2008–09 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2008–09 Mick McCarthy Manager Steve Morgan OBE Chairman Football League Championship 1st(3rd divisional title) FA Cup 4th round League Cup 2nd round Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (25) Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (25) 28,252 (vs Doncaster, 3 May 2009) 9,424 (vs Accrington Stanley, 12 August 2008) 24,153 _blackbow _band_black febd11 febd11 febd11 000000 febd11 _borderonblack _vneckonblack _borderonblack 99FF33 99FF33 99FF33 000000 000000 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was the 110th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship. The season turned out to be a major success as the club finished top of the division and were therefore promoted back to the Premier League after a five-year absence. The team enjoyed their best start to the season for almost fifty years, winning seven of their opening eight games and scoring 23 goals in the process. They led the table continuously from October until the season's end, when they were crowned champions, winning their first silverware in 20 years. Leading goalscorer Sylvan Ebanks-Blake also finished as the division's top scorer for a second consecutive season. Season review The close season saw the club continue their policy of signing young players with potential from the lower leagues, rather than pursuing their heavy investment strategy of early times. The close season saw the likes of Richard Stearman, Stearman swaps Foxes for Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7473155.stm BBC Sport 25 June 2008 20 April 2010 David Jones Wolves complete deal for Jones https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7478041.stm BBC Sport 27 June 2008 20 April 2010 and Sam Vokes Vokes joins Wolves from Cherries https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7416632.stm BBC Sport 23 May 2008 20 April 2010 arrive, along with the experience of Chris Iwelumo, Iwelumo completes Wolves switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7505174.stm BBC Sport 14 July 2008 20 April 2010 while making a transfer profit with the sale of players such as Seyi Olofinjana,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7526822.stm Stoke sign midfielder Olofinjana BBC Sport 26 July 2008 20 April 2010 Jay BothroydBothroyd completes Cardiff move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7538385.stm BBC Sport 4 August 2008 20 April 2010 and Freddy Eastwood. Eastwood seals switch to Coventry BBC Sport 12 July 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/7497488.stm 20 April 2010 The squad was also boosted by retaining their most valuable assets in Wayne Hennessey, Michael Kightly and the division's top goalscorer of last season, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. The season saw the club's strongest start since 1949–50, as a draw away to Plymouth preceded two runs of seven consecutive wins — scoring 23 goals and conceding only seven goals in the first eight games. Transfer deadline day saw the club add further defensive strength as three new defenders joined the ranks — George Friend, Wolves capture Friend from Exeter https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7593345.stm BBC Sport 2 September 2008 20 April 2010 Matt Hill Hill surprised to leave Preston https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7594664.stm BBC Sport 2 September 2008 20 April 2010 and Jason Shackell. Wolves capture defender Shackell https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7590125.stm BBC Sport 1 September 2008 20 April 2010 Although their winning streak was ended by a 3–0 home defeat to promotion rivals Reading, as well as a 5–2 defeat at Norwich, which saw Wolves surrender top spot to Birmingham City, Wolves rediscovered their winning form for the second run of seven consecutive wins to lead the table at Christmas. After drawing their final two fixtures of 2008, Wolves endured a dismal start to 2009, winning just once in eleven league fixtures. Trying to arrest this slump, the January transfer window saw the arrival of three new faces: Kyel Reid West Ham's Reid loaned to Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7830985.stm BBC Sport 15 January 2009 21 April 2010 and Nigel QuashieQuashie makes loan move to Wolves BBC Sport 22 January 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7845072.stm 21 April 2010 on loan for the remainder of the season from West Ham United; defender Christophe Berra also joined from Scottish club Hearts for £2.3million.