2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
2008–09 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumSelhurst Park
Championship15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shefki Kuqi (10)

All:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home league attendance15,220

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

Last updated on 10 January 2010.[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total The Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ARG Julián Speroni 48 0 45 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Matthew Lawrence 35 0 28+4 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Clint Hill 48 2 43 1 3 1 2 0
4 MF  ENG Shaun Derry 42 0 35+4 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF  IRL Paddy McCarthy 29 3 25+2 3 0 0 2 0
6 DF  POR José Fonte 42 4 36+2 4 3 0 1 0
7 MF  WAL Carl Fletcher[notes 1] 6 0 0+3 0 1 0 2 0
8 FW  ENG James Scowcroft 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  IRL Alan Lee 19 3 10+6 3 3 0 0 0
10 MF  AUS Nick Carle 41 4 35+2 3 2 0 2 1
11 FW  ENG Victor Moses[notes 2] 32 2 19+8 2 3 0 2 0
12 GK  ENG Darryl Flahavan 3 -7 1 -2 0 0 2 -5
14 FW  IRL Sean Scannell[notes 3] 27 3 16+9 2 1 1 1 0
15 DF  ENG Lee Hills 16 0 8+6 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF  ENG Neil Danns 23 3 14+6 2 3 1 0 0
17 FW  ENG Simon Thomas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW  ENG Calvin Andrew 10 0 1+6 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF  ENG Tom Soares 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW  SCO Craig Beattie 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0
20 DF  ENG Danny Butterfield 30 1 17+9 1 3 0 1 0
22 DF  AUT Johannes Ertl 13 0 3+9 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF  BRB Paul Ifill[notes 4] 38 6 27+6 4 3 2 2 0
24 MF  ENG Ben Watson 19 5 18 5 0 0 1 0
25 DF  JAM Claude Davis 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  WAL John Oster[notes 5] 33 4 27+4 3 1 0 1 1
27 MF  FRA Léandre Griffit 6 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 0
28 FW  POR Rui Fonte 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW  FIN Shefki Kuqi[notes 6] 37 10 20+15 10 2 0 0 0
33 FW  IRL Anthony Stokes 13 1 11+2 1 0 0 0 0
35 DF  WAL Rhoys Wiggins[notes 7] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF  ENG Nathaniel Pinney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  ENG Kieran Djilali 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
42 MF  ENG James Comley 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF  ENG Nathaniel Clyne 29 0 25+1 0 3 0 0 0
44 MF  ENG 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:

League table

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:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[3]

Matches

Preseason

12 July 2008 Bromley 1–1 Crystal Palace London
15:00 Hockton 32' (Report) Hill 67' Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 July 2008 Crawley Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Crawley
19:45 Pinault 67' (pen.) (Report) Ifill 37' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,536
17 July 2008 Aldershot Town 3–4 Crystal Palace Aldershot
19:45 Grant 23', 66' (pen.)
Morgan 51' (pen.)
(Report) Freedman 32' (pen.)
Thomas 40'
Dayton 70'
Smith 82' (pen.)
Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 1,436
17 July 2008 Dartford 0–2 Crystal Palace XI Dartford
19:45 (Report) Dayton 56'
Comley 77'
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 792
Referee: Ian Cooper
21 July 2008 Tavistock 0–4 Crystal Palace Tavistock
19:00 (Report) Andrew 40', 56'
Watson 52'
Short 54' (o.g.)
Stadium: Langsford Park
Attendance: 1,500
23 July 2008 Bodmin Town 1–4 Crystal Palace Bodmin
19:50 O'Hagan 27' (Report) Ertl 46'
Fletcher 62'
Dayton 75', 80'
Stadium: Priory Park
25 July 2008 Truro City 0–1 Crystal Palace Truro
19:50 (Report) Thomas 35' Stadium: Treyew Road
29 July 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Fulham XI London
20:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
30 July 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Crystal Palace XI Dagenham
19:45 Strevens 38'
Uddin 66'
Benson 73'
(Report) Alaile 7' (o.g.)
Abnett 60' (pen.)
Stadium: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium
30 July 2008 Afan Lido 4–1 Crystal Palace XI Aberavon
19:45 Jones 25' (pen.), 32'
Wade 80' (pen.)
Williams 86'
(Report) Adelakun 33' Stadium: Martsons Stadium
Attendance: 250
2 August 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 Moses 60' (Report) Oakley 34' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
2 August 2008 Hemel Hempstead Town 0–1 Crystal Palace XI Hemel Hempstead
15:00 (Report) Djilali 56' Stadium: Vauxhall Road
5 August 2008 Dover Athletic 2–3 Crystal Palace XI River
19:00 Wallis 86'
Moore 89'
(Report) Thomas 23' (pen.), 65', 68' Stadium: Crabble Stadium
Attendance: 613
Referee: Paul Kelly

