Yeovil Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Fry
ManagerRussell Slade (until 16 February)
Steve Thompson (Caretaker)
Terry Skiverton (from 18 February)
StadiumHuish Park
League One17th
FA CupFirst Round Replay
League CupSecond Round
FL TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gavin Tomlin (7)
All: Gavin Tomlin (9)
Highest home attendance6,580 (23 August vs. Leeds United, League One)
Lowest home attendance3,275 (13 January vs. Scunthorpe United, League One)
Average home league attendance4,432

The 2008–09 Yeovil Town F.C. season was Yeovil Town's 6th season in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in League One, finishing in 17th position with 51 points.

Transfers

In

Date Name From Fee Ref
12 June 2008 Keiran Murtagh Fisher Athletic Undisclosed
1 July 2008 Aidan Downes Everton Free (released)
1 July 2008 Danny Schofield Huddersfield Town Free (released)
12 July 2008 Darren Way Swansea City Undisclosed
21 July 2008 Gavin Tomlin Fisher Athletic Free (released)
6 August 2008 Josh Wagenaar Lyngby BK Free (released)
11 August 2008 Aaron Brown Reading Free (released)
15 August 2008 Andre McCollin Fisher Athletic Undisclosed
3 September 2008 Andy Welsh Blackpool Free (released)
9 January 2009 Gary Roberts Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed
15 January 2009 Luke Rodgers Port Vale Free (released)

Out

Date Name To Fee Ref
1 August 2008 Scott Guyett Bournemouth Contract terminated by mutual consent
1 August 2008 Andy Kirk Dunfermline Athletic Free
1 September 2008 Lloyd Owusu Cheltenham Town Free
30 January 2009 Marc Bircham n/a Retired
2 May 2009 Luke Rodgers Notts County Contract terminated by mutual consent
12 May 2009 Aaron Brown Redditch United Released
30 June 2009 Rob Fitzgerald Wealdstone Released
30 June 2009 Jordan Street Redditch United Released
30 June 2009 Josh Wagenaar Falkirk Rejected new contract
30 June 2009 Paul Warne Rotherham United Rejected new contract
30 June 2009 Lee Peltier Huddersfield Town Undisclosed

Loan in

Date Name From End date Ref
7 August 2008 Asmir Begović Portsmouth 7 November 2008
22 August 2008 Gary Roberts Crewe Alexandra 1 January 2009
26 August 2008 James Dayton Crystal Palace 26 September 2008
16 October 2008 Gareth Owen Stockport County 16 November 2008
16 October 2008 Scott Rendell Peterborough United 12 November 2008
5 November 2008 Gifton Noel-Williams Millwall 26 December 2008
24 November 2008 Luke Rodgers Port Vale 5 January 2009
21 January 2009 Lee Cox Leicester City 21 February 2009
27 January 2009 Shaun MacDonald Swansea City 26 February 2009
27 January 2009 Aleksandar Prijović Derby County 26 February 2009
30 January 2009 Jon Worthington Huddersfield Town 26 March 2009
3 March 2009 Danny Hutchins Tottenham Hotspur 2 May 2009
16 March 2009 Chris Weale Bristol City 2 May 2009
19 March 2009 Jonathan Obika Tottenham Hotspur 2 May 2009
19 March 2009 Andros Townsend Tottenham Hotspur 2 May 2009
25 March 2009 Danny Maguire Queens Park Rangers 2 May 2009
25 March 2009 David Noble Bristol City 2 May 2009

Loan out

Date Name To End date Ref
15 February 2009 Rob Fitzgerald Enfield Town 15 March 2009

