2008–09 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 West Bromwich Albion 2008–09 Tony Mowbray Jeremy Peace The Hawthorns Premier League 20th (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Chris Brunt (9) Chris Brunt (9) 26,344 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 28 December) 24,741 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 9 May) 25,827 _wba0809h _wba0809h _wba0809h _wba0809h _wba0809hl _wba0809a _wba0809a _wba0809a _wba0809a _wba0809al 2007–08 2009–10 During the 2008–09 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Premier League, following promotion from the Football League Championship as Football League champions the previous season. Season summary West Bromwich began the season strongly with ten points from their opening seven games leaving them in midtable, but that proved to be as good as it got for the Midlanders and with only five more league wins during the rest of the season Albion soon sunk to the foot of the Premier League and were relegated in last place.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2008-2009 West Bromwich Albion 2008–2009 Statto.com 20 December 2011 At the end of the season, manager Tony Mowbray left to take charge at Celtic; he was replaced by MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo. In January, an assessment of company accounts by Equifax saw Albion rated third among Premiership clubs by credit rating, with a score of 71 out of 100.Paul David Credit crunch tackle brings the top clubs down to earth Sunday Express 4 January 2009 Final league table 2008–09 Premier League WBA Background West Bromwich retained their kit sponsorship deal with English company Umbro, who introduced both a new home kit and a new away kit with navy shorts and yellow shirts and socks. The club was unable to find a kit sponsor for the season, and so became the first club in Premier League history to go a season without any kit sponsorship. Albion completed a £3 million-plus refurbishment of the Halfords Lane Stand in time for the start of the season. This included new dressing rooms, dugout areas and tunnel, executive boxes and a media gantry. As a result, the capacity of The Hawthorns was slightly reduced to 26,272 and the stand was renamed as the West Stand.https://www.wba.co.uk/club/the-hawthorns/history-of-the-hawthorns/ A History of The Hawthorns West Bromwich Albion F.C. 29 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170829001632/https://www.wba.co.uk/club/the-hawthorns/history-of-the-hawthorns/ 29 August 2017 live New navy blue seats were installed in the stand, replacing the lighter blue seats previously fitted.Chris Lepkowski New look for West Brom ground The Hawthorns http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-look-for-west-brom-ground-94522 Birmingham Mail 29 May 2009 29 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170829132205/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-look-for-west-brom-ground-94522 29 August 2017 live Players First-team squad 1 IRL GK Dean KielyKiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999. 2 BEL DF Carl Hoefkens 3 ENG DF Paul Robinson 4 SVK DF Marek Čech 5 ENG DF Leon Barnett 7 SLO MF Robert Koren 8 ENG MF Jonathan Greening captain 9 CZE FW Roman Bednar 10 ENG FW Ishmael Miller 11 NIR FW Chris Brunt 12 SCO FW Craig Beattie 14 KOR MF Kim Do-heon 16 ENG FW Luke Moore 17 SCO MF Graham Dorrans 18 CPV DF PeléPelé was born in Albufeira, Portugal, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally and made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2006. 19 ENG GK Scott Carson 20 POR MF Filipe TeixeiraTeixeira was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level. 