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2008–09 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in Football League One.

Tranmere Rovers
2008–09 season
ManagerRonnie Moore
StadiumPrenton Park
League One7th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyNorthern area semi-finals

Season summary

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In the 2007–08 season, Tranmere finished 11th and their ambition for 2008–09 was the play-offs. Their form in the first half of the season was mixed, but they found themselves in 8th place at Christmas. Tranmere finished 7th, missing out on the play-offs by one point. Despite this 7th-placed finish, manager Ronnie Moore was sacked and replaced by John Barnes in mid-June.[1][2] A run of 5 games unbeaten in March/April led rovers into the play-off positions with 3 games remaining, but 7th placed Scunthorpe were two points behind and had played two games less.[3] Tranmere lost to fellow play-off contenders Leeds United,[4] but Scunthorpe lost too, leaving Rovers in 6th place. They failed to win their final 2 games, meaning they finished 7th.[5][6]

Kit

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Tranmere's kits were manufactured by Vandanel and sponsored by the Wirral Metropolitan Council.

Squad

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Squad at end of season[7] 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   WAL Danny Coyne
3 DF   ENG Andy Taylor
4 DF   ENG Ben Chorley
5 DF   JAM Ian Goodison
6 MF   ENG Antony Kay
7 FW   ENG Bas Savage
9 FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
10 FW   ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF   PAK Adnan Ahmed
12 MF   ENG Steve Jennings
13 DF   AUS Gareth Edds
14 FW   ENG Terry Gornell
15 DF   ENG Danny Holmes
16 MF   GAM Edrissa Sonko
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Luke Waterfall
18 DF   ENG Aaron Cresswell
19 MF   ENG Charlie Barnett
20 MF   ENG Paul Henry
21 FW   ENG Josh Macauley
22 MF   WAL Ash Taylor
23 MF   ENG Chris Shuker
24 GK   NED John Achterberg
25 FW   ENG Craig Curran
26 DF   ENG Ryan Shotton
28 MF   ENG Robbie Burns
29 GK   ENG Peter Kennedy
30 MF   ENG Ryan Fraughan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   ENG Phillip Palethorpe (Signed for Airbus UK Broughton F.C.)
27 MF   ENG Mark Wilson (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
2 DF   ESP Godwin Antwi (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   ENG John Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
8 MF   IRL George O'Callaghan (released)
8 MF   ENG Danny Mayor (on loan from Preston North End)