Match results

League One

Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2008 11thWalsallH D1–1Tomlin 4,518 [31]
16 August 2008 4thHereford UnitedA W2–1Schofield, Warne 3,476 [32]
23 August 2008 6thLeeds UnitedH D1–1Owusu 6,580 [33]
30 August 2008 15thCarlisle UnitedA L1–4Tomlin 6,286 [34]
6 September 2008 19thMilton Keynes DonsA L0–3 7,959 [35]
13 September 2008 18thBrighton & Hove AlbionH D1–1Way 4,451 [36]
20 September 2008 18thBristol RoversH D2–2Skiverton, Roberts 5,748 [37]
27 September 2008 22ndScunthorpe UnitedA L0–2 4,829 [38]
4 October 2008 23rdSouthend UnitedH L1–2Schofield 4,008 [39]
18 October 2008 23rdNorthampton TownA L0–3 5,217 [40]
21 October 2008 21stCrewe AlexandraH W3–2Schofield (2), Way 3,536 [41]
25 October 2008 20thLeyton OrientH D0–0 4,320 [42]
28 October 2008 20thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 10,719 [43]
1 November 2008 19thOldham AthleticA W2–0Brown, Warne 5,318 [44]
11 November 2008 19thLeicester CityA L0–1 16,528 [45]
15 November 2008 21stPeterborough UnitedH L0–1 4,001 [46]
22 November 2008 19thTranmere RoversH W1–0Skiverton 3,445 [47]
25 November 2008 21stColchester UnitedA L0–1 3,214 [48]
6 December 2008 21stHartlepool UnitedA D0–0 3,393 [49]
13 December 2008 21stStockport CountyH L2–4Smith, Warne 3,687 [50]
20 December 2008 18thSwindon TownA W3–2Alcock, Peltier, Ifil (og) 7,072 [51]
26 December 2008 19thCheltenham TownH D1–1Rodgers 4,989 [52]
28 December 2008 18thMillwallA D1–1Rodgers 9,042 [53]
13 January 2009 19thScunthorpe UnitedH L1–2McCollin 3,275 [54]
19 January 2009 19thLeicester CityH L0–2 4,569 [55]
24 January 2009 18thSouthend UnitedA W1–0Brown 6,409 [56]
27 January 2009 18thHuddersfield TownH W1–0MacDonald 3,703 [57]
31 January 2009 17thLeyton OrientA W1–0Tomlin 4,597 [58]
14 February 2009 16thPeterborough UnitedA W3–1Warne, Brown, MacDonald 6,129 [59]
17 February 2009 17thBristol RoversA L0–3 8,049 [60]
21 February 2009 15thOldham AthleticH D2–2Tomlin (2) 4,150 [61]
24 February 2009 16thCrewe AlexandraA L0–2 3,432 [62]
28 February 2009 18thWalsallA L0–2 3,916 [63]
7 March 2009 18thCarlisle UnitedH D1–1Roberts 3,892 [64]
10 March 2009 20thLeeds UnitedA L0–4 18,847 [65]
14 March 2009 20thBrighton & Hove AlbionA L0–5 6,291 [66]
21 March 2009 21stMilton Keynes DonsH D0–0 4,028 [67]
28 March 2009 21stSwindon TownH W1–0Obika 5,476 [68]
31 March 2009 16thNorthampton TownH W1–0Obika 3,884 [69]
4 April 2009 17thStockport CountyA D0–0 5,664 [70]
10 April 2009 16thMillwallH W2–0Obika, Tomlin 6,230 [71]
13 April 2009 16thCheltenham TownA L0–1 3,775 [72]
18 April 2009 18thHartlepool UnitedH L2–3Tomlin, Townsend 4,232 [73]
21 April 2009 17thHereford UnitedH D2–2Rodgers, Weale 3,780 [74]
25 April 2009 17thTranmere RoversA D1–1Obika 8,306 [75]
2 May 2009 17thColchester UnitedH L0–2 5,237 [76]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 −3 53
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 −15 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 −25 51
18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 +2 50[lower-alpha 1]
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 −13 50
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.[77]

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 8 November 2008 Stockport CountyH D1–1Skiverton 3,582 [78]
First round replay 18 November 2008 Stockport CountyA L0–5 3,260 [79]

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 12 August 2008 Charlton AthleticA W1–0Warne 6,239 [80]
Second round 26 August 2008 MiddlesbroughA L1–5Tomlin 15,651 [81]

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 2 September 2008 BrentfordA D2–2[lower-alpha 1]Bircham, Tomlin (pen) 1,339 [82]

Squad statistics

Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Yeovil.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total Discipline
1 †GK CAN Asmir Begović * 14000000014020
1GK ENG Chris Weale * 10100000010110
3DF WAL Nathan Jones 15 (8)020101019 (8)030
4DF ENG Terry Skiverton 25221200029311
5 †DF WAL Gareth Owen * 700000007020
6DF ENG Terrell Forbes 3801 (1)0201043091
7 †MF CAN Marc Bircham 30000 (1)0114 (1)110
7 †MF ENG Jon Worthington * 900000009040
8MF ENG Darren Way 15210200 (1)018 (1)210
9 †FW GHA Lloyd Owusu 0 (4)1000 (1)0000 (5)100
9MF ENG Andy Welsh 23 (13)00 (1)0000023 (14)020
10FW ENG Gavin Tomlin 29 (13)70 (2)0211132 (15)940
11MF ENG Danny Schofield 34 (4)420100037 (4)461
12DF ENG Craig Alcock 25 (5)1200 (2)01028 (7)140
13GK CAN Josh Wagenaar 22 (1)020201027 (1)011
14FW ENG Paul Warne 38 (6)41 (1)0211042 (7)560
15 †FW ENG Scott Rendell * 500 (1)000005 (1)010
15FW ENG Luke Rodgers 10 (12)300000010 (12)330
16MF ENG Gary Roberts 27 (3)220101031 (3)2101
17MF IRL Aidan Downes 15 (9)010100017 (9)041
18MF ENG Keiran Murtagh 16 (10)010201020 (10)020
19FW ENG Andre McCollin 0 (11)1000 (1)00 (1)00 (13)110
20 †MF ENG Steve Thompson * 000000000000
21DF ENG Rob Fitzgerald 000000000000
22DF ENG Jordan Street 000000000000
23DF ENG Aaron Brown 16 (7)310001018 (7)321
24 †FW SRB Aleksandar Prijović * 400000004000
24DF ENG Danny Hutchins * 8 (1)00000008 (1)010
25 †FW ENG Gifton Noel-Williams * 602000008000
25 †MF ENG Lee Cox * 000000000000
25MF ENG Andros Townsend * 10100000010110
26 †MF WAL Shaun MacDonald * 420000004200
26FW ENG Jonathan Obika * 10400000010400
27DF ENG Lee Peltier 34 (1)120200038 (1)1130
28DF ENG Nathan Smith 31100100032130
29 †MF ENG James Dayton * 0 (2)00010102 (2)000
29MF ENG Danny Maguire * 100000001000
30MF ENG David Noble * 200000002010
31GK ENG Lloyd Irish 000000000000

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Brentford won 4–2 in a penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw.

References

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  2. ↑ "Schofield completes Yeovil switch". BBC Sport. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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