Английская Википедия:2008–09 in English football

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football country season The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England. The Premier League started on 16 August 2008, while the Championship, League One, and League Two matches started on 9 August 2008. The regular season of the Football League ended on 3 May 2009, while the Premier League ended on 24 May 2009.

The Premier League title was won by Manchester United, capturing their 18th top-division title and third in a row. Three teams, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, and West Bromwich Albion were relegated at the end of the season. They were replaced by three teams from the Championship, being the champion Wolverhampton Wanderers alongside regular season runner up Birmingham City, and Burnley, which won a four-team playoff for the third promotion spot. Relegated from Championship to League One were Norwich City, Southampton, and Charlton Athletic. The League One teams promoted to the Championship include champions Leicester City, runners up Peterborough United, and playoff winners Scunthorpe United. Relegated from League One to League Two were Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Cheltenham Town and Hereford United. Promoted from League Two were the champions Brentford, runners up Exeter City, third place finishers Wycombe Wanderers, and playoff winners Scunthorpe United. Relegated to Conference were Chester City and Luton Town

The England national football team played in four friendlies, winning two, losing one, and playing to a draw in the other. During the season, England played seven of its ten Group 6 matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, winning all seven.

The FA Cup was won by Chelsea who defeated Everton 2–1 in the final.

Managerial changes

In-season managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Kevin Bond	Bournemouth	1 September 2008	Jimmy Quinn	2 September 2008
Alan Curbishley	West Ham United	3 September 2008	Gianfranco Zola	11 September 2008
Kevin Keegan	Newcastle United	4 September 2008	Joe Kinnear1	26 September 2008
Keith Downing	Cheltenham Town	13 September 2008	Martin Allen	15 September 2008
Alan Buckley	Grimsby Town	15 September 2008	Mike Newell	6 October 2008
Geraint Williams	Colchester United	22 September 2008	Paul Lambert	9 October 2008
Lee Sinnott	Port Vale	22 September 2008	Dean Glover2	6 October 2008
Iain Dowie	Queens Park Rangers	24 October 2008	Paulo Sousa	19 November 2008
Juande Ramos	Tottenham Hotspur	25 October 2008	Harry Redknapp	26 October 2008
Harry Redknapp	Portsmouth	26 October 2008	Tony Adams3	28 October 2008
John Ward	Carlisle United	3 November 2008	Greg Abbott4	5 December 2008
Aidy Boothroyd	Watford	3 November 2008	Brendan Rodgers	24 November 2008
Stan Ternent	Huddersfield Town	4 November 2008	Lee Clark	11 December 2008
Simon Davies	Chester City	11 November 2008	Mark Wright	14 November 2008
Maurice Malpas	Swindon Town	14 November 2008	Danny Wilson	26 December 2008
Steve Holland	Crewe Alexandra	18 November 2008	Gudjon Thordarson	24 December 2008
Alan Pardew	Charlton Athletic	22 November 2008	Phil Parkinson5	31 December 2008
Roy Keane	Sunderland	4 December 2008	Ricky Sbragia6	27 December 2008
Danny Wilson	Hartlepool United	15 December 2008	Chris Turner	15 December 2008
Gary McAllister	Leeds United	21 December 2008	Simon Grayson	23 December 2008
Simon Grayson	Blackpool	23 December 2008	Ian Holloway	21 May 2009
Colin Calderwood	Nottingham Forest	26 December 2008	Billy Davies	1 January 2009
Paul Fairclough	Barnet	28 December 2008	Ian Hendon9	21 April 2009
Paul Jewell	Derby County	29 December 2008	Nigel Clough	6 January 2009
Jimmy Quinn	Bournemouth	31 December 2008	Eddie Howe7	19 January 2009
Jimmy Mullen	Walsall	10 January 2009	Chris Hutchings	20 January 2009
Glenn Roeder	Norwich City	14 January 2009	Bryan Gunn8	21 January 2009
Martin Ling	Leyton Orient	18 January 2009	Geraint Williams	5 February 2009
Jan Poortvliet	Southampton	23 January 2009	Mark Wotte	23 January 2009
Tony Adams	Portsmouth	9 February 2009	Paul Hart	3 March 2009
Luiz Felipe Scolari	Chelsea	9 February 2009	Guus Hiddink	11 February 2009
Russell Slade	Yeovil Town	16 February 2009	Terry Skiverton	18 February 2009
Micky Adams	Brighton & Hove Albion	21 February 2009	Russell Slade	6 March 2009
John Sheridan	Oldham Athletic	15 March 2009	Joe Royle	15 March 2009
Paulo Sousa	Queens Park Rangers	9 April 2009	Jim Magilton	3 June 2009
Jim Magilton	Ipswich Town	21 April 2009	Roy Keane	22 April 2009
Graham Turner	Hereford United	24 April 2009	John Trewick	24 April 2009
Joe Royle	Oldham Athletic	30 April 2009	Dave Penney	30 April 2009
Dave Penney	Darlington	30 April 2009	Colin Todd	20 May 2009