Errea South West Challenge Cup

Group phase
23 July 2008 Eastleigh 2–1 Crystal Palace XI Appledore
19:00 Taggart (pen.)
Davies
(Report) Stadium: Marshford
25 July 2008 Crystal Palace XI 4–2 Bideford Appledore
18:00 Nnanami 28'
Levins 65'
81' (o.g.)
Adelakun 84'
(Report) Woods 56'
Barker 72'
Stadium: Marshford

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 London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Mike Jones
16 August 2008 Preston North End 2–0 Crystal Palace Preston
15:00 Nicholson 58'
Chaplow 90+1'
(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Keith Woolmer
23 August 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Burnley London
15:00 Scowcroft  47' 
Derry  52' 
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 August 2008 Reading 4–2 Crystal Palace Reading
15:00 Harper 18'
Doyle 68, 68, 89'
(Report) Carle 37' (pen.)
Soares 64'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,441
Referee: Clive Penton
13 September 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Swansea City London
15:00 Watson 28'
Carle 66'
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
19:45 Ebanks-Blake 1'
Keogh 58'
(Report) Ifill 32' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Scott Mathieson
20 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 McCarthy 85' (Report) Gallagher 28, 56' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 September 2008 Ipswich Town 1–1 Crystal Palace Ipswich
17:20 Stead 23' (Report) Moses 25' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 September 2008 Crystal Palace 1–0 Charlton Athletic London
20:00 Beattie 63' (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Mike Russell
4 October 2008 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Crystal Palace Nottinghamshire
15:00 (Report) Ifill 4'
Kuqi 81'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 October 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Barnsley London
17:20 Watson 25 ' (pen.), 60'
Kuqi 82'
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,494
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 October 2008 Birmingham City 1–0 Crystal Palace Birmingham
19:45 O'Connor 90+4' (Report) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,706
Referee: Nigel Miller
25 October 2008 Blackpool 2–2 Crystal Palace Blackpool
15:00 Burgess 48'
Evatt 65'
(Report) Ifill 28'
Beattie 49'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 October 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Nottingham Forest London
20:00 Kuqi 75' (Report) Cohen 28'
Thornhill 81'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 November 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
15:00 Watson 54' (pen.) (Report) Clarke 7' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Kevin Wright
8 November 2008 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Coventry
15:00 (Report) Hill 9'
Watson 53'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
15 November 2008 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Chopra 33' (pen.)
Ledley 53'
(Report) Scannell 37'
Lawrence  90+4'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 November 2008 Crystal Palace 4–2 Bristol City London
15:00 Oster 11'
Scannell 13'
Beattie 65'
Fonte 72'
(Report) Adebola 44'
Maynard 74'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Grant Hegley
25 November 2008 Norwich City 1–2 Crystal Palace Norwich
19:45 Pattison 61' (Report) Beattie 27'
Oster 40'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,034
Referee: Dean Whitestone
29 November 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Queens Park Rangers London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Rob Styles
6 December 2008 Derby County 1–2 Crystal Palace Derby
15:00 Varney 41' (Report) McCarthy 3'
Kuqi 61'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,203
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–0 Southampton London
20:00 Kuqi 9'
Beattie 15'
Ifill 75'
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Doncaster Rovers London
15:00 Kuqi 21' (pen.)
Lee 89'
(Report) Heffernan 15' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,811
Referee: Andy Hall
20 December 2008 Sheffield United 2–2 Crystal Palace Sheffield
17:20 Dyer 41'
Beattie 88' (pen.)
(Report) McCarthy 47'
Carle 90+5'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,045
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–1 Norwich City London
13:00 Fonte 6', 31'
Butterfield 90'
(Report) Doherty 19' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 December 2008 Bristol City 1–0 Crystal Palace Bristol
15:00 Maynard 2' (Report) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Andy Penn
17 January 2009 Crystal Palace 1–4 Ipswich Town London
