2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 2008-09
LeagueThe Championship
ManagerSimon Grayson
(succeeded by Tony Parkes)[1]
League position 16th
Top goalscorerLeague: D. J. Campbell (9)
Combined: D. J. Campbell (9)
Highest attendance
Lowest attendance
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Previous season2007-08
Next season2009-10

The 2008-09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.

D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.[2]

Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Paul Rachubka
2 England DF Danny Coid
3 Scotland DF Stephen Crainey
4 England MF Keith Southern
5 England DF Marlon Broomes
6 England DF Ian Evatt
7 Republic of Ireland FW Roy O'Donovan (on loan from Sunderland)
8 Scotland MF Stephen McPhee
9 England FW DJ Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
10 England MF Stuart Green
11 Wales MF David Vaughan
12 England FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher
13 England GK Mark Halstead
14 England MF David Fox
15 England DF Alex Baptiste
16 Faroe Islands MF Claus Bech Jørgensen[4]
17 England MF Jermaine Wright
No. Position Player
18 England MF Joe Martin
19 England MF Wade Small (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
21 England GK Matt Gilks
22 England MF Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)
24 Wales DF Rob Edwards[5]
25 England DF Shaun Barker
26 Scotland MF Charlie Adam (on loan from Rangers)
27 Republic of Ireland FW Ben Burgess[6]
28 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Mahon (on loan from Burnley)
39 England MF Matty Kay
30 England DF Ashton Bayliss
31 England FW Danny Mitchley
33 England FW Brett Ormerod
34 Belgium MF Francesco Carratta
35 England FW Lee Hughes (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
37 England MF Simon Walton (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
7 England MF Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool)
19 England FW Steve Kabba (on loan from Watford)
19 Hungary FW Krisztián Németh (on loan from Liverpool)
20 Guinea DF Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County)
20 England MF Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United)
20 England FW Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
22 Pakistan DF Zesh Rehman[7] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
23 Wales FW Daniel Nardiello[8] (on loan to Hartlepool United)
26 England FW Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)
No. Position Player
26 Scotland MF Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers)
28 Canada MF Michael D'Agostino (on loan to Hereford United)
28 England MF Paul Marshall (on loan from Manchester City)
32 England MF Ross Lloyd (to Burscough)
33 England MF Dominic Merella (to Burscough)
34 England MF Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United)
35 England FW Liam Dickinson (on loan from Derby County)
36 Republic of Ireland GK Graham Stack (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
37 Republic of Ireland DF Ian Harte (on loan from Carlisle United)

Table

PWDLFAGDPts
C1West Bromwich Albion462312118855+3381
P2Stoke City46211696955+1479
 3Hull City462112136547+1875
 4Bristol City462014125453+174
 5Crystal Palace461817115842+1671
 6Watford461816126256+670
 7Wolverhampton Wanderers461816125348+570
 8Ipswich Town461815136556+969
 9Sheffield United461715145651+566
 10Plymouth Argyle461713166149+1264
 11Charlton Athletic461713166358+564
 12Cardiff City461616145955+464
 13Burnley461614166067-762
 14Queens Park Rangers461416166066-658
 15Preston North End461511205055-556
 16Sheffield Wednesday461413195455-155
 17Norwich City461510214959-1055
 18Barnsley461413195265-1355
 19Blackpool461218165964-554
 20Southampton461315185672-1654
 21Coventry City461411215264-1253
R22Leicester City461216184245-352
R23Scunthorpe United461113224569-2446
R24Colchester United46717226286-2438

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Players used: 14

League Cup

Players used: 20

Goals

League

Total League goals scored: 59

FA Cup

Total FA Cup goals scored: 1

League Cup

Total League Cup goals scored: 5

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
10 July 2007 Stephen Crainey Leeds United Free
10 July 2007 Gary Taylor-Fletcher Huddersfield Town Unknown
1 August 2007 Wes Hoolahan Livingston Free
5 September 2007 Phil Marsh Manchester United Free
6 October 2007 Matt Jackson Watford One-month loan
9 November 2007 Tony McMahon Middlesbrough One-month loan
20 November 2007 Bartosz Ślusarski West Bromwich Albion Loan
11 January 2008 Stephen McPhee Hull City Unknown
25 January 2008 Paul Gerrard Sheffield United Loan
31 January 2008 Paul Dickov Manchester City Loan
8 February 2008 Stuart Green Crystal Palace Free
21 March 2008 Grant Holt Nottingham Forest Loan
27 March 2008 Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur Loan
31 January 2008 Scott Flinders Crystal Palace Loan
4 June 2008 Marlon Broomes Unattached Free
26 June 2008 Matthew Gilks Mansfield Town Free
1 July 2008 Alex Baptiste Mansfield Town Undisclosed
3 July 2008 Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur Free
11 July 2008 Jermaine Wright Southampton Free
11 July 2008 Steve Kabba Watford Undisclosed
18 July 2008 Adam Hammill Liverpool Loan
31 July 2008 Zesh Rehman Queens Park Rangers Loan
31 July 2008 Daniel Nardiello Queens Park Rangers Part-exchange
4 August 2008 David Vaughan Real Sociedad £200,000
6 August 2008 Mohammed Camara Derby County Loan
6 August 2008 Robert Edwards Wolves Undisclosed

Out

Date Player To Fee
18 July 2007 Paul Tierney Stockport County Loan
18 July 2007 Simon Wiles Macclesfield Town Loan
1 August 2007 Michael D'Agostino Cheltenham Town Loan
10 August 2007 Marcus Bean Rotherham United Loan
5 October 2007 Rhys Evans Bradford City Loan
7 November 2007 Phil Doughty Macclesfield Town Loan
4 January 2008 Adrian Forbes Millwall Unknown
7 January 2008 Matt Lawlor Farsley Celtic Loan
18 January 2008 Phil Doughty Accrington Stanley Loan
22 January 2008 Rhys Evans Millwall Unknown
25 January 2008 Lewis Edge Northwich Victoria Loan
31 January 2008 Scott Vernon Colchester United Unknown
7 May 2008 Michael Jackson Released
7 May 2008 Kyle Clancy Released
7 May 2008 John Hills Released
7 May 2008 Paul Tierney Released
7 May 2008 Phil Doughty Released
7 May 2008 Andy Welsh Released
7 May 2008 Marcus Bean Released
7 May 2008 Michael Flynn Released
7 May 2008 Phil Marsh Released
7 May 2008 Lewis Edge Released
7 May 2008 Matt Lawlor Released
27 May 2008 Keigan Parker Huddersfield Town Free
26 June 2008 Wes Hoolahan Norwich City £250,000
28 July 2008 Kaspars Gorkšs Queens Park Rangers £250,000

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