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2008-09

2008-09 Coca Cola League Two

Fixtures

Date     Opponents   Score Att Scorers
Aug 9 H Aldershot Town L 0-1 1805  
  12 A Wolverhampton Wanderers              (Carling League Cup R1) L 2-3 9424 (AET)    Craney, Mullin (Paul).
  16 A Port Vale W 2-0 6643 Craney, Mullin (Paul).
  23 H Macclesfield Town W 2-0 1323 Mullin (Paul), Ryan.
  30 A Gillingham L 0-1 4733  
Sept 2 A Tranmere Rovers                      (Johnstone’s Paint Trophy R1) L 0-1 2410  
  6 A Exeter City L 1-2 3930 Clarke.
  13 H Notts County D 1-1 1404 Ryan.
  20 A Darlington L 0-3 2814  
  28 H   Rochdale L 1-3 2417 Miles.
Oct 4 A Barnet L 1-2 1899 Murdock.
  11 H Bradford City L 2-3 3012 Ryan, Gornell.
  18 A Luton Town W 2-1 5492 Gornell, Mullin (Paul).
  21 H Shrewsbury Town W 2-1 1249 Gornell, Mullin (Paul).
  25 H Wycombe Wanderers L 0-1 1217  
  28 A Morecambe D 1-1 2044 (Own Goal).
Nov 1 A Dagenham & Redbridge D 0-0 1433  
  8 H Tranmere Rovers                                             (E-ON FA Cup R1) D 0-0 2126  
  13 A Tranmere Rovers                               (E-ON FA Cup R1 Replay) L 0-1 2560  
  15 H AFC Bournemouth W 3-0 1152 Griffiths, Gornell, Mullin (Paul).
  22 A Chesterfield D 1-1 3215 Ryan.
  29 H Bury L  1-2 2093 Clarke.
Dec 12 A Lincoln City L 1-5 2625 Miles.
  20 H Rotherham United L 1-3 1172 Procter.
  26 A Chester City L 0-2 2223  
  28 H Grimsby Town W 3-1 1200 Clarke (3).
Jan 3 A Rochdale L 1-3 3126 Cavanagh.
  17 A Bradford City D 1-1 12172 Ryan.
  24 H Barnet D 1-1 1056 Mullin (Paul).
  27 H Morecambe W 1-0 1407 Ryan.
  31 A Wycombe Wanderers L  1-2 6166 Mullin (Paul).
Feb 3 A Shrewsbury Town L 0-2 4134  
  10 H Brentford D 1-1 1111 Ryan.
  14 A AFC Bournemouth L 0-1 4109  
  21 H Dagenham & Redbridge D 0-0 1123  
  24 H Luton Town D 0-0 1033  
  28 A Aldershot Town L  1-3 2604 Lindfield.
Mar 7 H Gillingham L 0-2 1308  
  10 A Macclesfield Town W 2-0 1746 Williams, Procter.
  14 A Notts County D 1-1 3701 Ryan.
  17 H Port Vale W 2-0 1144 Ryan, Procter.
  21 H Exeter City W 2-1 1169 Miles, Lindfield.
  24 H Darlington W 1-0 1086 Ryan.
  28 A Rotherham United D  0-0 2804  
Apr 4 H Lincoln City L 0-2 1139  
  11 A Grimsby Town W 1-0 6453 Symes.
  13 H Chester City L 0-1 1110  
  18 A Brentford L  0-3 7135  
  25 H Chesterfield W 1-0 1795 Grant.
May 2 H Bury L 0-1 7515  

Appearances & Goals (Manager John Coleman Assistant Manager Jimmy Bell)

