2008–09 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Swansea City A.F.C.'s first time in the second tier of English football for 24 years. Swansea gained promotion as champions of League One by 10 points.

Swansea City
2008–09 season
ChairmanHuw Jenkins
ManagerRoberto Martínez
Football League Championship8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Scotland (21)

All:
Jason Scotland (24)
Highest home attendance18,053 vs Cardiff City (30 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance11,442 vs Barnsley (9 December 2008)

Squad statistics

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Playing stats

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Last updated on 10 March 2009
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Dorus de Vries 46 0 40 0 3 0 3 0
2 DF   WAL Ashley Williams 51 1 46 1 4 0 1 0
3 DF   IRL Marcos Painter 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   WAL Kristian O'Leary 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Alan Tate 31 1 21+4 1 4 0 2 0
6 MF   NED Ferrie Bodde 19 7 17 7 0 0 2 0
7 MF   ENG Leon Britton 49 0 43+1 0 4 0 1 0
8 MF   JAM Darren Pratley 38 4 32+4 4 1 0 1 0
9 FW   TRI Jason Scotland 50 23 38+6 20 3 3 3 0
10 MF   ESP Andrea Orlandi 15 1 6+5 1 2 0 2 0
11 MF   ENG Mark Gower 39 0 30+4 0 3 0 2 0
14 MF   ESP Jordi Gómez 51 13 38+6 11 3 0 4 2
16 DF   ENG Garry Monk 46 0 40 0 3 0 3 0
17 MF   WAL Owain Tudur Jones 14 0 4+5 0 2 0 3 0
18 FW   ESP Gorka Pintado 46 7 10+31 5 2 1 3 1
19 MF   WAL Chris Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   WAL Shaun MacDonald 9 2 2+3 0 1 0 3 2
21 DF   ARG Federico Bessone 16 0 13+2 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   ESP Àngel Rangel 47 1 39+1 1 4 0 3 0
23 FW   ESP Guillem Bauzà 21 3 4+11 2 3 1 3 0
24 MF   WAL Joe Allen 26 1 17+6 1 2 0 1 0
25 MF   WAL Matthew Collins 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF   ESP Albert Serrán 18 0 10+3 0 2 0 3 0
28 MF   IRL Thomas Butler 30 1 19+9 1 1 0 1 0
30 FW   WAL Chad Bond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   ENG Nathan Dyer 20 3 12+4 2 4 1 0 0

No longer at the club

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
GK   POL Artur Krysiak 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRL Stephen O'Halloran 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Febian Brandy 18 0 14 0 0 0 4 0

Disciplinary record

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Awards

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Manager of the Month

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Player of the Month

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Championship Team of the Week

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The following Swansea players have been selected in the official Championship team of the week.

Player transfers

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Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Source
22 May 2008 DF 2   Ashley Williams   Stockport County £400,000 [3]
27 June 2008 MF 11   Mark Gower   Southend United Free [4]
6 June 2008 FW 18   Gorka Pintado   Granada £100,000 [5]
28 June 2008 DF 21   Federico Bessone   Espanyol Free [6]
1 July 2008 DF 25   Albert Serrán   Espanyol £80,000 [7]
10 July 2008 FW   Stefan Morrison   West Bromwich Albion Free [8]
Date Pos. No. Name To Fee Source
21 May 2008 MF   Andy Robinson   Leeds United Free [9]
5 June 2008 DF   Kevin Austin   Chesterfield Free [10]
9 June 2008 DF   Kevin Amankwaah   Swindon Town Free [11]
3 July 2008 FW   Darryl Duffy   Bristol Rovers £100,000 [12]

Loans in

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Date In Date Left Pos. No. Name From Source
6 June 2008 Season MF 14   Jordi Gómez   Espanyol [5]
22 July 2008 12 January 2009 FW 12   Febian Brandy   Manchester United [13]
23 September 2008 22 December 2008 GK   Artur Krysiak   Birmingham City [14]
27 October 2008 28 December 2008 GK 36   Dimitrios Konstantopoulos   Coventry City [15]
5 November 2008 15 December 2008 (Injured – Loan ended) DF   Stephen O'Halloran   Aston Villa [16]
2 January 2009 Season MF 31   Nathan Dyer   Southampton [17]
8 January 2009 31 January 2009 GK 36   Dimitrios Konstantopoulos   Coventry City [18]

Loans out

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Date Left Date Back Pos. No. Name Loaned to Source
31 December 2008 Season DF 15   Dennis Lawrence   Crewe Alexandra [19]
August 2008 Season MF 32   Scott Evans   Port Talbot Town [20]
New Year Season FW 33   Kerry Morgan   Neath Athletic [21]
August 2008 Season DF 34   Kyle Graves   Neath Athletic [22]
7 October 2008 23 October 2008 (Injured – Loan Ended) MF 24   Joe Allen   Wrexham [23]
27 January 2009 26 February 2009 MF 20   Shaun MacDonald   Yeovil Town [24]

