2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

2008–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season
Crystal Palace
2008–09 season
Chairman England Simon Jordan
Manager England Neil Warnock
The Championship 15th
FA Cup Fourth Round
Carling Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
All:
Shefki Kuqi (10)
Highest home attendance 22,824 v Sheffield United (3 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance 12,847 v Birmingham City (24 February 2009)
Average home attendance 15,220
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's 4th consecutive season in The Championship, after their play-off defeat in the previous campaign.

Contents

Statistics

Last updated on 3 May 2009.
No. Nat Pos Player Total The Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Argentina GK Julián Speroni 48 -55 45 -50 3 -5 0 0
2 England DF Matthew Lawrence 36 0 33 0 2 0 1 0
3 England DF Clint Hill 48 2 43 1 3 1 2 0
4 England MF Shaun Derry 42 0 39 0 2 0 1 0
5 Republic of Ireland DF Paddy McCarthy 29 3 27 3 0 0 2 0
6 Portugal DF José Fonte 42 4 38 4 3 0 1 0
7 Wales MF Carl Fletcher 6 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
8 England FW James Scowcroft 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW Alan Lee 19 3 16 3 3 0 0 0
10 Australia MF Nick Carle 41 4 37 3 2 0 2 1
11 England FW Victor Moses 32 2 27 2 3 0 2 0
12 England GK Darryl Flahavan 3 -7 1 -2 0 0 2 -5
14 Republic of Ireland FW Sean Scannell 27 3 25 2 1 1 1 0
15 England DF Lee Hills 16 0 14 0 1 0 1 0
16 England MF Neil Danns 21 3 18 2 3 1 0 0
17 England FW Simon Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 England FW Calvin Andrew 10 0 7 0 1 0 2 0
19 England MF Tom Soares 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 Scotland FW Craig Beattie 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0
20 England DF Danny Butterfield 30 1 26 1 3 0 1 0
22 Austria DF Johannes Ertl 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
23 Barbados MF Paul Ifill 36 6 31 4 3 2 2 0
24 England MF Ben Watson 19 5 18 5 0 0 1 0
25 Jamaica DF Claude Davis 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
26 Wales MF John Oster 32 4 30 3 1 0 1 1
27 France MF Leandre Griffit 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
28 Portugal FW Rui Fonte 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
32 Finland FW Shefki Kuqi 37 10 35 10 2 0 0 0
33 Republic of Ireland FW Anthony Stokes 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
35 Wales DF Rhoys Wiggins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 England DF Nathaniel Pinney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 England MF Kieron Djilali 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
42 England MF James Comley 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
43 England DF Nathaniel Clyne 29 0 26 0 3 0 0 0
44 England MF Kieron Cadogan 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager England Neil Warnock
Assistant manager England Mick Jones
First team coach England Keith Curle
Goalkeeping coach England Jim Stannard
Chief scout Scotland Allan Gemmill
Fitness coach England Louis Langdown
Reserve team manager England Gary Issott
Academy manager England David Moss
U18 team/Assistant academy manager England Gary Issott
Physiotherapists England Nigel Cox, Paul Timson & Sangi Patel

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Matches

Pre-season

12 July 2008
15:00
 Bromley 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, London
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Steve Bennett
Hockton Goal 32' (Report) Hill Goal 67'
14 July 2008
19:45
 Crawley Town 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
Attendance: 2,536
Pinault Goal 67' (pen.) (Report) Ifill Goal 37'
17 July 2008
19:45
 Aldershot Town 3 – 4 Crystal Palace EBB Stadium, Aldershot
Attendance: 1,436
Grant Goal 23, 66' (pen.)
Morgan Goal 51' (pen.)		 (Report) Freedman Goal 32' (pen.)
Thomas Goal 40'
Dayton Goal 70'
Smith Goal 82' (pen.)
17 July 2008
19:45
 Dartford 0 – 2 Crystal Palace XI Princes Park, Dartford
Attendance: 792
Referee: Ian Cooper
(Report) Dayton Goal 56'
Comley Goal 77'
21 July 2008
19:00
 Tavistock 0 – 4 Crystal Palace Langsford Park, Tavistock
Attendance: 1,500
(Report) Andrew Goal 40, 56'
Watson Goal 52'
Short Goal 54' (o.g.)
23 July 2008
19:50
 Bodmin Town 1 – 4 Crystal Palace Priory Park, Bodmin
O'Hagan Goal 27' (Report) Ertl Goal 46'
Fletcher Goal 62'
Dayton Goal 75, 80'
25 July 2008
19:50
 Truro City 0 – 1 Crystal Palace Treyew Road, Truro
(Report) Thomas Goal 35'
29 July 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Fulham XI Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
(Report)
30 July 2008
19:45
 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 – 2 Crystal Palace XI London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Dagenham
Strevens Goal 38'
Uddin Goal 66'
Benson Goal 73'		 (Report) Alaile Goal 7' (o.g.)
Abnett Goal 60' (pen.)
30 July 2008
19:45
 Afan Lido 4 – 1 Crystal Palace XI Martsons Stadium, Aberavon
Attendance: 250
Jones Goal 25 (pen.), 32'
Wade Goal 80' (pen.)
Williams Goal 86'		 (Report) Adelakun Goal 33'
2 August 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Phil Crossley
Moses Goal 60' (Report) Oakley Goal 34'
2 August 2008
15:00
 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 – 1 Crystal Palace XI Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
(Report) Djilali Goal 56'
5 August 2008
19:00
 Dover Athletic 2 – 3 Crystal Palace XI Crabble Stadium, River
Attendance: 613
Referee: Paul Kelly
Wallis Goal 86'
Moore Goal 89'		 (Report) Thomas Goal 23 (pen.), 65, 68'