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7856537.stm Berra completes Wolves transfer 2 February 2009 BBC Sport 20 April 2010 The FA Cup had brought some cheer with a fringe squad winning 2–0 at local rivals Birmingham in the 3rd round, before the club exited the competition with a 2–1 home defeat to Premier League side Middlesbrough. Weathering their bad run of league form, Wolves managed to regain an air of consistency, reinventing their game from the free-flowing, free-scoring football of the first third of the season to hold down a string of clean sheets and one goal margin victories against Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday. With promotion rivals Birmingham City and Reading unable to take advantage of their poor run, March saw an upturn in Wolves' league form as the club took 13 points from a possible 15, strengthening their position at the top of the table that they had led since October. With just seven games left on the Championship calendar, Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood was loaned for the run-in,Harewood signs for Wolves on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7959959.stm BBC Sport 23 March 2009 23 April 2010 though the team were also hit by the news that key midfielder Michael Kightly would miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken metatarsal in his foot. Kightly's season ended by injury https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7975284.stm BBC Sport 1 April 2009 3 July 2010 Further injury woe struck when Chris Iwelumo suffered medial ligament damage in a loss to local rivals Birmingham in April that ended a five-game unbeaten run. Birmingham 2–0 Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7972882.stm BBC Sport 6 April 2009 13 April 2010 right|thumb|Championship trophy presentation at Molineux on the final day of the 2008-09 season. However, Easter weekend brought 3–0 home win against struggling Southampton, followed by a 3–2 away victory at Derby County that gave Wolves a seven-point lead over third-placed Sheffield United. Promotion to the Premier League was confirmed on 18 April 2009 when a goal from Ebanks-Blake gave Wolves a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers. Seven days later, Wolves clinched their first league title since the 1988–89 season — and their first title at second-tier level since 1976–77 — after a 1–1 draw at Barnsley brought the point they required for the title. Wolves completed their season with a 1–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, after which they were presented with the Championship trophy to crown their most successful season in decades as they returned to the top flight after a five-year absence. Results Preseason Wolves conducted a short three-match tour of Scotland, their first visit in three years. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home. A second "Wolves XI" team largely comprising academy prospects and out of favour senior players also played a series of matches during this period. 12 July 2008 15:00 BST Wrexham 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Baynes 49 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 2,749 Steve Cummins L 16 July 2008 20:00 BST Hereford United 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Guinan 17 pen. Kightly 30Ward 47 75 Edgar Street Hereford 1,539 Patrick Keane W 20 July 2008 15:00 BST Dundee 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ebanks-Blake 90 Dens Park Dundee 2,091 Stephen Finnie W 23 July 2008 19:30 BST Motherwell 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers McGarry 3 Ebanks-Blake 20 Fir Park Motherwell 2,238 Eddie Smith D 26 July 2008 14:00 BST Kilmarnock 0–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Iwelumo 24 56Vokes 32 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 2,410 Alan Muir W 29 July 2008 19:45 BST Walsall 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Keogh 51 Banks's Stadium Walsall 4,002 Steve Bratt W 2 August 2008 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Elokobi 9Keogh 23Iwelumo 59 pen.Jarvis 75 Derbyshire 16Santa Cruz 24 Molineux Wolverhampton 10,238 Andrew Penn W "Wolves XI" pre season results (all away): 4–1 v Chasetown (18 July), 1–2 v Rhyl (26 July), 2–0 v Stafford Rangers (5 August) Football League Championship 2008–09 Football League Championship A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship in the 2008–09 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 2008, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.Relegated Reading start at Forest https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7456167.stm BBC Sport 16 June 2009 13 May 2010 Plymouth Argyle v Wolves 9 August 2008 1 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Fallon 7 Seip 55 Kightly 19Vokes 78 Home Park Plymouth 14,789 (2,689 away fans) Kevin Friend D Wolves v Sheffield Wednesday 16 August 2008 2 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Iwelumo 28 59 Ebanks-Blake 54 pen. Edwards 90+1 Esajas 15 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,491 (2,014 