Fixtures and results

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Pre-season friendlies

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  • Swansea City scores given first
Game Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Report
1 9 July 2008 Away   Östersunds FK 6–0 Pintado 3', 22', 34', Bauzà 52', 70', Gower 64' 507 SCFC.co.uk
2 16 July 2008 Away   Neath Athletic 5–0 Bauzà (2), Bodde (pen), Van der Heijden, Morrison 7,500 BBC Sport
3 17 July 2008 Neutral   Port Talbot Town 4–0 (Dur:45 mins) Pintado (3), Gower 1,000 SCFC.co.uk
4 17 July 2008 Neutral   Carmarthen Town 3–0 (Dur:45 mins) Bauzà (3) 1,000 SCFC.co.uk
5 25 July 2008 Neutral   Espanyol 0–4 3,500 SCFC.co.uk
6 26 July 2008 Away   Peralada 2–0 Butler 15', Bauzà 82' 500 SCFC.co.uk
7 27 July 2008 Away   Palamós 1–0 Orlandi 47' 800 SCFC.co.uk
8 28 July 2008 Away   Barcelona B 3–3 Bauzà 50', 58', Brandy 88' 1,500 SCFC.co.uk
9 31 July 2008 Away   Chester City 3–2 Pratley, Morrison, Painter 889 BBC Sport
10 2 August 2008 Home   West Bromwich Albion 0–0 5,996 SCFC.co.uk
11 5 August 2008 Home   ADO Den Haag 1–0 Orlandi 67' 4,525 SCFC.co.uk

The Championship

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The season finished on 3 May when Swansea City played Blackpool at the Liberty Stadium.

9 August 2008 FLC Charlton Athletic 2–0 Swansea City The Valley, London
Hudson   9'
Gray   85'
Report Attendance: 21,675
Referee: Richard Beeby
16 August 2008 FLC Swansea City 3–1 Nottingham Forest Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Smith   9' (o.g.)
Bodde   71'
Pintado   86'
Report Perch   35' Attendance: 16,611
Referee: Paul Taylor
23 August 2008 FLC Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Swansea City Home Park, Plymouth
Report Scotland   44' Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 August 2008 FLC Swansea City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde   36' Report Watson   70' Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 September 2008 FLC Crystal Palace 2–0 Swansea City Selhurst Park, London
Watson   28'
Carle   66'
Report Attendance: 14,621
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2008 FLC Swansea City 1–1 Derby County Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Williams   76' Report Pearson   63' Attendance: 14,003
Referee: Andy Penn
20 September 2008 FLC Swansea City 1–1 Burnley Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde   90' Report Guðjónsson   59' Attendance: 13,299
Referee: Andy Hall
27 September 2008 FLC Reading 4–0 Swansea City Madejski Stadium, Reading
N. Hunt   19'
Doyle   26', 90'
S. Hunt   40'
Report Attendance: 20,093
Referee: Scott Mathieson
30 September 2008 FLC Preston North End 0–2 Swansea City Deepdale, Preston
Report Bodde   19'
Gómez   80' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,558
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez   1'
Scotland   41', 57'
Report Keogh   16' Attendance: 17,556
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 October 2008 FLC Ipswich Town 2–2 Swansea City Portman Road, Ipswich
Counago   43', 82' Report Bodde   49'
Gómez   69'
Attendance: 20,026
Referee: Jon Moss
21 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Report Attendance: 13,475
Referee: Tony Bates
25 October 2008 FLC Swansea City 3–0 Southampton Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pratley   12'
Gómez   58'
Butler   72'
Report Attendance: 15,564
Referee: Peter Walton
28 October 2008 FLC Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Swansea City Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Ebanks-Blake   45', 57' Report Pratley   49' Attendance: 21,988
Referee: Richard Beeby
1 November 2008 FLC Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Swansea City Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Report Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 3–1 Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Bodde   34'
Scotland   59'
Bauzà   90'
Report Williamson   33' Attendance: 13,891
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 November 2008 FLC Norwich City 2–3 Swansea City Carrow Road, Norwich
Lupoli   28'
Rangel   61' (o.g.)
Report Scotland   43'
Pratley   47'
Bodde   49'
Attendance: 24,262
Referee: Grant Hegley
21 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 2–3 Birmingham City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez   2'
Ridgewell   45' (o.g.)
Report Bent   42'
Phillips   74', 79'
Attendance: 16,956
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 November 2008 FLC Coventry City 1–1 Swansea City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Fox   87' Report Gómez   67' Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Mark Haywood
30 November 2008 FLC Swansea City 2–2 Cardiff City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pratley   19'
Pintado   61'
Report Ledley   45'
McCormack   48' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 2008 FLC Bristol City 0–0 Swansea City Ashton Gate, Bristol
Report Attendance: 16,405
Referee: Lee Mason
9 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 2–2 Barnsley Oakwell, Barnsley
Scotland   66', 90' Report Macken   49'
Campbell-Ryce   56' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,442
Referee: Graham Horwood
13 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 1–1 Sheffield United Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   56' (pen.) Report Morgan   87' Attendance: 14,744
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 December 2008 FLC Blackpool 1–1 Swansea City Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Gow   74' Report Scotland   67' Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 December 2008 FLC Swansea City 0–0 Coventry City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Report Attendance: 17,603
Referee: Steve Tanner
28 December 2008 FLC Birmingham City 0–0 Swansea City St Andrew's, Birmingham
Report Attendance: 21,836
Referee: Mike Riley
10 January 2009 FLC Burnley 0–2 Swansea City Turf Moor, Burnley
Report Scotland   35' (pen.), 86' Attendance: 13,740
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 January 2009 FLC Swansea City 2–0 Reading Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   45'
Orlandi   89'
Report Attendance: 15,197
Referee: Fred Graham
27 January 2009 FLC Swansea City 4–1 Preston North End Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez   2'
Scotland   29'
Bauzà   69'
Tate   87'
Report Brown   90' Attendance: 14,774
Referee: P. Gibbs
31 January 2009 FLC Southampton 2–2 Swansea City St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Saganowski   17'   76' Report Gómez   33'
Pintado   65'
Attendance: 17,623
Referee: Steve Tanner
7 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 3–0 Ipswich Town Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   3', 73'
Gómez   86'
Report Attendance: 14,020
Referee: Kevin Wright
17 February 2009 FLC Watford 2–0 Swansea City Vicarage Road, Watford
Priskin   23'
Smith   33'
Report Attendance: 13,727
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   28' (pen.)
Gómez   71', 90'
Report Coppinger   11' Attendance: 16,161
Referee: Scott Mathieson
28 February 2009 FLC Swansea City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Dyer   42' Report Bailey   55' Attendance: 15,053
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 March 2009 FLC Derby County 2–2 Swansea City Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Porter   14', 48' Report Rangel   55'
Pintado   87'
Attendance: 26,691
Referee: Phil Crossley
7 March 2009 FLC Nottingham Forest 1–1 Swansea City City Ground, Nottingham
McGugan   76' Report Scotland   61' Attendance: 20,475
Referee: Jon Moss
10 March 2009 FLC Swansea City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   78' (pen.) Report Attendance: 13,103
Referee: Iain Williamson
14 March 2009 FLC Swansea City 1–3 Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pintado   66' Report Moses   49'
Fonte   61'
Kuqi   90'
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Roger East
17 March 2009 FLC Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Swansea City Loftus Road, London
Leigertwood   30' Report Attendance: 12,288
Referee: Graham Horwood
21 March 2009 FLC Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Swansea City Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Report Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Mike Jones
5 April 2009 FLC Cardiff City 2–2 Swansea City Ninian Park, Cardiff
Chopra   54'
McCormack   90' (pen.)
Report Dyer   11'
Allen   88'
Attendance: 20,156
Referee: Mike Dean
11 April 2009 FLC Swansea City 2–1 Norwich City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   29', 50' (pen.) Report Lee   33' Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 April 2009 FLC Barnsley 1–3 Swansea City Oakwell, Barnsley
Bogdanović   84' (pen.) Report Williams   2'
Gómez   36'
Scotland   67'
Attendance: 11,788
Referee: David Foster
18 April 2009 FLC Swansea City 1–0 Bristol City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Monk   25' Report Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Lee Mason
25 April 2009 FLC Sheffield United 1–0 Swansea City Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Cotterill   37' (pen.) Report Attendance: 28,010
Referee: Rob Styles
3 May 2009 FLC Swansea City 0–1 Blackpool Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Report Campbell   13' Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Carl Boyeson

