2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
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2008–09 season | |||
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Chairman | John Williams | ||
Manager | Paul Ince (until 16 December) Sam Allardyce | ||
Premier League | 15th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
Top goalscorer | Benni McCarthy (13) | ||
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The 2008–09 season was Blackburn Rovers' 121st season as a professional club.
The close season saw the departure of manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by Sam Allardyce.
First-team squad[edit]
This squad consists of all players issued with a squad number.
Last update: 3 May 2009 15:00
Name | Age | Position | Apps | Goals | Assists | Goal ratio | Assist ratio | Goal/assist ratio | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979 (aged 29) | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 2 | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 (aged 34) | Defender | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
![]() | 3 | Stephen Warnock | 12 December 1981 (aged 27) | Full Back | 105 | 6 | 8 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
![]() | 4 | Christopher Samba | 28 March 1984 (aged 25) | Defender | 96 | 8 | 6 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
![]() | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 24 August 1970 (aged 38) | Midfielder | 291 | 12 | 12 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
![]() | 6 | Ryan Nelsen | 18 October 1977 (aged 31) | Defender | 144 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
![]() | 7 | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 (aged 30) | Winger | 230 | 13 | 29 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
![]() | 8 | David Dunn | 27 December 1979 (aged 29) | Midfielder | 239 | 40 | 32 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.3 |
![]() | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | 16 August 1981 (aged 27) | Forward | 70 | 29 | 10 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.56 |
![]() | 10 | Benni McCarthy | 12 November 1977 (aged 31) | Forward | 118 | 48 | 6 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
![]() | 11 | Vince Grella | 5 October 1979 (aged 29) | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 8 September 1981 (aged 27) | Winger | 199 | 33 | 46 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.4 |
![]() | 13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | 6 October 1981 (aged 27) | Defender | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
![]() | 15 | Aaron Mokoena | 25 November 1980 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 137 | 2 | 7 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
![]() | 16 | Steven Reid | 10 March 1981 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 124 | 7 | 10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
![]() | 17 | Keith Andrews | 13 September 1980 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
![]() | 18 | Paul Gallagher | 9 August 1984 (aged 24) | Winger | 74 | 8 | 7 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.2 |
![]() | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 (aged 28) | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
![]() | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | 5 February 1986 (aged 23) | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
![]() | 21 | Gaël Givet | 9 October 1981 (aged 27) | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 22 | Danny Simpson | 4 January 1987 (aged 22) | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 24 | Keith Treacy | 13 September 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
![]() | 25 | Alan Judge | 11 November 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | 1 February 1990 (aged 19) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 27 | Matt Derbyshire | 14 April 1986 (aged 23) | Forward | 85 | 19 | 10 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.34 |
![]() | 28 | Tony Kane | 29 August 1987 (aged 21) | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 29 | Martin Olsson | 17 May 1988 (aged 21) | Full-back | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
![]() | 30 | Jason Roberts | 25 January 1978 (aged 31) | Forward | 84 | 17 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
![]() | 31 | Bryan Hodge | 23 September 1987 (aged 21) | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 32 | Jason Brown | 18 May 1982 (aged 27) | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 33 | Frank Fielding | 4 March 1988 (aged 21) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 34 | Gunnar Nielsen | 7 October 1986 (aged 22) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 36 | Marcus Marshall | 7 October 1989 (aged 19) | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 37 | Alex Marrow | 21 January 1990 (aged 19) | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 38 | Mark Bunn | 19 November 1984 (aged 24) | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 39 | Aaron Doran | 13 May 1991 (aged 18) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 40 | Björn Bussmann | 18 March 1991 (aged 18) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 41 | Andy Haworth | 28 November 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 42 | Gavin Gunning | 28 January 1991 (aged 18) | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
![]() | 43 | Jamie Clarke | 11 September 1988 (aged 20) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Date | Nationality | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Paul Robinson | Goalkeeper | Tottenham Hotspur | £3,500,000 | |
![]() | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | Versatile | Audax Italiano | Loan | |
4 August 2008 | ![]() | 22 | Danny Simpson | Full-back | Manchester United | Loan[1] |
![]() | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | Forward | Cerro Porteño | Free | |
![]() | 11 | Vince Grella | Midfielder | Torino | £4,000,000 | |
28 August 2008 | ![]() | 17 | Keith Andrews | Midfielder | MK Dons | £1,000,000[2] |
12 September 2008 | ![]() | 23 | Robbie Fowler | Forward | Cardiff City | Free[3] |
![]() | 38 | Mark Bunn | Goalkeeper | Northmapton Town | Undisclosed | |
![]() | 21 | Gaël Givet | Defender | Marseille | Loan | |
![]() | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | Winger | Sunderland | £2,000,000 |
Out[edit]
Date | Nationality | Player | Position | New club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | £2,000,000 | |
![]() | Bruno Berner | Full-back | Leicester City | Free | |
![]() | Stéphane Henchoz | Defender | Retired | Free | |
![]() | Peter Enckelman | Goalkeeper | Cardiff City | Free | |
31 July 2008 | ![]() | David Bentley | Winger | Tottenham Hotspur | £15,000,000[4] |
9 August 2008 | ![]() | Maceo Rigters | Forward | Barnsley | Loan[5] |
![]() | Paul Gallagher | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | |
![]() | Rostyn Griffiths | Midfield | Accrington Stanley | Loan | |
