2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season explained

Club:Manchester City
Season:2008–09
Manager:Mark Hughes
Owner:Abu Dhabi United Group
Chairman:Thaksin Shinawatra until the sale of club on 1 September 2008
Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stdtitle:Stadium
Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:10th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
Cup3:UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Robinho (14)
Season Topscorer:
Robinho (15)
Highest Attendance:47,331 vs Chelsea
13 September 2008
Lowest Attendance:7,334 vs EB Streymur
31 July 2008
Average Attendance:42,900 approx.
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Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.

Changes in ownership

The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]

The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]

Kits

Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook

Kit information

For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] A striking new "blaze orange"/navy third kit completed the collection of kits, while the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's two-tone green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the goalkeepers. The main goalkeeper strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst the second mint-green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

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from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 Shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:17 from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:22 from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2005 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2006 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008 shift:(0,-4) text:9

from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 color:fdm shift:(1,15) text: "First Div." from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1995 color:plm shift:(25,15) text: "Premier League" from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 color:plr shift:(0,0) from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 color:d1m shift:(20,15) text: "Division 1" from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 color:d1r shift:(0,0) from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 color:d2p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 2" from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1" from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 color:plr shift:(0,15) text: "PL" from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1" from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2008 color:plm shift:(0,15) text: "Premier League"

Friendly games

Pre-season

Thomas Cook Trophy

Competitive games

Premier League

See main article: 2008–09 Premier League.

Points breakdown

Points at home: 39
Points away from home: 11
Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 10

6 points: Sunderland

4 points: Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, Newcastle United

3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Middlesbrough,

Portsmouth, Stoke City, West Brom., West Ham United, Wigan Athletic

1 point: Fulham, Liverpool

0 points: Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home win: 6–0 vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008 & vs. Fulham, 12 April 2009
Biggest away win: 0–3 vs. Sunderland, 31 August 2008
Biggest away defeats: 4–2 vs. Aston Villa, 17 August 2008
2–0 vs. Middlesbrough, 29 October 2008 & vs. Bolton Wanderers, 2 November 2008
& vs. Portsmouth, 14 February 2009 & vs. Arsenal, 4 April 2009
& vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Biggest home attendance: 47,331 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008
Smallest home attendance: 36,635 vs. West Ham United, 24 August 2008
Biggest away attendance: 75,464 vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Smallest away attendance: 18,214 vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 September 2008

Individual match reports

UEFA Cup

Qualifying phase

Second qualifying round

Group phase

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Manchester City421165+17
Twente420258−36
Paris Saint-Germain412175+25
Racing Santander412165+15
Schalke 04411256−14
Group A resultsMCPSGRdSS04FCT
Manchester City–0–0––3–2
Paris Saint-Germain––2–2–4–0
Racing Santander3–1––1–1–
Schalke 040–23–1–––
FC Twente––1–02–1–

