User:Mancini's Sandbox/2008–09

Manchester City
Season 2008–09
Owner	Thaksin Shinawatra (until sale of club from UKSIL to ADUG on 1 Sep. 2008) Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman	Thaksin Shinawatra (until sale of club from UKSIL to ADUG on 1 Sep. 2008) Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Mark Hughes
Team captain	Richard Dunne
Home stadium	City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier0League	Tenth
League Cup	Second round
FA Cup	Third round
UEFA Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: 0 Robinho (14 goals) (4th highest in Premier League) All comps: 0 Robinho (15 goals)
Season revenue	€ 101.2 million0(19th highest in world) (6th highest in Premier League)
Average home attendance	42,900 – over 19 PL home games (5th highest in Premier League)
Highest home attendance	47,331 0v0 Chelsea 13 September 2008
Highest away attendance	75,464 0v0 Manchester United 10 May 2009
Lowest home attendance	7,334 0v0 EB Streymur 31 July 2008
Lowest away attendance	5,400 0v0 EB Streymur 17 July 2008
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Results summary - all competitions
	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	19	1	8	67.9%
Away	6	7	15	21.4%
Both	25	8	23	44.6%

Results summary - Premier League
	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	13	0	6	68.4%
Away	2	5	12	10.5%
Both	15	5	18	39.5%

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 the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

The Manchester 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 HH 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.

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

Team kit

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. A striking new bright orange and dark blue kit was also introduced as the club's third colours, whilst the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned back 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 green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the stoppers. The main GK 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 a second all light green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.

Home (version 1)

Home (version 2)

Home (version 3)

Third (version 1)

Third (version 2)

Away

Goalkeeper strip 1

Goalkeeper strip 2a

Goalkeeper strip 2b

Kit usage

Numbers denote: "number of home games : number of away or neutral venue games"
X indicates potential home fixtures where away and third team kits are usually never used
* Note: UEFA Cup Qualifying Round 2nd leg game against EB/Streymur enumerated as a home game despite its not being played at CoMS

Kit usage
Team kits	Goalkeeper strips	No. of games team kit and goalkeeper strip combinations used during season
		Premier League	UEFA Cup	League and FA Cups	All competitions	Pre-season games
Home v1	GK strip 1	11 : 3	6* : 4	1 : 0	25	1 : 0
	GK strip 2a	8 : 2	1 : 0	–	11	–
	GK strip 2b	0 : 1	–	–	1	–
Home v2	GK strip 1	0 : 1	1 : 3	–	5	–
	GK strip 2a	0 : 1	–	–	1	–
Home v3	GK strip 1	0 : 1	–	–	1	–
Away	GK strip 1	X : 5	–	–	5	X : 3
	GK strip 2a	X : 2	–	X : 1	3
Third v1	GK strip 1	X : 2	–	–	2	–
	GK strip 2a	X : 1	–	–	1	–
Third v2	GK strip 1	–	X : 1	–	1	–
Total games		19 : 19	8 : 8	1 : 1	56	1 : 3

Table information current as of the end of the season

Last updated: 21 April 2011.
Source: All video highlights for corresponding season 2008-09 games on MCFC OWS

This season in context

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

FC Metalurh Zaporizhya v Manchester City

9 July 2008	FC Metalurh Zaporizhya	0 – 0	Manchester City	Rottach-Egern, Germany
		MCFC report

Hamburg v Manchester City

26 July 2008	Hamburg	1 – 0	Manchester City	Hamburg, Germany
15:30 BST (Away team kit)	Pitroipa 17'	M.E.N. report		Stadium: Hamburg Arena Attendance: 32,737

Stockport County v Manchester City

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 YouTube video	77' Bojinov 90' (pen.) Evans	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,684 Referee: K.G. Evans

Celtic v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v A.C. Milan

9 August 2008	Manchester City	1 – 0	A.C. Milan	Manchester, England
17:15 BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)	Bojinov 37'	MCFC report YouTube video		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,181 Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Competitive games

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

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Points breakdown

Points at home: 39
Points away from home: 11

Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 10

6 points: Sunderland

4 points: Blackburn Rovers, Hull City, Newcastle United

3 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Middlesbrough,

0Portsmouth, Stoke City, West Brom., West Ham United, Wigan Athletic

1 point: 0Fulham, Liverpool

0 points: Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home win: 6–0 vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008 & vs. Fulham, 12 April 2009
Biggest away win: 0–3 vs. Sunderland, 31 August 2008
Biggest away defeats: 4–2 vs. Aston Villa, 17 August 2008
000000002–0 vs. Middlesbrough, 29 October 2008 & vs. Bolton Wanderers, 2 Nov. 2008
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Biggest home attendance: 47,331 vs. Chelsea, 13 September 2008
Smallest home attendance: 36,635 vs. West Ham United, 24 August 2008
Biggest away attendance: 75,464 vs. Manchester United, 10 May 2009
Smallest away attendance: 18,214 vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 September 2008

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W

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

Individual match reports

Aston Villa v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v West Ham United

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)

Sunderland v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Chelsea

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)

Manchester City v Portsmouth

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)

Wigan Athletic v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Liverpool

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)

Newcastle United v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Stoke City

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 MCFC video		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,624 Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

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)

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

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' Bent  48' Assou-Ekotto  61' King 64' Bent  89' Assou-Ekotto	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,893 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Hull City v Manchester City

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' Ireland  83' Wright-Phillips  84' Ireland	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,902 Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

Manchester City v Arsenal

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 MCFC video	19' Hoyte  87' Song	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,878 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

