2008–09 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerJim Gannon[1]
Football League One18th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophySecond Round

This article documents the 2008–09 season of Cheshire football club Stockport County F.C.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 −15 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 −25 51
18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 +2 50[a]
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 −13 50
20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 −13 50
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.[3]

Results

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League One

9 August 2008 1 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Stockport County Huddersfield
Booth 30' Rowe 45' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 15,578
16 August 2008 2 Stockport County 0–0 Leicester City Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,151
23 August 2008 3 Hartlepool United 0–1 Stockport County Hartlepool
Rowe 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,945
30 August 2008 4 Stockport County 0–3 Scunthorpe United Stockport
Hooper 30', 47'
McCann 58'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,348
13 September 2008 5 Leyton Orient 0–3 Stockport County London
Saah 13' (o.g.)
McNulty 45'
Rowe 70'		 Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,473
16 September 2008 6 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town Stockport
McSweeney 76' Hawley 5' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,974
20 September 2008 7 Stockport County 1–1 Swindon Town Stockport
Gleeson 32' Easton 49' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,536
27 September 2008 8 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Stockport County Cheltenham
Fleetwood 32'
Payne 66'		 Thompson 55'
Raynes 90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,796
3 October 2008 9 Stockport County 3–1 Oldham Athletic Stockport
Turnbull 47'
Thompson 68'
Michael Raynes 82'		 Liddell 24' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,360
11 October 2008 10 Southend United 1–1 Stockport County Southend
Barnard 19'
Harding  68'		 McSweeney 64' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,125
18 October 2008 11 Stockport County 1–2 Colchester United Stockport
McNeil 42' Perkins 20'
Platt 87'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,025
21 October 2008 12 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Stockport County Milton Keynes
Gerba 45' Taylor 57'
Lewington 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,931
25 October 2008 13 Hereford United 0–1 Stockport County Hereford
Rowe 90' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,210
28 October 2008 14 Stockport County 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Stockport
Taylor  86' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,121
1 November 2008 15 Stockport County 3–0 Carlisle United Stockport
Baker 7', 70'
Gleeson 63'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,301
15 November 2008 16 Millwall 1–0 Stockport County London
Martin 76' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,030
22 November 2008 17 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Stockport County Crewe
Davies 48'
Pilkington 66'
Thompson 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,337
25 November 2008 18 Stockport County 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Stockport
Blizzard 33'
Davies 66' (pen.)		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,201
6 December 2008 19 Stockport County 1–3 Peterborough United Stockport
Pilkington 52' Raynes 22' (o.g.)
Mackail-Smith 62'
Tunnicliffe 75' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,148
13 December 2008 20 Yeovil Town 2–4 Stockport County Yeovil
Smith 87'
Warne 43'		 Mullins 24', 45'
Rowe 45'
Baker 89'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,687
20 December 2008 21 Stockport County 3–1 Bristol Rovers Stockport
Davies 27', 45', 90' Disley 41' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,364
26 December 2008 22 Walsall 1–0 Stockport County Walsall
Weston 64'
Ricketts  67'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,496
28 December 2008 23 Stockport County 1–3 Leeds United Stockport
Mullins 3' Becchio 19'
Delph 73'
Christie 86'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,273
13 January 2009 24 Swindon Town 1–1 Stockport County Swindon
Smith 62' Pilkington 73' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,002
17 January 2009 25 Stockport County 3–1 Southend United Stockport
Pilkington 20', 38'
Rowe 84'		 Clarke  43'
Revell 62'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,762
24 January 2009 26 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Stockport County Oldham
Whitaker 3'
Hughes 18'
Taylor 55'		 Johnson 40' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,605
27 January 2009 27 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Stockport County Birkenhead
Edds 57'
Thomas-Moore 90' (pen.)		 Johnson 90' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,259
31 January 2009 28 Stockport County 4–1 Hereford United Stockport
Blizzard 1'
McNeil 33'
Mainwaring 52'
McSweeney 76'		 Hewson 26' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,586
3 February 2009 29 Stockport County 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Stockport
Wilbraham 36' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,891
14 February 2009 30 Stockport County 2–2 Millwall Stockport
McNeil 79'
Johnson 83'		 McLeod 17', 53' (pen.)
Martin  65'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,461
17 February 2009 31 Stockport County 1–0 Cheltenham Town Stockport
Johnson 31' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,041
21 February 2009 32 Carlisle United 1–2 Stockport County Carlisle
Neal 53' Blizzard 6'
Rowe 70'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,930
24 February 2009 33 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County Colchester
Tierney 17' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,179
28 February 2009 34 Stockport County 1–1 Huddersfield Town Stockport
Clarke 90' (o.g.) Collins 16' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,739
3 March 2009 35 Leicester City 1–1 Stockport County Leicester
Gilbert 2' O'Grady 5' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 16,378
7 March 2009 36 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Stockport County Scunthorpe
Hurst 6'
Hooper 14'		 Raynes 21' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,890
10 March 2009 37 Stockport County 2–1 Hartlepool United Stockport
McSweeney 55'
Vincent 65'		 Mackay 85' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,790
14 March 2009 38 Stockport County 0–1 Leyton Orient Stockport
Church 53' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,835
21 March 2009 39 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County Northampton
Akinfenwa 12'
Osman 45'
Guttridge 72'
Scott Vernon 79'		 Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 4,814
28 March 2009 40 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Stockport County Bristol
Anthony 4'
Lambert 37' (pen.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
4 April 2009 41 Stockport County 0–0 Yeovil Town Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,664
11 April 2009 42 Leeds United 1–0 Stockport County Leeds
Howson 9' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,967
13 April 2009 43 Stockport County 1–2 Walsall Stockport
Tansey 76' Gerrard 11'
Logan 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,274
18 April 2009 44 Peterborough United 1–0 Stockport County Peterborough
Mackail-Smith 25' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,333
24 April 2009 45 Stockport County 4–3 Crewe Alexandra Stockport
Vincent 13'
O'Grady 49'
Johnson 65', 82'		 Jones 24'
Lawrence 80'
McManus 90'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,134
2 May 2009 46 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Stockport County Brighton
Forster 73' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 8,618

FA Cup

8 November 2008 Round 1 Yeovil Town 1–1 Stockport County Yeovil
Skiverton 60' Davies 44'
Gleeson  76'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,582
18 November 2008 Round 1 Replay Stockport County 5–0 Yeovil Town Stockport
Dicker 6'
Rose 16'
McNeil 42'
Pilkington 48'
Vincent 90'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,260
29 November 2008 Round 2 Gillingham 0–0 Stockport County Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,419
9 December 2008 Round 2 Replay Stockport County 1–2 Gillingham Stockport
Gleeson 17' Barcham 25', 34' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,329

League Cup

12 August 2008 Round 1 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Stockport County Leicester
Howard 36' McNeil  17' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 7,386

Football League Trophy

2 September 2008 Round 1 Northern Section Stockport County 1–0 Port Vale Stockport
McSweeney 4' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,290
29 November 2008 Round 2 Northern Section Bury 1–0 Stockport County Bury
Bishop 77' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,384

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Owain Fôn Williams
2 DF  ENG Johnny Mullins
3 DF  ENG Michael Rose
4 MF  ENG Dominic Blizzard
7 FW  ENG Chris O'Grady (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
8 MF  IRL Gary Dicker
9 FW  NIR Peter Thompson
10 MF  ENG Carl Baker
11 MF  ENG Tommy Rowe
15 DF  ENG Michael Raynes
16 DF  ENG James Tunnicliffe
17 MF  ENG Danny Rowe
18 MF  ENG Paul Turnbull
19 FW  ENG Matty McNeil
20 MF  IRL Leon McSweeney
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  IRL Conrad Logan (on loan from Leicester City)
23 GK  ENG Lloyd Rigby
24 MF  ENG Greg Tansey
25 DF  ENG Josh Thompson
26 MF  ENG Matty Mainwaring
27 FW  ENG Danny Pilkington
28 MF  ENG James Vincent
29 FW  ENG Darren Green
31 MF  ENG Paul Ennis
32 DF  ENG Andy Halls
34 FW  ENG Oli Johnson
35 FW  ENG Tom Fisher
42 MF  WAL Craig Roberts

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  ENG Fraser Forster (on loan from Newcastle United)
22 DF  POL Jarosław Fojut (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
33 DF  NIR Tony Kane (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
35 FW  WAL Craig Davies (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
17 MF  IRL Stephen Gleeson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
14 MF  ENG Jason Taylor
25 DF  ENG Gianluca Havern
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  WAL Gareth Owen
7 FW  IRL Anthony Pilkington
22 DF  ENG Jimmy McNulty
22 DF  ENG Robbie Threlfall (on loan from Liverpool)
39 FW  IRL Dave Mooney (on loan from Reading)
30 FW  IRL Declan Edwards (on loan to Galway United)

References

  1. ^ "Stockport Manager History; Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  2. ^ "League One Betting | 2008/09 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  3. ^ "Stockport in Administration". The Football League. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Stockport County match record: 2009". www.11v11.com.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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