away fans) Mike Jones W Ipswich Town v Wolves 23 August 2008 3 15:00 BST Ipswich Town 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ebanks-Blake 21 Edwards 78 Portman Road Ipswich 21,483 (1,412 away fans) Steve Tanner W Wolves v Nottingham Forest 30 August 2008 4 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Report Nottingham Forest Jones 14Morgan 29 o.g.Kightly 43 62Iwelumo 45 Stearman 55 o.g. Molineux Wolverhampton 25,301 (2,591 away fans) Grant Hegley W Charlton v Wolves 13 September 2008 5 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bailey 3 Ebanks-Blake 61 pen.Vokes 81 87 The Valley London 21,547 (2,873 away fans) Anthony Taylor W Wolves v Crystal Palace 16 September 2008 6 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Crystal Palace Ebanks-Blake 1Keogh 58 Ifill 32 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,200 (409 away fans) Scott Mathieson W Preston v Wolves 20 September 2008 7 15:00 BST Preston North End 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Mellor 90+5 pen. Iwelumo 36 66 72 pen. Deepdale Preston 17,567 (2,992 away fans) Martin Atkinson W Wolves v Bristol City 27 September 2008 8 12:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report Bristol City Kightly 17Ebanks-Blake 68 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,324 (1,632 away fans) Phil Crossley W Wolves v Reading 30 September 2008 9 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Report Reading Hennessey 4 o.g.Bikey 71Cissé 88 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,302 (618 away fans) Rob Shoebridge L Swansea v Wolves 4 October 2008 10 15:00 BST Swansea City 3–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Gomez 1Scotland 41 57 Keogh 16 Liberty Stadium Swansea 17,556 (2,578 away fans) Trevor Kettle L Wolves v Coventry 18 October 2008 11 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Coventry City Kightly 42Ebanks-Blake 59 Mifsud 6 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,893 (2,561 away fans) Steve Bennett W Norwich v Wolves 21 October 2008 12 19:45 BST Norwich City 5–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ikeme 28 o.g.Lita 39 58 70Croft 75 Collins 41Ebanks-Blake 67 pen. Carrow Road Norwich 24,351 (885 away fans) Graham Horwood L Watford v Wolves 25 October 2008 13 15:00 BST Watford 2–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Rasiak 21O'Toole 47Smith 61' Iwelumo 1Jones 40Gray 71 Vicarage Road Watford 16,386 (2,268 away fans) Keith Woolmer W Wolves v Swansea 28 October 2008 14 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Swansea City Ebanks-Blake 45 57 Pratley 49 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,988 (1,429 away fans) Richard Beeby W Cardiff v Wolves 1 November 2008 15 17:20 GMT Cardiff City 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers McCormack 19 Iwelumo 4Ebanks-Blake 8 Ninian Park Cardiff 17,734 (314 away fans) Steve Tanner W Wolves v Burnley 8 November 2008 16 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report Burnley Kightly 31 75 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,711 (1,088 away fans) Darren Deadman W Southampton v Wolves 15 November 2008 17 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Pearce 21 Iwelumo 8Jones 17 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 17,812 (2,849 away fans) Lee Mason W Wolves v Blackpool 22 November 2008 18 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report Blackpool Iwelumo 30 66 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,044 (895 away fans) Andy D'Urso W Sheffield United v Wolves 25 November 2008 19 19:45 GMT Sheffield United 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Spring 75 Iwelumo 5 59Ebanks-Blake 63 Bramall Lane Sheffield 27,111 (1,488 away fans) Graham Laws W Wolves v Birmingham City 29 November 2008 20 12:30 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Birmingham City Ebanks-Blake 74 Jerome 47 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,329 (2,588 away fans) Paul Taylor D QPR v Wolves 6 December 2008 21 17:20 GMT Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Rowlands 63 Loftus Road London 13,416 (1,515 away fans) Iain Williamson L Wolves v Derby County 9 December 2008 22 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Report Derby County Ebanks-Blake 2 pen. 58Edwards 40 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,326 (1,298 away fans) Grant Hegley W Wolves v Barnsley 13 December 2008 23 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report Barnsley Hassell 19 o.g.Foley 86 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,399 (268 away fans) Graham Salisbury W Doncaster Rovers v Wolves 20 December 2008 24 15:00 GMT Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Collins 81 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 13,669 (3,216 away