2008–09 Everton F.C. season explained

Club:	Everton
Season:	2008–09
Manager:	David Moyes
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Bill Kenwright
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League:	Premier League
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	Marouane Fellaini Tim Cahill (8)
Season Topscorer:	Marouane Fellaini Tim Cahill (9)
Highest Attendance:	39,574 v (27 Sept vs Liverpool)
Lowest Attendance:	28,312 v (17 Sept vs Standard Liège)
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Prevseason:	2007–08
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 55th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club's kit was provided by Umbro, and the sponsor was Chang beer.

Kits

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section. However it does summarise the transfers made by Everton in the summer. It also includes Cup Draws.

July:

• 4 - Steve Round is announced as Everton's new assistant manager.^[1]
• 10 - The Guardian report on two further mortgages taken out by Everton against future bSkyb television revenue.^[2]
• 18 - Everton shareholders deliver a petition to the club demanding an Extraordinary General Meeting having achieved over 20% of the support necessary to call such a meeting.^[3]
• 25 - Club captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year contract to keep him at the club until 2012.^[4]
• 27 - Sporting CP reject Everton's £11.8 million bid for midfielder João Moutinho.^[5]
• 29 - Everton CEO Keith Wyness resigns. No official reason is stated at the time, except that it is not in connection with Everton's planned new stadium in Kirkby.^{[6] [7]}

August:

• 16 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to make a competitive appearance when he comes on against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 191 days.
• 23 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to be selected for a competitive match, when he starts against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 198 days.
• 28 - Everton are drawn with Standard Liège in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with the first game being at Goodison Park.
• 29 - Everton are drawn away to Blackburn in the third round of the League Cup
• 31 - Everton break its transfer record after acquiring Marouane Fellaini for £15 million, £3.75 million more than Yakubu was purchased for from Middlesbrough FC in 2007.^[8] This was the club's fifth signing of August, following Lars Jacobsen, Louis Saha, Segundo Castillo and Carlo Nash.

Final league table

See main article: 2008–09 Premier League.

Squad details

Players information

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Fee
1	Carlo Nash		Bolton	13 September 1973	-	-	-	-	Wigan Athletic	1 September 2008	Undisclosed
2	Tony Hibbert		Huyton	20 February 1981	164	-	-	-	N/A	1 August 2000	Trainee
3	Leighton Baines		Kirkby	11 December 1984	24	-	-	-	Wigan Athletic	7 August 2007	£6,000,000
4	Joseph Yobo		Port Harcourt	6 September 1980	178	6	59	4	Marseille	22 May 2003	£3,500,000
5	Joleon Lescott		Birmingham	16 August 1982	78	12	5	-	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14 June 2006	£5,000,000
6	Phil Jagielka		Manchester	7 August 1982	36	1	1	-	Sheffield United	4 July 2007	£4,000,000
7	Andy van der Meyde		Arnhem	30 September 1979	18	-	18	1	Inter Milan	31 August 2005	£2,000,000
8	Segundo Castillo		San Lorenzo	15 May 1982	-	-	33	2	Red Star Belgrade	28 August 2008	Loan
9	Louis Saha		Paris	8 August 1978	-	-	18	4	Manchester United	1 September 2008	Undisclosed
10	Mikel Arteta		San Sebastián	26 March 1982	106	13	7	1	Real Sociedad	1 July 2005	£2,500,000
12	Iain Turner		Stirling	26 January 1984	4	-	-	-	Stirling Albion	1 July 2003	£50,000
14	James Vaughan		Birmingham	14 July 1988	26	6	-	-	N/A	1 July 2004	Trainee
15	Lars Jacobsen		Odense	20 September 1979	-	-	16	-	1. FC Nürnberg	26 August 2008	Free
17	Tim Cahill		Sydney	6 December 1979	101	29	28	13	Millwall	23 July 2004	£1,500,000
18	Phil Neville		Bury	21 January 1977	108	3	59	-	Manchester United	4 August 2005	£3,500,000
19	Nuno Valente		Lisbon	12 September 1974	45	-	33	1	Porto	30 August 2005	£1,500,000
20	Steven Pienaar		Johannesburg	17 March 1982	35	2	34	2	Borussia Dortmund	24 April 2007	£2,000,000
21	Leon Osman		Wigan	17 May 1981	134	18	-	-	N/A	1 August 2000	Trainee
22	Yakubu		Benin City	22 November 1982	39	22	41	17	Middlesbrough	29 August 2007	£11,250,000
24	Tim Howard		North Brunswick	6 March 1979	74	-	30	-	Manchester United	14 February 2007	£3,000,000
25	Marouane Fellaini		Etterbeek	22 November 1987	-	-	10	1	Standard Liège	1 September 2008	£15,000,000
26	Jack Rodwell		Southport	11 March 1991	5	-	-	-	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
27	Lukas Jutkiewicz			28 March 1989	-	-	-	-	Swindon Town	1 July 2007	£400,000
28	Victor Anichebe		Lagos	23 April 1988	44	11	4	1	N/A	1 July 2005	Trainee
30	John Ruddy		St. Ives	24 October 1986	1	-	-	-	Cambridge United	20 May 2005	£250,000
32	Dan Gosling		Brixham	2 February 1990	-	-	-	-	Plymouth Argyle	15 January 2008	£2,000,000
34	John Irving		Liverpool	17 September 1989	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
35	Kieran Agard		London	10 October 1989	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
36	John Paul Kissock		Liverpool	2 December 1989	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 July 2007	Trainee
37	Jose Baxter		Bootle	7 February 1992	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee
38	James Wallace		Liverpool	19 December 1991	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 August 2008	Trainee