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHAH
ResultLWWDLDDLWWDDWLDWWLDDDDDDDDWWWDWLWDDDWLLDDWWWLL
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The FA Cup

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13 January 2009 Round 3 Histon 1–2 Swansea City Bridge Road, Impington
Simpson   84' Report Pintado   22'
Bauzà   38'
Attendance: 2,821
Referee: Phil Crossley
24 January 2009 Round 4 Portsmouth 0–2 Swansea City Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Report Dyer   26'
Scotland   45' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Andre Marriner
14 February 2009 Round 5 Swansea City 1–1 Fulham Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Scotland   52' Report Monk   44' (o.g.) Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Howard Webb
24 February 2009 replay Fulham 2–1 Swansea City Craven Cottage, London
Dempsey   77'
Zamora   80'
Report Scotland   47' Attendance: 12,316
Referee: Mark Halsey

League Cup

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Swansea reached the fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Championship strugglers Watford.[25]

12 August 2008 Round 1 Swansea City 2–0 Brentford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
MacDonald   31', 69' Report Attendance: 5,366
Referee: Steve Bratt
26 August 2008 Round 2 Swansea City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hull City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Pintado   63'
Gómez   105' (pen.)
Report Windass   11' Attendance: 8,622
Referee: Mike Russell
23 September 2008 Round 3 Swansea City 1–0 Cardiff City Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Gómez   57' Report Attendance: 17,411
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 November 2008 Round 4 Swansea City 0–1 Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Report Williamson   21' Attendance: 9,549
Referee: Andy D'Urso

References

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  2. ^ "Scotland the Championship's best". Football League. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Swans complete Williams signing". BBC Sport. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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