Position15of 20
Points41in 38
Won, drawn, lost10-11-17
Goals40for, 60 against
FormWLWLD
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sun 26 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Wed 11 Mar
FT
Wed 4 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sun 23 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 25%of the team's league goals scored by Benni McCarthy
- 33%of matches won since 2001-02
- 7–1Biggest win since 2001-02: Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham
- 1–7Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers
By the minute
2008-09, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Against | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
- 7points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 2points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 12points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 33 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen WarnockCentre-back | 37 | 3,274 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul RobinsonGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,105 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan NelsenCentre-back | 35 | 3,104 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher SambaCentre-back | 35 | 3,049 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre OoijerCentre-back | 33 | 2,763 | 2 | 2 |
| Morten PedersenMidfielder | 33 | 2,574 | 1 | 7 |
| Keith AndrewsMidfielder | 33 | 2,384 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason RobertsForward | 26 | 1,749 | 7 | 2 |
| Brett EmertonMidfielder | 20 | 1,679 | 1 | 2 |
| Roque Santa CruzForward | 21 | 1,579 | 4 | 2 |
| Benni McCarthyForward | 28 | 1,574 | 10 | 3 |
| Tugay KerimogluMidfielder | 29 | 1,554 | 1 | 0 |
| Vince GrellaMidfielder | 17 | 1,226 | 0 | 1 |
| El-Hadji DioufForward | 14 | 1,199 | 1 | 0 |
| Gaël GivetCentre-back | 14 | 1,113 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny SimpsonRight-back | 12 | 889 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron MokoenaCentre-back | 18 | 836 | 0 | 0 |
| David DunnMidfielder | 15 | 755 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt DerbyshireForward | 17 | 690 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Villanueva– | 13 | 645 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin OlssonLeft-back | 9 | 553 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven ReidMidfielder | 4 | 360 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason BrownGoalkeeper | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 |
| Zurab KhizanishviliCentre-back | 5 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Treacy– | 12 | 296 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Doran– | 3 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie FowlerForward | 3 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| Johann VogelMidfielder | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

