| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Kenwright | |||
| Manager | David Moyes | |||
| Premier League | 5th | |||
| FA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| UEFA Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marouane Fellaini Tim Cahill (8) All: Marouane Fellaini Tim Cahill (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 39,574 v (27 Sept vs Liverpool) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 28,312 v (17 Sept vs Standard Liège) | |||
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The 2008–09 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 55th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club's kit was provided by Umbro, and the sponsor was Chang beer.
Kits
|           Home |           Alt Home |           Alt. Home 2 |           Away |           Third | 
Review and events
Monthly events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 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. However it does summarise the transfers made by Everton in the summer. It also includes Cup Draws.
July:
- 4 - Steve Round is announced as Everton's new assistant manager.[1]
- 10 - The Guardian report on two further mortgages taken out by Everton against future bSkyb television revenue.[2]
- 18 - Everton shareholders deliver a petition to the club demanding an Extraordinary General Meeting having achieved over 20% of the support necessary to call such a meeting.[3]
- 25 - Club captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year contract to keep him at the club until 2012.[4]
- 27 - Sporting CP reject Everton's £11.8 million bid for midfielder João Moutinho.[5]
- 29 - Everton CEO Keith Wyness resigns. No official reason is stated at the time, except that it is not in connection with Everton's planned new stadium in Kirkby.[6][7]
August:
- 16 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to make a competitive appearance when he comes on against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 191 days.
- 23 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to be selected for a competitive match, when he starts against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 198 days.
- 28 - Everton are drawn with Standard Liège in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with the first game being at Goodison Park.
- 29 - Everton are drawn away to Blackburn in the third round of the League Cup
- 31 - Everton break its transfer record after acquiring Marouane Fellaini for £15 million, £3.75 million more than Yakubu was purchased for from Middlesbrough FC in 2007.[8] This was the club's fifth signing of August, following Lars Jacobsen, Louis Saha, Segundo Castillo and Carlo Nash.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | 
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 62 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- 1 2 3 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 details
Players information
| No. | Name | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Nash |  | Bolton | 13 September 1973 | - | - | - | - | Wigan Athletic | 1 September 2008 | Undisclosed | 
| 2 | Tony Hibbert |  | Huyton | 20 February 1981 | 164 | - | - | - | N/A | 1 August 2000 | Trainee | 
| 3 | Leighton Baines |  | Kirkby | 11 December 1984 | 24 | - | - | - | Wigan Athletic | 7 August 2007 | £6,000,000 | 
| 4 | Joseph Yobo |  | Port Harcourt | 6 September 1980 | 178 | 6 | 59 | 4 | Marseille | 22 May 2003 | £3,500,000 | 
| 5 | Joleon Lescott |  | Birmingham | 16 August 1982 | 78 | 12 | 5 | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 June 2006 | £5,000,000 | 
| 6 | Phil Jagielka |  | Manchester | 7 August 1982 | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | Sheffield United | 4 July 2007 | £4,000,000 | 
| 7 | Andy van der Meyde |  | Arnhem | 30 September 1979 | 18 | - | 18 | 1 | Inter Milan | 31 August 2005 | £2,000,000 | 
| 8 | Segundo Castillo |  | San Lorenzo | 15 May 1982 | - | - | 33 | 2 | Red Star Belgrade | 28 August 2008 | Loan | 
| 9 | Louis Saha |  | Paris | 8 August 1978 | - | - | 18 | 4 | Manchester United | 1 September 2008 | Undisclosed | 
| 10 | Mikel Arteta |  | San Sebastián | 26 March 1982 | 106 | 13 | 7 | 1 | Real Sociedad | 1 July 2005 | £2,500,000 | 
| 12 | Iain Turner |  | Stirling | 26 January 1984 | 4 | - | - | - | Stirling Albion | 1 July 2003 | £50,000 | 
| 14 | James Vaughan |  | Birmingham | 14 July 1988 | 26 | 6 | - | - | N/A | 1 July 2004 | Trainee | 
| 15 | Lars Jacobsen |  | Odense | 20 September 1979 | - | - | 16 | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 August 2008 | Free | 
| 17 | Tim Cahill | .svg.png.webp) | Sydney | 6 December 1979 | 101 | 29 | 28 | 13 | Millwall | 23 July 2004 | £1,500,000 | 
| 18 | Phil Neville |  | Bury | 21 January 1977 | 108 | 3 | 59 | - | Manchester United | 4 August 2005 | £3,500,000 | 
| 19 | Nuno Valente |  | Lisbon | 12 September 1974 | 45 | - | 33 | 1 | Porto | 30 August 2005 | £1,500,000 | 
| 20 | Steven Pienaar |  | Johannesburg | 17 March 1982 | 35 | 2 | 34 | 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 April 2007 | £2,000,000 | 
| 21 | Leon Osman |  | Wigan | 17 May 1981 | 134 | 18 | - | - | N/A | 1 August 2000 | Trainee | 
| 22 | Yakubu |  | Benin City | 22 November 1982 | 39 | 22 | 41 | 17 | Middlesbrough | 29 August 2007 | £11,250,000 | 
