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2008–09 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 9th place. The beginning of the season was overshadowed by the sudden resignation of manager Alan Curbishley, following the sale of first team players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland - after Curbishley claimed that these transfers had been authorised without his consent - and the related financial troubles of the club's owners, brought on by the 2008 Icelandic Banking Crisis. The club's owners had their assets frozen by the UK government, with the club narrowly avoiding going into administration as a result. Curbishley was replaced by Italian former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola on 9 September.[1]

West Ham United F.C.
2008–09 season
ChairmanBjörgólfur Guðmundsson
ManagerAlan Curbishley (until 3 September)
Gianfranco Zola (from 9 September)
Premier League9th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerCarlton Cole 10
Highest home attendance34,802 (v Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance10,055 (v Macclesfield Town)

The club recovered from its off-field troubles, and a relatively poor start to the season, to finish in the top half and were never seriously threatened with relegation after the turn of the year.

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 −11 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Squad edit

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Results edit

Premier League edit

16 August 2008 1 West Ham United 2–1 Wigan Athletic London
Ashton   3', 10' Report Zaki   47' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,758
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 August 2008 2 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
Sturridge   65'
Elano   70', 76'
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Howard Webb
30 August 2008 3 West Ham United 4–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Davenport   12'
Samba   20', og'
Cole   89'
Bellamy   90'
Report Roberts   22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,905
Referee: Mike Riley
13 September 2008 4 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
Morrison   3'
Bednar   37'
Brunt   83'
Report Noble   29'
Neill   35'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Lee Probert
20 September 2008 5 West Ham United 3–1 Newcastle United London
Di Michele   8', 37'
Etherington   53'
Report Owen   67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 September 2008 6 Fulham 1–2 West Ham United London
Murphy   59' Report Cole   43'
Etherington   45'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,946
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 October 2008 7 West Ham United 1–3 Bolton Wanderers London
Cole   69' Report K. Davies   30'
Cahill   34'
Taylor   86'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,715
Referee: Mike Dean
19 October 2008 8 Hull City 1–0 West Ham United Kingston-upon-Hull
Turner   51' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Chris Foy
26 October 2008 9 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal London
Report Faubert   75', og'
Adebayor   90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,802
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2008 10 Manchester United 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
Ronaldo   14', 30' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,397
Referee: Peter Walton
1 November 2008 11 Middlesbrough 1–1 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Mido   83' Report Mullins   21' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,164
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 November 2008 12 West Ham United 1–3 Everton London
Collison   63' Report Lescott   83'
Saha   85', 87'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,961
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 November 2008 13 West Ham United 0–0 Portsmouth London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,328
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 November 2008 14 Sunderland 0–1 West Ham United Sunderland
Report Behrami   20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,222
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2008 15 Liverpool 0–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Peter Walton
8 December 2008 16 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
Report King   68'
O'Hara   90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,277
Referee: Chris Foy
14 December 2008 17 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United London
Anelka   51' Report Bellamy   33' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,675
Referee: Mike Riley
20 December 2008 18 West Ham United 0–1 Aston Villa London
Report Neill   78', og' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,353
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2008 19 Portsmouth 1–4 West Ham United Portsmouth
Belhadj   8' Report Collison   20'
Cole   67'
Bellamy   70', 83'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 December 2008 20 West Ham United 2–1 Stoke City London
Cole   51'
Tristan   88'
Report Faye   4' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,477
Referee: Michael Jones
10 January 2009 21 Newcastle United 2–2 West Ham United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Owen   19'
Carroll   78'
Report Bellamy   29'
Cole   55'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 January 2009 22 West Ham United 3–1 Fulham London
Di Michele   7'
Noble   60'
Cole   76'
Report Konchesky   22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,818
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 January 2009 23 West Ham United 2–0 Hull City London
Di Michele   33'
Cole   51'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,340
Referee: Howard Webb
31 January 2009 24 Arsenal 0–0 West Ham United London
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,109
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 2009 25 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester United London
Report Giggs   62' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,958
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 February 2009 26 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 West Ham United Bolton
Taylor   10'
K. Davies   11'
Report Parker   66' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,245
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 March 2009 27 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London
Collison   71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,562
Referee: Mike Dean
4 March 2009 28 Wigan Athletic 0–1 West Ham United Wigan
Report Cole   34' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 March 2009 29 West Ham United 0–0 West Bromwich Albion London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,842
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 March 2009 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 West Ham United Blackburn
Andrews   51' Report Noble   35' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,672
Referee: Chris Foy
4 April 2009 31 West Ham United 2–0 Sunderland London
Stanislas   42'
Tomkins   53'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,761
Referee: Michael Jones
11 April 2009 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United London
Pavlyuchenko   65' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,969
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 April 2009 33 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United Birmingham
Heskey   11' Report Tristan   85' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,534
Referee: Rob Styles
25 April 2009 34 West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea London
Report Kalou   55' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,749
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2009 35 Stoke City 0–1 West Ham United Stoke-on-Trent
Report Tristan   33' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Peter Walton
9 May 2009 36 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Gerrard   2', 38'
Babel   84'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,951
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 May 2009 37 Everton 3–1 West Ham United Liverpool
Saha   38', 76'
Yobo   48'
Report Kovac   24' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,501
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 May 2009 38 West Ham United 2–1 Middlesbrough London
Cole   33'
Stanislas   58'
Report O'Neil   50' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,007
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup edit

