2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season
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| Season 2008-09 | |
| League | The Championship |
| Manager | Simon Grayson (succeeded by Tony Parkes)[1] |
| League position | 16th |
| Top goalscorer | League: D. J. Campbell (9) Combined: D. J. Campbell (9) |
| Highest attendance | |
| Lowest attendance | |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Previous season | ← 2007-08 |
| Next season | 2009-10 → |
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.
D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.[2]
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.
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First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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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Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
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| C | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 81 |
| P | 2 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 79 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 75 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 74 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 | |
| 6 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 64 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 64 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 62 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 58 | |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 56 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 55 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 55 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | -13 | 55 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 54 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 54 | |
| 21 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 53 | |
| R | 22 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 52 |
| R | 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 46 |
| R | 24 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 86 | -24 | 38 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Player statistics
Appearances
League
- Shaun Barker – 46[9]
- Paul Rachubka – 46[9]
- Wes Hoolahan – 45
- Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 42
- Stephen Crainey – 40
- Kaspars Gorkšs – 40
- Andy Morrell – 38
- Claus-Bech Jorgensen – 37
- Ben Burgess – 35
- Keith Southern – 30
- Ian Evatt – 29
- Michael Flynn – 28
- David Fox – 28
- Michael Jackson – 25
- Keigan Parker – 21
- Andy Welsh – 21
- Stephen McPhee – 19
- Scott Vernon – 15
- Danny Coid – 13
- Paul Dickov – 11
- Stuart Green – 6
- Bartosz Ślusarski – 6
- John Hills – 4
- Grant Holt – 4
- Matt Jackson – 3
- Adrian Forbes – 2
- Tony McMahon – 2
- Joe Martin – 1
- Marcus Bean – 0
- Phil Doughty – 0
- Rhys Evans – 0
- Scott Flinders – 0
- Paul Gerrard – 0
- Matt Lawlor – 0
- Pāvels Šteinbors – 0
Players used: 28
FA Cup
- Ben Burgess – 1
- Stephen Crainey – 1
- Ian Evatt – 1
- Michael Flynn – 1
- David Fox – 1
- John Hills – 1
- Michael Jackson – 1
- Wes Hoolahan – 1
- Claus-Bech Jorgensen – 1
- Andy Morrell – 1
- Paul Rachubka – 1
- Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 1
- Scott Vernon – 1
- Andy Welsh – 1
Players used: 14
League Cup
- Sean Barker – 4
- David Fox – 4
- Kaspars Gorkšs – 4
- Wes Hoolahan – 4
- Michael Jackson – 4
- Andy Morrell – 4
- Keigan Parker – 4
- Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 3
- Michael Flynn – 3
- John Hills – 3
- Scott Vernon – 3
- Danny Coid – 2
- Stephen Crainey – 2
- Rhys Evans – 2
- Ian Evatt – 2
- Paul Rachubka – 2
- Keith Southern – 2
- Andy Welsh – 2
- Ben Burgess – 1
- Adrian Forbes – 1
Players used: 20
Goals
League
- Ben Burgess – 9
- Paul Dickov – 6
- Kaspars Gorkšs – 6
- Gary Taylor-Fletcher – 6
- Wes Hoolahan – 5
- Andy Morrell – 5
- Claus-Bech Jorgensen – 4
- Scott Vernon – 4
- Michael Flynn – 3
- Stephen McPhee – 3
- Keith Southern – 3
- Shaun Barker – 2
- Stephen Crainey – 1
- David Fox – 1
- Bartosz Ślusarski – 1
Total League goals scored: 59
FA Cup
- David Fox – 1
Total FA Cup goals scored: 1
League Cup
- Kaspars Gorkšs – 2
- Ben Burgess – 1
- Scott Vernon – 1
- Michael Jackson – 1
Total League Cup goals scored: 5
