2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's 4th consecutive season in the Championship, after their play-off defeat in the previous campaign.

Crystal Palace
2008–09 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerNeil Warnock
Championship15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shefki Kuqi (10)

All:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home league attendance15,220

Statistics

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Last updated on 10 January 2010.[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total The Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ARG Julián Speroni 48 0 45 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF   ENG Matthew Lawrence 35 0 28+4 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Clint Hill 48 2 43 1 3 1 2 0
4 MF   ENG Shaun Derry 42 0 35+4 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF   IRL Paddy McCarthy 29 3 25+2 3 0 0 2 0
6 DF   POR José Fonte 42 4 36+2 4 3 0 1 0
7 MF   WAL Carl Fletcher[notes 1] 6 0 0+3 0 1 0 2 0
8 FW   ENG James Scowcroft 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   IRL Alan Lee 19 3 10+6 3 3 0 0 0
10 MF   AUS Nick Carle 41 4 35+2 3 2 0 2 1
11 FW   ENG Victor Moses[notes 2] 32 2 19+8 2 3 0 2 0
12 GK   ENG Darryl Flahavan 3 -7 1 -2 0 0 2 -5
14 FW   IRL Sean Scannell[notes 3] 27 3 16+9 2 1 1 1 0
15 DF   ENG Lee Hills 16 0 8+6 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF   ENG Neil Danns 23 3 14+6 2 3 1 0 0
17 FW   ENG Simon Thomas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   ENG Calvin Andrew 10 0 1+6 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF   ENG Tom Soares 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW   SCO Craig Beattie 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Danny Butterfield 30 1 17+9 1 3 0 1 0
22 DF   AUT Johannes Ertl 13 0 3+9 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   BRB Paul Ifill[notes 4] 38 6 27+6 4 3 2 2 0
24 MF   ENG Ben Watson 19 5 18 5 0 0 1 0
25 DF   JAM Claude Davis 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   WAL John Oster[notes 5] 33 4 27+4 3 1 0 1 1
27 MF   FRA Léandre Griffit 6 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 0
28 FW   POR Rui Fonte 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   FIN Shefki Kuqi[notes 6] 37 10 20+15 10 2 0 0 0
33 FW   IRL Anthony Stokes 13 1 11+2 1 0 0 0 0
35 DF   WAL Rhoys Wiggins[notes 7] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Nathaniel Pinney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   ENG Kieran Djilali 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
42 MF   ENG James Comley 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   ENG Nathaniel Clyne 29 0 25+1 0 3 0 0 0
44 MF   ENG Kieron Cadogan 4 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Manager   Neil Warnock
Assistant manager   Mick Jones
First team coach   Keith Curle
Goalkeeping coach   Jim Stannard
Chief scout   Allan Gemmill
Fitness coach   Louis Langdown
Reserve team manager   Gary Issott
Academy manager   David Moss
U18 team/Assistant academy manager   Gary Issott
Physiotherapists   Nigel Cox, Paul Timson and Sangi Patel

Source: [citation needed]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
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
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.[3]

Matches

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Preseason

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12 July 2008 Bromley 1–1 Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, London
15:00 Hockton   32' (Report) Hill   67' Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 July 2008 Crawley Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45 Pinault   67' (pen.) (Report) Ifill   37' Attendance: 2,536
17 July 2008 Aldershot Town 3–4 Crystal Palace EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45 Grant   23, 66' (pen.)
Morgan   51' (pen.)
(Report) Freedman   32' (pen.)
Thomas   40'
Dayton   70'
Smith   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,436
17 July 2008 Dartford 0–2 Crystal Palace XI Princes Park, Dartford
19:45 (Report) Dayton   56'
Comley   77'
Attendance: 792
Referee: Ian Cooper
21 July 2008 Tavistock 0–4 Crystal Palace Langsford Park, Tavistock
19:00 (Report) Andrew   40, 56'
Watson   52'
Short   54' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,500
23 July 2008 Bodmin Town 1–4 Crystal Palace Priory Park, Bodmin
19:50 O'Hagan   27' (Report) Ertl   46'
Fletcher   62'
Dayton   75, 80'
25 July 2008 Truro City 0–1 Crystal Palace Treyew Road, Truro
19:50 (Report) Thomas   35'
29 July 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Fulham XI Selhurst Park, London
20:00 (Report) Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
30 July 2008 Afan Lido 4–1 Crystal Palace XI Martsons Stadium, Aberavon
19:45 Jones   25 ' (pen.), 32'
Wade   80' (pen.)
Williams   86'
(Report) Adelakun   33' Attendance: 250
2 August 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Moses   60' (Report) Oakley   34' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
5 August 2008 Dover Athletic 2–3 Crystal Palace XI Crabble Stadium, River
19:00 Wallis   86'
Moore   89'
(Report) Thomas   23 ' (pen.), 65, 68' Attendance: 613
Referee: Paul Kelly

Errea South West Challenge Cup

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Group phase
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23 July 2008 Eastleigh 2–1 Crystal Palace XI Marshford, Appledore
19:00 Taggart   (pen.)
Davies  
(Report)
25 July 2008 Crystal Palace XI 4–2 Bideford Marshford, Appledore
18:00 Nnanami   28'
Levins  65'
  81' (o.g.)
Adelakun   84'
(Report) Woods   56'
Barker   72'

Crystal Palace finished second in their group with three points and thus qualified for the semifinal stage. However, with the squad heavily depleted through injury, Palace opted to give their semifinal place to third-placed team Torquay United