Final phase

Quarter-final

League Cup

Second round

FA Cup

Third round

Playing statistics

Starting XI

Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns

No.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueUEFA CupFA CupLeague CupTOTALS
All Competitions
Apps.Apps.Apps.Apps.Apps.
1GK Joe Hart23(0) 9(0) 1(0) 33(0)
2DF Micah Richards34(1) 1 2 15(0) 3 1(0) 50(1) 1 5
3DF Michael Ball8(0) 4(1)1(0) 1(0) 14(1)
4DF Nedum Onuoha23(3) 1 1 7(0) 1 30(3) 2 1
SoldDF Vedran Ćorluka3(0) 1 3(0) 1 6(0) 1 1
5DF Pablo Zabaleta29(3) 1 3 -/1 11(0) 2 1(0) 1(0) 42(3) 1 5 -/1
6MF Michael Johnson3(0) 4(0) 1 1(0) 8(0) 1
7MF Stephen Ireland35(1) 9 8 14(1) 3 1 1(0) 1 50(2) 13 9
8MF Shaun Wright-Phillips27(0) 5 3 9(0) 3 1 1(0) 37(0) 8 4
9FW Valeri Bojinov8(6) 1 1 1(1)9(7) 1 1
10FW Robinho31(1) 14 3 10(0) 1 1 41(1) 15 4
11MF Elano28(7) 6 3 12(3) 2 3 1(0) 1(1) 42 (11) 8 6
12FW Darius Vassell8(2) 1 6(0) 1 1(1) 15(3) 1 1
14FW Jô9(3) 1 7(1) 2 1(1)1(0) 18(5) 3
15DF Javier Garrido13(2) 1 1 8(2) 1 21(4) 1 2
16GK Kasper Schmeichel1(1) 1(0) 1(0) 3(1)
17MF Martin Petrov9(5) 5(1) 2 14(6) 2
18DF Danny Mills
19MF Gelson Fernandes17 (14) 1 3 1/- 8(4) 1 1(0) 1(0) 1 27 (18) 2 4 1/-
20FW Felipe Caicedo17(7) 5 2 6(3) 3 1(0) 1(1) 25 (11) 8 2
21MF Dietmar Hamann9(4) 8(5) 1 1 1(1) 18 (10) 1 1
22DF Richard Dunne (c)31(0) 1 4 -/2 14(0) 1 1/-1(0) 1(0) 47(0) 1 6 1/2
24FW Ched Evans16 (13) 1 1 8(6) 1(1) 25 (20) 1 1
25DF Wayne Bridge16(0) 6(0) 22(0)
26DF Tal Ben Haim9(1) 2 5(0) 3 1(0) 15(1) 5
27FW Benjani8(1) 1 4(3) 2 12(4) 3
28FW Daniel Sturridge16(13) 4 8(3) 1(0) 1(0) 26 (16) 4
29MF Kelvin Etuhu4(2) 3(3) 7(5)
30DF Shaleum Logan1(0) 1(0)
33MF Vincent Kompany34(0) 1 8 9(1) 3 1(0) 1(0) 45(1) 1 11
34MF Nigel de Jong16(0) 3 16(0) 3
36DF Gláuber1(1) 1(1)
37GK Shay Given15(0) 6(0) 1 21(0) 1
39FW Craig Bellamy8(1) 3 1 3(0) 2 2 11(1) 5 3
40MF Vladimír Weiss1(1) 1(1)
TOTALS58 50 1/323 26 1/-283 77 2/3
Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Goal scorers

All competitions

ScorerGoals
Robinho15
Stephen Ireland13
Felipe Caicedo8
Elano
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Craig Bellamy5
Daniel Sturridge4
Benjani3
Jô
Gélson Fernandes2
Nedum Onuoha
Martin Petrov
Valeri Bojinov1
Vedran Ćorluka
Richard Dunne
Ched Evans
Javier Garrido
Dietmar Hamann
Vincent Kompany
Micah Richards
Darius Vassell
Pablo Zabaleta

Premier League

ScorerGoals
Robinho14
Stephen Ireland9
Elano6
Felipe Caicedo5
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Daniel Sturridge4
Craig Bellamy3
Benjani1
Valeri Bojinov
Vedran Ćorluka
Richard Dunne
Ched Evans
Gélson Fernandes
Javier Garrido
Jô
Vincent Kompany
Nedum Onuoha
Micah Richards
Pablo Zabaleta

UEFA Cup

ScorerGoals
Felipe Caicedo3
Stephen Ireland
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Craig Bellamy2
Benjani
Elano
Jô
Martin Petrov
Dietmar Hamann1
Nedum Onuoha
Robinho
Darius Vassell
ScorerGoals
Gélson Fernandes1
Stephen Ireland
Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Awards

Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards

Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

MonthFirst TeamReserve TeamAcademy
August[4] Stephen Ireland Adam Clayton Andrew Tutte
September[5] Shaun Wright-Phillips Clayton McDonald Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October Robinho Clayton McDonald Dedryck Boyata
November[6] Stephen Ireland Donal McDermott Andrew Tutte
December Vincent Kompany Paul Marshallnot announced
January[7] Pablo Zabaleta Ryan McGivern
February Craig Bellamy David Ball
March[8] [9] Nedum Onuoha Ben Mee Dedryck Boyata
April Elano Vladimír Weiss Greg Cunningham
May Nedum Onuoha Vladimír Weiss