fans) Kevin Wright W Wolves v Sheffield United 26 December 2008 25 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Sheffield United Collins 19 Beattie 22 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,106 (2,201 away fans) Tony Bates D Blackpool v Wolves 29 December 2008 26 19:45 GMT Blackpool 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Taylor-Fletcher 10Edwards 84 Ebanks-Blake 4 pen.Jarvis 70 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,906 (1,648 away fans) Kevin Friend D Wolves v Preston 10 January 2009 27 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Report Preston North End Ebanks-Blake 20 Elliot 24 61St Ledger 41 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,138 (1,030 away fans) Colin Webster L Bristol City v Wolves 17 January 2009 28 17:20 GMT Bristol City 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Adebola 58Maynard 87 Collins 45Jarvis 54 Ashton Gate Bristol 16,749 (1,332 away fans) Mark Haywood D Reading v Wolves 27 January 2009 29 20:00 GMT Reading 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Collins 2 o.g. Madejski Stadium Reading 23,009 (2,000 away fans) Russell Booth L Wolves v Watford 31 January 2009 30 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Report Watford Ebanks-Blake 23Keogh 67Vokes 90 Mariappa 81 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,571 (543 away fans) Nigel Miller W Wolves v Norwich 3 February 2009 31 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Report Norwich City Ebanks-Blake 25 54 56 Croft 32Cort 47Doherty 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,654 (211 away fans) Keith Woolmer D Coventry v Wolves 7 February 2009 32 15:00 GMT Coventry City 2–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Doyle 25McKenzie 75 Vokes 72Ebanks-Blake 90+6' Ricoh Arena Coventry 21,167 (4,276 away fans) Michael Oliver L Burnley v Wolves 14 February 2009 33 15:00 GMT Burnley 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers McCann 6 Turf Moor Burnley 13,515 (1,496 away fans) Clive Oliver L Wolves v Cardiff 22 February 2009 34 13:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Report Cardiff City Ebanks-Blake 11Konstantopoulos 81 o.g. Chopra 31Johnson 48 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,093 (1,203 away fans) Darren Deadman D Wolves v Plymouth 28 February 2009 35 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Gallagher 1 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,710 (719 away fans) Carl Boyeson L Crystal Palace v Wolves 3 March 2009 36 20:00 GMT Crystal Palace 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ebanks-Blake 74 pen. Selhurst Park London 14,907 (1,226 away fans) Graham Horwood W Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves 7 March 2009 37 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ebanks-Blake 5 Hillsborough Sheffield 23,703 (2,695 away fans) Scott Mathieson W Wolves v Ipswich 10 March 2009 38 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Ipswich Town Molineux Wolverhampton 22,227 (618 away fans) Graham Salisbury D Wolves v Charlton Athletic 14 March 2009 39 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Charlton Athletic Iwelumo 36Ebanks-Blake 70' 79 Zhi 51 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,319 (141 away fans) Graham Laws W Nottingham Forest v Wolves 21 March 2009 40 15:00 GMT Nottingham Forest 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Kightly 76 City Ground Nottingham 24,510 (5,279 away fans) Phil Crossley W Birmingham City v Wolves 6 April 2009 41 19:45 BST Birmingham City 2–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Jerome 45+4O'Connor 69 St Andrew's Birmingham 25,935 (2,700 away fans) Mark Halsey L Wolves v Southampton 10 April 2009 42 15:15 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Report Southampton Vokes 1Craddock 6Jones 19 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 24,636 (823 away fans) Anthony Taylor W Derby County v Wolves 13 April 2009 43 15:00 BST Derby County 2–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Kazmierczak 30Sterjovski 55 Keogh 7 87Jarvis 74 Pride Park Derby 33,079 (3,100 away fans) Paul Taylor W Wolves v QPR 18 April 2009 44 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Queens Park Rangers Ebanks-Blake 46 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,511 (812 away fans) Jon Moss W Barnsley v Wolves 25 April 2009 45 15:00 BST Barnsley 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Macken 58 Reid 84 Oakwell Barnsley 18,288 (5,869 away fans) Kevin Friend D Wolves v Doncaster Rovers 3 May 2009 46 13:15 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Doncaster Rovers Stearman 90 Molineux Wolverhampton 28,252 (1,500 away fans) Richard Beeby W Final table Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 27 9 10 80 52 +28 90 2 Birmingham