2008–09 season | ||||
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Owner | Abu Dhabi United Group | |||
Chairman | Thaksin Shinawatra until the sale of club on 1 September 2008 Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008 | |||
Manager | Mark Hughes | |||
Stadium | City of Manchester Stadium | |||
Premier League | 10th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Robinho (14) All: Robinho (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 47,331 vs Chelsea 13 September 2008 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 7,334 vs EB Streymur 31 July 2008 | |||
Average home league attendance | 42,900 approx. | |||
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The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.
Changes in ownership
[edit]The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]
The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]
Kits
[edit]Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook
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Kit information
[edit]For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] A striking new "blaze orange"/navy third kit completed the collection of kits, while the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's two-tone green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the goalkeepers. The main goalkeeper strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst the second mint-green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.
Historical league performance
[edit]Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
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Friendly games
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]9 July 2008 | Metalurh Zaporizhya ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Rottach-Egern, Germany |
MCFC report |
26 July 2008 | Hamburger SV ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hamburg, Germany |
15:30 BST (Away team kit) |
Pitroipa ![]() |
M.E.N. report | Stadium: Hamburg Arena Attendance: 32,737 |
2 August 2008 | Stockport County ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Stockport, England |
13:00 BST (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Mullins ![]() Pilkington ![]() Thompson ![]() |
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Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,684 Referee: K.G. Evans |
6 August 2008 | Celtic ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:45 BST (Away team kit) |
McGowan ![]() |
MCFC report | ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Craig Thomson |
Thomas Cook Trophy
[edit]9 August 2008 | Manchester City ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
17:15 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Bojinov ![]() |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,181 Referee: Mark Halsey (England) |
Competitive games
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Premier League
[edit]Position in final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 |
9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 51 |
10 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 50 |
11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 45 |
12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 |
Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2008–09
Points breakdown[edit]
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Biggest & smallest[edit]Biggest home win: 6–0 vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008 |
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
[edit]17 August 2008 1 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Manchester City | Birmingham, England |
15:00 BST (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Carew ![]() Agbonlahor ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,955 Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
24 August 2008 2 | Manchester City | 3–0 | West Ham United | Manchester, England |
16:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Sturridge ![]() Elano ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 36,635 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
31 August 2008 3 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Manchester City | Sunderland, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Bardsley ![]() Healy ![]() Richardson ![]() Chimbonda ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
13 September 2008 4 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | Manchester, England |
17:30 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Robinho ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,331 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
21 September 2008 5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Portsmouth | Manchester, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Jô ![]() Dunne ![]() Robinho ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Evans ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,238 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
28 September 2008 6 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Manchester City | Wigan, England |
16:00 BST (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Valencia ![]() ![]() Zaki ![]() Brown ![]() Melchiot ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent) |
5 October 2008 7 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Liverpool | Manchester, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Ireland ![]() Garrido ![]() Zabaleta ![]() Dunne ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,280 Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) |
20 October 2008 8 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
20:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Beye ![]() Ameobi ![]() Dunne ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,908 Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire) |
26 October 2008 9 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Stoke City | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Robinho ![]() Kompany ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,624 Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset) |
29 October 2008 10 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough, England |
20:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Alves ![]() O'Neil ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
2 November 2008 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Manchester City | Bolton, England |
16:00 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Gardner ![]() Jääskeläinen ![]() Dunne ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 21,095 Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire) |
9 November 2008 12 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Robinho ![]() Fernandes ![]() ![]() Dunne ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report Hungarian video |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,893 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral) |
16 November 2008 13 | Hull City | 2–2 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Hull, England |
16:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2b) |
Cousin ![]() McShane ![]() Geovanni ![]() Marney ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,902 Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
22 November 2008 14 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Arsenal | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Ireland ![]() Robinho ![]() Sturridge ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,878 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
30 November 2008 15 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Manchester United | Manchester, England |
13:30 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Ireland ![]() Vassell ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,320 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
6 December 2008 16 | Fulham | 1–1 | Manchester City | London, England |
12:45 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Pantsil ![]() Bullard ![]() ![]() |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,012 Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire) |
13 December 2008 17 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Everton | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,344 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
