2008–09 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County are the oldest club in the Football League. The 2008–09 season was its 12th year in The Football League.

Notts County
2008–09 season
ManagerIan McParland
Football League Two19th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Football League Trophy1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Delroy Facey (9)
All: Richard Butcher (10)
Highest home attendance6,033 vs Aldershot Town, 27 September 2008
Lowest home attendance2,886 vs Luton Town, 10 March 2009
Average home league attendance3,928

Season review

Kits and sponsorship

League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Barnet 46 11 15 20 56 74 −18 48
18 Port Vale 46 13 9 24 44 66 −22 48
19 Notts County 46 11 14 21 49 69 −20 47
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 −32 47
21 Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51 +8 46[lower-alpha 1]
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Bournemouth deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[1]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 11 14 21 49 69  −20 47 6 6 11 22 31  −9 5 8 10 27 38  −11

Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source:

Cups

FA Cup

Notts County took on non-League side Sutton Town where they won. After that they took on another non-league side, Kettering Town where they drew resulting in a replay where they lost 2–1.

League Cup

Notts County started their League Cup campaign against newly promoted Championship side, Doncaster Rovers. Myles Weston scored the only goal to put them through to the second round, where they took on Premier League side Wigan Athletic. There they lost 4–0.

Football League Trophy

Notts County's Football League Trophy campaign only lasted one match. League One outfit Scunthorpe United beat the County 2–1 at Glanford Park.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Russell Hoult
2 DF  ENG Phil Picken
4 DF  ENG Mike Edwards
5 DF  ENG Adam Tann
6 DF  JAM Michael Johnson
7 MF  ENG Matthew Hamshaw
9 FW  ENG Jamie Forrester
11 MF  ENG Myles Weston
12 GK  ENG Kevin Pilkington
14 FW  ENG Sean Canham
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  SCO Gavin Strachan
16 FW  ENG Ben Fairclough
17 DF  ENG Jamie Clapham
18 DF  ENG Stephen Hunt
20 DF  EIR John Thompson (captain)
22 FW  GRN Delroy Facey
23 MF  ENG Richard Butcher
24  ENG Matt Richards
25 MF  ENG Adam Nowland

Statistics

As of end of season

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Russell Hoult 210160301010
2 DF Jason Beardsley* 140110002010
2 DF Phil Picken 220220000000
3 DF Paul Mayo* 16210+22102010
4 DF Mike Edwards 49242+12302010
5 DF Adam Tann 1709+50002010
6 DF Michael Johnson 302292000010
7 MF Matthew Hamshaw 46339+23202010
8 MF Neil MacKenzie* 400+10002010
9 FW Jamie Forrester 32827+38200000
10 FW Jay Smith* 1816+70212010
11 MF Myles Weston 504443302110
12 GK Kevin Pilkington 260250001000
14 FW Sean Canham 2947+163312010
15 MF Gavin Strachan 19113+51100000
16 FW Ben Fairclough 1102+60002010
17 DF Jamie Clapham 432402300000
18 DF Stephen Hunt 1308+30200000
19 MF Nathaniel Wedderburn* 1103+60200000
20 DF John Thompson 382352300000
21 FW Spencer Weir-Daley* 1400+100202000
22 FW Delroy Facey 51944+19302010
23 MF Richard Butcher 391029+58212011
24 DF Mitchell Hanson* 5050000000
24   Matt Richards 100+10000000
25 MF Adam Nowland 21016+40100000
26 MF Lewis Neal* 6040200000
26 GK Josh Lillis* 5050000000
27 FW Jonathan Forte* 18815+38000000
  • *Indicates player left during the season

Disciplinary record
Number Pos Player
20DFJohn Thompson110
06DFMichael Johnson90
09FWJamie Forrester01
07MFMatthew Hamshaw40
10FWJay Smith40
02DFPhil Picken40
04DFMike Edwards30
11MFMyles Weston30
14FWSean Canham20
17DFJamie Clapham20
24DFMitchell Hanson20
03DFPaul Mayo20
25MFAdam Nowland20
02DFJason Beardsley10
23MFRichard Butcher10
22FWDelroy Facey10
10FWJonathan Forte10
18DFStephen Hunt10
26MFLewis Neal10
12GKKevin Pilkington10
05DFAdam Tann10
19MFNathaniel Wedderburn10

