2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United F.C. 2008–2009 football season

Scunthorpe United F.C.

2008–2009 season

Chairman

Steve Wharton

Manager

Nigel Adkins

Stadium

Glanford Park

League One

6th (promoted)

FA Cup

Third round

League Cup

First Round

League Trophy

Final

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Season summary

The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town.^[1] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season.^[2] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals,^[3] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.^[4]

Squad

^[5]


No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Place of birth	note
1	Joe Murphy	GK	25 September 1980	Dublin
2	Kenny Milne	DF	26 August 1979	Alloa
3	Marcus Williams	DF	8 April 1986	Doncaster
4	Andy Crosby	DF	3 March 1973	Rotherham
5	Izzy Iriekpen	DF	14 May 1982	Newham	signed for Bristol City
5	Joseph Mills	DF	30 October 1989	Swindon	on loan from Southampton
6	Cliff Byrne	DF	27 April 1982	Dublin	captain
7	Matt Sparrow	MF	3 October 1983	Scunthorpe
8	Garry Thompson	MF	24 November 1980	Kendal
9	Paul Hayes	FW	20 September 1983	Dagenham
10	Gary Hooper	FW	26 January 1988	Harlow
11	Ian Baraclough	MF	4 December 1970	Leicester
14	Michael Lea	DF	4 November 1987	Salford
15	David Mirfin	DF	18 April 1985	Sheffield
16	Martyn Woolford	MF	13 October 1985	Pontefract
17	Grant McCann	MF	14 April 1980	Belfast
18	Sam Togwell	MF	14 October 1984	Maidenhead
19	Jonathan Forte	FW	25 July 1986	Sheffield
20	Sam Slocombe	GK	5 June 1988	Scunthorpe
21	Jake Picton	DF	6 January 1991	Pontefract
22	Josh Lillis	GK	24 June 1987	Derby
23	Kevan Hurst	FW	27 August 1985	Chesterfield
24	Andrew Wright	MF	15 January 1985	Liverpool
25	Peter Winn	FW	19 December 1988	Cleethorpes
26	Krystian Pearce	DF	5 January 1990	Birmingham	on loan from Birmingham City
27	Ian Morris	MF	27 February 1987	Dublin
28	Rory Coleman	DF	22 December 1990	Rotherham
29	Joe Wilcox	DF	18 April 1989	Northampton
30	Ben May	FW	10 March 1984	Gravesend
31	Henri Lansbury	MF	12 October 1990	Enfield	on loan from Arsenal
32	Liam Trotter	MF	24 August 1988	Ipswich	on loan from Ipswich Town
33	Kayode Odejayi	FW	21 February 1982	Ibadan	on loan from Barnsley
40	Kevin Pressman	GK	6 November 1967	Fareham

Competitions

Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Leeds United	46	26	6	14	77	49	+28	84	Qualification for League One play-offs
5	Millwall	46	25	7	14	63	53	+10	82
6	Scunthorpe United (O, P)	46	22	10	14	82	63	+19	76
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	11	14	62	49	+13	74
8	Southend United	46	21	8	17	58	61	−3	71

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Play-offs

Scunthorpe United v Milton Keynes Dons

8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi-final first leg	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Woolford 13'	Report	Wilbraham 27'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,599 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Milton Keynes Dons v Scunthorpe United

15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) Semi-final second leg	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (6–7 p)	Scunthorpe United	Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 14,479 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Penalties
	Leven Wilbraham Navarro Puncheon Llera Stirling Lewington Guéret Flo		McCann Hayes Crosby Byrne Trotter Sparrow Forte Togwell Morris

Millwall v Scunthorpe United

24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) final	Millwall	2–3	Scunthorpe United	London
13:00 BST	Alexander 37', 39'	Report	Sparrow 6', 70' Woolford 85'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 59,661 Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round	Walsall	1–3	Scunthorpe United	Bescot, Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ricketts 25' Demontagnac 79'	Report	Hooper 42', 58' Hurst 90'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,318 Referee: Roger East

Scunthorpe United v Alfreton Town

29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Alfreton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	May 30' Hooper 62', 83' Togwell 90'	Report	Clayton 48'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,249 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Watford v Scunthorpe United

3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round	Watford	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Rasiak 67'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,690 Referee: Kevin Wright

Football League Cup

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round	Hartlepool United	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Porter 50' Foley 58' Brown 75'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy

Scunthorpe United v Notts County

2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Notts County	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST	Hayes 90', 90'	Report	Butcher 9'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Andy Haines

Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town

7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) Second round	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Grimsby Town	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST	Togwell 38' Morris 42'	Report	Hegarty 48'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,844 Referee: Kevin Friend

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT	Mirfin 90'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers

16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	May 26' Hayes 90'	Report	Thomas-Moore 53'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Michael Oliver

Scunthorpe United v Rotherham United

20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) Area final first leg	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Rotherham United	Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT	Woolford 60' Pearce 67'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,038 Referee: Clive Oliver

Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United

17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) Area final second leg	Rotherham United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT			Hooper 74'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Kevin Friend

Luton Town v Scunthorpe United

5 April 2009 (2009-04-05) Final	Luton Town	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Scunthorpe United	Wembley, London
13:15 BST	Martin 32' Craddock 70' Gnakpa 95'	Report	Hooper 14' McCann 88'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 55,378 Referee: Phil Crossley

References

^ Fletcher, Paul (5 April 2009). "Football | Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "Football – Scunthorpe 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "Football | League One | MK Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe (agg 1–1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2009). "Football | League One | Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "FootballSquads - Scunthorpe United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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