| 24 | Tim Howard |  | North Brunswick | 6 March 1979 | 74 | - | 30 | - | Manchester United | 14 February 2007 | £3,000,000 | 
| 25 | Marouane Fellaini | .svg.png.webp) | Etterbeek | 22 November 1987 | - | - | 10 | 1 | Standard Liège | 1 September 2008 | £15,000,000 | 
| 26 | Jack Rodwell |  | Southport | 11 March 1991 | 5 | - | - | - | N/A | 1 July 2007 | Trainee | 
| 27 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |  | Southampton  | 28 March 1989 | - | - | - | - | Swindon Town | 1 July 2007 | £400,000 | 
| 28 | Victor Anichebe |  | Lagos | 23 April 1988 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 1 | N/A | 1 July 2005 | Trainee | 
| 30 | John Ruddy |  | St. Ives | 24 October 1986 | 1 | - | - | - | Cambridge United | 20 May 2005 | £250,000 | 
| 32 | Dan Gosling |  | Brixham | 2 February 1990 | - | - | - | - | Plymouth Argyle | 15 January 2008 | £2,000,000 | 
| 34 | John Irving |  | Liverpool | 17 September 1989 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 July 2007 | Trainee | 
| 35 | Kieran Agard |  | London | 10 October 1989 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee | 
| 36 | John Paul Kissock |  | Liverpool | 2 December 1989 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 July 2007 | Trainee | 
| 37 | Jose Baxter |  | Bootle | 7 February 1992 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee | 
| 38 | James Wallace |  | Liverpool | 19 December 1991 | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 August 2008 | Trainee | 
Player awards
- Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
- Players' Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka
- Young Player of the Season - Marouane Fellaini
- Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - Kieran Agard
- Academy Player of the Season - James McCarten
- Goal of the Season - Dan Gosling vs. Liverpool
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
| 12 July | Sion | 1 – 0 | Everton | Stade d'Octodure, Martigny | 
| 15:00 | Crettenand  58' | Report | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: M. Stuber | 
| 19 July | Cambridge United | 4 – 2 | Everton | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | 
| 15:00 | Parkinson  1', 65' Willmott  76' Beesley  83' | Report | Jutkiewicz  20', 30' | Attendance: 4,295 Referee: Mike Thorpe | 
| 22 July | Preston North End | 0 – 1 | Everton | Deepdale, Preston | 
| 19:45 | Report | Jagielka  6' | Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Graham Salisbury | 
| 25 July | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 1 | Everton | City Ground, Nottingham | 
| 19:45 | Valente  58' (o.g.) | Report | Baxter  65' | Attendance: 15,488 Referee: Graham Salisbury | 
| 30 July | Chicago Fire | 2 – 0 | Everton | Toyota Park, Bridgeview | 
| 19:30 CDT | Rolfe  41' Frankowski  70' | Report | Attendance: 9,125 Referee: Landis Wiley | 
| 3 August | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 2 | Everton | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City | 
| 18:00 MDT | Casey  48' | Report | Arteta  6' Osman  87' | Attendance: 10,278 Referee: Jeremy Vehar | 
Premier League
| 16 August | Everton | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Arteta  45+2' Yakubu  64' | Report | Dunn  22' Santa Cruz  66' Ooijer  90+4' | Attendance: 38,675 Referee: Andre Marriner | 
| 23 August | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 2 | Everton | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich | 
| 15:00 | Bednář  89' (pen.) | Report | Osman  65' Yakubu  76' | Attendance: 26,190 Referee: Rob Styles | 
| 30 August | Everton | 0 – 3 | Portsmouth | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Report | Defoe  12', 69' Johnson  40' | Attendance: 34,418 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 14 September | Stoke City | 2 – 3 | Everton | Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent | 
| 13:30 | Olofinjana  55' Jagielka  63' (o.g.) | Report | Yakubu  41' Anichebe  51' Cahill  77' | Attendance: 27,415 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 21 September | Hull City | 2 – 2 | Everton | KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull | 
| 14:00 | Turner  18' Neville  50' (o.g.) | Report | Cahill  73' Osman  78' | Attendance: 24,845 Referee: Lee Mason | 
| 27 September | Everton | 0 – 2 | Liverpool | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 12:45 | Report | Torres  59', 62' | Attendance: 39,574 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 5 October | Everton | 2 – 2 | Newcastle United | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 16:00 | Arteta  17' (pen.) Fellaini  35' | Report | S. Taylor  45+2' Duff  47' | Attendance: 33,805 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 18 October | Arsenal | 3 – 1 | Everton | Emirates Stadium, London | 
| 15:00 | Nasri  48' Van Persie  70' Walcott  90' | Report | Osman  9' | Attendance: 60,064 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 25 October | Everton | 1 – 1 | Manchester United | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 12:00 | Fellaini  63' | Report | Fletcher  22' | Attendance: 36,609 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 29 October | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 | Everton | Reebok Stadium, Bolton | 
| 20:00 | Report | Fellaini  90' | Attendance: 21,692 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 1 November | Everton | 1 – 0 | Fulham | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 12:45 | Saha  87' | Report | Attendance: 31,278 Referee: Lee Mason | 