End-of-season managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Dean Glover	Port Vale	2 May 2009	Micky Adams	1 June 2009
Jim Gannon	Stockport County	6 May 2009	Gary Ablett	8 July 2009
Lee Richardson	Chesterfield	6 May 2009	John Sheridan	9 June 2009
Steve Coppell	Reading	12 May 2009	Brendan Rodgers	5 June 2009
Ricky Sbragia	Sunderland	24 May 2009	Steve Bruce	2 June 2009
Guus Hiddink	Chelsea	30 May 2009	Carlo Ancelotti	1 June 2009
Steve Bruce	Wigan Athletic	2 June 2009	Roberto Martínez	16 June 2009
Brendan Rodgers	Watford	5 June 2009	Malky Mackay	15 June 2009
Ronnie Moore	Tranmere Rovers	5 June 2009	John Barnes	15 June 2009
Roberto Martínez	Swansea City	16 June 2009	Paulo Sousa	29 June 2009
Tony Mowbray	West Bromwich Albion	17 June 2009	Roberto Di Matteo	1 July 2009
Mark Wright	Chester City	22 June 2009	Mick Wadsworth	29 June 2009
Roberto Di Matteo	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2009	Paul Ince	3 July 2009
Mark Wotte	Southampton	9 July 2009	Alan Pardew	17 July 2009

Notes

• ¹ Joe Kinnear was named interim manager on 26 September, and signed as permanent manager on 28 November.
• ² Dean Glover had previously been caretaker manager at Port Vale since Sinnott's departure.
• ³ Tony Adams had previously been caretaker manager at Portsmouth since Redknapp's departure.
• ⁴ Greg Abbott had previously been caretaker manager at Carlisle United since Ward's departure.
• ⁵ Phil Parkinson had previously been caretaker manager at Charlton Athletic since Pardew's departure.
• ⁶ Ricky Sbragia had previously been caretaker manager at Sunderland since Keane's departure.
• ⁷ Eddie Howe had previously been caretaker manager at Bournemouth since Quinn's departure.
• ⁸ Bryan Gunn had previously been caretaker manager at Norwich City since Roeder's departure.
• ⁹ Ian Hendon had previously been caretaker manager at Barnet since Fairclough's departure.

National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

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World Cup qualifiers

England is currently in Group 6 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.

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Honours

Competition	Winner	Details	Match Report
FA Cup	Chelsea	FA Cup 2008–09 Beat Everton 2–1	Report
League Cup	Manchester United	Football League Cup 2008–09 Beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties (0–0 final score)	Report
Premier League	Manchester United	Premier League 2008–09	Report
Football League Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Football League Championship 2008–09	Report
Football League One	Leicester City	Football League One 2008–09	Report
Football League Two	Brentford	Football League Two 2008–09	Report
FA Community Shield	Manchester United	2008 FA Community Shield Beat Portsmouth 3–1 on penalties (0–0 final score)	Report
Football League Trophy	Luton Town	Football League Trophy 2008–09 Beat Scunthorpe United 3–2 a.e.t	Report
FA Trophy	Stevenage Borough	FA Trophy 2008–09 Beat York City 2–0	Report
Conference League Cup	A.F.C. Telford United	Conference League Cup 2008–09 Beat Forest Green Rovers 3–0 on penalties. (0–0 final score)	Report

League tables

Premier League

Manchester United won their 18th league title, drawing level with Liverpool for the record of most league titles. Liverpool pushed them all the way; they actually had a superior goal difference and completed the double over United, even winning 4–1 at Old Trafford in March, but also suffered 11 draws which enabled United to overtake and win the title. Chelsea broke records for all the wrong reasons as their 86-game unbeaten home record finally came to an end, with several surprise away losses effectively ending their title challenge (as well as resulting in manager Luiz Felipe Scolari being sacked), though they did win the FA Cup under caretaker manager Guus Hiddink. Arsenal finished fourth to claim the final Champions League spot, which meant that last season's top 4 all qualified for Europe's elite for the fifth time in six seasons.

