2008–09 Birmingham City F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Birmingham City
2008–09 season
Chairman	David Gold
Manager	Alex McLeish
Ground	St Andrew's
Football League Championship	2nd (promoted to Premier League)
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
League Cup	Third round (eliminated by Southampton)
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Phillips (14); All: Kevin Phillips (14)
Highest home attendance	25,935 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6 April 2009
Lowest home attendance	15,330 vs Derby County, 27 January 2009
Average home league attendance	19,081
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2008–09 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 116th in the English football league system and their 47th in the second tier of English football. The team finished in second place in the Football League Championship to win promotion to the Premier League for the 2009–10 season.

Pre-season

The kits were again manufactured by Umbro and bore the name of sponsors F&C Investments. The home shirt was royal blue with white sleeve trim, shorts were royal blue and socks were white. The away shirt was in a "penguin" style, white with a broad red central front panel, and was worn with white shorts and red socks.^[3]

1 July - The team returned to Wast Hills for their first day of training. The squad was two light however, as Franck Queudrue and Olivier Kapo failed to turn up. Queudrue claimed that he had misunderstood the date, and Kapo was receiving treatment on a hand injury in France.^[4]
2 July - David Sullivan denied accusations that he had sexually assaulted a 25 year old woman. The Birmingham board member was released on bail until the end of August.^[5]
9 July - Former West Brom striker Kevin Phillips signed a two year contract with the club. Phillips had scored 24 goals the previous season, seeing him finish as second highest goal scorer in the Championship.^[6]
10 July - Birmingham played out a 2-2 draw with Hereford United behind closed doors at Wast Hills. The Birmingham goals were scored by Garry O'Connor and youngster Jamie Sheldon, with Richard Rose and Craig Jones scoring for Hereford.^[7]
15 July - Birmingham played their first game of their tour to Austria, as the beat local non-league side Kirchberg. Gary McSheffrey and Kevin Phillips scored twice, and Liam Ridgewell, Garry O'Connor, and David Murphy each added a goal as the side won 7-0.^[8] Following talks between the club and defender Franck Queudrue, Birmingham issued a statement saying that the player could leave on a free transfer,^[9] and midfielder Olivier Kapo looked set to complete a move to Wigan Athletic,^[10] only for the transfer to look as if it had collapsed over pay issues between the player and Birmingham.^[11]
16 July - Marcus Bent joined the club. The former Charlton forward was on the verge of signing for Cardiff City, but decided to move to the midlands instead.^[12] Olivier Kapo also completed his move to Wigan Athletic, where he would meet up with former manager Steve Bruce.^[13]
17 July - The side played their second game of their tour of Austria against Czech side FC Viktoria Plzeň. Garry O'Connor, Gary McSheffrey and Mehdi Nafti got on the score sheet for Birmingham, with Jan Rezek scoring a consolation goal for Plzeň in a 3-1 victory.^[14]
20 July - FC Nuremberg were the sides final game on their tour of Austria. Garry O'Connor continued his good goal scoring form, and a James McFadden goal were enough to see of the German side, who scored through Peter Perchtold.^[15]
21 July - Birmingham was hit be the news that their captain Damien Johnson will be out for at least two months,^[16] and in his absence, Alex McLeish appointed new signing Lee Carsley as stand in captain.^[17]
24 July - McLeish added a bit more depth to his backroom staff by appointing Tim Williamson as the new head physiotherapist. Williamson had been the Head physiotherapist at Celtic for the past six years, and had also worked at Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United before joining the Scottish Champions.^[18]
26 July - Goals from Cameron Jerome and Martin Taylor saw off the challenge of Gillingham as the side played their first game back in England after their tour of Austria. Both goals were scored in the first half as the League Two side failed to defend against an impressive display of attacking football.^[19]
29 July - The side's tripe to Leicester City provided another pre season victory. A goal from Sebastian Larsson and two from Kevin Phillips was enough to see off the Foxes, who scored themselves through Matty Fryatt and Levi Porter.^[20]
30 July - Birmingham sign Holland-U21 midfielder Kemy Agustien from Netherlands team AZ Alkmaar on a season-long loan.^[21] 2 August - With the Championship season fast approaching, the side took on Fulham at St Andrews. The teams finished level, with Sebastian Larsson scoring for Birmingham, and Simon Davies for Fulham.^[22]
5 August - A scan on Radhi Jaïdi's hamstring revealed that the defender had not torn his muscle, and could be back in time to face Wycombe Wanderers in the Carling Cup. The Tunisian international was forced to leave the pitch at half time when the side played Fulham.^[23]
6 August - The team confirmed that they had signed former Arsenal winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie on a season long loan. The Ghanaian international joined from Russian side Spartak Moscow.^[24]
7 August - Alex McLeish finally admitted defeat in his attempts to sign Celtic defender Bobo Balde. Balde's contract demands had been too high for McLeish's liking, and the Scottish manager had made the decision to look elsewhere for a new defender.^[25] Young goalkeeper Artur Krysiak was sent on loan to York City for a month.^[26]

