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2008–09 Swansea City A.F.C. season

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clubSwansea City
season2008–09
managerRoberto Martínez
chairmanHuw Jenkins
leagueFootball League Championship
league result8th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFifth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFourth round
league topscorer
Jason Scotland (21)
season topscorer
Jason Scotland (24)
highest attendance18,053 vs Cardiff City (30 November 2008)
lowest attendance11,442 vs Barnsley (9 December 2008)
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Jason Scotland (21) Jason Scotland (24) The 2008–09 season was '''Swansea City A.F.C.''''s first time in the second tier of English football for 24 years. Swansea gained promotion as champions of League One by 10 points.

Squad statistics

Playing stats

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No longer at the club

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Disciplinary record

No.Nat.Player[[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]] Yellow cards[[Image:Red card.svg10px]] Red cards
6NED60
8JAM60
2WAL30
7ENG91
14ESP80
22ESP60
18ESP10
3IRE20
21ARG20
11ENG10
9TRI10
28IRE21
16ENG31
5ENG40
26ESP30
23ESP10
24WAL40
31ENG10
1NED10
20WAL10
No.Nat.Player[[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]] Yellow cards[[Image:Red card.svg10px]] Red cards
14ESP10
18ESP10
17WAL10
23ESP10
12ENG10
No.Nat.Player[[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]] Yellow cards[[Image:Red card.svg10px]] Red cards
8JAM10
5ENG10
7ENG10

Awards

Manager of the Month

  • January: ESP Roberto Martínez{{cite news

Player of the Month

  • February: TRI Jason Scotland{{cite news

Championship Team of the Week

The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Player transfers

In

DatePos.No.NameFromFeeSource
22 May 2008DF2WAL Ashley WilliamsENG Stockport County£400,000{{cite news
27 June 2008MF11ENG Mark GowerENG Southend UnitedFree{{cite news
6 June 2008FW18ESP Gorka PintadoESP Granada£100,000{{cite news
28 June 2008DF21ARG Federico BessoneESP EspanyolFree{{cite news
1 July 2008DF25ESP Albert SerránESP Espanyol£80,000{{cite news
10 July 2008FW–ENG Stefan MorrisonENG West Bromwich AlbionFree{{cite news

Out

DatePos.No.NameToFeeSource
21 May 2008MF–ENG Andy RobinsonENG Leeds UnitedFree{{cite news
5 June 2008DF–TRI Kevin AustinENG ChesterfieldFree{{cite news
9 June 2008DF–ENG Kevin AmankwaahENG Swindon TownFree{{cite news
3 July 2008FW–SCO Darryl DuffyENG Bristol Rovers£100,000{{cite news

Loans in

Date InDate LeftPos.No.NameFromSource
6 June 2008SeasonMF14ESP Jordi GómezESP Espanyol
22 July 200812 January 2009FW12ENG Febian BrandyENG Manchester United{{cite news
23 September 200822 December 2008GK–POL Artur KrysiakENG Birmingham City{{cite news
27 October 200828 December 2008GK36GRE Dimitrios KonstantopoulosENG Coventry City{{cite news
5 November 200815 December 2008 (Injured – Loan ended)DF–IRE Stephen O'HalloranENG Aston Villa{{cite news
2 January 2009SeasonMF31ENG Nathan DyerENG Southampton{{cite news
8 January 200931 January 2009GK36GRE Dimitrios KonstantopoulosENG Coventry City{{cite news

Loans out

Date LeftDate BackPos.No.NameLoaned toSource
31 December 2008SeasonDF15TRI Dennis LawrenceENG Crewe Alexandra{{cite news
August 2008SeasonMF32WAL Scott EvansWAL Port Talbot Town
New YearSeasonFW33WAL Kerry MorganWAL Neath Athletic
August 2008SeasonDF34WAL Kyle GravesWAL Neath Athletic{{cite news
7 October 200823 October 2008 (Injured – Loan Ended)MF24WAL Joe AllenWAL Wrexham{{cite news
27 January 200926 February 2009MF20WAL Shaun MacDonaldENG Yeovil Town

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

  • Swansea City scores given first
GameDateVenueOpponentsScoreScorersAttendanceReport
19 July 2008AwaySweden Östersunds FK6–0Pintado 3', 22', 34', Bauzà 52', 70', Gower 64'507SCFC.co.uk
216 July 2008AwayWAL Neath Athletic5–0Bauzà (2), Bodde (pen), Van der Heijden, Morrison7,500BBC Sport
317 July 2008NeutralWAL Port Talbot Town4–0 (Dur:45 mins)Pintado (3), Gower1,000SCFC.co.uk
417 July 2008NeutralWAL Carmarthen Town3–0 (Dur:45 mins)Bauzà (3)1,000SCFC.co.uk
525 July 2008NeutralESP Espanyol0–43,500SCFC.co.uk
626 July 2008AwayESP Peralada2–0Butler 15', Bauzà 82'500SCFC.co.uk
727 July 2008AwayESP Palamós1–0Orlandi 47'800SCFC.co.uk
828 July 2008AwayESP Barcelona B3–3Bauzà 50', 58', Brandy 88'1,500SCFC.co.uk
931 July 2008AwayENG Chester City3–2Pratley, Morrison, Painter889BBC Sport
102 August 2008HomeENG West Bromwich Albion0–05,996SCFC.co.uk
115 August 2008HomeNED ADO Den Haag1–0Orlandi 67'4,525SCFC.co.uk

The Championship

The season finished on 3 May when Swansea City played Blackpool at the Liberty Stadium. Gray Bodde Pintado Carle Doyle S. Hunt Gómez Scotland Gómez Gómez Butler Scotland Bauzà Rangel Pratley Bodde Ridgewell Phillips Pintado McCormack Campbell-Ryce Orlandi Scotland Bauzà Tate Pintado Gómez Smith Gómez Pintado Fonte Kuqi McCormack Allen Gómez Scotland

Results by round

The FA Cup

Bauzà Scotland Zamora

League Cup

Swansea reached the fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Championship strugglers Watford.{{cite news Gómez

References

References

  1. "Kerry Morgan". Swans World.
  2. (2009-01-27). "Kyle Graves". Swans World.
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