2008–09 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 2008–09 football season
Preston North End
2008–09 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerAlan Irvine
StadiumDeepdale
Championship6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round

During the 2008–09 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Championship.

Season summary

Having spent most of the previous season embroiled in a relegation battle, this season Preston edged into the play-offs in sixth place, pipping Cardiff City on the last day of the season. Though being level with seventh-placed Cardiff with 74 points and a goal difference of +12 each, Preston gained sixth place by virtue of having scored one more goal than Cardiff over the course of the season. The run of form that had seen Preston reach the playoffs saw manager Alan Irvine named the Championship's Manager of the Month for April.

Preston were drawn against third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals. United won 2–1 over legs, consigning Preston to another season in the second tier of English football.

Kit

For the fourth consecutive season, Preston's kits were manufactured by Italian company Diadora, who introduced new home and away kits. The home kit was a white shirt with navy shorts and navy and white hooped socks, inspired by the club's kit from the late fifties and early sixties. (White shorts were worn for the away match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 January). The away kit was a yellow shirt with navy sleeves, yellow shorts and yellow socks with navy turnovers.[1]

Lancastrian support services company Enterprise remained Preston's kit sponsors.

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

Ipswich Town v Preston North End
9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Ipswich Town 1–2 Preston North End Ipswich
Lisbie 2' Report McKenna 21' Whaley 34' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,307
Preston North End v Crystal Palace
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Preston North End 2–0 Crystal Palace Preston
Nicholson 58' Chaplow 90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,225
Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Preston North End Sheffield
McAllister 20' Report Chaplow 77' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,963
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic Preston
Mellor 58' Nicholson 66' Report Gray 19 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,089
Coventry City v Preston North End
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Coventry City 0–0 Preston North End Coventry
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,544
Preston North End v Nottingham Forest
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6 Preston North End 2–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
Mawene 50' Mellor 59' Report Mawene (o.g.) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,145
Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Preston North End 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
Mellor 59 pen.' Report Iwelumo 36', 66', 72 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,567
Burnley v Preston North End
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Burnley 3–1 Preston North End Burnley
Guðjónsson 33' Caldwell 64' Eagles 90' Report Nicholson 22' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,276
Preston North End v Swansea City
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9 Preston North End 0–2 Swansea City Preston
Report Bodde 19' Gomez 80 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,558
Watford v Preston North End
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10 Watford 2–1 Preston North End Watford
Harley 12' Smith 21' Report St Ledger 5' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,087
Preston North End v Reading
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Preston North End 2–1 Reading Preston
Ingimarsson (o.g.) Elliott 81' Report Hunt 27 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,316
Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Preston North End Plymouth
Fallon 18' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,824
Sheffield United v Preston North End
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Sheffield United 0–1 Preston North End Sheffield
Ehiogu 50' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,445
Preston North End v Watford
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Preston North End 2–0 Watford Preston
Jones 43' Wallace 68' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,234
Preston North End v Southampton
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15 Preston North End 2–3 Southampton Preston
Jones 36' Elliott 42' Report Pearce 64' Surman 69' McGoldrick 90' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,508
Norwich City v Preston North End
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16 Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End Norwich
Lita 14' Kennedy 62' Report Brown 2' Mellor 81' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,225
Blackpool v Preston North End
16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 17 Blackpool 1–3 Preston North End Blackpool
Hammill 10' Report Brown 55', 87' Mellor 68' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,643
Preston North End v Barnsley
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18 Preston North End 2–1 Barnsley Preston
Chaplow 21' St Ledger 88' Report Campbell-Ryce 33' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,153
Derby County v Preston North End
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19 Derby County 2–2 Preston North End Derby
Hulse 8' Stewart 32' Report Davidson 21 pen.' Mellor 29' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 25,534
Preston North End v Bristol City
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 20 Preston North End 2–0 Bristol City Preston
Elliott 30' Wallace 55' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,161
Cardiff City v Preston North End
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
Johnson 42' Chopra 76 pen.' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,560
Preston North End v Doncaster Rovers
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22 Preston North End 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Preston
Parkin 82' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,152
Preston North End v Birmingham City
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23 Preston North End 1–0 Birmingham City Preston
Parkin 90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,943
Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Preston North End White City
Helguson 16', 34' Blackstock 86' Report Sedgwick 28' Davidson 60 pen.' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,103
Preston North End v Derby County
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25 Preston North End 2–0 Derby County Preston
St Ledger 30' Parkin 68' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,197
Barnsley v Preston North End
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 26 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End Barnsley
Cureton 16' Report Wallace 73' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,851
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End
10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Preston North End Wolverhampton
Ebanks-Blake 20' Report Elliott 24', 61' St Ledger 41' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,138
Preston North End v Burnley
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 28 Preston North End 2–1 Burnley Preston
Davidson 53 pen.' Mellor 85 pen.' Report Blake 77' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,692
Swansea City v Preston North End
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 29 Swansea City 4–1 Preston North End Swansea
Gomez 2' Scotland 29' Bauza 69' Tate 87' Report Brown 90' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 14,774
Preston North End v Sheffield United
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30 Preston North End 0–0 Sheffield United Preston
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,889
Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle
3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) 31 Preston North End 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Preston
Parkin 43' Report Mackie 13' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,660
Reading v Preston North End
7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 32 Reading 0–0 Preston North End Reading
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,570
Preston North End v Norwich City
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 33 Preston North End 1–0 Norwich City Preston
Parkin 41' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,033
Southampton v Preston North End
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 34 Southampton 3–1 Preston North End Southampton
Surman 19' Saganowski 29', 42' Report Wallace 73' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 14,790
Preston North End v Ipswich Town
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 35 Preston North End 3–2 Ipswich Town Preston
Davison 6 pen.' Parkin 41' Elliott 61' Report Miller 31', 63' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,709
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 36 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Preston North End Nottingham
Earnshaw 58', 71' Report Parkin 63' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,568
Crystal Palace v Preston North End
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 37 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End London
Stokes 32' Danns 34' Report Jones 29' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,340
Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 38 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
Parkin 90' Report Jeffers 30' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,381
Preston North End v Coventry City
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 39 Preston North End 2–1 Coventry City Preston
Turner (o.g.) Parkin 72' Report Morrison 17' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,251
Charlton Athletic v Preston North End
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 40 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Preston North End London
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,215
Bristol City v Preston North End
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Bristol City 0–0 Preston North End Bristol
Maynard 59' Report Mawene 69' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,596
Preston North End v Blackpool
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool Preston
Report Adam 43' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,273
Doncaster Rovers v Preston North End
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Preston North End Doncaster
Report Brown 26' Mellor 72' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,648
Preston North End v Cardiff City
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 44 Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City Preston
Mellor 17', 41' Parkin 51' Kennedy (o.g.) Brown 75' Lee Williamson 86' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,692
Birmingham City v Preston North End
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Birmingham City 1–2 Preston North End Birmingham
Fahey 57' Report McKenna 69' Wallace 89' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 24,825
Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers
3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46 Preston North End 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Preston
Parkin 37' St Ledger 74' Report Agyemang 57' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,264

