2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
| Chairman | Simon Jordan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Neil Warnock | ||
| The 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
| No. | Pos | Nat | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  | Benjamin Foster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 33 | 4 | 27+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 27 | MF |  | Leandre Griffit | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | FW |  | Rui Fonte | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | MF |  | Paul Ifill | 38 | 6 | 27+6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 32 | FW |  | Shefki Kuqi | 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 | 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
Management
| 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:
Matches
Pre-season
| 14 July 2008 19:45 | 
| Crawley Town | 1 – 1 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Pinault  67' (pen.) | (Report) | Ifill  37' | 
| Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Attendance: 2,536 | 
| 17 July 2008 19:45 | 
| Aldershot Town | 3 – 4 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Grant  23, 66' (pen.) Morgan  51' (pen.) | (Report) | Freedman  32' (pen.) Thomas  40' Dayton  70' Smith  82' (pen.) | 
| EBB Stadium, Aldershot Attendance: 1,436 | 
| 21 July 2008 19:00 | 
| Tavistock | 0 – 4 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Andrew  40, 56' Watson  52' Short  54' (o.g.) | 
| Langsford Park, Tavistock Attendance: 1,500 | 
| 23 July 2008 19:50 | 
| Bodmin Town | 1 – 4 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| O'Hagan  27' | (Report) | Ertl  46' Fletcher  62' Dayton  75, 80' | 
| Priory Park, Bodmin | 
| 30 July 2008 19:45 | 
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 – 2 | Crystal Palace XI | 
|---|---|---|
| Strevens  38' Uddin  66' Benson  73' | (Report) | Alaile  7' (o.g.) Abnett  60' (pen.) | 
| 30 July 2008 19:45 | 
| Afan Lido | 4 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | 
|---|---|---|
| Jones  25 (pen.), 32' Wade  80' (pen.) Williams  86' | (Report) | Adelakun  33' | 
| Martsons Stadium, Aberavon Attendance: 250 | 
| 2 August 2008 15:00 | 
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Djilali  56' | 
| Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead | 
| 5 August 2008 19:00 | 
| Dover Athletic | 2 – 3 | Crystal Palace XI | 
|---|---|---|
| Wallis  86' Moore  89' | (Report) | Thomas  23 (pen.), 65, 68' | 
Errea South West Challenge Cup
Group phase
| 23 July 2008 19:00 | 
| Eastleigh | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace XI | 
|---|---|---|
| Taggart  (pen.) Davies   | (Report) | 
| Marshford, Appledore | 
| 25 July 2008 18:00 | 
| Crystal Palace XI | 4 – 2 | Bideford | 
|---|---|---|
| Nnanami  28' Levins  65'  81' (o.g.) Adelakun  84' | (Report) | Woods  56' Barker  72' | 
| Marshford, Appledore | 
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
Football League Championship
| 30 August 2008 15:00 | 
| Reading | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Harper  18' Doyle  68, 68, 89' | (Report) | Carle  37 (pen.)' Soares  64' | 
| 16 September 2008 19:45 | 
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Ebanks-Blake  1' Keogh  58' | (Report) | Ifill  32' | 
| 25 October 2008 15:00 | 
| Blackpool | 2 – 2 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Burgess  48' Evatt  65' | (Report) | Ifill  28' Beattie  49' | 
| 28 October 2008 20:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 1 – 2 | Nottingham Forest | 
|---|---|---|
| Kuqi  75' | (Report) | Cohen  28' Thornhill  81' | 
| 15 November 2008 15:00 | 
| Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Chopra  33 (pen.)' Ledley  53' | (Report) | Scannell  37' Lawrence  90+4' | 
| 22 November 2008 15:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 4 – 2 | Bristol City | 
|---|---|---|
| Oster  11' Scannell  13' Beattie  65' Fonte  72' | (Report) | Adebola  44' Maynard  74' | 
| 13 December 2008 15:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 
|---|---|---|
| Kuqi  21 (pen.)' Lee  89' | (Report) | Heffernan  15' | 
| 20 December 2008 17:20 | 
| Sheffield United | 2 – 2 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Dyer  41' Beattie  88 (pen.)' | (Report) | McCarthy  47' Carle  90+5' | 
| 26 December 2008 13:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | 
|---|---|---|
| Fonte  6, 31' Butterfield  90' | (Report) | Doherty  19' | 
| 17 January 2009 15:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 1 – 4 | Ipswich Town | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee  31' | (Report) | Garvan  19' Norris  28' Lisbie  69' Hill  89' o.g. | 
| 17 February 2009 19:45 | 
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 – 3 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Sawyer  68' | (Report) | Danns  21' Lee  28' Oster  43' | 
| 11 March 2009 19:45 | 
| Burnley | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle  39' Alexander  81 (pen.)' Thompson  88' Rodriguez  90+3' | (Report) | Kuqi  26' Carlisle  35' o.g. | 
| 14 March 2009 15:00 | 
| Swansea City | 1 – 3 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Pintado  66' | (Report) | Moses  49' J. Fonte  61' Kuqi  90+3' | 
| 17 March 2009 19:45 | 
| Barnsley | 3 – 1 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Campbell-Ryce  23' Hills  52' o.g. Mifsud  73' | (Report) | Kuqi  8' | 
Football League Cup
Round 1
Round 2
| 26 August 2008 19:45 | 
| Leeds United | 4 – 0 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| Douglas  11' Beckford  32' Becchio  52' Showunmi  76' | (Report) | 
FA Cup
Round 3
| 13 January 2009 20:00 | 
| Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Leicester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Ifill  38' Scannell  55' | (Report) | Gradel  90+4' | 
Round 4
| 24 January 2009 15:00 | 
| Watford | 4 – 3 | Crystal Palace | 
|---|---|---|
| DeMerit  17' Cork  27' Hoskins  67' Rasiak  70' | (Report) | Hill  47' Danns  83' Ifill  90+5' | 
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 | 
References
External links
- Crystal Palace F.C. official website
- Crystal Palace F.C. on Soccerbase
- Crystal Palace F.C. Reserve site
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