2008–09 Notts County F.C. season

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

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

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[a]
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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: [1]

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

Statistics

As of end of season

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Russell Hoult 21 0 16 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Jason Beardsley* 14 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Phil Picken 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Mayo* 16 2 10+2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Mike Edwards 49 2 42+1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Adam Tann 17 0 9+5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
6 DF Jamaica JAM Michael Johnson 30 2 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Matthew Hamshaw 46 3 39+2 3 2 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Neil MacKenzie* 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW England ENG Jamie Forrester 32 8 27+3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Jay Smith* 18 1 6+7 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Myles Weston 50 4 44 3 3 0 2 1 1 0
12 GK England ENG Kevin Pilkington 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Sean Canham 29 4 7+16 3 3 1 2 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan 19 1 13+5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Ben Fairclough 11 0 2+6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
17 DF England ENG Jamie Clapham 43 2 40 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Stephen Hunt 13 0 8+3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Nathaniel Wedderburn* 11 0 3+6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Ireland EIR John Thompson 38 2 35 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG Spencer Weir-Daley* 14 0 0+10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
22 FW Grenada GRN Delroy Facey 51 9 44+1 9 3 0 2 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Richard Butcher 39 10 29+5 8 2 1 2 0 1 1
24 DF England ENG Mitchell Hanson* 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24   England ENG Matt Richards 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Adam Nowland 21 0 16+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Lewis Neal* 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England ENG Josh Lillis* 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Jonathan Forte* 18 8 15+3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • *Indicates player left during the season

Disciplinary record

Number Pos Player Yellow card Red card
20 DF John Thompson 11 0
06 DF Michael Johnson 9 0
09 FW Jamie Forrester 0 1
07 MF Matthew Hamshaw 4 0
10 FW Jay Smith 4 0
02 DF Phil Picken 4 0
04 DF Mike Edwards 3 0
11 MF Myles Weston 3 0
14 FW Sean Canham 2 0
17 DF Jamie Clapham 2 0
24 DF Mitchell Hanson 2 0
03 DF Paul Mayo 2 0
25 MF Adam Nowland 2 0
02 DF Jason Beardsley 1 0
23 MF Richard Butcher 1 0
22 FW Delroy Facey 1 0
10 FW Jonathan Forte 1 0
18 DF Stephen Hunt 1 0
26 MF Lewis Neal 1 0
12 GK Kevin Pilkington 1 0
05 DF Adam Tann 1 0
19 MF Nathaniel Wedderburn 1 0

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

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2008 Bradford City A 1–2 14,038 Butcher
16 August 2008 Darlington H 0–0 4,352
23 August 2008 Luton Town A 1–1 6,058 Forrester
30 August 2008 Shrewsbury Town H 2–2 4,697 Edwards, Butcher
6 September 2008 A.F.C. Bournemouth H 1–1 4,362 Forrester
13 September 2008 Accrington Stanley A 1–1 1,404 Canham
20 September 2008 Exeter City A 2–2 4,341 Johnson, Canham
27 September 2008 Aldershot Town H 2–1 6,033 Johnson, Butcher
4 October 2008 Port Vale A 2–1 6,247 Forrester, Weston
13 October 2008 Brentford H 1–1 6,012 Forrester
18 October 2008 Macclesfield Town H 1–1 4,600 Facey
21 October 2008 Gillingham A 2–2 4,396 Butcher, Facey
25 October 2008 Chesterfield A 1–3 4,134 Facey
28 October 2008 Rochdale H 1–2 3,610 Forrester
1 November 2008 Bury H 0–1 4,391
15 November 2008 Barnet A 4–0 1,934 Butcher, Forte (3)
22 November 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge A 1–6 1,743 Forte
25 November 2008 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–2 2,964
6 December 2008 Morecambe H 1–0 3,671 Canham
13 December 2008 Chester City A 0–2 1,767
20 December 2008 Lincoln City H 0–1 4,568
26 December 2008 Grimsby Town A 1–0 5,432 Facey
28 December 2008 Rotherham United H 0–3 6,686
10 January 2009 Exeter City H 2–1 3,832 Facey, Strachan
17 January 2009 Brentford A 1–1 5,465 Facey
20 January 2009 Aldershot Town A 2–2 2,491 Clapham, Hamshaw
24 January 2009 Port Vale H 4–2 4,447 Weston, Forrester (3)
27 January 2009 Rochdale A 0–3 2,289
31 January 2009 Chesterfield H 0–1 4,953
14 February 2009 Barnet H 2–0 3,830 Hamshaw, Clapham
17 February 2009 Macclesfield Town A 1–1 1,370 Hamshaw
21 February 2009 Bury A 0–2 2,810
28 February 2009 Bradford City H 3–1 5,138 Forte (2), Facey
3 March 2009 Darlington A 0–1 2,450
7 March 2009 Shrewsbury Town A 2–3 5,192 Butcher, Forte
10 March 2009 Luton Town H 0–2 2,886
14 March 2009 Accrington Stanley H 1–1 3,701 Facey
17 March 2009 Gillingham H 0–1 3,189
21 March 2009 A.F.C. Bournemouth A 1–0 5,510 Weston
28 March 2009 Lincoln City A 1–1 4,027 Facey
4 April 2009 Chester City H 1–2 4,025 Edwards
11 April 2009 Rotherham United A 1–2 2,945 Forte
13 April 2009 Grimsby Town H 0–2 5,890
18 April 2009 Morecambe A 0–1 2,161
25 April 2009 Dagenham & Redbridge H 0–3 4,419
2 May 2009 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 9,625 Thompson

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 November 2008 One Sutton United A 1–0 4,391 Butcher
30 November 2008 Two Kettering Town H 1–1 4,451 Canham
10 December 2008 Two (replay) Kettering Town A 1–2 3,019 Smith

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2008 One Doncaster Rovers H 1–0 3,272 Weston
26 August 2008 Two Wigan Athletic A 0–4 4,100

Football League Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 September 2008 One Scunthorpe United A 1–2 1,755 Butcher

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

References

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