2008–09 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 9th place.

West Ham United F.C.
2008–09 season
ChairmanBjörgólfur Guðmundsson
ManagerAlan Curbishley (Until 3 September)
Gianfranco Zola (From 9 September)
Premier League9th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerCarlton Cole 10
Highest home attendance34,802 (v Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance10,055 (v Macclesfield Town)

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

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 Robert Green
2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill (captain)
3 DF  COD Herita Ilunga
4 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon
5 DF  URU Walter Lopez
7 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer
8 MF  ENG Scott Parker
9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton
10 FW  GER Savio Nsereko
11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole
13 MF  POR Luís Boa Morte
14 MF  CZE Radoslav Kovac
15 DF  ENG Matthew Upson
16 MF  ENG Mark Noble
17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins
18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector
19 DF  WAL James Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Julien Faubert
21 MF   SUI Valon Behrami
22 MF  ENG Tony Stokes
23 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker
24 GK  CZE Jan Lastuvka
25 FW  ESP Diego Tristan
26 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[1]
27 DF  ENG Calum Davenport
28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid
29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer
30 DF  ENG James Tomkins
31 MF  WAL Jack Collison
32 FW  ITA David Di Michele
33 FW  ENG Freddie Sears
34 GK  CZE Marek Štěch
41 FW  ENG Zavon Hines
45 DF  ENG Jordan Spence
46 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas

Results

Premier League

16 August 2008 1 West Ham United 2–1 Wigan Athletic London
Ashton 3', 10' Report Zaki 47' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,758
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 August 2008 2 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
Sturridge 65'
Elano 70', 76'
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Howard Webb
30 August 2008 3 West Ham United 4–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Davenport 12'
Samba 20', og'
Cole 89'
Bellamy 90'
Report Roberts 22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,905
Referee: Mike Riley
20 September 2008 5 West Ham United 3–1 Newcastle United London
Di Michele 8', 37'
Etherington 53'
Report Owen 67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 September 2008 6 Fulham 1–2 West Ham United London
Murphy 59' Report Cole 43'
Etherington 45'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,946
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 October 2008 7 West Ham United 1–3 Bolton Wanderers London
Cole 69' Report K. Davies 30'
Cahill 34'
Taylor 86'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,715
Referee: Mike Dean
19 October 2008 8 Hull City 1–0 West Ham United Kingston-upon-Hull
Turner 51' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Chris Foy
26 October 2008 9 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal London
Report Faubert 75', og'
Adebayor 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,802
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2008 10 Manchester United 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
Ronaldo 14', 30' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,397
Referee: Peter Walton
1 November 2008 11 Middlesbrough 1–1 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Mido 83' Report Mullins 21' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,164
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 November 2008 12 West Ham United 1–3 Everton London
Collison 63' Report Lescott 83'
Saha 85', 87'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,961
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 November 2008 13 West Ham United 0–0 Portsmouth London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,328
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 November 2008 14 Sunderland 0–1 West Ham United Sunderland
Report Behrami 20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,222
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2008 15 Liverpool 0–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Peter Walton
8 December 2008 16 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
Report King 68'
O'Hara 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,277
Referee: Chris Foy
14 December 2008 17 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United London
Anelka 51' Report Bellamy 33' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,675
Referee: Mike Riley
20 December 2008 18 West Ham United 0–1 Aston Villa London
Report Neill 78', og' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,353
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2008 19 Portsmouth 1–4 West Ham United Portsmouth
Belhadj 8' Report Collison 20'
Cole 67'
Bellamy 70', 83'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 December 2008 20 West Ham United 2–1 Stoke City London
Cole 51'
Tristan 88'
Report Faye 4' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,477
Referee: Michael Jones
18 January 2009 22 West Ham United 3–1 Fulham London
Di Michele 7'
Noble 60'
Cole 76'
Report Konchesky 22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,818
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 January 2009 23 West Ham United 2–0 Hull City London
Di Michele 33'
Cole 51'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,340
Referee: Howard Webb
31 January 2009 24 Arsenal 0–0 West Ham United London
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,109
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 2009 25 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester United London
Report Giggs 62' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,958
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 February 2009 26 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 West Ham United Bolton
Taylor 10'
K. Davies 11'
Report Parker 66' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,245
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 March 2009 27 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London
Collison 71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,562
Referee: Mike Dean
4 March 2009 28 Wigan Athletic 0–1 West Ham United Wigan
Report Cole 34' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 March 2009 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 West Ham United Blackburn
Andrews 51' Report Noble 35' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,672
Referee: Chris Foy
4 April 2009 31 West Ham United 2–0 Sunderland London
Stanislas 42'
Tomkins 53'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,761
Referee: Michael Jones
18 April 2009 33 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United Birmingham
Heskey 11' Report Tristan 85' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,534
Referee: Rob Styles
25 April 2009 34 West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea London
Report Kalou 55' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,749
Referee: Mike Dean
9 May 2009 36 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Gerrard 2', 38'
Babel 84'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,951
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 May 2009 37 Everton 3–1 West Ham United Liverpool
Saha 38', 76'
Yobo 48'
Report Kovac 24' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,501
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 May 2009 38 West Ham United 2–1 Middlesbrough London
Cole 33'
Stanislas 58'
Report O'Neil 50' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,007
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

27 August 2008 Second round West Ham United 4–1 (a.e.t.) Macclesfield Town London
Bowyer 74'
Cole 100'
Hines 105'
Reid 117'
Report Evans 5' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 10,055
Referee: Clive Penton
23 September 2008 Third round Watford 1–0 West Ham United Watford
Mullins 70', og' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup

3 January 2009 Third round West Ham United 3–0 Barnsley London
Ilunga 10'
Noble 39'
Cole 68'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2009 Fourth Round Hartlepool United 0–2 West Ham United Hartlepool
Report Behrami 44'
Noble 45'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Lee Mason
14 February 2009 Fifth round West Ham United 1–1 Middlesbrough London
Ilunga 83' Report Downing 22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,658
Referee: Peter Walton
25 February 2009 Fifth round replay Middlesbrough 2–0 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Downing 5'
Tuncay 20'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,602
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 036.84
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 44 17 10 17 52 51 +1 038.64

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1ST12Carlton Cole101112
2ST10Craig Bellamy5005
MF16Mark Noble3205
4ST32David Di Michele4004
5ST25Diego Tristan3003
MF31Jack Collison3003
7DF3Herita Ilunga0202
ST9Dean Ashton2002
MF11Matthew Etherington2002
MF21Valon Behrami1102
MF46Junior Stanislas2002
12DF2Lucas Neill1001
MF8Scott Parker1001
MF14Radoslav Kovac1001
MF17Hayden Mullins1001
DF27Calum Davenport1001
MF28Kyel Reid0011
MF29Lee Bowyer0011
DF30James Tomkins0011
ST41Zavon Hines0011
Own goals1001
Totals 42 6 4 52

League position by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLWWLLLLDLDWDLDLWWDWWDLLWWDDWLDLWLLW
Position5154745681011111313131316161713101088888777777787999
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Robert Green 4303804010
24 GK  CZE Jan Lastuvka 10000010
Defenders
2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill 3713412010
3 DF  COD Herita Ilunga 3923504200
3 MF  NIR George McCartney 200+100010
4 DF  WAL Daniel Gabbidon 1401000040
5 DF  URU Walter Lopez 600+500010
6 DF  ENG Matthew Upson 4103702020
18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector 904+500000
19 DF  WAL James Collins 21017+103000
27 DF  ENG Calum Davenport 81710010
30 DF  ENG James Tomkins 15111+113000
Midfielders
7 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer 801+600+1000
8 MF  ENG Scott Parker 321281300+10
11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington 1528+520+1010
13 MF  POR Luis Boa Morte 32013+1402+1020
14 MF  CZE Radoslav Kovac 1018+111000
16 MF  ENG Mark Noble 34528+134210
17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins 2115+1211+1020
20 MF  FRA Julien Faubert 24015+502020
21 MF   SUI Valon Behrami 2722412110
28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid 2100000+21
29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer 714+200011
31 MF  WAL Jack Collison 24316+433+1000
35 MF  ENG Josh Payne 200+200000
46 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 927+220000
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton 52420010
10 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy 17513+351000
10 MF  GER Savio Nsereko 1101+900+1000
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole 321226+110410+11
25 MF  ESP Diego Tristan 1738+630+3000
32 FW  ITA David Di Michele 34422+842+1010
33 FW  ENG Freddie Sears 2204+1301+2020
41 FW  ENG Zavon Hines 1100000+11

References

  1. Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.