Player awards

• Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
• Players' Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
• Young Player of the Season - Marouane Fellaini
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - Kieran Agard
• Academy Player of the Season - James McCarten
• Goal of the Season - Dan Gosling vs. Liverpool

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Matches

Premier League

See main article: 2008–09 Premier League.

UEFA Cup

See main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2008–09 FA Cup.

Season statistics

Starts and goals

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Goalscorers

Name	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
	8	0	1	0	9
	8	0	1	0	9
	6	0	2	0	8
	6	0	1	0	7
	6	0	1	0	7
	5	0	0	0	5
Yakubu	4	0	0	1	5
	4	0	1	0	5
	3	0	0	0	3
	2	0	1	0	3
	1	0	0	0	1
	1	0	0	0	1
	0	0	0	1	1
	0	0	0	1	1
	1	0	0	0	1
	1	0	0	0	1

Yellow cards

Name	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
	10	0	0	0	10
	1	0	0	0	1
Yakubu	1	0	0	0	1
	1	0	0	0	1
	1	0	0	0	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
		26 August 2008	Free^[10]
		1 September 2008	Undisclosed^[11]
		1 September 2008	Undisclosed^[12]
		1 September 2008	£15,000,000^[13]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
	Released	1 May 2008	Free
		14 May 2008	Free^[14]
		3 June 2008	Free^[15]
		25 June 2008	Free^[16]
		28 June 2008	Free^[17]
		2 July 2008	Free^[18]
		1 August 2008	Free^[19]
		7 August 2008	£10,500,000^[20]

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
		28 August 2008	30 May 2009^[21]
		31 January 2009	1 June 2009

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till

External links

• Official Site: 2007/2008 Fixtures & Results
• BBC Sport - Club Stats
• Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 4 October 2008 . 19 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919200223/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/round-signs.html . dead .
2. News: Everton mortgage future but still plan to move . The Guardian . London . Matt . Scott . 10 July 2008 . 2 May 2010.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 4 October 2008 . 19 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919202753/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/egm-petition-received.html . dead .
4. News: Neville extends Everton contract . BBC News . 25 July 2008 . 2 May 2010.
5. Web site: Premier League: Sporting statement on Moutinho - Setanta Sports . 4 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827111517/http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/27/Premier-League-Sporting-statement-on-Moutinho/ . 27 August 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
6. News: Everton chief executive resigns . BBC News . 30 July 2008 . 2 May 2010.
7. Web site: Archived copy . 4 October 2008 . 19 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919191828/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/29701/club-statement.html . dead .
8. Web site: Blues Sign Yakubu Everton Football Club. www.evertonfc.com. en. 2017-12-26. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234739/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2007/08/29/blues-sign-yakubu. dead.
9. Web site: Awards Winners Everton Football Club. www.evertonfc.com. en. 2018-01-09. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160114225118/https://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/awards-winners. dead.
10. News: Everton confirm Jacobsen switch. BBC Sport. 2008-08-26.
11. News: Saha completes Everton switch. SkySports. 2008-09-01.
12. News: Everton snap up Nash. SkySports. 2008-09-01.
13. News: Fellaini ends Moyes' frustration. SkySports. 2008-09-01.
14. News: Twente try out Toffee. SkySports. 2008-05-14.
15. News: Carsley passes Birmingham medical. BBC Sport. 2008-06-03.
16. News: Wessels set for Osnabruck. The World Game. 2008-06-22.
17. News: Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy. BBC Sport. 2008-06-28.
18. News: Two more sign for Leyton Orient. BBC Sport. 2008-07-01.
19. News: Downes deal for Yeovil. SkySports. 2008-08-01.
20. News: Fulham sign Johnson from Everton. BBC Sport. 2008-08-07.
21. News: Everton complete Castillo signing. BBC Sport. 2008-08-28.