21 December 2008 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Manchester City | West Bromwich, England |
13:30 GMT (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Robinson ![]() Moore ![]() Bednář ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
26 December 2008 19 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Hull City | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Caicedo ![]() Robinho ![]() Ireland ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,196 Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
28 December 2008 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Manchester City | Blackburn, England |
16:15 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Kerimoğlu ![]() McCarthy ![]() Roberts ![]() Nelsen ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
17 January 2009 21 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Zabaleta ![]() Dunne ![]() Robinho ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,262 Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
28 January 2009 22 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Wright-Phillips ![]() ![]() Bellamy ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,280 Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire) |
31 January 2009 23 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
12:45 GMT (Home v3 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Delap ![]() Beattie ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,236 Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) |
7 February 2009 24 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Manchester, England |
12:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Bellamy ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,558 Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
14 February 2009 25 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Manchester City | Portsmouth, England |
15:00 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Johnson ![]() Hreiðarsson ![]() ![]() |
Postponement report BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,018 Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) |
22 February 2009 26 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
El Zhar ![]() Kuyt ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,259 Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
1 March 2009 27 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
12:30 GMT (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Parker ![]() Kováč ![]() Collison ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,562 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral) |
4 March 2009 28 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Elano ![]() Caicedo ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,137 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
15 March 2009 29 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
13:30 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Essien ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,810 Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire) |
22 March 2009 30 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Manchester, England |
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Bojinov ![]() Richards ![]() Fernandes ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,017 Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset) |
4 April 2009 31 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
15:00 BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Adebayor ![]() Touré ![]() Adebayor ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,097 Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
12 April 2009 32 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Fulham | Manchester, England |
16:10 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Ireland ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,841 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
19 April 2009 33 | Manchester City | 4–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Robinho ![]() Onuoha ![]() Elano ![]() Kompany ![]() Sturridge ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,072 Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire) |
25 April 2009 34 | Everton | 1–2 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
15:00 BST (Away team kit & GK strip 1) |
Neville ![]() Gosling ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,791 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
2 May 2009 35 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Caicedo ![]() ![]() Robinho ![]() Elano ![]() De Jong ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,967 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral) |
10 May 2009 36 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Manchester City | Manchester, England |
13:30 BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Ronaldo ![]() Tevez ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,464 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
16 May 2009 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Manchester City | London, England |
15:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Defoe ![]() Keane ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
24 May 2009 38 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester, England |
16:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Caicedo ![]() |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,202 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear) |
UEFA Cup
[edit]Qualifying phase
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]17 July 2008 First leg | EB Streymur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
19:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
BBC Sport report M.E.N. report YouTube video |
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Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
31 July 2008 Second leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–0 (4–0 agg.) | ![]() | Barnsley, England |
20:00 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Fernandes ![]() Petrov ![]() Vassell ![]() |
BBC Sport report M.E.N. report YouTube video YouTube video |
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Stadium: Oakwell Stadium[a] Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania) |
Second qualifying round
[edit]14 August 2008 First leg | Manchester City ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Ćorluka ![]() Ben Haim ![]() |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,200 Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany) |
28 August 2008 Second leg | Midtjylland ![]() | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (2–4 p) | ![]() | Herning, Denmark |
16:25 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Poulsen ![]() |
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Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Robert Malek (Poland) |
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Reid ![]() Poulsen ![]() Borring ![]() Afriyie ![]() |
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First round
[edit]18 September 2008 First leg | Omonia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Nicosia, Cyprus |
18:00 BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Kaseke ![]() Duro ![]() ![]() |
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Stadium: Neo GSP Stadium Attendance: 15,907 Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy) |
2 October 2008 Second leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Elano ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Ben Haim ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,304 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France) |
Group phase
[edit]6 November 2008 1 | Manchester City ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Wright-Phillips ![]() Zabaleta ![]() Robinho ![]() Benjani ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 21,247 Referee: Nikolay Ivanov (Russia) |
27 November 2008 2 | Schalke 04 ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
18:00 GMT (Third v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 54,142 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
