2008–09 Swansea City A.F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | Huw Jenkins | ||
| Manager | Roberto Martínez | ||
| Football League Championship | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Scotland (21) All: Jason Scotland (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,053 vs Cardiff City (30 November 2008) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,442 vs Barnsley (9 December 2008) | ||
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The 2008–09 season was Swansea City A.F.C.'s first time in the second tier of English football for 24 years. Swansea gained promotion as champions of League One by 10 points.
Squad statistics
Playing stats
- Last updated on 10 March 2009
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Dorus de Vries | 46 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Ashley Williams | 51 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Marcos Painter | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Kristian O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alan Tate | 31 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NED | Ferrie Bodde | 19 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Leon Britton | 49 | 0 | 43+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | JAM | Darren Pratley | 38 | 4 | 32+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TRI | Jason Scotland | 50 | 23 | 38+6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Andrea Orlandi | 15 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Mark Gower | 39 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jordi Gómez | 51 | 13 | 38+6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk | 46 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Owain Tudur Jones | 14 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Gorka Pintado | 46 | 7 | 10+31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | WAL | Chris Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Shaun MacDonald | 9 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | ARG | Federico Bessone | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Àngel Rangel | 47 | 1 | 39+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Guillem Bauzà | 21 | 3 | 4+11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL | Joe Allen | 26 | 1 | 17+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | WAL | Matthew Collins | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Albert Serrán | 18 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler | 30 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | WAL | Chad Bond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Nathan Dyer | 20 | 3 | 12+4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No longer at the club
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| – | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | GK | POL | Artur Krysiak | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | DF | IRL | Stephen O'Halloran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | FW | ENG | Febian Brandy | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
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Awards
Manager of the Month
- January: Roberto Martínez[1]
Player of the Month
- February: Jason Scotland[2]
Championship Team of the Week
The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.
- 26 August 2008: Àngel Rangel [1]
- 6 October 2008: Ashley Williams, Jason Scotland [2]
- 27 October 2008: Artur Krysiak, Jordi Gómez[3]
- 3 November 2008: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Jordi Gómez [4]
- 1 December 2008: Leon Britton [5]
- 30 December 2008: Darren Pratley [6]
- 12 January 2009: Garry Monk, Jason Scotland [7]
- 19 January 2009: Joe Allen [8]
- 2 February 2009: Jordi Gómez [9]
- 9 February 2009: Jordi Gómez, Jason Scotland [10]
- 23 February 2009: Jordi Gómez [11]
- 6 April 2009: Nathan Dyer [12]
- 15 April 2009: Leon Britton, Ashley Williams, Jason Scotland [13]
- 20 April 2009: Garry Monk [14]
Player transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | No. | Name | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2008 | DF | 2 | Ashley Williams | Stockport County | £400,000 | [3] |
| 27 June 2008 | MF | 11 | Mark Gower | Southend United | Free | [4] |
| 6 June 2008 | FW | 18 | Gorka Pintado | Granada | £100,000 | [5] |
| 28 June 2008 | DF | 21 | Federico Bessone | Espanyol | Free | [6] |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | 25 | Albert Serrán | Espanyol | £80,000 | [7] |
| 10 July 2008 | FW | – | Stefan Morrison | West Bromwich Albion | Free | [8] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Name | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2008 | MF | – | Andy Robinson | Leeds United | Free | [9] |
| 5 June 2008 | DF | – | Kevin Austin | Chesterfield | Free | [10] |
| 9 June 2008 | DF | – | Kevin Amankwaah | Swindon Town | Free | [11] |
| 3 July 2008 | FW | – | Darryl Duffy | Bristol Rovers | £100,000 | [12] |
Loans in
| Date In | Date Left | Pos. | No. | Name | From | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2008 | Season | MF | 14 | Jordi Gómez | Espanyol | [5] |
| 22 July 2008 | 12 January 2009 | FW | 12 | Febian Brandy | Manchester United | [13] |
| 23 September 2008 | 22 December 2008 | GK | – | Artur Krysiak | Birmingham City | [14] |
| 27 October 2008 | 28 December 2008 | GK | 36 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | Coventry City | [15] |
| 5 November 2008 | 15 December 2008 (Injured – Loan ended) | DF | – | Stephen O'Halloran | Aston Villa | [16] |
| 2 January 2009 | Season | MF | 31 | Nathan Dyer | Southampton | [17] |
| 8 January 2009 | 31 January 2009 | GK | 36 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | Coventry City | [18] |
Loans out
| Date Left | Date Back | Pos. | No. | Name | Loaned to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2008 | Season | DF | 15 | Dennis Lawrence | Crewe Alexandra | [19] |
| August 2008 | Season | MF | 32 | Scott Evans | Port Talbot Town | [20] |
| New Year | Season | FW | 33 | Kerry Morgan | Neath Athletic | [21] |
| August 2008 | Season | DF | 34 | Kyle Graves | Neath Athletic | [22] |
| 7 October 2008 | 23 October 2008 (Injured – Loan Ended) | MF | 24 | Joe Allen | Wrexham | [23] |
| 27 January 2009 | 26 February 2009 | MF | 20 | Shaun MacDonald | Yeovil Town | [24] |
Fixtures and results
Pre-season friendlies
- Swansea City scores given first
| Game | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2008 | Away | Östersunds FK | 6–0 | Pintado 3', 22', 34', Bauzà 52', 70', Gower 64' | 507 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 2 | 16 July 2008 | Away | Neath Athletic | 5–0 | Bauzà (2), Bodde (pen), Van der Heijden, Morrison | 7,500 | BBC Sport |
