2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season explained

Club:	Blackpool F.C.
Season:	2008–09
Owner:	Owen Oyston
Chairman:	Karl Oyston
Manager:	Simon Grayson (until 23 December 2008) Tony Parkes (from 23 December 2008)
Stadium:	Bloomfield Road
League:	Championship
League Result:	16th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	DJ Campbell (9)
Season Topscorer:	DJ Campbell (9)
Highest Attendance:	9,643 vs Preston North End, Championship, 16 November 2008
Lowest Attendance:	6,648 vs Charlton Athletic, Championship, 6 December 2008
Average Attendance:	7,843
Largest Win:	2–0 vs 3 teams
Largest Loss:	1–4 vs Derby County, Championship, 18 February 2009 0–3 vs Queens Park Rangers, Championship, 27 January 2009
Prevseason:	2007–08
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.

D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.^[1]

Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

Left club during season

Season proper

Football League Championship

See main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship.

Results

In detail

FA Cup

See main article: 2008–09 FA Cup.

Football League Cup

See main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup.

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Paul Rachubka	42	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	1	1
2	MF	Danny Coid	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
3	DF	Stephen Crainey	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	3	0
4	MF	Keith Southern	35	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	3	4	1
5	DF	Marlon Broomes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	Ian Evatt	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	1	6	1
7	MF	Adam Hammill	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	1	4	0
7	MF	Roy O'Donovan	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	5	0
8	FW	Stephen McPhee	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
9	FW	DJ Campbell	20	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	9	1	0
10	MF	Stuart Green	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
11	MF	David Vaughan	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	0	3	0
12	FW	Gary Taylor-Fletcher	38	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	39	5	6	0
13	GK	Mark Halstead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	David Fox	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	3	0
15	DF	Alex Baptiste	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	3	0
16	MF	Claus Jørgensen	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	1	1
17	MF	Jermaine Wright	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
18	MF	Joe Martin	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0	1	0
19	FW	Steve Kabba	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	1	0
19	FW	Krisztián Németh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	Wade Small	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0
20	FW	Nick Blackman	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
20	MF	Mo Camara	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	4	0
20	MF	Kyel Reid	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0
21	GK	Matt Gilks	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
22	MF	Graeme Owens	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
22	DF	Zesh Rehman	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
23	FW	Daniel Nardiello	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	Rob Edwards	36	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	2	4	0
25	DF	Shaun Barker	43	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	8	0
26	MF	Charlie Adam	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2	5	1
26	MF	Sone Aluko	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	Alan Gow	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	2	0
27	FW	Ben Burgess	29	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	6	1	0
28	MF	Alan Mahon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
28	MF	Paul Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
28	MF	Michael D'Agostino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Matty Kay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	Danny Mitchley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
33	FW	Dominic Merella	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	FW	Brett Ormerod	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2	3	0
34	MF	Lee Hendrie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	1
34	MF	Francesco Carratta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Liam Dickinson	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	1	0
35	FW	Lee Hughes	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
36	GK	Graham Stack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Ian Harte	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
37	MF	Simon Walton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Discipline totals													77	6

