2008–09_Blackpool_F.C._season

2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 2008–09 football season

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.

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Blackpool F.C.
2008–09 season
Owner	Owen Oyston
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Simon Grayson (until 23 December 2008) Tony Parkes (from 23 December 2008)
Stadium	Bloomfield Road
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: DJ Campbell (9) All: DJ Campbell (9)
Highest home attendance	9,643 vs Preston North End, Championship, 16 November 2008
Lowest home attendance	6,648 vs Charlton Athletic, Championship, 6 December 2008
Average home league attendance	7,843
Biggest win	2–0 vs 3 teams
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs Derby County, Championship, 18 February 2009 0–3 vs Queens Park Rangers, Championship, 27 January 2009
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Paul Rachubka
2	DF	ENG	Danny Coid
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Crainey
4	MF	ENG	Keith Southern
5	DF	ENG	Marlon Broomes
6	DF	ENG	Ian Evatt
7	FW	IRL	Roy O'Donovan (on loan from Sunderland)
8	MF	SCO	Stephen McPhee
9	FW	ENG	DJ Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
10	MF	ENG	Stuart Green
11	MF	WAL	David Vaughan
12	FW	ENG	Gary Taylor-Fletcher
13	GK	ENG	Mark Halstead
14	MF	ENG	David Fox
15	DF	ENG	Alex Baptiste
16	MF	FRO	Claus Bech Jørgensen^[3]
17	MF	ENG	Jermaine Wright


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Joe Martin
19	MF	ENG	Wade Small (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
21	GK	ENG	Matt Gilks
22	MF	ENG	Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)
24	DF	WAL	Rob Edwards^[4]
25	DF	ENG	Shaun Barker
26	MF	SCO	Charlie Adam (on loan from Rangers)
27	FW	IRL	Ben Burgess^[5]
28	MF	IRL	Alan Mahon (on loan from Burnley)
39	MF	ENG	Matty Kay
30	DF	ENG	Ashton Bayliss
31	FW	ENG	Danny Mitchley
33	FW	ENG	Brett Ormerod
34	MF	BEL	Francesco Carratta
35	FW	ENG	Lee Hughes (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
37	MF	ENG	Simon Walton (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	ENG	Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool)
19	FW	ENG	Steve Kabba (on loan from Watford)
19	FW	HUN	Krisztián Németh (on loan from Liverpool)
20	DF	GUI	Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County)
20	MF	ENG	Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United)
20	FW	ENG	Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
22	DF	PAK	Zesh Rehman^[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
23	FW	WAL	Daniel Nardiello^[7] (on loan to Hartlepool United)
26	FW	ENG	Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	SCO	Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers)
28	MF	CAN	Michael D'Agostino (on loan to Hereford United)
28	MF	ENG	Paul Marshall (on loan from Manchester City)
32	MF	ENG	Ross Lloyd (to Burscough)
33	MF	ENG	Dominic Merella (to Burscough)
34	MF	ENG	Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United)
35	FW	ENG	Liam Dickinson (on loan from Derby County)
36	GK	IRL	Graham Stack (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
37	DF	IRL	Ian Harte (on loan from Carlisle United)

Table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	−3	56^{[lower-alpha 1]}
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	−11	56
17	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	58	−11	54
18	Derby County	46	14	12	20	55	67	−12	54

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.^[8]

Pre-season

Fleetwood Town v Blackpool

12 July 2008 (2008-07-12) Friendly	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Blackpool	Fleetwood, England
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FK Daugava Riga v Blackpool

14 July 2008 (2008-07-14) Friendly	FK Daugava Riga	1–1	Blackpool	Riga, Latvia
18:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Daugava Stadium

Wrexham v Blackpool

19 July 2008 (2008-07-19) Friendly	Wrexham	0–0	Blackpool	Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground

Blackpool v St Mirren

29 July 2008 (2008-07-29) Friendly	Blackpool	0–2	St Mirren	Blackpool, England
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Tranmere Rovers v Blackpool

2 August 2008 (2008-08-02) Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Blackpool	Birkenhead, England
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

Season proper

Football League Championship

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	−3	56^{[lower-alpha 1]}
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	−11	56
17	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	58	−11	54
18	Derby County	46	14	12	20	55	67	−12	54

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.^[9]

Results

In summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	17	16	47	58	−11	56	5	8	10	25	33	−8	8	9	6	22	25	−3

Source: Sky

By matchday

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Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W
Position	19	16	21	15	12	16	10	13	14	16	17	12	11	14	12	15	16	18	18	18	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	15	12	15	15	17	17	20	21	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	16

Updated to match(es) played on 03 May 2009. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

In detail

Blackpool v Bristol City

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1	Blackpool	0–1	Bristol City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Camara 76'	Report	Skuse 19' Orr 55' Weale 72' Brooker 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,244 Referee: Graham Laws