| 8 November | West Ham United | 1 – 3 | Everton | Upton Park, Essex | 
| 15:00 | Collison  63' | Report | Lescott  83' Saha  85', 87' | Attendance: 33,961 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 16 November | Everton | 1 – 1 | Middlesbrough | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 13:30 | Yakubu  65' | Report | O'Neil  8' | Attendance: 31,063 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 24 November | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Everton | JJB Stadium, Wigan | 
| 20:00 | Camara  51' | Report | Attendance: 18,344 Referee: Rob Styles | 
| 30 November | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 – 1 | Everton | White Hart Lane, North London | 
| 15:00 | Report | Pienaar  51' | Attendance: 35,742 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 7 December | Everton | 2 – 3 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 16:00 | Lescott  29', 90+3' | Report | Sidwell  1' Young  54', 90+5' | Attendance: 31,922 Referee: Martin Atkinson | 
| 13 December | Manchester City | 0 – 1 | Everton | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester | 
| 15:00 | Report | Cahill  90+2' | Attendance: 45,693 Referee: Mike Dean | 
| 22 December | Everton | 0 – 0 | Chelsea | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 20:00 | Report | Terry  35' | Attendance: 35,655 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 26 December | Middlesbrough | 0 – 1 | Everton | Riverside Stadium, Teesside | 
| 15:00 | Report | Cahill  51' | Attendance: 30,253 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 28 December | Everton | 3 – 0 | Sunderland | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 14:00 | Arteta  10', 27' Gosling  83' | Report | Attendance: 39,146 Referee: Rob Styles | 
| 10 January | Everton | 2 – 0 | Hull City | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Fellaini  18' Arteta  45+1' | Report | Attendance: 37,527 Referee: Martin Atkinson | 
| 19 January | Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Everton | Anfield, Liverpool | 
| 20:00 | Gerrard  68' | Report | Cahill  87' | Attendance: 44,382 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 28 January | Everton | 1 – 1 | Arsenal | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 20:00 | Cahill  61' | Report | Van Persie  90+3' | Attendance: 37,097 Referee: Andre Marriner | 
| 31 January | Manchester United | 1 – 0 | Everton | Old Trafford, Manchester | 
| 20:00 | Ronaldo  44' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 75,399 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 7 February | Everton | 3 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Arteta  40' (pen.) Jô  49', 90+3' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 33,791 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 22 February | Newcastle United | 0 – 0 | Everton | St James' Park, Tyneside | 
| 16:00 | Nolan  44' | Report | Attendance: 47,683 Referee: Lee Mason | 
| 28 February | Everton | 2 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 12:45 | Cahill  36' Saha  70' | Report | Attendance: 33,898 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 4 March | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | Everton | Ewood Park, Lancashire | 
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 21,445 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 14 March | Everton | 3 – 1 | Stoke City | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Jô  18' Lescott  24' Fellaini  90+1' | Report | Shawcross  52' | Attendance: 36,396 Referee: Andre Marriner | 
| 21 March | Portsmouth | 2 – 1 | Everton | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | 
| 12:45 | Crouch  22', 75' | Report | Baines  4' | Attendance: 20,388 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 5 April | Everton | 4 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Jô  27', 51' Fellaini  47' Osman  61' | Report | Attendance: 34,427 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 12 April | Aston Villa | 3 – 3 | Everton | Villa Park, Birmingham | 
| 13:30 | Carew  33' Milner  55' Barry  66' (pen.) | Report | Fellaini  19' Cahill  23' Pienaar  53' | Attendance: 40,188 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 22 April | Chelsea | 0 – 0 | Everton | Stamford Bridge, London | 
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 41,556 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 25 April | Everton | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Gosling  90+4' | Report | Robinho  35' Ireland  54' | Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 3 May | Sunderland | 0 – 2 | Everton | Stadium of Light, Sunderland | 
| 15:00 | Report | Pienaar  48' Fellaini  71' | Attendance: 41,313 Referee: Martin Atkinson | 
| 9 May | Everton | 0 – 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 36,646 Referee: Lee Mason | 
| 16 May | Everton | 3 – 1 | West Ham United | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 15:00 | Saha  38', 76' (pen.) Yobo  48' | Report | Kováč  24' | Attendance: 38,501 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 24 May | Fulham | 0 – 2 | Everton | Craven Cottage, Fulham | 
| 16:00 | Report | Osman  45', 88' | Attendance: 25,497 Referee: Mike Riley | 