SQ No Player Name League Games Cup Games Total Games League Goals Cup Goals Season Total
1 Kenny Arthur                          (GK) 42 3(1) 45(1) 0 0 0
19 James Bell 5(1) 0 5(1) 0 0 0
28 Gregg Blundell (Loan from Darlington) 2 0 2 0 0 0
25 Alan Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bevan Burey 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Adam Black 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Peter Cavanagh 28(1) 2 30(1) 1 0 1
29 Kieran Charnock 33(1) 2 35(1) 0 0 0
9 Jamie Clarke (Loan from Blackburn Rovers) 12(3) 1 13(3) 5 0 5
8 Ian Craney 2 1 3 1 1 2
17 Ian Dunbavin 4 1 5 0 0 0
12 Phillip Edwards 46 4 50 0 0 0
27 Terry Gornell (Loan from Tranmere Rovers) 10(1) 0 10(1) 4 0 4
11 Robert Grant 6(9) 1 10(9) 1 0 1
26 Rostyn Griffiths (Loan from Blackburn Rovers) 13 2 14 1 0 1
30 Kallum Higginbotham (Loan from Rochdale) 5(7) 0 5(7) 0 0 0
24 Zac Hibbert                              (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Adam Kay (Loan from Burnley) 1(2) 0 1(2) 0 0 0
3 Chris King 27 4 31 0 0 0
23 John Paul Kissock (Loan from Everton) 5 0 5 0 0 0
9 Craig Lindfield (Loan from Liverpool) 17(3) 0 19(3) 2 0 2
23 Craig Mahon (Loan from Bury) (2) 0 (2) 0 0 0
22 Sean McConville 2(3) 0 2(3) 0 0 0
7 John Miles 42(1) 3(1) 45(2) 3 0 3
16 John Mullin 25(6) 4 29(6) 0 0 0
10 Paul Mullin (Loaned to Bradford City) 36 3(1) 39(1) 7 1 8
5 Colin Murdock 20(3) (1) 20(4) 1 0 1
18 Peter Murphy 1(2) 1(1) 2(3) 0 0 0
22 Fola Onibuje (5) 1 1(5) 0 0 0
6 Andrew Procter 32(5) 2 34(5) 3 0 3
4 Leam Richardson 9(2) 1(2) 10(4) 0 0 0
14 Jimmy Ryan 41(3) 2(1) 43(4) 10 0 10
31 Adam Strode 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 James Speare                          (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Andrew Smith (1) (1) (2) 0 0 0
34 Michael Symes (Loan from Shrewsbury Town) 7 0 7 1 0 1
21 Chris Turner 14(8) 0 14(8) 0 0 0
15 Robert Williams 18(5) 4 22(5) 1 0 1
23 David Worrall (Loan from West Brom) 1(3) 1 2(3) 0 0 0
  Own Goals --------- --------- ---------- 1 0 1

Team Group Photo

Back Row: Jamie Clarke, Chris Turner, Kenny Arthur, Jamie Speare (Goalkeeper Coach), Ian Dunbavin, Jay Bell, David Worrell.
Middle Row: Joe Hinnigan (Physio), Robbie Williams, John Mullin, Peter Murphy, Fola Onibuje, Andrew Procter, Paul Mullin, Colin Murdock, Robert Grant.
Front Row: Jimmy Ryan, Phillip Edwards, John Miles, Jimmy Bell (Assistant Manager), Peter Cavanagh, John Coleman (Manager), Leam Richardson, Andrew Smith, Chris King.

Final League Table

  P W D L F A Pts
1 Brentford 46 23 16 7 65 36 85
2 Exeter City 46 22 13 11 65 50 79
3 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 18 8 54 33 78
4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43 78
5 Gillingham 46 21 12 13 58 55 75
6 Rochdale 46 19 13 14 70 59 70
7 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 18 11 61 44 69
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 19 11 16 77 53 68
9 Bradford City 46 18 13 15 66 55 67
10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57 63
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 62 ##
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 58 #
15 Aldershot Town 46 14 12 20 59 80 54
16 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 42 59 50
17 Barnet 46 11 15 20 56 74 48
18 Port Vale 46 13 9 24 44 66 48
19 Notts County 46 11 14 21 49 69 47
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 47
21 AFC Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51 46 #
22 Grimsby Town 46 9 14 23 51 69 41
23 Chester City 46 8 13 25 43 81 37
24 Luton Town 46 13 17 16 58 65 26 ###

# Rotherham United & AFC Bournemouth Deducted 17 Points Each,
## Darlington Deducted 10 Points,
### Luton Town Deducted 30 Points.

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