2008–09 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Championship.

Preston North End
2008–09 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerAlan Irvine
StadiumDeepdale
Championship6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round

Season summary

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Having spent most of the previous season embroiled in a relegation battle, this season Preston edged into the play-offs in sixth place, pipping Cardiff City on the last day of the season. Though being level with seventh-placed Cardiff with 74 points and a goal difference of +12 each, Preston gained sixth place by virtue of having scored one more goal than Cardiff over the course of the season. The run of form that had seen Preston reach the playoffs saw manager Alan Irvine named the Championship's Manager of the Month for April.

Preston were drawn against third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals. United won 2–1 over legs, consigning Preston to another season in the second tier of English football.

For the fourth consecutive season, Preston's kits were manufactured by Italian company Diadora, who introduced new home and away kits. The home kit was a white shirt with navy shorts and navy and white hooped socks, inspired by the club's kit from the late fifties and early sixties. (White shorts were worn for the away match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 January). The away kit was a yellow shirt with navy sleeves, yellow shorts and yellow socks with navy turnovers.[1]

Lancastrian support services company Enterprise remained Preston's kit sponsors.

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Ipswich Town 1–2 Preston North End Ipswich
Lisbie   2' Report McKenna   21' Whaley   34' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,307
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Preston North End 2–0 Crystal Palace Preston
Nicholson   58' Chaplow   90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,225
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Preston North End Sheffield
McAllister   20' Report Chaplow   77' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,963
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic Preston
Mellor   58' Nicholson   66' Report Gray   19 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,089
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Coventry City 0–0 Preston North End Coventry
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,544
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6 Preston North End 2–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
Mawene   50' Mellor   59' Report Mawene (o.g.) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,145
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Preston North End 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
Mellor   59 pen.' Report Iwelumo   36', 66', 72 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,567
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Burnley 3–1 Preston North End Burnley
Guðjónsson   33' Caldwell   64' Eagles   90' Report Nicholson   22' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,276
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 9 Preston North End 0–2 Swansea City Preston
Report Bodde   19' Gomez   80 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,558
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 10 Watford 2–1 Preston North End Watford
Harley   12' Smith   21' Report St Ledger   5' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,087
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Preston North End 2–1 Reading Preston
Ingimarsson (o.g.) Elliott   81' Report Hunt   27 pen.' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,316
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Preston North End Plymouth
Fallon   18' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,824
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Sheffield United 0–1 Preston North End Sheffield
Ehiogu   50' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,445
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Preston North End 2–0 Watford Preston
Jones   43' Wallace   68' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,234
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15 Preston North End 2–3 Southampton Preston
Jones   36' Elliott   42' Report Pearce   64' Surman   69' McGoldrick   90' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,508
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 16 Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End Norwich
Lita   14' Kennedy   62' Report Brown   2' Mellor   81' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,225
16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) 17 Blackpool 1–3 Preston North End Blackpool
Hammill   10' Report Brown   55', 87' Mellor   68' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,643
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 18 Preston North End 2–1 Barnsley Preston
Chaplow   21' St Ledger   88' Report Campbell-Ryce   33' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,153
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 19 Derby County 2–2 Preston North End Derby
Hulse   8' Stewart   32' Report Davidson   21 pen.' Mellor   29' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 25,534
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 20 Preston North End 2–0 Bristol City Preston
Elliott   30' Wallace   55' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,161
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
Johnson   42' Chopra   76 pen.' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,560
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 22 Preston North End 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Preston
Parkin   82' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,152
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 23 Preston North End 1–0 Birmingham City Preston
Parkin   90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,943
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 24 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Preston North End White City
Helguson   16', 34' Blackstock   86' Report Sedgwick   28' Davidson   60 pen.' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,103
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 25 Preston North End 2–0 Derby County Preston
St Ledger   30' Parkin   68' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,197
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 26 Barnsley 1–1 Preston North End Barnsley
Cureton   16' Report Wallace   73' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,851
10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Preston North End Wolverhampton
Ebanks-Blake   20' Report Elliott   24', 61' St Ledger   41' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,138
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 28 Preston North End 2–1 Burnley Preston
Davidson   53 pen.' Mellor   85 pen.' Report Blake   77' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,692
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 29 Swansea City 4–1 Preston North End Swansea
Gomez   2' Scotland   29' Bauza   69' Tate   87' Report Brown   90' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 14,774
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 30 Preston North End 0–0 Sheffield United Preston
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,889
3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) 31 Preston North End 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Preston
Parkin   43' Report Mackie   13' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,660
7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 32 Reading 0–0 Preston North End Reading
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,570
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 33 Preston North End 1–0 Norwich City Preston
Parkin   41' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,033
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 34 Southampton 3–1 Preston North End Southampton
Surman   19' Saganowski   29', 42' Report Wallace   73' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 14,790
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 35 Preston North End 3–2 Ipswich Town Preston
Davison   6 pen.' Parkin   41' Elliott   61' Report Miller   31', 63' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,709
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 36 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Preston North End Nottingham
Earnshaw   58', 71' Report Parkin   63' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,568
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 37 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End London
Stokes   32' Danns   34' Report Jones   29' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,340
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 38 Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
Parkin   90' Report Jeffers   30' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,381
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 39 Preston North End 2–1 Coventry City Preston
Turner (o.g.) Parkin   72' Report Morrison   17' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,251
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 40 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Preston North End London
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,215
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Bristol City 0–0 Preston North End Bristol
Maynard   59' Report Mawene   69' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,596
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool Preston
Report Adam   43' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,273
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Preston North End Doncaster
Report Brown   26' Mellor   72' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,648
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 44 Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City Preston
Mellor   17', 41' Parkin   51' Kennedy (o.g.) Brown   75' Lee Williamson   86' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,692
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Birmingham City 1–2 Preston North End Birmingham
Fahey   57' Report McKenna   69' Wallace   89' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 24,825
3 May 2009 (2009-05-03) 46 Preston North End 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Preston
Parkin   37' St Ledger   74' Report Agyemang   57' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,264