2 January 2009 | ![]() | Eddie Nolan | Defender | Preston North End | Undisclosed[6] |
![]() | David Hoilett | Forward | FC St. Pauli | Loan | |
23 December 2008 | ![]() | Robbie Fowler | Forward | N/A | Free[7] |
![]() | Sergio Peter | Winger | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed | |
![]() | Alan Judge | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | |
28 January 2009 | ![]() | Matt Derbyshire | Forward | Olympiacos | Loan[8] |
![]() | Gunnar Nielsen | Goalkeeper | Manchester City | Free |
- Fees are an estimate
Results[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
14 July 2008 | ![]() | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
![]() | Dunn ![]() Gallagher ![]() |
21 July 2008 | ![]() | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | McCarthy ![]() |
25 July 2008 | ![]() | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
![]() ![]() | Pedersen ![]() Roberts ![]() Emerton ![]() |
26 July 2008 | ![]() | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
![]() ![]() | McCarthy ![]() |
2 August 2008 | ![]() | 4–2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Derbyshire ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() |
9 August 2008 | ![]() | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn |
![]() | Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
Premier League[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 August 2008 | Everton | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Arteta ![]() Yakubu ![]() | Report | Dunn ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() Ooijer ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park |
23 August 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Hull City | Blackburn |
Roberts ![]() | Garcia ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
30 August 2008 | West Ham United | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Davenport ![]() Samba ![]() Bellamy ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Upton Park |
13 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–4 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
15:00 | Warnock ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
20 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Fulham | Blackburn |
Derbyshire ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
27 September 2008 | Newcastle | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Owen ![]() | Samba ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() | Stadium: St James' Park |
4 October 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
Brown ![]() Rooney ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
18 October 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Horwich |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium |
25 October 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() | Alves ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
29 October 2008 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Luke Young ![]() Barry ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() | Warnock ![]() Emerton ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park |
1 November 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Bednář ![]() Miller ![]() | McCarthy ![]() Andrews ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns |
8 November 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
Anelka ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
15 November 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
Samba ![]() | Jones ![]() Cissé ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
22 November 2008 | Tottenham | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Pavlyuchenko ![]() | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
29 November 2008 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() Defoe ![]() Davis ![]() | Derbyshire ![]() Kerimoğlu ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park |
6 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
Santa Cruz ![]() | Alonso ![]() Benayoun ![]() Gerrard ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
13 December 2008 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
Heskey ![]() Valencia ![]() Cattermole ![]() | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium |
20 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Stoke City | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
26 December 2008 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
28 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() Roberts ![]() | Sturridge ![]() Robinho ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
17 January 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
28 January 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn |
Warnock ![]() McCarthy ![]() | Taylor ![]() K. Davies ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
31 January 2009 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
7 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
Milner ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
21 February 2009 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Rooney ![]() Ronaldo ![]() | Santa Cruz ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford |
1 March 2009 | Hull City | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Kingston upon Hull |
Ashbee ![]() | Warnock ![]() Andrews ![]() | Stadium: KC Stadium |
4 March 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Everton | Blackburn |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
11 March 2009 | Fulham | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Dempsey ![]() | Diouf ![]() Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Craven Cottage |
14 March 2009 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Ooijer ![]() Arshavin ![]() Eboué ![]() | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium |
21 March 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
Andrews ![]() | Noble ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
4 April 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Tottenham | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() Ooijer ![]() | Keane ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
11 April 2009 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Torres ![]() Agger ![]() N'Gog ![]() | Stadium: Anfield |
18 April 2009 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke-on-Trent |
Lawrence ![]() | Stadium: Britannia Stadium |
26 April 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
McCarthy ![]() Nelsen ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
2 May 2009 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Caicedo ![]() Robinho ![]() Elano ![]() | Andrews ![]() | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium |
9 May 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Blackburn |
Pedersen ![]() McCarthy ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
16 May 2009 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Malouda ![]() Anelka ![]() | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,804 (245 away) |