Pre-season friendles

Birmingham City scores given first

Game	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Report
1	15 July 2008	Away	Kirchbeg	7–0	G. McSheffrey 30', 39', L. Ridgewell 45', G. O'Connor 53', K. Phillips 57', 73', D. Murphy 67	N/A	BCFC.com
2	17 July 2008	Neutral	Victoria Plzen	3–1	G. O'Connor 13', G. McSheffrey 15', M. Nafti 78'	N/A	BCFC.com
3	20 July 2008	Neutral	Nuremberg	2–1	G. O'Connor 1', J. McFadden 17'	N/A	BCFC.com
4	26 July 2008	Away	Gillingham	2–0	C. Jerome 14', M. Taylor 20'	1,742	BCFC.com
5	29 July 2008	Away	Leicester City	3–2	S. Larsson 27', K. Phillips 78', 90'	6,354	BCFC.com
6	2 August 2008	Home	Fulham	1–1	S. Larsson 78'	N/A	BCFC.com

The Championship

9 August - The start of a new season saw Sheffield United visit St Andrews. The game looked like it was heading for a goalless draw when Kevin Phillips struck three minutes into injury time to hand the three points to Birmingham.^[27]
Young Birmingham striker Sone Aluko left the club to join Blackpool on a month's loan.^[28]
13 August - The side overcame League Two side Wycombe Wanderers 4-0 in the First Round of the Carling Cup. Mehdi Nafti, Sebastian Larsson, Cameron Jerome and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie were the scorers at Adams Park.^[29]
16 August - The second game of the new season saw the side travel to Southampton. Goals from Garry O'Connor and Kevin Phillips was enough to beat Southampton, who had taken the lead through Chris Perry. The two sides meet again ten days later in the Carling Cup.^[30]
19 August - Young defender Krystian Pearce went on loan to League One side Scunthorpe United for a month.^[31] It was revealed Tunisian Midfielder Mehdi Nafti was going to be out of action for at least two weeks after scans showed that the midfielder had suffered a small tear to his hamstring in the game against Southampton.^[32]
22 August - Although it had looked like McLeish had given up on signing Celtic defender Bobo Balde, the Birmingham manager once again came out and said that he would not wait for the Guinea international.^[33]
23 August - Birmingham continued their good start to the season be defeating Barnsley at St Andrews. First half goals from Kevin Phillips and Garry O'Connor were enough to see off the Yorkshire outfit.^[34]
27 August - The side crashed out of the Carling Cup after a 0-2 defeat to Southampton at St Mary's. There was a debut for young midfielder Jordon Mutch however, who becomes the second youngest debutant for Birmingham City behind Trevor Francis.^[35]
30 August - The side continued their unbeaten start to the league season with a 1-1 draw against Norwich. A first half goal by Sebastian Larsson was not enough to secure victory, as a Darel Russell goal early in the second half meant that the clubs shared the points.^[36]

9 August 2008	Birmingham City	1–0	Sheffield United	St Andrew's, Birmingham
12:45 BST (UTC+01)	Phillips 90+3'	^[37]		Attendance: 24,019 Referee: Keith Stroud

16 August 2008	Southampton	1–2	Birmingham City	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Perry 43'	^[37]	O'Connor 49' Phillips 77'	Attendance: 18,925 Referee: Clive Penton