21 ARG MF Juan Carlos Menseguez on loan from San Lorenzo 22 NED DF Gianni Zuiverloon 23 CIV DF Abdoulaye MéïtéMéïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003. 24 ANT DF Shelton Martis 26 SWE DF Jonas Olsson 27 SCO MF James MorrisonMorrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008. 28 ESP MF Borja Valero 29 ENG FW Jay Simpson on loan from Arsenal 30 NED DF Ryan Donk on loan from AZ 31 COD MF Youssouf MulumbuMulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008. 32 French Guiana FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné 39 NZL FW Chris Wood Left club during season 15 NED FW Sherjill MacDonald on loan to Roeselare CZE GK Michal Daněk on loan from Viktoria Plzeň ENG DF Lee Baker to Kidderminster Harriers POL FW Bartosz Ślusarski on loan to Sheffield Wednesday; released Reserve squad 6 ENG DF Neil Clement 13 ENG GK Luke Daniels 25 ENG DF Jared Hodgkiss 34 ENG DF Paul Downing 38 ENG MF Romaine SawyersSawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012. 41 ENG GK Ryan Allsop ENG MF Joss Labadie ENG MF David Worrall Transfers In +DatePositionNameClub FromFeeReference29 May 2008FWLuke MooreAston Villa£3,500,0002008-05-28 West Brom sign Moore from Villa en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7423246.stm 2023-12-0129 May 2008MFKim Do-heonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma£550,0002008-05-28 Kim seals permanent Baggies move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7423383.stm 2023-12-013 July 2008DFGianni ZuiverloonHeerenveen£3,200,000Ashdown John 2008-07-03 Baggies bag £3.2m Zuiverloon en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/03/zuiverloon.transfer 2023-12-01 0261-30774 July 2008MFGraham DorransLivingston£100,0002008-07-04 West Brom complete Dorrans deal en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7490506.stm 2023-12-0115 July 2008DFMarek ČechPorto£1,400,0002008-07-15 Baggies sign Porto defender Cech en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7507778.stm 2023-12-0118 July 2008GKScott CarsonLiverpool£3,250,0002008-07-18 West Brom snap up keeper Carson en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7514218.stm 2023-12-0110 August 2008DFAbdoulaye MéïtéBolton Wanderers£2,000,0002008-08-10 West Brom take Meite from Bolton en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7552968.stm 2023-12-0219 August 2008MFBorja ValeroMallorca£4,900,000Lepkowski Chris 2008-08-19 West Bromwich Albion sign Borja Valero http://www.birminghammail.net/sport/football/football-news/west-bromwich-albion-sign-borja-68015 2023-12-01 Birmingham Live en31 August 2008DFJonas OlssonNEC Nijmegen£850,0002008-08-31 West Brom wrap up Olsson signing en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7588991.stm 2023-12-01 Out DatePositionNameClub ToFeeReference21 May 2008GKLuke SteeleBarnsleyFree2008-05-21 Barnsley complete Steele signing en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/7412476.stm 2023-12-0111 June 2008MFZoltan GeraFulhamFree2008-06-11 Gera joins Fulham from West Brom en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7435637.stm 2023-12-011 July 2008DFMartin AlbrechtsenDerby CountyFree2008-07-01 Rams wrap up Albrechtsen transfer en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7481734.stm 2023-12-013 July 2008DFCurtis DaviesAston VillaUndisclosed2008-07-03 Permanent Villa move for Davies en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7487552.stm 2023-12-019 July 2008FWKevin PhillipsBirmingham CityFreeMercury Sunday 2008-07-09 Kevin Phillips signs for Birmingham City http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kevin-phillips-signs-for-birmingham-city-233046 2023-12-01 Birmingham Live en12 January 2009FWBartosz ŚlusarskiFree AgencyReleased2009-01-12 Strike pair