Aston Villa had looked like breaking into the Champions League spots for most of the season, but a late collapse that saw them win just twice in their last 13 league games saw them join FA Cup finalists Everton in qualifying for the newly formed UEFA Europa League (which replaced the UEFA Cup). Fulham were the other team to qualify for Europe, marking a remarkable turnaround since Roy Hodgson had taken over 18 months earlier when relegation from the Premier League looked a certainty. This was not only the first time they had qualified for Europe via their league position, but in finishing 7th in the first tier, this was also the highest ever league finish in the club's history. Stoke City, despite being pre-season relegation favourites for many, defied their critics and finishing comfortably in mid-table.

West Bromwich Albion made an immediate return to the Championship after propping up the table for most of the season. Joining them on the final day were Middlesbrough and Newcastle United, ending 11 and 16-year spells in the top flight respectively, the latter going through four managers in Kevin Keegan, Joe Kinnear, Chris Hughton and even former striker Alan Shearer during the campaign. Sunderland survived relegation, thanks to the efforts of caretaker manager Ricky Sbragia after Roy Keane's surprise resignation in December; meaning next season they would be the only North-East team in top flight football. Despite a brilliant start to the season (Which included victories at Arsenal and Tottenham, a draw at Liverpool and a narrow 4–3 loss at Manchester United, and climbing as high as third place in October), Hull City won just one league game after the new year, but avoided relegation by a single point. 2008–09 Premier League Leading goalscorer: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) – 19

Football League Championship

Five years after being relegated from the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers returned to the top flight in style as champions, having been in the top 2 for virtually all the season since August. Birmingham City were runners-up, making this the fourth season in a row that they had swapped divisions. Burnley joined them by beating Sheffield United in the play-off final, earning their place in the top flight after a 33-year absence.

Cardiff City occupied a play-off position for much of the season, but agonisingly slipped out of them on the final day after obtaining just one point in their final four league games. Preston North End in contrast, took twelve points from their final four league games, including a 6–0 win over Cardiff to finish ahead of them by courtesy of having scored one goal more throughout the season. Doncaster Rovers who were favourites to go straight back down and in the second tier after half a century out, achieved a respectable mid-table finish ahead of former Premier League teams in Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley.

Charlton suffered their second relegation in three years, despite a run of just one loss out of eight games at the end of the season. Southampton also crashed out of the division amid financial worries, which also meant they would be starting the 2009–10 season in League One with a ten-point deduction for entering administration. Norwich were the third relegated club, meaning that all three relegated clubs had been in the Premier League as recently as 2005 and had long left the third tier (Charlton last competed in the third tier in 1981, Southampton and Norwich in 1960). 2008–09 Football League Championship Leading goalscorer: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – 25

Football League One

Leicester comfortably won promotion in their first-ever season at this level, leading the table for virtually the entire season, going half the season (23 consecutive games) unbeaten and losing just 4 games in the process. Nigel Pearson brought stability to the club in becoming their first manager in five years to last an entire season as they looked to turn the corner after several years of struggle. Peterborough were runners-up, winning their second successive promotion and entering the second tier for only the second time in their history. Scunthorpe grabbed the final play-off place on the last day of the season in a winner takes all match v 7th place Tranmere Rovers and won promotion through them, making an immediate return to the Championship after being relegated the previous year.

Stockport went into administration before the final match of the season and so suffered a 10-point penalty; however, there was no real chance of them being relegated as a result of this penalty, barring an extremely unlikely set of results on the final day.

Hereford made an immediate return to League Two, finishing bottom in their first campaign at this level for thirty years. Cheltenham improved late in the season, but it proved too late to prevent relegation. Crewe suffered a late collapse and went down to League Two, having looked safe a few weeks previously. Northampton were relegated on the final day of the season after losing at Leeds and other results went against them. Brighton had looked certainties for relegation in the closing weeks, but the appointment of Russell Slade as manager saw them claim 16 points out of a possible 21 to survive. Carlisle and Hartlepool both survived on the last day. 2008–09 Football League One Leading goalscorer: Simon Cox (Swindon Town) – 29, and Rickie Lambert (Bristol Rovers) – 29

Football League Two

Brentford made a return to League One as champions, the second club to win the fourth tier three times since Doncaster Rovers. Exeter won their second successive promotion, and on the final day of the season managed to pip Wycombe Wanderers for the runners-up spot. Wycombe themselves managed the final automatic promotion spot by virtue of a single goal over Bury. The play-offs were won by Gillingham, who made an immediate return to League One after the previous season's relegation.