Norwich City v Blackpool

16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2	Norwich City	1–1	Blackpool	Norwich
15:00 BST	Russell 66', 74'	Report	Hammill 47' Burgess 55' (pen.) Evatt 68' Camara 77' Taylor-Fletcher 90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,727 Referee: Kevin Friend

Blackpool v Sheffield United

23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3	Blackpool	1–3	Sheffield United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Hammill 70' Kabba 74'	Report	Quinn 21' Henderson 42' Speed 57' (pen.) Halford 78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,611 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Southampton v Blackpool

30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4	Southampton	0–1	Blackpool	Southampton
12:45 BST	Surman 28' Gillett 42' James 61' Svensson 83'	Report	Burgess 45' (pen.) Camara 79'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,629 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Barnsley

13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5	Blackpool	1–0	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Taylor-Fletcher 43' Kabba 72', 86' Vaughan 74'	Report	Foster 32' Odejayi 78' Moore 81'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Tony Bates

Burnley v Blackpool

16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6	Burnley	2–0	Blackpool	Burnley
19:45 BST	Paterson 60' Alexander 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Birmingham City v Blackpool

20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7	Birmingham City	0–1	Blackpool	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	Camara 12' Taylor-Fletcher 47'	Stadium: St Andrew's (stadium) Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Mick Russell

Blackpool v Coventry City

27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8	Blackpool	1–1	Coventry City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Burgess 58'	Report	Tabb 53' Eastwood 69' Fox 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,462 Referee: Michael Oliver

Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool

30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Blackpool	White City
20:00 BST	Leigertwood 68' Blackstock 79'	Report	Taylor-Fletcher 18'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Grant Hegley

Blackpool v Cardiff City

4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10	Blackpool	1–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
12:30 BST	Vaughan 66' Gow 90+5'	Report	Comminges 59' Parry 83'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Nigel Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Blackpool	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Mills 54' Stock 68'	Report	Gow 89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,342 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Blackpool v Derby County

21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12	Blackpool	3–2	Derby County	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Gow 35' Taylor-Fletcher 43' Burgess 65'	Report	Hulse 2' Commons 58' Sterjovski 77', 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,267 Referee: Andy Hall

Blackpool v Crystal Palace

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13	Blackpool	2–2	Crystal Palace	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Burgess 48' Evatt 51', 65'	Report	Ifill 28' Beattie 49' McCarthy 56'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Cardiff City v Blackpool

28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14	Cardiff City	2–0	Blackpool	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Purse 6' Whittingham 83' McCormack 86'	Report	Barker 59' Evatt 88'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,570 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Watford v Blackpool

1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15	Watford	3–4	Blackpool	Watford
15:00 GMT	Hoskins 4' Rasiak 36' Smith 68' (pen.) Harley 88'	Report	Southern 18', 45+1' Burgess 56' Taylor-Fletcher 73', 85' Hammill 80' Gow 90+3', 90+3'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Roger East

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16	Blackpool	0–1	Ipswich Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Southern 65' Fox 86'	Report	Norris 42', 90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,349 Referee: Colin Webster

Blackpool v Preston North End

16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 17	Blackpool	1–3	Preston North End	Blackpool
13:00 GMT	Hammill 10', 78' Barker 75' Hendrie 90+1'	Report	Brown 55', 77', 88' Mellor 68', 69'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,643 Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool

22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Blackpool	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Iwelumo 30', 66' Edwards 63'	Report	Hendrie 44' Evatt 90'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,044 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday

25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19	Blackpool	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Tudgay 61' Burton 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool

29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 20	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Blackpool	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Gallagher 67'	Report	Dickinson 78', 81'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,969 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Blackpool v Charlton Athletic

6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21	Blackpool	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Evatt 27' Dickinson 47', 56'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,648 Referee: Michael Jones

Reading v Blackpool

9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22	Reading	1–0	Blackpool	Reading
20:00 GMT	Ingimarsson 27' Gunnarsson 67'	Report	Hendrie 33' Edwards 82' Taylor-Fletcher 86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,514 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Nottingham Forest v Blackpool

13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Blackpool	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Perch 57'	Report	Baptiste 9' Barker 64' Fox 80' Reid 90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Pat Miller

Blackpool v Swansea City

20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24	Blackpool	1–1	Swansea City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Fox 59' Gow 54'	Report	Scotland 67' Butler 87'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,007 Referee: Darren Deadman

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool

26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Blackpool	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Buxton 47' Slusarski 55' O'Connor 82'	Report	Gow 48' (pen.) Reid 51' Southern 67' Taylor-Fletcher 90+1' Dickinson 90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,044 Referee: Michael Oliver

Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 December 2008 (2008-12-29) 26	Blackpool	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Taylor-Fletcher 10' O'Connor 82'	Report	Ebanks-Blake 4' (pen.) Stearman 43' Jarvis 70' Jones 77' Ward 84'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,906 Referee: Kevin Friend

Coventry City v Blackpool

17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 27	Coventry City	2–1	Blackpool	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Gunnarsson 14' Beuzelin 47' Mifsud 51'	Report	Campbell 25' Southern 33' O'Donovan 90+3'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,551 Referee: Craig Pawson

Blackpool v Birmingham City

24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 28	Blackpool	2–0	Birmingham City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Campbell 13', 70' Southern 37' O'Donovan 63' Jørgensen 74'	Report	Taylor 52'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,105 Referee: Steve Tanner

Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers

27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 29	Blackpool	0–3	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report	Helguson 17', 58' (pen.) Cook 60' Routledge 83' Ephraim 90+1'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Graham Laws

Crystal Palace v Blackpool

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30	Crystal Palace	0–1	Blackpool	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Fonte 22'	Report	Rachubka 3' Campbell 41' (pen.) Taylor-Fletcher 87'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,810 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 31	Blackpool	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Vaughan 15' O'Donovan 35' Campbell 55' Adam 77'	Report	Stock 23' Hird 54' Coppinger 64'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,452 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 32	Ipswich Town	1–1	Blackpool	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Miller 34' Thatcher 38'	Report	Baptiste 28' Vaughan 39' O'Donovan 52'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,299 Referee: Phil Crossley

Derby County v Blackpool

18 February 2009 (2009-02-18) 33	Derby County	4–1	Blackpool	Derby
19:45 GMT	Commons 9', 74' McEveley 57' Green 87' Barazite 89'	Report	Edwards 31' Barker 65' Baptiste 83'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 26,834 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Blackpool v Watford

21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 34	Blackpool	0–2	Watford	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	O'Donovan 33'	Report	Williamson 42', 54' Priskin 75', 85'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bristol City v Blackpool

28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 35	Bristol City	0–0	Blackpool	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report	Ormerod 26' Adam 63'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,855 Referee: Fred Graham

Blackpool v Burnley

3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 36	Blackpool	0–1	Burnley	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Barker 10' Crainey 41' Jørgensen 88'	Report	Kalvenes 63', 85' McDonald 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,679 Referee: Lee Mason

Blackpool v Norwich City

7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 37	Blackpool	2–0	Norwich City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Adam 42', 74' Ormerod 55', 56'	Report	Doherty 40'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Clive Oliver

Sheffield United v Blackpool

10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 38	Sheffield United	2–2	Blackpool	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Coid 5' (o.g.) Cotterill 73' (pen.)	Report	Barker 37' Blackman 42' Campbell 50' Rachubka 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,273 Referee: Russell Booth

Barnsley v Blackpool

13 March 2009 (2009-03-13) 39	Barnsley	0–1	Blackpool	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	El Haimour 62' Moore 73'	Report	Edwards 39' Small 70', 70' Adam 86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Colin Webster

Blackpool v Southampton

21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 40	Blackpool	1–1	Southampton	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Campbell 20' (pen.) Mahon 23' Edwards 83' Barker 90+5'	Report	Saeijs 19' McGoldrick 69', 79' Perry 77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,947 Referee: Dave Foster

Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle

4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41	Blackpool	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Crainey 29'	Report	Sawyer 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Mark Haywood

Preston North End v Blackpool

11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42	Preston North End	0–1	Blackpool	Preston
13:00 BST		Report	Adam 35', 43'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,273 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Reading

13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43	Blackpool	2–2	Reading	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Southern 31' Baptiste 56' Campbell 66'	Report	Hunt 10', 81' Karacan 24', 47'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,722 Referee: Kevin Wright

Charlton Athletic v Blackpool

18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Blackpool	Charlton
15:00 BST	Burton 48' Shelvey 49' Hudson 66' Youga 68'	Report	Campbell 67' (pen.) Hughes 90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,615 Referee: Mick Russell

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45	Blackpool	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
12:30 BST	Ormerod 30' Adam 37' Evatt 68' Crainey 73'	Report	Blackstock 9' Chambers 54' Garner 80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,279 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Swansea City v Blackpool

3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46	Swansea City	0–1	Blackpool	Swansea
13:15 BST	Tate 70'	Report	Campbell 13' Ormerod 60'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 16,316 Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Torquay United v Blackpool

3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third Round	Torquay United	1–0	Blackpool	Torquay
15:00 GMT	Green 32' Sills 65'	Report	Barker 67' Harte 84' Evatt 87'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Andy Penn

Football League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Macclesfield Town v Blackpool

