Crystal Palace F.C. season 2008–09
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| Season 2008–09 | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | |
| The Championship | 15th |
| FA Cup | Fourth Round |
| Carling Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Shefki Kuqi (10) All: Shefki Kuqi (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009) |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009) |
Main article: History of Crystal Palace F.C.
Preceding article: Crystal Palace F.C. season 2007–08
Succeeding article: Crystal Palace F.C. season 2009–10
The 2008–09 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's 4th consecutive season in the The Championship, after their play-off defeat in the previous campaign.
Contents |
[edit] Statistics
| No. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | The Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Julián Speroni | 48 | -55 | 45 | -50 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Lawrence | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Clint Hill | 48 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Shaun Derry | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Paddy McCarthy | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | José Fonte | 42 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Carl Fletcher | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | James Scowcroft | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Alan Lee | 19 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Nick Carle | 41 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Victor Moses | 32 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Darryl Flahavan | 3 | -7 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |
| 14 | FW | Sean Scannell | 27 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Lee Hills | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Neil Danns | 21 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Simon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Calvin Andrew | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Tom Soares | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Craig Beattie | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Danny Butterfield | 30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Johannes Ertl | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Paul Ifill | 36 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Ben Watson | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Claude Davis | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | John Oster | 32 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Leandre Griffit | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Rui Fonte | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | 37 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Anthony Stokes | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Rhoys Wiggins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Nathaniel Pinney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Kieron Djilali | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42 | MF | James Comley | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF | Nathaniel Clyne | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Kieron Cadogan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
[edit] Club
[edit] Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| First team coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Chief scout | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Reserve team manager | |
| U18 team/Academy manager | |
| Physiotherapists |
Source:[citation needed]
[edit] Matches
[edit] Pre-season
| 2008-07-12 15:00 |
Bromley | 1 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Hayes Lane, London Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Steve Bennett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockton |
(Report) | Hill |
| 2008-07-14 19:45 |
Crawley Town | 1 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Attendance: 2,536 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinault |
(Report) | Ifill |
| 2008-07-17 19:45 |
Aldershot Town | 3 – 4 | Crystal Palace | EBB Stadium, Aldershot Attendance: 1,436 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Morgan |
(Report) | Freedman Thomas Dayton Smith |
| 2008-07-17 19:45 |
Dartford | 0 – 2 | Crystal Palace XI | Princes Park, Dartford Attendance: 792 Referee: Ian Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Dayton Comley |
| 2008-07-21 19:00 |
Tavistock | 0 – 4 | Crystal Palace | Langsford Park, Tavistock Attendance: 1,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Andrew Watson Short |
| 2008-07-23 19:50 |
Bodmin Town | 1 – 4 | Crystal Palace | Priory Park, Bodmin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hagan |
(Report) | Ertl Fletcher Dayton |
| 2008-07-25 19:50 |
Truro City | 0 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Treyew Road, Truro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Thomas |
| 2008-07-29 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Fulham XI | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Phil Crossley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2008-07-30 19:45 |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 – 2 | Crystal Palace XI | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Dagenham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strevens Uddin Benson |
(Report) | Alaile Abnett |
| 2008-07-30 19:45 |
Afan Lido | 4 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | Martsons Stadium, Aberavon Attendance: 250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Wade Williams |
(Report) | Adelakun |
| 2008-08-02 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Leicester City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Phil Crossley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses |
(Report) | Oakley |
| 2008-08-02 15:00 |
Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Djilali |
| 2008-08-05 19:00 |
Dover Athletic | 2 – 3 | Crystal Palace XI | Crabble Stadium, River Attendance: 613 Referee: Paul Kelly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallis Moore |
(Report) | Thomas |
[edit] Errea South West Challenge Cup
[edit] Group phase
| 2008-07-23 19:00 |
Eastleigh | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | Marshford, Appledore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taggart Davies |
[ (Report)] |
| 2008-07-25 18:00 |
Crystal Palace XI | 4 – 2 | Bideford | Marshford, Appledore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nnanami Levins Adelakun |
(Report) | Woods Barker |
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
[edit] Football League Championship
| 2008-08-09 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Watford | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,614 Referee: Mike Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2008-08-16 15:00 |
Preston North End | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Keith Woolmer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Chaplow |
(Report) |
| 2008-08-23 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Burnley | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,071 Referee: Iain Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scowcroft Derry |
(Report) |
| 2008-08-30 15:00 |
Reading | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Clive Penton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Doyle |
(Report) | Carle Soares |
| 2008-09-13 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 2 – 0 | Swansea City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Lee Mason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Carle |
(Report) |
| 2008-09-16 19:45 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 22,200 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebanks-Blake Keogh |
(Report) | Ifill |
| 2008-09-20 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarthy |
(Report) | Gallagher |
| 2008-09-27 17:20 |
Ipswich Town | 1 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Portman Road, Ipswich Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Darren Deadman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stead |
(Report) | Moses |
| 2008-09-30 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 0 | Charlton Athletic | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,358 Referee: Mike Russell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie |
(Report) |
| 2008-10-04 15:00 |
