2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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.

Crystal Palace

2008–09 season
Chairman	Simon Jordan
Manager	Neil Warnock
Championship	15th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Shefki Kuqi (10) All: Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance	22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance	12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home league attendance	15,220
Home colours Away colours
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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	-55	45	-50	3	-5	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:^{[citation needed]}

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Bromley v Crystal Palace

12 July 2008	Bromley	1–1	Crystal Palace	Hayes Lane, London
15:00	Hockton   32'	(Report)	Hill   67'	Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Steve Bennett

Crawley Town v Crystal Palace

14 July 2008	Crawley Town	1–1	Crystal Palace	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45	Pinault   67' (pen.)		Ifill   37'	Attendance: 2,536

Aldershot Town v Crystal Palace

17 July 2008	Aldershot Town	3–4	Crystal Palace	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45	Grant   23, 66' (pen.) Morgan   51' (pen.)	(Report)	Freedman   32' (pen.) Thomas   40' Dayton   70' Smith   82' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,436

Dartford v Crystal Palace XI

17 July 2008	Dartford	0–2	Crystal Palace XI	Princes Park, Dartford
19:45		(Report)	Dayton   56' Comley   77'	Attendance: 792 Referee: Ian Cooper

Tavistock v Crystal Palace

21 July 2008	Tavistock	0–4	Crystal Palace	Langsford Park, Tavistock
19:00			Andrew   40, 56' Watson   52' Short   54' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,500

Bodmin Town v Crystal Palace

23 July 2008	Bodmin Town	1–4	Crystal Palace	Priory Park, Bodmin
19:50	O'Hagan   27'		Ertl   46' Fletcher   62' Dayton   75, 80'

Truro City v Crystal Palace

25 July 2008	Truro City	0–1	Crystal Palace	Treyew Road, Truro
19:50			Thomas   35'

Crystal Palace v Fulham XI

29 July 2008	Crystal Palace	0–0	Fulham XI	Selhurst Park, London
20:00				Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Phil Crossley

Dagenham & Redbridge v Crystal Palace XI

30 July 2008	Dagenham & Redbridge	3–2	Crystal Palace XI	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Dagenham
19:45	Strevens   38' Uddin   66' Benson   73'	(Report)	Alaile   7' (o.g.) Abnett   60' (pen.)

Afan Lido v Crystal Palace XI

30 July 2008	Afan Lido	4–1	Crystal Palace XI	Martsons Stadium, Aberavon
19:45	Jones   25 ' (pen.), 32' Wade   80' (pen.) Williams   86'		Adelakun   33'	Attendance: 250

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

2 August 2008	Crystal Palace	1–1	Leicester City	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Moses   60'		Oakley   34'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Phil Crossley

Hemel Hempstead Town v Crystal Palace XI

2 August 2008	Hemel Hempstead Town	0–1	Crystal Palace XI	Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
15:00		(Report)	Djilali   56'

Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace XI

5 August 2008	Dover Athletic	2–3	Crystal Palace XI	Crabble Stadium, River
19:00	Wallis   86' Moore   89'	(Report)	Thomas   23 ' (pen.), 65, 68'	Attendance: 613 Referee: Paul Kelly

Errea South West Challenge Cup

Group phase

Eastleigh v Crystal Palace XI

23 July 2008	Eastleigh	2–1	Crystal Palace XI	Marshford, Appledore
19:00	Taggart   (pen.) Davies	(Report)

Crystal Palace XI v Bideford

25 July 2008	Crystal Palace XI	4–2	Bideford	Marshford, Appledore
18:00	Nnanami   28' Levins  65'   81' (o.g.) Adelakun   84'	(Report)	Woods   56' Barker   72'

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

Football League Championship

Crystal Palace v Watford

9 August 2008	Crystal Palace	0–0	Watford	Selhurst Park, London
15:00				Attendance: 15,614 Referee: Mike Jones

Preston North End v Crystal Palace

16 August 2008	Preston North End	2–0	Crystal Palace	Deepdale, Preston
15:00	Nicholson   58' Chaplow   90+1'			Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Keith Woolmer

Crystal Palace v Burnley

23 August 2008	Crystal Palace	0–0	Burnley	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Scowcroft   47'   Derry   52'			Attendance: 14,071 Referee: Iain Williamson

