazil Geovanni England Hull City Free[40][42]
14 July 2008 FW Greece Georgios Samaras Scotland Celtic Undisc.[43][44]
30 July 2008 FW Italy Bernardo Corradi Italy Reggina Free[45][46]
07 Aug. 2008 FW Scotland Paul Dickov England Leicester City Free[40][47]
23 Aug. 2008 FW Italy Rolando Bianchi Italy Torino Undisc.[48][49]
01 Sep. 2008 DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka England Tottenham Hotspur £8.5m[50][51]
02 Sep. 2008 FW Belgium Emile Mpenza England Plymouth Argyle Released[40][52]

[edit] Reserves & Academy

Exit Date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
1 July 2008 DF Republic of Ireland Garry Breen England Hereford United Free[40][53]
1 July 2008 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Daly Released[40]
1 July 2008 GK Italy Andrea Giombetti Released[40]
1 July 2008 MF England Ashley Grimes England Millwall Free[40][54]
1 July 2008 FW Faroe Islands Christian Mouritsen Released[40]
30 July 2008 DF England Matthew Mills England Doncaster Rovers £300,000[55][56]
16 Oct. 2008 FW Thailand Teerasil Dangda Released[57]
16 Oct. 2008 DF Thailand Kiatprawut Saiwaeo Released[57]
16 Oct. 2008 DF Thailand Suree Sukha Released[57]
02 Jan. 2009 DF England Sam Williamson England Wrexham Free[58][59]

[edit] Loans in

[edit] First team

[edit] Reserves & Academy

[edit] Loans out

[edit] First team

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
01 Feb. 2009 31 May 2009 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim England Sunderland[60][61]
02 Feb. 2009 31 May 2009 FW Brazil Jô England Everton[62][63]

[edit] Reserves & Academy

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
15 Aug. 2008 14 Sep. 2008 DF England Clayton McDonald England Macclesfield Town[64]
29 Aug. 2008 03 Jan. 2009 MF Republic of Ireland Karl Moore England Millwall[65]
01 Sep. 2008 01 Oct. 2008 DF England Javan Vidal England Grimsby Town[66]
11 Sep. 2008 10 Oct. 2008 MF Republic of Ireland Donal McDermott England Milton Keynes Dons[67]
23 Oct. 2008 31 Dec. 2008 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern England Morecambe[68]
31 Oct. 2008 31 Dec. 2008 MF Cyprus Angelos Tsiaklis England Wrexham[69][70]
27 Sep. 2008 02 Jan. 2009 DF England Sam Williamson England Wrexham[71]
16 Jan. 2009 31 May. 2009 DF England Javan Vidal Scotland Aberdeen[72][73]
29 Jan. 2009 28 Feb. 2009 MF England Paul Marshall England Blackpool[74]
03 Feb. 2009 23 Mar. 2009 MF England Clayton McDonald England Chesterfield[75]
06 Mar. 2009 31 May 2009 MF England Paul Marshall England Port Vale[76]
26 Mar. 2009 31 May 2009 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen England Wrexham[77]
17 Apr. 2009 31 May 2009 GK England Richard Martin England Burton Albion[78]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Taylor, Daniel (2008-09-02). "City beat Chelsea to sign £32.5m Robinho". guardian.co.uk (London: Guardian News and Media Limited). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/02/manchestercity.chelsea1. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
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  16. ^ "City sign Vincent Kompany from Hamburg". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2008-08-22. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/City-sign-Kompany-from-Hamburg. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
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