Seasons · League One · Season 89

2008/09

Finished 4th · Manager Gary McAllister

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The season · Record

Played: 57
Won: 31
Drawn: 8
Lost: 18
For: 101
Against: 66
Points: 84

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Yeovil Town
Biggest defeat: 0–2; v Hereford United
Clean sheets: 16
Top scorer: Beckford; 34 goals
Most assists: Snodgrass; 18 assists
Avg attendance: 16,299

Final table

League One

Final League One table, 2008/09
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	46	27	15	4	84	39	+45	96
2	Peterborough United	46	26	11	9	78	54	+24	89
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	23	18	5	83	47	+36	87
4	Leeds United	46	26	6	14	77	49	+28	84
5	Millwall	46	25	7	14	63	53	+10	82
6	Scunthorpe United	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
9	Huddersfield Town	46	18	14	14	62	65	-3	68
10	Oldham Athletic	46	16	17	13	66	65	+1	65
11	Bristol Rovers	46	17	12	17	79	61	+18	63
12	Colchester United	46	18	9	19	58	58	0	63
13	Walsall	46	17	10	19	61	66	-5	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	15	11	20	45	57	-12	56
15	Swindon Town	46	12	17	17	68	71	-3	53
16	Brighton and 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
19	Hartlepool United	46	13	11	22	66	79	-13	50
20	Carlisle United	46	12	14	20	56	69	-13	50
21	Northampton Town	46	12	13	21	61	65	-4	49
22	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	10	24	59	82	-23	46
23	Cheltenham Town	46	9	12	25	51	91	-40	39
24	Hereford United	46	9	7	30	42	79	-37	34

Matchlog

Every fixture

League One · 46 played

League One fixtures, 2008/09
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Aug	A	Scunthorpe United	2–1	8,315	Won 2–1 v Scunthorpe United
16 Aug	H	Oldham Athletic	0–2	24,631	Lost 0–2 v Oldham Athletic
23 Aug	A	Yeovil Town	1–1	6,580	Drew 1–1 v Yeovil Town
30 Aug	H	Bristol Rovers	2–2	21,024	Drew 2–2 v Bristol Rovers
6 Sep	H	Crewe Alexandra	5–2	20,075	Won 5–2 v Crewe Alexandra
13 Sep	A	Swindon Town	3–1	13,001	Won 3–1 v Swindon Town
20 Sep	A	Carlisle United	2–0	12,148	Won 2–0 v Carlisle United
27 Sep	H	Hereford United	1–0	25,676	Won 1–0 v Hereford United
4 Oct	A	Peterborough	0–2	13,191	Lost 0–2 v Peterborough
11 Oct	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	22,726	Won 3–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
18 Oct	A	Millwall	1–3	13,041	Lost 1–3 v Millwall
21 Oct	H	Leyton Orient	2–1	18,990	Won 2–1 v Leyton Orient
25 Oct	H	Walsall	3–0	26,422	Won 3–0 v Walsall
28 Oct	A	Southend United	0–1	10,132	Lost 0–1 v Southend United
1 Nov	A	Cheltenham Town	1–0	5,726	Won 1–0 v Cheltenham Town
15 Nov	H	Huddersfield Town	1–2	32,028	Lost 1–2 v Huddersfield Town
22 Nov	H	Hartlepool United	4–1	21,182	Won 4–1 v Hartlepool United
25 Nov	A	Northampton Town	1–2	6,008	Lost 1–2 v Northampton Town
6 Dec	A	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	8,700	Lost 1–2 v Tranmere Rovers
13 Dec	H	Colchester United	1–2	19,625	Lost 1–2 v Colchester United
20 Dec	A	Milton Keynes	1–3	17,073	Lost 1–3 v Milton Keynes
26 Dec	H	Leicester City	1–1	33,580	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
28 Dec	A	Stockport County	3–1	10,273	Won 3–1 v Stockport County
10 Jan	H	Carlisle United	0–2	22,411	Lost 0–2 v Carlisle United
17 Jan	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	7,096	Won 2–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
24 Jan	H	Peterborough	3–1	22,766	Won 3–1 v Peterborough
27 Jan	H	Southend United	2–0	20,392	Won 2–0 v Southend United
31 Jan	A	Walsall	0–1	8,920	Lost 0–1 v Walsall
9 Feb	H	Millwall	2–0	19,314	Won 2–0 v Millwall
14 Feb	A	Huddersfield Town	0–1	20,928	Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
17 Feb	A	Hereford United	0–2	6,120	Lost 0–2 v Hereford United
21 Feb	H	Cheltenham Town	2–0	20,131	Won 2–0 v Cheltenham Town
28 Feb	H	Scunthorpe United	3–2	24,921	Won 3–2 v Scunthorpe United
2 Mar	A	Oldham Athletic	1–1	7,835	Drew 1–1 v Oldham Athletic
7 Mar	A	Bristol Rovers	2–2	10,293	Drew 2–2 v Bristol Rovers
10 Mar	H	Yeovil Town	4–0	18,847	Won 4–0 v Yeovil Town
14 Mar	H	Swindon Town	1–0	21,765	Won 1–0 v Swindon Town
21 Mar	A	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	7,138	Won 3–2 v Crewe Alexandra
28 Mar	H	Milton Keynes	2–0	27,649	Won 2–0 v Milton Keynes
4 Apr	A	Colchester United	1–0	9,559	Won 1–0 v Colchester United
7 Apr	A	Leyton Orient	2–2	6,943	Drew 2–2 v Leyton Orient
11 Apr	H	Stockport County	1–0	24,967	Won 1–0 v Stockport County
13 Apr	A	Leicester City	0–1	25,507	Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
18 Apr	H	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	24,360	Won 3–1 v Tranmere Rovers
25 Apr	A	Hartlepool United	1–0	6,402	Won 1–0 v Hartlepool United
2 May	H	Northampton Town	3–0	34,214	Won 3–0 v Northampton Town

League Cup · 4 played

League Cup fixtures, 2008/09
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
12 Aug	A	Chester City	5–2	3,644	Won 5–2 v Chester City
26 Aug	H	Crystal Palace	4–0	10,765	Won 4–0 v Crystal Palace
23 Sep	H	Hartlepool United	3–2	14,599	Won 3–2 v Hartlepool United
11 Nov	A	Derby County	1–2	18,540	Lost 1–2 v Derby County

FA Cup · 3 played

FA Cup fixtures, 2008/09
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Nov	H	Northampton Town	1–1	9,531	Drew 1–1 v Northampton Town
17 Nov	A	Northampton Town	5–2	3,960	Won 5–2 v Northampton Town
30 Nov	A	Histon	0–1	4,301	Lost 0–1 v Histon

Play-Off · 2 played

Play-Off fixtures, 2008/09
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 May	A	Millwall	0–1	13,228	Lost 0–1 v Millwall
14 May	H	Millwall	1–1	37,036	Drew 1–1 v Millwall

Associate Members Cup · 2 played

Associate Members Cup fixtures, 2008/09
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
2 Sep	H	Bradford City	2–1	20,128	Won 2–1 v Bradford City
8 Oct	A	Rotherham United	2–4	4,658	Lost 2–4 v Rotherham United