| 3 | 17 July 2008 | Neutral | Port Talbot Town | 4–0 (Dur:45 mins) | Pintado (3), Gower | 1,000 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 4 | 17 July 2008 | Neutral | Carmarthen Town | 3–0 (Dur:45 mins) | Bauzà (3) | 1,000 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 5 | 25 July 2008 | Neutral | Espanyol | 0–4 | 3,500 | SCFC.co.uk | |
| 6 | 26 July 2008 | Away | Peralada | 2–0 | Butler 15', Bauzà 82' | 500 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 7 | 27 July 2008 | Away | Palamós | 1–0 | Orlandi 47' | 800 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 8 | 28 July 2008 | Away | Barcelona B | 3–3 | Bauzà 50', 58', Brandy 88' | 1,500 | SCFC.co.uk |
| 9 | 31 July 2008 | Away | Chester City | 3–2 | Pratley, Morrison, Painter | 889 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | 2 August 2008 | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 5,996 | SCFC.co.uk | |
| 11 | 5 August 2008 | Home | ADO Den Haag | 1–0 | Orlandi 67' | 4,525 | SCFC.co.uk |
The Championship
The season finished on 3 May when Swansea City played Blackpool at the Liberty Stadium.
| 9 August 2008 FLC | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Swansea City | The Valley, London |
| Hudson 9' Gray 85' |
Report | Attendance: 21,675 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 16 August 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Smith 9' (o.g.) Bodde 71' Pintado 86' |
Report | Perch 35' | Attendance: 16,611 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 23 August 2008 FLC | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Swansea City | Home Park, Plymouth |
| Report | Scotland 44' | Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 30 August 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Bodde 36' | Report | Watson 70' | Attendance: 16,702 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 13 September 2008 FLC | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Swansea City | Selhurst Park, London |
| Watson 28' Carle 66' |
Report | Attendance: 14,621 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 16 September 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Derby County | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Williams 76' | Report | Pearson 63' | Attendance: 14,003 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 20 September 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Burnley | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Bodde 90' | Report | Guðjónsson 59' | Attendance: 13,299 Referee: Andy Hall |
| 27 September 2008 FLC | Reading | 4–0 | Swansea City | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| N. Hunt 19' Doyle 26', 90' S. Hunt 40' |
Report | Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 30 September 2008 FLC | Preston North End | 0–2 | Swansea City | Deepdale, Preston |
| Report | Bodde 19' Gómez 80' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,558 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 4 October 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Gómez 1' Scotland 41', 57' |
Report | Keogh 16' | Attendance: 17,556 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 18 October 2008 FLC | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Swansea City | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| Counago 43', 82' | Report | Bodde 49' Gómez 69' |
Attendance: 20,026 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 21 October 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Report | Attendance: 13,475 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 25 October 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 3–0 | Southampton | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Pratley 12' Gómez 58' Butler 72' |
Report | Attendance: 15,564 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 28 October 2008 FLC | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Swansea City | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |
| Ebanks-Blake 45', 57' | Report | Pratley 49' | Attendance: 21,988 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 1 November 2008 FLC | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Swansea City | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
| Report | Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 9 November 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 3–1 | Watford | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Bodde 34' Scotland 59' Bauzà 90' |
Report | Williamson 33' | Attendance: 13,891 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
| 15 November 2008 FLC | Norwich City | 2–3 | Swansea City | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| Lupoli 28' Rangel 61' (o.g.) |
Report | Scotland 43' Pratley 47' Bodde 49' |
Attendance: 24,262 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 21 November 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 2–3 | Birmingham City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Gómez 2' Ridgewell 45' (o.g.) |
Report | Bent 42' Phillips 74', 79' |
Attendance: 16,956 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 25 November 2008 FLC | Coventry City | 1–1 | Swansea City | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
| Fox 87' | Report | Gómez 67' | Attendance: 15,149 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 30 November 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Pratley 19' Pintado 61' |
Report | Ledley 45' McCormack 48' (pen.) |
Attendance: 18,056 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 6 December 2008 FLC | Bristol City | 0–0 | Swansea City | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Report | Attendance: 16,405 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 9 December 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 2–2 | Barnsley | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| Scotland 66', 90' | Report | Macken 49' Campbell-Ryce 56' (pen.) |
Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 13 December 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 56' (pen.) | Report | Morgan 87' | Attendance: 14,744 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 20 December 2008 FLC | Blackpool | 1–1 | Swansea City | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
