2008–09 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 9th place.

West Ham United F.C.
2008–09 season
ChairmanBjörgólfur Guðmundsson
ManagerAlan Curbishley
Gianfranco Zola
Premier League9th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerCarlton Cole 10
Highest home attendance34,802 (v Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance10,055 (v Macclesfield Town)

Final league table
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 −11 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

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 Robert Green
2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill (captain)
3 DF  COD Herita Ilunga
4 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon
5 DF  URU Walter Lopez
7 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer
8 MF  ENG Scott Parker
9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton
10 FW  GER Savio Nsereko
11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole
13 MF  POR Luís Boa Morte
14 MF  CZE Radoslav Kovac
15 DF  ENG Matthew Upson
16 MF  ENG Mark Noble
17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins
18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector
19 DF  WAL James Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Julien Faubert
21 MF   SUI Valon Behrami
22 MF  ENG Tony Stokes
23 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker
24 GK  CZE Jan Lastuvka
25 FW  ESP Diego Tristan
26 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[1]
27 DF  ENG Calum Davenport
28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid
29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer
30 DF  ENG James Tomkins
31 MF  WAL Jack Collison
32 FW  ITA David Di Michele
33 FW  ENG Freddie Sears
34 GK  CZE Marek Štěch
41 FW  ENG Zavon Hines
45 DF  ENG Jordan Spence
46 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas

Results

Premier League
16 August 2008 1West Ham United2–1Wigan AthleticLondon
Ashton  3', 10' Report Zaki  47' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,758
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 August 2008 2Manchester City3–0West Ham UnitedManchester
Sturridge  65'
Elano  70', 76'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Howard Webb
30 August 2008 3West Ham United4–1Blackburn RoversLondon
Davenport  12'
Samba  20', og'
Cole  89'
Bellamy  90'		 Report Roberts  22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,905
Referee: Mike Riley
13 September 2008 4West Bromwich Albion3–2West Ham UnitedWest Bromwich
Morrison  3'
Bednar  37'
Brunt  83'		 Report Noble  29'
Neill  35'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Lee Probert
20 September 2008 5West Ham United3–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Di Michele  8', 37'
Etherington  53'		 Report Owen  67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 September 2008 6Fulham1–2West Ham UnitedLondon
Murphy  59' Report Cole  43'
Etherington  45'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,946
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 October 2008 7West Ham United1–3Bolton WanderersLondon
Cole  69' Report K. Davies  30'
Cahill  34'
Taylor  86'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,715
Referee: Mike Dean
19 October 2008 8Hull City1–0West Ham UnitedKingston-upon-Hull
Turner  51' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Chris Foy
26 October 2008 9West Ham United0–2ArsenalLondon
Report Faubert  75', og'
Adebayor  90'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,802
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2008 10Manchester United2–0West Ham UnitedManchester
Ronaldo  14', 30' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,397
Referee: Peter Walton
1 November 2008 11Middlesbrough1–1West Ham UnitedMiddlesbrough
Mido  83' Report Mullins  21' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,164
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 November 2008 12West Ham United1–3EvertonLondon
Collison  63' Report Lescott  83'
Saha  85', 87'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,961
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 November 2008 13West Ham United0–0PortsmouthLondon
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,328
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 November 2008 14Sunderland0–1West Ham UnitedSunderland
Report Behrami  20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,222
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2008 15Liverpool0–0West Ham UnitedLiverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Peter Walton
8 December 2008 16West Ham United0–2Tottenham HotspurLondon
Report King  68'
O'Hara  90'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,277
Referee: Chris Foy
14 December 2008 17Chelsea1–1West Ham UnitedLondon
Anelka  51' Report Bellamy  33' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,675
Referee: Mike Riley
20 December 2008 18West Ham United0–1Aston VillaLondon
Report Neill  78', og' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,353
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2008 19Portsmouth1–4West Ham UnitedPortsmouth
Belhadj  8' Report Collison  20'
Cole  67'
Bellamy  70', 83'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 December 2008 20West Ham United2–1Stoke CityLondon
Cole  51'
Tristan  88'		 Report Faye  4' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,477
Referee: Michael Jones
10 January 2009 21Newcastle United2–2West Ham UnitedNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Owen  19'
Carroll  78'		 Report Bellamy  29'
Cole  55'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 January 2009 22West Ham United3–1FulhamLondon
Di Michele  7'
Noble  60'
Cole  76'		 Report Konchesky  22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,818
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 January 2009 23West Ham United2–0Hull CityLondon
Di Michele  33'
Cole  51'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,340
Referee: Howard Webb
31 January 2009 24Arsenal0–0West Ham UnitedLondon
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,109
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 2009 25West Ham United0–1Manchester UnitedLondon
Report Giggs  62' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,958
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 February 2009 26Bolton Wanderers2–1West Ham UnitedBolton
Taylor  10'
K. Davies  11'		 Report Parker  66' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,245
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 March 2009 27West Ham United1–0Manchester CityLondon
Collison  71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,562
Referee: Mike Dean
4 March 2009 28Wigan Athletic0–1West Ham UnitedWigan
Report Cole  34' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 March 2009 29West Ham United0–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,842
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 March 2009 30Blackburn Rovers1–1West Ham UnitedBlackburn
Andrews  51' Report Noble  35' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,672
Referee: Chris Foy
4 April 2009 31West Ham United2–0SunderlandLondon
Stanislas  42'
Tomkins  53'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,761
Referee: Michael Jones
11 April 2009 32Tottenham Hotspur1–0West Ham UnitedLondon
Pavlyuchenko  65' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,969
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 April 2009 33Aston Villa1–1West Ham UnitedBirmingham
Heskey  11' Report Tristan  85' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,534
Referee: Rob Styles
25 April 2009 34West Ham United0–1ChelseaLondon
Report Kalou  55' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,749
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2009 35Stoke City0–1West Ham UnitedStoke-on-Trent
Report Tristan  33' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Peter Walton
9 May 2009 36West Ham United0–3LiverpoolLondon
Report Gerrard  2', 38'
Babel  84'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,951
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 May 2009 37Everton3–1West Ham UnitedLiverpool
Saha  38', 76'
Yobo  48'		 Report Kovac  24' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,501
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 May 2009 38West Ham United2–1MiddlesbroughLondon
Cole  33'
Stanislas  58'		 Report O'Neil  50' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,007
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup
27 August 2008 Second roundWest Ham United4–1 (a.e.t.)Macclesfield TownLondon
Bowyer  74'
Cole  100'
Hines  105'
Reid  117'		 Report Evans  5' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 10,055
Referee: Clive Penton
23 September 2008 Third roundWatford1–0West Ham UnitedWatford
Mullins  70', og' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup
3 January 2009 Third roundWest Ham United3–0BarnsleyLondon
Ilunga  10'
Noble  39'
Cole  68'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2009 Fourth RoundHartlepool United0–2West Ham UnitedHartlepool
Report Behrami  44'
Noble  45'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Lee Mason
14 February 2009 Fifth roundWest Ham United1–1MiddlesbroughLondon
Ilunga  83' Report Downing  22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,658
Referee: Peter Walton
25 February 2009 Fifth round replayMiddlesbrough2–0West Ham UnitedMiddlesbrough
Downing  5'
Tuncay  20'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,602
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 036.84
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 44 17 10 17 52 51 +1 038.64

