2008–09 Everton F.C. season

Everton
2008–09 season
Chairman Bill Kenwright
Manager David Moyes
Premier League 5th
FA Cup Runners-up
League Cup Third round
UEFA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Marouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (8)

All: Marouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (9)
Highest home attendance 39,574 v (27 Sept vs Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance 28,312 v (17 Sept vs Standard Liege)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2008–09 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 55th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club's kit was provided by Umbro, and the sponsor was Chang beer.

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 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. However it does summarise the transfers made by Everton in the summer. It also includes Cup Draws.

July:

  • 4 - Steve Round is announced as Everton's new assistant manager.[1]
  • 10 - The Guardian report on two further mortgages taken out by Everton against future bSkyb television revenue.[2]
  • 18 - Everton shareholders deliver a petition to the club demanding an Extraordinary General Meeting having achieved over 20% of the support necessary to call such a meeting.[3]
  • 25 - Club captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year contract to keep him at the club until 2012.[4]
  • 27 - Sporting CP reject Everton's £11.8 million bid for midfielder João Moutinho.[5]
  • 29 - Everton CEO Keith Wyness resigns. No official reason is stated at the time, except that it is not in connection with Everton's planned new stadium in Kirkby.[6][7]

August:

  • 16 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to make a competitive appearance when he comes on against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 191 days.
  • 23 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to be selected for a competitive match, when he starts against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 198 days.
  • 28 - Everton are drawn with Standard Liège in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with the first game being at Goodison Park.
  • 29 - Everton are drawn away to Blackburn in the third round of the League Cup
  • 31 - Everton break its transfer record after acquiring Marouane Fellaini for £15 million, £3.75 million more than Yakubu was purchased for from Middlesbrough FC in 2007.[8] This was the club's fifth signing of August, following Lars Jacobsen, Louis Saha, Segundo Castillo and Carlo Nash.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 25 8 5 68 24 +44 83 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 +31 72 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 +18 63 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Aston Villa 38 17 11 10 54 48 +6 62
7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and Manchester United (League Cup champions) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Squad details

Players information

No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee
1 Carlo Nash England Bolton 13 September 1973 - - - - Wigan Athletic 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
2 Tony Hibbert England Huyton 20 February 1981 164 - - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee
3 Leighton Baines England Kirkby 11 December 1984 24 - - - Wigan Athletic 7 August 2007 £6,000,000
4 Joseph Yobo Nigeria Port Harcourt 6 September 1980 178 6 59 4 Marseille 22 May 2003 £3,500,000
5 Joleon Lescott England Birmingham 16 August 1982 78 12 5 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 June 2006 £5,000,000
6 Phil Jagielka England Manchester 7 August 1982 36 1 1 - Sheffield United 4 July 2007 £4,000,000
7 Andy van der Meyde Netherlands Arnhem 30 September 1979 18 - 18 1 Inter Milan 31 August 2005 £2,000,000
8 Segundo Castillo Ecuador San Lorenzo 15 May 1982 - - 33 2 Red Star Belgrade 28 August 2008 Loan
9 Louis Saha France Paris 8 August 1978 - - 18 4 Manchester United 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
10 Mikel Arteta Spain San Sebastián 26 March 1982 106 13 7 1 Real Sociedad 1 July 2005 £2,500,000
12 Iain Turner Scotland Stirling 26 January 1984 4 - - - Stirling Albion 1 July 2003 £50,000
14 James Vaughan England Birmingham 14 July 1988 26 6 - - N/A 1 July 2004 Trainee
15 Lars Jacobsen Denmark Odense 20 September 1979 - - 16 - 1. FC Nürnberg 26 August 2008 Free
17 Tim Cahill Australia Sydney 6 December 1979 101 29 28 13 Millwall 23 July 2004 £1,500,000
18 Phil Neville England Bury 21 January 1977 108 3 59 - Manchester United 4 August 2005 £3,500,000
19 Nuno Valente Portugal Lisbon 12 September 1974 45 - 33 1 Porto 30 August 2005 £1,500,000
20 Steven Pienaar South Africa Johannesburg 17 March 1982 35 2 34 2 Borussia Dortmund 24 April 2007 £2,000,000
21 Leon Osman England Wigan 17 May 1981 134 18 - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee
22 Yakubu Nigeria Benin City 22 November 1982 39 22 41 17 Middlesbrough 29 August 2007 £11,250,000
24 Tim Howard United States North Brunswick 6 March 1979 74 - 30 - Manchester United 14 February 2007 £3,000,000
25 Marouane Fellaini Belgium Etterbeek 22 November 1987 - - 10 1 Standard Liège 1 September 2008 £15,000,000
26 Jack Rodwell England Southport 11 March 1991 5 - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
27 Lukas Jutkiewicz Poland Southampton England 28 March 1989 - - - - Swindon Town 1 July 2007 £400,000
28 Victor Anichebe Nigeria Lagos 23 April 1988 44 11 4 1 N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee
30 John Ruddy England St. Ives 24 October 1986 1 - - - Cambridge United 20 May 2005 £250,000
32 Dan Gosling England Brixham 2 February 1990 - - - - Plymouth Argyle 15 January 2008 £2,000,000
34 John Irving England Liverpool 17 September 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
35 Kieran Agard England London 10 October 1989 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
36 John Paul Kissock England Liverpool 2 December 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
37 Jose Baxter England Bootle 7 February 1992 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
38 James Wallace England Liverpool 19 December 1991 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee

Player awards

[9]

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Premier League

UEFA Cup

League Cup

FA Cup

Season statistics

Starts and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Carlo Nash 0000000000
2 DF England Tony Hibbert 24016+10600010
3 DF England Leighton Baines 39126+51700010
4 DF Nigeria Joseph Yobo 33126+112+10101+10
5 DF England Joleon Lescott 46535+14711020
6 DF England Phil Jagielka 43133+10601021
7 MF Netherlands Andy van der Meyde 300+200+100000
8 MF Ecuador Segundo Castillo (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) 1315+401+101011
9 FW France Louis Saha 29810+1462+121010
10 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 317266310020
11 FW Brazil 12511+15000000
12 GK Scotland Iain Turner 0000000000
14 FW England James Vaughan 1701+1200+20100+10
15 DF Denmark Lars Jacobsen 604+100+100000
17 MF Australia Tim Cahill 40928+28710+1020
18 DF England Phil Neville 47036+10701020
19 DF Portugal Nuno Valente 201+10000000
20 MF South Africa Steven Pienaar 35327+1360000+10
21 MF England Leon Osman 43732+26611020
22 FW Nigeria Yakubu 175144000+1021
24 GK United States Tim Howard 480380701020
25 MF Belgium Marouane Fellaini 35928+28411000
26 DF England Jack Rodwell 2519+1002+311000
27 FW Poland Lukas Jutkiewicz 100+10000000
28 FW Nigeria Victor Anichebe 2215+12130001+10
30 GK England John Ruddy 0000000000
32 MF England Dan Gosling 1736+521+510000
34 DF England John Irving 0000000000
35 FW England Kieran Agard 0000000000
36 MF England John Paul Kissock 0000000000
37 FW England Jose Baxter 401+20000+1000
38 MF England James Wallace 0000000000

Notes:

  • Appearances as subs are included.

Goalscorers

NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupUEFA CupTotal
Tim Cahill8010 9
Marouane Fellaini8010 9
Louis Saha6020 8
Mikel Arteta6010 7
Leon Osman6010 7
5000 5
Yakubu4001 5
Joleon Lescott4010 5
Steven Pienaar3000 3
Dan Gosling2010 3
Victor Anichebe1000 1
Leighton Baines1000 1
Segundo Castillo0001 1
Phil Jagielka0001 1
Joseph Yobo1000 1
Own Goal1000 1

Yellow cards

NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupUEFA CupTotal
Marouane Fellaini10000Yellow card 10
Joseph Yobo1000Yellow card 1
Yakubu1000Yellow card 1
Leon Osman1000Yellow card 1
Leighton Baines1000Yellow card 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Player From Date Fee
Denmark Lars JacobsenGermany 1. FC Nürnberg26 August 2008Free[10]
France Louis Saha Manchester United1 September 2008Undisclosed[11]
England Carlo Nash Wigan Athletic1 September 2008Undisclosed[12]
Belgium Marouane FellainiBelgium Standard Liège1 September 2008£15,000,000[13]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee
Scotland Patrick BoyleReleased1 May 2008Free
Iceland Bjarni ViðarssonNetherlands Twente14 May 2008Free[14]
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley Birmingham City3 June 2008Free[15]
Germany Stefan WesselsGermany VfL Osnabrück25 June 2008Free[16]
Republic of Ireland Darren DennehyWales Cardiff City28 June 2008Free[17]
England Jamie Jones Leyton Orient2 July 2008Free[18]
Republic of Ireland Aidan Downes Yeovil Town1 August 2008Free[19]
England Andrew Johnson Fulham7 August 2008£10,500,000[20]

Loans in

Player From Date From Date Till
Ecuador Segundo CastilloSerbia Red Star Belgrade28 August 200830 May 2009[21]
Brazil Manchester City31 January 20091 June 2009

Loans out

Player To Date From Date Till

References

  1. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/round-signs.html
  2. Scott, Matt (10 July 2008). "Everton mortgage future but still plan to move". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  3. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/egm-petition-received.html
  4. "Neville extends Everton contract". BBC News. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  6. "Everton chief executive resigns". BBC News. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  7. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/29701/club-statement.html
  8. "Blues Sign Yakubu | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  9. "Awards Winners | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  10. "Everton confirm Jacobsen switch". BBC Sport. 2008-08-26.
  11. "Saha completes Everton switch". SkySports. 2008-09-01.
  12. "Everton snap up Nash". SkySports. 2008-09-01.
  13. "Fellaini ends Moyes' frustration". SkySports. 2008-09-01.
  14. "Twente try out Toffee". SkySports. 2008-05-14.
  15. "Carsley passes Birmingham medical". BBC Sport. 2008-06-03.
  16. "Wessels set for Osnabruck". The World Game. 2008-06-22.
  17. "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy". BBC Sport. 2008-06-28.
  18. "Two more sign for Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 2008-07-01.
  19. "Downes deal for Yeovil". SkySports. 2008-08-01.
  20. "Fulham sign Johnson from Everton". BBC Sport. 2008-08-07.
  21. "Everton complete Castillo signing". BBC Sport. 2008-08-28.
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