2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.

Manchester City
2008–09 season
ChairmanThaksin Shinawatra until the sale of club on 1 September 2008
Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008
ManagerMark Hughes
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robinho (14)
All:
Robinho (15)
Highest home attendance47,331 vs Chelsea
13 September 2008
Lowest home attendance7,334 vs EB Streymur
31 July 2008
Average home league attendance42,900 approx.
in all competitions

Changes in ownership

The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]

The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]

Kit

Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook

Home
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Away
Third
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Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper alt. 2

Kit information

For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] A striking new "blaze orange"/navy third kit completed the collection of kits, while the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's two-tone green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the goalkeepers. The main goalkeeper strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst the second mint-green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Friendly games

Pre-season
9 July 2008 Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 Manchester City Rottach-Egern, Germany
MCFC report
26 July 2008 Hamburger SV 1–0 Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
15:30 BST
(Away team kit)		 Pitroipa  17' M.E.N. report Stadium: Hamburg Arena
Attendance: 32,737
2 August 2008 Stockport County 2–2 Manchester City Stockport, England
13:00 BST

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Mullins  20'
Pilkington  65'
Thompson  86'		 MCFC report  77' Bojinov
 90' (pen.) Evans		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,684
Referee: K.G. Evans
6 August 2008 Celtic 1–1 Manchester City Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST
(Away team kit)		 McGowan  78' MCFC report  53' Petrov Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Craig Thomson

Thomas Cook Trophy
9 August 2008 Manchester City 1–0 Milan Manchester, England
17:15 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bojinov  37' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,181
Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Competitive games
Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jô, Dietmar Hamann and Robinho (l-r) prior to the match against Chelsea on 13 September in which Robinho made his debut.

Premier League
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Position in final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 −11 45
12 Stoke City 38 12 9 17 38 55 −17 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 5 18 58 50  +8 50 13 0 6 40 18  +22 2 5 12 18 32  −14

Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2008–09

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWWLWLLDWLLLDWLDLLWDWWLWLDLWLWLLWWWLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2009 (end of season). Source: 2008–09 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports
17 August 2008 1 Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
15:00 BST

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Carew  47'
Agbonlahor  69', 74', 76'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  33' Ben Haim
 64' (pen.) Elano
 89' Ćorluka		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,955
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
24 August 2008 2 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Sturridge  65'
Elano  70', 76'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  23' Behrami
 33'  37' Noble		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
31 August 2008 3 Sunderland 0–3 Manchester City Sunderland, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bardsley  60'
Healy  66'
Richardson  74'
Chimbonda  77'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  31' Richards
 33' Kompany
 45' Ireland
 50', 58' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,622
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
13 September 2008 4 Manchester City 1–3 Chelsea Manchester, England
17:30 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho  13' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  16' Carvalho
 45' Mikel
 53' Lampard
 69' Anelka
 77' Terry		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,331
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
21 September 2008 5 Manchester City 6–0 Portsmouth Manchester, England
15:00 BST




(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Jô  13'
Dunne  20'
Robinho  57'
Wright-Phillips  68'
Evans  78'
Fernandes  83'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  90' Diarra Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,238
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
28 September 2008 6 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Manchester City Wigan, England
16:00 BST


(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Valencia  16'  26'
Zaki  34' (pen.)
Brown  57'
Melchiot  72'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  22',  33' Kompany
 33' Robinho
 70' Richards		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,214
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
5 October 2008 7 Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland  19'
Garrido  41'
Zabaleta  67'
Dunne  86'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  55'  73' Torres
 90+1' Kuyt
 90+5' Arbeloa		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,280
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
20 October 2008 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Beye  12'
Ameobi  44'
Dunne  63' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  14' (pen.) Robinho
 36' Garrido
 45' Kompany
 86' Ireland		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 45,908
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
26 October 2008 9 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Robinho  14', 47', 72'
Kompany  88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,624
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)
29 October 2008 10 Middlesbrough 2–0 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
20:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Alves  53' (pen.)
O'Neil  74',  90+4'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  31' Kompany
 44' Ireland
 84' Robinho		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
2 November 2008 11 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
16:00 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Gardner  77'
Jääskeläinen  57'
Dunne  88' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  32' Zabaleta Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,095
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)
9 November 2008 12 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho  16'
Fernandes 18'  26'
Dunne  83'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
Hungarian video		  29', 64' Bent
 48'  89' Assou-Ekotto
 61' King		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
16 November 2008 13 Hull City 2–2 Manchester City Kingston upon Hull, England
16:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2b)		 Cousin  14'
McShane  25'
Geovanni  60'
Marney  88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  11' Ben Haim
 37', 45',  84' Ireland
 83' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,902
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
22 November 2008 14 Manchester City 3–0 Arsenal Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland  45+1'
Robinho  56'
Sturridge  90+1' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  19' Hoyte
 87' Song		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,878
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
30 November 2008 15 Manchester City 0–1 Manchester United Manchester, England
13:30 GMT