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First Round	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Blackpool	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Brisley 16', 25' Dunfield 59' Gritton 59'	Report	Edwards 27' Southern 57'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Mark Haywood

Squad statistics

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No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	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

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2008	GK	Matt Gilks	Norwich City	Included in part-exchange deal for Wes Hoolahan	^[10]
1 July 2008	CB	Alex Baptiste	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	^[11]
1 July 2008	CB	Marlon Broomes	Free agency	—	^[12]
2 July 2008	LB	Joe Martin	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	^[13]
11 July 2008	CM	Jermaine Wright	Free agency	—	^[14]
30 July 2008	CF	Daniel Nardiello	Queens Park Rangers	Included in part-exchange deal for Kaspars Gorkšs	^[15]
4 August 2008	CM	David Vaughan	Real Sociedad	£200,000	^[16]
6 August 2008	CB	Rob Edwards	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[17]
30 January 2009	CF	Brett Ormerod	Free agency	—	^[18]
2 February 2009	CM	Francesco Carratta	Free agency	—	^[19]

Loans in

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Until	Ref.
11 July 2008	CF	Steve Kabba	Watford	31 December 2009	^[20]
19 July 2008	W	Adam Hammill	Liverpool	30 December 2008	^[21]
31 July 2008	CB	Zesh Rehman	Queens Park Rangers	31 December 2008	^[22]
5 August 2008	LB	Mo Camara	Derby County	30 August 2008	^[23]
8 August 2008	CF	Sone Aluko	Birmingham City	1 September 2008	^[24]
1 September 2008	CF	Alan Gow	Rangers	31 December 2008	^[25]
16 November 2008	CM	Lee Hendrie	Sheffield United	31 December 2008	^[26]
27 November 2008	CF	Liam Dickinson	Derby County	30 December 2008	^[27]
27 November 2008	W	Kyel Reid	West Ham United	30 December 2008	^[28]
27 November 2008	GK	Graham Stack	Plymouth Argyle	31 December 2008	^[29]
8 January 2009	CF	DJ Campbell	Leicester City	31 May 2009	^[30]
9 January 2009	CF	Roy O'Donovan	Sunderland	31 May 2009	^[31]
26 January 2009	CF	Krisztián Németh	Liverpool	26 February 2009	^[32]
29 January 2009	CM	Paul Marshall	Manchester City	28 February 2009	^[33]
2 February 2009	CM	Charlie Adam	Rangers	31 May 2009	^[34]
3 March 2009	CF	Nick Blackman	Blackburn Rovers	3 April 2009	^[35]
13 March 2009	CF	Wade Small	Sheffield Wednesday	13 April 2009	^[36]
17 March 2009	LM	Alan Mahon	Burnley	31 May 2009	^[37]
26 March 2009	CF	Lee Hughes	Oldham Athletic	31 May 2009	^[38]
26 March 2009	CM	Simon Walton	Plymouth Argyle	31 May 2009	^[39]

Transfers out

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2008	LM	Marcus Bean	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	GK	Kyle Clancy	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CB	Phil Doughty	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	GK	Lewis Edge	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CM	Michael Flynn	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	LB	John Hills	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CB	Michael Jackson	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CF	Phil Marsh	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CM	Matt Lawlor	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	CF	Keigan Parker	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	LB	Paul Tierney	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	LM	Andy Welsh	Free agency	—	^[40]
7 May 2008	RM	Simon Wiles	Free agency	—	^[40]
26 June 2008	AM	Wes Hoolahan	Norwich City	Undisclosed + Matt Gilks	^[41]
28 July 2008	CB	Kaspars Gorkšs	Queens Park Rangers	£250,000 + Daniel Nardiello + Zesh Rehman (loan)	^[42]
9 August 2008	CF	Andy Morrell	Bury	—	^[43]
16 December 2008	RB	Michael D'Agostino	Free agency	—	^[44]
1 January 2009	CM	Dominic Merella	Free agency	—	^[45]
2 February 2009	CM	Ian Harte	Free agency	—	^[46]

Loans out

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Until	Ref.
17 October 2008	AM	Matty Kay	Fleetwood Town	30 December 2008	^[47]
14 November 2008	RW	Stuart Green	Crewe Alexandra	31 May 2009	^[48]
21 November 2008	GK	Matt Gilks	Shrewsbury Town	21 December 2008	^[49]
26 January 2009	CB	Marlon Broomes	Crewe Alexandra	6 March 2009	^[50]
29 January 2009	CF	Daniel Nardiello	Hartlepool United	31 May 2009	^[51]
13 March 2009	CB	Marlon Broomes	Crewe Alexandra	2 May 2009	^[50]
27 March 2009	CF	Danny Mitchley	Southport	31 May 2009	^[52]

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