27 August 2008 Second round West Ham United 4–1 (a.e.t.) Macclesfield Town London
Bowyer   74'
Cole   100'
Hines   105'
Reid   117'
Report Evans   5' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 10,055
Referee: Clive Penton
23 September 2008 Third round Watford 1–0 West Ham United Watford
Mullins   70', og' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup edit

3 January 2009 Third round West Ham United 3–0 Barnsley London
Ilunga   10'
Noble   39'
Cole   68'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2009 Fourth Round Hartlepool United 0–2 West Ham United Hartlepool
Report Behrami   44'
Noble   45'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Lee Mason
14 February 2009 Fifth round West Ham United 1–1 Middlesbrough London
Ilunga   83' Report Downing   22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,658
Referee: Peter Walton
25 February 2009 Fifth round replay Middlesbrough 2–0 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Downing   5'
Tuncay   20'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,602
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 036.84
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 44 17 10 17 52 51 +1 038.64

Goalscorers edit

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 12   Carlton Cole 10 1 1 12
2 ST 10   Craig Bellamy 5 0 0 5
MF 16   Mark Noble 3 2 0 5
4 ST 32   David Di Michele 4 0 0 4
5 ST 25   Diego Tristan 3 0 0 3
MF 31   Jack Collison 3 0 0 3
7 DF 3   Herita Ilunga 0 2 0 2
ST 9   Dean Ashton 2 0 0 2
MF 11   Matthew Etherington 2 0 0 2
MF 21   Valon Behrami 1 1 0 2
MF 46   Junior Stanislas 2 0 0 2
12 DF 2   Lucas Neill 1 0 0 1
MF 8   Scott Parker 1 0 0 1
MF 14   Radoslav Kovac 1 0 0 1
MF 17   Hayden Mullins 1 0 0 1
DF 27   Calum Davenport 1 0 0 1
MF 28   Kyel Reid 0 0 1 1
MF 29   Lee Bowyer 0 0 1 1
DF 30   James Tomkins 0 0 1 1
ST 41   Zavon Hines 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 42 6 4 52