Official Supporters Club awards

PlayerSeason 2008–09 awards[10]
Stephen IrelandPlayer of the Year
Daniel SturridgeYoung Player of the Year

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First team

DatePos.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee
2 July 2008FW Jô CSKA Moscow£18M[11] [12]
30 July 2008DF Tal Ben Haim Chelsea£5M[13] [14]
21 August 2008DF Vincent Kompany Hamburger SV£6M[15] [16]
28 August 2008MF Shaun Wright-Phillips Chelsea£8.5M[17] [18] [19]
31 August 2008DF Pablo Zabaleta Espanyol£6.45M[20] [21]
31 August 2008DF Gláuber 1. FC NürnbergUndisc.[22]
1 September 2008FW Robinho Real Madrid£32.5M[23] [24]
3 January 2009DF Wayne Bridge Chelsea£10M[25] [26]
19 January 2009FW Craig Bellamy West Ham United£14M[27] [28]
21 January 2009MF Nigel de Jong Hamburger SV£16M[29] [30]
1 February 2009GK Shay Given Newcastle United£5.9M[31] [32] [33]

Reserves & Academy

Notes and References

  1. News: Arabian might at Eastlands. 2 September 2008. 16 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Simon. Austin.
  2. News: City beat Chelsea to sign £32.5m Robinho. 2 September 2008. 16 November 2010. guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. London. Daniel. Taylor.
  3. News: New season home and away strips unveiled. 27 June 2008. 7 November 2010. epltalk.com. 18 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100818135813/http://www.epltalk.com/new-0809-manchester-city-home-away-shirts-unveiled/2512. dead.
  4. Web site: Stephen Ireland is player of the month. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 26 September 2008. 2 November 2010. 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729062719/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2008/September/Ireland-is-player-of-the-month. dead.
  5. Web site: SWP & Robinho win player of month. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 12 November 2008. 2 November 2010. 30 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130171823/http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2008/November/SWP-and-Robi-win-Player-of-the-Month. dead.
  6. Web site: Prize winners pleased with Thomas Cook awards. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 13 January 2009. 2 November 2010. 3 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003085737/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Prize-winners-pleased-with-Thomas-Cook-awards. dead.
  7. Web site: Awards time for Craig and Pablo . mcfc.co.uk . (Manchester City Football Club) . 9 March 2009 . 2 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729062924/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/March/Awards-time-for-Craig-and-Pablo . 29 July 2012 .
  8. Web site: Brazil ace collects April Thomas Cook . mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 18 May 2009. 2 November 2010. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100418165630/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/May/Brazil-ace-collects-April-Thomas-Cook-acolade. dead.
  9. Web site: Onuoha lands player of month award. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 April 2009. 2 November 2010. 15 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100115181906/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/April/Onuoha-lands-player-of-month-award. dead.
  10. Web site: Stevie shows the way to go. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 22 May 2009. 21 November 2010. 13 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100113004223/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/May/Stevie-shows-the-way-to-go. dead.
  11. News: Man City complete record Jo deal. 3 July 2008. 3 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  12. Web site: Jo signs for City. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2 July 2008. 21 November 2010. 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092350/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Jo-signs. dead.
  13. News: Tal Ben Haim signs for Manchester City. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/tal-ben-haim-signs-for-manchester-city-881046.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. 30 July 2008. 30 July 2008. independent.co.uk. The Independent. London.
  14. Web site: Tal Ben Haim joins from Chelsea. 30 July 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729063929/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Tal-Ben-Haim-joins-from-Chelsea. dead.
  15. News: Man City complete Kompany switch. 22 August 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  16. Web site: City sign Vincent Kompany from Hamburg. 22 August 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club) . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111211610/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/City-sign-Kompany-from-Hamburg. 11 November 2010 . live.
  17. News: Shaun Wright-Phillips returns to City in £8.5m deal. 29 August 2008. 24 January 2011. timesonline.co.uk. Times Newspapers Ltd.. London. James. Ducker.
  18. News: Man City re-sign Wright-Phillips. 28 August 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  19. Web site: Exclusive: Wright-Phillips returns home. 28 August 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729063442/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/Wright-Phillips-returns-home. dead.
  20. News: Man City complete double signing. 31 August 2008. 3 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  21. Web site: Zabaleta signs for City. 31 August 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 10 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130910061034/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/Zabaleta-signs-for-City. dead.