UEFA Cup
| 17 September First round, first leg | Everton   | 2 – 2 | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 19:45 | Yakubu  23' Castillo  38' | Report | Mbokani  8' Yobo  35' (o.g.) | Attendance: 28,312 Referee:  Gregorz Gilewski | 
| 2 October First round, second leg | Standard Liège .svg.png.webp)  | 2 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.) |  Everton | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 
| 20:00 | Witsel  22' Jovanović  79' (pen.) | Report | Jagielka  67' | Attendance: 27,406 Referee:  Peter Sippel | 
League Cup
| 24 September Third round | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Everton | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 
| 19:45 | Olsson  10' | Report | Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Martin Atkinson | 
FA Cup
| 3 January Third round | Macclesfield Town | 0 – 1 | Everton | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 
| 15:00 | Report | Osman  43' | Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 25 January Fourth round | Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Everton | Anfield, Liverpool | 
| 16:00 | Gerrard  54' | Report | Lescott  27' | Attendance: 43,524 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 4 February Fourth round replay | Everton | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 20:00 | Gosling  118' | Report | Lucas  76' | Attendance: 37,918 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 15 February Fifth round | Everton | 3 – 1 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 14:30 | Rodwell  4' Arteta  24' (pen.) Cahill  76' | Report | Milner  8' (pen.) | Attendance: 35,439 Referee: Martin Atkinson | 
| 8 March Quarter-final | Everton | 2 – 1 | Middlesbrough | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 
| 16:00 | Fellaini  50' Saha  56' | Report | Wheater  44' | Attendance: 37,856 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 19 April Semi-final | Manchester United | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p) | Everton | Wembley Stadium, London | 
| 16:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 88,141 Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Berbatov   Ferdinand   Vidić   Anderson  |  Cahill  Baines  Neville  Vaughan  Jagielka | |||
| 30 May Final | Chelsea | 2 – 1 | Everton | Wembley Stadium, London | 
| 15:00 | Drogba  21' Lampard  72' | Report | Saha  1' | Attendance: 89,391 Referee: Howard Webb | 
Season statistics
Starts and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG | Carlo Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  ENG | Tony Hibbert | 24 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Leighton Baines | 39 | 1 | 26+5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  NGA | Joseph Yobo | 33 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  ENG | Joleon Lescott | 46 | 5 | 35+1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  ENG | Phil Jagielka | 43 | 1 | 33+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 7 | MF |  NED | Andy van der Meyde | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ECU | Segundo Castillo (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) | 13 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 9 | FW |  FRA | Louis Saha | 29 | 8 | 10+14 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  ESP | Mikel Arteta | 31 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 11 | FW |  BRA | Jô | 12 | 5 | 11+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | GK |  SCO | Iain Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  ENG | James Vaughan | 17 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  DEN | Lars Jacobsen | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF | .svg.png.webp) AUS | Tim Cahill | 40 | 9 | 28+2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 18 | DF |  ENG | Phil Neville | 47 | 0 | 36+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 19 | DF |  POR | Nuno Valente | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  RSA | Steven Pienaar | 35 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  ENG | Leon Osman | 43 | 7 | 32+2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 22 | FW |  NGA | Yakubu | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 24 | GK |  USA | Tim Howard | 48 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 25 | MF | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Marouane Fellaini | 35 | 9 | 28+2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | DF |  ENG | Jack Rodwell | 25 | 1 | 9+10 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW |  POL | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | FW |  NGA | Victor Anichebe | 22 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 
| 30 | GK |  ENG | John Ruddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | MF |  ENG | Dan Gosling | 17 | 3 | 6+5 | 2 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | DF |  ENG | John Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 35 | FW |  ENG | Kieran Agard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 36 | MF |  ENG | John Paul Kissock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 37 | FW |  ENG | Jose Baxter | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 38 | MF |  ENG | James Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Notes: 
- Appearances as subs are included.