League position by matchday edit

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLWWLLLLDLDWDLDLWWDWWDLLWWDDWLDLWLLW
Position5154745681011111313131316161713101088888777777787999
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Robert Green 43 0 38 0 4 0 1 0
24 GK   CZE Jan Lastuvka 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   AUS Lucas Neill 37 1 34 1 2 0 1 0
3 DF   COD Herita Ilunga 39 2 35 0 4 2 0 0
3 MF   NIR George McCartney 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   WAL Daniel Gabbidon 14 0 10 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   URU Walter Lopez 6 0 0+5 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Matthew Upson 41 0 37 0 2 0 2 0
18 DF   USA Jonathan Spector 9 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   WAL James Collins 21 0 17+1 0 3 0 0 0
27 DF   ENG Calum Davenport 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0
30 DF   ENG James Tomkins 15 1 11+1 1 3 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Kieron Dyer 8 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Scott Parker 32 1 28 1 3 0 0+1 0
11 MF   ENG Matthew Etherington 15 2 8+5 2 0+1 0 1 0
13 MF   POR Luis Boa Morte 32 0 13+14 0 2+1 0 2 0
14 MF   CZE Radoslav Kovac 10 1 8+1 1 1 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Mark Noble 34 5 28+1 3 4 2 1 0
17 MF   ENG Hayden Mullins 21 1 5+12 1 1+1 0 2 0
20 MF   FRA Julien Faubert 24 0 15+5 0 2 0 2 0
21 MF   SUI Valon Behrami 27 2 24 1 2 1 1 0
28 MF   ENG Kyel Reid 2 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1
29 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer 7 1 4+2 0 0 0 1 1
31 MF   WAL Jack Collison 24 3 16+4 3 3+1 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Josh Payne 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   ENG Junior Stanislas 9 2 7+2 2 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Dean Ashton 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 0
10 FW   WAL Craig Bellamy 17 5 13+3 5 1 0 0 0
10 MF   GER Savio Nsereko 11 0 1+9 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 FW   ENG Carlton Cole 32 12 26+1 10 4 1 0+1 1
25 MF   ESP Diego Tristan 17 3 8+6 3 0+3 0 0 0
32 FW   ITA David Di Michele 34 4 22+8 4 2+1 0 1 0
33 FW   ENG Freddie Sears 22 0 4+13 0 1+2 0 2 0
41 FW   ENG Zavon Hines 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee
23 July 2008   MF Valon Behrami Lazio £5,000,000[3]
5 September 2008   DF Walter Lopez Free Agency Free[4]
14 October 2008   FW Diego Tristan Free Agency Free[5]
20 January 2009   FW Savio Nsereko Brescia £9,000,000[6]

Out edit

Date Nation Position Name Club To Fee
12 June 2008   MF Nolberto Solano Free Agency Released[7]
15 July 2008   DF John Paintsil Fulham £6,300,000 (combined with Zamora)[8]
15 July 2008   FW Bobby Zamora Fulham £6,300,000 (combined with Paintsil)[8]
22 July 2008   GK Richard Wright Ipswich Town Undisclosed[9]
6 August 2008   MF Freddie Ljungberg Free Agency Released[10]
27 August 2008   DF Anton Ferdinand Sunderland £8,000,000[11]
1 September 2008   DF George McCartney Sunderland Undisclosed[12]
8 January 2009   MF Matthew Etherington Stoke City Undisclosed[13]
14 January 2009   FW Craig Bellamy Manchester City Undisclosed[14]
26 January 2009   MF Hayden Mullins Portsmouth Undisclosed[15]

Loan In edit

Date Nation Position Name Club From Length
4 August 2008   GK Jan Lastuvka Shakhtar Donetsk Full-Season[16]
2 September 2008   DF Herita Ilunga Toulouse Full-Season[17]
2 September 2008   FW David Di Michele Torino Full-Season[17]
30 January 2009   MF Radoslav Kovac Spartak Moscow Until end of season[18]

Loan Out edit

Date Nation Position Name Club To Length
21 October 2008   MF Nigel Quashie Birmingham City One month[19](extended 24 November[20] and again on 23 December[21])
27 November 2008   GK Jimmy Walker Colchester United One month[22](extended 12 January[23])
9 January 2009   MF Lee Bowyer Birmingham City Until end of season[24]
15 January 2009   MF Kyel Reid Wolves Until end of season[25]
22 January 2009   MF Nigel Quashie Wolves Until end of season[26]
31 January 2009   MF Julien Faubert Real Madrid Until end of season[27]
2 February 2009   DF Calum Davenport Sunderland Until end of season[28]
15 February 2009   MF Tony Stokes Újpest Until end of season[29]

References edit

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  2. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  3. ^ "West Ham sign Lazio star Behrami". BBC Sport. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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  9. ^ "Ipswich re-sign goalkeeper Wright". BBC Sport. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ^ Collins, Sam (6 August 2008). "West Ham part company with Ljungberg". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Ferdinand makes Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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  21. ^ "Quashie staying on at Birmingham". BBC Sport. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Colchester sign goalkeeper Walker". BBC Sport. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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  29. ^ . WHFC.co.uk. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

