2008–09 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

During 2008 and 2009, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in League One, The 2008–09 season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. It marks the 126th year of football played by Bristol Rovers F.C. and their 82nd season in The Football League.

Bristol Rovers F.C.
2008-09 season
ChairmanNick Higgs
ManagerPaul Trollope
League One11th
FA Cup1st round (Eliminated by AFC Bournemouth)
Carling Cup1st round (Eliminated by Watford)
Johnstone's Paint Trophy1st round (Eliminated by AFC Bournemouth)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rickie Lambert - 29
All:
Rickie Lambert - 29
Highest home attendance10,293 (vs. Leeds United FC) 7 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance5,870 (vs. Crewe Alexandra) 27 September 2009)

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

  • 14 July: Former player Junior Agogo completed a transfer from Nottingham Forest to Egyptian side El Zamalek, earning Rovers an undisclosed amount of money from the sell-on clause agreed when he joined Forest.[1]
  • 5 August: Club chairman Ron Craig stepped down from his position, and was succeeded by Nick Higgs. Craig retained a position on the board of the football club.[2]
  • 11 August: Defender Danny Coles signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club. The new deal expires in the summer of 2012, and was agreed as a result of Rovers receiving a number of transfer bids for the player from Plymouth Argyle.[3]
  • 23 August: Rovers stunned Hereford United with a 6–1 demolition.

Match results

Legend
Win Draw Loss

League One
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersLeague pos
9 AugustCarlisle UnitedHome2–38,285 Lambert, Williams16 Report
16 AugustBrighton & Hove AlbionAway1–16,210 Lambert (penalty)20 Report
23 AugustHereford UnitedHome6–16,735 Duffy (2), Lambert (2), Hughes, Lines8 Report
30 AugustLeeds UnitedAway2–221,064Lambert, Duffy11Report
6 SeptemberPeterborough UnitedAway4–54,876Elliott, own goal, Hughes, Lambert15Report
13 SeptemberWalsallHome1–36,609Elliott19Report
16 SeptemberCheltenham TownAway1–24,546Lambert21Report
20 SeptemberYeovil TownAway2–25,748Lambert (penalty), Kuffour19Report
27 SeptemberCrewe AlexandraHome0–05,870–19Report
4 October Colchester United Away 1–0 4,811 Lambert 15 Report
11 October Leyton Orient Home 2–1 6,425 Coles, Hinton 11 Report
18 October Huddersfield Town Away 1–1 13,779 Lambert 13 Report
21 October Oldham Athletic Home 2–0 6,379 Lambert, Lines 12 Report
25 October Southend United Home 4–2 7,055 Lambert (4) 11 Report
1 November Leicester City Away 1–2 18,941 Kuffour 13 Report
14 November Scunthorpe United Home 1–2 7,173 Lambert 13 Report
22 November Swindon Town Home 2–2 8,016 Lambert, Lines 14 Report
25 November Hartlepool United Away 1–1 3,171 Hughes 15 Report
6 December Millwall Away 2–3 8,123 Lambert, Kuffour 15 Report
13 December Tranmere Rovers Home 2–0 6,217 Kuffour, Lines 14 Report
20 December Stockport County Away 1–3 5,364 Disley 15 Report
26 December Milton Keynes Dons Home 1–2 9,002 Kuffour 16 Report
28 December Northampton Town Away 0–0 5,557 – 16 Report
17 January Leyton Orient Away 2–1 4,262 Hughes, Duffy 17 Report
24 January Colchester United Home 0–0 6,634 – 17 Report
27 January Cheltenham Town Home 3–2 6,600 Lambert (2), Duffy 12 Report
31 January Southend United Away 0–1 7,234 – 14 Report
14 February Scunthorpe United Away 2–0 4,156 Duffy, Kuffour 14 Report
17 February Yeovil Town Home 3–0 8,049 Pipe, Duffy, Lambert 13 Report
21 February Leicester City Home 0–1 9,138 – 14 Report
24 February Oldham Athletic Away 2–0 3,745 Duffy, Anthony 14 Report
28 February Carlisle United Away 1–1 5,343 Hughes 14 Report
7 March Leeds United Home 2–2 10,293 Hughes, Kuffour 14 Report
10 March Hereford United Away 3–0 3,199 Lambert (3) 14 Report
14 March Walsall Away 5–0 5,169 Duffy (2), Disley, Lescott (2) 12 Report
17 March Crewe Alexandra Away 1–1 3,879 Duffy 12 Report
21 March Peterborough United Home 0–1 7,103 – 13 Report
28 March Stockport County Home 2–0 6,214 Anthony, Lambert 12 Report
31 March Huddersfield Town Home 1–2 6,286 Kuffour 14 Report
5 April Tranmere Rovers Away 0–2 8,119 – 14 Report
10 April Northampton Town Home 1–0 6,666 Kuffour 11 Report
13 April Milton Keynes Dons Away 1–2 10,251 Elliott 12 Report
18 April Millwall Home 4–2 6,618 Disley, Lambert (2), Kuffour 11 Report
21 April Brighton & Hove Albion Home 1–2 6,193 Lambert 11 Report
25 April Swindon Town Away 1–2 10,977 Duffy 12 Report
2 May Hartlepool United Home 4–1 7,363 Kuffour, Duffy, Lambert, Lescott 11 Report

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 November1AFC BournemouthAway0–13,935 Report

Carling Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August1WatfordAway0–15,574 Report

Johnstone's Paint Trophy
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 September1AFC BournemouthAway0–32,220 Report

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by Erreà. The main shirt sponsor is Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty, and the secondary shirt sponsor is Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a lighter shade of blue from the previous season to match the colour of the sponsor's logo, and the away kit is green with black trim.[4]

