2008–09 Everton F.C. season

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.

Everton
2008–09 season
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerDavid Moyes
Premier League5th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (8)
All: Marouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill (9)
Highest home attendance39,574 v (27 Sept vs Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance28,312 v (17 Sept vs Standard Liege)

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
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 25 8 5 68 24 +44 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 +18 63 Qualification for the 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 Qualification for the 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. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) 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 Bolton 13 September 1973 - - - - Wigan Athletic 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
2 Tony Hibbert Huyton 20 February 1981 164 - - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee
3 Leighton Baines Kirkby 11 December 1984 24 - - - Wigan Athletic 7 August 2007 £6,000,000
4 Joseph Yobo Port Harcourt 6 September 1980 178 6 59 4 Marseille 22 May 2003 £3,500,000
5 Joleon Lescott Birmingham 16 August 1982 78 12 5 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 June 2006 £5,000,000
6 Phil Jagielka Manchester 7 August 1982 36 1 1 - Sheffield United 4 July 2007 £4,000,000
7 Andy van der Meyde Arnhem 30 September 1979 18 - 18 1 Inter Milan 31 August 2005 £2,000,000
8 Segundo Castillo San Lorenzo 15 May 1982 - - 33 2 Red Star Belgrade 28 August 2008 Loan
9 Louis Saha Paris 8 August 1978 - - 18 4 Manchester United 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
10 Mikel Arteta San Sebastián 26 March 1982 106 13 7 1 Real Sociedad 1 July 2005 £2,500,000
12 Iain Turner Stirling 26 January 1984 4 - - - Stirling Albion 1 July 2003 £50,000
14 James Vaughan Birmingham 14 July 1988 26 6 - - N/A 1 July 2004 Trainee
15 Lars Jacobsen Odense 20 September 1979 - - 16 - 1. FC Nürnberg 26 August 2008 Free
17 Tim Cahill Sydney 6 December 1979 101 29 28 13 Millwall 23 July 2004 £1,500,000
18 Phil Neville Bury 21 January 1977 108 3 59 - Manchester United 4 August 2005 £3,500,000
19 Nuno Valente Lisbon 12 September 1974 45 - 33 1 Porto 30 August 2005 £1,500,000
20 Steven Pienaar Johannesburg 17 March 1982 35 2 34 2 Borussia Dortmund 24 April 2007 £2,000,000
21 Leon Osman Wigan 17 May 1981 134 18 - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee
22 Yakubu Benin City 22 November 1982 39 22 41 17 Middlesbrough 29 August 2007 £11,250,000
24 Tim Howard North Brunswick 6 March 1979 74 - 30 - Manchester United 14 February 2007 £3,000,000
25 Marouane Fellaini Etterbeek 22 November 1987 - - 10 1 Standard Liège 1 September 2008 £15,000,000
26 Jack Rodwell Southport 11 March 1991 5 - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
27 Lukas Jutkiewicz Southampton 28 March 1989 - - - - Swindon Town 1 July 2007 £400,000
28 Victor Anichebe Lagos 23 April 1988 44 11 4 1 N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee
30 John Ruddy St. Ives 24 October 1986 1 - - - Cambridge United 20 May 2005 £250,000
32 Dan Gosling Brixham 2 February 1990 - - - - Plymouth Argyle 15 January 2008 £2,000,000
34 John Irving Liverpool 17 September 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
35 Kieran Agard London 10 October 1989 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
36 John Paul Kissock Liverpool 2 December 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee
37 Jose Baxter Bootle 7 February 1992 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
38 James Wallace Liverpool 19 December 1991 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee

Player awards

[9]

Matches

Pre-season friendlies
12 July Sion1 – 0EvertonStade d'Octodure, Martigny
15:00 Crettenand  58' Report Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M. Stuber
19 July Cambridge United4 – 2EvertonAbbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Parkinson  1', 65'
Willmott  76'
Beesley  83'		 Report Jutkiewicz  20', 30' Attendance: 4,295
Referee: Mike Thorpe
22 July Preston North End0 – 1EvertonDeepdale, Preston
19:45 Report Jagielka  6' Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 July Nottingham Forest1 – 1EvertonCity Ground, Nottingham
19:45 Valente  58' (o.g.) Report Baxter  65' Attendance: 15,488
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 July Chicago Fire2 – 0EvertonToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 CDT Rolfe  41'
Frankowski  70'		 Report Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Landis Wiley
3 August Colorado Rapids1 – 2EvertonDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
18:00 MDT Casey  48' Report Arteta  6'
Osman  87'		 Attendance: 10,278
Referee: Jeremy Vehar
9 August Everton1 – 1PSVGoodison Park, Liverpool
17:15 Arteta  85' (pen.) Report Amrabat  6' Attendance: 10,816
Referee: Chris Foy