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 −3 68
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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League One match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
9 August 2008 Swindon Town A L 1–3 Savage 85' 7,975 [8]
16 August 2008 Hartlepool United H W 1–0 Curran 23' 5,418 [9]
23 August 2008 Leicester City A L 1–3 Shuker 80' 17,798 [10]
30 August 2008 Northampton Town H W 4–1 Savage 35', Kay 38', Curran 45', Thomas-Moore 90' 5,034 [11]
6 September 2008 Oldham Athletic H L 0–1 6,082 [12]
13 September 2008 Huddersfield Town A W 2–1 Sonko 39', Shotton 49' 12,128 [13]
20 September 2008 Peterborough United A D 2–2 5,735 [14]
26 September 2008 Colchester United H L 3–4 Kay 12', Taylor 76', Shotton 78' 5,713 [15]
4 October 2008 Carlisle United A W 2–1 Thomas-Moore 1', Shotton 80' 6,093 [16]
11 October 2008 Millwall H L 1–3 Savage 90' 5,863 [17]
18 October 2008 Leyton Orient A W 1–0 Shuker 39' 5,568 [18]
21 October 2008 Cheltenham Town H W 2–0 Savage 69', Sonko 89' 4,535 [19]
24 October 2008 Crewe Alexandra H W 2–0 Jennings 51', Shuker 74' 5,790 [20]
28 October 2008 Stockport County A D 0–0 6,121 [21]
1 November 2008 Milton Keynes Dons A L 0–1 8,185 [22]
15 November 2008 Southend United H D 2–2 Thomas-Moore 8', Savage 14' 5,019 [23]
22 November 2008 Yeovil Town A L 0–1 3,445 [24]
25 November 2008 Scunthorpe United H W 2–0 Sonko 41', Shotton 75' 4,564 [25]
6 December 2008 Leeds United H W 2–1 Kay 17', Moore 49' 8,700 [26]
13 December 2008 Bristol Rovers A L 0–2 6,217 [27]
20 December 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion H W 1–0 Kay 90' 4,885 [28]
26 December 2008 Hereford United A D 2–2 Sonko 37', 61' 3,495 [29]
28 December 2008 Walsall H W 2–1 Goodison 42', Kay 90' 5,913 [30]
17 January 2009 Millwall A L 0–1 8,257 [31]
24 January 2009 Carlisle United H W 4–1 Thomas-Moore 49', 77', Edds 53', Jennings 66' 5,924 [32]
27 January 2009 Stockport County H W 2–1 Edds 57', Thomas-Moore 90' pen. 5,259 [33]
31 January 2009 Crewe Alexandra A L 1–2 Kay 26' 4,936 [34]
7 February 2009 Leyton Orient H D 0–0 4,892 [35]
10 February 2009 Colchester United A W 1–0 Shotton 50' 3,588 [36]
14 February 2009 Southend United A L 1–2 Thomas-Moore 63' pen. 6,507 [37]
17 February 2009 Peterborough United H D 1–1 Barnett 16' 4,862 [38]
21 February 2009 Milton Keynes Dons H L 1–1 Gornell 83' 5,625 [39]
28 February 2009 Swindon Town H W 1–0 Kay 48' 5,153 [40]
3 March 2009 Hartlepool United A L 1–2 Chorley 70' 3,033 [41]
7 March 2009 Northampton Town A D 1–1 Savage 32' 4,546 [42]
11 March 2009 Leicester City H W 2–0 Kay 47', Jennings 83' pen. 6,032 [43]
14 March 2009 Huddersfield Town H W 3–1 Kay 6', 53', Savage 50' 5,515 [44]
17 March 2009 Cheltenham Town A L 0–1 3,445 [24]
21 March 2009 Oldham Athletic A W 2–0 Barnett 57', Thomas-Moore 75' pen. 7,489 [45]
28 March 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion A D 0–0 5,819 [46]
5 April 2009 Bristol Rovers H W 2–0 Cresswell 37', Thomas-Moore 64' 8,119 [47]
11 April 2009 Walsall A W 1–0 Savage 80' 4,206 [48]
13 April 2009 Hereford United H W 2–1 Savage 8', Barnett 27' 5,945 [49]
18 April 2009 Leeds United A L 1–3 Sodje 27' o.g. 24,360 [50]
25 April 2009 Yeovil Town H D 1–1 Kay 78' 8,306 [51]
2 May 2009 Scunthorpe United A D 1–1 Curran 39' 8,029 [52]

FA Cup

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FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 8 November 2008 Accrington Stanley A D 0–0 2,126 [53]
First round replay 13 November 2008 Accrington Stanley H W 1–0 Shuker 69' 2,560 [54]
Second round 29 November 2008 Peterborough United A D 0–0 5,980 [55]
Second round replay 9 December 2008 Peterborough United H L 1–2 Kay 47' 3,139 [56]

League Cup

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League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 12 August 2008 Grimsby Town A L 0–2 1,858 [57]

Football League Trophy

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Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 2 September 2008 Accrington Stanley H W 1–0 Sonko 49' 2,410 [58]
Second round 6 October 2008 Crewe Alexandra H W 1–0 Shuker 86' 2,626 [59]
Northern quarter-final 4 November 2008 Morecambe H W 1–0 Shotton 45' 2,110 [60]
Northern semi-final 16 December 2008 Scunthorpe United A L 1–2 Thomas-Moore 53' 2,669 [61]

References

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