External links edit

  • West Ham United FC official website

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The 2008 09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League where the club finished in 9th place The beginning of the season was overshadowed by the sudden resignation of manager Alan Curbishley following the sale of first team players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland after Curbishley claimed that these transfers had been authorised without his consent and the related financial troubles of the club s owners brought on by the 2008 Icelandic Banking Crisis The club s owners had their assets frozen by the UK government with the club narrowly avoiding going into administration as a result Curbishley was replaced by Italian former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola on 9 September 1 West Ham United F C 2008 09 seasonChairmanBjorgolfur GudmundssonManagerAlan Curbishley until 3 September Gianfranco Zola from 9 September Premier League9thFA CupFifth roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerCarlton Cole 10Highest home attendance34 802 v Arsenal Lowest home attendance10 055 v Macclesfield Town Home coloursAway colours 2007 082009 10 The club recovered from its off field troubles and a relatively poor start to the season to finish in the top half and were never seriously threatened with relegation after the turn of the year Contents 1 Final league table 2 Squad 3 Results 3 1 Premier League 3 2 League Cup 3 3 FA Cup 4 Statistics 4 1 Overview 4 2 Goalscorers 4 3 League position by matchday 4 4 Appearances and goals 4 5 Transfers 4 5 1 In 4 5 2 Out 4 5 3 Loan In 4 5 4 Loan Out 5 References 6 External linksFinal league table editMain article 2008 09 Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round a 8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 519 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 3 5110 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 8 5011 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 11 45Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Since both finalists of the FA Cup Chelsea and Everton and the League Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the European competitions based on their league position the sixth placed team Aston Villa received a berth in the Europa League play off round and the seventh placed team Fulham received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round Squad edit 1 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Robert Green2 DF nbsp AUS Lucas Neill captain 3 DF nbsp COD Herita Ilunga4 DF nbsp WAL Danny Gabbidon5 DF nbsp URU Walter Lopez7 MF nbsp ENG Kieron Dyer8 MF nbsp ENG Scott Parker9 FW nbsp ENG Dean Ashton10 FW nbsp GER Savio Nsereko11 MF nbsp ENG Matthew Etherington12 FW nbsp ENG Carlton Cole13 MF nbsp POR Luis Boa Morte14 MF nbsp CZE Radoslav Kovac15 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Upson16 MF nbsp ENG Mark Noble17 MF nbsp ENG Hayden Mullins18 DF nbsp USA Jonathan Spector19 DF nbsp WAL James Collins No Pos Nation Player20 MF nbsp FRA Julien Faubert21 MF nbsp SUI Valon Behrami22 MF nbsp ENG Tony Stokes23 GK nbsp ENG Jimmy Walker24 GK nbsp CZE Jan Lastuvka25 FW nbsp ESP Diego Tristan26 MF nbsp SCO Nigel Quashie 2 27 DF nbsp ENG Calum Davenport28 MF nbsp ENG Kyel Reid29 MF nbsp ENG Lee Bowyer30 DF nbsp ENG James Tomkins31 MF nbsp WAL Jack Collison32 FW nbsp ITA David Di Michele33 FW nbsp ENG Freddie Sears34 GK nbsp CZE Marek Stech41 FW nbsp ENG Zavon Hines45 DF nbsp ENG Jordan Spence46 MF nbsp ENG Junior StanislasResults editPremier League edit West Ham United v Wigan Athletic 16 August 2008 1West Ham United2 1Wigan AthleticLondonAshton nbsp 3 10 Report Zaki nbsp 47 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 32 758Referee Steve BennettManchester City v West Ham United 24 August 2008 2Manchester City3 0West Ham UnitedManchesterSturridge nbsp 65 Elano nbsp 70 76 Report Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 36 635Referee Howard WebbWest Ham United v Blackburn Rovers 30 August 2008 3West Ham United4 1Blackburn RoversLondonDavenport nbsp 12 Samba nbsp 20 og Cole nbsp 89 Bellamy nbsp 90 Report Roberts nbsp 22 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 32 905Referee Mike RileyWest Bromwich Albion v West Ham United 13 