23 August 2008	Birmingham City	2–0	Barnsley	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Phillips 13' O'Connor 45+1'	^[37]		Attendance: 17,413 Referee: Richard Beeby

30 August 2008	Norwich City	1–1	Birmingham City	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Russell 46'	^[37]	Larsson 40'	Attendance: 24,229 Referee: Jon Moss

September

1 September - The closing day of the transfer window saw young striker Sone Aluko join Scottish side Aberdeen for £50,000. The Birmingham born player had spent the previous season with the Dons.^[38] Defender Krystian Pearce also extended his loan deal with Scunthorpe United until January.^[39]
4 September - Goalkeeper Colin Doyle was forced to undergo a minor knee operation. It was revealed that the Irish international was likely to be out for about two weeks.^[40]
5 September - McLeish confirmed that although the transfer window had closed, he was still interested in utilising the loan system. He stated that he was looking to bring in one or two players, but would not do so just to make up the numbers.^[41]
10 September - Cameron Jerome scored twice as the teams reserve team held Manchester United's second string to a 3-3 draw at St Andrews. Gary McSheffrey also scored.^[42]
12 September - Although Nigel Quashie had been on trial with the side for the last two weeks, Alex McLeish stated that the midfielder would have to prove his fitness before he would consider taking him on loan from West Ham.^[43]
13 September - The side played out a 1-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers at St Andrews. Jerome scored the only goal of the game just after half time. The side had to play the vast majority of the game after Mehdi Nafti was sent off for a two footed lunge on James Coppinger.^[44]
16 September - A trip to Ashton Gate saw Birmingham take three points. A first half goal for Cameron Jerome, and an own goal by Bristol City defender Louis Carey were enough to see of the Robins, who managed to score late on through Lee Trundle.^[45]
19 September - McLeish insisted that Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng will have to really want to play for the side before a deal could be completed. A loan deal had already been agreed between the Blues and Spurs for the 21 year old German.^[46]
20 September - The side lost their first game of the season as they were beaten by a Gary Taylor-Fletcher goal at St Andrews. The side only managed 3 shots on target as Blackpool took the three points.^[47]
23 September - Young goalkeeper Artur Krysiak linked up with fellow championship side Swansea on a three month emergency loan. Krysiak had been on loan at Conference side York in August.^[48]
25 September - Birmingham was hit with the news that influential right back Stephen Kelly could miss up to a month of the season with a thigh injury. The Irish international was present for every game of last season, but has found himself behind Stuart Parnaby in the pecking order this season.^[49]
26 September - McLeish once again stated that he wants to assess Nigel Quashie's fitness before bringing the West Ham player to St Andrews.^[50] The Birmingham manager also confirmed that there would be no deal done regarding Tottenham midfielder Kevin Prince-Boateng after McLeish had failed in his attempts to meet the Germany under-21.^[51]
27 September - The side defeated Cardiff City at Ninian Park. First half goals from James McFadden and Quincy were enough to see of the Welsh team, who scored a late consolation goal through Ross McCormack. 30 September - A midweek game at Pride Park Stadium against Derby County saw the Blues remain unbeaten on the road. Another goal from Quincy was not enough to steal victory, as Derby fought back and scored late on through Steve Davies.

13 September 2008	Birmingham City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Jerome 46' Nafti 24'	^[37]		Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Gavin Ward

16 September 2008	Bristol City	1–2	Birmingham City	Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Trundle 79'	^[37]	Carey 8' (o.g.) Jerome 24'	Attendance: 18,456 Referee: Kevin Friend

20 September 2008	Birmingham City	0–1	Blackpool	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01)		^[37]	Taylor-Fletcher 47'	Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Mike Russell

27 September 2008	Cardiff City	1–2	Birmingham City	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	McCormack 86'	^[37]	McFadden 5' Quincy 41'	Attendance: 18,304 Referee: Mike Jones

30 September 2008	Derby County	1–1	Birmingham City	Pride Park, Derby
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Davies 87'	^[37]	Quincy 26'	Attendance: 29,743 Referee: Michael Oliver

