2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers F.C.
2008–09 season
Chairman John Williams
Manager Paul Ince (until 16 December)
Sam Allardyce
Premier League 15th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorer Benni McCarthy (13)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Blackburn Rovers season was the club's 121st season as a professional club.

The close season saw the departure of manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by Sam Allardyce.

First-team squad

This squad consists of all players issued with a squad number.

Last update: 3 May 2009 15:00

Name Age Position Apps Goals Assists Goal ratio Assist ratio Goal/assist ratio
England 1 Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 Goalkeeper 39 0 0
Netherlands 2 André Ooijer 11 July 1974 Defender 94 2 3 0.02 0.03 0.05
England 3 Stephen Warnock 12 December 1981 Full Back 105 6 8 0.06 0.08 0.13
Republic of the Congo 4 Christopher Samba 28 March 1984 Defender 96 8 6 0.08 0.06 0.15
Turkey 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu 24 August 1970 Midfielder 291 12 12 0.04 0.04 0.08
New Zealand 6 Ryan Nelsen 18 October 1977 Defender 144 1 2 0.01 0.01 0.02
Australia 7 Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 Winger 230 13 29 0.06 0.13 0.18
England 8 David Dunn 27 December 1979 Midfielder 239 40 32 0.17 0.13 0.3
Paraguay 9 Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 Forward 70 29 10 0.41 0.14 0.56
South Africa 10 Benni McCarthy 12 November 1977 Forward 118 48 6 0.41 0.06 0.47
Australia 11 Vince Grella 5 October 1979 Midfielder 17 0 0
Norway 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 8 September 1981 Winger 199 33 46 0.17 0.23 0.4
Georgia (country) 13 Zurab Khizanishvili 6 October 1981 Defender 90 2 1 0.02 0.01 0.03
South Africa 15 Aaron Mokoena 25 November 1980 Midfielder 137 2 7 0.01 0.05 0.07
Republic of Ireland 16 Steven Reid 10 March 1981 Midfielder 124 7 10 0.06 0.08 0.14
Republic of Ireland 17 Keith Andrews 13 September 1980 Midfielder 33 4 0 0.12 0.12
Scotland 18 Paul Gallagher 9 August 1984 Winger 74 8 7 0.11 0.09 0.2
Senegal 18 El Hadji Diouf 15 January 1981 Winger 12 1 2 0.08 0.17 0.25
Chile 19 Carlos Villanueva 5 February 1986 Versatile 20 2 4 0.1 0.2 0.3
France 21 Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 Defender 16 0 0
England 22 Danny Simpson 4 January 1987 Full Back 20 0 0
Republic of Ireland 24 Keith Treacy 13 September 1988 Winger 22 0 1 0.05 0.05
Republic of Ireland 25 Alan Judge 11 November 1988 Winger 2 0 0
Paraguay 26 Julio Santa Cruz 1 February 1990 Forward 0 0 0
England 27 Matt Derbyshire 14 April 1986 Forward 85 19 10 0.22 0.12 0.34
Northern Ireland 28 Tony Kane 29 August 1987 Full Back 0 0 0
Sweden 29 Martin Olsson 17 May 1988 Full-back 18 1 0 0.06 0.06
Grenada 30 Jason Roberts 25 January 1978 Forward 84 17 13 0.2 0.15 0.36
England 31 Bryan Hodge 23 September 1987 Midfielder 0 0 0
Wales 32 Jason Brown 18 May 1982 Goalkeeper 8 0 0
England 33 Frank Fielding 4 March 1988 Goalkeeper 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 34 Gunnar Nielsen 7 October 1986 Goalkeeper 0 0 0
England 36 Marcus Marshall 7 October 1989 Forward 1 0 0
England 37 Alex Marrow 21 January 1990 Midfielder 0 0 0
England 38 Mark Bunn 19 November 1984 Goalkeeper 1 0 0
Republic of Ireland 39 Aaron Doran 13 May 1991 Winger 2 0 0
Germany 40 Björn Bussmann 18 March 1991 Goalkeeper 0 0 0
England 41 Andy Haworth 28 November 1988 Winger 2 0 0
Republic of Ireland 42 Gavin Gunning 28 January 1991 Defender 0 0 0
England 43 Jamie Clarke 11 September 1988 Forward 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Player Position Previous club Fee
England 1 Paul Robinson Goalkeeper Tottenham Hotspur £3,500,000
Chile 19 Carlos Villanueva Versatile Audax Italiano Loan
England 22 Danny Simpson Full-back Manchester United Loan
Paraguay 26 Julio Santa Cruz Forward Cerro Porteño Free
Australia 11 Vince Grella Midfielder Torino £4,000,000
Republic of Ireland 17 Keith Andrews Midfielder MK Dons £1,000,000
England 23 Robbie Fowler Forward Cardiff City Free
England 38 Mark Bunn Goalkeeper Northmapton Town Undisclosed
France 21 Gaël Givet Defender Marseille Loan
Senegal 18 El Hadji Diouf Winger Sunderland £2,000,000

Out

Player Position New club Fee
United States Brad Friedel Goalkeeper Aston Villa £2,000,000
Switzerland Bruno Berner Full-back Leicester City Free
Switzerland Stéphane Henchoz Defender Retired Free
Finland Peter Enckelman Goalkeeper Cardiff City Free
England David Bentley Winger Tottenham Hotspur £15,000,000
Netherlands Maceo Rigters Forward Barnsley Loan
Scotland Paul Gallagher Winger Plymouth Argyle Loan
Australia Rostyn Griffiths Midfield Accrington Stanley Loan
Republic of Ireland Eddie Nolan Defender Preston North End Undisclosed
Canada David Hoilett Forward FC St. Pauli Loan
England Robbie Fowler Forward N/A Free
Germany Sergio Peter Winger Sparta Prague Undisclosed
Republic of Ireland Alan Judge Winger Plymouth Argyle Loan
England Matt Derbyshire Forward Olympiacos Loan
Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen Goalkeeper Manchester City Free

