2008–09 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2008-09 season
Manager Ian McParland
Football League Two 19th
FA Cup 2nd Round
League Cup 2nd Round
Football League Trophy 1st Round
Top goalscorer League: Delroy Facey (9)
All: Richard Butcher (10)
Highest home attendance 6,033 vs Aldershot Town, 27 September 2008
Lowest home attendance 2,886 vs Luton Town, 10 March 2009
Average home league attendance 3,928

Notts County are the oldest club in the Football League. The 2008–09 season was its 12th year in The Football League.

Season review

League Two

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
18Port Vale 46139244466-2248
19Notts County 461114214969-2047
20Macclesfield Town 46138254577-3247

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 11 14 21 49 69  −20 47 6 6 11 22 31  −9 5 8 10 27 38  −11

Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source:

Cups

FA Cup

Notts County took on non-League side Sutton Town where they won. After that they took on another non-league side, Kettering Town where they drew resulting in a replay where they lost 2-1.

League Cup

Notts County started their League Cup campaign against newly promoted Championship side, Doncaster Rovers. Myles Weston scored the only goal to put them through to the second round, where they took on Premier League side Wigan Athletic. There they lost 4-0.

Football League Trophy

Notts County's Football League Trophy campaign only lasted one match. League One outfit Scunthorpe United beat the County 2-1 at Glanford Park.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Russell Hoult
2 England DF Phil Picken
4 England DF Mike Edwards
5 England DF Adam Tann
6 Jamaica DF Michael Johnson
7 England MF Matthew Hamshaw
9 England FW Jamie Forrester
11 England MF Myles Weston
12 England GK Kevin Pilkington
14 England FW Sean Canham
No. Position Player
15 Scotland MF Gavin Strachan
16 England FW Ben Fairclough
17 England DF Jamie Clapham
18 England DF Stephen Hunt
20 Republic of Ireland DF John Thompson (captain)
22 Grenada FW Delroy Facey
23 England MF Richard Butcher
24 England Matt Richards
25 England MF Adam Nowland

Statistics

As of end of season

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Russell Hoult 210160301010
2 DF England Jason Beardsley* 140110002010
2 DF England Phil Picken 220220000000
3 DF England Paul Mayo* 16210+22102010
4 DF England Mike Edwards 49242+12302010
5 DF England Adam Tann 1709+50002010
6 DF Jamaica Michael Johnson 302292000010
7 MF England Matthew Hamshaw 46339+23202010
8 MF England Neil MacKenzie* 400+10002010
9 FW England Jamie Forrester 32827+38200000
10 FW England Jay Smith* 1816+70212010
11 MF England Myles Weston 504443302110
12 GK England Kevin Pilkington 260250001000
14 FW England Sean Canham 2947+163312010
15 MF Scotland Gavin Strachan 19113+51100000
16 FW England Ben Fairclough 1102+60002010
17 DF England Jamie Clapham 432402300000
18 DF England Stephen Hunt 1308+30200000
19 MF England Nathaniel Wedderburn* 1103+60200000
20 DF Republic of Ireland John Thompson 382352300000
21 FW England Spencer Weir-Daley* 1400+100202000
22 FW Grenada Delroy Facey 51944+19302010
23 MF England Richard Butcher 391029+58212011
24 DF England Mitchell Hanson* 5050000000
24   England Matt Richards 100+10000000
25 MF England Adam Nowland 21016+40100000
26 MF England Lewis Neal* 6040200000
26 GK England Josh Lillis* 5050000000
27 FW England Jonathan Forte* 18815+38000000
  • *Indicates player left during the season

Disciplinary record

Number Pos Player Yellow card Red card
20DFJohn Thompson110
06DFMichael Johnson90
09FWJamie Forrester01
07MFMatthew Hamshaw40
10FWJay Smith40
02DFPhil Picken40
04DFMike Edwards30
11MFMyles Weston30
14FWSean Canham20
17DFJamie Clapham20
24DFMitchell Hanson20
03DFPaul Mayo20
25MFAdam Nowland20
02DFJason Beardsley10
23MFRichard Butcher10
22FWDelroy Facey10
10FWJonathan Forte10
18DFStephen Hunt10
26MFLewis Neal10
12GKKevin Pilkington10
05DFAdam Tann10
19MFNathaniel Wedderburn10

