2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Simon Jordan | ||
| Manager | Neil Warnock | ||
| Championship | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League 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) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,220 | ||
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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.
Statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | The Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Julián Speroni | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Lawrence | 35 | 0 | 28+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Clint Hill | 48 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Shaun Derry | 42 | 0 | 35+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Paddy McCarthy | 29 | 3 | 25+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | José Fonte | 42 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Carl Fletcher[notes 1] | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | James Scowcroft | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Alan Lee | 19 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Nick Carle | 41 | 4 | 35+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Victor Moses[notes 2] | 32 | 2 | 19+8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Darryl Flahavan | 3 | -7 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |
| 14 | FW | Sean Scannell[notes 3] | 27 | 3 | 16+9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Lee Hills | 16 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Neil Danns | 23 | 3 | 14+6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Simon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Calvin Andrew | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 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 | 17+9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Johannes Ertl | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Paul Ifill[notes 4] | 38 | 6 | 27+6 | 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[notes 5] | 33 | 4 | 27+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Léandre Griffit | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Rui Fonte | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi[notes 6] | 37 | 10 | 20+15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Anthony Stokes | 13 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Rhoys Wiggins[notes 7] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Nathaniel Pinney | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Kieran Djilali | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42 | MF | James Comley | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF | Nathaniel Clyne | 29 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Kieron Cadogan | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Club
[edit]Management
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| First team coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Chief scout | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Reserve team manager | |
| Academy manager | |
| U18 team/Assistant academy manager | |
| Physiotherapists |
Source: [citation needed]
League table
[edit]| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Matches
[edit]Preseason
[edit]| 12 July 2008 | Bromley | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Hayes Lane, London |
| 15:00 | Hockton |
(Report) | Hill |
Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 14 July 2008 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley |
| 19:45 | Pinault |
(Report) | Ifill |
Attendance: 2,536 |
| 17 July 2008 | Aldershot Town | 3–4 | Crystal Palace | EBB Stadium, Aldershot |
| 19:45 | Grant Morgan |
(Report) | Freedman Thomas Dayton Smith |
Attendance: 1,436 |
| 17 July 2008 | Dartford | 0–2 | Crystal Palace XI | Princes Park, Dartford |
| 19:45 | (Report) | Dayton Comley |
Attendance: 792 Referee: Ian Cooper |
| 21 July 2008 | Tavistock | 0–4 | Crystal Palace | Langsford Park, Tavistock |
| 19:00 | (Report) | Andrew Watson Short |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 23 July 2008 | Bodmin Town | 1–4 | Crystal Palace | Priory Park, Bodmin |
| 19:50 | O'Hagan |
(Report) | Ertl Fletcher Dayton |
| 25 July 2008 | Truro City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Treyew Road, Truro |
| 19:50 | (Report) | Thomas |
| 29 July 2008 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Fulham XI | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 30 July 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3–2 | Crystal Palace XI | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Dagenham |
| 19:45 | Strevens Uddin Benson |
(Report) | Alaile Abnett |
| 30 July 2008 | Afan Lido | 4–1 | Crystal Palace XI | Martsons Stadium, Aberavon |
| 19:45 | Jones Wade Williams |
(Report) | Adelakun |
Attendance: 250 |
| 2 August 2008 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Leicester City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Moses |
(Report) | Oakley |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 2 August 2008 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0–1 | Crystal Palace XI | Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Djilali |
| 5 August 2008 | Dover Athletic | 2–3 | Crystal Palace XI | Crabble Stadium, River |
| 19:00 | Wallis Moore |
(Report) | Thomas |
Attendance: 613 Referee: Paul Kelly |
Errea South West Challenge Cup
[edit]Group phase
[edit]| 23 July 2008 | Eastleigh | 2–1 | Crystal Palace XI | Marshford, Appledore |
| 19:00 | Taggart Davies |
(Report) |
| 25 July 2008 | Crystal Palace XI | 4–2 | Bideford | Marshford, Appledore |
| 18:00 | 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
| 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 Chaplow |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Keith Woolmer |
| 23 August 2008 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Burnley | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Scowcroft Derry |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,071 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 30 August 2008 | Reading | 4–2 | Crystal Palace | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| 15:00 | Harper Doyle |
(Report) | Carle Soares |
Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 13 September 2008 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Swansea City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Watson Carle |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 16 September 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 | Ebanks-Blake Keogh |
(Report) | Ifill |
Attendance: 22,200 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 20 September 2008 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | McCarthy |
(Report) | Gallagher |
Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 27 September 2008 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 17:20 | Stead |
(Report) | Moses |
Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 30 September 2008 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Beattie |
(Report) | Attendance: 16,358 Referee: Mike Russell |
| 4 October 2008 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | City Ground, Nottinghamshire |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Ifill Kuqi |
Attendance: 22,811 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 18 October 2008 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Barnsley | Selhurst Park, London |
| 17:20 | Watson Kuqi |
(Report) | Attendance: 16,494 Referee: Anthony Bates |
