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2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

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Scunthorpe United F.C.
2008–2009 season
ChairmanSteve Wharton
ManagerNigel Adkins
StadiumGlanford Park
League One6th (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst Round
League TrophyFinal

During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the second 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 Nat Position Date of birth Place of birth note
1 Joe Murphy Republic of Ireland GK 25 September 1980 Dublin
2 Kenny Milne Scotland DF 26 August 1979 Alloa
3 Marcus Williams England DF 8 April 1986 Doncaster
4 Andy Crosby England DF 3 March 1973 Rotherham
5 Izzy Iriekpen England DF 14 May 1982 Newham signed for Bristol City
5 Joseph Mills England DF 30 October 1989 Swindon on loan from Southampton
6 Cliff Byrne Republic of Ireland DF 27 April 1982 Dublin captain
7 Matt Sparrow England MF 3 October 1983 Scunthorpe
8 Garry Thompson England MF 24 November 1980 Kendal
9 Paul Hayes England FW 20 September 1983 Dagenham
10 Gary Hooper England FW 26 January 1988 Harlow
11 Ian Baraclough England MF 4 December 1970 Leicester
14 Michael Lea England DF 4 November 1987 Salford
15 David Mirfin England DF 18 April 1985 Sheffield
16 Martyn Woolford England MF 13 October 1985 Pontefract
17 Grant McCann Northern Ireland MF 14 April 1980 Belfast
18 Sam Togwell England MF 14 October 1984 Maidenhead
19 Jonathan Forte Barbados FW 25 July 1986 Sheffield
20 Sam Slocombe England GK 5 June 1988 Scunthorpe
21 Jake Picton England DF 6 January 1991 Pontefract
22 Josh Lillis England GK 24 June 1987 Derby
23 Kevan Hurst England FW 27 August 1985 Chesterfield
24 Andrew Wright England MF 15 January 1985 Liverpool
25 Peter Winn England FW 19 December 1988 Cleethorpes
26 Krystian Pearce England DF 5 January 1990 Birmingham on loan from Birmingham City
27 Ian Morris Republic of Ireland MF 27 February 1987 Dublin
28 Rory Coleman England DF 22 December 1990 Rotherham
29 Joe Wilcox England DF 18 April 1989 Northampton
30 Ben May England FW 10 March 1984 Gravesend
31 Henri Lansbury England MF 12 October 1990 Enfield on loan from Arsenal
32 Liam Trotter England MF 24 August 1988 Ipswich on loan from Ipswich Town
33 Kayode Odejayi Nigeria FW 21 February 1982 Ibadan on loan from Barnsley
40 Kevin Pressman England GK 6 November 1967 Fareham


Competitions

Football League One

League table

Pos Team 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

FA Cup

Football League Cup

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

Football League Trophy

  1. ^ Fletcher, Paul (5 April 2009). "Football | Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Football – Scunthorpe 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Football | League One | MK Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe (agg 1–1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2009). "Football | League One | Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Scunthorpe United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-15.