Results

Pre-season

Premier League

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Result W D L L W W L D D L D L L L L L L W D D W D D L L W D W L D W L L W L W L D

Last updated: 28 December 2008.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

League Cup

Season statistics

Player Age Position Apps Goals Assists Y. Cards R. Cards
England 1 Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 Goalkeeper 39 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 2 André Ooijer 11 July 1974 Defender 34 2 2 9 0
England 3 Stephen Warnock 12 December 1981 Full Back 41 3 3 8 0
Republic of the Congo 4 Christopher Samba 28 March 1984 Defender 37 3 5 5 0
Turkey 5 Tugay Kerimoğlu 24 August 1970 Midfielder 34 1 0 3 0
New Zealand 6 Ryan Nelsen 18 October 1977 Defender 38 1 1 8 0
Australia 7 Brett Emerton 22 February 1979 Winger 22 2 3 4 0
England 8 David Dunn 27 December 1979 Midfielder 16 1 0 0 0
Paraguay 9 Roque Santa Cruz 16 August 1981 Forward 27 6 2 0 0
South Africa 10 Benni McCarthy 12 November 1977 Forward 31 13 4 5 1
Australia 11 Vince Grella 5 October 1979 Midfielder 17 0 0 4 0
Norway 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 8 September 1981 Winger 35 1 9 2 1
Georgia (country) 13 Zurab Khizanishvili 6 October 1981 Defender 11 0 0 4 0
Switzerland 14 Johann Vogel 8 March 1977 Midfielder 2 0 0 0 0
South Africa 15 Aaron Mokoena 25 November 1980 Midfielder 24 1 0 7 0
Republic of Ireland 16 Steven Reid 10 March 1981 Midfielder 4 0 2 0 0
Republic of Ireland 17 Keith Andrews 13 September 1980 Midfielder 33 4 0 5 0
Scotland 18 Paul Gallagher 9 August 1984 Winger 1 0 0 0 0
Senegal 18 El Hadji Diouf 15 January 1981 Winger 12 1 2 1 2
Chile 19 Carlos Villanueva 5 February 1986 Versatile 20 2 4 2 0
Germany 21 Sergio Peter 12 October 1986 Winger 0 0 0 0 0
France 21 Gaël Givet 9 October 1981 Defender 16 0 0 3 0
England 22 Danny Simpson 4 January 1987 Full Back 20 0 0 4 0
England 23 Robbie Fowler 9 April 1975 Forward 6 0 1 0 0
Republic of Ireland 24 Keith Treacy 13 September 1988 Winger 20 0 1 2 0
Republic of Ireland 25 Alan Judge 11 November 1988 Winger 2 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 26 Julio Santa Cruz 1 February 1990 Forward 0 0 0 0 0
England 27 Matt Derbyshire 14 April 1986 Forward 22 5 3 1 0
Northern Ireland 28 Tony Kane 29 August 1987 Full Back 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 29 Martin Olsson 17 May 1988 Full Back 14 1 0 3 1
Grenada 30 Jason Roberts 25 January 1978 Forward 29 7 5 4 0
England 31 Bryan Hodge 23 September 1987 Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0
Wales 32 Jason Brown 18 May 1982 Goalkeeper 7 0 0 1 0
England 33 Frank Fielding 4 March 1988 Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0
Faroe Islands 34 Gunnar Nielsen 7 October 1986 Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland 35 Eddie Nolan 5 August 1988 Defender 0 0 0 0 0
England 36 Marcus Marshall 7 October 1989 Forward 1 0 0 0 0
England 37 Alex Marrow 21 January 1990 Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0
England 38 Mark Bunn 19 November 1984 Goalkeeper 1 0 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland 39 Aaron Doran 13 May 1991 Winger 2 0 0 0 0
Germany 40 Björn Bussmann 18 March 1991 Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0
England 41 Andy Haworth 28 November 1988 Winger 2 0 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland 42 Gavin Gunning 28 January 1991 Defender 0 0 0 0 0
England 43 Jamie Clarke 11 September 1988 Forward 0 0 0 0 0

League table

Premier League table on 16 December 2008 after Paul Ince's sacking as Blackburn manager.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 17 11 5 1 26 11+15 38
2 Chelsea 16 11 3 2 35 6+29 36
3 Manchester United 16 9 5 2 27 10+17 32
4 Aston Villa 17 9 4 4 29 20+9 31
5 Arsenal 17 9 3 5 29 20+9 30
6 Hull City 17 7 6 4 26 27−1 27
7 Everton 17 7 4 6 23 25−2 25
8 Portsmouth 16 6 5 5 19 23−4 23
9 Wigan Athletic 17 6 4 7 21 20+1 22
10 Fulham 16 5 6 5 13 12+1 21
11 Bolton Wanderers 17 6 2 9 20 23−3 20
12 Middlesbrough 17 5 5 7 17 24−7 20
13 Stoke City 17 5 5 7 17 27−10 20
14 Tottenham Hotspur 17 5 4 8 19 21−2 19
15 Manchester City 17 5 3 9 30 25+5 18
16 West Ham United 16 5 3 8 17 24−7 18
17 Sunderland 17 5 3 9 17 25−8 18
18 Newcastle United 16 3 7 6 19 24−5 16
19 Blackburn Rovers 17 3 4 10 17 34−17 13
20 West Bromwich Albion 17 3 3 11 12 32−20 12

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Qualification for European competitions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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