October

4 October - The side ran out comfortable 1-0 winners over Queens Park Rangers at St Andrews. A goal in injury time in the first half from Kevin Phillips was enough to see off Ian Dowie's men.
10 October - Long-term injury concern Damien Johnson returned to training. The Northern Irish midfielder had been out with a back injury. Irish defender Stephen Kelly also returned to training after missing the last three games with a thigh injury.^[52]
16 October - It was announced that centre back Radhi Jaïdi would miss at least the next three games due to an injury picked up on international duty. The Tunisian player sustained a thigh strain during training.^[53]
18 October - A poor performance at Turf Moor was not punished by Burnley. The Lancashire side were in front in the first half through Chris McCann, but a break away from a Burnley corner saw the Blues snatch a point thanks to Cameron Jerome.
21 October - Scans on David Murphy's knee showed that his injury was not as bad as first thought. The left back had been taken off at half time in the Burnley clash. He is not expected to be back in contention within a week.^[54] West Ham midfielder Nigel Quashie signed a one-month loan deal with the club. The former Scottish midfielder had been training with the team for the last month.^[55] The side also played out a win against Crystal Palace at St Andrews. The game looked like it was to end in a draw before Garry O'Connor scored in the fourth minute on injury time. Former Birmingham City player George Edwards died at the age of 87. The outside-left played 97 games for the side in the 1940s, before moving to Cardiff City.^[56]

4 October 2008	Birmingham City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	St Andrew's, Birmingham
12:45 BST (UTC+01)	Phillips 45+1'	^[37]		Attendance: 18,498 Referee: Andy D'Urso

18 October 2008	Burnley	1–1	Birmingham City	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	McCann 25'	^[37]	Jerome 77'	Attendance: 13,809 Referee: Lee Probert

21 October 2008	Birmingham City	1–0	Crystal Palace	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	O'Connor 90+4'	^[37]		Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Nigel Miller

25 October 2008	Birmingham City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	O'Connor 11', 15' Phillips 38'	^[37]	Esajas 14' Smith 69'	Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Paul Taylor

28 October 2008	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Birmingham City	Loftus Road, London
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Di Carmine 54' Leigertwood 45+1'	^[37]		Attendance: 13,594 Referee: Stuart Attwell

November

3 November 2008	Birmingham City	0–1	Coventry City	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)		^[37]	Morrison 53'	Attendance: 17,215 Referee: Tony Bates

8 November 2008	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Birmingham City	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Perch 52'	^[37]	McFadden 13'	Attendance: 21,415 Referee: Phil Dowd

15 November 2008	Birmingham City	3–2	Charlton Athletic	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McFadden 13' Phillips 50' Queudrue 55' Quashie 59'	^[37]	Bouazza 21' Gray 27'	Attendance: 20,013 Referee: Keith Hill

21 November 2008	Swansea City	2–3	Birmingham City	Vetch Field, Swansea
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Gómez 2' Jaïdi 45+3' (o.g.)	^[37]	Bent 42' Phillips 74', 79'	Attendance: 16,956 Referee: Anthony Taylor

25 November 2008	Birmingham City	2–1	Ipswich Town	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Ridgewell 9' Phillips 14'	^[37]	Bruce 84'	Attendance: 15,689 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

29 November 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Birmingham City	Molineux, Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Ebanks-Blake 74'	^[37]	Jerome 48'	Attendance: 26,329 Referee: Paul Taylor

December

6 December 2008	Birmingham City	3–2	Watford	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Phillips 8' Bent 18' Jerome 85'	^[37]	Priskin 7' Jenkins 89'	Attendance: 18,174 Referee: Scott Mathieson

9 December 2008	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Birmingham City	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 GMT (UTC)		^[37]	Carsley 62'	Attendance: 10,446 Referee: Kevin Wright

13 December 2008	Preston North End	1–0	Birmingham City	Deepdale, Preston
17:20 GMT (UTC)	Parkin 90+1'	^[37]		Attendance: 10,943 Referee: Clive Oliver

20 December 2008	Birmingham City	1–3	Reading	St Andrew's, Birmingham
12:45 GMT (UTC)	Phillips 60'	^[37]	N. Hunt 13' Doyle 66' Cissé 82'	Attendance: 19,695 Referee: Mike Dean

26 December 2008	Ipswich Town	0–1	Birmingham City	Portman Road, Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC)		^[37]	McFadden 39' (pen.)	Attendance: 23,536 Referee: Iain Williamson