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Sean Canham Team Bath Undisclosed
Delroy Facey Gillingham Free
Jamie Forrester Lincoln City Free
Matt Hamshaw Unattached Free
Michael Johnson Derby County Free

Loans In

Player Club Arrival Date Date Return
Jason Beardsley Derby County 5 June 2008 31 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United 13 November 2008 13 December 2008
Jonathan Forte Scunthorpe United February 2009 18 April 2009
Phil Picken Chesterfield End of Season

January transfers out

Player Club Fee
Paul Mayo Released -
Jay Smith Released -

Fixtures and results

League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 AugBradford CityA1-214,038Butcher
16 AugDarlingtonH0-04,352
23 AugLuton TownA1-16,058Forrester
30 AugShrewsbury TownH2-24,697Edwards, Butcher
6 SepA.F.C. BournemouthH1-14,362Forrester
13 SepAccrington StanleyA1-11,404Canham
20 SepExeter CityA2-24,341Johnson, Canham
27 SepAldershot TownH2-16,033Johnson, Butcher
4 OctPort ValeA2-16,247Forrester, Weston
13 OctBrentfordH1-16,012Forrester
18 OctMacclesfield TownH1-14,600Facey
21 OctGillinghamA2-24,396Butcher, Facey
25 OctChesterfieldA1-34,134Facey
28 OctRochdaleH1-23,610Forrester
1 NovBuryH0-14,391
15 NovBarnetA4-01,934Butcher, Forte (3)
22 NovDagenham & RedbridgeA1-61,743Forte
25 NovWycombe WanderersH0-22,964
6 DecMorecambeH1-03,671Canham
13 DecChester CityA0-21,767
20 DecLincoln CityH0-14,568
26 DecGrimsby TownA1-05,432Facey
28 DecRotherham UnitedH0-36,686
10 JanExeter CityH2-13,832Facey, Strachan
17 JanBrentfordA1-15,465Facey
20 JanAldershot TownA2-22,491Clapham, Hamshaw
24 JanPort ValeH4-24,447Weston, Forrester (3)
27 JanRochdaleA0-32,289
31 JanChesterfieldH0-14,953
14 FebBarnetH2-03,830Hamshaw, Clapham
17 FebMacclesfield TownA1-11,370Hamshaw
21 FebBuryA0-22,810
28 FebBradford CityH3-15,138Forte (2), Facey
3 MarDarlingtonA0-12,450
7 MarShrewsbury TownA2-35,192Butcher, Forte
10 MarLuton TownH0-22,886
14 MarAccrington StanleyH1-13,701Facey
17 MarGillinghamH0-13,189
21 MarA.F.C. BournemouthA1-05,510Weston
28 MarLincoln CityA1-14,027Facey
4 AprChester CityH1-24,025Edwards
11 AprRotherham UnitedA1-22,945Forte
13 AprGrimsby TownH0-25,890
18 AprMorecambeA0-12,161
25 AprDagenham & RedbridgeH0-34,419
2 MayWycombe WanderersA2-19,625Thompson

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 NovOneSutton UnitedA1-04,391Butcher
30 NovTwoKettering TownH1-14,451Canham
10 DecTwo (replay)Kettering TownA1-23,019Smith

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 AugOneDoncaster RoversH1-03,272Weston
26 AugTwoWigan AthleticA0-44,100

Football League Trophy

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 SepOneScunthorpe UnitedA1-21,755Butcher

Backroom staff

Position Name
First-Team Manager Ian McParland
Assistant Manager Dave Kevan
Coach Tommy Johnson
Youth Team Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Carl Muggleton
Physio Paul Godfrey
Fitness Coach Marcus Svensson
Head of Youth Mick Leonard

See also

References

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