Premier League
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
16 August Everton2 – 3Blackburn RoversGoodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Arteta  45+2'
Yakubu  64'		 Report Dunn  22'
Santa Cruz  66'
Ooijer  90+4'		 Attendance: 38,675
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 August West Bromwich Albion1 – 2EvertonThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich
15:00 Bednář  89' (pen.) Report Osman  65'
Yakubu  76'		 Attendance: 26,190
Referee: Rob Styles
30 August Everton0 – 3PortsmouthGoodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Report Defoe  12', 69'
Johnson  40'		 Attendance: 34,418
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 September Stoke City2 – 3EvertonBritannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 Olofinjana  55'
Jagielka  63' (o.g.)		 Report Yakubu  41'
Anichebe  51'
Cahill  77'		 Attendance: 27,415
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 September Hull City2 – 2EvertonKC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
14:00 Turner  18'
Neville  50' (o.g.)		 Report Cahill  73'
Osman  78'		 Attendance: 24,845
Referee: Lee Mason
27 September Everton0 – 2LiverpoolGoodison Park, Liverpool
12:45 Report Torres  59', 62' Attendance: 39,574
Referee: Mike Riley
5 October Everton2 – 2Newcastle UnitedGoodison Park, Liverpool
16:00 Arteta  17' (pen.)
Fellaini  35'		 Report S. Taylor  45+2'
Duff  47'		 Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Howard Webb
18 October Arsenal3 – 1EvertonEmirates Stadium, London
15:00 Nasri  48'
Van Persie  70'
Walcott  90'		 Report Osman  9' Attendance: 60,064
Referee: Peter Walton
25 October Everton1 – 1Manchester UnitedGoodison Park, Liverpool
12:00 Fellaini  63' Report Fletcher  22' Attendance: 36,609
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 October Bolton Wanderers0 – 1EvertonReebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00 Report Fellaini  90' Attendance: 21,692
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 November Everton1 – 0FulhamGoodison Park, Merseyside
12:45 Saha  87' Report Attendance: 31,278
Referee: Lee Mason
8 November West Ham United1 – 3EvertonUpton Park, Essex
15:00 Collison  63' Report Lescott  83'
Saha  85', 87'		 Attendance: 33,961
Referee: Mark Halsey
16 November Everton1 – 1MiddlesbroughGoodison Park, Liverpool
13:30 Yakubu  65' Report O'Neil  8' Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Howard Webb
24 November Wigan Athletic1 – 0EvertonJJB Stadium, Wigan
20:00 Camara  51' Report Attendance: 18,344
Referee: Rob Styles
30 November Tottenham Hotspur0 – 1EvertonWhite Hart Lane, North London
15:00 Report Pienaar  51' Attendance: 35,742
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 December Everton2 – 3Aston VillaGoodison Park, Merseyside
16:00 Lescott  29', 90+3' Report Sidwell  1'
Young  54', 90+5'		 Attendance: 31,922
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 December Manchester City0 – 1EvertonCity of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 Report Cahill  90+2' Attendance: 45,693
Referee: Mike Dean
20 December Everton0 – 0ChelseaGoodison Park, Merseyside
20:00 Report Terry  35' Attendance: 35,655
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 December Middlesbrough0 – 1EvertonRiverside Stadium, Teesside
15:00 Report Cahill  51' Attendance: 30,253
Referee: Mike Riley
28 December Everton3 – 0SunderlandGoodison Park, Merseyside
14:00 Arteta  10', 27'
Gosling  83'		 Report Attendance: 39,146
Referee: Rob Styles
10 January Everton2 – 0Hull CityGoodison Park, Merseyside
15:00 Fellaini  18'
Arteta  45+1'		 Report Attendance: 37,527
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 January Liverpool1 – 1EvertonAnfield, Merseyside
20:00 Gerrard  68' Report Cahill  87' Attendance: 44,382
Referee: Howard Webb
28 January Everton1 – 1ArsenalGoodison Park, Merseyside
20:00 Cahill  61' Report Van Persie  90+3' Attendance: 37,097
Referee: Andre Marriner
31 January Manchester United1 – 0EvertonOld Trafford, Manchester
20:00 Ronaldo  44' (pen.) Report Attendance: 75,399
Referee: Mark Halsey
7 February Everton3 – 0Bolton WanderersGoodison Park, Merseyside
15:00 Arteta  40' (pen.)
Jô  49', 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 33,791
Referee: Peter Walton
22 February Newcastle United0 – 0EvertonSt James' Park, Tyneside
16:00 Nolan  44' Report Attendance: 47,683
Referee: Lee Mason
28 February Everton2 – 0West Bromwich AlbionGoodison Park, Merseyside
12:45 Cahill  36'
Saha  70'		 Report Attendance: 33,898
Referee: Steve Bennett
4 March Blackburn Rovers0 – 0EvertonEwood Park, Lancashire
20:00 Report Attendance: 21,445
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 March Everton3 – 1Stoke CityGoodison Park, Merseyside
15:00 Jô  18'
Lescott  24'
Fellaini  90+1'		 Report Shawcross  52' Attendance: 36,396
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 March Portsmouth2 – 1EvertonFratton Park, Hampshire
12:45 Crouch  22', 75' Report Baines  4' Attendance: 20,388
Referee: Peter Walton
5 April Everton4 – 0Wigan AthleticGoodison Park, Merseyside
15:00 Jô  27', 51'
Fellaini  47'
Osman  61'		 Report Attendance: 34,427
Referee: Phil Dowd
12 April Aston Villa3 – 3EvertonVilla Park, Birmingham
13:30 Carew  33'
Milner  55'
Barry  66' (pen.)		 Report Fellaini  19'
Cahill  23'
Pienaar  53'		 Attendance: 40,188
Referee: Howard Webb
22 April Chelsea0 – 0EvertonStamford Bridge, London
20:00 Report Attendance: 41,556
Referee: Mark Halsey
25 April Everton1 – 2Manchester CityGoodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Gosling  90+4' Report Robinho  35'
Ireland  54'		 Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Alan Wiley
3 May Sunderland0 – 2EvertonStadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 Report Pienaar  48'
Fellaini  71'		 Attendance: 41,313
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 May Everton0 – 0Tottenham HotspurGoodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Report Attendance: 36,646
Referee: Lee Mason
16 May Everton3 – 1West Ham UnitedGoodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Saha  38', 76' (pen.)
Yobo  48'		 Report Kováč  24' Attendance: 38,501
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 May Fulham0 – 2EvertonCraven Cottage, Fulham
16:00 Report Osman  45', 88' Attendance: 25,497
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup
17 September First round, first legEverton2 – 2Standard LiègeGoodison Park, Liverpool
19:45 Yakubu  23'
Castillo  38'		 Report Mbokani  8'
Yobo  35' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 28,312
Referee: Gregorz Gilewski
2 October First round, second legStandard Liège2 – 1EvertonStade Maurice Dufrasne, Liége
20:00 Witsel  22'
Jovanović  79' (pen.)		 Report Jagielka  67' Attendance: 27,406
Referee: Peter Sippel

League Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
24 September Third roundBlackburn Rovers1 – 0EvertonEwood Park, Blackburn
19:45 Olsson  10' Report Attendance: 14,366
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
3 January Third roundMacclesfield Town0 – 1EvertonMoss Rose, Macclesfield
15:00 Report Osman  43' Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Peter Walton
25 January Fourth roundLiverpool1 – 1EvertonAnfield, Merseyside
16:00 Gerrard  54' Report Lescott  27' Attendance: 43,524
Referee: Steve Bennett
4 February Fourth round replayEverton1 – 0 (a.e.t.)LiverpoolGoodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 Gosling  118' Report Lucas  76' Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 February Fifth roundEverton3 – 1Aston VillaGoodison Park, Liverpool
14:30 Rodwell  4'
Arteta  24' (pen.)
Cahill  76'		 Report Milner  8' (pen.) Attendance: 35,439
Referee: Martin Atkinson
8 March Quarter-finalEverton2 – 1MiddlesbroughGoodison Park, Liverpool
16:00 Fellaini  50'
Saha  56'		 Report Wheater  44' Attendance: 37,856
Referee: Mark Halsey
19 April Semi-finalManchester United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		EvertonWembley Stadium, London
16:00 BST Report Attendance: 88,141
Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
Penalties
Berbatov
Ferdinand
Vidić
Anderson 		Cahill
Baines
Neville
Vaughan
Jagielka
30 May FinalChelsea2 – 1EvertonWembley Stadium, London
15:00 Drogba  21'
Lampard  72'		 Report Saha  1' Attendance: 89,391
Referee: Howard Webb