Goalscorers
| Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cahill | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  9 | 
| Marouane Fellaini | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  9 | 
| Louis Saha | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |  8 | 
| Mikel Arteta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  7 | 
| Leon Osman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  7 | 
| Jô | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  5 | 
| Yakubu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  5 | 
| Joleon Lescott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  5 | 
| Steven Pienaar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  3 | 
| Dan Gosling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  3 | 
| Victor Anichebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Leighton Baines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Segundo Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 
| Phil Jagielka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 
| Joseph Yobo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
Yellow cards
| Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  10 | 
| Joseph Yobo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Yakubu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Leon Osman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
| Leighton Baines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 | 
Transfers
Transfers in
| Player | From | Date | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Lars Jacobsen |  1. FC Nürnberg | 26 August 2008 | Free[10] | 
|  Louis Saha |  Manchester United | 1 September 2008 | Undisclosed[11] | 
|  Carlo Nash |  Wigan Athletic | 1 September 2008 | Undisclosed[12] | 
| .svg.png.webp) Marouane Fellaini | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 1 September 2008 | £15,000,000[13] | 
Transfers out
| Player | To | Date | Fee | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Patrick Boyle | Released | 1 May 2008 | Free | 
|  Bjarni Viðarsson |  Twente | 14 May 2008 | Free[14] | 
|  Lee Carsley |  Birmingham City | 3 June 2008 | Free[15] | 
|  Stefan Wessels |  VfL Osnabrück | 25 June 2008 | Free[16] | 
|  Darren Dennehy |  Cardiff City | 28 June 2008 | Free[17] | 
|  Jamie Jones |  Leyton Orient | 2 July 2008 | Free[18] | 
|  Aidan Downes |  Yeovil Town | 1 August 2008 | Free[19] | 
|  Andrew Johnson |  Fulham | 7 August 2008 | £10,500,000[20] | 
Loans in
| Player | From | Date From | Date Till | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Segundo Castillo |  Red Star Belgrade | 28 August 2008 | 30 May 2009[21] | 
|  Jô | Manchester City | 31 January 2009 | 1 June 2009 | 
Loans out
| Player | To | Date From | Date Till | 
|---|
References
- ↑  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Scott, Matt (10 July 2008). "Everton mortgage future but still plan to move". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Neville extends Everton contract". BBC News. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Premier League: Sporting statement on Moutinho - Setanta Sports". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ↑ "Everton chief executive resigns". BBC News. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Blues Sign Yakubu | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Awards Winners | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Everton confirm Jacobsen switch". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008.
- ↑ "Saha completes Everton switch". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
- ↑ "Everton snap up Nash". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
- ↑ "Fellaini ends Moyes' frustration". SkySports. 1 September 2008.
- ↑ "Twente try out Toffee". SkySports. 14 May 2008.
- ↑ "Carsley passes Birmingham medical". BBC Sport. 3 June 2008.
- ↑ "Wessels set for Osnabruck". The World Game. 22 June 2008.
- ↑ "Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy". BBC Sport. 28 June 2008.
- ↑ "Two more sign for Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 1 July 2008.
- ↑ "Downes deal for Yeovil". SkySports. 1 August 2008.
- ↑ "Fulham sign Johnson from Everton". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008.
- ↑ "Everton complete Castillo signing". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008.
External links
- Official Site: 2007/2008 Fixtures & Results Archived 30 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC Sport - Club Stats
- Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers
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