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2008–09 Peterborough United F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Peterborough United |
| season | [2008–09](2008-09-in-english-football) |
| manager | Darren Ferguson |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Darragh MacAnthony |
| stadium | London Road Stadium |
| league | [League One](2008-09-football-league-one) |
| league result | [2nd](2008-09-football-league-one-league-table) (promoted) |
| cup1 | [FA Cup](2008-09-fa-cup) |
| cup1 result | [Third round](2008-09-fa-cup-third-round-proper) |
| cup2 | [Football League Cup](2008-09-football-league-cup) |
| cup2 result | [First round](2008-09-football-league-cup-first-round) |
| cup3 | [Johnstone's Paint Trophy](2008-09-football-league-trophy) |
| cup3 result | [Second round](2008-09-football-league-trophy) |
| league topscorer | Craig Mackail-Smith (23) |
| season topscorer | Craig Mackail-Smith (26) |
| highest attendance | 14,110 (28 March vs. Leicester) |
| lowest attendance | 4,876 (6 September vs. Bristol Rovers) |
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| prevseason | [2007–08](2007-08-peterborough-united-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2009–10](2009-10-peterborough-united-f-c-season) |
The 2008–09 season was Peterborough United's 49th year in the Football League and their first season in League One since the 2004–05 season, having been promoted from League Two in the previous season. Peterborough had a successful league campaign, finishing second, and in doing so, securing promotion to the Championship. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy, in which they were knocked out in the third, first and second rounds respectively. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Squad
Fixtures and results
Football League One
Main article: 2008–09 Football League One
League table
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. | ||||
| Southend United | A | L | 0–1 | 8,665 | |||
| Leyton Orient | H | W | 3–0 | Mackail-Smith (2) 44', 69', McLean 50' | 6,643 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–1 | 4,717 | |||
| Hartlepool United | H | L | 1–2 | Boyd 78' | 5,728 | ||
| Bristol Rovers | H | W | 5–4 | Mackail-Smith (3) 16', 51' pen., 65', McLean 23', Rendell 83' | 4,876 | ||
| Northampton Town | A | D | 1–1 | Boyd 15' | 6,520 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Mackail-Smith 41', Zakuani 77' | 5,735 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | A | W | 2–1 | Mackail-Smith 73' pen., Green 75' | 10,876 | ||
| Leeds United | H | W | 2–0 | Boyd 47', Mackail-Smith 90' | 13,191 | ||
| Walsall | A | W | 2–1 | Batt 2', Whelpdale 43' | 4,792 | ||
| Carlisle United | A | D | 3–3 | Lee 34', Mackail-Smith (2) 60' pen., 90' | 6,074 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 5,772 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | H | W | 4–0 | McLean (2) 12', 63', Boyd 24', Whelpdale 55' | 7,064 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | McLean 14' | 3,699 | ||
| Hereford United | H | W | 2–0 | Mackail-Smith (2) 35', 68' | 6,087 | ||
| Yeovil Town | A | W | 1–0 | McLean 36' | 4,001 | ||
| Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Mackail-Smith 45', Boyd 63' | 7,401 | ||
| Swindon Town | A | D | 2–2 | McGovern 20' o.g., Batt 90' | 6,616 | ||
| Stockport County | A | W | 3–1 | Raynes 22' o.g., Mackail-Smith 62', Tunnicliffe 75' o.g. | 6,148 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | H | D | 2–2 | Stam 12' o.g., McLean 37' | 6,219 | ||
| Leicester City | A | L | 0–4 | 23,390 | |||
| Millwall | H | W | 1–0 | McLean 23' | 9,351 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | A | W | 6–3 | Boyd 3', Lee 60', Mackail-Smith 63', Wright 75' o.g., McLean 87', Whelpdale 90' | 3,976 | ||
| Walsall | H | W | 1–0 | Whelpdale 6' | 5,705 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | H | D | 0–0 | 8,982 | |||
| Leeds United | A | L | 1–3 | Mackail-Smith 79' | 22,776 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 4–2 | Boyd (2) 50', 87', McLean 53', Keates 69' | 5,782 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 14,480 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W | 4–2 | Mackail-Smith 38', McLean (2) 42', 76', Keates 65' pen. | 5,782 | ||
| Yeovil Town | H | L | 1–3 | McLean 56' | 6,129 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Mackail-Smith 37' | 4,862 | ||
| Hereford United | A | W | 1–0 | McLean 3' | 3,217 | ||
| Carlisle United | H | W | 1–0 | McLean 69' | 5,103 | ||
| Southend United | H | L | 1–2 | Keates 6' pen. | 7,341 | ||
| Leyton Orient | A | W | 3–2 | Whelpdale 6', Torres 12', Martin 45' | 3,381 | ||
| Hartlepool United | A | W | 2–1 | Keates 11', Boyd 48' | 3,722 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | H | W | 2–1 | Whelpdale 63', Mackail-Smith 86' | 5,637 | ||
| Northampton Town | H | W | 1–0 | Lee 33' | 8,881 | ||
| Bristol Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | McLean 70' | 7,103 | ||
| Leicester City | H | W | 2–0 | Lee 44', Whelpdale 79' | 14,110 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | A | W | 2–1 | Mackail-Smith 26', 86' | 5,083 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | H | D | 1–1 | McLean 36' | 9,817 | ||
| Millwall | A | L | 0–2 | 10,518 | |||
| Stockport County | H | W | 1–0 | Mackail-Smith 25' | 8,333 | ||
| Colchester United | A | W | 1–0 | Lee 40' | 6,532 | ||
| Swindon Town | H | D | 2–2 | Mackail-Smith 40', Keates 90' | 10,886 |
FA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. | First round | Second round | Second round replay | Third round | Third round replay | |||||
| A.F.C. Hornchurch | A | W | 1–0 | Mackail-Smith 90' | 3,000 | ||||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | 5,980 | |||||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 2–1 (aet) | McLean 90', Mackail-Smith 114' | 3,139 | ||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 1–1 | Mackail-Smith 87' | 18,659 | ||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 0–2 | 10,735 |
League Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. | First round | |||||
| 12 August 2008 | Bristol City | A | L | 1–2 | Boyd 17' | 5,684 |
Football League Trophy
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. | Second round | ||||||
| 7 October 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Home | L | 0–1 | 2,644 |
References
References
- (9 August 2008). "Southend 1–0 Peterborough".