15:00 Lee 31' (Report) Garvan 19'
Norris 28'
Lisbie 69'
Hill 89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Clive Penton
27 January 2009 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Crystal Palace Charlton
19:45 Spring 14' (Report) Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 January 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Blackpool London
15:00 (Report) Campbell 41' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 February 2009 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Crystal Palace Plymouth
19:45 Sawyer 68' (Report) Danns 21'
Lee 28'
Oster 43'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
21 February 2009 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Crystal Palace Sheffield
15:00 McAllister 80'
Clarke 90+3'
(Report) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,687
Referee: Colin Webster
24 February 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Birmingham City London
20:00 Carle  76' (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 February 2009 Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Watford
15:00 Cowie 22'
J. Fonte 72' (o.g.)
(Report) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,529
Referee: Grant Hegley
3 March 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
20:00 (Report) Ebanks-Blake 74' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Graham Horwood
7 March 2009 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End London
15:00 Stokes 32'
Danns 34'
(Report) Jones 29' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Russell Booth
11 March 2009 Burnley 4–2 Crystal Palace Burnley
19:45 Carlisle 39'
Alexander 81' (pen.)
Thompson 88'
Rodriguez 90+3'
(Report) Kuqi 26'
Carlisle 35' (o.g.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 March 2009 Swansea City 1–3 Crystal Palace Swansea
15:00 Pintado 66' (Report) Moses 49'
J. Fonte 61'
Kuqi 90+3'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
17 March 2009 Barnsley 3–1 Crystal Palace Barnsley
19:45 Campbell-Ryce 23'
Hills 52' (o.g.)
Mifsud 73'
(Report) Kuqi 8' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,885
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 March 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Reading London
17:20 (Report) Rosenior  72' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 April 2009 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Crystal Palace London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City London
20:00 Cadogan 72' (Report) Gunnarsson 31' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
11 April 2009 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 [1] McCormack 22' (pen.), 90+2' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Russell Booth
13 April 2009 Southampton 1–0 Crystal Palace Southampton
15:00 McGoldrick 67' (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 23,220
Referee: Mike Russell
18 April 2009 Crystal Palace 1–0 Derby County London
15:00 Moses  60' 
Kuqi 63'
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,736
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 April 2009 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Crystal Palace Doncaster
15:00 Shiels 45'
Hayter 75'
(Report) Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,880
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 May 2009 Crystal Palace 0–0 Sheffield United London
13:15 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,824
Referee: Chris Foy
12 August 2008 First round Crystal Palace 2–1 Hereford United London
20:00 Carle 45'
Oster 49'
(Report) Ashikodi 41' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 August 2008 Second round Leeds United 4–0 Crystal Palace Leeds
19:45 Douglas 11'
Beckford 32'
Becchio 52'
Showunmi 76'
(Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Kevin Friend
3 January 2009 Third round Leicester City 0–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Graham Laws
13 January 2009 Third round replay Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City London
20:00 Ifill 38'
Scannell 55'
(Report) Gradel 90+4' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Steve Tanner
24 January 2009 Fourth round Watford 4–3 Crystal Palace Watford
15:00 DeMerit 17'
Cork 27'
Hoskins 67'
Rasiak 70'
(Report) Hill 47'
Danns 83'
Ifill 90+5'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Michael Oliver

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

  1. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  2. ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 2009".
  3. ^ "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

  1. ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.