make West Brom exit https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7824314.stm 2025-03-30 BBC Sport en-GB Loan In DatePositionNameClub FromLengthReference31 August 2008DFRyan DonkAZ AlkmaarUntil end of season2008-09-01 AZ loan out Donk to WBA https://www.az.nl/en/nieuws/az-loan-out-donk-to-wba 2023-12-01 www.az.nl en31 December 2008FWJay SimpsonArsenalUntil end of season2008-12-31 BBC SPORT Football My Club West Brom Simpson secures Baggies loan deal https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7798372.stm 2023-12-01 newsimg.bbc.co.uk15 January 2009FWMarc-Antoine FortunéNancyUntil end of season2009-01-15 West Brom snap up striker Fortune en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7830679.stm 2023-12-012 February 2009MFYoussouf MulumbuPSGUntil end of season2009-02-02 BBC SPORT Football My Club W West Brom West Brom secure deadline double https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7866033.stm 2023-12-01 newsimg.bbc.co.uk2 February 2009MFJuan Carlos MenseguezSan LorenzoUntil end of season Loan Out DatePositionNameClub ToLengthReference29 August 2008DFJared HodgkissAberdeenSix Months2008-08-29 Dons land Baggies defender https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4064074/dons-land-baggies-defender 2023-12-01 Sky Sports en26 September 2008FWCraig BeattieCrystal PalaceOne Month2008-09-26 Palace swoop for striker Beattie https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7637177.stm 2025-05-02 BBC Sport en-GB29 October 2008FWCraig BeattieCrystal PalaceTwo Months (recalled 10 December)2008-10-29 Palace extend Beattie loan deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7697509.stm 2025-05-02 BBC Sport en-GB27 November 2008FWBartosz ŚlusarskiSheffield WednesdayOne Month2008-11-27 Slusarski in, Burton out at Owls https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7752355.stm 2025-03-30 BBC Sport en-GB9 January 2009FWSherjill MacDonaldRoeselareUntil end of seasonVan Leeuwen Gerrit 2009-01-09 MacDonald makes Roeselare move https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11698/4771225/macdonald-makes-roeselare-move 2023-12-01 Sky Sports en20 February 2009FWCraig BeattieSheffield UnitedUntil end of season2009-02-20 Blades bring in Beattie on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7901882.stm 2025-05-02 BBC Sport en-GB26 March 2009DFJared HodgkissNorthampton TownUntil end of season2009-03-26 Cobblers sign Premier League pair en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7966471.stm 2023-12-01 Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Dean Kiely GK IRL 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 Scott Carson GK ENG 35 0 4 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Carl Hoefkens DF BEL 6+4 0 3+1 0 1 0 3 Paul Robinson DF ENG 35 0 2 1 0 0 4 Marek Čech DF SVK 3+5 0 2 0 1 0 5 Leon Barnett DF ENG 10+1 0 2 0 1 0 18 Pelé DF CPV 1+2 0 2 0 0+1 0 22 Gianni Zuiverloon DF NED 33 0 1+1 1 0 0 23 Abdoulaye Méïté DF CIV 18 0 0 0 1 0 24 Shelton Martis DF Netherlands Antilles 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jonas Olsson DF SWE 28 2 1 1 0 0 30 Ryan Donk DF NED 14+2 0 3 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Robert Koren MF SVN 34+1 1 3 1 1 1 8 Jonathan Greening MF ENG 33+1 2 3 0 1 0 11 Chris Brunt MF NIR 28+6 9 1+2 0 1 0 14 Kim Do-Heon MF KOR 9+7 0 3 1 0 0 17 Graham Dorrans MF ENG 5+3 0 1+2 0 0 0 20 Filipe Teixeira MF POR 1+9 0 3 0 0 0 21 Juan Carlos Menseguez MF ARG 3+4 1 0 0 0 0 27 James Morrison MF SCO 29+1 3 0 0 0 0 28 Borja Valero MF ESP 27+3 0 1+2 0 1 0 31 Youssouf Mulumbu DF COD 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Roman Bednar FW CZE 12+14 6 4 0 1 0 10 Ishmael Miller FW ENG 11+4 3 0 0 0 0 12 Craig Beattie FW SCO 