Errea South West Challenge Cup

Group phase
23 July 2008
19:00
 Eastleigh 2 – 1 Crystal Palace XI Marshford, Appledore
Taggart Goal (pen.)
Davies Goal		 [ (Report)]
25 July 2008
18:00
 Crystal Palace XI 4 – 2 Bideford Marshford, Appledore
Nnanami Goal 28'
LevinsGoal 65'
Goal 81' (o.g.)
Adelakun Goal 84'		 (Report) Woods Goal 56'
Barker Goal 72'

Crystal Palace finished second in their group with three points and thus qualified for the semifinal stage. However, with the squad heavily depleted through injury, Palace opted to give their semifinal place to third-placed team Torquay United

Football League Championship

9 August 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Watford Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Mike Jones
(Report)
16 August 2008
15:00
 Preston North End 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Keith Woolmer
Nicholson Goal 58'
Chaplow Goal 90+1'		 (Report)
23 August 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Iain Williamson
Scowcroft Yellow cardRed card 47'
Derry Yellow cardRed card 52'		 (Report)
30 August 2008
15:00
 Reading 4 – 2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 20,441
Referee: Clive Penton
Harper Goal 18'
Doyle Goal 68, 68, 89'		 (Report) Carle Goal 37 (pen.)'
Soares Goal 64'
13 September 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
Watson Goal 28'
Carle Goal 66'		 (Report)
16 September 2008
19:45
 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Ebanks-Blake Goal 1'
Keogh Goal 58'		 (Report) Ifill Goal 32'
20 September 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
McCarthy Goal 85' (Report) Gallagher Goal 28, 56'
27 September 2008
17:20
 Ipswich Town 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Darren Deadman
Stead Goal 23' (Report) Moses Goal 25'
30 September 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Mike Russell
Beattie Goal 63' (Report)
4 October 2008
15:00
 Nottingham Forest 0 – 2 Crystal Palace City Ground, Nottinghamshire
Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Richard Beeby
(Report) Ifill Goal 4'
Kuqi Goal 81'
18 October 2008
17:20
 Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,494
Referee: Anthony Bates
Watson Goal 25 (pen.), 60'
Kuqi Goal 82'		 (Report)
21 October 2008
19:45
 Birmingham City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,706
Referee: Nigel Miller
O'Connor Goal 90+4' (Report)
25 October 2008
15:00
 Blackpool 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,597
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Burgess Goal 48'
Evatt Goal 65'		 (Report) Ifill Goal 28'
Beattie Goal 49'
28 October 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Nottingham Forest Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Kuqi Goal 75' (Report) Cohen Goal 28'
Thornhill Goal 81'
1 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Kevin Wright
Watson Goal 54 (pen.)' (Report) Clarke Goal 7'
8 November 2008
15:00
 Coventry City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Clive Oliver
(Report) Hill Goal 9'
Watson Goal 53'
15 November 2008
15:00
 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Chopra Goal 33 (pen.)'
Ledley Goal 53'		 (Report) Scannell Goal 37'
Lawrence Red card 90+4'
22 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 4 – 2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Grant Hegley
Oster Goal 11'
Scannell Goal 13'
Beattie Goal 65'
Fonte Goal 72'		 (Report) Adebola Goal 44'
Maynard Goal 74'
25 November 2008
19:45
 Norwich City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,034
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Pattison Goal 61' (Report) Beattie Goal 27'
Oster Goal 40'
29 November 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Rob Styles
(Report)
6 December 2008
15:00
 Derby County 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 27,203
Referee: Michael Oliver
Varney Goal 41' (Report) McCarthy Goal 3'
Kuqi Goal 61'
8 December 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Darren Deadman
Kuqi Goal 9'
Beattie Goal 15'
Ifill Goal 75'		 (Report)
13 December 2008
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,811
Referee: Andy Hall
Kuqi Goal 21 (pen.)'
Lee Goal 89'		 (Report) Heffernan Goal 15'
20 December 2008
17:20
 Sheffield United 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,045
Referee: Paul Taylor
Dyer Goal 41'
Beattie Goal 88 (pen.)'		 (Report) McCarthy Goal 47'
Carle Goal 90+5'
26 December 2008
13:00
 Crystal Palace 3 – 1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud
Fonte Goal 6, 31'
Butterfield Goal 90'		 (Report) Doherty Goal 19'
28 December 2008
15:00
 Bristol City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Andy Penn
Maynard Goal 2' (Report)