Reading v Crystal Palace

30 August 2008	Reading	4–2	Crystal Palace	Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00	Harper   18' Doyle   68, 68, 89'		Carle   37' (pen.) Soares   64'	Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Clive Penton

Crystal Palace v Swansea City

13 September 2008	Crystal Palace	2–0	Swansea City	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Watson   28' Carle   66'			Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Lee Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

16 September 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Crystal Palace	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
19:45	Ebanks-Blake   1' Keogh   58'		Ifill   32'	Attendance: 22,200 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Crystal Palace v Plymouth Argyle

20 September 2008	Crystal Palace	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	McCarthy   85'		Gallagher   28, 56'	Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace

27 September 2008	Ipswich Town	1–1	Crystal Palace	Portman Road, Ipswich
17:20	Stead   23'		Moses   25'	Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Darren Deadman

Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic

30 September 2008	Crystal Palace	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Beattie   63'			Attendance: 16,358 Referee: Mike Russell

Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace

4 October 2008	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Crystal Palace	City Ground, Nottinghamshire
15:00			Ifill   4' Kuqi   81'	Attendance: 22,811 Referee: Richard Beeby

Crystal Palace v Barnsley

18 October 2008	Crystal Palace	3–0	Barnsley	Selhurst Park, London
17:20	Watson   25 ' (pen.), 60' Kuqi   82'			Attendance: 16,494 Referee: Anthony Bates

Birmingham City v Crystal Palace

21 October 2008	Birmingham City	1–0	Crystal Palace	St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45	O'Connor   90+4'			Attendance: 17,706 Referee: Nigel Miller

Blackpool v Crystal Palace

25 October 2008	Blackpool	2–2	Crystal Palace	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00	Burgess   48' Evatt   65'		Ifill   28' Beattie   49'	Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest

28 October 2008	Crystal Palace	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Kuqi   75'		Cohen   28' Thornhill   81'	Attendance: 15,162 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Crystal Palace v Sheffield Wednesday

1 November 2008	Crystal Palace	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Watson   54' (pen.)		Clarke   7'	Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Kevin Wright

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

8 November 2008	Coventry City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00			Hill   9' Watson   53'	Attendance: 16,883 Referee: Clive Oliver

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

15 November 2008	Cardiff City	2–1	Crystal Palace	Ninian Park, Cardiff
15:00	Chopra   33' (pen.) Ledley   53'		Scannell   37' Lawrence   90+4'	Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Bristol City

22 November 2008	Crystal Palace	4–2	Bristol City	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Oster   11' Scannell   13' Beattie   65' Fonte   72'		Adebola   44' Maynard   74'	Attendance: 14,599 Referee: Grant Hegley

Norwich City v Crystal Palace

25 November 2008	Norwich City	1–2	Crystal Palace	Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45	Pattison   61'		Beattie   27' Oster   40'	Attendance: 24,034 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Crystal Palace v Queens Park Rangers

29 November 2008	Crystal Palace	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Selhurst Park, London
15:00				Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Rob Styles

Derby County v Crystal Palace

6 December 2008	Derby County	1–2	Crystal Palace	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
15:00	Varney   41'		McCarthy   3' Kuqi   61'	Attendance: 27,203 Referee: Michael Oliver

Crystal Palace v Southampton

8 December 2008	Crystal Palace	3–0	Southampton	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Kuqi   9' Beattie   15' Ifill   75'			Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Darren Deadman

Crystal Palace v Doncaster Rovers

13 December 2008	Crystal Palace	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Kuqi   21' (pen.) Lee   89'		Heffernan   15'	Attendance: 13,811 Referee: Andy Hall

Sheffield United v Crystal Palace

20 December 2008	Sheffield United	2–2	Crystal Palace	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
17:20	Dyer   41' Beattie   88' (pen.)		McCarthy   47' Carle   90+5'	Attendance: 23,045 Referee: Paul Taylor

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

26 December 2008	Crystal Palace	3–1	Norwich City	Selhurst Park, London
13:00	Fonte   6', 31' Butterfield   90'		Doherty   19'	Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bristol City v Crystal Palace

28 December 2008	Bristol City	1–0	Crystal Palace	Ashton Gate, Bristol
15:00	Maynard   2'			Attendance: 18,265 Referee: Andy Penn

Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town

17 January 2009	Crystal Palace	1–4	Ipswich Town	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Lee   31'		Garvan   19' Norris   28' Lisbie   69' Hill   89' (o.g.)	Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Clive Penton