(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Ireland  41'
Vassell  45'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  21' Rafael
 33' Fletcher
 42' Rooney
 59'  68' Ronaldo
 66' Evra
 85' Carrick		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,320
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
6 December 2008 16 Fulham 1–1 Manchester City London, England
12:45 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Pantsil  61'
Bullard  27',  90'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  6' Benjani
 74' Ireland		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,012
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
13 December 2008 17 Manchester City 0–1 Everton Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  90' Fellaini
 90+2' Cahill		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,344
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
21 December 2008 18 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Manchester City West Bromwich, England
13:30 GMT

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Robinson  52'
Moore  69'
Bednář  90+2',  90+2'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  86' Caicedo
 89' Dunne		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
26 December 2008 19 Manchester City 5–1 Hull City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Caicedo  15', 27'
Robinho  28', 36'
Ireland  82'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  45' Geovanni
 72' Zayatte  72' Fagan
 75' Mendy
 80' Fagan		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,196
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
28 December 2008 20 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Manchester City Blackburn, England
16:15 GMT


(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Kerimoğlu  33'
McCarthy  45'
Roberts  84'
Nelsen  90'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  54' Ireland
 88' Sturridge
 90+4' Robinho		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
17 January 2009 21 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Zabaleta  53'
Dunne  54'
Robinho  70'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  34' Cattermole
 41' Bramble
 86' Palacios
 90' Kirkland		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,262
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
28 January 2009 22 Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Wright-Phillips  17',  44'
Bellamy  77'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  48' S. Taylor
 66' Gutiérrez
 81' Carroll		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,280
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
31 January 2009 23 Stoke City 1–0 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent, England
12:45 GMT

(Home v3 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Delap  37'
Beattie  45+5'
Wilkinson  89'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  55' Elano Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
7 February 2009 24 Manchester City 1–0 Middlesbrough Manchester, England
12:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bellamy  51' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  80' O'Neil Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,558
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
14 February 2009 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Johnson  70'
Hreiðarsson  75'  85'		 Postponement report
BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  19' De Jong
 80' Ireland
 85' Bellamy		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,018
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
22 February 2009 26 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 El Zhar  76'
Kuyt  78'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  32' Dunne
 51' Bellamy
 74' Kompany		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,259
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
1 March 2009 27 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London, England
12:30 GMT

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Parker  11'
Kováč  44'
Collison  70'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  69' Kompany
 90' Ireland		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,562
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
4 March 2009 28 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Elano  24' (pen.)
Caicedo  31'
Wright-Phillips  89'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  23' Milner
 57' Barry		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,137
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
15 March 2009 29 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London, England
13:30 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Essien  18' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  29' Elano
 75' Evans		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)
22 March 2009 30 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bojinov  19'
Richards  56'
Fernandes  87'
Wright-Phillips  90+2'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  16' McCartney
 19' Ferdinand  19' Bardsley
 47' Davenport
 75' Leadbitter
 79' Reid		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,017
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)
4 April 2009 31 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Adebayor  8'
Touré  36'
Adebayor  49'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  21' Dunne
 45' De Jong
 45' Zabaleta		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,097
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
12 April 2009 32 Manchester City 1–3 Fulham Manchester, England
16:10 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland  28' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  24' Konchesky
 50' Dempsey
 59' Etuhu
 83' Dempsey		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,841
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
19 April 2009 33 Manchester City 4–2 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England
15:00 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho  8'
Onuoha  21'
Elano  56' (pen.)
Kompany  74'
Sturridge  90+1'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  21' Carson
 37', 54' Brunt
 66' Morrison		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
25 April 2009 34 Everton 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 BST



