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2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Manchester City |
| season | [2008–09](2008-09-in-english-football) |
| manager | Mark Hughes |
| owner | Abu Dhabi United Group |
| chairman | Thaksin Shinawatra *until the sale of club on 1 September 2008* |
| Khaldoon Al Mubarak *from 1 September 2008* | |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| stdtitle | Stadium |
| stadium | City of Manchester Stadium |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [10th](2008-09-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Third round](2008-09-fa-cup-third-round-proper) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Second round](2008-09-football-league-cup-second-round) |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup |
| cup3 result | [Quarter-finals](2008-09-uefa-cup-quarter-finals) |
| league topscorer | |
| Robinho (14) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Robinho (15) | |
| highest attendance | 47,331 vs Chelsea |
| 13 September 2008 | |
| lowest attendance | 7,334 vs EB Streymur |
| 31 July 2008 | |
| average attendance | 42,900 approx. |
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| prevseason | [2007–08](2007-08-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2009–10](2009-10-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008 Robinho (14) Robinho (15) 13 September 2008 31 July 2008
The 2008–09 season was '''Manchester City Football Club''''s seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.
Changes in ownership
The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman. | access-date = 16 November 2010
The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million. | access-date=16 November 2010
Kits
Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook
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Kit information
For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.{{cite news | access-date=7 November 2010 | archive-date=18 August 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818135813/http://www.epltalk.com/new-0809-manchester-city-home-away-shirts-unveiled/2512 | url-status=dead
Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
ImageSize = width:765 height:75 PlotArea = left:12 right:12 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/2008 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1992 Colors = id:fdm value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:plm value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.9) id:plr value:rgb(0.3,0.5,0.9) id:d1p value:rgb(0.8,0.7,0.7) id:d1p value:rgb(0.0,0.99,0.0) id:d1m value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:d1r value:rgb(0.2,0.7,0.2) id:d2p value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.2) id:pro value:rgb(0.9,0.6,0.1) id:rel value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1)
PlotData= bar:Position width:18 color:white align:center
from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 Shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:17 from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:22 from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2005 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2005 till:01/07/2006 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 color:fdm shift:(1,15) text: "First Div." from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1995 color:plm shift:(25,15) text: "Premier League" from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 color:plr shift:(0,0) from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 color:d1m shift:(20,15) text: "Division 1" from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 color:d1r shift:(0,0) from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 color:d2p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 2" from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1" from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 color:plr shift:(0,15) text: "PL" from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1" from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2008 color:plm shift:(0,15) text: "Premier League"
Friendly games
Pre-season
(Away team kit)
(Away team kit & GK strip 1) Thompson Evans (Away team kit)
Thomas Cook Trophy
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
Competitive games
Premier League
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
Position in final standings
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 39
Points away from home: 11
Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 10 :6 points: Sunderland :4 points: Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, Newcastle United :3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Middlesbrough,
:**1 point:** Fulham, Liverpool
:**0 points:** Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
#### Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: **6–0** vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008
Biggest home defeats: **1–3** vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008 **&** vs. Fulham, 12 April 2009
Biggest away win: **0–3** vs. Sunderland, 31 August 2008
Biggest away defeats: **4–2** vs. Aston Villa, 17 August 2008