Season statistics

Starts and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Carlo Nash 0000000000
2 DF Tony Hibbert 24016+10600010
3 DF Leighton Baines 39126+51700010
4 DF Joseph Yobo 33126+112+10101+10
5 DF Joleon Lescott 46535+14711020
6 DF Phil Jagielka 43133+10601021
7 MF Andy van der Meyde 300+200+100000
8 MF Segundo Castillo (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) 1315+401+101011
9 FW Louis Saha 29810+1462+121010
10 MF Mikel Arteta 317266310020
11 FW Jô 12511+15000000
12 GK Iain Turner 0000000000
14 FW James Vaughan 1701+1200+20100+10
15 DF Lars Jacobsen 604+100+100000
17 MF Tim Cahill 40928+28710+1020
18 DF Phil Neville 47036+10701020
19 DF Nuno Valente 201+10000000
20 MF Steven Pienaar 35327+1360000+10
21 MF Leon Osman 43732+26611020
22 FW Yakubu 175144000+1021
24 GK Tim Howard 480380701020
25 MF Marouane Fellaini 35928+28411000
26 DF Jack Rodwell 2519+1002+311000
27 FW Lukas Jutkiewicz 100+10000000
28 FW Victor Anichebe 2215+12130001+10
30 GK John Ruddy 0000000000
32 MF Dan Gosling 1736+521+510000
34 DF John Irving 0000000000
35 FW Kieran Agard 0000000000
36 MF John Paul Kissock 0000000000
37 FW Jose Baxter 401+20000+1000
38 MF 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
Jô5000 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 Fellaini10000 10
Joseph Yobo1000 1
Yakubu1000 1
Leon Osman1000 1
Leighton Baines1000 1

Transfers

Transfers in
Player From Date Fee
Lars Jacobsen 1. FC Nürnberg26 August 2008Free[10]
Louis Saha Manchester United1 September 2008Undisclosed[11]
Carlo Nash Wigan Athletic1 September 2008Undisclosed[12]
Marouane Fellaini Standard Liège1 September 2008£15,000,000[13]

Transfers out
Player To Date Fee
Patrick BoyleReleased1 May 2008Free
Bjarni Viðarsson Twente14 May 2008Free[14]
Lee Carsley Birmingham City3 June 2008Free[15]
Stefan Wessels VfL Osnabrück25 June 2008Free[16]
Darren Dennehy Cardiff City28 June 2008Free[17]
Jamie Jones Leyton Orient2 July 2008Free[18]
Aidan Downes Yeovil Town1 August 2008Free[19]
Andrew Johnson Fulham7 August 2008£10,500,000[20]

Loans in
Player From Date From Date Till
Segundo Castillo Red Star Belgrade28 August 200830 May 2009[21]
JôManchester City31 January 20091 June 2009

Loans out
Player To Date From Date Till

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  9. "Awards Winners | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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  11. "Saha completes Everton switch". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
  12. "Everton snap up Nash". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
  13. "Fellaini ends Moyes' frustration". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
  14. "Twente try out Toffee". SkySports. 14 May 2008.
  15. "Carsley passes Birmingham medical". BBC Sport. 3 June 2008.
  16. "Wessels set for Osnabruck". The World Game. 22 June 2008.
  17. "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy". BBC Sport. 28 June 2008.
  18. "Two more sign for Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 1 July 2008.
  19. "Downes deal for Yeovil". SkySports. 1 August 2008.
  20. "Fulham sign Johnson from Everton". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008.
  21. "Everton complete Castillo signing". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008.
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