2008–09 Football League Championship

April 2014 December 2020 Football League Championship 2008–09 Wolverhampton Wanderers1st Championship title3rd 2nd tier title Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham CityBurnley Norwich CitySouthamptonCharlton Athletic 552 1350 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake(25 goals) Reading 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday,Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 2–5 Sheffield United Norwich City 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers,Watford 3–4 Blackpool,Charlton Athletic 2–5 Sheffield United 7 gamesEnglish League Championship Stats – 2011–12 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/assists/_/league/eng.2/year/2008/english-league-championship?cc=5739 ESPN 21 October 2012 11 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181011210357/http://www.espnfc.com/english-league-championship/24/statistics/assists dead Wolverhampton Wanderers (achieved twice) 13 gamesCardiff City,Swansea City 18 gamesCharlton Athletic 6 gamesDoncaster Rovers 33,079Football League Attendance Report http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0,,10794~177948,00.pdf The Football League 25 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120813012426/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0%2C%2C10794~177948%2C00.pdf 13 August 2012 Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers 6,648Blackpool v Charlton Athletic 17,938 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current title and seventeenth season under its current league division format. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the division to return to the Premier League after a five-year absence. They secured the Championship title on 25 April, one week after having confirmed their promotion with a victory over QPR.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990074.stm Wolves 1–0 QPR 18 April 2009 BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8001872.stm Barnsley 1–1 Wolves 25 April 2009 BBC Sport Birmingham City were promoted at the first attempt following their relegation. They secured their return to the top flight on the final day of the season by winning at promotion rivals Reading 2–1.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8015130.stm Birmingham clinch top-flight spot 3 May 2009 BBC Sport Norwich City, Southampton and Charlton Athletic were relegated;https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7969096.stm Ups and downs 24 May 2009 BBC Sport Burnley won the play-offs to reach the Premier League for the first time after a 1–0 win in the play-off final against Sheffield United, who had been in with a chance of automatic promotion on the final day.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8060970.stm Burnley 1–0 Sheff Utd 25 May 2009 BBC Sport Team changes from previous season Joining the Championship Relegated from the Premier League: Reading Birmingham City Derby County Promoted from League One: Swansea City Nottingham Forest Doncaster Rovers Leaving the Championship Promoted to the Premier League: West Bromwich Albion Stoke City Hull City Relegated to League One: Leicester City Scunthorpe United Colchester United Team overview Stadium and locations UK England right 369 Locations of the Championship 2008–09 teams UK England 53.552308 -1.467617 Barnsley left UK England 52.475703 -1.868189 Birmingham left UK England 53.804706 -3.048039 BlackpoolPreston North End left UK England 51.440150 -2.620303 Bristol City bottom UK England 53.789064 -2.230225 Burnley top UK England 51.474647 -3.199997 Cardiff left UK England 51.486414 0.036494 Charlton right UK England 52.448056 -1.495611 Coventry right UK England 51.398289 -0.085536 Crystal Palace bottom UK England 52.914911 -1.447233 Derby left UK England 53.509948 -1.113052 Doncaster right UK England 52.055061 1.144831 Ipswich left UK England 52.622128 1.308653 Norwich left UK England 52.939936 -1.132886 Nottingham Forest right UK England 50.388094 -4.150886 Plymouth left UK England 53.772256 -2.688186 left UK England 51.509264 -0.232125 QPR left UK England 51.422311 -0.982639 Reading left UK England 53.370342 -1.470853 Sheffield United right UK England 53.411422 -1.500669 Sheffield Wednesday left UK England 50.905831 -1.391056 Southampton left UK England 51.6422 -3.9351 Swansea right UK England 51.649928 -0.401606 Watford right UK England 52.590225 -2.130389 Wolverhampton Wanderers left Team Stadium Capacity Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 Birmingham City St Andrew's 30,009 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,788 Bristol City Ashton Gate 21,497 Burnley Turf Moor 22,546 Cardiff City Ninian Park 22,008 Charlton Athletic The Valley 27,111 Coventry City Ricoh Arena 32,609 Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 26,309 Derby County Pride Park 33,597 Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311 Norwich City Carrow Road 26,034 Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,602 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 19,500 Preston North End Deepdale 24,500 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 19,128 Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 32,609 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 39,814 Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689 Swansea City Liberty Stadium 20,532 Watford Vicarage Road 19,920 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux 28,525 Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Kit maker Sponsor Barnsley WAL Simon Davey Lotto Barnsley Building Society Birmingham City SCO Alex McLeish Umbro F&C Investments Blackpool ENG Ian Holloway Carlotti Floors 2 Go/Carbrini Bristol City ENG Gary Johnson Puma DAS Group Burnley SCO Owen Coyle Erreà Holland's Pies Cardiff City ENG Dave Jones Joma Vansdirect.co.uk Charlton Athletic ENG Phil Parkinson Joma Carbrini Coventry City WAL Chris Coleman Puma Cassidy Group (H)/StadiArena (A) Crystal Palace ENG Neil Warnock Erreà GAC Logistics Derby County ENG Nigel Clough Adidas Bombardier Doncaster Rovers IRL Sean O'Driscoll Vandanel Wright Investments Ipswich Town IRL Roy Keane Mitre Marcus Evans Norwich City SCO Bryan Gunn Xara Aviva Nottingham Forest SCO Billy Davies Umbro Capital One Plymouth Argyle SCO Paul Sturrock Puma Ginsters Preston North End SCO Alan Irvine Diadora Enterprise plc Queens Park Rangers NIR Jim Magilton Lotto Gulf Air Reading ENG Steve Coppell Puma Waitrose Sheffield United ENG Kevin Blackwell Le Coq Sportif VisitMalta.com Sheffield Wednesday ENG Brian Laws Lotto PlusNet Southampton NED Mark Wotte Umbro Flybe Swansea City ESP Roberto Martínez Umbro Swansea.com Watford NIR Brendan Rodgers Diadora Beko Wolverhampton Wanderers IRL Mick McCarthy Le Coq Sportif Chaucer Consulting Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table QPR NIR Iain Dowie Sacked 24 October 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7689062.stm QPR part company with boss Dowie BBC Sport 24 October 2008 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081028025908/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7689062.stm 28 October 2008 live POR Paulo Sousa 19 November 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7736118.stm Sousa is new QPR first-team coach 19 November 2008 20 November 2008 BBC Sport 9th Watford ENG Aidy Boothroyd Mutual consent 3 November 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7707054.stm Boothroyd and Watford part company BBC Sport 3 November 2008 22 April 2009 NIR Brendan Rodgers 24 November 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7744881.stm Rodgers named new Watford manager 24 November 2008 24 November 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20081204045159/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7744881.stm 4 December 2008 live 21st Charlton Athletic ENG Alan Pardew Mutual consent 22 November 2008http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=33276 Alan Pardew leaves The Valley Charlton Athletics 22 November 2008 22 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425194250/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=33276 25 April 2009 dead ENG Phil Parkinson 31 December 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7806330.stm Addicks appoint Parkinson as boss 31 December 2008 31 December 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090101142701/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7806330.stm 1 January 2009 live 22nd Blackpool ENG Simon Grayson Signed by Leeds United 23 December 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7796182.stm Grayson appointed Leeds Manager 23 December 2008 23 December 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20081223123047/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7796182.stm 23 December 2008 live ENG Ian Holloway 21 May 200916th Nottingham Forest SCO Colin Calderwood Sacked 26 December 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7800688.stm Calderwood sacked as Forest boss 26 December 2008 26 December 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20081227101334/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7800688.stm 27 December 2008 live SCO Billy Davies 1 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7805993.stm Davies appointed Forest manager 1 January 2009 1 January 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090102134109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7805993.stm 2 January 2009 live22nd Derby County ENG Paul Jewell Resigned 28 December 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7802617.stm Jewell resigns as Derby manager 29 December 2008 29 December 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090101030839/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7802617.stm 1 January 2009 live ENG Nigel Clough 6 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7813858.stm Clough takes over as Derby boss 6 January 2009 6 January 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090110080734/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7813858.stm 10 January 2009 live 18th Norwich City ENG Glenn Roeder Sacked 14 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7828617.stm Roeder sacked as Norwich manager 14 January 2000 14 January 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090120030126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7828617.stm 20 January 2009 live SCO Bryan Gunn 21 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7841754.stm Norwich name Gunn boss for season 21 January 2009 21 January 