September 2008 4West Bromwich Albion3 2West Ham UnitedWest BromwichMorrison nbsp 3 Bednar nbsp 37 Brunt nbsp 83 Report Noble nbsp 29 Neill nbsp 35 Stadium The Hawthorns Attendance 26 213Referee Lee ProbertWest Ham United v Newcastle United 20 September 2008 5West Ham United3 1Newcastle UnitedLondonDi Michele nbsp 8 37 Etherington nbsp 53 Report Owen nbsp 67 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 743Referee Phil DowdFulham v West Ham United 27 September 2008 6Fulham1 2West Ham UnitedLondonMurphy nbsp 59 Report Cole nbsp 43 Etherington nbsp 45 Stadium Craven Cottage Attendance 23 946Referee Andre MarrinerWest Ham United v Bolton Wanderers 5 October 2008 7West Ham United1 3Bolton WanderersLondonCole nbsp 69 Report K Davies nbsp 30 Cahill nbsp 34 Taylor nbsp 86 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 33 715Referee Mike DeanHull City v West Ham United 19 October 2008 8Hull City1 0West Ham UnitedKingston upon HullTurner nbsp 51 Report Stadium KC Stadium Attendance 24 896Referee Chris FoyWest Ham United v Arsenal 26 October 2008 9West Ham United0 2ArsenalLondonReport Faubert nbsp 75 og Adebayor nbsp 90 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 802Referee Phil DowdManchester United v West Ham United 29 October 2008 10Manchester United2 0West Ham UnitedManchesterRonaldo nbsp 14 30 Report Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 75 397Referee Peter WaltonMiddlesbrough v West Ham United 1 November 2008 11Middlesbrough1 1West Ham UnitedMiddlesbroughMido nbsp 83 Report Mullins nbsp 21 Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 25 164Referee Andre MarrinerWest Ham United v Everton 8 November 2008 12West Ham United1 3EvertonLondonCollison nbsp 63 Report Lescott nbsp 83 Saha nbsp 85 87 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 33 961Referee Mark HalseyWest Ham United v Portsmouth 15 November 2008 13West Ham United0 0PortsmouthLondonReport Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 32 328Referee Martin AtkinsonSunderland v West Ham United 23 November 2008 14Sunderland0 1West Ham UnitedSunderlandReport Behrami nbsp 20 Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 35 222Referee Mike DeanLiverpool v West Ham United 1 December 2008 15Liverpool0 0West Ham UnitedLiverpoolReport Stadium Anfield Attendance 41 169Referee Peter WaltonWest Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 8 December 2008 16West Ham United0 2Tottenham HotspurLondonReport King nbsp 68 O Hara nbsp 90 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 277Referee Chris FoyChelsea v West Ham United 14 December 2008 17Chelsea1 1West Ham UnitedLondonAnelka nbsp 51 Report Bellamy nbsp 33 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 675Referee Mike RileyWest Ham United v Aston Villa 20 December 2008 18West Ham United0 1Aston VillaLondonReport Neill nbsp 78 og Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 353Referee Mark HalseyPortsmouth v West Ham United 26 December 2008 19Portsmouth1 4West Ham UnitedPortsmouthBelhadj nbsp 8 Report Collison nbsp 20 Cole nbsp 67 Bellamy nbsp 70 83 Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 20 102Referee Steve BennettWest Ham United v Stoke City 28 December 2008 20West Ham United2 1Stoke CityLondonCole nbsp 51 Tristan nbsp 88 Report Faye nbsp 4 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 477Referee Michael JonesNewcastle United v West Ham United 10 January 2009 21Newcastle United2 2West Ham UnitedNewcastle upon TyneOwen nbsp 19 Carroll nbsp 78 Report Bellamy nbsp 29 Cole nbsp 55 Stadium St James Park Attendance 47 571Referee Alan WileyWest Ham United v Fulham 18 January 2009 22West Ham United3 1FulhamLondonDi Michele nbsp 7 Noble nbsp 60 Cole nbsp 76 Report Konchesky nbsp 22 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 818Referee Phil DowdWest Ham United v Hull City 28 January 2009 23West Ham United2 0Hull CityLondonDi Michele nbsp 33 Cole nbsp 51 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 340Referee Howard WebbArsenal v West Ham United 31 January 2009 24Arsenal0 0West Ham UnitedLondonReport Stadium Emirates Stadium Attendance 60 109Referee Steve BennettWest Ham United v Manchester United 8 February 2009 25West Ham United0 1Manchester UnitedLondonReport Giggs nbsp 62 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 