- (16 August 2008). "Peterborough 3–0 Leyton Orient".
- (23 August 2008). "Scunthorpe 1–0 Peterborough".
- (30 August 2008). "Peterborough 1–2 Hartlepool".
- (6 September 2008). "Peterborough 5–4 Bristol Rovers".
- (14 September 2008). "Northampton 1–1 Peterborough".
- (20 September 2008). "Peterborough 2–2 Tranmere".
- (27 September 2008). "MK Dons 1–2 Peterborough".
- (4 October 2008). "Peterborough 2–0 Leeds".
- (11 October 2008). "Walsall 1–2 Peterborough".
- (18 October 2008). "Carlisle 3–3 Peterborough".
- (21 October 2008). "Peterborough 0–0 Brighton".
- (23 October 2008). "Peterborough 4–0 Huddersfield".
- (28 October 2008). "Crewe 1–1 Peterborough".
- (1 November 2008). "Peterborough 2–0 Hereford".
- (15 November 2008). "Yeovil 0–1 Peterborough".
- (22 November 2008). "Peterborough 2–1 Colchester".
- (25 November 2008). "Swindon 2–2 Peterborough".
- (6 December 2008). "Stockport 1–3 Peterborough".
- (13 December 2008). "Peterborough 2–2 Oldham".
- (20 December 2008). "Leicester 4–0 Peterborough".
- (26 December 2008). "Peterborough 1–0 Millwall".
- (28 December 2008). "Cheltenham 3–6 Peterborough".
- (17 January 2009). "Peterborough 1–0 Walsall".
- (20 January 2009). "Peterborough 0–0 MK Dons".
- (24 January 2009). "Leeds 3–1 Peterborough".
- (27 January 2009). "Peterborough 4–2 Crewe".
- (31 January 2009). "Huddersfield 1–0 Peterborough".
- (10 February 2009). "Brighton 2–4 Peterborough".
- (14 February 2009). "Peterborough 1–3 Yeovil".
- (17 February 2009). "Tranmere 1–1 Peterborough".
- (21 February 2009). "Hereford 0–1 Peterborough".
- (24 February 2009). "Peterborough 1–0 Carlisle".
- (28 February 2009). "Peterborough 1–2 Southend".
- (3 March 2009). "Leyton Orient 2–3 Peterborough".
- (7 March 2009). "Hartlepool 1–2 Peterborough".
- (10 March 2009). "Peterborough 2–1 Scunthorpe".
- (14 March 2009). "Peterborough 1–0 Northampton".
- (21 March 2009). "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Peterborough".
- (28 March 2009). "Peterborough 2–0 Leicester".
- (4 April 2009). "Oldham 1–2 Peterborough".
- (10 April 2009). "Peterborough 1–1 Cheltenham".
- (13 April 2009). "Millwall 2–0 Peterborough".
- (18 April 2009). "Peterborough 1–0 Stockport".
- (25 April 2009). "Peterborough win seals promotion".
- (2 May 2009). "Peterborough 2–2 Swindon".
- (9 November 2008). "AFC Hornchurch 0–1 Peterborough".
- (29 November 2008). "Peterborough 0–0 Tranmere".
- (9 December 2008). "Tranmere 1–2 Peterborough (aet)".
- (3 January 2009). "West Brom 1–1 Peterborough".
- Dawkes, Phil. (13 January 2009). "Peterborough 0–2 West Brom".
- (12 August 2008). "Bristol City 2–1 Peterborough".
- (7 October 2008). "Peterborough 0–1 Dag & Red".
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