• Players used: 44
• Goals scored: 46

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2008						^[3]
1 July 2008					Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2008				Free agency	—	^[5]
2 July 2008					Undisclosed	^[6]
11 July 2008				Free agency	—	^[7]
30 July 2008						^[8]
4 August 2008					£200,000	^[9]
6 August 2008					Undisclosed	^[10]
30 January 2009				Free agency	—	^[11]
2 February 2009				Free agency	—	^[12]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Until	Ref.
11 July 2008					31 December 2009	^[13]
19 July 2008					30 December 2008	^[14]
31 July 2008					31 December 2008	^[15]
5 August 2008					30 August 2008	^[16]
8 August 2008					1 September 2008	^[17]
1 September 2008					31 December 2008	^[18]
16 November 2008					31 December 2008	^[19]
27 November 2008					30 December 2008	^[20]
27 November 2008					30 December 2008	^[21]
27 November 2008					31 December 2008	^[22]
8 January 2009					31 May 2009	^[23]
9 January 2009					31 May 2009	^[24]
26 January 2009					26 February 2009	^[25]
29 January 2009					28 February 2009	^[26]
2 February 2009					31 May 2009	^[27]
3 March 2009					3 April 2009	^[28]
13 March 2009					13 April 2009	^[29]
17 March 2009					31 May 2009	^[30]
26 March 2009					31 May 2009	^[31]
26 March 2009					31 May 2009	^[32]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2008			Marcus Bean	Free agency	—
7 May 2008			Kyle Clancy	Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—	^[33]
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008			Matt Lawlor	Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
7 May 2008				Free agency	—
26 June 2008						^[34]
28 July 2008					£250,000 + Daniel Nardiello + Zesh Rehman (loan)	^[35]
9 August 2008					—	^[36]
16 December 2008				Free agency	—	^[37]
1 January 2009				Free agency	—	^[38]
2 February 2009				Free agency	—	^[39]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Until	Ref.
17 October 2008					30 December 2008	^[40]
14 November 2008					31 May 2009	^[41]
21 November 2008					21 December 2008	^[42]
26 January 2009					6 March 2009	^[43]
29 January 2009					31 May 2009	^[44]
13 March 2009					2 May 2009
27 March 2009					31 May 2009	^[45]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blackpool F.C. player statistics at Soccerbase. 11 May 2009. 13 September 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050913185524/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=317. dead.
2. Web site: FootballSquads - Blackpool - 2008/09. www.footballsquads.co.uk.
3. News: Canaries swap Gilks for Hoolahan . 18 September 2020 . . 26 June 2008.
4. News: Blackpool complete Baptiste deal. 18 September 2020 . . 1 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919084251/http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1359788,00.html. 19 September 2008.
5. News: Blackpool snap up Potter Broomes. 18 September 2020 . . 5 June 2008.
6. News: Joe Martin signs . 18 September 2020 . 3 July 2008.
7. News: Blackpool sign Wright and Kabba . 18 September 2020 . . 11 July 2008.
8. News: Blackpool seal deals for QPR pair . 18 September 2020 . . 1 August 2008.
9. News: Blackpool sign Welsh ace Vaughan . 18 September 2020 . . 4 August 2008.
10. News: Edwards Arrives! . 18 September 2020 . . 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919084251/http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1359788,00.html. 19 September 2008.
11. News: Ormerod returns eight years on. 18 September 2020 . . 30 January 2009.
12. News: Blackpool Sign Antwerp Midfielder. 18 September 2020 . . 2 February 2009.
13. Web site: Watford sweep for defender Hoyte . . 19 September 2020.
14. Web site: Blackpool clinch Hammill on loan . . 19 September 2020.
15. Web site: Blackpool seal deals for QPR pair . . 19 September 2020.
16. Web site: Blackpool clinch Camara loan deal. . 19 September 2020.
17. Web site: Aluko joins Blackpool . . 19 September 2020.
18. Web site: Gow Arrives! . . 19 September 2020 . https://archive.today/20081121104654/http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1382120,00.html . 21 November 2008 . dead.
19. Web site: Hendrie in loan switch . Sheffield United F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222010824/http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1456144,00.html . 19 September 2020. 22 December 2008 .
20. Web site: Blackpool make two loan signings . Blackpool F.C.. 19 September 2020.
21. Web site: Reid ready to shine . West Ham United F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214161645/http://www.whufc.com/page/PlayerProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C12562~30141%2C00.html . 19 September 2020. 14 December 2007 .
22. News: Keeper Stack can leave - Sturrock . 7 January 2009 . . 19 September 2020.
23. News: Blackpool sign Campbell and Owens . 8 January 2009 . . 19 September 2020.
24. Web site: O'Donovan joins Blackpool . Sunderland A.F.C.. 19 September 2020.
25. Web site: Seasiders make move for Németh . Blackpool F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503100352/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1533215%2C00.html . 19 September 2020. 3 May 2012 .
26. Web site: Marshall loaned to Blackpool . . 19 September 2020 .
27. News: Adam moves to Blackpool on loan . 2 February 2009 . BBC. 19 September 2020.
28. Web site: New face in Blackpool squad . Blackpool F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20090306110105/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1577372,00.html . 19 September 2020. 6 March 2009 .
29. Web site: Small Joins Seasiders . . 19 September 2020 . 17 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095421/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1589150,00.html . dead .
30. Web site: Mahon puts pen to paper . Blackpool F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20090321182804/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1593240%2C00.html . 19 September 2020. 21 March 2009 .
31. News: Blackpool seal Hughes loan move . 26 March 2009 . BBC. 19 September 2020.
32. Web site: Walton makes Blackpool move . Sky Sports. 19 September 2020.
33. Web site: Retained List Latest. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090113/http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1307664%2C00.html. 18 September 2020. 25 July 2008.
34. Web site: Hoolahan joins the Canaries. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928003938/http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1322187%2C00.html. 18 September 2020. 28 September 2008.
35. News: Blackpool seals deal for QPR pair. August 2008. . 18 September 2020.
36. Web site: Blackpool seals deal for QPR pair. Bury F.C.. 18 September 2020.
37. Web site: 'Daggers' Departs Bloomfield Road. Blackpool F.C.. 18 September 2020.
38. Web site: Brett's Back . https://archive.today/20120426173938/http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1539054,00.html . dead . 26 April 2012 . . 19 September 2020 .
39. News: Blackpool sign Antwerp midfielder . 2 February 2009 . . 19 September 2020.
40. News: Kay signs loan deal at Fleetwood . 19 September 2020 . . 17 October 2008.
41. News: Transfer Latest . 19 September 2020 . . 14 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314043600/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1453923,00.html . 14 March 2012 .
42. News: Gilks solves Shrews keeper crisis . 19 September 2020 . . 21 November 2008.
43. News: Crewe swoop for defender Broomes . 19 September 2020 . . 26 January 2009.
44. News: From One Pool To Another . 19 September 2020 . . 29 January 2009 .
45. News: Young striker heads out on loan. 19 September 2020 . . 27 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090331162525/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~1604513%2C00.html . 31 March 2009 .