958Referee Phil DowdBolton Wanderers v West Ham United 21 February 2009 26Bolton Wanderers2 1West Ham UnitedBoltonTaylor nbsp 10 K Davies nbsp 11 Report Parker nbsp 66 Stadium Reebok Stadium Attendance 21 245Referee Steve TannerWest Ham United v Manchester City 1 March 2009 27West Ham United1 0Manchester CityLondonCollison nbsp 71 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 562Referee Mike DeanWigan Athletic v West Ham United 4 March 2009 28Wigan Athletic0 1West Ham UnitedWiganReport Cole nbsp 34 Stadium JJB Stadium Attendance 14 169Referee Stuart AttwellWest Ham United v West Bromwich Albion 16 March 2009 29West Ham United0 0West Bromwich AlbionLondonReport Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 30 842Referee Mark HalseyBlackburn Rovers v West Ham United 21 March 2009 30Blackburn Rovers1 1West Ham UnitedBlackburnAndrews nbsp 51 Report Noble nbsp 35 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 21 672Referee Chris FoyWest Ham United v Sunderland 4 April 2009 31West Ham United2 0SunderlandLondonStanislas nbsp 42 Tomkins nbsp 53 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 761Referee Michael JonesTottenham Hotspur v West Ham United 11 April 2009 32Tottenham Hotspur1 0West Ham UnitedLondonPavlyuchenko nbsp 65 Report Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 35 969Referee Martin AtkinsonAston Villa v West Ham United 18 April 2009 33Aston Villa1 1West Ham UnitedBirminghamHeskey nbsp 11 Report Tristan nbsp 85 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 39 534Referee Rob StylesWest Ham United v Chelsea 25 April 2009 34West Ham United0 1ChelseaLondonReport Kalou nbsp 55 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 749Referee Mike DeanStoke City v West Ham United 2 May 2009 35Stoke City0 1West Ham UnitedStoke on TrentReport Tristan nbsp 33 Stadium Britannia Stadium Attendance 27 500Referee Peter WaltonWest Ham United v Liverpool 9 May 2009 36West Ham United0 3LiverpoolLondonReport Gerrard nbsp 2 38 Babel nbsp 84 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 951Referee Alan WileyEverton v West Ham United 16 May 2009 37Everton3 1West Ham UnitedLiverpoolSaha nbsp 38 76 Yobo nbsp 48 Report Kovac nbsp 24 Stadium Goodison Park Attendance 38 501Referee Phil DowdWest Ham United v Middlesbrough 24 May 2009 38West Ham United2 1MiddlesbroughLondonCole nbsp 33 Stanislas nbsp 58 Report O Neil nbsp 50 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 007Referee Howard WebbLeague Cup edit West Ham United v Macclesfield Town 27 August 2008 Second roundWest Ham United4 1 a e t Macclesfield TownLondonBowyer nbsp 74 Cole nbsp 100 Hines nbsp 105 Reid nbsp 117 Report Evans nbsp 5 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 10 055Referee Clive PentonWatford v West Ham United 23 September 2008 Third roundWatford1 0West Ham UnitedWatfordMullins nbsp 70 og Report Stadium Vicarage Road Attendance 12 914Referee Peter WaltonFA Cup edit West Ham United v Barnsley 3 January 2009 Third roundWest Ham United3 0BarnsleyLondonIlunga nbsp 10 Noble nbsp 39 Cole nbsp 68 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 28 869Referee Michael OliverHartlepool United v West Ham United 24 January 2009 Fourth RoundHartlepool United0 2West Ham UnitedHartlepoolReport Behrami nbsp 44 Noble nbsp 45 Stadium Victoria Park Attendance 6 849Referee Lee MasonWest Ham United v Middlesbrough 14 February 2009 Fifth roundWest Ham United1 1MiddlesbroughLondonIlunga nbsp 83 Report Downing nbsp 22 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 33 658Referee Peter WaltonMiddlesbrough v West Ham United 25 February 2009 Fifth round replayMiddlesbrough2 0West Ham UnitedMiddlesbroughDowning nbsp 5 Tuncay nbsp 20 Report Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 15 602Referee Steve BennettStatistics editOverview edit Competition RecordP W D L GF GA GD Win Premier League 38 14 9 15 42 45 3 0 36 84FA Cup 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 50 00League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 50 00Total 44 17 10 17 52 51 1 0 38 64Goalscorers edit Rank Pos No Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total1 ST 12 nbsp Carlton Cole 10 1 1 122 ST 10 nbsp Craig Bellamy 5 0 0 5MF 16 nbsp Mark Noble 3 2 0 54 ST 32 nbsp David Di Michele 4 0 0 45 ST 25 nbsp Diego Tristan 3 0 0 3MF 31 nbsp Jack