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2008–09 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

FieldValue
clubBristol Rovers F.C.
season2008-09
managerPaul Trollope
chairmanNick Higgs
leagueLeague One
league result11th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result1st round (Eliminated by AFC Bournemouth)
cup2Carling Cup
cup2 result1st round (Eliminated by Watford)
cup3Johnstone's Paint Trophy
cup3 result1st round (Eliminated by AFC Bournemouth)
league topscorer
Rickie Lambert - 29
season topscorer
Rickie Lambert - 29
highest attendance10,293 (vs. Leeds United FC) 7 March 2009)
lowest attendance5,870 (vs. Crewe Alexandra) 27 September 2009)
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Rickie Lambert - 29 Rickie Lambert - 29 During 2008 and 2009, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in League One, The 2008–09 season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. It marks the 126th year of football played by Bristol Rovers F.C. and their 82nd season in The Football League.

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 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.

  • 14 July: Former player Junior Agogo completed a transfer from Nottingham Forest to Egyptian side El Zamalek, earning Rovers an undisclosed amount of money from the sell-on clause agreed when he joined Forest.
  • 5 August: Club chairman Ron Craig stepped down from his position, and was succeeded by Nick Higgs. Craig retained a position on the board of the football club.
  • 11 August: Defender Danny Coles signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club. The new deal expires in the summer of 2012, and was agreed as a result of Rovers receiving a number of transfer bids for the player from Plymouth Argyle.
  • 23 August: Rovers stunned Hereford United with a 6–1 demolition.

Match results

Legend

WinDrawLoss

[[Football League One|League One]]

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersLeague posRef.
9 AugustCarlisle UnitedHome2–38,285Lambert, Williams16
16 AugustBrighton & Hove AlbionAway1–16,210Lambert (penalty)20
23 AugustHereford UnitedHome6–16,735Duffy (2), Lambert (2), Hughes, Lines8
30 AugustLeeds UnitedAway2–221,064Lambert, Duffy11
6 SeptemberPeterborough UnitedAway4–54,876Elliott, own goal, Hughes, Lambert15
13 SeptemberWalsallHome1–36,609Elliott19
16 SeptemberCheltenham TownAway1–24,546Lambert21
20 SeptemberYeovil TownAway2–25,748Lambert (penalty), Kuffour19
27 SeptemberCrewe AlexandraHome0–05,870–19
4 OctoberColchester UnitedAway1–04,811Lambert15
11 OctoberLeyton OrientHome2–16,425Coles, Hinton11
18 OctoberHuddersfield TownAway1–113,779Lambert13
21 OctoberOldham AthleticHome2–06,379Lambert, Lines12
25 OctoberSouthend UnitedHome4–27,055Lambert (4)11
1 NovemberLeicester CityAway1–218,941Kuffour13
14 NovemberScunthorpe UnitedHome1–27,173Lambert13
22 NovemberSwindon TownHome2–28,016Lambert, Lines14
25 NovemberHartlepool UnitedAway1–13,171Hughes15
6 DecemberMillwallAway2–38,123Lambert, Kuffour15
13 DecemberTranmere RoversHome2–06,217Kuffour, Lines14
20 DecemberStockport CountyAway1–35,364Disley15
26 DecemberMilton Keynes DonsHome1–29,002Kuffour16
28 DecemberNorthampton TownAway0–05,557–16
17 JanuaryLeyton OrientAway2–14,262Hughes, Duffy17
24 JanuaryColchester UnitedHome0–06,634–17
27 JanuaryCheltenham TownHome3–26,600Lambert (2), Duffy12
31 JanuarySouthend UnitedAway0–17,234–14
14 FebruaryScunthorpe UnitedAway2–04,156Duffy, Kuffour14
17 FebruaryYeovil TownHome3–08,049Pipe, Duffy, Lambert13
21 FebruaryLeicester CityHome0–19,138–14
24 FebruaryOldham AthleticAway2–03,745Duffy, Anthony14
28 FebruaryCarlisle UnitedAway1–15,343Hughes14
7 MarchLeeds UnitedHome2–210,293Hughes, Kuffour14
10 MarchHereford UnitedAway3–03,199Lambert (3)14
14 MarchWalsallAway5–05,169Duffy (2), Disley, Lescott (2)12
17 MarchCrewe AlexandraAway1–13,879Duffy12
21 MarchPeterborough UnitedHome0–17,103–13
28 MarchStockport CountyHome2–06,214Anthony, Lambert12
31 MarchHuddersfield TownHome1–26,286Kuffour14
5 AprilTranmere RoversAway0–28,119–14
10 AprilNorthampton TownHome1–06,666Kuffour11
13 AprilMilton Keynes DonsAway1–210,251Elliott12
18 AprilMillwallHome4–26,618Disley, Lambert (2), Kuffour11
21 AprilBrighton & Hove AlbionHome1–26,193Lambert11
25 AprilSwindon TownAway1–210,977Duffy12
2 MayHartlepool UnitedHome4–17,363Kuffour, Duffy, Lambert, Lescott11

[[FA Cup]]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 November1AFC BournemouthAway0–13,935

[[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August1WatfordAway0–15,574

[[Football League Trophy|Johnstone's Paint Trophy]]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 September1AFC BournemouthAway0–32,220

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by Erreà. The main shirt sponsor is Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, and the secondary shirt sponsor is Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a lighter shade of blue from the previous season to match the colour of the sponsor's logo, and the away kit is green with black trim.