Transfers

Summer transfers in
Player Club Fee
Sean Canham Team Bath Undisclosed
Delroy Facey Gillingham Free
Jamie Forrester Lincoln City Free
Matt Hamshaw Unattached Free
Michael Johnson Derby County Free

Loans In
Player Club Arrival Date Date Return
Jason Beardsley Derby County 5 June 2008 31 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United 13 November 2008 13 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United February 2009 18 April 2009
Phil Picken Chesterfield End of Season

January transfers out
Player Club Fee
Paul Mayo Released –
Jay Smith Released –

Fixtures and results

League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2008Bradford CityA1–214,038Butcher
16 August 2008DarlingtonH0–04,352
23 August 2008Luton TownA1–16,058Forrester
30 August 2008Shrewsbury TownH2–24,697Edwards, Butcher
6 September 2008A.F.C. BournemouthH1–14,362Forrester
13 September 2008Accrington StanleyA1–11,404Canham
20 September 2008Exeter CityA2–24,341Johnson, Canham
27 September 2008Aldershot TownH2–16,033Johnson, Butcher
4 October 2008Port ValeA2–16,247Forrester, Weston
13 October 2008BrentfordH1–16,012Forrester
18 October 2008Macclesfield TownH1–14,600Facey
21 October 2008GillinghamA2–24,396Butcher, Facey
25 October 2008ChesterfieldA1–34,134Facey
28 October 2008RochdaleH1–23,610Forrester
1 November 2008BuryH0–14,391
15 November 2008BarnetA4–01,934Butcher, Forte (3)
22 November 2008Dagenham & RedbridgeA1–61,743Forte
25 November 2008Wycombe WanderersH0–22,964
6 December 2008MorecambeH1–03,671Canham
13 December 2008Chester CityA0–21,767
20 December 2008Lincoln CityH0–14,568
26 December 2008Grimsby TownA1–05,432Facey
28 December 2008Rotherham UnitedH0–36,686
10 January 2009Exeter CityH2–13,832Facey, Strachan
17 January 2009BrentfordA1–15,465Facey
20 January 2009Aldershot TownA2–22,491Clapham, Hamshaw
24 January 2009Port ValeH4–24,447Weston, Forrester (3)
27 January 2009RochdaleA0–32,289
31 January 2009ChesterfieldH0–14,953
14 February 2009BarnetH2–03,830Hamshaw, Clapham
17 February 2009Macclesfield TownA1–11,370Hamshaw
21 February 2009BuryA0–22,810
28 February 2009Bradford CityH3–15,138Forte (2), Facey
3 March 2009DarlingtonA0–12,450
7 March 2009Shrewsbury TownA2–35,192Butcher, Forte
10 March 2009Luton TownH0–22,886
14 March 2009Accrington StanleyH1–13,701Facey
17 March 2009GillinghamH0–13,189
21 March 2009A.F.C. BournemouthA1–05,510Weston
28 March 2009Lincoln CityA1–14,027Facey
4 April 2009Chester CityH1–24,025Edwards
11 April 2009Rotherham UnitedA1–22,945Forte
13 April 2009Grimsby TownH0–25,890
18 April 2009MorecambeA0–12,161
25 April 2009Dagenham & RedbridgeH0–34,419
2 May 2009Wycombe WanderersA2–19,625Thompson

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 November 2008OneSutton UnitedA1–04,391Butcher
30 November 2008TwoKettering TownH1–14,451Canham
10 December 2008Two (replay)Kettering TownA1–23,019Smith

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2008OneDoncaster RoversH1–03,272Weston
26 August 2008TwoWigan AthleticA0–44,100

Football League Trophy
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 September 2008OneScunthorpe UnitedA1–21,755Butcher

Backroom staff
Position Name
First-Team Manager Ian McParland
Assistant Manager Dave Kevan
Coach Tommy Johnson
Youth Team Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Carl Muggleton
Physio Paul Godfrey
Fitness Coach Marcus Svensson
Head of Youth Mick Leonard

See also
  • Notts County F.C. seasons

References
  1. "Bournemouth face 17-point penalty". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
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