(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Neville  68'
Gosling  90+4'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  35' Robinho
 54' Ireland
 68' Onuoha
 72' Elano
 83' Fernandes		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,791
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
2 May 2009 35 Manchester City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo  27',  27'
Robinho  34'
Elano  45+1' (pen.)
De Jong  60'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  45' Grella  45' Nelsen  45' Ooijer
 66' Andrews		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,967
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
10 May 2009 36 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Manchester, England
13:30 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Ronaldo  18'
Tevez  45'
Fletcher  48'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  33' Ireland Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,464
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
16 May 2009 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Defoe  29'
Keane  86' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  43' Zabaleta
 65' Bojinov		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
24 May 2009 38 Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo  8' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,202
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
First qualifying round
17 July 2008 First leg EB Streymur 0–2 Manchester City Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
M.E.N. report
YouTube video		  9' Petrov
 28' Hamann
 47' Johnson		 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
31 July 2008 Second leg Manchester City 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 EB Streymur Barnsley, England
20:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Fernandes  36'
Petrov  48'
Vassell  90'		 BBC Sport report
M.E.N. report
YouTube video
YouTube video		  43' Niclassen Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 7,334
Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)
Second qualifying round
14 August 2008 First leg Manchester City 0–1 Midtjylland Manchester, England
19:45 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ćorluka  36'
Ben Haim  69'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  15' Olsen
 36' Florescu
 57' Reid
 88' Heinze		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany)
28 August 2008 Second leg Midtjylland 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Manchester City Herning, Denmark
16:25 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Poulsen  94' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  52' Elano
 76' Richards
 89' (o.g.) Califf		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Penalties
Reid
Poulsen
Borring
Afriyie 		Evans
Petrov
Johnson
Hamann
Ćorluka

First round
18 September 2008 First leg Omonia 1–2 Manchester City Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 BST


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Kaseke  23'
Duro  43',  49'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  24' Garrido
 59', 72' Jô
 67' Robinho		 Stadium: Neo GSP Stadium
Attendance: 15,907
Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)
2 October 2008 Second leg Manchester City 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Omonia Manchester, England
19:45 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Elano  48'
Wright-Phillips  55'
Ben Haim  88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  78' Alabi Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,304
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Group phase
6 November 2008 1 Manchester City 3–2 Twente Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Wright-Phillips  2'
Zabaleta  29'
Robinho  57'
Benjani  62'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  17',  40' Elia
 65' Wielaert		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 21,247
Referee: Nikolay Ivanov (Russia)
27 November 2008 2 Schalke 04 0–2 Manchester City Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 GMT

(Third v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  32' Benjani
 58' Richards
 64',  66' Ireland		 Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 54,142
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
3 December 2008 3 Manchester City 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  28' Kežman Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,626
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
18 December 2008 4 Racing Santander 3–1 Manchester City Santander, Spain
19:45 GMT




(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Marcano  11'
Serrano  12',  30'
Pereira  20'
Navas  48'
Valera  54'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  18' Ben Haim
 28' Hamann
 49' Elano
 70' Zabaleta
 81' Kompany
 90' Caicedo		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Attendance: 18,360
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Round of 32
19 February 2009 First leg Copenhagen 2–2 Manchester City Copenhagen, Denmark
19:05 GMT


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Almeida  56'
Vingaard  90+1'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  29' Onuoha
 43' Bellamy
 61' Ireland
 83' Richards		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 30,159
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
26 February 2009 Second leg Manchester City 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Copenhagen Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Bellamy  73', 80' BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  36' Kristensen
 62' Wendt
 90+3' Vingaard		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 26,018
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)
Round of 16
12 March 2009 First leg Manchester City 2–0 Aalborg BK Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo  8'
Wright-Phillips  30'
Elano  72'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video
YouTube video		  71' Enevoldsen Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 24,502
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
19 March 2009 Second leg Aalborg BK 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Manchester City Aalborg, Denmark
20:00 GMT


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Risgård  61'
Beauchamp  68'
Shelton  85'
Jakobsen  90' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video
YouTube video		  53' Kompany
 83' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: Energi Nord Arena
Attendance: 10,734
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Penalties
Jakobsen
Johansson
Augustinussen
Nomvethe
Shelton 		Evans
Elano
Wright-Phillips
Dunne
Quarter-final
9 April 2009 First leg Hamburger SV 3–1 Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
19:45 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Mathijsen  9'
Trochowski  40',  64' (pen.)
Pitroipa  69'
Guerrero  79'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		  1' Ireland
 57' Bellamy
 59' Given		 Stadium: Hamburg Arena
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
16 April 2009 Second leg Manchester City 2–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Hamburger SV Manchester, England
19:45 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Dunne  14'  75'
Elano  17' (pen.)
Kompany  47'
Caicedo  50'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
MCFC video		  12' Guerrero Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,009
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Second round
24 September 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Manchester City Brighton, England
19:45 BST


