2009 Salford City Reds season

Salford City Reds competed in their eleventh Super League season in their 137th year. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (In)

Nat Name Transferred from Date released
Ray Cashmere North Queensland Cowboys October 2008
Jeremy Smith South Sydney Rabbitohs October 2008
Mark Henry North Queensland Cowboys October 2008
Luke Swain Gold Coast Titans October 2008
Willie Talau St Helens R.F.C. October 2008
Rob Parker Warrington Wolves October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (Out)

Nat Name Transferred to Date released
Mat Gardner Harlequins RL October 2008
Steve Bannister Widnes Vikings October 2008
Andrew Brocklehurst October 2008
Paul Highton Oldham R.L.F.C. October 2008
Chris Borgese October 2008
Andy Ballard October 2008
Luke Ambler October 2008
Daley Williams Keighley Cougars October 2008

Full squad

Number Nat Player Position Previous Club
1 Karl Fitzpatrick Full back Widnes Vikings
2 John Wilshire Wing Leigh Centurions
3 Mark Henry Centre North Queensland Cowboys
4 Willie Talau Centre St. Helens
5 Paul White Wing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
6 Jeremy Smith Stand Off South Sydney Rabbitohs
7 Richard Myler Scrum Half Widnes Vikings
8 Ray Cashmere Prop North Queensland Cowboys
9 Malcolm Alker Hooker Wigan St Patricks
10 Craig Stapleton Prop Cronulla Sharks
11 Ian Sibbitt Second Row Warrington Wolves
12 Rob Parker Second Row Warrington Wolves
13 Luke Swain Loose Forward Gold Coast Titans
14 Jordan Turner Loose Forward Salford City Reds
15 Stuart Littler Centre Leigh Miners Rangers
16 Phillip Leuluai Prop Cronulla Sharks
17 Robbie Paul Half Back Huddersfield Giants
18 Lee Jewitt Prop Wigan Warriors
19 Stefan Ratchford Hooker Salford City Reds
20 Luke Adamson Second Row Leigh East
21 Andrew Thornley Wing Salford City Reds
22 Stephen Nash Prop Widnes Vikings
23 Adam Sidlow Prop Widnes Vikings
24 Dean McGilvray Centre St. Helens
25 Jason Walton Loose Forward Salford City Reds
26 Marlon Alker Centre Salford City Reds
27 Lewis Palfrey Prop Salford City Reds
28 Jack Spencer Half Back Salford City Reds

Fixtures and results

CompetitionRoundOpponentResultScoreHome/AwayVenueAttendanceDate
Super League XIV1 CrusadersWin28-16HomeThe Willows4,02614/02/2009
Super League XIV2 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss29-10AwayBelle Vue6,57822/02/2009
Super League XIV3 Castleford TigersLoss52-16AwayThe Jungle7,05228/02/2009
Super League XIV4 Harlequins RLLoss18-48HomeThe Willows3,36706/03/2009
Super League XIV5 St Helens R.F.C.Loss38-12AwayGPW Recruitment Stadium9,72313/03/2009
Super League XIV6 Wigan WarriorsLoss12-38HomeThe Willows7,01620/03/2009
Super League XIV7 Hull Kingston RoversLoss48-12AwayNew Craven Park8,10429/03/2009
Challenge Cup 20094 Hull F.C.Win18-22AwayKC Stadium8,94505/04/2009
Super League XIV8 Warrington WolvesWin18-16HomeThe Willows6,15010/04/2009
Super League XIV9 Leeds RhinosWin20-30AwayHeadingley Stadium14,38113/04/2009
Super League XIV10 Catalans DragonsLoss38-6AwayStade Gilbert Brutus8,32718/04/2009
Super League XIV11 Hull FCLoss14-18HomeThe Willows4,16525/04/2009
Super League XIV12 Harlequins RLLoss16-24NeutralMurrayfield Stadium29,62702/05/2009
Challenge Cup 20095 Batley BulldogsWin4-66AwayMount Pleasant1,29810/05/2009
Super League XIV13 Huddersfield GiantsWin4-24AwayGalpharm Stadium6,90317/05/2009
Super League XIV14 Bradford BullsWin18-10HomeThe Willows4,38323/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009QF Wigan WarriorsLoss28-6AwayJJB Stadium9,46629/05/2009
Super League XIV15 Wigan WarriorsLoss34-18AwayJJB Stadium11,55005/06/2009
Super League XIV16 Catalans DragonsN/AP-P[A]HomeThe WillowsN/A12/06/2009
Super League XIV17 Hull FCLoss14-12AwayKC Stadium11,21819/06/2009
Super League XIV18 Huddersfield GiantsLoss10-34HomeThe Willows3,72126/06/2009
Super League XIV19 St Helens RLFCWin20-10HomeThe Willows4,80803/07/2009
Super League XIV20 Celtic CrusadersLoss25-12AwayBrewery Field3,00911/07/2009
Super League XIV21 Castleford TigersLoss12-18HomeThe Willows3,48717/07/2009
Super League XIV22 Warrington WolvesLoss62-20AwayHalliwell Jones Stadium8,90626/07/2009
Super League XIV23 Wakefield Trinity WildcatsLoss24-30HomeThe Willows3,15131/07/2009
Super League XIV16 Catalans DragonsLoss16-18HomeThe Willows3,47507/08/2009
Super League XIV24 Harlequins RLWin22-26AwayThe Twickenham Stoop2,61215/08/2009
Super League XIV25 Hull Kingston RoversLoss10-14HomeThe Willows4,22421/08/2009
Super League XIV26 Bradford BullsLoss44-18AwayGrattan Stadium8,16706/09/2009
Super League XIV27 Leeds RhinosLoss24-30HomeThe Willows6,10111/09/2009

A Note A: Match between Salford City Reds and Catalans Dragons was postponed to 7 August 2009 due to a test between England and France in Paris over the same weekend, in which ten Catalans players were involved.[1][2]

League table

Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leeds Rhinos 272106805453+35242
2 St. Helens 271908733466+26738
3 Huddersfield Giants 271809690416+27436
4 Hull KR 271719650516+13435
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2716011685609+7632
6 Wigan Warriors 2715012659551+10830
7 Castleford Tigers 2714013645702–5728
8 Catalans Dragons 2713014613660–4726
9 Bradford Bulls 2712114653668–1525
10 Warrington Wolves 2712015649705–5624
11 Harlequins RL 2711016591691–10022
12 Hull FC 2710017502623–12120
13 Salford City Reds 277020456754–29814
14 Celtic Crusaders 273024357874–5176
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

References

  1. "Salford's Rob Parker fractured skull during defeat by Wigan, say club". London: (guardian.co.uk). 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. "France 12-66 England". news.bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
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