**2–0** vs. Middlesbrough, 29 October 2008 **&** vs. Bolton Wanderers, 2 November 2008
**&** vs. Portsmouth, 14 February 2009 **&** vs. Arsenal, 4 April 2009
**&** vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Biggest home attendance: **47,331** vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008
Smallest home attendance: **36,635** vs. West Ham United, 24 August 2008
Biggest away attendance: **75,464** vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Smallest away attendance: **18,214** vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 September 2008
#### Results by round
#### Individual match reports
(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/18/premierleague.astonvilla)
Agbonlahor
Ćorluka
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/25/premierleague.manchestercity)
Elano
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/01/premierleague.sunderland)
Wright-Phillips
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/15/premierleague.manchestercity)
Lampard
Anelka
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/22/premierleague.manchestercity1)
Dunne
Robinho
Wright-Phillips
Evans
Fernandes
(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/29/wiganathletic.manchestercity)
Zaki
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/06/premierleague.manchestercity)
Garrido
Kuyt
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/21/premierleague-newcastleunited)
Dunne
Ireland
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/27/premierleague-manchestercity)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/30/premierleague-middlesbrough)
O'Neil
(Away team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/03/premierleague-boltonwanderers)
Dunne
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/10/manchestercity-tottenhamhotspur)
[Hungarian video](http://www.ende.hu/video/e7f7947fd2f578df6b57)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2b)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/17/premierleague-hullcity)
Geovanni
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/24/premierleague-arsenal)
Robinho
Sturridge
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/30/premierleague-manchestercity)
(Away team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/08/fulham-manchester-city)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/14/permier-league-manchester-city-everton-city-of-manchester-stadium-tim-cahill)
(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/21/west-brom-manchester-city-mark-hughes)
Bednář
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/26/manchester-city-hull-premier-league)
Robinho
Ireland
(Away team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/28/blackburn-rovers-manchester-city)
Roberts
Robinho
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jan/18/premier-league-manchester-city-wigan-athletic)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jan/28/craig-bellamy-manchester-city-newcastle-united)
Bellamy
(Home v3 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jan/31/premierleague-stokecity)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/07/premier-league-manchester-city-middlesbrough)
(Away team kit & GK strip 1)
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7872584.stm)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/14/premier-league-portsmouth-manchester-city)
Hreiðarsson
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/22/liverpool-manchester-city)
(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/01/premier-league-west-ham-manchester-city)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/04/premier-league-manchester-city-aston-villa-elano)
Wright-Phillips
(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/15/chelsea-manchester-city-kevin-mccarra)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/22/premier-league-manchester-city-sunderland-micah-richards)
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/06/arsenal-manchester-city-premier-league)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/12/manchester-city-fulham-premier-league)
Etuhu
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/19/premier-league-manchester-city-west-brom)
Onuoha
Elano
Sturridge
(Away team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/27/everton-phil-jagielka-manchester-city-robinho)
Ireland
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/04/manchester-city-blackburn-rovers-premier-league)
Robinho
Elano
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/10/premier-league-manchester-united-manchester-city)
Tevez
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/18/tottenham-manchester-city-richards-penalty)
Keane
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/24/premier-league-manchester-city-bolton-caceido)
### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying phase
##### First qualifying round
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[M.E.N. report](http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1058821_eb_streymur_0_city_2_player_ratings)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsrScON2c4)
Hamann