| Gow 74' | Report | Scotland 67' | Attendance: 7,007 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 26 December 2008 FLC | Swansea City | 0–0 | Coventry City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Report | Attendance: 17,603 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 28 December 2008 FLC | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Swansea City | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| Report | Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 10 January 2009 FLC | Burnley | 0–2 | Swansea City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Report | Scotland 35' (pen.), 86' | Attendance: 13,740 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 17 January 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 2–0 | Reading | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 45' Orlandi 89' |
Report | Attendance: 15,197 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 27 January 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 4–1 | Preston North End | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Gómez 2' Scotland 29' Bauzà 69' Tate 87' |
Report | Brown 90' | Attendance: 14,774 Referee: P. Gibbs |
| 31 January 2009 FLC | Southampton | 2–2 | Swansea City | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |
| Saganowski 17' 76' | Report | Gómez 33' Pintado 65' |
Attendance: 17,623 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 7 February 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 3–0 | Ipswich Town | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 3', 73' Gómez 86' |
Report | Attendance: 14,020 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 17 February 2009 FLC | Watford | 2–0 | Swansea City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Priskin 23' Smith 33' |
Report | Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 21 February 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 28' (pen.) Gómez 71', 90' |
Report | Coppinger 11' | Attendance: 16,161 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 28 February 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Dyer 42' | Report | Bailey 55' | Attendance: 15,053 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 3 March 2009 FLC | Derby County | 2–2 | Swansea City | Pride Park Stadium, Derby |
| Porter 14', 48' | Report | Rangel 55' Pintado 87' |
Attendance: 26,691 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 7 March 2009 FLC | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Swansea City | City Ground, Nottingham |
| McGugan 76' | Report | Scotland 61' | Attendance: 20,475 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 10 March 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 78' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 13,103 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 14 March 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Pintado 66' | Report | Moses 49' Fonte 61' Kuqi 90' |
Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Roger East |
| 17 March 2009 FLC | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Swansea City | Loftus Road, London |
| Leigertwood 30' | Report | Attendance: 12,288 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 21 March 2009 FLC | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Swansea City | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield |
| Report | Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 5 April 2009 FLC | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Swansea City | Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Chopra 54' McCormack 90' (pen.) |
Report | Dyer 11' Allen 88' |
Attendance: 20,156 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 11 April 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 2–1 | Norwich City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 29', 50' (pen.) | Report | Lee 33' | Attendance: 15,783 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 13 April 2009 FLC | Barnsley | 1–3 | Swansea City | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| Bogdanović 84' (pen.) | Report | Williams 2' Gómez 36' Scotland 67' |
Attendance: 11,788 Referee: David Foster |
| 18 April 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 1–0 | Bristol City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Monk 25' | Report | Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 25 April 2009 FLC | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Swansea City | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
| Cotterill 37' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 28,010 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 3 May 2009 FLC | Swansea City | 0–1 | Blackpool | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Report | Campbell 13' | Attendance: 16,316 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Results by round
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
The FA Cup
| 13 January 2009 Round 3 | Histon | 1–2 | Swansea City | Bridge Road, Impington |
| Simpson 84' | Report | Pintado 22' Bauzà 38' |
Attendance: 2,821 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 24 January 2009 Round 4 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Swansea City | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Report | Dyer 26' Scotland 45' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,357 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 14 February 2009 Round 5 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Fulham | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Scotland 52' | Report | Monk 44' (o.g.) | Attendance: 16,573 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 24 February 2009 replay | Fulham | 2–1 | Swansea City | Craven Cottage, London |
| Dempsey 77' Zamora 80' |
Report | Scotland 47' | Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Mark Halsey |
League Cup
Swansea reached the fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Championship strugglers Watford.[25]
| 12 August 2008 Round 1 | Swansea City | 2–0 | Brentford | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| MacDonald 31', 69' | Report | Attendance: 5,366 Referee: Steve Bratt |
| 26 August 2008 Round 2 | Swansea City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hull City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Pintado 63' Gómez 105' (pen.) |
Report | Windass 11' | Attendance: 8,622 Referee: Mike Russell |
| 23 September 2008 Round 3 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Gómez 57' | Report | Attendance: 17,411 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 November 2008 Round 4 | Swansea City | 0–1 | Watford | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
| Report | Williamson 21' | Attendance: 9,549 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
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