1+6 1 0+2 0 0+1 0 16 Luke Moore FW ENG 5+16 1 1 0 1 0 29 Jay Simpson FW ENG 9+4 1 3+1 1 0 0 32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné FW French Guiana 17 5 1 0 0 0 39 Chris Wood FW NZL 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 18 Sherjill MacDonald FW NED 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 |} Results West Bromwich Albion's score comes first WinDrawLoss League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 26 August 2008 Second roundHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park1–3 (aet)3,387 (704)Koren 87 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 3 January 2009 Third roundPeterborough UnitedThe Hawthorns1–118,659Olsson 64' 13 January 2009 Third round replayPeterborough UnitedLondon Road2–010,735 (1,823)Simpson 18', Robinson 37' 24 January 2009 Fourth roundBurnleyThe Hawthorns2–218,294 (1,270)Koren 31', Kim 45' 3 February 2009 Fourth round replayBurnleyTurf Moor1–3 (aet)6,635 (582)Zuiverloon 60' Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 2008 ArsenalEmirates Stadium0–160,071 (2,996) 23 August 2008 EvertonThe Hawthorns1–226,190 (2,598)Bednar 89' pen. 30 August 2008 Bolton WanderersReebok Stadium0–020,387 13 September 2008 West Ham UnitedThe Hawthorns3–226,213 (2,592)Morrison 3', Bednar 37' pen., Brunt 83' 21 September 2008 Aston VillaThe Hawthorns1–226,011 (2,595)Morrison 33' 27 September 2008 MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium1–026,248 (2,480)Olsson 53' 4 October 2008 FulhamThe Hawthorns1–025,708Bednar 18 October 2008 Manchester UnitedOld Trafford0–475,451 25 October 2008 Hull CityThe Hawthorns0–326,323 (2,596) 28 October 2008 Newcastle UnitedSt James' Park1–245,801Miller 65' 1 November 2008 Blackburn RoversThe Hawthorns2–224,976 (1,238)Bednar 55', Miller 62' 8 November 2008 LiverpoolAnfield0–343,451 (1,700) 15 November 2008 ChelseaThe Hawthorns0–326,322 (2,600) 22 November 2008 Stoke CityBritannia Stadium0–126,613 29 November 2008 Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium1–217,054 (4,053)Miller 47' 7 December 2008 PortsmouthThe Hawthorns1–124,964Greening 39' 13 December 2008 SunderlandStadium of Light0–436,280 (1,307) 21 December 2008 Manchester CityThe Hawthorns2–125,010 (1,419)Moore 69', Bednar 93' 26 December 2008 ChelseaStamford Bridge0–243,417 28 December 2008 Tottenham HotspurThe Hawthorns2–026,344Bednar 83', Beattie 94' 10 January 2009 Aston VillaVilla Park1–241,757 (2,800)Morrison 49' 17 January 2009 MiddlesbroughThe Hawthorns3–025,557 (1,287)Brunt 4', Fortune 54', Koren 67' 27 January 2009 Manchester UnitedThe Hawthorns0–526,105 (2,600) 31 January 2009 Hull CityKC Stadium2–224,879 (2,500)Simpson 53', Brunt 73' pen. 7 February 2009 Newcastle UnitedThe Hawthorns2–325,817 (1,700)Fortune 4', and 73' 22 February 2009 FulhamCraven Cottage0–222,394 28 February 2009 EvertonGoodison Park0–233,898 3 March 2009 ArsenalThe Hawthorns1–326,244 (2,598)Brunt 7' 16 March 2009 West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground0–030,842 21 March 2009 Bolton WanderersThe Hawthorns1–125,530 (1,462)Shittu 82' o.g. 4 April 2009 Stoke CityThe Hawthorns0–226,277 (2,592) 11 April 2009 PortsmouthFratton Park2–220,376 (1,100)Greening 48', Brunt 62' 19 April 2009 Manchester CityCity of Manchester Stadium2–440,072 (1,698)Brunt 37', 54' 25 April 2009 SunderlandThe Hawthorns3–026,256 (2,597)Olsson 40', Brunt 58', Menseguez 88' 2 May 2009 Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane0–135,836 9 May 2009 Wigan AthleticThe Hawthorns3–124,741 (598)Fortune 8', 73', Brunt 59' 17 May 2009 LiverpoolThe Hawthorns0–226,138 (2,600) 24 May 2009 Blackburn RoversEwood Park0–028,389 Notes notes 32em References 32em Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons West