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2008–09 Everton F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubEverton
season[2008–09](2008-09-in-english-football)
managerDavid Moyes
mgrtitleManager
chairmanBill Kenwright
chrtitleChairman
league[Premier League](2008-09-premier-league)
league result5th
cup1[FA Cup](2008-09-fa-cup)
cup1 resultRunners-up
cup2[League Cup](2008-09-football-league-cup)
cup2 resultThird Round
cup3[UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup)
cup3 resultFirst Round
league topscorerMarouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (8)
season topscorerMarouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (9)
highest attendance39,574 v (27 Sept vs Liverpool)
lowest attendance28,312 v (17 Sept vs Standard Liège)
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Tim Cahill (8) Tim Cahill (9) The 2008–09 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 55th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club's kit was provided by Umbro, and the sponsor was Chang beer.

Kits

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Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section. However it does summarise the transfers made by Everton in the summer. It also includes Cup Draws.

July:

  • 4 - Steve Round is announced as Everton's new assistant manager.
  • 10 - The Guardian report on two further mortgages taken out by Everton against future bSkyb television revenue.
  • 18 - Everton shareholders deliver a petition to the club demanding an Extraordinary General Meeting having achieved over 20% of the support necessary to call such a meeting.
  • 25 - Club captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year contract to keep him at the club until 2012.
  • 27 - Sporting CP reject Everton's £11.8 million bid for midfielder João Moutinho.
  • 29 - Everton CEO Keith Wyness resigns. No official reason is stated at the time, except that it is not in connection with Everton's planned new stadium in Kirkby.

August:

  • 16 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to make a competitive appearance when he comes on against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 191 days.
  • 23 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to be selected for a competitive match, when he starts against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 198 days.
  • 28 - Everton are drawn with Standard Liège in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with the first game being at Goodison Park.
  • 29 - Everton are drawn away to Blackburn in the third round of the League Cup
  • 31 - Everton break its transfer record after acquiring Marouane Fellaini for £15 million, £3.75 million more than Yakubu was purchased for from Middlesbrough FC in 2007. This was the club's fifth signing of August, following Lars Jacobsen, Louis Saha, Segundo Castillo and Carlo Nash.

Final league table

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Squad details

Players information

No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFee
1Carlo NashENGBolton13 September 1973----Wigan Athletic1 September 2008Undisclosed
2Tony HibbertENGHuyton20 February 1981164---N/A1 August 2000Trainee
3Leighton BainesENGKirkby11 December 198424---Wigan Athletic7 August 2007£6,000,000
4Joseph YoboNGAPort Harcourt6 September 19801786594Marseille22 May 2003£3,500,000
5Joleon LescottENGBirmingham16 August 198278125-Wolverhampton Wanderers14 June 2006£5,000,000
6Phil JagielkaENGManchester7 August 19823611-Sheffield United4 July 2007£4,000,000
7Andy van der MeydeNLDArnhem30 September 197918-181Inter Milan31 August 2005£2,000,000
8Segundo CastilloECUSan Lorenzo15 May 1982--332Red Star Belgrade28 August 2008Loan
9Louis SahaFRAParis8 August 1978--184Manchester United1 September 2008Undisclosed
10Mikel ArtetaESPSan Sebastián26 March 19821061371Real Sociedad1 July 2005£2,500,000
12Iain TurnerSCOStirling26 January 19844---Stirling Albion1 July 2003£50,000
14James VaughanENGBirmingham14 July 1988266--N/A1 July 2004Trainee
15Lars JacobsenDENOdense20 September 1979--16-[1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg)26 August 2008Free
17Tim CahillAUSSydney6 December 1979101292813Millwall23 July 2004£1,500,000
18Phil NevilleENGBury21 January 1977108359-Manchester United4 August 2005£3,500,000
19Nuno ValentePORLisbon12 September 197445-331Porto30 August 2005£1,500,000
20Steven PienaarRSAJohannesburg17 March 1982352342Borussia Dortmund24 April 2007£2,000,000
21Leon OsmanENGWigan17 May 198113418--N/A1 August 2000Trainee
22YakubuNGABenin City22 November 198239224117Middlesbrough29 August 2007£11,250,000
24Tim HowardUSANorth Brunswick6 March 197974-30-Manchester United14 February 2007£3,000,000
25Marouane FellainiBELEtterbeek22 November 1987--101Standard Liège1 September 2008£15,000,000
26Jack RodwellENGSouthport11 March 19915---N/A1 July 2007Trainee
27Lukas JutkiewiczPOLSouthampton ENG28 March 1989----Swindon Town1 July 2007£400,000
28Victor AnichebeNGALagos23 April 1988441141N/A1 July 2005Trainee
30John RuddyENGSt. Ives24 October 19861---Cambridge United20 May 2005£250,000
32Dan GoslingENGBrixham2 February 1990----Plymouth Argyle15 January 2008£2,000,000
34John IrvingENGLiverpool17 September 1989----N/A1 July 2007Trainee
35Kieran AgardENGLondon10 October 1989----N/A1 August 2008Trainee
36John Paul KissockENGLiverpool2 December 1989----N/A1 July 2007Trainee
37Jose BaxterENGBootle7 February 1992----N/A1 August 2008Trainee
38James WallaceENGLiverpool19 December 1991----N/A1 August 2008Trainee

Player awards

  • Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
  • Players' Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
  • Young Player of the Season - Marouane Fellaini
  • Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - Kieran Agard
  • Academy Player of the Season - James McCarten
  • Goal of the Season - Dan Gosling vs. Liverpool

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Willmott Beesley

Frankowski

Osman

Premier League

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Yakubu Santa Cruz Ooijer

Yakubu

Johnson

Jagielka Anichebe Cahill

Neville Osman

Fellaini Duff

Van Persie Walcott

Saha

Young

Gosling

Arteta

Saha

Lescott Fellaini

Fellaini
Osman

Milner
Barry Cahill
Pienaar

Ireland

Fellaini

Yobo

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Castillo Yobo Jovanović

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Arteta
Cahill Saha Ferdinand
Vidić
Anderson Baines Neville Vaughan Jagielka Lampard

Season statistics

Starts and goals

|} Notes:

  • Appearances as subs are included.

Goalscorers

NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA Cup[UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup)Total
8010**9**
8010**9**
6020**8**
6010**7**
6010**7**
{{sortnameJo}}500
Yakubu4001**5**
4010**5**
3000**3**
2010**3**
1000**1**
1000**1**
0001**1**
0001**1**
1000**1**

Yellow cards

NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA Cup[UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup)Total
10000**10**
1000**1**
Yakubu1000**1**
1000**1**
1000**1**

Transfers

Transfers in

PlayerFromDateFee
DEN Lars JacobsenGER [1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg)26 August 2008Free
FRA Louis SahaManchester United1 September 2008Undisclosed
ENG Carlo NashWigan Athletic1 September 2008Undisclosed
BEL Marouane FellainiBEL Standard Liège1 September 2008£15,000,000

Transfers out

PlayerToDateFee
SCO Patrick BoyleReleased1 May 2008Free
ISL Bjarni ViðarssonNED Twente14 May 2008Free
IRE Lee CarsleyBirmingham City3 June 2008Free
GER Stefan WesselsGER VfL Osnabrück25 June 2008Free
IRE Darren DennehyWAL Cardiff City28 June 2008Free
ENG Jamie JonesLeyton Orient2 July 2008Free
IRE Aidan DownesYeovil Town1 August 2008Free
ENG Andrew JohnsonFulham7 August 2008£10,500,000

Loans in

PlayerFromDate FromDate Till
Ecuador Segundo CastilloSER Red Star Belgrade28 August 200830 May 2009
BRA JôManchester City31 January 20091 June 2009

Loans out

PlayerToDate FromDate Till

References

References

  1. "Archived copy".
  2. Scott, Matt. (10 July 2008). "Everton mortgage future but still plan to move". The Guardian.
  3. "Archived copy".
  4. (25 July 2008). "Neville extends Everton contract". BBC News.
  5. "Premier League: Sporting statement on Moutinho - Setanta Sports".
  6. (30 July 2008). "Everton chief executive resigns". BBC News.
  7. "Archived copy".
  8. "Blues Sign Yakubu {{!}} Everton Football Club".
  9. "Awards Winners {{!}} Everton Football Club".
  10. (2008-08-26). "Everton confirm Jacobsen switch". BBC Sport.
  11. (2008-09-01). "Saha completes Everton switch". SkySports.
  12. (2008-09-01). "Everton snap up Nash". SkySports.
  13. (2008-09-01). "Fellaini ends Moyes' frustration". SkySports.
  14. (2008-05-14). "Twente try out Toffee". SkySports.
  15. (2008-06-03). "Carsley passes Birmingham medical". BBC Sport.
  16. (2008-06-22}}{{Dead link). "Wessels set for Osnabruck". The World Game.
  17. (2008-06-28). "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy". BBC Sport.
  18. (2008-07-01). "Two more sign for Leyton Orient". BBC Sport.
  19. (2008-08-01). "Downes deal for Yeovil". SkySports.
  20. (2008-08-07). "Fulham sign Johnson from Everton". BBC Sport.
  21. (2008-08-28). "Everton complete Castillo signing". BBC Sport.
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