2008–09 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2008–09 season
Chairman	Derek Shaw
Manager	Alan Irvine
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	6th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round

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

Season summary

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.

Kit

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.

Players

First-team squad

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

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

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

Notes

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.
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.
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.
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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

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

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

Preston North End F.C. seasons
1888–89 1889–90
1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020–21