Several teams suffered heavy points deductions during the season. Rotherham were docked 17 points at the start of the season and Darlington 10 points later on. Without these penalties they would have both qualified for the play-offs, but instead managed only mid table. Bournemouth also suffered a 17-point deduction pre-season, and halfway through it looked to be enough to cost them their League status; however, a fightback under new manager Eddie Howe saw them climb to safety and secure survival with a game to spare.

Luton suffered the heaviest deduction however, and the loss of 30 points proved too much for them to survive (though they would still have been relegated, albeit while finishing a place higher, had they only suffered the same 17-point deduction as Bournemouth and Rotherham). They suffered their third successive relegation and dropped out of the league, making them only the third English team to suffer three successive relegations, and the first to drop from the second tier to the Conference in successive years. The other relegated team was Chester City, who were statistically the worst team in the division and returned to the Conference after only five years. This would ultimately be the final season that the club completed, as they folded in March 2010, before the end of the following campaign. Grimsby would also have suffered relegation, if not for Luton's points deduction. 2008–09 Football League Two Leading goalscorers: Simeon Jackson (Gillingham) – 20, Grant Holt (Shrewsbury Town) – 20, and Jack Lester (Chesterfield) – 20

Movements for the 2009–10 season

Competition	Promoted	Playoffs	Relegated
Premier League	N/A	N/A	Newcastle, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion
Football League Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City	Burnley	Charlton Athletic, Southampton, Norwich City
Football League One	Leicester City, Peterborough United	Scunthorpe United	Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Cheltenham Town, Hereford United
Football League Two	Brentford, Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers	Gillingham	Chester City, Luton Town
Conference National	Burton Albion	Torquay United	Woking, Northwich Victoria, Weymouth, Lewes
Conference North	Tamworth	Gateshead	King's Lynn (demoted), Burscough, Hucknall Town
Conference South	AFC Wimbledon	Hayes & Yeading United	Team Bath (folded), Bognor Regis Town, Fisher Athletic

Clubs removed

• Team Bath (Conference South)
• Gresley Rovers (Northern Premier League, Division One South)

Notable debutants

• 1 November 2008 – Jordan Henderson, 18-year-old midfielder, makes his debut as a substitute in Sunderland's 5–0 Premier League defeat at Chelsea.

Retirements

• 14 July 2008 – Neil Moss, 33, former Bournemouth goalkeeper.
• 20 August 2008 – Alan Stubbs, 36, former Bolton Wanderers, Celtic, Everton, Sunderland and Derby County defender.
• 28 August 2008 – Andy Cooke, 34, former Burnley, Stoke City, Bradford City, Darlington and Shrewsbury Town striker.
• 3 September 2008 – Rob Clare, 25, former Stockport County and Blackpool defender.
• 3 September 2008 – Antti Niemi, 36, former Southampton and Fulham goalkeeper.
• 25 September 2008 – Christian Roberts, 28, former Cardiff City, Exeter City, Bristol City and Swindon striker.
• 3 October 2008 – Damien Francis, 29, former Wimbledon, Norwich City, Wigan Athletic and Watford defensive midfielder.
• 11 November 2008 – Andrew Cole, 37, former Arsenal, Fulham, Bristol City, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Burnley and Nottingham Forest striker.
• 6 December 2008 – Darren Anderton, 36, former Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth attacking midfielder.
• 6 January 2009 – Paul Mitchell, 27, former Wigan Athletic, Halifax Town, Swindon, Wrexham, Barnet and Milton Keynes Dons defender and midfielder.
• 21 January 2009 – Shane Tudor, 26, former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cambridge United, Leyton Orient and Port Vale winger.
• 22 April 2009 – Andy Booth, 35, former Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur striker.
• 25 April 2009 – Fabian Wilnis, 38, former Ipswich Town and Grays Athletic defender.
• 15 May 2009 – Martin Laursen, 31, former Aston Villa defender.
• End of season – Richie Barker, 34, former Doncaster Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Rotherham United striker.