City 46 23 14 9 54 37 +17 83 3 Sheffield United 46 22 14 10 64 39 +25 80 Results summary 15 5 3 44 21 12 4 7 36 31 Statto.com Results by round table b Round Result D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/D/L/L/D/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/W Position 10/4/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Statto.com FA Cup 2008–09 FA Cup Birmingham City v Wolves 13 January 2009 R3 19:45 GMT Birmingham City 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Keogh 38Vokes 51 St Andrew's Birmingham 22,232 (4,024 away fans) Howard Webb W Wolves v Middlesbrough 24 January 2009 R4 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Middlesbrough Vokes 63 Alves 44Emnes 83 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,013 (2,164 away fans) Rob Styles L League Cup 2008–09 Football League Cup Wolves v Accrington Stanley 12 August 2008 R1 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 yes Report Accrington Stanley Iwelumo 73 102Davies 106 Mullin 40Craney 104 Molineux Wolverhampton 9,424 Jon Moss W Rotherham United v Wolves 26 August 2008 R2 19:45 BST Rotherham United 0–0 yes Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Don Valley Stadium Sheffield 5,404 Neil Swarbrick Mills Harrison Hudson Burchill Reid 4–3 Jones Foley Iwelumo Elliott Henry L Players Statistics yes ENG end of season yes |- |align="left"|01 1||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|WAL Wayne Hennessey |34.5 34(1)||0||2||0||1||0||37.5 37(1)||0||0||1|| |- |align="left"|02 2||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|SCO Neill Collins |22.5 20(3)||04 4||2||0||2||0||26.5 24(3)||04 4||02 2||1|| |- |align="left"|03 3||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|CMR George Elokobi |03.5 3(1)||0||0||0||1||0||04.5 4(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|04 4||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|WAL David Edwards David Edwards (footballer, born 1986) |43.5 23(21)||03 3||2||0||2||0||47.5 27(21)||03 3||03 3||0|| |- |align="left"|05 5||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Richard Stearman |36.5 32(5)||01 1||1||0||2||0||style="background:#98FB98"|39.5 35(5)||01 1||06 6||1|| |- |align="left"|06 6||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jody Craddock (c) |17||01 1||0||0||0||0||17||01 1||02 2||0|| |- |align="left"|07 7||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Michael Kightly |37.5 37(1)||08 8||01.5 1(1)||0||1||0||40.5 39(2)||08 8||07 7||0|| |- |align="left"|08 8||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Karl Henry |42.5 42(1)||0||2||0||2||0||44.5 44(1)||0||12||0|| |- |align="left"|09 9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Sylvan Ebanks-Blake |41||25||01.4 0(2)||0||00.5 0(1)||0||43.5 41(3)||25||02 2||0|| |- |align="left"|10||align="left"|FW||align="left"|IRL Andy Keogh |41.5 21(21)||05 5||01.5 1(1)||1||01.5 1(1)||0||45.5 23(23)||06 6||03 3||0|| |- |align="left"|11||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Stephen Ward Stephen Ward (footballer) |41.5 38(4)||0||1||0||1||0||43.5 40(4)||0||03 3||0|| |- |align="left"|12||align="left"|01 GK||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Shane Higgs |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|13||align="left"|01 GK||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Darren Ward Darren Ward (footballer born 1974) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|14||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG David Jones David Jones (footballer born 1984) |33.5 31(3)||04 4||2||0||00.5 0(1)||0||style="background:#98FB98"|36.5 33(4)||04 4||05 5||0|| |- |align="left"|15||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Mark Little Mark Little (footballer) ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|16||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Mark Davies Mark Davies (footballer, born 1988) ¤ † |0||0||0||0||00.5 0(1)||1||00.5 0(1)||01 1||0||0||Davies was transferred during the season to Bolton Wanderers. |- |align="left"|16||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|SCO Christophe Berra |15||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|15||0||4||0|| |- |align="left"|17||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Matt Jarvis |27.5 21(7)||03 3||1||0||0||0||28.5 22(7)||03 3||0||0|| |- |align="left"|18||align="left"|FW||align="left"|WAL Sam Vokes |35.5 4(32)||06 6||2||2||1||0||style="background:#98FB98"|38.5 7(32)||08 8||0||0|| |- |align="left"|19||align="left"|FW||align="left"|SCO Chris Iwelumo |30.5 25(6)||14||01.5 1(1)||0||01.5 1(1)||2||style="background:#98FB98"|34.5 27(8)||16||04.5 4||1|| |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|ENG Matt Murray Matt Murray (English footballer) ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|21||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Daniel