(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Murray  89'
Anyinsah  95'
Livermore  101'
El-Abd  102'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  64' Fernandes
 108' Ireland		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Essex)
Penalties
Livermore
Elphick
Murray
Virgo
Richards 		Evans
Elano
Kompany
Ball

Third round
3 January 2009 Manchester City 0–3 Nottingham Forest Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Dunne  63' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		  38' Tyson
 42' Earnshaw
 75' Garner		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 31,869
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)

Playing statistics

Starting XI

Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns
*** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 January 2009

No. Pos. Player Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup League Cup TOTALS
All Competitions
Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps.
1GK Joe Hart 230(0)090(0)010(0)330(0)
2DF Micah Richards 340(1)12150(0)3010(0)500(1)15
3DF Michael Ball 080(0)040(1)010(0)010(0)140(1)
4DF Nedum Onuoha 230(3)11070(0)1300(3)21
SoldDF Vedran Ćorluka 030(0)1030(0)1060(0)11
5DF Pablo Zabaleta 290(3)13-/1110(0)2010(0)010(0)420(3)15-/1
6MF Michael Johnson 030(0)040(0)1010(0)080(0)1
7MF Stephen Ireland 350(1)98140(1)31010(0)1500(2)139
8MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 270(0)53090(0)31010(0)370(0)84***
9FW Valeri Bojinov 080(6)11010(1)090(7)11
10FW Robinho 310(1)143100(0)11410(1)154
11MF Elano 280(7)63120(3)23010(0)010(1)42 (11)86
12FW Darius Vassell 080(2)1060(0)1010(1)150(3)11
14FW Jô 090(3)1070(1)2010(1)010(0)180(5)3
15DF Javier Garrido 130(2)11080(2)1210(4)12
16GK Kasper Schmeichel 010(1)010(0)010(0)030(1)
17MF Martin Petrov 090(5)050(1)2140(6)2
19MF Gélson Fernandes 17 (14)131/-080(4)1010(0)010(0)127 (18)241/-
20FW Felipe Caicedo 170(7)52060(3)3010(0)010(1)25 (11)82
21MF Dietmar Hamann 090(4)080(5)11010(1)18 (10)11
22DF Richard Dunne (c) 310(0)14-/2140(0)11/-010(0)010(0)470(0)161/2
24FW Ched Evans 16 (13)11080(6)010(1)25 (20)11
25DF Wayne Bridge 160(0)060(0)220(0)
26DF Tal Ben Haim 090(1)2050(0)3010(0)150(1)5
27FW Benjani 080(1)1040(3)2120(4)3
28FW Daniel Sturridge 160(13)4080(3)010(0)010(0)26 (16)4
29MF Kelvin Etuhu 040(2)030(3)070(5)
30DF Shaleum Logan 010(0)010(0)
33MF Vincent Kompany 340(0)18090(1)3010(0)010(0)450(1)111
34MF Nigel de Jong 160(0)3160(0)3
36DF Gláuber 010(1)010(1)
37GK Shay Given 150(0)060(0)1210(0)1
39FW Craig Bellamy 080(1)31030(0)22110(1)53
40MF Vladimír Weiss 010(1)010(1)
TOTALS 58501/3 23261/- 2 83772/3

Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Last updated: 28 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2008–09 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Season 2008–09 Squad Numbers 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goal scorers

Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Awards

Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards

Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

Month First Team Reserve Team Academy
August[4] Stephen Ireland Adam Clayton Andrew Tutte
September[5] Shaun Wright-Phillips Clayton McDonald Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October[5] Robinho Clayton McDonald Dedryck Boyata
November[6] Stephen Ireland Donal McDermott Andrew Tutte
December[6] Vincent Kompany Paul Marshall not announced
January[7] Pablo Zabaleta Ryan McGivern
February[7] Craig Bellamy David Ball
March[8][9] Nedum Onuoha Ben Mee Dedryck Boyata
April[8] Elano Vladimír Weiss Greg Cunningham
May[8] Nedum Onuoha Vladimír Weiss Kieran Trippier

Official Supporters Club awards
Player Season 2008–09 awards[10]
Stephen Ireland Player of the Year
Daniel Sturridge Young Player of the Year

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

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