Collison 3 0 0 37 DF 3 nbsp Herita Ilunga 0 2 0 2ST 9 nbsp Dean Ashton 2 0 0 2MF 11 nbsp Matthew Etherington 2 0 0 2MF 21 nbsp Valon Behrami 1 1 0 2MF 46 nbsp Junior Stanislas 2 0 0 212 DF 2 nbsp Lucas Neill 1 0 0 1MF 8 nbsp Scott Parker 1 0 0 1MF 14 nbsp Radoslav Kovac 1 0 0 1MF 17 nbsp Hayden Mullins 1 0 0 1DF 27 nbsp Calum Davenport 1 0 0 1MF 28 nbsp Kyel Reid 0 0 1 1MF 29 nbsp Lee Bowyer 0 0 1 1DF 30 nbsp James Tomkins 0 0 1 1ST 41 nbsp Zavon Hines 0 0 1 1Own goals 1 0 0 1Totals 42 6 4 52League position by matchday edit Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHResultWLWLWWLLLLDLDWDLDLWWDWWDLLWWDDWLDLWLLWPosition5154745681011111313131316161713101088888777777787999Source citation needed A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Appearances and goals edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK nbsp ENG Robert Green 43 0 38 0 4 0 1 024 GK nbsp CZE Jan Lastuvka 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Defenders2 DF nbsp AUS Lucas Neill 37 1 34 1 2 0 1 03 DF nbsp COD Herita Ilunga 39 2 35 0 4 2 0 03 MF nbsp NIR George McCartney 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 DF nbsp WAL Daniel Gabbidon 14 0 10 0 0 0 4 05 DF nbsp URU Walter Lopez 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 06 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Upson 41 0 37 0 2 0 2 018 DF nbsp USA Jonathan Spector 9 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 019 DF nbsp WAL James Collins 21 0 17 1 0 3 0 0 027 DF nbsp ENG Calum Davenport 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 030 DF nbsp ENG James Tomkins 15 1 11 1 1 3 0 0 0Midfielders7 MF nbsp ENG Kieron Dyer 8 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 08 MF nbsp ENG Scott Parker 32 1 28 1 3 0 0 1 011 MF nbsp ENG Matthew Etherington 15 2 8 5 2 0 1 0 1 013 MF nbsp POR Luis Boa Morte 32 0 13 14 0 2 1 0 2 014 MF nbsp CZE Radoslav Kovac 10 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 016 MF nbsp ENG Mark Noble 34 5 28 1 3 4 2 1 017 MF nbsp ENG Hayden Mullins 21 1 5 12 1 1 1 0 2 020 MF nbsp FRA Julien Faubert 24 0 15 5 0 2 0 2 021 MF nbsp SUI Valon Behrami 27 2 24 1 2 1 1 028 MF nbsp ENG Kyel Reid 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 129 MF nbsp ENG Lee Bowyer 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 131 MF nbsp WAL Jack Collison 24 3 16 4 3 3 1 0 0 035 MF nbsp ENG Josh Payne 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 046 MF nbsp ENG Junior Stanislas 9 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 0Forwards9 FW nbsp ENG Dean Ashton 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 010 FW nbsp WAL Craig Bellamy 17 5 13 3 5 1 0 0 010 MF nbsp GER Savio Nsereko 11 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 0 012 FW nbsp ENG Carlton Cole 32 12 26 1 10 4 1 0 1 125 MF nbsp ESP Diego Tristan 17 3 8 6 3 0 3 0 0 032 FW nbsp ITA David Di Michele 34 4 22 8 4 2 1 0 1 033 FW nbsp ENG Freddie Sears 22 0 4 13 0 1 2 0 2 041 FW nbsp ENG Zavon Hines 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Transfers edit In edit Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee23 July 2008 nbsp MF Valon Behrami Lazio 5 000 000 3 5 September 2008 nbsp DF Walter Lopez Free Agency Free 4 14 October 2008 nbsp FW Diego Tristan Free Agency Free 5 20 January 2009 nbsp FW Savio Nsereko Brescia 9 000 000 6 Out edit Date Nation Position Name Club To Fee12 June 2008 nbsp MF Nolberto Solano Free Agency Released 7 15 July 2008 nbsp DF John Paintsil Fulham 6 300 000 combined with Zamora 8 15 July 2008 nbsp FW Bobby Zamora Fulham 6 300 000 combined with Paintsil 8 22 July 2008 nbsp GK Richard Wright Ipswich Town Undisclosed 9 6 August 2008 nbsp MF Freddie Ljungberg Free Agency Released 10 27 August 2008 nbsp DF Anton Ferdinand Sunderland 8 000 000 11 1 September 2008 nbsp DF George McCartney Sunderland Undisclosed 12 8 January 2009 nbsp MF Matthew Etherington Stoke City Undisclosed 13 14 January 2009 nbsp FW Craig Bellamy Manchester City Undisclosed 14 26 January 2009 nbsp MF Hayden Mullins Portsmouth Undisclosed 15 Loan In edit Date Nation Position Name Club From Length4 August 2008 nbsp GK Jan Lastuvka Shakhtar Donetsk Full Season 16 2 September 2008 nbsp DF Herita Ilunga Toulouse Full Season 17 2 September 2008 nbsp FW David Di Michele Torino Full Season 17 30 January 2009 nbsp MF