2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City F.C.
2008–09 season
Manager	Gary Johnson
Stadium	Ashton Gate
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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

Season summary

Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

Notes

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

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

[2] Carey was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and represented them at U-21 level.

[3] 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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