  22. Web site: City sign Glauber Berti. 31 August 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729063603/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/City-sign-Glauber-Berti. dead.
  23. News: Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho . 1 September 2008. 3 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  24. Web site: Robinho joins City. 1 September 2008. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100930095333/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/September/Robinho-joins-City. 30 September 2010 . live.
  25. News: Bridge seals transfer to Man City. 3 January 2009. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  26. Web site: Wayne Bridge signs for Manchester City. 3 January 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729063652/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Wayne-Bridge-signs-for-Manchester-City. dead.
  27. News: Man City complete Bellamy signing. 19 January 2009. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  28. Web site: Craig relishing the City challenge. 19 January 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729063730/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/January/Craig-relishing-the-City-challenge. dead.
  29. News: Man City complete De Jong signing. 21 January 2009. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. https://web.archive.org/web/20101023051750/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7834076.stm. 23 October 2010 . live.
  30. Web site: Nigel de Jong joins City from Hamburg. 21 January 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 5 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110505035817/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Nigel-de-Jong-joins-City-from-Hamburg. dead.
  31. News: Given completes Man City transfer. 1 February 2009. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  32. Web site: Shay Given completes transfer to City. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 1 February 2009. 21 November 2010. 30 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130830094834/http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/February/Shay-Given-completes-transfer-to-City. dead.
  33. News: Shay Given disgusted by Newcastle treatment. 6 February 2009. 27 March 2009. timesonline.co.uk. Times Newspapers Ltd.. London. George. Caulkin.
  34. Web site: Manchester City sign Arsenal defender Nicholas. 12 October 2008. 18 October 2008. Young Guns. (younggunsblog.co.uk) . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015053340/http://youngguns.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/manchester-city-sign-arsenal-defender-nicholas/. 15 October 2008 . dead.
  35. Web site: Alex Pla and Jorge Guinovart Cornellà leave for England. 20 October 2008. 5 January 2011. joinfutbol.com. (JoinFutbol). https://web.archive.org/web/20110713115135/http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/alex_pla_y_jorge_guinovart_del_cornella_se_marchan_a_inglaterra_16623.php. 13 July 2011. dead.
  36. Web site: Fifa probe Manchester City signing of Jérémy Hélan from Rennes. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  37. Web site: City sign keeper Gunnar Nielsen. 25 February 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 1 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201072445/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/club-news/2009/february/city-sign-keeper-gunnar-nielsen. dead.
  38. News: PSV sign Man City keeper Isaksson. 2 July 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  39. Web site: Andreas Isaksson departs for PSV Eindhoven. 2 July 2008. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092451/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Isaksson-leaves. dead.
  40. Web site: Club confirms released list . 3 July 2008 . 21 November 2010 . mcfc.co.uk . (Manchester City Football Club) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092501/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Club-confirms-released-list . 6 August 2012 .
  41. News: Sheffield United sign Sun Jihai and Greg Halford. 2 July 2008. 21 November 2010. timesonline.co.uk. Times Newspapers Ltd.. London.
  42. News: Tigers clinch deal for Geovanni. 5 July 2008. 5 July 2008. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  43. News: Samaras completes Celtic switch. 15 July 2008. 15 July 2008. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Simon. Austin.
  44. Web site: Samaras joins Celtic. 15 July 2008. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092514/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Samaras-joins-Celtic. dead.
  45. News: Bernardo Corradi on verge of Manchester City exit. 30 July 2008. 21 November 2010. telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. London.
  46. Web site: Striker Bernardo heads home. 30 July 2008. 30 July 2008. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092535/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Corradi-heads-home. dead.
  47. News: Dickov returns to Leicester City. 8 August 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  48. Web site: Bianchi leaves the club. 23 August 2008. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092546/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/Bianchi-leaves-the-club. 6 August 2012. dead.