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[M.E.N. report](http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1060822_city_2_ebstreymur_0_player_ratings)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRlP0pXpO4)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeAbirqXV4)
Vassell
##### Second qualifying round
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/15/manchestercity.uefa)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGzxR3VoJGM)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/28/uefa.midtjylland)
Poulsen
Borring
Afriyie
Petrov
Johnson
Hamann
Ćorluka
#### First round
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/19/manchestercity.uefa)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FlHOuv1nN8)
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/oct/03/manchestercity.uefa)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMA8UDtPHtU)
Wright-Phillips
#### Group phase
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/07/uefa-manchestercity)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_LgKuw4Z8)
Robinho
Benjani
Wielaert
(Third v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/nov/28/uefa-schalke)
Ireland
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/04/uefa-manchester-city-psg)
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/18/uefa-cup-man-city-racing-santander)
Pereira
Valera
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| Group A standings | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG **Manchester City** | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | **7** |
| NED Twente | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | **6** |
| FRA Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | **5** |
| ESP Racing Santander | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | **5** |
| GER Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | **4** |
::
::data[format=table]
| Group A results | MC | PSG | RdS | S04 | FCT | Manchester City | Paris Saint-Germain | Racing Santander | Schalke 04 | FC Twente |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | **[0–0](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-manchester-city-v-paris-saint-germain)** | – | – | **[3–2](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-manchester-city-v-twente)** | | | | | | |
| – | – | [2–2](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-paris-saint-germain-v-racing-santander) | – | [4–0](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-paris-saint-germain-v-twente) | | | | | | |
| **[3–1](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-racing-santander-v-manchester-city)** | – | – | [1–1](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-racing-santander-v-schalke-04) | – | | | | | | |
| **[0–2](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-schalke-04-v-manchester-city)** | [3–1](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-schalke-04-v-paris-saint-germain) | – | – | – | | | | | | |
| – | – | [1–0](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-twente-v-racing-santander) | [2–1](2008-09-uefa-cup-group-stage-twente-v-schalke-04) | – | | | | | | |
::
#### Final phase
##### Round of 32
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/19/manchester-city-copenhagen-uefa-cup)
Vingaard
Ireland
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/26/uefa-cup-manchester-city-fc-copenhagen)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnbUBRSYEEw)
##### Round of 16
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/12/uefa-cup-manchester-city-aalborg)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxv2_O1xDc)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az3q43SnPLk)
Wright-Phillips
(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/19/manchester-city-aalborg-uefa-cup)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAtZrAw7jA)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NsDpkEky9s)
Jakobsen
Johansson
Augustinussen
Nomvethe
Shelton
Elano
Wright-Phillips
Dunne
##### Quarter-final
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/09/mark-hughes-manchester-city-uefa-cup-football)
[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtSr0dgQkY8)
Trochowski
Guerrero
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/16/uefa-cup-manchester-city-hamburg)
[MCFC video](http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Features/Rewind-Hamburg-in-the-Uefa-Cup)
Caicedo
### League Cup
#### Second round
(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/25/carlingcup.brightonfootball)
Anyinsah
Ireland
Elphick
Murray
Virgo
Richards
Elano
Kompany
Ball
### FA Cup
#### Third round
(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jan/04/nottingham-forest-manchester-city)
Earnshaw
Garner
## Playing statistics
### Starting XI
::data[format=table]
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Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
*Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only*
*Apps. numbers denote:* "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
*Red card numbers denote:* "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
*Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns*
**** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 January 2009*
::data[format=table]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | TOTALS
