2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Scunthorpe United F.C.
2008–2009 season
ChairmanSteve Wharton
ManagerNigel Adkins
StadiumGlanford Park
League One6th (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst Round
League TrophyFinal

Season summary

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The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town.[1] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season.[2] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals,[3] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.[4]

Squad

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No. Name Nat Position Date of birth Place of birth note
1 Joe Murphy   GK 25 September 1980 Dublin
2 Kenny Milne   DF 26 August 1979 Alloa
3 Marcus Williams   DF 8 April 1986 Doncaster
4 Andy Crosby   DF 3 March 1973 Rotherham
5 Izzy Iriekpen   DF 14 May 1982 Newham signed for Bristol City
5 Joseph Mills   DF 30 October 1989 Swindon on loan from Southampton
6 Cliff Byrne   DF 27 April 1982 Dublin captain
7 Matt Sparrow   MF 3 October 1983 Scunthorpe
8 Garry Thompson   MF 24 November 1980 Kendal
9 Paul Hayes   FW 20 September 1983 Dagenham
10 Gary Hooper   FW 26 January 1988 Harlow
11 Ian Baraclough   MF 4 December 1970 Leicester
14 Michael Lea   DF 4 November 1987 Salford
15 David Mirfin   DF 18 April 1985 Sheffield
16 Martyn Woolford   MF 13 October 1985 Pontefract
17 Grant McCann   MF 14 April 1980 Belfast
18 Sam Togwell   MF 14 October 1984 Maidenhead
19 Jonathan Forte   FW 25 July 1986 Sheffield
20 Sam Slocombe   GK 5 June 1988 Scunthorpe
21 Jake Picton   DF 6 January 1991 Pontefract
22 Josh Lillis   GK 24 June 1987 Derby
23 Kevan Hurst   FW 27 August 1985 Chesterfield
24 Andrew Wright   MF 15 January 1985 Liverpool
25 Peter Winn   FW 19 December 1988 Cleethorpes
26 Krystian Pearce   DF 5 January 1990 Birmingham on loan from Birmingham City
27 Ian Morris   MF 27 February 1987 Dublin
28 Rory Coleman   DF 22 December 1990 Rotherham
29 Joe Wilcox   DF 18 April 1989 Northampton
30 Ben May   FW 10 March 1984 Gravesend
31 Henri Lansbury   MF 12 October 1990 Enfield on loan from Arsenal
32 Liam Trotter   MF 24 August 1988 Ipswich on loan from Ipswich Town
33 Kayode Odejayi   FW 21 February 1982 Ibadan on loan from Barnsley
40 Kevin Pressman   GK 6 November 1967 Fareham

Competitions

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Football League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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9 August 2008 1 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Leeds United Glanford Park
12:00 Hooper   57' Showunmi   61'
Beckford   80'
Attendance: 8,315
16 August 2008 2 Walsall 2–1 Scunthorpe United Bescot Stadium
15:00 Reich   12'
Ibehre   89'
Thompson   2' Attendance: 4,162
23 August 2008 3 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Peterborough United Glanford Park
15:00 Hayes   44' Attendance: 4,717
30 August 2008 4 Stockport County 0–3 Scunthorpe United Edgeley Park
15:00 Hooper   30', 47'
McCann   58'
Attendance: 6,348
6 September 2008 5 Brighton and Hove Albion 1–4 Scunthorpe United Withdean Stadium
15:00 Robinson   75' Woolford   4'
Hooper   45+3', 55', 68'
Attendance: 5,529
13 September 2008 6 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Carlisle United Glanford Park
15:00 Sparrow   62'
Hayes   73'
Carlton   77' Attendance: 5,188
20 September 2008 7 Hereford United 1–2 Scunthorpe United Edgar Street
15:00 Chadwick   25' Togwell   53'
Hooper   58'
Attendance: 3,004
27 September 2008 8 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Yeovil Town Glanford Park
15:00 Iriekpen   27'
Forbes   63' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,829
4 October 2008 9 Leyton Orient 2–2 Scunthorpe United Brisbane Road
15:00 Boyd   59'
Purches   67'
Iriekpen   26'
Hayes   45+1'
Attendance: 4,244
11 October 2008 10 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Glanford Park
15:00 Woolford   35'
Hayes   67'
Iriekpen   80'
Attendance: 4,790
18 October 2008 11 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United Whaddon Road
15:00 Connor   69' Hooper   34'
Sparrow   90'
Attendance: 3,682
21 October 2008 12 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Southend United Glanford Park
19:30 Hayes   79' Barrett   47' Attendance: 4,324
25 October 2008 13 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Millwall Glanford Park
15:00 Hooper   5'
Hayes   16'
Sparrow   51'
Neil Harris   62'
Craig   69'
Attendance: 5,670

Play-offs

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8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi-final first leg Scunthorpe United 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Woolford   13' Report Wilbraham   27' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Scott Mathieson
15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) Semi-final second leg Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(6–7 p)
Scunthorpe United Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Penalties
Leven  
Wilbraham  
Navarro  
Puncheon  
Llera  
Stirling  
Lewington  
Guéret  
Flo  
  McCann
  Hayes
  Crosby
  Byrne
  Trotter
  Sparrow
  Forte
  Togwell
  Morris
24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) final Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe United London
13:00 BST Alexander   37', 39' Report Sparrow   6', 70'
Woolford   85'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 59,661
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

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8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round Walsall 1–3 Scunthorpe United Bescot, Walsall
15:00 GMT Ricketts   25'
Demontagnac   79'
Report Hooper   42', 58'
Hurst   90'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,318
Referee: Roger East
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round Scunthorpe United 4–0 Alfreton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT May   30'
Hooper   62', 83'
Togwell   90'
Report Clayton   48' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Chris Sarginson
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round Watford 1–0 Scunthorpe United Watford
15:00 GMT Rasiak   67' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Kevin Wright

Football League Cup

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12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Hartlepool United 3–0 Scunthorpe United Hartlepool
19:45 BST Porter   50'
Foley   58'
Brown   75'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy

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2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round Scunthorpe United 2–1 Notts County Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Hayes   90', 90' Report Butcher   9' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Andy Haines
7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) Second round Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Togwell   38'
Morris   42'
Report Hegarty   48' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Mirfin   90' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Jonathan Moss
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final Scunthorpe United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT May   26'
Hayes   90'
Report Thomas-Moore   53' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) Area final first leg Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rotherham United Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Woolford   60'
Pearce   67'
Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,038
Referee: Clive Oliver
17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) Area final second leg Rotherham United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
19:45 GMT Hooper   74' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 April 2009 (2009-04-05) Final Luton Town 3–2 (a.e.t.) Scunthorpe United Wembley, London
13:15 BST Martin   32'
Craddock   70'
Gnakpa   95'
Report Hooper   14'
McCann   88'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 55,378
Referee: Phil Crossley

References

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  1. ^ Fletcher, Paul (5 April 2009). "Football | Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Football – Scunthorpe 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Football | League One | MK Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe (agg 1–1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2009). "Football | League One | Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Scunthorpe United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.