26 December 2008	Birmingham City	0–0	Swansea City	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Murphy 68'	^[37]		Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Mike Riley

January

17 January 2009	Birmingham City	1–1	Cardiff City	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bowyer 90+4'	^[37]	Ledley 61'	Attendance: 19,853 Referee: Mike Jones

24 January 2009	Blackpool	2–0	Birmingham City	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Campbell 13' Southern 37' Jørgensen 74'	^[37]		Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Steve Tanner

27 January 2009	Birmingham City	1–0	Derby County	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Carsley 59'	^[37]		Attendance: 15,330 Referee: Graham Salisbury

31 January 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Birmingham City	Hillsborough, Sheffield
17:20 GMT (UTC)	Buxton 57'	^[37]	Phillips 90+3'	Attendance: 18,409 Referee: Phil Crossley

February

7 February 2009	Birmingham City	1–1	Burnley	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Phillips 37'	^[37]	Paterson 3'	Attendance: 16,763 Referee: Keith Stroud

14 February 2009	Birmingham City	2–0	Nottingham Forest	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bent 62' Fahey 75'	^[37]		Attendance: 17,631 Referee: Graham Laws

21 February 2009	Coventry City	1–0	Birmingham City	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Dann 2'	^[37]		Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Clive Oliver

24 February 2009	Crystal Palace	0–0	Birmingham City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00 GMT (UTC)		^[37]		Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Paul Taylor

March

1 March 2009	Sheffield United	2–1	Birmingham City	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
12:15 GMT (UTC)	Webber 44' Cotterill 83' (pen.)	^[37]	Morgan 74' (o.g.)	Attendance: 24,232 Referee: Lee Mason

4 March 2009	Birmingham City	1–0	Bristol City	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Queudrue 87'	^[37]		Attendance: 17,551 Referee: Jon Moss

7 March 2009	Birmingham City	1–0	Southampton	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Fahey 45+1'	^[37]		Attendance: 16,735 Referee: Martin Atkinson

10 March 2009	Barnsley	1–1	Birmingham City	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Mifsud 82'	^[37]	Martin Taylor 85'	Attendance: 11,299 Referee: Graham Horwood

14 March 2009	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Birmingham City	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
17:20 GMT (UTC)		^[37]	Jerome 19' Bouazza 42'	Attendance: 11,482 Referee: Peter Walton

21 March 2009	Birmingham City	1–1	Norwich City	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Jerome 38'	^[37]	Clingan 53'	Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Mark Haywood

April–May

6 April - The teams in the Championship had a 2-week break because of the World Cup Qualifiers that were to be played. On the return, Blues were to play Wolves in a 1st v 2nd place top-of-the-table game. After having Lee Carsley sent off in the 37th minute for a late tackle on Chris Iwelumo that saw him stretchered off, Blues went on to score through Cameron Jerome's third goal in as many games on the stroke of half time. Striker Garry O'Connor came on to replace him and scored in the 69th minute to send Blues 2-0 up, and just two points behind Wolves in the Championship table and to distance themselves from 3rd place. It was the biggest attendance of the season at 25,935 and was also shown live on Sky Sports.
9 April - Defender Ulises de la Cruz leaves Birmingham City to return to Ecuador after decided not to extend his contract. He made one appearance for Birmingham, coming off the bench against Doncaster.
13 April - Birmingham were held 1-1 at home to Plymouth but were forced to play the majority of the game with ten men after Maik Taylor was sent off. It kept them unbeaten in eight games, winning four of them. Manager Alex McLeish said he will be appealing to the FA about the red card as it was wrongly given.
14 April - Liam Ridgewell had an operation on his broken left leg that went successfully. He was injured in the first half in the home game against Plymouth and was stretchered off.