| 21 October 2008 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 19:45 | O'Connor |
(Report) | Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 25 October 2008 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
| 15:00 | Burgess Evatt |
(Report) | Ifill Beattie |
Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 28 October 2008 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Kuqi |
(Report) | Cohen Thornhill |
Attendance: 15,162 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 1 November 2008 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Watson |
(Report) | Clarke |
Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 8 November 2008 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Hill Watson |
Attendance: 16,883 Referee: Clive Oliver |
| 15 November 2008 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Chopra Ledley |
(Report) | Scannell Lawrence |
Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 22 November 2008 | Crystal Palace | 4–2 | Bristol City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Oster Scannell Beattie Fonte |
(Report) | Adebola Maynard |
Attendance: 14,599 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 25 November 2008 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| 19:45 | Pattison |
(Report) | Beattie Oster |
Attendance: 24,034 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 29 November 2008 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 6 December 2008 | Derby County | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Pride Park Stadium, Derby |
| 15:00 | Varney |
(Report) | McCarthy Kuqi |
Attendance: 27,203 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 8 December 2008 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Southampton | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Kuqi Beattie Ifill |
(Report) | Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 13 December 2008 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Kuqi Lee |
(Report) | Heffernan |
Attendance: 13,811 Referee: Andy Hall |
| 20 December 2008 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
| 17:20 | Dyer Beattie |
(Report) | McCarthy Carle |
Attendance: 23,045 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 26 December 2008 | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Norwich City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 13:00 | Fonte Butterfield |
(Report) | Doherty |
Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 December 2008 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| 15:00 | Maynard |
(Report) | Attendance: 18,265 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 17 January 2009 | Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Lee |
(Report) | Garvan Norris Lisbie Hill |
Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 27 January 2009 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | The Valley, Charlton |
| 19:45 | Spring |
(Report) | Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 31 January 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Blackpool | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Campbell |
Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 17 February 2009 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Home Park, Plymouth |
| 19:45 | Sawyer |
(Report) | Danns Lee Oster |
Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
| 21 February 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | McAllister Clarke |
(Report) | Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 24 February 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Carle |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 28 February 2009 | Watford | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Cowie J. Fonte |
(Report) | Attendance: 15,529 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 3 March 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | (Report) | Ebanks-Blake |
Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 7 March 2009 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Preston North End | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Stokes Danns |
(Report) | Jones |
Attendance: 16,340 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 11 March 2009 | Burnley | 4–2 | Crystal Palace | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| 19:45 | Carlisle Alexander Thompson Rodriguez |
(Report) | Kuqi Carlisle |
Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 14 March 2009 | Swansea City | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| 15:00 | Pintado |
(Report) | Moses J. Fonte Kuqi |
Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Roger East |
| 17 March 2009 | Barnsley | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Campbell-Ryce Hills Mifsud |
(Report) | Kuqi |
Attendance: 10,885 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 21 March 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Reading | Selhurst Park, London |
| 17:20 | (Report) | Rosenior |
Attendance: 14,567 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 4 April 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 7 April 2009 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Coventry City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Cadogan |
(Report) | Gunnarsson |
Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 11 April 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | [1][dead link] | McCormack |
Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 13 April 2009 | Southampton | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |
| 15:00 | McGoldrick |
(Report) | Attendance: 23,220 Referee: Mike Russell |
| 18 April 2009 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Derby County | Selhurst Park, London |
| 15:00 | Moses Kuqi |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,736 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 25 April 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
| 15:00 | Shiels Hayter |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,880 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 3 May 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Selhurst Park, London |
| 13:15 | (Report) | Attendance: 22,824 Referee: Chris Foy |
Round 1
[edit]| 12 August 2008 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Hereford United | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Carle Oster |
(Report) | Ashikodi |
Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Round 2
[edit]| 26 August 2008 | Leeds United | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 19:45 | Douglas Beckford Becchio Showunmi |
(Report) | Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Round 3
[edit]| 3 January 2009 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Walkers Stadium, Leicester |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 13 January 2009 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Leicester City | Selhurst Park, London |
| 20:00 | Ifill Scannell |
(Report) | Gradel |
Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Steve Tanner |
Round 4
[edit]| 24 January 2009 | Watford | 4–3 | Crystal Palace | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | DeMerit Cork Hoskins Rasiak |
(Report) | Hill Danns Ifill |
Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Michael Oliver |
End-of-season awards
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
- ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 2009".
- ^ "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
[edit]- ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.