All Competitions | Apps. | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] | Apps. | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] | Apps. | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | Apps. | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | Apps. | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Soccerball shade.svg|13px]] | [[File:Yellow card.svg|10px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|10px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ENG Joe Hart | 23(0) | | | | 9(0) | | | | 1(0) | | | | 33(0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | ENG Micah Richards | 34(1) | 1 | 2 | | 15(0) | | 3 | | 1(0) | | | | 50(1) | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | ENG Michael Ball | 8(0) | | | | 4(1) | | | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 14(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | ENG Nedum Onuoha | 23(3) | 1 | 1 | | 7(0) | 1 | | | | | | | 30(3) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| **Sold** | DF | CRO Vedran Ćorluka | 3(0) | 1 | | | 3(0) | | 1 | | | | | | 6(0) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | ARG Pablo Zabaleta | 29(3) | 1 | 3 | -/1 | 11(0) | | 2 | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 42(3) | 1 | 5 | -/1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | MF | ENG Michael Johnson | 3(0) | | | | 4(0) | | 1 | | | | 1(0) | | 8(0) | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | IRE Stephen Ireland | 35(1) | 9 | 8 | | 14(1) | 3 | 1 | | | | 1(0) | 1 | 50(2) | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | 27(0) | 5 | 3 | | 9(0) | 3 | 1 | | 1(0) | | | | 37(0) | 8 | 4 | *** | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | BUL Valeri Bojinov | 8(6) | 1 | 1 | | 1(1) | | | | | | | | 9(7) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | FW | BRA Robinho | 31(1) | 14 | 3 | | 10(0) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 41(1) | 15 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | MF | BRA Elano | 28(7) | 6 | 3 | | 12(3) | 2 | 3 | | 1(0) | | 1(1) | | 42 (11) | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | FW | ENG Darius Vassell | 8(2) | | 1 | | 6(0) | 1 | | | 1(1) | | | | 15(3) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | FW | BRA Jô | 9(3) | 1 | | | 7(1) | 2 | | | 1(1) | | 1(0) | | 18(5) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | ESP Javier Garrido | 13(2) | 1 | 1 | | 8(2) | | 1 | | | | | | 21(4) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | GK | DEN Kasper Schmeichel | 1(1) | | | | 1(0) | | | | | | 1(0) | | 3(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | BUL Martin Petrov | 9(5) | | | | 5(1) | 2 | | | | | | | 14(6) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | MF | SUI Gelson Fernandes | 17 (14) | 1 | 3 | 1/- | 8(4) | | 1 | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | 1 | 27 (18) | 2 | 4 | 1/- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | FW | ECU Felipe Caicedo | 17(7) | 5 | 2 | | 6(3) | 3 | | | 1(0) | | 1(1) | | 25 (11) | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | GER Dietmar Hamann | 9(4) | | | | 8(5) | 1 | 1 | | 1(1) | | | | 18 (10) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | DF | IRL Richard Dunne (c) | 31(0) | 1 | 4 | -/2 | 14(0) | | 1 | 1/- | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 47(0) | 1 | 6 | 1/2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | FW | WAL Ched Evans | 16 (13) | 1 | 1 | | 8(6) | | | | | | 1(1) | | 25 (20) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | DF | ENG Wayne Bridge | 16(0) | | | | 6(0) | | | | | | | | 22(0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | DF | ISR Tal Ben Haim | 9(1) | | 2 | | 5(0) | | 3 | | | | 1(0) | | 15(1) | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | FW | ZIM Benjani | 8(1) | 1 | | | 4(3) | 2 | | | | | | | 12(4) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | FW | ENG Daniel Sturridge | 16(13) | 4 | | | 8(3) | | | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 26 (16) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | NGR Kelvin Etuhu | 4(2) | | | | 3(3) | | | | | | | | 7(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | DF | ENG Shaleum Logan | 1(0) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1(0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | MF | BEL Vincent Kompany | 34(0) | 1 | 8 | | 9(1) | | 3 | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 45(1) | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | MF | NED Nigel de Jong | 16(0) | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 16(0) | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | DF | Brazil Gláuber | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | GK | IRL Shay Given | 15(0) | | | | 6(0) | | 1 | | | | | | 21(0) | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | FW | WAL Craig Bellamy | 8(1) | 3 | 1 | | 3(0) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 11(1) | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | MF | Slovakia Vladimír Weiss | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| **TOTALS** | 58 | 50 | 1/3 | | 23 | 26 | 1/- | | | | 2 | | 83 | 77 | 2/3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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*Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)*