Nottingham Forest | 0 – 2 | Crystal Palace | City Ground, Nottinghamshire Attendance: 22,811 Referee: Richard Beeby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ifill Kuqi |
| 2008-10-18 17:20 |
Crystal Palace | 3 – 0 | Barnsley | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,494 Referee: Anthony Bates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Kuqi |
(Report) |
| 2008-10-21 19:45 |
Birmingham City | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | St Andrew's, Birmingham Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Nigel Miller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor |
(Report) |
| 2008-10-25 15:00 |
Blackpool | 2 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Evatt |
(Report) | Ifill Beattie |
| 2008-10-28 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 2 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,162 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuqi |
(Report) | Cohen Thornhill |
| 2008-11-01 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Kevin Wright |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson |
(Report) | Clarke |
| 2008-11-08 15:00 |
Coventry City | 0 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 16,883 Referee: Clive Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hill Watson |
| 2008-11-15 15:00 |
Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Jon Moss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopra Ledley |
(Report) | Scannell Lawrence |
| 2008-11-22 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 4 – 2 | Bristol City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,599 Referee: Grant Hegley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oster Scannell Beattie Fonte |
(Report) | Adebola Maynard |
| 2008-11-25 19:45 |
Norwich City | 1 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Carrow Road, Norwich Attendance: 24,034 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattison |
(Report) | Beattie Oster |
| 2008-11-29 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Rob Styles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2008-12-06 15:00 |
Derby County | 1 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Pride Park Stadium, Derby Attendance: 27,203 Referee: Michael Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varney |
(Report) | McCarthy Kuqi |
| 2008-12-08 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 3 – 0 | Southampton | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Darren Deadman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuqi Beattie Ifill |
(Report) |
| 2008-12-13 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,811 Referee: Andy Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuqi Lee |
(Report) | Heffernan |
| 2008-12-20 17:20 |
Sheffield United | 2 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 23,045 Referee: Paul Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer Beattie |
(Report) | McCarthy Carle |
| 2008-12-26 13:00 |
Crystal Palace | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Keith Stroud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonte Butterfield |
(Report) | Doherty |
| 2008-12-28 15:00 |
Bristol City | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 18,265 Referee: Andy Penn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynard |
(Report) |
| 2009-01-17 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 4 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Clive Penton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee |
(Report) | Garvan Norris Lisbie Hill |
| 2009-01-27 19:45 |
Charlton Athletic | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | The Valley, Charlton Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring |
(Report) |
| 2009-01-31 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 1 | Blackpool | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Andre Marriner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Campbell |
| 2009-02-17 19:45 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1 – 3 | Crystal Palace | Home Park, Plymouth Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer |
(Report) | Danns Lee Oster |
| 2009-02-21 15:00 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Colin Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllister Clarke |
(Report) |
| 2009-02-24 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Birmingham City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Paul Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carle |
(Report) |
| 2009-02-21 15:00 |
Watford | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 15,529 Referee: Grant Hegley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowie J. Fonte |
(Report) |
| 2009-03-03 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Graham Horwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ebanks-Blake |
| 2009-03-07 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Preston North End | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,340 Referee: Russell Booth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Danns |
(Report) | Jones |
| 2009-03-11 19:45 |
Burnley | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Alexander Thompson Rodriguez |
(Report) | Kuqi Carlisle |
| 2009-03-14 15:00 |
Swansea City | 1 – 3 | Crystal Palace | Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Roger East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pintado |
(Report) | Moses J. Fonte Kuqi |
| 2009-03-17 19:45 |
Barnsley | 3 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Oakwell, Barnsley Attendance: 10,885 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell-Ryce Hills Mifsud |
(Report) | Kuqi |
| 2009-03-21 17:20 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Reading | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,567 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Rosenior |
| 2009-04-04 15:00 |
Queens Park Rangers | 0 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Loftus Road, London Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2009-04-07 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Coventry City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Fred Graham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadogan |
(Report) | Gunnarsson |
| 2009-04-11 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 2 | Cardiff City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Russell Booth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | McCormack |
| 2009-04-13 15:00 |
Southampton | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 23,220 Referee: Mike Russell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGoldrick |
(Report) |
| 2009-04-18 15:00 |
Crystal Palace | 1 – 0 | Derby County | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,736 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Kuqi |
(Report) |
| 2009-04-25 15:00 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Attendance: 12,880 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiels Hayter |
(Report) |
| 2009-05-03 13:15 |
Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Sheffield United | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 22,824 Referee: Chris Foy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
[edit] Football League Cup
[edit] Round 1
| 2008-08-12 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Hereford United | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carle Oster |
(Report) | Ashikodi |
[edit] Round 2
| 2008-08-26 19:45 |
Leeds United | 4 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Kevin Friend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Beckford Becchio Showunmi |
(Report) |
[edit] FA Cup
[edit] Round 3
| 2009-01-03 15:00 |
Leicester City | 0 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Walkers Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Graham Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| 2009-01-13 20:00 |
Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Leicester City | Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Steve Tanner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifill Scannell |
(Report) | Gradel |
[edit] Round 4
| 2009-01-24 15:00 |
Watford | 4 – 3 | Crystal Palace | Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Michael Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMerit Cork Hoskins Rasiak |
(Report) | Hill Danns Ifill |
[edit] End of season awards
| 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 |

