2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
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Blackburn Rovers F.C. 2008–09 football season
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | Paul Robinson | (1979年10月15日)15 October 1979 (aged 29) | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Netherlands | 2 | André Ooijer | (1974年07月11日)11 July 1974 (aged 34) | Defender | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| England | 3 | Stephen Warnock | (1981年12月12日)12 December 1981 (aged 27) | Full Back | 105 | 6 | 8 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Republic of the Congo | 4 | Christopher Samba | (1984年03月28日)28 March 1984 (aged 25) | Defender | 96 | 8 | 6 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| Turkey | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | (1970年08月24日)24 August 1970 (aged 38) | Midfielder | 291 | 12 | 12 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| New Zealand | 6 | Ryan Nelsen | (1977年10月18日)18 October 1977 (aged 31) | Defender | 144 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Australia | 7 | Brett Emerton | (1979年02月22日)22 February 1979 (aged 30) | Winger | 230 | 13 | 29 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| England | 8 | David Dunn | (1979年12月27日)27 December 1979 (aged 29) | Midfielder | 239 | 40 | 32 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.3 |
| Paraguay | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | (1981年08月16日)16 August 1981 (aged 27) | Forward | 70 | 29 | 10 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.56 |
| South Africa | 10 | Benni McCarthy | (1977年11月12日)12 November 1977 (aged 31) | Forward | 118 | 48 | 6 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
| Australia | 11 | Vince Grella | (1979年10月05日)5 October 1979 (aged 29) | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Norway | 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | (1981年09月08日)8 September 1981 (aged 27) | Winger | 199 | 33 | 46 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.4 |
| Georgia (country) | 13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | (1981年10月06日)6 October 1981 (aged 27) | Defender | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| South Africa | 15 | Aaron Mokoena | (1980年11月25日)25 November 1980 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 137 | 2 | 7 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Republic of Ireland | 16 | Steven Reid | (1981年03月10日)10 March 1981 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 124 | 7 | 10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| Republic of Ireland | 17 | Keith Andrews | (1980年09月13日)13 September 1980 (aged 28) | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Scotland | 18 | Paul Gallagher | (1984年08月09日)9 August 1984 (aged 24) | Winger | 74 | 8 | 7 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.2 |
| Senegal | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | (1981年01月15日)15 January 1981 (aged 28) | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Chile | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | (1986年02月05日)5 February 1986 (aged 23) | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| France | 21 | Gaël Givet | (1981年10月09日)9 October 1981 (aged 27) | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 22 | Danny Simpson | (1987年01月04日)4 January 1987 (aged 22) | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Republic of Ireland | 24 | Keith Treacy | (1988年09月13日)13 September 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 25 | Alan Judge | (1988年11月11日)11 November 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paraguay | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | (1990年02月01日)1 February 1990 (aged 19) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 27 | Matt Derbyshire | (1986年04月14日)14 April 1986 (aged 23) | Forward | 85 | 19 | 10 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.34 |
| Northern Ireland | 28 | Tony Kane | (1987年08月29日)29 August 1987 (aged 21) | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sweden | 29 | Martin Olsson | (1988年05月17日)17 May 1988 (aged 21) | Full-back | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
| Grenada | 30 | Jason Roberts | (1978年01月25日)25 January 1978 (aged 31) | Forward | 84 | 17 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Scotland | 31 | Bryan Hodge | (1987年09月23日)23 September 1987 (aged 21) | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wales | 32 | Jason Brown | (1982年05月18日)18 May 1982 (aged 27) | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 33 | Frank Fielding | (1988年03月04日)4 March 1988 (aged 21) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Faroe Islands | 34 | Gunnar Nielsen | (1986年10月07日)7 October 1986 (aged 22) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 36 | Marcus Marshall | (1989年10月07日)7 October 1989 (aged 19) | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 37 | Alex Marrow | (1990年01月21日)21 January 1990 (aged 19) | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 38 | Mark Bunn | (1984年11月19日)19 November 1984 (aged 24) | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Republic of Ireland | 39 | Aaron Doran | (1991年05月13日)13 May 1991 (aged 18) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Germany | 40 | Björn Bussmann | (1991年03月18日)18 March 1991 (aged 18) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 41 | Andy Haworth | (1988年11月28日)28 November 1988 (aged 20) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Republic of Ireland | 42 | Gavin Gunning | (1991年01月28日)28 January 1991 (aged 18) | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| England | 43 | Jamie Clarke | (1988年09月11日)11 September 1988 (aged 20) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]| Date | Nationality | No. | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG | 1 | Paul Robinson | Goalkeeper | Tottenham Hotspur | 3,500,000ドル | |
| 2 August 2008 | CHI | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | Versatile | Audax Italiano | Loan[1] |
| 4 August 2008 | ENG | 22 | Danny Simpson | Full-back | Manchester United | Loan[2] |
| PAR | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | Forward | Cerro Porteño | Free | |
| 26 August 2008 | AUS | 11 | Vince Grella | Midfielder | Torino | 4,000,000ドル[3] |
| 28 August 2008 | IRL | 17 | Keith Andrews | Midfielder | MK Dons | 1,000,000ドル[4] |
| 12 September 2008 | ENG | 23 | Robbie Fowler | Forward | Cardiff City | Free[5] |
| ENG | 38 | Mark Bunn | Goalkeeper | Northmapton Town | Undisclosed | |
| FRA | 21 | Gaël Givet | Defender | Marseille | Loan | |
| SEN | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | Winger | Sunderland | 2,000,000ドル |
Out
[edit ]| Date | Nationality | Player | Position | New club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | 2,000,000ドル | |
| SUI | Bruno Berner | Full-back | Leicester City | Free | |
| SUI | Stéphane Henchoz | Defender | Retired | Free | |
| FIN | Peter Enckelman | Goalkeeper | Cardiff City | Free | |
| 31 July 2008 | ENG | David Bentley | Winger | Tottenham Hotspur | 15,000,000ドル[6] |
| 9 August 2008 | NED | Maceo Rigters | Forward | Barnsley | Loan[7] |
| SCO | Paul Gallagher | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | |
| AUS | Rostyn Griffiths | Midfield | Accrington Stanley | Loan | |
| 2 January 2009 | IRL | Eddie Nolan | Defender | Preston North End | Undisclosed[8] |
| CAN | David Hoilett | Forward | FC St. Pauli | Loan | |
| 23 December 2008 | ENG | Robbie Fowler | Forward | N/A | Free[9] |
| GER | Sergio Peter | Winger | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed | |
| IRL | Alan Judge | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | |
| 28 January 2009 | ENG | Matt Derbyshire | Forward | Olympiacos | Loan[10] |
| FAR | Gunnar Nielsen | Goalkeeper | Manchester City | Free |
- Fees are an estimate
Results
[edit ]Pre-season
[edit ]Premier League
[edit ]| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2008. Source: [citation needed ]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal
15:00
Warnock Yellow card 80'
Report
8' Van Persie
45+1', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Adebayor
Yellow card 60' Denílson Stadium: Ewood Park
45+1', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Adebayor
Yellow card 60' Denílson Stadium: Ewood Park
Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
Stadium: Ewood Park
FA Cup
[edit ]League Cup
[edit ]Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
Tevez 35', 50' (pen.), 54', 90+4'
Nani 40' Report McCarthy 48', 90+2'
Derbyshire 84' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,997
Nani 40' Report McCarthy 48', 90+2'
Derbyshire 84' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,997
Season statistics
[edit ]| Player | Age | Position | Apps | Goals | Assists | Y. Cards | R. Cards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | Paul Robinson | (1979年10月15日) 15 October 1979 (age 45) | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | André Ooijer | (1974年07月11日) 11 July 1974 (age 50) | Defender | 34 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| England | 3 | Stephen Warnock | (1981年12月12日) 12 December 1981 (age 43) | Full Back | 41 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Republic of the Congo | 4 | Christopher Samba | (1984年03月28日) 28 March 1984 (age 40) | Defender | 37 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Turkey | 5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | (1970年08月24日) 24 August 1970 (age 54) | Midfielder | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 6 | Ryan Nelsen | (1977年10月18日) 18 October 1977 (age 47) | Defender | 38 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Australia | 7 | Brett Emerton | (1979年02月22日) 22 February 1979 (age 46) | Winger | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| England | 8 | David Dunn | (1979年12月27日) 27 December 1979 (age 45) | Midfielder | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | (1981年08月16日) 16 August 1981 (age 43) | Forward | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 10 | Benni McCarthy | (1977年11月12日) 12 November 1977 (age 47) | Forward | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Australia | 11 | Vince Grella | (1979年10月05日) 5 October 1979 (age 45) | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Norway | 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | (1981年09月08日) 8 September 1981 (age 43) | Winger | 35 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia (country) | 13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | (1981年10月06日) 6 October 1981 (age 43) | Defender | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 14 | Johann Vogel | (1977年03月08日) 8 March 1977 (age 48) | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 15 | Aaron Mokoena | (1980年11月25日) 25 November 1980 (age 44) | Midfielder | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 16 | Steven Reid | (1981年03月10日) 10 March 1981 (age 44) | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 17 | Keith Andrews | (1980年09月13日) 13 September 1980 (age 44) | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scotland | 18 | Paul Gallagher | (1984年08月09日) 9 August 1984 (age 40) | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senegal | 18 | El Hadji Diouf | (1981年01月15日) 15 January 1981 (age 44) | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chile | 19 | Carlos Villanueva | (1986年02月05日) 5 February 1986 (age 39) | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Germany | 21 | Sergio Peter | (1986年10月12日) 12 October 1986 (age 38) | Winger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 21 | Gaël Givet | (1981年10月09日) 9 October 1981 (age 43) | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| England | 22 | Danny Simpson | (1987年01月04日) 4 January 1987 (age 38) | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| England | 23 | Robbie Fowler | (1975年04月09日) 9 April 1975 (age 49) | Forward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 24 | Keith Treacy | (1988年09月13日) 13 September 1988 (age 36) | Winger | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 25 | Alan Judge | (1988年11月11日) 11 November 1988 (age 36) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 26 | Julio Santa Cruz | (1990年02月01日) 1 February 1990 (age 35) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 27 | Matt Derbyshire | (1986年04月14日) 14 April 1986 (age 38) | Forward | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 28 | Tony Kane | (1987年08月29日) 29 August 1987 (age 37) | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 29 | Martin Olsson | (1988年05月17日) 17 May 1988 (age 36) | Full Back | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Grenada | 30 | Jason Roberts | (1978年01月25日) 25 January 1978 (age 47) | Forward | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| England | 31 | Bryan Hodge | (1987年09月23日) 23 September 1987 (age 37) | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wales | 32 | Jason Brown | (1982年05月18日) 18 May 1982 (age 42) | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| England | 33 | Frank Fielding | (1988年03月04日) 4 March 1988 (age 37) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 34 | Gunnar Nielsen | (1986年10月07日) 7 October 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 35 | Eddie Nolan | (1988年08月05日) 5 August 1988 (age 36) | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 36 | Marcus Marshall | (1989年10月07日) 7 October 1989 (age 35) | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 37 | Alex Marrow | (1990年01月21日) 21 January 1990 (age 35) | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 38 | Mark Bunn | (1984年11月19日) 19 November 1984 (age 40) | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 39 | Aaron Doran | (1991年05月13日) 13 May 1991 (age 33) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 40 | Björn Bussmann | (1991年03月18日) 18 March 1991 (age 34) | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 41 | Andy Haworth | (1988年11月28日) 28 November 1988 (age 36) | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 42 | Gavin Gunning | (1991年01月28日) 28 January 1991 (age 34) | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 43 | Jamie Clarke | (1988年09月11日) 11 September 1988 (age 36) | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final league table
[edit ]Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
| 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 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Blackburn sign Chilean Villanueva". BBC Sport. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Simpson moves to Blackburn". Eurosport. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Blackburn complete Grella signing". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "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 15ドルm 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.