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090122160038/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7841754.stm 22 January 2009 live 21st Southampton NED Jan Poortvliet Resigned 23 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7848414.stm Poortvliet resigns as Saints boss 23 January 2009 23 January 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090125185324/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7848414.stm 25 January 2009 live NED Mark Wotte 23 January 2009 23rd QPR POR Paulo Sousa Sacked 9 April 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7993079.stm QPR axe Sousa after just 26 games 9 April 2009 9 April 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090412052024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7993079.stm 12 April 2009 live NIR Jim Magilton 3 June 2009 10th Ipswich Town NIR Jim Magilton Sacked 22 April 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8012301.stm Magilton sacked as Ipswich boss 22 April 2009 22 April 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090424024136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8012301.stm 24 April 2009 live IRL Roy Keane 23 April 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm Keane appointed Ipswich manager 23 April 2009 BBC Sport 23 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425055931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm 25 April 2009 live 9th Reading ENG Steve Coppell Resigned 12 May 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8047177.stm Magilton sacked as Ipswich boss 22 April 2009 22 April 2009 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20090515094935/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8047177.stm 15 May 2009 live NIR Brendan Rodgers 4 June 2009 4th, Play-off semi-final League table main WDL PQR 5 WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers BIR Birmingham City SHU Sheffield United REA Reading BUR Burnley PNE Preston North End CAR Cardiff City SWA Swansea City IPS Ipswich Town BRI Bristol City QPR Queens Park Rangers SHW Sheffield Wednesday WAT Watford DON Doncaster Rovers CRY Crystal Palace BLP Blackpool COV Coventry City DER Derby County NOT Nottingham Forest BAR Barnsley PLY Plymouth Argyle NWC Norwich City SOU Southampton CHA Charlton Athletic 27 9 10 80 52 CP 23 14 9 54 37 P 22 14 10 64 39 21 14 11 72 40 21 13 12 72 60 OP 21 11 14 66 54 19 17 10 65 53 16 20 10 63 50 17 15 14 62 53 15 16 15 54 54 15 16 15 42 44 16 13 17 51 58 16 10 20 68 72 17 7 22 42 53 15 12 19 52 55 -1 13 17 16 47 58 13 15 18 47 58 14 12 20 55 67 13 14 19 50 65 13 13 20 45 58 13 12 21 44 57 12 10 24 57 70 R 10 15 21 46 69 R 8 15 23 52 74 R Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/01/crystal-palace-point-deducted-rui-fonte Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte 1 June 2009 1 June 2009 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20090612012751/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/01/crystal-palace-point-deducted-rui-fonte 12 June 2009 live Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three in the 2008–09 season, the points deduction was applied during the 2009–10 season in League One.http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0,,10794~1636735,00.html Southampton Football Club 23 April 2009 23 April 2009 The Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090426090931/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1636735%2C00.html 26 April 2009 dead green1 Promotion to the Premier League P P yellow1 Qualification for Championship play-offs QP QP QP QP red1 Relegation to Football League One R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 3 May 2009 The Football League Play-offs 2009 Football League play-offs 2/1 y y Semi-finals Final 3 Sheffield United 1 1 2 6 Preston North End 1 0 1 4 Reading 0 0 0 5 Burnley 1 2 3 3 Sheffield United 0 5 Burnley 1 Results main FBR grey BAR BIR BLP BRI BUR CAR CHA COV CRY DER DON IPS NWC NOT PLY PNE QPR REA SHU SHW SOU SWA WAT WOL Barnsley 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 Birmingham City 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 Blackpool 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 Bristol City 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 Burnley 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 3–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 5–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 3–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 Cardiff City 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 Charlton Athletic 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–2 2–5 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–3 Coventry City 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 Crystal Palace 3–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 Derby County 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 Ipswich Town 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–2 Norwich City 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 5–2 Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 Preston North End 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–3 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 Reading 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 6–0 1–2 4–0 4–0 1–0 Sheffield United 