2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Bristol City F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerGary Johnson
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round

Season summary

Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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  BRA Adriano Basso
2 DF  ENG Bradley Orr
3 DF  SCO Jamie McAllister
4 DF  ENG Liam Fontaine
5 DF  ENG Jamie McCombe
6 DF  SCO Louis Carey[notes 1]
7 MF  SCO Scott Murray
8 MF  ENG David Noble
10 FW  ENG Nicky Maynard
11 MF  SCO Michael McIndoe
14 MF  ENG Cole Skuse
15 FW  NGA Dele Adebola
16 FW  SVK Peter Štyvar
17 MF  NIR Ivan Sproule
18 DF  ENG Brian Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams
20 MF  WAL Gavin Williams
21 MF  ENG Frankie Artus
22 GK  ENG Chris Weale
23 FW  ENG Lee Trundle
24 DF  WAL Christian Ribeiro
25 MF  ENG Marvin Elliott[notes 2]
26 DF  WAL James Wilson
27 DF  ENG Jordan Walker
28 FW  ENG John Akinde
31 FW  TRI Stern John (on loan from Southampton)
32 GK  IRL Stephen Henderson
33 MF  ENG Lee Johnson
34 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  SCO Scott Murray (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
9 FW  ENG Steve Brooker (to Doncaster Rovers)
16 DF  SCO Andy Webster (on loan from Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ENG Frankie Artus (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
24 MF  ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan to Cheltenham Town)
30 MF  ENG Tristan Plummer (on loan to Torquay United)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flcham/bristolc.htm Bristol City squad for 2008–09 season

Notes
  1. Carey was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
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