6 April 2009	Birmingham City	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Jerome 45+4' O'Connor 69' Carsley 37'	^[37]		Attendance: 25,935 Referee: Mark Halsey

11 April 2009	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Birmingham City	The Valley, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01)		^[37]		Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Lee Probert

13 April 2009	Birmingham City	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Queudrue 50' Maik Taylor 23'	^[37]	Gallagher 26' (pen.)	Attendance: 19,323 Referee: Michael Oliver

18 April 2009	Watford	0–1	Birmingham City	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 BST (UTC+01)		^[37]	Jerome 73'	Attendance: 16,180 Referee: Tony Bates

25 April 2009	Birmingham City	1–2	Preston North End	St Andrew's, Birmingham
17:20 BST (UTC+01)	Fahey 67' Bowyer 60'	^[37]	McKenna 69' Wallace 89' Williamson 60' Wallace 90'	Attendance: 24,825 Referee: Phil Dowd

3 May 2009	Reading	1–2	Birmingham City	Madejski Stadium, Reading
13:15 BST (UTC+01)	Matějovský 61'	^[37]	Fahey 19' Phillips 60'	Attendance: 23,879 Referee: Howard Webb

League table (part)

Final Championship table (part)
Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1st	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	27	9	10	80	52	+28	90
2nd	Birmingham City	46	23	14	9	54	37	+17	83
3rd	Sheffield United	46	22	14	10	64	39	-25	80
4th	Reading	46	21	14	11	72	40	+28	77
5th	Burnley	46	21	13	12	72	60	+12	76
Key	Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source	^[57]

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
45	24	13	8	54	37	+17	85	15	4	3	30	17	+13	9	9	5	24	20	+4

Results by round

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FA Cup

Birmingham entered the FA Cup at the third round. The tie was postponed from the scheduled date because of a frozen pitch.^[59]

13 January 2009	Birmingham City	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)		^[37]	Keogh 38'	Attendance: 22,232 Referee: Howard Webb

Football League Cup

Birmingham reached the second round of the Football League Cup, losing to fellow Championship club Southampton.

13 August 2008	Wycombe Wanderers	0–4	Birmingham City	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+01)		^[37]	Nafti 14' Larsson 64' Jerome 73' Quincy 86'	Attendance: 2,735 Referee: Andy D'Urso

26 August 2008	Southampton	2–0	Birmingham City	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Holmes 17' Lallana 86'	^[37]		Attendance: 11,331 Referee: Grant Hegley

Player transfers

In

Date	Player	Club†	Fee	Ref
1 July 2008	Lee Carsley	(Everton)	Free	^[60]
9 July 2008	Kevin Phillips	(West Bromwich Albion)	Free	^[61]
16 July 2008	Marcus Bent	Charlton Athletic	£1m	^[62]
2 January 2009	Keith Fahey	St Patrick's Athletic	Undisclosed	^[63]
2 January 2009	Robin Shroot	Harrow Borough	Undisclosed	^[64]
23 February 2009	Stephen Carr	Unattached	Free	^[65]
3 March 2009	Ulises de la Cruz	Unattached	Free	^[66]

† Brackets round club names denote the player's contract with that club expired before he joined Birmingham City.

Out

Date	Player	Fee	Joined†	Ref
16 July 2008	Olivier Kapo	£3.5m	Wigan Athletic	^[67]
1 September 2008	Sone Aluko	£50,000	Aberdeen	^[68]
2 April 2009	Ulises de la Cruz	Released	(LDU Quito)	^[69]
30 June 2009	Radhi Jaïdi	Released	(Southampton)	^[70]
30 June 2009	Stephen Kelly	Released	(Fulham)	^[71]
30 June 2009	Artur Krysiak	Released	(Exeter City)	^[70]
30 June 2009	Mehdi Nafti	Released	(Aris Thessaloniki)	^[72]

† Brackets round club names denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in

Date	Player	Club	Return	Ref
30 July 2008	Kemy Agustien	AZ Alkmaar	End of season	^[73]
6 August 2008	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	Spartak Moscow	5 January 2009	^[74]
21 October 2008	Nigel Quashie	West Ham United	Three months	^[75]
3 November 2008	Nicky Hunt	Bolton Wanderers	31 December 2008	^[76]
6 January 2009	Scott Sinclair	Chelsea	End of season	^[77]
8 January 2009	Hamer Bouazza	Fulham	End of season	^[78]
9 January 2009	Lee Bowyer	West Ham United	End of season	^[79]
29 January 2009	Carlos Costly	GKS Bełchatów	End of season	^[80]
9 February 2009	Djimi Traoré	Portsmouth	Three months	^[81]