Football League Playoffs

Preston North End v Sheffield United
8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi Final 1st Leg Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Preston
St Ledger 21' Report Howard 46' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,840
Sheffield United v Preston North End
11 May 2009 (2009-05-11) Semi Final Second Leg Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End Sheffield
Halford 59' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,354

FA Cup

Preston North End v Liverpool
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) 3 Preston North End 0–1 Liverpool Preston
Report Riera 25' Torres 90' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 23,046

League Cup

Preston North End v Chesterfield
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1 Preston North End 2–0 Chesterfield Preston
Mellor 37', 90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,150
Preston North End v Derby County
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) 2 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
Report Green 40' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,037

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF England ENG Richard Chaplow
5 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson[notes 1] (on loan from Watford)
7 MF England ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 FW England ENG Karl Hawley
9 FW England ENG Chris Brown
10 MF Scotland SCO Barry Nicholson
11 MF England ENG Darren Carter
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean St Ledger[notes 2]
14 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers
15 MF England ENG Simon Whaley
16 MF England ENG Paul McKenna (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Billy Jones
21 DF England ENG Neal Trotman
22 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
25 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace
26 FW England ENG Jon Parkin
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie Nolan
29 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott
30 GK England ENG Chris Neal
31 GK England ENG Andrew Murphy
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor
34 MF Canada CAN Phil Appiah
35 DF England ENG Dean Stott
36 FW England ENG Rob Turner
40 MF Northern Ireland NIR Adam Barton[notes 3]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
6 DF England ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
17 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod (to Blackpool)
18 DF England ENG Matt Hill (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Brown (on loan from Hull City)
20 DF Scotland SCO Jay McEveley[notes 4] (on loan from Derby County)
23 MF England ENG Lewis Neal (to Carlisle United)
24 MF England ENG Joe Anyinsah (to Carlisle United)

References

  1. ^ "Championship 2008-2009 - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ^ Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut for Jamaica in September 2015.
  2. ^ St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  3. ^ Barton was born in Clitheroe, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his debut for Northern Ireland in November 2010 and then representing the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
  4. ^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, and represented England at U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.
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