Clyde F.C. season 2008-09

Season 2008-09 will Clyde compete in their ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division.

Notable Events

*May: The club ensure that they will be playing First Division football again after a 3-0 aggregate victory over Airdrie United in the playoff final. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/05/10/2725/ Clyde 3-0 Airdrie United] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved May 29 2008] Preparations are made for the forthcoming season, with Steven Masterton joining Greenock Morton [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/7405956.stm Morton capture Clyde's Masterton] BBC Sport - Retrieved May 29 2008] , Gary Arbuckle, Shaun Fagan and Sean McKenna being released whilst Queen's Park captain Stuart Kettlewell becomes the first summer signing. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7411707.stm Kettlewell agrees to Clyde move] BBC Sport - Retrieved May 29 2008] Keeper Peter Cherrie and winger Dave McKay sign new deals [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/05/20/2731/ McKay and Cherrie sign on] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved May 29 2008] , and youngsters Jordan Murch and Stephen Connolly sign their first professional contracts. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/05/22/2733/ Two youngsters step up] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved May 29 2008] Marc McCusker, who was on loan to the club last season, signs a two year contract following his release from Hearts, whilst Jörg Albertz retires. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/06/01/2741/ McCusker joins up] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 1 2008] Jörg Albertz retires.

*June: Marc McCusker, who was on loan to the club last season, signs a two year contract following his release from Hearts. He is shortly joined for Alan Trouten from Queens Park, Ricky Waddell from Airdrie United and ex St. Johnstone winger Willie McLaren. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7431222.stm Clyde swoop to sign three players] BBC Sport - Retrieved June 4 2008] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7434737.stm Clyde give McLaren fresh chance] BBC Sport - Retrieved June 4 2008] Billy Gibson and Marvyn Wilson sign new contracts, whilst all out of contract YTS players are released, including Michael Doherty, the youngest player to play in a competitive match for the club. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/06/02/2744/ Gibson and Wilson extend stay] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 2 2008] [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/06/02/2745/ The joy of six] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 2 2008] Mark Brown, of Eddlewood Amateurs, becomes the latest signing, after having scored the winning goal in the 2008 Scottish Amateur Cup Final. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/06/04/2748/ Brown on Board] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 4 2008] Christian Smith leaves the club, along with Slovakian Dušan Bestvina, whose contract has been terminated by mutual consent. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/06/12/2758/ Two players depart] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved June 12 2008] Midfield dynamo Jimmy Gibson joins East Stirlingshire. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_stirlingshire/7477288.stm East Stirlingshire sign up Gibson] BBC Sport - Retrieved July 19 2008]

*July: A 20 man squad, including a German trialist, head to Norfolk for their pre-season tour. A 4-0 victory over Great Yarmouth Town, coupled with 2-1 victories over Norwich City and King's Lynn, see the team leave with a 100% record. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/07/12/2793/ Great Yarmouth Town 0-4 Clyde] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved July 19 2008] [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/07/14/2794/ Tour Success Continues] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved July 19 2008] [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/07/15/2795/ King's Lynn 1-2 Clyde] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved July 19 2008] The Bully Wee return to Rutherglen, their original heartland, to open Rutherglen Glencairn's new stadium. A late Pat Clarke header earns a 1-1 draw. A near capacity crowd at Broadwood Stadium sees Clyde, with special guest players Arthur Numan and Brian Laudrup, along with former Bully Wee midfielder Jorg Albertz, lose narrowly to Rangers. [ [http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/07/22/2806/ Clyde 0-1 Rangers] Clyde FC Website - Retrieved July 25 2008] The 1-0 defeat was the first loss of the pre-season. Just before the start of the season, John Brown bolsters his squad further, with the signings of German defender Michael Ohnesorge from SV Elversberg, and striker Scott Gemmill, joining from Berwick Rangers. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7521099.stm Clyde capture versatile German] BBC Sport - Retrieved July 25 2008] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7526091.stm Gemmill given new change by Clye] BBC Sport - Retrieved July 25 2008]

quad

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

=Scottish League Cup=

First Division

Table

Results summary

Player statistics

Overall

League Cup

Kit

Notes