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Squad

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Goalscorers

NameLeagueCupTotal
Rickie Lambert29029
Darryl Duffy13013
Jo Kuffour11011
Jeff Hughes606
Chris Lines404
Craig Disley303
Steve Elliott303
Aaron Lescott303
Byron Anthony202
Danny Coles101
Craig Hinton101
David Pipe101
Andy Williams101
Own goals by opposition10*1*

Discipline

NameRed cardsYellow cards
Byron Anthony26
Steve Elliott13
Chris Lines13
David Pipe07
Stuart Campbell05
Jeff Hughes05
Rickie Lambert04
Steve Phillips04
Craig Disley03
Jo Kuffour03
Ryan Green02
Aaron Lescott02
Craig Hinton01
Joe Jacobson01
Total:449

Transfers

In

Seven players have been added to the Bristol Rovers squad since 1 July 2008, in addition to Jeff Hughes who signed at the end of the previous season. Four players were signed from other clubs – Darryl Duffy, who was signed from Swansea City for a fee in the region of £100,000, Ben Hunt, who was signed for free after having been released by West Ham United, Jo Kuffour who was signed from AFC Bournemouth and Liam Harwood who was signed from Carshalton Athletic. Three Bristol Rovers youth players were also awarded their first professional contracts by the club – Ben Swallow, James Tyrell and Joe White, who is the son of former Rovers player Steve White.

DatePlayerPrevious clubContractCost
3 JulySCO Darryl DuffySwansea City3 years~£100,000
3 JulyENG Ben HuntWest Ham United1 yearurl=http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~1338042,00.htmltitle=Press conference at the MEMdate=2008-08-03work=bristolrovers.co.ukaccess-date=2008-08-03archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820122858/http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10328~1338042%2C00.htmlarchive-date=20 August 2008url-status=dead}}
3 JulyENG Ben SwallowYouth teamN/A
3 JulyENG James TyrellYouth teamN/A
3 JulyENG Joe WhiteYouth teamN/A
29 AugustENG Jo KuffourAFC Bournemouth3 years£60,000
1 SeptemberENG Liam HarwoodCarshalton Athletic1 yearUndisclosed
21 NovemberJAM Richard LangleyUnattachedMonthlyFree
16 FebruaryENG Danzelle St Louis-HamiltonStoke City3 monthsLoan

Out

DatePlayerNew ClubContractCost
4 JulyENG Richard WalkerShrewsbury Town1 yearLoan
7 JulyWAL Lewis HaldaneOxford United1 yearLoan
1 AugustENG James FraserLewes1 monthLoan
8 AugustWAL Josh Klein-DaviesLuton Town1 monthLoan
9 AugustENG Charlie CloughMangotsfield United1 monthLoan
12 AugustENG Matt GrovesTiverton Town1 monthurl=http://www.bristolrovers.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=119813title=Groves Joins Tiverton Townwork=Vital Footballdate=2008-08-12access-date=2008-08-12archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725081152/http://www.bristolrovers.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=119813archive-date=25 July 2011url-status=dead }}
14 AugustENG Adam MahdiCirencester Town1 monthLoan
1 SeptemberENG James FraserTiverton Town3 monthsLoan
1 SeptemberENG Andy WilliamsHereford United4 monthsLoan
12 SeptemberENG Alex KiteOxford City1 monthLoan
19 SeptemberENG Sean RiggGrays Athletic1 monthurl=http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~1398066,00.htmltitle=Three players move on loanwork=bristolrovers.co.ukdate=2008-09-19access-date=2008-09-20archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923225812/http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10328~1398066%2C00.htmlarchive-date=23 September 2008url-status=dead }}
19 SeptemberENG Adam MahdiClevedon TownLoan
19 SeptemberENG Ben SwallowTaunton TownLoan
23 SeptemberENG Joe WhiteChippenham Town3 monthsLoan
10 NovemberENG Alex KiteChippenham Town3 monthsLoan
20 NovemberENG Ben SwallowBridgwater Town1 monthLoan
28 NovemberWAL Josh Klein-DaviesNewport County1 monthLoan

References

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  48. (21 April 2009). "Bristol Rovers 1-2 Brighton".
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