2008–09 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2008–09 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Manager Tony Mowbray
Stadium The Hawthorns
Premier League 20th (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Chris Brunt (9)
All:
Chris Brunt (9)
Highest home attendance 26,344 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 28 December)
Lowest home attendance 24,741 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 9 May)
Average home league attendance 25,827

During the 2008–09 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Premier League, following promotion from the Football League Championship as Football League champions the previous season.

Season summary

West Bromwich began the season strongly with ten points from their opening seven games leaving them in midtable, but that proved to be as good as it got for the Midlanders and with only five more league wins during the rest of the season Albion soon sunk to the foot of the Premier League and were relegated in last place.[1] At the end of the season, manager Tony Mowbray left to take charge at Celtic; he was replaced by MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo.

In January, an assessment of company accounts by Equifax saw Albion rated third among Premiership clubs by credit rating, with a score of 71 out of 100.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 −20 36
17 Hull City 38 8 11 19 39 64 −25 35
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 13 18 40 59 −19 34 Relegation to 2009–10 Football League Championship
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 7 11 20 28 57 −29 32
20 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 8 8 22 36 67 −31 32
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Background

West Bromwich retained their kit sponsorship deal with English company Umbro, who introduced both a new home kit and a new away kit with navy shorts and yellow shirts and socks. The club was unable to find a kit sponsor for the season, and so became the first club in Premier League history to go a season without any kit sponsorship.

Albion completed a £3 million-plus refurbishment of the Halfords Lane Stand in time for the start of the season. This included new dressing rooms, dugout areas and tunnel, executive boxes and a media gantry. As a result, the capacity of The Hawthorns was slightly reduced to 26,272 and the stand was renamed as the West Stand.[3] New navy blue seats were installed in the stand, replacing the lighter blue seats previously fitted.[4]

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 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely[lower-alpha 1]
2 Belgium DF Carl Hoefkens
3 England DF Paul Robinson
4 Slovakia DF Marek Čech
5 England DF Leon Barnett
7 Slovenia MF Robert Koren
8 England MF Jonathan Greening (captain)
9 Czech Republic FW Roman Bednar
10 England FW Ishmael Miller
11 Northern Ireland FW Chris Brunt
12 Scotland FW Craig Beattie
14 South Korea MF Kim Do-Heon
16 England FW Luke Moore
17 Scotland MF Graham Dorrans
18 Cape Verde DF Pelé
No. Position Player
19 England GK Scott Carson
20 Portugal MF Filipe Teixeira
21 Argentina MF Juan Carlos Menseguez (on loan from San Lorenzo)
22 Netherlands DF Gianni Zuiverloon
23 Ivory Coast DF Abdoulaye Méïté[lower-alpha 2]
24 Netherlands Antilles DF Shelton Martis
26 Sweden DF Jonas Olsson
27 Scotland MF James Morrison[lower-alpha 3]
28 Spain MF Borja Valero
29 England FW Jay Simpson (on loan from Arsenal)
30 Netherlands DF Ryan Donk (on loan from AZ)
31 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Youssouf Mulumbu
32 French Guiana FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné
39 New Zealand FW Chris Wood
  1. ↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England
  2. ↑ Méïté was born in Paris, France
  3. ↑ Morrison was born in Darlington, England

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
15 Netherlands FW Sherjill MacDonald (on loan to Roeselare)
Czech Republic GK Michal Daněk (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
No. Position Player
England DF Lee Baker (to Kidderminster Harriers)
Poland FW Bartosz Ślusarski (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday; released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
6 England DF Neil Clement
13 England GK Luke Daniels
25 England DF Jared Hodgkiss
34 England DF Paul Downing
No. Position Player
38 England MF Romaine Sawyers
41 England GK Ryan Allsop
England MF Joss Labadie
England MF David Worrall

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely 40300010
19 GK England Scott Carson 3903504000
Defenders
2 DF Belgium Carl Hoefkens 1506+403+1010
3 DF England Paul Robinson 3713502100
4 DF Slovakia Marek Čech 1103+502010
5 DF England Leon Barnett 14010+102010
18 DF Cape Verde Pelé 601+20200+10
22 DF Netherlands Gianni Zuiverloon 3513301+1100
23 DF Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté 1901800010
24 DF Netherlands Antilles Shelton Martis 706+100000
26 DF Sweden Jonas Olsson 2932821100
30 DF Netherlands Ryan Donk 19014+203000
Midfielders
7 MF Slovakia Robert Koren 39334+113111
8 MF England Jonathan Greening 38233+123010
11 MF Northern Ireland Chris Brunt 38828+681+2010
14 MF South Korea Kim Do-Heon 1919+703100
17 MF England Graham Dorrans 1105+301+2000
20 MF Portugal Filipe Teixeira 1301+903000
21 MF Argentina Juan Carlos Menseguez 713+410000
27 MF Scotland James Morrison 30329+130000
28 MF Spain Borja Valero 34027+301+2010
31 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu 602+400000
Forwards
9 FW Czech Republic Roman Bednar 31612+1464010
10 FW England Ishmael Miller 15311+430000
12 FW Scotland Craig Beattie 1011+610+200+10
16 FW England Luke Moore 2315+1611010
29 FW England Jay Simpson 1729+413+1100
32 FW French Guiana Marc-Antoine Fortuné 1851751000
39 FW New Zealand Chris Wood 200+200000
Players transferred out during the season
18 FW Netherlands Sherjill MacDonald 600+50000+10