9 August 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Watford Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Mike Jones
16 August 2008 Preston North End 2–0 Crystal Palace Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Nicholson   58'
Chaplow   90+1'
(Report) Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Keith Woolmer
23 August 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Scowcroft   47'  
Derry   52'  
(Report) Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 August 2008 Reading 4–2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 Harper   18'
Doyle   68, 68, 89'
(Report) Carle   37' (pen.)
Soares   64'
Attendance: 20,441
Referee: Clive Penton
13 September 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Watson   28'
Carle   66'
(Report) Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
20 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
15:00 McCarthy   85' (Report) Gallagher   28, 56' Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 September 2008 Ipswich Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
17:20 Stead   23' (Report) Moses   25' Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–0 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Beattie   63' (Report) Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Mike Russell
18 October 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
17:20 Watson   25 ' (pen.), 60'
Kuqi   82'
(Report) Attendance: 16,494
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 October 2008 Birmingham City 1–0 Crystal Palace St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 O'Connor   90+4' (Report) Attendance: 17,706
Referee: Nigel Miller
25 October 2008 Blackpool 2–2 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 Burgess   48'
Evatt   65'
(Report) Ifill   28'
Beattie   49'
Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 October 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Nottingham Forest Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Kuqi   75' (Report) Cohen   28'
Thornhill   81'
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 November 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Watson   54' (pen.) (Report) Clarke   7' Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Kevin Wright
8 November 2008 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 (Report) Hill   9'
Watson   53'
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
15 November 2008 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00 Chopra   33' (pen.)
Ledley   53'
(Report) Scannell   37'
Lawrence   90+4'
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 November 2008 Crystal Palace 4–2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Oster   11'
Scannell   13'
Beattie   65'
Fonte   72'
(Report) Adebola   44'
Maynard   74'
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Grant Hegley
25 November 2008 Norwich City 1–2 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45 Pattison   61' (Report) Beattie   27'
Oster   40'
Attendance: 24,034
Referee: Dean Whitestone
6 December 2008 Derby County 1–2 Crystal Palace Pride Park Stadium, Derby
15:00 Varney   41' (Report) McCarthy   3'
Kuqi   61'
Attendance: 27,203
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Kuqi   9'
Beattie   15'
Ifill   75'
(Report) Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Kuqi   21' (pen.)
Lee   89'
(Report) Heffernan   15' Attendance: 13,811
Referee: Andy Hall
20 December 2008 Sheffield United 2–2 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane, Sheffield
17:20 Dyer   41'
Beattie   88' (pen.)
(Report) McCarthy   47'
Carle   90+5'
Attendance: 23,045
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
13:00 Fonte   6', 31'
Butterfield   90'
(Report) Doherty   19' Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 December 2008 Bristol City 1–0 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
15:00 Maynard   2' (Report) Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Andy Penn
17 January 2009 Crystal Palace 1–4 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Lee   31' (Report) Garvan   19'
Norris   28'
Lisbie   69'
Hill   89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Clive Penton
27 January 2009 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Crystal Palace The Valley, Charlton
19:45 Spring   14' (Report) Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 January 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Campbell   41' (pen.) Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Sawyer   68' (Report) Danns   21'
Lee   28'
Oster   43'
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
24 February 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Birmingham City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Carle   76' (Report) Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 February 2009 Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Cowie   22'
J. Fonte   72' (o.g.)
(Report) Attendance: 15,529
Referee: Grant Hegley
7 March 2009 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Stokes   32'
Danns   34'
(Report) Jones   29' Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Russell Booth
11 March 2009 Burnley 4–2 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45 Carlisle   39'
Alexander   81' (pen.)
Thompson   88'
Rodriguez   90+3'
(Report) Kuqi   26'
Carlisle   35' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 March 2009 Swansea City 1–3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
15:00 Pintado   66' (Report) Moses   49'
J. Fonte   61'
Kuqi   90+3'
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
17 March 2009 Barnsley 3–1 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45 Campbell-Ryce   23'
Hills   52' (o.g.)
Mifsud   73'
(Report) Kuqi   8' Attendance: 10,885
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 March 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Reading Selhurst Park, London
17:20 (Report) Rosenior   72' Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Andy D'Urso
7 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Cadogan   72' (Report) Gunnarsson   31' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
11 April 2009 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 [1][dead link] McCormack   22' (pen.), 90+2' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Russell Booth
18 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–0 Derby County Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Moses   60'  
Kuqi   63'
(Report) Attendance: 14,736
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Round 1

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12 August 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Hereford United Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Carle   45'
Oster   49'
(Report) Ashikodi   41' Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Trevor Kettle

Round 2

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26 August 2008 Leeds United 4–0 Crystal Palace Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Douglas   11'
Beckford   32'
Becchio   52'
Showunmi   76'
(Report) Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Kevin Friend

Round 3

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13 January 2009 Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Ifill   38'
Scannell   55'
(Report) Gradel   90+4' Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Steve Tanner

Round 4

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24 January 2009 Watford 4–3 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 DeMerit   17'
Cork   27'
Hoskins   67'
Rasiak   70'
(Report) Hill   47'
Danns   83'
Ifill   90+5'
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Michael Oliver

End-of-season awards

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Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year José Fonte
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Scholar Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Academy Player of the Year Alex Wynter
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season Paddy McCarthy v Derby County (06-12-08)
Special Achievement Award Crystal Palace F.C. squad of the 1978–79 season for winning the Second Division title

References

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  1. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  2. ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 2009".
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
  2. ^ Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but obtained asylum in England at the age of 11, and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.
  3. ^ Scannell was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father, as well as Jamaica, and has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and B level.
  4. ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  5. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  6. ^ Kuqi was born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia (part of Serbia in 2007, but now part of Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.
  7. ^ Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
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