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 Southampton 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 Swansea City 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 Watford 1–1 0–1 3–4 2–4 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 5–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–3 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 complete The Football League Top goalscorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1ENG Sylvan Ebanks-BlakeWolverhampton Wanderers252SCO Ross McCormackCardiff City21TRI Jason ScotlandSwansea City4IRL Kevin DoyleReading185ENG Tommy SmithWatford166ENG Rob HulseDerby County14SCO Chris IwelumoWolverhampton WanderersENG Marcus TudgaySheffield WednesdayENG Kevin PhillipsBirmingham City Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthNotesManagerClubPlayerClubAugustIRL Mick McCarthyWolverhampton WanderersENG Richard ChaplowPreston North Endhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7598391.stm Wolves boss scoops monthly award 9 August 2008 9 August 2008 BBC Sporthttp://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/08/Football-League-Powerade-awards-announced/?facets/sport-space/football/great-britain-locale/The-Coca-Cola-Football-League-Championship/ Player of the Month Awards announced 9 August 2008 9 August 2008 Setanta Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20081026064819/http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/09/08/Football-League-Powerade-awards-announced/?facets%2Fsport-space%2Ffootball%2Fgreat-britain-locale%2FThe-Coca-Cola-Football-League-Championship%2F 26 October 2008 dead SeptemberIRL Owen CoyleBurnleyIRL Kevin DoyleReadinghttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7648565.stm Coyle named manager of the month 2 October 2008 2 October 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7648565.stm 5 October 2008 liveHinton Mark 7 October 2008 Doyle is Championship Player of the Month Goal http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=900860 7 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425201005/http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=900860 25 April 2009OctoberENG Dave JonesCardiff CityENG Rob HulseDerby Countyhttp://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Sport&F=1&id=15581 Dave is manager of the month – and Chops is back 6 November 2008 6 November 2008 News Wales https://web.archive.org/web/20090425222142/http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Sport&F=1&id=15581 25 April 2009 dead http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1447877,00.html Rob Hulse Wins in Championship 8 November 2008 8 November 2008 Barnsley Official Site September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes NovemberIRL Mick McCarthyWolverhampton WanderersSCO Chris IwelumoWolverhampton Wanderershttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794~1476009,00.html McCarthy is pick of the bunch 4 December 2008 1 December 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090426090847/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794~1476009,00.html 26 April 2009 deadhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0,,10794,00.html Iwelumo is Championship's top man 9 December 2008 1 December 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20091009174923/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0,,10794,00.html 9 October 2009 deadDecemberENG Steve CoppellReadingIRL Stephen HuntReadinghttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794,00.html Coppell crowned championship's best 4 December 2008 17 January 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20081029175231/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794,00.html 29 October 2008 deadhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0,,10794~1517784,00.html Hunt named player of the month 9 December 2008 17 January 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090228033312/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0%2C%2C10794~1517784%2C00.html 28 February 2009 deadJanuaryESP Roberto MartínezSwansea CityWAL Joe LedleyCardiff Cityhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0,,10794~1546464,00.html Martinez named championship's best 5 February 2009 5 February 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090222014329/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1546464%2C00.html 22 February 2009 deadhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0,,10794~1551426,00.html Ledley the Championship's best 9 February 2008 17 February 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090330020217/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipPlayeroftheMonth/0%2C%2C10794~1551426%2C00.html 30 March 2009 deadFebruaryWAL Chris ColemanCoventry CityTRI Jason ScotlandSwansea Cityhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794~1581320,00.html Coleman hoping to silence oggy 6 March 2009 9 March 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090426091117/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ChampionshipManageroftheMonth/0,,10794~1581320,00.html 26 April 2009 deadMarchENG Kevin BlackwellSheffield UnitedENG Robbie BlakeBurnleyhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0,,10794~1610504,00.html Blackwell speeds to award 