(for squad numbers) [Season 2008–09 Squad Numbers](https://web.archive.org/web/20140517140523/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2008/August/New-squad-numbers-confirmed)
(for actual stats.) All match *Reports* in *Competitive games* section above|date=April 2013}}
## Goal scorers
### All competitions
::data[format=table]
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| BRA Robinho | 15 |
| IRL Stephen Ireland | 13 |
| ECU Felipe Caicedo | 8 |
| BRA Elano | |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| WAL Craig Bellamy | 5 |
| ENG Daniel Sturridge | 4 |
| ZIM Benjani | 3 |
| BRA Jô | |
| SUI Gélson Fernandes | 2 |
| ENG Nedum Onuoha | |
| BUL Martin Petrov | |
| BUL Valeri Bojinov | 1 |
| CRO Vedran Ćorluka | |
| IRL Richard Dunne | |
| WAL Ched Evans | |
| ESP Javier Garrido | |
| GER Dietmar Hamann | |
| BEL Vincent Kompany | |
| ENG Micah Richards | |
| ENG Darius Vassell | |
| ARG Pablo Zabaleta | |
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### Premier League
::data[format=table]
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| BRA Robinho | 14 |
| IRL Stephen Ireland | 9 |
| BRA Elano | 6 |
| ECU Felipe Caicedo | 5 |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| ENG Daniel Sturridge | 4 |
| WAL Craig Bellamy | 3 |
| ZIM Benjani | 1 |
| BUL Valeri Bojinov | |
| CRO Vedran Ćorluka | |
| IRL Richard Dunne | |
| WAL Ched Evans | |
| SUI Gélson Fernandes | |
| ESP Javier Garrido | |
| BRA Jô | |
| BEL Vincent Kompany | |
| ENG Nedum Onuoha | |
| ENG Micah Richards | |
| ARG Pablo Zabaleta | |
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### UEFA Cup
::data[format=table]
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| ECU Felipe Caicedo | 3 |
| IRL Stephen Ireland | |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| WAL Craig Bellamy | 2 |
| ZIM Benjani | |
| BRA Elano | |
| BRA Jô | |
| BUL Martin Petrov | |
| GER Dietmar Hamann | 1 |
| ENG Nedum Onuoha | |
| BRA Robinho | |
| ENG Darius Vassell | |
::
### [[2008–09 Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[2008–09 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
::data[format=table]
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| SUI Gélson Fernandes | 1 |
| IRL Stephen Ireland | |
::
*Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)*
## Awards
### Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards
*Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS*
::data[format=table]
| Month | First Team | Reserve Team | Academy |
|---|---|---|---|
| August{{cite web | title=Stephen Ireland is player of the month | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2008/September/Ireland-is-player-of-the-month | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| September{{cite web | title=SWP & Robinho win player of month | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2008/November/SWP-and-Robi-win-Player-of-the-Month | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| October | BRA Robinho | ENG Clayton McDonald | BEL Dedryck Boyata |
| November{{cite web | title=Prize winners pleased with Thomas Cook awards | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/January/Prize-winners-pleased-with-Thomas-Cook-awards | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| December | BEL Vincent Kompany | ENG Paul Marshall | *not announced* |
| January{{cite web | title=Awards time for Craig and Pablo | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/March/Awards-time-for-Craig-and-Pablo | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| February | WAL Craig Bellamy | ENG David Ball | |
| March{{cite web | nolink=y|acolade|expected=accolade}} | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/May/Brazil-ace-collects-April-Thomas-Cook-acolade | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| April | BRA Elano | SVK Vladimír Weiss | IRL Greg Cunningham |
| May | ENG Nedum Onuoha | SVK Vladimír Weiss | ENG Kieran Trippier |
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### Official Supporters Club awards
::data[format=table]
| Player | Season 2008–09 awards{{cite web |
|---|---|
| title=Stevie shows the way to go | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/May/Stevie-shows-the-way-to-go |
| IRL Stephen Ireland | Player of the Year |
| ENG Daniel Sturridge | Young Player of the Year |
::
## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in
#### First team
::data[format=table]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2008 | FW | BRA Jô | RUS CSKA Moscow | £18M{{cite news |
| 30 July 2008 | DF | ISR Tal Ben Haim | ENG Chelsea | £5M{{cite news |
| 21 August 2008 | DF | BEL Vincent Kompany | DEU Hamburger SV | £6M{{cite news |
| 28 August 2008 | MF | ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | ENG Chelsea | £8.5M{{cite news |
| 31 August 2008 | DF | ARG Pablo Zabaleta | ESP Espanyol | £6.45M{{cite news |
| 31 August 2008 | DF | BRA Gláuber | GER [1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg) | Undisc.{{cite web |
| 1 September 2008 | FW | BRA Robinho | ESP Real Madrid | £32.5M{{cite news |
| 3 January 2009 | DF | ENG Wayne Bridge | ENG Chelsea | £10M{{cite news |