Jones Daniel Jones (footballer) ¤ |0||0||0||0||1||0||01 1||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|22||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jason Shackell ¤ |11.5 3(9)||0||1||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|12.5 4(9)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|23||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Darren Ward Darren Ward (footballer born 1978) ¤ |00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||1||0||01.5 1(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|WAL Rob Edwards Rob Edwards (footballer born 1982) † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||Edwards was transferred before the season began to Blackpool. |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|TRI Carlos Edwards |05.5 5(1)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|05.5 5(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Kyel Reid |07.5 3(5)||01 1||1||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|08.5 4(5)||01 1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|25||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Darren Potter ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|26||align="left"|FW||align="left"|IRL Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott (footballer) † |0||0||0||0||00.5 0(1)||0||00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||Elliott was transferred during the season to Preston North End. |- |align="left"|26||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Matt Hill Matt Hill (English footballer) |13||0||1||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|14||0||02 2||0|| |- |align="left"|27||align="left"|02 DF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Michael Mancienne |09.5 8(2)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|09.5 8(2)||0||02 2||0|| |- |align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Marlon Harewood |04.5 2(3)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|04.5 2(3)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|28||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG George Friend |05.5 4(2)||0||1||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|06.5 5(2)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|29||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Stephen Gleeson ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|30||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|NGA Carl Ikeme |12||0||0||0||1||0||13||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|31||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Mark Salmon Mark Salmon (footballer) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||Salmon was released during the season. |- |align="left"|31||align="left"|01 GK||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|IRL Graham Stack Graham Stack (footballer) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|32||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Kevin Foley Kevin Foley (footballer, born 1984) |45||01 1||0||0||2||0||47||01 1||03 3||0|| |- |align="left"|33||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Michael Gray Michael Gray (footballer) ¤ † |07.5 4(4)||01 1||0||0||2||0||09.5 6(4)||01 1||0||0||Gray was initially loaned to Sheffield Wednesday, and later transferred there permanently. |- |align="left"|34||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Matt Bailey 1 ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|35||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Elliott Bennett ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|36||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Lee Collins Lee Collins (footballer born 1988) ¤ † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||Collins was initially loaned to Port Vale, and later transferred there permanently. |- |align="left"|36||align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|SCO Nigel Quashie |03 3||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|03 3||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|37||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Liam Hughes Liam Hughes (footballer, born 1988) ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||Hughes was released during the season. |- |align="left"|38||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Lewis Gobern ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|39||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Alex Melbourne 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|40||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Peter Williams 1 ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|41||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Ashley Hemmings ¤ |01.5 0(2)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|01.5 