2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerGary Johnson
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round

During the 2008–09 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[edit]

Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Adriano Basso
2 DF England ENG Bradley Orr
3 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McAllister
4 DF England ENG Liam Fontaine
5 DF England ENG Jamie McCombe
6 DF Scotland SCO Louis Carey[notes 1]
7 MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray
8 MF England ENG David Noble
10 FW England ENG Nicky Maynard
11 MF Scotland SCO Michael McIndoe
14 MF England ENG Cole Skuse
15 FW Nigeria NGA Dele Adebola
16 FW Slovakia SVK Peter Štyvar
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ivan Sproule
18 DF England ENG Brian Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams
20 MF Wales WAL Gavin Williams
21 MF England ENG Frankie Artus
22 GK England ENG Chris Weale
23 FW England ENG Lee Trundle
24 DF Wales WAL Christian Ribeiro
25 MF England ENG Marvin Elliott[notes 2]
26 DF Wales WAL James Wilson
27 DF England ENG Jordan Walker
28 FW England ENG John Akinde
31 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Stern John (on loan from Southampton)
32 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Henderson
33 MF England ENG Lee Johnson
34 DF England ENG Izzy Iriekpen

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
9 FW England ENG Steve Brooker (to Doncaster Rovers)
16 DF Scotland SCO Andy Webster (on loan from Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF England ENG Frankie Artus (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
24 MF England ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
30 MF England ENG Tristan Plummer (on loan to Torquay United)

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Carey was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.