Charlton Athletic v Crystal Palace

27 January 2009	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Crystal Palace	The Valley, Charlton
19:45	Spring   14'			Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Crystal Palace v Blackpool

31 January 2009	Crystal Palace	0–1	Blackpool	Selhurst Park, London
15:00		(Report)	Campbell   41' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Andre Marriner

Plymouth Argyle v Crystal Palace

17 February 2009	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Crystal Palace	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45	Sawyer   68'		Danns   21' Lee   28' Oster   43'	Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace

21 February 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Crystal Palace	Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00	McAllister   80' Clarke   90+3'			Attendance: 22,687 Referee: Colin Webster

Crystal Palace v Birmingham City

24 February 2009	Crystal Palace	0–0	Birmingham City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Carle   76'			Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Paul Taylor

Watford v Crystal Palace

28 February 2009	Watford	2–0	Crystal Palace	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00	Cowie   22' J. Fonte   72' (o.g.)			Attendance: 15,529 Referee: Grant Hegley

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 March 2009	Crystal Palace	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Selhurst Park, London
20:00			Ebanks-Blake   74' (pen.)	Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Graham Horwood

Crystal Palace v Preston North End

7 March 2009	Crystal Palace	2–1	Preston North End	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Stokes   32' Danns   34'		Jones   29'	Attendance: 16,340 Referee: Russell Booth

Burnley v Crystal Palace

11 March 2009	Burnley	4–2	Crystal Palace	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Carlisle   39' Alexander   81' (pen.) Thompson   88' Rodriguez   90+3'		Kuqi   26' Carlisle   35' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Swansea City v Crystal Palace

14 March 2009	Swansea City	1–3	Crystal Palace	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
15:00	Pintado   66'		Moses   49' J. Fonte   61' Kuqi   90+3'	Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Roger East

Barnsley v Crystal Palace

17 March 2009	Barnsley	3–1	Crystal Palace	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45	Campbell-Ryce   23' Hills   52' (o.g.) Mifsud   73'		Kuqi   8'	Attendance: 10,885 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Crystal Palace v Reading

21 March 2009	Crystal Palace	0–0	Reading	Selhurst Park, London
17:20		(Report)	Rosenior   72'	Attendance: 14,567 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace

4 April 2009	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Crystal Palace	Loftus Road, London
15:00				Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Crystal Palace v Coventry City

7 April 2009	Crystal Palace	1–1	Coventry City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Cadogan   72'		Gunnarsson   31'	Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Fred Graham

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

11 April 2009	Crystal Palace	0–2	Cardiff City	Selhurst Park, London
15:00		[1]^[dead link]	McCormack   22' (pen.), 90+2'	Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Russell Booth

Southampton v Crystal Palace

13 April 2009	Southampton	1–0	Crystal Palace	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15:00	McGoldrick   67'			Attendance: 23,220 Referee: Mike Russell

Crystal Palace v Derby County

18 April 2009	Crystal Palace	1–0	Derby County	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Moses   60'   Kuqi   63'			Attendance: 14,736 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

25 April 2009	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Crystal Palace	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00	Shiels   45' Hayter   75'	(Report)		Attendance: 12,880 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Sheffield United

3 May 2009	Crystal Palace	0–0	Sheffield United	Selhurst Park, London
13:15				Attendance: 22,824 Referee: Chris Foy

Football League Cup

Round 1

Crystal Palace v Hereford United

12 August 2008	Crystal Palace	2–1	Hereford United	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Carle   45' Oster   49'		Ashikodi   41'	Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Round 2

Leeds United v Crystal Palace

26 August 2008	Leeds United	4–0	Crystal Palace	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45	Douglas   11' Beckford   32' Becchio   52' Showunmi   76'			Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

Round 3

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

3 January 2009	Leicester City	0–0	Crystal Palace	Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00				Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Graham Laws

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

13 January 2009	Crystal Palace	2–1	Leicester City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Ifill   38' Scannell   55'	(Report)	Gradel   90+4'	Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Steve Tanner

Round 4

Watford v Crystal Palace

24 January 2009	Watford	4–3	Crystal Palace	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00	DeMerit   17' Cork   27' Hoskins   67' Rasiak   70'		Hill   47' Danns   83' Ifill   90+5'	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. 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.

External links

• Crystal Palace F.C. on Soccerbase