3 December 2008 3 | Manchester City ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,626 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal) |
18 December 2008 4 | Racing Santander ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Santander, Spain |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Marcano ![]() Serrano ![]() ![]() Pereira ![]() Navas ![]() Valera ![]() |
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Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Attendance: 18,360 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
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Final phase
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]19 February 2009 First leg | Copenhagen ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
19:05 GMT (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Almeida ![]() Vingaard ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report |
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Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 30,159 Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) |
26 February 2009 Second leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Bellamy ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 26,018 Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
Round of 16
[edit]12 March 2009 First leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Caicedo ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Elano ![]() |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 24,502 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
19 March 2009 Second leg | Aalborg BK ![]() | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
20:00 GMT (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Risgård ![]() Beauchamp ![]() Shelton ![]() Jakobsen ![]() |
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Stadium: Energi Nord Arena Attendance: 10,734 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
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Jakobsen ![]() Johansson ![]() Augustinussen ![]() Nomvethe ![]() Shelton ![]() |
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Quarter-final
[edit]9 April 2009 First leg | Hamburger SV ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Hamburg, Germany |
19:45 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Mathijsen ![]() Trochowski ![]() ![]() Pitroipa ![]() Guerrero ![]() |
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Stadium: Hamburg Arena Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
16 April 2009 Second leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–1 (3–4 agg.) | ![]() | Manchester, England |
19:45 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) |
Dunne ![]() ![]() Elano ![]() Kompany ![]() Caicedo ![]() |
BBC Sport report Guardian report MCFC video |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,009 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
- ^ An alternative venue was required due to the time required for the City of Manchester Stadium pitch to recover from that summer's events.[4]
League Cup
[edit]Second round
[edit]24 September 2008 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Manchester City | Brighton, England |
19:45 BST (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) |
Murray ![]() Anyinsah ![]() Livermore ![]() El-Abd ![]() |
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FA Cup
[edit]Third round
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 31,869 Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) |
Playing statistics
[edit]Starting XI
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Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
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Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns
*** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 January 2009
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1 | GK | ![]() |
23 | (0)9 (0) | 1 (0) | 33 | (0)||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
34 | (1)1 | 2 | 15 | (0)3 | 1 (0) | 50 | (1)1 | 5 | |||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
8 (0) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 14 | (1)|||||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
23 | (3)1 | 1 | 7 (0) | 1 | 30 | (3)2 | 1 | ||||||||
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3 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 6 (0) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
29 | (3)1 | 3 | -/1 | 11 | (0)2 | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 42 | (3)1 | 5 | -/1 | ||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
3 (0) | 4 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 8 (0) | 1 | ||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
35 | (1)9 | 8 | 14 | (1)3 | 1 | 1 (0) | 1 | 50 | (2)13 | 9 | |||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
27 | (0)5 | 3 | 9 (0) | 3 | 1 | 1 (0) | 37 | (0)8 | 4 | *** | |||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
8 (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | 9 (7) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
31 | (1)14 | 3 | 10 | (0)1 | 1 | 41 | (1)15 | 4 | |||||||
11 | MF | ![]() |
28 | (7)6 | 3 | 12 | (3)2 | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 42 (11) | 8 | 6 | |||||
12 | FW | ![]() |
8 (2) | 1 | 6 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 15 | (3)1 | 1 | ||||||||
14 | FW | ![]() |
9 (3) | 1 | 7 (1) | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | 18 | (5)3 | ||||||||
15 | DF | ![]() |
13 | (2)1 | 1 | 8 (2) | 1 | 21 | (4)1 | 2 | ||||||||
16 | GK | ![]() |
1 (1) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 3 (1) | ||||||||||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
9 (5) | 5 (1) | 2 | 14 | (6)2 | |||||||||||
19 | MF | ![]() |
17 (14) | 1 | 3 | 1/- | 8 (4) | 1 | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 | 27 (18) | 2 | 4 | 1/- | |||
20 | FW | ![]() |
17 | (7)5 | 2 | 6 (3) | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 25 (11) | 8 | 2 | ||||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
9 (4) | 8 (5) | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | 18 (10) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
22 | DF | ![]() |
31 | (0)1 | 4 | -/2 | 14 | (0)1 | 1/- | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 47 | (0)1 | 6 | 1/2 | |||
24 | FW | ![]() |
16 (13) | 1 | 1 | 8 (6) | 1 (1) | 25 (20) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
25 | DF | ![]() |
16 | (0)6 (0) | 22 | (0)|||||||||||||
26 | DF | ![]() |
9 (1) | 2 | 5 (0) | 3 | 1 (0) | 15 | (1)5 | |||||||||
27 | FW | ![]() |
8 (1) | 1 | 4 (3) | 2 | 12 | (4)3 | ||||||||||
28 | FW | ![]() |
16 | (13)4 | 8 (3) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 26 (16) | 4 | |||||||||
29 | MF | ![]() |
4 (2) | 3 (3) | 7 (5) | |||||||||||||
30 | DF | ![]() |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | ||||||||||||||
33 | MF | ![]() |
34 | (0)1 | 8 | 9 (1) | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 45 | (1)1 | 11 | ||||||
34 | MF | ![]() |
16 | (0)3 | 16 | (0)3 | ||||||||||||
36 | DF | ![]() |
1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||
37 | GK | ![]() |
15 | (0)6 (0) | 1 | 21 | (0)1 | |||||||||||
39 | FW | ![]() |
8 (1) | 3 | 1 | 3 (0) | 2 | 2 | 11 | (1)5 | 3 | |||||||
40 | MF | ![]() |
1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 58 | 50 | 1/3 | 23 | 26 | 1/- | 2 | 83 | 77 | 2/3 | ||||||||
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Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Last updated: 28 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2008–09 First Team Squad
(for squad numbers) Season 2008–09 Squad Numbers
(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above
Goal scorers
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UEFA Cup[edit]
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Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Awards
[edit]Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards
[edit]Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS
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Official Supporters Club awards
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Transfers and loans
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Transfers out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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