2008–09 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2008–09 season
Chairman	Derek Shaw
Manager	Alan Irvine
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round

During the 2008–09 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Championship.

Season summary

Having spent most of the previous season embroiled in a relegation battle, this season Preston edged into the play-offs in sixth place, pipping Cardiff City on the last day of the season. Though being level with seventh-placed Cardiff with 74 points and a goal difference of +12 each, Preston gained sixth place by virtue of having scored one more goal than Cardiff over the course of the season. The run of form that had seen Preston reach the playoffs saw manager Alan Irvine named the Championship's Manager of the Month for April.

Preston were drawn against third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals. United won 2-1 over legs, consigning Preston to another season in the second tier of English football.

Kit

For the fourth consecutive season, Preston's kits were manufactured by Italian company Diadora, who introduced new home and away kits. The home kit was a white shirt with navy shorts and navy and white hooped socks, inspired by the club's kit from the late fifties and early sixties. (White shorts were worn for the away match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 January). The away kit was a yellow shirt with navy sleeves, yellow shorts and yellow socks with navy turnovers.[1]

Lancastrian support services company Enterprise remained Preston's kit sponsors.

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	GK	Andy Lonergan
2	DF	Michael Hart
3	DF	Callum Davidson
4	MF	Richard Chaplow
5	DF	Youl Mawéné
6	MF	Lee Williamson (on loan from Watford)
7	MF	Chris Sedgwick
8	FW	Karl Hawley
9	FW	Chris Brown
10	MF	Barry Nicholson
11	MF	Darren Carter
12	DF	Sean St Ledger
14	DF	Liam Chilvers
15	MF	Simon Whaley
16	MF	Paul McKenna (captain)

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Billy Jones
21	DF	Neal Trotman
22	GK	Wayne Henderson
25	MF	Ross Wallace
26	FW	Jon Parkin
27	DF	Eddie Nolan
29	FW	Stephen Elliott
30	GK	Chris Neal
31	GK	Andrew Murphy
33	FW	Neil Mellor
34	MF	Phil Appiah
35	DF	Dean Stott
36	FW	Rob Turner
40	MF	Adam Barton

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
6	MF	Jason Jarrett (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
6	DF	Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
17	FW	Brett Ormerod (to Blackpool)
18	DF	Matt Hill (to Wolves)

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Wayne Brown (on loan from Hull City)
20	DF	Jay McEveley (on loan from Derby County)
23	MF	Lewis Neal (to Carlisle United)
24	MF	Joe Anyinsah (to Carlisle United)

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