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first
Win Draw Loss

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 August 2008Second roundHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park1–3 (aet)3,387Koren 87

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
3 January 2009Third roundPeterborough UnitedThe Hawthorns1–118,659Olsson 64'
13 January 2009Third round replayPeterborough UnitedLondon Road2-010,735Simpson 18', Robinson 37'
24 January 2009Fourth roundBurnleyThe Hawthorns2–218,294Koren 31', Kim 45'
3 February 2009Fourth round replayBurnleyTurf Moor1–3 (aet)6,635Zuiverloon 60'

Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 2008ArsenalEmirates Stadium0–160,071
23 August 2008EvertonThe Hawthorns1–226,190Bednar 89' pen.
30 August 2008Bolton WanderersReebok Stadium0–020,387
13 September 2008West Ham UnitedThe Hawthorns3–226,213Morrison 3', Bednar 37' pen., Brunt 83'
21 September 2008Aston VillaThe Hawthorns1–226,011Morrison 33'
27 September 2008MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium1–026,248Olsson 53'
4 October 2008FulhamThe Hawthorns1–025,708Bednar
18 October 2008Manchester UnitedOld Trafford0–475,451
25 October 2008Hull CityThe Hawthorns0–326,323
28 October 2008Newcastle UnitedSt James' Park1–245,801Miller 65'
1 November 2008Blackburn RoversThe Hawthorns2–224,976Bednar 55', Miller 62'
8 November 2008LiverpoolAnfield0–343,451
15 November 2008ChelseaThe Hawthorns0–326,322
22 November 2008Stoke CityBritannia Stadium0–126,613
29 November 2008Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium1–217,054Miller 47'
7 December 2008PortsmouthThe Hawthorns1–124,964Greening 39'
13 December 2008SunderlandStadium of Light0–436,280
21 December 2008Manchester CityThe Hawthorns2–125,010Moore 69', Bednar 93'
26 December 2008ChelseaStamford Bridge0–243,417
28 December 2008Tottenham HotspurThe Hawthorns2–026,344Bednar 83', Beattie 94'
10 January 2009Aston VillaVilla Park1–241,757Morrison 49'
17 January 2009MiddlesbroughThe Hawthorns3–025,557Brunt 4', Fortune 54', Koren 67'
27 January 2009Manchester UnitedThe Hawthorns0–526,105
31 January 2009Hull CityKC Stadium2–224,879Simpson 53', Brunt 73' pen.
7 February 2009Newcastle UnitedThe Hawthorns2–325,817Fortune 4', and 73'
22 February 2009FulhamCraven Cottage0–222,394
28 February 2009EvertonGoodison Park0–233,898
3 March 2009ArsenalThe Hawthorns1–326,244Brunt 7'
16 March 2009West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground0–030,842
21 March 2009Bolton WanderersThe Hawthorns1–125,530Shittu 82' o.g.
4 April 2009Stoke CityThe Hawthorns0–226,277
11 April 2009PortsmouthFratton Park2–220,376Greening 48', Brunt 62'
19 April 2009Manchester CityCity of Manchester Stadium2–440,072Brunt 37', 54'
25 April 2009SunderlandThe Hawthorns3–026,256Olsson 40', Brunt 58', Menseguez 88'
2 May 2009Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane0–135,836
9 May 2009Wigan AthleticThe Hawthorns3–124,741Fortune 8', 73', Brunt 59'
17 May 2009LiverpoolThe Hawthorns0–226,138
24 May 2009Blackburn RoversEwood Park0–028,389

References

  1. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 2008–2009". Statto.com. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Paul, David (4 January 2009). "Credit crunch tackle brings the top clubs down to earth". Sunday Express.
  3. ↑ "A History of The Hawthorns". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Lepkowski, Chris (29 May 2009). "New look for West Brom ground The Hawthorns". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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