17 January 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 4 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Clive Penton
Lee Goal 31' (Report) Garvan Goal 19'
Norris Goal 28'
Lisbie Goal 69'
Hill Goal 89' o.g.
27 January 2009
19:45
 Charlton Athletic 1 – 0 Crystal Palace The Valley, Charlton
Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Spring Goal 14' (Report)
31 January 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,810
Referee: Andre Marriner
(Report) Campbell Goal 41 (pen.)'
17 February 2009
19:45
 Plymouth Argyle 1 – 3 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Sawyer Goal 68' (Report) Danns Goal 21'
Lee Goal 28'
Oster Goal 43'
21 February 2009
15:00
 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 22,687
Referee: Colin Webster
McAllister Goal 80'
Clarke Goal 90+3'		 (Report)
24 February 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Birmingham City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Paul Taylor
Carle Red card 76' (Report)
21 February 2009
15:00
 Watford 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 15,529
Referee: Grant Hegley
Cowie Goal 22'
J. Fonte Goal 72' o.g.		 (Report)
3 March 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Graham Horwood
(Report) Ebanks-Blake Goal 74 (pen.)'
7 March 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Russell Booth
Stokes Goal 32'
Danns Goal 34'		 (Report) Jones Goal 29'
11 March 2009
19:45
 Burnley 4 – 2 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Carlisle Goal 39'
Alexander Goal 81 (pen.)'
Thompson Goal 88'
Rodriguez Goal 90+3'		 (Report) Kuqi Goal 26'
Carlisle Goal 35' o.g.
14 March 2009
15:00
 Swansea City 1 – 3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
Pintado Goal 66' (Report) Moses Goal 49'
J. Fonte Goal 61'
Kuqi Goal 90+3'
17 March 2009
19:45
 Barnsley 3 – 1 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 10,885
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Campbell-Ryce Goal 23'
Hills Goal 52' o.g.
Mifsud Goal 73'		 (Report) Kuqi Goal 8'
21 March 2009
17:20
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Reading Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Andy D'Urso
(Report) Rosenior Red card 72'
4 April 2009
15:00
 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Scott Mathieson
(Report)
7 April 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Fred Graham
Cadogan Goal 72' (Report) Gunnarsson Goal 31'
11 April 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Cardiff City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Russell Booth
(Report) McCormack Goal 22 (pen.), 90+2'
13 April 2009
15:00
 Southampton 1 – 0 Crystal Palace St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 23,220
Referee: Mike Russell
McGoldrick Goal 67' (Report)
18 April 2009
15:00
 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Derby County Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,736
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Moses Yellow cardRed card 60'
Kuqi Goal 63'		 (Report)
25 April 2009
15:00
 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 12,880
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Shiels Goal 45'
Hayter Goal 75'		 (Report)
3 May 2009
13:15
 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Sheffield United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 22,824
Referee: Chris Foy
(Report)

Football League Cup

Round 1

12 August 2008
20:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Hereford United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Carle Goal 45'
Oster Goal 49'		 (Report) Ashikodi Goal 41'

Round 2

26 August 2008
19:45
 Leeds United 4 – 0 Crystal Palace Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Kevin Friend
Douglas Goal 11'
Beckford Goal 32'
Becchio Goal 52'
Showunmi Goal 76'		 (Report)

FA Cup

Round 3

3 January 2009
15:00
 Leicester City 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Graham Laws
(Report)
13 January 2009
20:00
 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Steve Tanner
Ifill Goal 38'
Scannell Goal 55'		 (Report) Gradel Goal 90+4'

Round 4

24 January 2009
15:00
 Watford 4 – 3 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Michael Oliver
DeMerit Goal 17'
Cork Goal 27'
Hoskins Goal 67'
Rasiak Goal 70'		 (Report) Hill Goal 47'
Danns Goal 83'
Ifill Goal 90+5'

End of season awards

Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year José Fonte
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Scholar Player of the Year Nathaniel Clyne
Academy Player of the Year Alex Wynter
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season Paddy McCarthy v Derby County (06-12-08)
Special Achievement Award Crystal Palace F.C. squad of the 1978-79 season for winning the Second Division title

References

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