0(2)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|43||align="left"|MF||align="left"|ENG Kyle Bennett Kyle Bennett (footballer) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|44||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Danny Batth |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|45||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Scott Malone ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |} nb Awards AwardWinnerhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1644555,00.html Live From The Awards Dinner! wolves.co.uk 30 April 2009 23 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413122948/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~1644555%2C00.html 13 April 2010 dead dmy Fans' Player of the Season Kevin Foley Players' Player of the Season Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Young Player of the Season Sam Vokes Academy Player of the Season Scott Malone Goal of the Season Andy Keogh (vs Derby County, 13 April 2009) Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee 23 May 2008 WAL Sam Vokes Bournemouth £1,200,000 25 June 2008 ENG Richard Stearman Leicester City £1.6 million 27 June 2008 ENG David Jones Derby County £1.2 million 14 July 2008 SCO Chris Iwelumo Charlton Athletic £400,000 1 September 2008 ENG Jason Shackell Norwich City £1 million 1 September 2008 ENG Matt Hill Preston North EndUndisclosed 1 September 2008 ENG George Friend Exeter City £350,000 2 February 2009 SCO Christophe Berra SCO Hearts £2.3 million Out DatePlayerToFee June 2008 IRL Gary Breen ReleasedFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7392077.stm Wolves have end-of-term clear-out 9 May 2009 BBC Sport 20 April 2010 June 2008 ENG Keith Lowe ReleasedFree June 2008 EGY Sam Morsy ReleasedFree June 2008 ENG Martin Riley ReleasedFree 12 July 2008 WAL Freddy Eastwood Coventry City£1.2 million 15 July 2008 SCO Charlie Mulgrew SCO Aberdeen£150,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7508973.stm Aberdeen take Mulgrew from Wolves BBC Sport 15 July 2008 20 April 2010 26 July 2008 NGR Seyi Olofinjana Stoke City£3 million 4 August 2008 ENG Jay Bothroyd WAL Cardiff City£350,000 6 August 2008 WAL Rob Edwards BlackpoolUndisclosed Blackpool sign defender Edwards BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/7545901.stm 7 August 2008 20 April 2010 1 September 2008 IRL Stephen Elliott Preston North EndUndisclosed Preston sign Elliott from Wolves BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7593027.stm 1 September 2008 20 April 2010 January 2009 ENG Liam Hughes ReleasedFree January 2009 IRL Mark Salmon ReleasedFree 13 January 2009 HUN Dénes Rósa ReleasedFreehttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1518246,00.html Denes Departs wolves.co.uk 13 January 2009 22 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407141956/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~1518246%2C00.html 7 April 2010 dead dmy 16 January 2009 ENG Lee Collins Port ValeFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7833268.stm Collins and Brammer sign for Vale 16 January 2009 BBC Sport 20 April 2010 26 January 2009 ENG Mark Davies Bolton WanderersUndisclosedDavies Joins Bolton from Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7849500.stm BBC Sport 26 January 2009 20 April 2010 2 February 2009 ENG Michael Gray Sheffield WednesdayFreeGray makes permanent Owls switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7864735.stm BBC Sport 2 February 2009 20 April 2010 Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd date 2 October 2008 TRI Carlos Edwards Sunderland 20 November 2008 Wolves complete Edwards loan deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7648400.stm BBC Sport 2 October 2008 21 April 2010 27 October 2008 ENG Michael Mancienne Chelsea 2 January 2009Chelsea loan Mancienne to Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7693604.stm BBC Sport 27 October 2008 21 April 2010 27 November 2008 ENG Shane Higgs Cheltenham Town End of season Higgs in, Davies out for Wolves https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7754100.stm BBC Sport 28 November 2008 21 April 2010 January 2009 HUN Krisztián Simon HUN Újpest End of season 15 January 2009 ENG Kyel Reid West Ham United End of season 22 January 2009 SCO Nigel Quashie West Ham United End of season 2 March 2009 WAL Darren Ward Sunderland End of season Wolves sign keeper Ward on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7919591.stm BBC Sport 2 March 2009 21 April 2010 23 March 2009 ENG Marlon Harewood Aston Villa End of season 26 March 2009 ENG Graham Stack Plymouth Argyle End of seasonhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1603473,00.html Stacky's Back! wolves.co.uk 26 March 2009 21 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100420095839/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~1603473%2C00.html 