2 April 2009 8 April 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090427001612/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1610504%2C00.html 27 April 2009 deadhttp://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0,,10794~1615032,00.html Blake wins monthly accolade 6 April 2008 8 April 2009 Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090426091148/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1615032%2C00.html 26 April 2009 deadAprilSCO Alan IrvinePreston North EndENG Kyle NaughtonSheffield United PFA Team of the Year Barry J. Hugman The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 2009 Mainstream Publishing 978-1-84596-474-0 480 Pos.PlayerClub GK IRL Keiren Westwood Coventry City DF ENG Kyle Naughton Sheffield United DF ENG Roger Johnson Cardiff City DF ENG Richard Stearman Wolverhampton Wanderers DF SCO Danny Fox Coventry City MF ENG Michael Kightly Wolverhampton Wanderers MF IRL Stephen Hunt Reading MF WAL Joe Ledley Cardiff City MF ESP Jordi Gómez Swansea City FW ENG Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Wolverhampton Wanderers FW TRI Jason Scotland Swansea City Events Goal controversies On 20 September 2008, during Watford's home game against Reading, the assistant referee Nigel Banister adjudged that a John Eustace own goal had opened the scoring for Reading. In fact, the ball had gone four yards wide of the goal after Eustace challenged Royals forward Noel Hunt and a corner should therefore have been awarded. Referee Stuart Attwell followed the signal by the assistant and awarded the goal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7614022.stm Watford 2–2 Reading BBC Sport 20 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090116181506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7614022.stm 16 January 2009 live The next day Reading manager Steve Coppell said that he was happy for the game to be replayed,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7628234.stm Coppell happy to replay Watford BBC Sport 21 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203081832/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7628234.stm 3 February 2009 live but his offer was turned down when an official said, "the referee's decision is final." On 6 December 2008 an apparent Bristol City goal against Swansea City was not awarded after both the linesman and referee failed to see the ball cross the line. This led Bristol City manager Gary Johnson to add to calls for goal-line technology. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/Bristol-City-boss-Johnson-calls-introduction-goalline-technologyarticle-529315-details/article.html Bristol City boss Johnson calls for introduction of goalline technology 8 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425183502/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/Bristol-City-boss-Johnson-calls-introduction-goalline-technologyarticle-529315-details/article.html 25 April 2009 dead 23 April 2009 Southampton administration On 23 April 2009, The Football League announced that Southampton had been placed into administration. The ruling occurred after the deadline for immediate points deduction application, so the ten-point deduction would have to await whether or not Southampton, in 22nd place at the time of the announcement, were relegated.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8014811.stm Penalised Saints face relegation 23 April 2009 BBC Sport If they had finished above the relegation zone, then the points would have been deducted from their total for the current year to thereby relegate them. However, since their relegation was confirmed following their penultimate match, their point penalty would be applied the next season in League One.Statement on Southampton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20090426090931/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/ChampionshipNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1636735%2C00.html 26 April 2009 from The Football League, 23 April 2009 Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2009.htm Archive England : 2008-2009 European-football-statistics.co.uk 2026-07-26 No. Club Average Change Highest Lowest 1 Derby County 29,440 -9.2% 33,079 25,534 2 Sheffield United 26,023 1.5% 30,786 23,045 3 Norwich City 24,543 0.1% 25,487 23,225 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24,153 2.8% 28,252 21,326 5 Nottingham Forest 22,299 11.7% 29,140 17,568 6 Sheffield Wednesday 21,542 0.6% 30,658 14,792 7 Ipswich Town 20,961 -4.4% 28,274 17,749 8 Charlton Athletic 20,894 -9.8% 24,553 19,215 9 Reading 19,936 -15.5% 23,879 16,514 10 Birmingham City 19,081 -27.1% 25,935 15,330 11 Cardiff City 18,044 29.4% 20,156 15,902 12 Southampton 17,849 -16.0% 27,228 13,257 13 Coventry City 17,408 -9.0% 22,637 14,621 14 Bristol City 16,816 3.3% 18,456 15,304 15 Crystal Palace 15,220 -5.1% 22,824 12,847 16 Swansea City 15,187 12.3% 18,053 11,442 17 Watford 14,858 -12.0% 16,386 13,193 18 Queens Park Rangers 14,090 0.9% 17,120 12,286 19 Preston North End 13,426 6.2% 21,273 10,558 20 Barnsley 13,189 15.4% 19,681 10,678 21 Burnley 13,082 5.8% 18,005 10,032 22 Doncaster Rovers 11,964 50.0% 14,823 9,534 23 Plymouth Argyle 11,427 -12.1% 14,789 9,203 24 Blackpool 7,843 -11.5% 9,643 6,648 References 30em 2008–09 1 England