2007–08 home colours
2008-09 away colours

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague 1FA CupCarling CupJohnstone's Paint Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Steve Phillips 490460101010
13 GK England ENG Mike Green 0000000000
21 GK England ENG Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton 0000000000
2 DF Wales WAL Ryan Green 280260100010
3 DF Wales WAL Joe Jacobson 220220000000
5 DF England ENG Craig Hinton 271251100010
6 DF England ENG Steve Elliott 413393001010
15 DF Wales WAL Byron Anthony 332302101010
16 DF England ENG Danny Coles 5151000000
21 DF England ENG Tom Parrinello 0000000000
24 DF England ENG Alex Kite 0000000000
25 DF England ENG James Tyrell 0000000000
32 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott 473443101010
33 DF England ENG Liam Harwood 0000000000
4 MF England ENG Chris Lines 484454101010
7 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell 470440101010
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Hughes 466436101010
14 MF Wales WAL David Pipe 401391001000
19 MF England ENG Sean Rigg 10080001010
20 MF England ENG Craig Disley 473443101010
22 MF England ENG Joe White 0000000000
26 MF Wales WAL Lewis Haldane 0000000000
28 MF England ENG Adam Mahdi 0000000000
30 MF England ENG Charlie Reece 1010000000
31 MF England ENG Charlie Clough 0000000000
36 MF Jamaica JAM Richard Langley 0000000000
8 FW England ENG Andy Williams 5141001000
9 FW England ENG Rickie Lambert 48294529101010
10 FW Scotland SCO Darryl Duffy 46134313101010
17 FW England ENG Jo Kuffour 42114111100000
18 FW England ENG Ben Hunt 140120100010
23 FW England ENG Ben Swallow 0000000000
27 FW England ENG Matt Groves 0000000000
29 FW Wales WAL Josh Klein-Davies 0000000000
34 FW England ENG James Fraser 0000000000
35 FW England ENG Richard Walker 0000000000

In

Seven players have been added to the Bristol Rovers squad since 1 July 2008, in addition to Jeff Hughes who signed at the end of the previous season. Four players were signed from other clubs – Darryl Duffy, who was signed from Swansea City for a fee in the region of £100,000, Ben Hunt, who was signed for free after having been released by West Ham United, Jo Kuffour who was signed from AFC Bournemouth and Liam Harwood who was signed from Carshalton Athletic. Three Bristol Rovers youth players were also awarded their first professional contracts by the club – Ben Swallow, James Tyrell and Joe White, who is the son of former Rovers player Steve White.

Date Player Previous Club Contract Cost
3 JulyScotland Darryl DuffySwansea City3 years~£100,000[5]
3 JulyEngland Ben HuntWest Ham United1 yearFree[6]
3 JulyEngland Ben SwallowYouth teamN/A[6]
3 JulyEngland James TyrellYouth teamN/A[6]
3 JulyEngland Joe WhiteYouth teamN/A[6]
29 AugustEngland Jo KuffourAFC Bournemouth3 years£60,000[7][8]
1 SeptemberEngland Liam HarwoodCarshalton Athletic1 yearUndisclosed[9]
21 NovemberJamaica Richard LangleyUnattachedMonthlyFree
16 FebruaryEngland Danzelle St Louis-HamiltonStoke City3 monthsLoan

Out
Date Player New Club Contract Cost
4 JulyEngland Richard WalkerShrewsbury Town1 yearLoan[10]
7 JulyWales Lewis HaldaneOxford United1 yearLoan[11]
1 AugustEngland James FraserLewes1 monthLoan[12]
8 AugustWales Josh Klein-DaviesLuton Town1 monthLoan[13]
9 AugustEngland Charlie CloughMangotsfield United1 monthLoan[14][15]
12 AugustEngland Matt GrovesTiverton Town1 monthLoan[15][16]
14 AugustEngland Adam MahdiCirencester Town1 monthLoan[15]
1 SeptemberEngland James FraserTiverton Town3 monthsLoan
1 SeptemberEngland Andy WilliamsHereford United4 monthsLoan[17]
12 SeptemberEngland Alex KiteOxford CityLoan
19 SeptemberEngland Sean RiggGrays Athletic1 monthLoan[18]
19 SeptemberEngland Adam MahdiClevedon TownLoan[18]
19 SeptemberEngland Ben SwallowTaunton TownLoan[18]
23 SeptemberEngland Joe WhiteChippenham Town3 monthsLoan[19]
10 NovemberEngland Alex KiteChippenham Town3 monthsLoan
20 NovemberEngland Ben SwallowBridgwater Town1 monthLoan
28 NovemberWales Josh Klein-DaviesNewport County1 monthLoan

References
  1. "Agogo Sell on Clause". Vital Football. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  2. "Higgs named new Rovers chairman". Sporting Life. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  3. "Coles pens new Rovers contract". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  4. "The look of Rovers in 2008/09". bristolrovers.co.uk. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  5. "Duffy seals Bristol Rovers switch". BBC Sport. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  6. "Press conference at the MEM". bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  7. "Rovers tie up Kuffour deal". Sky Sports. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  8. "Langley gets a second chance". Bristol Evening Post. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  9. setantasports.com staff (2 September 2008). "League One deadline day round-up". Setanta Sports. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  10. "Shrews sign Rovers striker Walker". BBC Sport. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. "Haldane set for Oxford loan move". BBC Sport. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  12. Howard Griggs (16 June 2008). "Lewes secure loan signing". The Argus. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  13. "Luton Town bring in 11 new faces". BBC Sport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  14. "Latest news". Mangotsfield United Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  15. "Trio of youngsters out on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  16. "Groves Joins Tiverton Town". Vital Football. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  17. "One in and one out for Rovers on deadline day". Bristol Evening Post. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  18. "Three players move on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  19. "White moves out on loan". bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
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