Radoslav Kovac Spartak Moscow Until end of season 18 Loan Out edit Date Nation Position Name Club To Length21 October 2008 nbsp MF Nigel Quashie Birmingham City One month 19 extended 24 November 20 and again on 23 December 21 27 November 2008 nbsp GK Jimmy Walker Colchester United One month 22 extended 12 January 23 9 January 2009 nbsp MF Lee Bowyer Birmingham City Until end of season 24 15 January 2009 nbsp MF Kyel Reid Wolves Until end of season 25 22 January 2009 nbsp MF Nigel Quashie Wolves Until end of season 26 31 January 2009 nbsp MF Julien Faubert Real Madrid Until end of season 27 2 February 2009 nbsp DF Calum Davenport Sunderland Until end of season 28 15 February 2009 nbsp MF Tony Stokes Ujpest Until end of season 29 References edit West Ham close in on Zola The Guardian 10 September 2008 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Quashie was born in Southwark London England and has represented England at U 21 and B level but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004 West Ham sign Lazio star Behrami BBC Sport 23 July 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Burton Chris 8 September 2008 Hammers snap up Lopez Sky Sports Retrieved 20 December 2023 Tristan deal completed West Ham United F C 14 October 2008 Archived from the original on 20 June 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Nitzberg Jacob 28 January 2009 West Ham Completes Signing of Savio Nsereko Bleacher Report Retrieved 20 December 2023 West Ham release veteran Solano BBC Sport 12 June 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 a b Barrett Chris 15 July 2008 Fulham sign Zamora and Pantsil The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Ipswich re sign goalkeeper Wright BBC Sport 22 July 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Collins Sam 6 August 2008 West Ham part company with Ljungberg The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Ferdinand makes Sunderland switch BBC Sport 27 August 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 McCartney heads to Sunderland West Ham United F C www whufc com 1 September 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Etherington off to Stoke West Ham United F C www whufc com 8 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Manchester City complete signing of Bellamy The Guardian 19 January 2009 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Portsmouth sign Mullins and Pele BBC Sport 26 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Lastuvka joins West Ham on loan BBC Sport 4 August 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 a b Di Michele amp Ilunga join West Ham BBC Sport 2 September 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Czech Kovac joins Hammers on loan BBC Sport 30 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Quashie loaned to Birmingham West Ham United F C www whufc com 21 October 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Quashie extends Birmingham stay BBC Sport 24 November 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Quashie staying on at Birmingham BBC Sport 23 December 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Colchester sign goalkeeper Walker BBC Sport 27 November 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Walker to stay with Colchester West Ham United F C www whufc com 12 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Birmingham snap up Bowyer on loan BBC Sport 9 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Wolves land Reid on loan Eurosport 15 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Quashie makes loan move to Wolves BBC Sport 22 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Faubert seals loan switch to Real BBC Sport 31 January 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Sunderland get Davenport on loan BBC Sport 2 February 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 Stokes stays in Hungary WHFC co uk 15 February 2009 Archived from the original on 23 February 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2023 External links editWest Ham United FC official website West Ham United FC on Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 West Ham United F C season amp oldid 1211906273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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