20 April 2010 dead dmy Loans out Start datePlayerToEnd date 23 July 2008 ENG Matt Bailey Burton Albion January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/7521143.stm Burton bring in Wolves midfielder 23 July 2008 BBC Sport 4 May 2010 29 July 2008 ENG Elliott Bennett Bury End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7513731.stm Bury keep Bennett for the season 18 December 2008 BBC Sport 22 April 2010 31 July 2008 ENG Lee Collins Port Vale 15 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7534933.stm Collins makes Valiants loan move 31 July 2008 BBC Sport 21 April 2010 8 August 2008 IRL Stephen Gleeson Stockport County January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/7550119.stm Hatters bring in Gleeson on loan BBC Sport 8 August 2008 21 April 2010 22 August 2008 ENG Mark Little Northampton Town 22 October 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7574561.stm Little leaves Wolves for Cobblers BBC Sport 22 August 2008 21 April 2010 18 September 2008 ENG Darren Ward Watford 29 November 2008 Loan pair to extend Watford stay BBC Sport 29 October 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7697289.stm 21 April 2010 3 October 2009 ENG Daniel Jones Oldham Athletic 20 December 2008 Oldham sign Wolves' Jones on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7650364.stm BBC Sport 3 October 2008 21 April 2010 7 November 2008 ENG Peter Williams Kettering Town 30 November 2008 12 November 2008 ENG Matt Murray Hereford United 12 December 2008Murray heads for Hereford on loan BBC Sport 12 November 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/7724709.stm 21 April 2010 27 November 2008 ENG Mark Davies Leicester City 24 January 2009Davies Deadline Day Deal Done http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1469073,00.html LCFC.co.uk 27 November 2008 21 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090202074931/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~1469073%2C00.html 2 February 2009 9 January 2009 ENG Michael Gray Sheffield Wednesday 2 February 2009Owls sign Gray on short-term loan BBC Sport 9 January 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7820299.stm 22 April 2010 15 January 2009 IRL Darren Potter Sheffield Wednesday End of seasonOwls sign Wolves' Potter on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7830497.stm BBC Sport 15 January 2009 22 April 2010 15 January 2009 ENG Lewis Gobern Colchester United End of seasonWinger Gobern moves to Colchester https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7831856.stm BBC Sport 15 January 2009 22 April 2010 30 January 2009 ENG Darren Ward Charlton Athletic End of seasonCharlton capture Kandol and Ward https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7860917.stm BBC Sport 30 January 2009 22 April 2010 2 February 2009 ENG Daniel Jones Oldham Athletic End of seasonWolves' Jones returns to Oldham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7865994.stm BBC Sport 2 February 2009 22 April 2010 10 February 2009 ENG Jason Shackell Norwich City End of seasonhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1551897,00.html Shackell Returns To Norwich On Loan wolves.co.uk 10 February 2009 21 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100314191230/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~1551897%2C00.html 14 March 2010 dead dmy-all 23 February 2009 ENG Ashley Hemmings Cheltenham Town 23 March 2009 25 March 2009 IRL Stephen Gleeson Milton Keynes Dons End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/7964395.stm MK Dons snap up Wolves midfielder BBC Sport 25 March 2009 21 April 2010 Management and coaching staff PositionNameManagerMick McCarthyAssistant managerTerry ConnorFitness coachTony DaleyGoalkeeping coachPat MountainDevelopment Coach, 18–21'sSteve Weaver Academy ManagerKevin ThelwellAssistant Academy Manager / Under-18's coachJohn PerkinsClub DoctorDr Matthew Perry Head of medical departmentSteve KempClub PhysioAlan Peacham Kit The season saw a new home and away kit, both manufactured by Le Coq Sportif.http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1303709,00.html New home kit unveiled wolves.co.uk 2 May 2008 23 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214504/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1303709,00.html 18 March 2012 dead The away kit was all black with minor neon green piping.http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/40/6a/0,,10307%7E3697216,00.jpg https://archive.today/20120321221751/http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/40/6a/0,,10307~3697216,00.jpg dead 21 March 2012 Away kit wolves.co.uk 24 June 2008 23 April 2010 Chaucer Consulting sponsored the club for a fifth and final season. 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