Football League Playoffs

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8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi Final 1st Leg Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield United Preston
St Ledger   21' Report Howard   46' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,840
11 May 2009 (2009-05-11) Semi Final Second Leg Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End Sheffield
Halford   59' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,354

FA Cup

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3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) 3 Preston North End 0–1 Liverpool Preston
Report Riera   25' Torres   90' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 23,046

League Cup

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12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1 Preston North End 2–0 Chesterfield Preston
Mellor   37', 90' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,150
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) 2 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
Report Green   40' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,037

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF   SCO Michael Hart
3 DF   SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF   ENG Richard Chaplow
5 DF   FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF   JAM Lee Williamson[notes 1] (on loan from Watford)
7 MF   ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 FW   ENG Karl Hawley
9 FW   ENG Chris Brown
10 MF   SCO Barry Nicholson
11 MF   ENG Darren Carter
12 DF   IRL Sean St Ledger[notes 2]
14 DF   ENG Liam Chilvers
15 MF   ENG Simon Whaley
16 MF   ENG Paul McKenna (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   ENG Billy Jones
21 DF   ENG Neal Trotman
22 GK   IRL Wayne Henderson
25 MF   SCO Ross Wallace
26 FW   ENG Jon Parkin
27 DF   IRL Eddie Nolan
29 FW   IRL Stephen Elliott
30 GK   ENG Chris Neal
31 GK   ENG Andrew Murphy
33 FW   ENG Neil Mellor
34 MF   CAN Phil Appiah
35 DF   ENG Dean Stott
36 FW   ENG Rob Turner
40 MF   NIR Adam Barton[notes 3]

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF   ENG Jason Jarrett (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
6 DF   ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
17 FW   ENG Brett Ormerod (to Blackpool)
18 DF   ENG Matt Hill (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Wayne Brown (on loan from Hull City)
20 DF   SCO Jay McEveley[notes 4] (on loan from Derby County)
23 MF   ENG Lewis Neal (to Carlisle United)
24 MF   ENG Joe Anyinsah (to Carlisle United)

References

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  1. ^ "Championship 2008-2009 - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut for Jamaica in September 2015.
  2. ^ St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  3. ^ Barton was born in Clitheroe, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his debut for Northern Ireland in November 2010 and then representing the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
  4. ^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, and represented England at U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.