| 19 January 2009 | FW | WAL Craig Bellamy | ENG West Ham United | £14M{{cite news |
| 21 January 2009 | MF | NED Nigel de Jong | GER Hamburger SV | £16M{{cite news |
| 1 February 2009 | GK | IRL Shay Given | ENG Newcastle United | £5.9M{{cite news |
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#### Reserves & Academy
::data[format=table]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 2008 | FW | ITA Marcello Trotta | ITA Napoli | £750,000 [x] |
| 12 October 2008 | DF | ENG Oliver Nicholas | ENG Arsenal | Free{{cite web |
| 20 October 2008 | MF | ESP Alex Pla | ESP UD Cornellà | Undisc.{{cite web |
| 20 October 2008 | MF | ESP Jorge Guinovart | ESP UD Cornellà | Undisc. |
| 17 February 2009 | DF | FRA Jérémy Hélan | FRA Rennes | Undisc. |
| 25 February 2009 | GK | FRO Gunnar Nielsen | ENG Blackburn Rovers | Free{{cite web |
::
:[x] =
### Transfers out
#### First team
::data[format=table]
| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2008 | GK | SWE Andreas Isaksson | NED PSV | Undisc.{{cite news |
| 2 July 2008 | DF | PRC Sun Jihai | ENG Sheffield United | Free{{cite web |
| 4 July 2008 | MF | BRA Geovanni | ENG Hull City | Free{{cite news |
| 14 July 2008 | FW | GRE Georgios Samaras | SCO Celtic | Undisc.{{cite news |
| 30 July 2008 | FW | ITA Bernardo Corradi | ITA Reggina | Free{{cite news |
| 7 August 2008 | FW | SCO Paul Dickov | ENG Leicester City | Free{{cite news |
| 23 August 2008 | FW | ITA Rolando Bianchi | ITA Torino | Undisc.{{cite web |
| 1 September 2008 | DF | CRO Vedran Ćorluka | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | £8.5M{{cite news |
| 2 September 2008 | FW | BEL Émile Mpenza | ENG Plymouth Argyle | Released{{cite news |
::
#### Reserves & Academy
::data[format=table]
| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2008 | DF | IRL Garry Breen | ENG Hereford United | Free{{cite news |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | IRL Michael Daly | Released | |
| 1 July 2008 | GK | ITA Andrea Giombetti | Released | |
| 1 July 2008 | MF | ENG Ashley Grimes | ENG Millwall | Free{{cite news |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | FRO Christian Mouritsen | Released | |
| 30 July 2008 | DF | ENG Matthew Mills | ENG Doncaster Rovers | £300,000{{cite news |
| 16 October 2008 | FW | THA Teerasil Dangda | Released{{cite news | url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/161008_Sports/16Oct2008_sport28.php |
| 16 October 2008 | DF | THA Kiatprawut Saiwaeo | Released | |
| 16 October 2008 | DF | THA Suree Sukha | Released | |
| 2 January 2009 | DF | ENG Sam Williamson | ENG Wrexham | Free{{cite news |
::
### Loans in
#### First team
::data[format=table]
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
::
#### Reserves & Academy
::data[format=table]
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
::
### Loans out
#### First team
::data[format=table]
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2009 | 31 May 2009 | DF | ISR Tal Ben Haim | ENG Sunderland{{cite news |
| 2 February 2009 | 31 May 2009 | FW | BRA Jô | ENG Everton{{cite news |
::
#### Reserves & Academy
::data[format=table]
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2008 | 14 September 2008 | DF | ENG Clayton McDonald | ENG Macclesfield Town{{cite web |
| 29 August 2008 | 3 January 2009 | MF | IRL Karl Moore | ENG Millwall |
| 1 September 2008 | 1 October 2008 | DF | ENG Javan Vidal | ENG Grimsby Town{{cite news |
| 11 September 2008 | 10 October 2008 | MF | IRL Donal McDermott | ENG Milton Keynes Dons{{cite news |
| 23 October 2008 | 31 December 2008 | DF | NIR Ryan McGivern | ENG Morecambe{{cite news |
| 31 October 2008 | 31 December 2008 | MF | CYP Angelos Tsiaklis | ENG Wrexham{{cite news |
| 27 September 2008 | 2 January 2009 | DF | ENG Sam Williamson | ENG Wrexham{{cite news |
| 16 January 2009 | 31 May. 2009 | DF | ENG Javan Vidal | SCO Aberdeen{{cite news |
| 29 January 2009 | 28 February 2009 | MF | ENG Paul Marshall | ENG Blackpool{{cite web |
| 3 February 2009 | 23 March 2009 | MF | ENG Clayton McDonald | ENG Chesterfield{{cite web |
| 6 March 2009 | 31 May 2009 | MF | ENG Paul Marshall | ENG Port Vale{{cite web |
| 26 March 2009 | 31 May 2009 | GK | FRO Gunnar Nielsen | ENG Wrexham{{cite web |
| 17 April 2009 | 31 May 2009 | GK | ENG Richard Martin | ENG Burton Albion{{cite news |
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## References
## References
1. ["Manchester City - 2008/09 Season Statistics - StatCity"](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2008/09).
2. ["TNT Sports is not available in your region"](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/geoblocking.shtml).
3. (20 June 2008). ["Oakwell to host Man City Uefa tie"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7445562.stm). *BBC Sport*.
4. ["Fifa probe Manchester City signing of Jérémy Hélan from Rennes"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/6154476/Manchester-City-reported-by-Rennes-over-Jeremy-Helan-signing.html).
5. (29 August 2008). ["Moore the merrier"](http://world.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1378082,00.html). *(Millwall Football Club)*.
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