Loan out

Date	Player	Club	Return	Ref
7 August 2008	Artur Krysiak	York City	One month	^[82]
9 August 2008	Sone Aluko	Blackpool	1 September 2008	^[68]^[83]
19 August 2008	Krystian Pearce	Scunthorpe United	End of season	^[84]
23 September 2008	Artur Krysiak	Swansea City	Three months	^[85]
2 January 2009	Artur Krysiak	Motherwell	End of season	^[64]
2 February 2009	Semih Aydilek	Motherwell	End of season	^[86]
2 February 2009	Stephen Kelly	Stoke City	End of season	^[87]
2 February 2009	Jared Wilson	Chesterfield	End of season	^[88]
5 March 2009	Gary McSheffrey	Nottingham Forest	End of season	^[89]
6 March 2009	Robin Shroot	Walsall	26 March 2009	^[90]

Appearances and goals

Source:^[91]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.

Players included in matchday squads
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	League^[92]		FA Cup^[93]		League Cup^[94]		Total		Discipline^[95]
No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Maik Taylor	45	0	1	0	0	0	46	0	1	1
2	DF	IRE	Stephen Kelly	2 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	3 (4)	0	0	0
2	DF	IRE	Stephen Carr	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	David Murphy	28 (2)	0	0	0	2	0	30 (2)	0	3	1
4†	DF	ENG	Nicky Hunt*	9 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	9 (2)	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Lee Bowyer*	17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1	6	1
5	DF	ENG	Martin Taylor	23 (1)	1	0	0	1	0	24 (1)	1	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Liam Ridgewell	36	1	1	0	2	0	39	1	8	0
7	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson^a	35 (3)	1	0	0	1	1	36 (3)	2	5	0
8	FW	SCO	Garry O'Connor^a	10 (6)	6	0	0	2	0	12 (6)	6	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Phillips	24 (12)	14	0	0	1 (1)	0	25 (13)	14	1	0
10	FW	ENG	Cameron Jerome	25 (18)	9	1	0	0 (1)	1	26 (19)	10	3	0
11	MF	ENG	Gary McSheffrey	3 (3)	0	0	0	2	0	5 (3)	10	0	0
12	MF	TUN	Mehdi Nafti	6 (5)	0	0	0	1	1	7 (5)	1	1	1
13	GK	IRE	Colin Doyle	1 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	3 (1)	0	0	0
14	MF	NED	Kemy Agustien*	13 (5)	0	1	0	1	0	15 (5)	0	2	0
15	DF	TUN	Radhi Jaïdi	30	0	1	0	0	0	31	0	6	0
16	FW	SCO	James McFadden	22 (8)	4	0	0	0	0	22 (8)	4	4	0
17	MF	ENG	Jordon Mutch	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
18†	MF	SCO	Nigel Quashie*	8 (2)	0	1	0	0	0	9 (2)	0	5	1
18	FW	HON	Carlos Costly*	3 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (5)	0	0	0
19†	MF	GHA	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie*	12 (7)	2	0	0	1 (1)	1	13 (8)	3	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Scott Sinclair*	8 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	8 (6)	0	0	0
20	DF	FRA	Franck Queudrue	23 (2)	3	1	0	0 (1)	0	24 (3)	3	5	0
21	DF	ENG	Stuart Parnaby	19 (2)	0	1	0	2	0	22 (2)	0	4	0
22	MF	NIR	Damien Johnson	8 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	8 (2)	0	2	0
23	FW	ENG	Marcus Bent	16 (17)	3	1	0	1	0	18 (17)	3	1	0
24	MF	GER	Semih Aydilek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Jared Wilson	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0
26	MF	IRE	Lee Carsley	41	2	1	0	2	0	44	2	5	1
27	DF	ENG	Krystian Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	GK	POL	Artur Krysiak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Ashley Sammons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	IRE	Keith Fahey	15 (4)	4	0	0	0	0	15 (4)	4	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Mitchell McPike	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	NIR	Robin Shroot	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	MF	ALG	Hamer Bouazza	9 (7)	1	0	0	0	0	9 (7)	1	1	0
34	DF	MLI	Djimi Traoré	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	1	0
35	GK	ENG	Dean Lyness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ECU	Ulises de la Cruz	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0

a. Soccerbase and ESPN Soccernet incorrectly credit the second goal in the League Cup win at Wycombe Wanderers to O'Connor rather than Larsson.^[96]

Player not included in matchday squads
No.	Pos	Nat	Name
25†	MF	NGA	Sone Aluko

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[6] Super Kev joins Blues, BCFC.com 2008-07-09. Retrieved on 2008-07-09.

