2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerGary Johnson
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round

During the 2008–09 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
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.

Matches

Championship match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
9 August 2008 Blackpool A W 1–0 Brooker 90' 8,244 [1]
16 August 2008 Derby County H D 1–1 Maynard 23' 16,389 [2]
23 August 2008 Coventry City A W 3–0 Adebola 17', McIndoe 54', Brooker 90' 17,994 [3]
30 August 2008 Queens Park Rangers H D 1–1 Adebola 25' 17,543 [4]
13 September 2008 Cardiff City A D 0–0 19,312 [5]
16 September 2008 Birmingham City H L 1–2 Trundle 79' 18,456 [6]
20 September 2008 Doncaster Rovers H W 4–1 McIndoe 48' pen., 74', Maynard 57', Sproule 61' 15,960 [7]
27 September 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 0–2 24,324 [8]
30 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle H D 2–2 Akinde 63', Noble 88' 17,489 [9]
4 October 2008 Sheffield United A L 0–3 24,712 [10]
18 October 2008 Norwich City H W 1–0 McCombe 75' 16,791 [11]
21 October 2008 Charlton Athletic A W 2–0 Trundle 27', Williams 52' 21,207 [12]
25 October 2008 Barnsley A D 0–0 11,551 [13]
28 October 2008 Sheffield United H D 0–0 16,798 [14]
1 November 2008 Reading H L 1–4 John 90' 18,296 [15]
8 November 2008 Southampton A W 1–0 Johnson 52' 14,535 [16]
15 November 2008 Nottingham Forest H D 2–2 Elliott 38', Fontaine 80' 17,440 [17]
22 November 2008 Crystal Palace A L 2–4 Adebola 44', Maynard 74' 14,599 [18]
25 November 2008 Watford H D 1–1 Maynard 71' 15,551 [19]
29 November 2008 Preston North End A L 0–2 11,161 [20]
6 December 2008 Swansea City H D 0–0 16,405 [21]
10 December 2008 Ipswich Town A L 1–3 John 5' 17,749 [22]
13 December 2008 Sheffield Wednesday A D 0–0 15,542 [23]
20 December 2008 Burnley H L 1–2 Maynard 52' pen. 16,108 [24]
26 December 2008 Watford A W 4–2 Maynard 1', 29', Elliott 52', Adebola 90' 15,527 [25]
28 December 2008 Crystal Palace H W 1–0 Maynard 2' 18,265 [26]
17 January 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 2–2 Adebola 58', Maynard 87' 16,749 [27]
27 January 2009 Plymouth Argyle A W 2–0 McIndoe 62', Fontaine 86' 11,438 [28]
31 January 2009 Barnsley H W 2–0 Williams 65', McIndoe 79' 15,667 [29]
3 February 2009 Charlton Athletic H W 2–1 Adebola 49', 53' 15,304 [30]
7 February 2009 Norwich City A W 2–1 Skuse 14', Orr 45' pen. 24,691 [31]
14 February 2009 Southampton H W 2–0 Adebola 34', Sproule 90' 17,000 [32]
17 February 2009 Doncaster Rovers A L 0–1 10,928 [33]
21 February 2009 Reading A W 2–0 Adebola 26', Skuse 48' 22,462 [34]
28 February 2009 Blackpool H D 0–0 16,855 [35]
4 March 2009 Birmingham City A L 0–1 17,551 [36]
7 March 2009 Derby County A L 1–2 Williams 83' 30,824 [37]
10 March 2009 Coventry City H W 2–0 McAllister 66', Johnson 80' 15,706 [38]
15 March 2009 Cardiff City H D 1–1 Maynard 71' 17,487 [39]
21 March 2009 Queens Park Rangers A L 1–2 McIndoe 77' 14,059 [40]
4 April 2009 Preston North End H D 1–1 Maynard 59' 16,596 [41]
11 April 2009 Nottingham Forest A L 2–3 Sproule 13', Adebola 78' 22,776 [42]
13 April 2009 Ipswich Town H D 1–1 Elliott 49' 16,430 [43]
18 April 2009 Swansea City A L 0–1 15,327 [44]
25 April 2009 Sheffield Wednesday H D 1–1 Johnson 25' 17,486 [45]
3 May 2009 Burnley A L 0–4 18,005 [46]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Third round 3 January 2009 Portsmouth A D 0–0 14,446 [47]
Third round replay 13 January 2009 Portsmouth H L 0–2 14,302 [48]

League Cup

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 12 August 2008 Peterborough United H W 2–1 Carey 53', Brooker 85' 5,684 [49]
Second round 26 August 2008 Crewe Alexandra A L 1–2 Wilson 79' 3,227 [50]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[51]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Adriano Basso
2 DF  ENG Bradley Orr
3 DF  SCO Jamie McAllister
4 DF  ENG Liam Fontaine
5 DF  ENG Jamie McCombe
6 DF  SCO Louis Carey[notes 1]
7 MF  SCO Scott Murray
8 MF  ENG David Noble
10 FW  ENG Nicky Maynard
11 MF  SCO Michael McIndoe
14 MF  ENG Cole Skuse
15 FW  NGA Dele Adebola
16 FW  SVK Peter Štyvar
17 MF  NIR Ivan Sproule
18 DF  ENG Brian Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams
20 MF  WAL Gavin Williams
21 MF  ENG Frankie Artus
22 GK  ENG Chris Weale
23 FW  ENG Lee Trundle
24 DF  WAL Christian Ribeiro
25 MF  ENG Marvin Elliott[notes 2]
26 DF  WAL James Wilson
27 DF  ENG Jordan Walker
28 FW  ENG John Akinde
31 FW  TRI Stern John (on loan from Southampton)
32 GK  IRL Stephen Henderson
33 MF  ENG Lee Johnson
34 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  SCO Scott Murray (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
9 FW  ENG Steve Brooker (to Doncaster Rovers)
16 DF  SCO Andy Webster (on loan from Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ENG Frankie Artus (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
24 MF  ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
30 MF  ENG Tristan Plummer (on loan to Torquay United)

Transfers

In

Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee
27 June 2008[52] MF Gavin Williams Ipswich Town Undisclosed
31 July 2008[53] FW Nicky Maynard Crewe Alexandra £2,250,000
1 January 2009[54] FW Peter Štyvar MSK Zilina Undisclosed

Out

Date Nation Position Name Club To Fee
17 June 2008[55] MF Alex Russell Cheltenham Town Free
1 July 2008[56] MF Nick Carle Crystal Palace Undisclosed
8 July 2008[57] FW Enoch Showunmi Leeds United Free
15 July 2008[58] FW Darren Byfield Doncaster Rovers Free
20 August 2008[59] DF Richard Keogh Carlisle United Undisclosed

Loans In

Date Nation Position Name Club From Length
24 October 2008[60] FW Stern John Southampton Two Months
29 December 2008[61] FW Stern John Southampton Until end of season

References

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  57. ^ "Leeds snap up Nigerian Showunmi". BBC Sport. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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Notes

  1. ^ Carey was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
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