  49. Web site: Rolando Bianchi è del Torino . 23 August 2008 . 23 August 2008 . torinofc.it . (Torino Football Club SpA) . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827115144/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/3315/61/ . 27 August 2008 . dead . dmy-all.
  50. News: Tottenham complete signing of Corluka from Manchester City. 1 September 2008. 24 January 2011. guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. London.
  51. News: Spurs sign Corluka from Man City. 1 September 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  52. News: Argyle sign Belgium striker Emile Mpenza. 2 September 2008. 2 September 2008. thisisplymouth.co.uk. The Plymouth Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919234345/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/sport/Argyle-sign-Belgium-striker-Emile-Mpenza/article-302604-detail/article.html. 19 September 2008. dead.
  53. News: Bulls sign young defender Breen. 2 July 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  54. News: Ashley Grimes – Player details – Transfer history. 1 July 2008. 21 November 2010. skysports.com. (sky SPORTS) .
  55. News: Donny land Mills. 31 July 2008. 21 November 2010. skysports.com. sky SPORTS.
  56. Web site: Matt Mills joins Doncaster. 30 July 2008. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092608/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/July/Matt-Mills-joins-Doncaster. dead.
  57. News: City terminate trio's contracts. 16 October 2008. 6 March 2008. bangkokpost.com. The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. .
  58. News: Saunders seals Williamson signing. 2 January 2009. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  59. Web site: Williamson joins Wrexham on permanent deal. 2 January 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 19 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100419150818/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Williamson-joins-Wrexham-on-permanent-deal. dead.
  60. News: Ben Haim secures Sunderland move. 3 February 2009. 3 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  61. Web site: Tal Ben-Haim joins Sunderland on loan. 1 February 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729064102/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/February/Tal-BenHaim-joins-Sunderland-on-loan. dead.
  62. News: Jo completes Everton loan switch. 3 February 2009. 3 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  63. Web site: Jo heads on loan to Everton. 2 February 2009. 3 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729064140/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/February/Jo-heads-on-loan-to-Everton. dead.
  64. Web site: Reserve defender joins Macc on loan. 15 August 2008. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092637/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/EDS-news/2008/August/Macdonald-joins-Macclesfield-on-loan. dead.
  65. Web site: Moore the merrier . 29 August 2008 . millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk . (Millwall Football Club) . 29 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201926/http://world.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1378082,00.html . 4 April 2018 . dead .
  66. News: Vidal agrees loan deal at Grimsby. 1 September 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  67. News: Dons get Irish winger on loan. 11 September 2008. 15 September 2008. miltonkeynes.co.uk. Milton Keynes Citizen . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918012047/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/mkdons/Dons-get-Irish-winger-on.4484229.jp. 18 September 2008 . live.
  68. News: McGivern set for Morecambe loan. 23 October 2008. 23 October 2008. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  69. News: Wrexham recruit two loan signings. 31 October 2008. 1 November 2008. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  70. News: Tsiaklis agrees Wrexham extension. 2 December 2008. 21 November 2010. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .
  71. News: Sam Williamson – Player details – Transfer history. 27 November 2008. 21 November 2010. skysports.com. (sky SPORTS) .
  72. News: Aberdeen sign Javan Vidal on loan from Manchester City . 16 January 2009. 21 November 2010. telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. London. Andrew. Lomax.
  73. Web site: Javan Vidal heads north on loan. 16 January 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 8 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408102417/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Javan-Vidal-heads-north-on-loan. dead.
  74. Web site: Marshall loaned to Blackpool. 29 January 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092706/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Marshall-loaned-to-Blackpool. dead.
  75. Web site: McDonald loaned to Chesterfield. 3 February 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 21 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091221014605/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/February/McDonald-loaned-to-Chesterfield. dead.
  76. Web site: Marshall loaned to Port Vale. 6 March 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club) .
  77. Web site: Gunnar switches sights to Wrexham. 26 March 2009. 21 November 2010. mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 6 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110806184614/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/March/Gunnar-switches-sights-to-Wrexham. dead.
  78. News: Burton sign keeper Martin on loan. 17 April 2008. 24 January 2011. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation .

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