[7] Blues 2 Hereford 2, BCFC.com 2008-07-10. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.

[8] Blues hit peak form, BCFC.com 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[9] Club Statement, BCFC.com 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[10] Kapo clinches Latics switch, SkySports.com 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[11] Kapo move hits a hitch, SkySports.com 2008-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[12] Bent Becomes a Blue, BCFC.com 2008-07-16. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[13] Kapo Joins the Latics, BCFC.com 2008-07-16. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.

[14] FC Viktoria Plzen 1 Blues 3, BCFC.com 2008-07-17. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

[15] Blues 2 FC Nurnberg 1, BCFC.com 2008-07-20. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

[16] Jonty to have op, BCFC.com 2008-07-21. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

[17] Carsley named Blues skipper, SkySports.com, 2008-07-21. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

[18] Backroom Boost, BCFC.com 2008-07-24. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[19] Gillingham 0 Blues 2, BCFC.com 2008-07-26. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[20] Leicester 2 Blues 3, BCFC.com 2008-07-29. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[21] Agustien completes Blues switch, SkySports.com 2008-07-30. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.

[22] Blues 1 Fulham 1, BCFC.com 2008-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[23] Good News on Jaidi Scan, BCFC.com 2008-08-05. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[24] Quincy Wings In, BCFC.com 2008-08-06. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[25] Balde Out of Reach for Blues, BCFC.com 2008-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[26] Krysiak Takes Kit Kat Break, BCFC.com 2008-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

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[30] Southampton 1 Birmingham 2, BCFC.com 2008-08-16. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

[31] Pearce Goes Out on Loan, BCFC.com 2008-08-19. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.

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[34] Blues 2 Barnsley 0, BCFC.com 2008-08-23. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.

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[Reports0809-37] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw "Birmingham City Reports 2008–2009". SportingLife.com. 365 Media Group. Retrieved 23 September 2011. Individual match reports are linked from this page.
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[39] Pearce Loan Extended, BCFC.com 2008-09-01. Retrieved on 2008-09-02.

[40] Doyle Undergoes Minor Knee OP, BCFC.com 2008-09-04. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[41] McLeish - I Still Want Loans, BCFC.com 2008-09-05. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[42] Westley Happy With Draw, BCFC.com 2008-09-10. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[43] McLeish In No Rush Over Quashie Decision, BCFC.com 2008-09-12. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[44] Blues 1 Doncaster 0, BCFC.com 2008-09-13. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[45] Bristol C 1 Blues 2, BCFC.com 2008-09-16. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.

[46] McLeish Latest on Boateng Deal, BCFC.com 2008-09-19. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[47] Birmingham 0 Blackpool 1, BCFC.com 2008-09-20. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[48] Krysiak Makes Swans Switch, BCFC.com 2008-09-23. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[49] Kelly Sidelined With Injury, BCFC.com 2008-09-25. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[50] Quashie Update, BCFC.com 2008-09-26. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[51] McLeish: No Boateng Deal, BCFC.com 2008-09-26. Retrieved on 2008-09-26.

[52] Injury Update, BCFC.com 2008-10-10. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.

[53] Jaidi out for Clarets Clash, BCFC.com 2008-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.

[54] Murphy Injury not Serious, BCFC.com 2008-10-21. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.

[55] Quashie Joins Blues, BCFC.com 2008-10-21. Retrieved on 2008-10-24.

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[DelaCruzIn-66] "De la Cruz earns Birmingham deal". BBC Sport. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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[HuntLoan-76] "Birmingham sign Hunt in loan deal". BBC Sport. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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[PearceLoan-84] "Pearce joins Scunthorpe on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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[KrysiakLoan2-85] "Swans sign keeper from Birmingham". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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[AydilekLoan-86] "Motherwell take Sheridan on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[KellyLoan-87] "Stoke complete Kelly loan switch". BBC Sport. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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