Goalscorers
Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1ST12Carlton Cole101112
2ST10Craig Bellamy5005
MF16Mark Noble3205
4ST32David Di Michele4004
5ST25Diego Tristan3003
MF31Jack Collison3003
7DF3Herita Ilunga0202
ST9Dean Ashton2002
MF11Matthew Etherington2002
MF21Valon Behrami1102
MF46Junior Stanislas2002
12DF2Lucas Neill1001
MF8Scott Parker1001
MF14Radoslav Kovac1001
MF17Hayden Mullins1001
DF27Calum Davenport1001
MF28Kyel Reid0011
MF29Lee Bowyer0011
DF30James Tomkins0011
ST41Zavon Hines0011
Own goals1001
Totals 42 6 4 52

League position by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLWWLLLLDLDWDLDLWWDWWDLLWWDDWLDLWLLW
Position5154745681011111313131316161713101088888777777787999
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Robert Green 4303804010
24 GK Jan Lastuvka 10000010
Defenders
2 DF Lucas Neill 3713412010
3 DF Herita Ilunga 3923504200
3 MF George McCartney 200+100010
4 DF Daniel Gabbidon 1401000040
5 DF Walter Lopez 600+500010
6 DF Matthew Upson 4103702020
18 DF Jonathan Spector 904+500000
19 DF James Collins 21017+103000
27 DF Calum Davenport 81710010
30 DF James Tomkins 15111+113000
Midfielders
7 MF Kieron Dyer 801+600+1000
8 MF Scott Parker 321281300+10
11 MF Matthew Etherington 1528+520+1010
13 MF Luis Boa Morte 32013+1402+1020
14 MF Radoslav Kovac 1018+111000
16 MF Mark Noble 34528+134210
17 MF Hayden Mullins 2115+1211+1020
20 MF Julien Faubert 24015+502020
21 MF Valon Behrami 2722412110
28 MF Kyel Reid 2100000+21
29 MF Lee Bowyer 714+200011
31 MF Jack Collison 24316+433+1000
35 MF Josh Payne 200+200000
46 MF Junior Stanislas 927+220000
Forwards
9 FW Dean Ashton 52420010
10 FW Craig Bellamy 17513+351000
10 MF Savio Nsereko 1101+900+1000
12 FW Carlton Cole 321226+110410+11
25 MF Diego Tristan 1738+630+3000
32 FW David Di Michele 34422+842+1010
33 FW Freddie Sears 2204+1301+2020
41 FW Zavon Hines 1100000+11
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References
  1. Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
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