2008–09_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season

2008–09 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

2008–09 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers F.C. 2008-09 football season

During 2008 and 2009, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in League One, The 2008–09 season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. It marks the 126th year of football played by Bristol Rovers F.C. and their 82nd season in The Football League.

Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

  • 14 July: Former player Junior Agogo completed a transfer from Nottingham Forest to Egyptian side El Zamalek, earning Rovers an undisclosed amount of money from the sell-on clause agreed when he joined Forest.[1]
  • 5 August: Club chairman Ron Craig stepped down from his position, and was succeeded by Nick Higgs. Craig retained a position on the board of the football club.[2]
  • 11 August: Defender Danny Coles signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club. The new deal expires in the summer of 2012, and was agreed as a result of Rovers receiving a number of transfer bids for the player from Plymouth Argyle.[3]
  • 23 August: Rovers stunned Hereford United with a 6–1 demolition.

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

League One

More information Date, Opponent ...

FA Cup

More information Date, Round ...

Carling Cup

More information Date, Round ...

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

More information Date, Round ...

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by Erreà. The main shirt sponsor is Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, and the secondary shirt sponsor is Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a lighter shade of blue from the previous season to match the colour of the sponsor's logo, and the away kit is green with black trim.[4]

2007–08 home colours
2008-09 away colours

Squad

More information No., Pos ...
More information Name, League ...

Transfers

In

Seven players have been added to the Bristol Rovers squad since 1 July 2008, in addition to Jeff Hughes who signed at the end of the previous season. Four players were signed from other clubs – Darryl Duffy, who was signed from Swansea City for a fee in the region of £100,000, Ben Hunt, who was signed for free after having been released by West Ham United, Jo Kuffour who was signed from AFC Bournemouth and Liam Harwood who was signed from Carshalton Athletic. Three Bristol Rovers youth players were also awarded their first professional contracts by the club – Ben Swallow, James Tyrell and Joe White, who is the son of former Rovers player Steve White.

More information Date, Player ...

Out

More information Date, Player ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Agogo Sell on Clause". Vital Football. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Higgs named new Rovers chairman". Sporting Life. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Coles pens new Rovers contract". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  4. [4]
    "The look of Rovers in 2008/09". bristolrovers.co.uk. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Duffy seals Bristol Rovers switch". BBC Sport. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  6. [6]
    "Press conference at the MEM". bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  7. [7]
    "Rovers tie up Kuffour deal". Sky Sports. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  8. [8]
    "Langley gets a second chance". Bristol Evening Post. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  9. [9]
    setantasports.com staff (2 September 2008). "League One deadline day round-up". Setanta Sports. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  10. [10]
    "Shrews sign Rovers striker Walker". BBC Sport. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. [11]
    "Haldane set for Oxford loan move". BBC Sport. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  12. [12]
    Howard Griggs (16 June 2008). "Lewes secure loan signing". The Argus. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  13. [13]
    "Luton Town bring in 11 new faces". BBC Sport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  14. [14]
    "Latest news". Mangotsfield United Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  15. [15]
    "Trio of youngsters out on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  16. [16]
    "Groves Joins Tiverton Town". Vital Football. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  17. [17]
    "One in and one out for Rovers on deadline day". Bristol Evening Post. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  18. [18]
    "Three players move on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  19. [19]
    "White moves out on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2008–09_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.