24 May 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
FA Cup[edit]
5 January 2009 | Blyth Spartans | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Blyth, Northumberland |
Report | Villanueva ![]() | Stadium: Croft Park |
24 January 2009 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,634 |
5 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 (aet) | Sunderland | Blackburn |
Mokoena ![]() McCarthy ![]() | Report | Healy ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,112 |
14 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Coventry City | Blackburn |
Santa Cruz ![]() Samba ![]() | Report | Gunnarsson ![]() Doyle ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,053 |
24 February 2009 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Coventry |
Best ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,793 |
League Cup[edit]
27 August 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Grimsby Town | Blackburn |
Villanueva ![]() Derbyshire ![]() ![]() Emerton ![]() | Newey ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
24 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Everton | Blackburn |
Olsson ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park |
12 November 2008 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
Jones ![]() | Report | Santa Cruz ![]() Bardsley ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,555 |
3 December 2008 | Manchester United | 5–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Tevez ![]() Nani ![]() | Report | McCarthy ![]() Derbyshire ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,997 |
Season statistics[edit]
Player | Age | Position | Apps | Goals | Assists | Y. Cards | R. Cards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979 | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 | Defender | 34 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | Stephen Warnock | 12 December 1981 | Full Back | 41 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
![]() | 4 | Christopher Samba | 28 March 1984 | Defender | 37 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
![]() | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 24 August 1970 | Midfielder | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | 6 | Ryan Nelsen | 18 October 1977 | Defender | 38 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
![]() | 7 | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 | Winger | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
![]() | 8 | David Dunn | 27 December 1979 | Midfielder | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | 16 August 1981 | Forward | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 10 | Benni McCarthy | 12 November 1977 | Forward | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
![]() | 11 | Vince Grella | 5 October 1979 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
![]() | 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 8 September 1981 | Winger | 35 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
![]() | 13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | 6 October 1981 | Defender | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
![]() | 14 | Johann Vogel | 8 March 1977 | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 15 | Aaron Mokoena | 25 November 1980 | Midfielder | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
![]() | 16 | Steven Reid | 10 March 1981 | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 17 | Keith Andrews | 13 September 1980 | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
![]() | 18 | Paul Gallagher | 9 August 1984 | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | 5 February 1986 | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
![]() | 21 | Sergio Peter | 12 October 1986 | Winger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 21 | Gaël Givet | 9 October 1981 | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | 22 | Danny Simpson | 4 January 1987 | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
![]() | 23 | Robbie Fowler | 9 April 1975 | Forward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 24 | Keith Treacy | 13 September 1988 | Winger | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
![]() | 25 | Alan Judge | 11 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | 1 February 1990 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 27 | Matt Derbyshire | 14 April 1986 | Forward | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 28 | Tony Kane | 29 August 1987 | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 29 | Martin Olsson | 17 May 1988 | Full Back | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
![]() | 30 | Jason Roberts | 25 January 1978 | Forward | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
![]() | 31 | Bryan Hodge | 23 September 1987 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 32 | Jason Brown | 18 May 1982 | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 33 | Frank Fielding | 4 March 1988 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 34 | Gunnar Nielsen | 7 October 1986 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 35 | Eddie Nolan | 5 August 1988 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 36 | Marcus Marshall | 7 October 1989 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 37 | Alex Marrow | 21 January 1990 | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 38 | Mark Bunn | 19 November 1984 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 39 | Aaron Doran | 13 May 1991 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 40 | Björn Bussmann | 18 March 1991 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 41 | Andy Haworth | 28 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 42 | Gavin Gunning | 28 January 1991 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 43 | Jamie Clarke | 11 September 1988 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final league table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 |
14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 41 |
16 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 36 |
17 | Hull City | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References[edit]
- ^ "Simpson moves to Blackburn". Eurosport. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Blackburn sign Andrews". The Independent. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Fowler joins Rovers on short-term deal". The Guardian. 12 September 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham confirm £15m six-year deal for Bentley". The Guardian. 31 July 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Rigters moves to Barnsley". Eurosport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Nolan makes Preston switch". Eurosport. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Fowler leaves Blackburn". Eurosport. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Derbyshire goes to Greece". Eurosport. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2023.