Manchester City v Manchester United

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' Ronaldo  66' Evra  68' Ronaldo  85' Carrick	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,320 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)

Fulham v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Everton

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)

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

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' Bednar 90+2'  90+2'	BBC Sport report Guardian report	86' Caicedo  89' Dunne	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Manchester City v Hull City

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)

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

28 December 2008 20	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 2	Manchester City	Blackburn, England
16:15 GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1)	Tugay  33' McCarthy 45' Roberts 84' Nelsen  90'	BBC Sport report Guardian report MCFC video	54' Ireland 88' Sturridge 90+4' Robinho	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)

Manchester City v Wigan Athletic

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)

Manchester City v Newcastle United

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)

Stoke City v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Middlesbrough

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)

Portsmouth v Manchester City

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)

Liverpool v Manchester City

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)

West Ham United v Manchester City

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' Kovac  44' Collison 70'	BBC Sport report Guardian report	69' Kompany  90' Ireland	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,562 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Manchester City v Aston Villa

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)

Chelsea v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Sunderland

22 March 2009 30	Manchester City	1 – 0	Sunderland	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)	Bojinov  19' Robinho 19' (pen.) 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)

Arsenal v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Fulham

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)

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

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)

Everton v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

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' (pen.) Diouf 66' Andrews	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,967 Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Manchester United v Manchester City

10 May 2009 36	Manchester United	2 – 0	Manchester City	Manchester, England
13:30 BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a)	Ronaldo 18' Tévez 45' Fletcher  48'	BBC Sport report Guardian report	33' Ireland	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,464 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

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)

Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers

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)

UEFA Cup

Qualifying phase

First qualifying round

EB Streymur v Manchester City

17 July 2008 First leg	EB Streymur	0 – 2	Manchester City	Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands
19:00 CET (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)

Manchester City v EB Streymur

31 July 2008 Second leg	Manchester City	2 – 0	EB Streymur	Barnsley, England
20:00 CET (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

Manchester City v FC Midtjylland

14 August 2008 First leg	Manchester City	0 – 1	FC Midtjylland	Manchester, England
19:45 CET (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: 17,200 Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany)

FC Midtjylland v Manchester City

28 August 2008 Second leg	FC Midtjylland	(0) 0 – 1 (1) (2 – 4 p)	Manchester City	Herning, Denmark
16:25 CET (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

Omonia Nicosia v Manchester City

18 September 2008 First leg	Omonia Nicosia	1 – 2	Manchester City	Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 CET (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)	Kaseke  23' Duro  43' 49'	BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video	24' Garrido 59' Jô  67' Robinho 72' Jô	Stadium: Neo GSP Stadium Attendance: 15,907 Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)

Manchester City v Omonia Nicosia

2 October 2008 Second leg	Manchester City	2 – 1	Omonia Nicosia	Manchester, England
19:45 CET (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)

Brazilian striker Robinho prepares for start of City's UEFA Europa League first round first leg tie against Omonia Nicosia.

Group phase

Group A standings Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manchester City 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 FC Twente 4 2 0 2 5 8 -3 6 Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5 Racing Santander 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5 Schalke 04 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4

Group A results MC PSG RdS S04 FCT Manchester City – 0–0 – – 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain – – 2–2 – 4–0 Racing Santander 3–1 – – 1–1 – Schalke 04 0–2 3–1 – – – FC Twente – – 1–0 2–1 –

Last updated: 18 December 2008.
Source: UEFA OWS 2008-09 UEFA Cup match reports

Manchester City v FC Twente

6 November 2008 1	Manchester City	3 – 2	FC Twente	Manchester, England
20:45 CET (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)

Schalke 04 v Manchester City

27 November 2008 2	Schalke 04	0 – 2	Manchester City	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CET (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)

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

3 December 2008 3	Manchester City	0 – 0	Paris Saint-Germain	Manchester, England
20:45 CET (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)

Racing Santander v Manchester City

18 December 2008 4	Racing Santander	3 – 1	Manchester City	Santander, Spain
20:45 CET (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)	Marcano  11' Serrano  12' Pereira 20' Serrano 30' 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)

Final phase

Round of 32

FC Copenhagen v Manchester City

19 February 2009 First leg	FC Copenhagen	2 – 2	Manchester City	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:05 CET (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)

Manchester City v FC Copenhagen

26 February 2009 Second leg	Manchester City	2 – 1	FC Copenhagen	Manchester, England
20:45 CET (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

Manchester City v AaB Aalborg

12 March 2009 First leg	Manchester City	2 – 0	AaB Aalborg	Manchester, England
20:45 CET (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)

AaB Aalborg v Manchester City

19 March 2009 Second leg	AaB Aalborg	(2) 2 – 0 (0) (3 – 4 p)	Manchester City	Aalborg, Denmark
21:00 CET (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

Hamburg v Manchester City

9 April 2009 First leg	Hamburg	3 – 1	Manchester City	Hamburg, Germany
19:45 CET (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)

Manchester City v Hamburg

16 April 2009 Second leg	Manchester City	2 – 1 (3 – 4 agg.)	Hamburg	Manchester, England
19:45 CET (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)	Dunne  14' Elano 17' (pen.) Kompany  47' Caicedo 50' Dunne  75'	BBC Sport report Guardian report MCFC video	12' Guerrero	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,009 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City

24 September 2008 Second round	Brighton and Hove Albion	(1) 2 – 2 (1) (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

FA Cup

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest

3 January 2009 Third round	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

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 retroactive 3-match ban by F.A. for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 Jan. 2009

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League				UEFA Cup				FA Cup		League Cup		TOTALS All Competitions
			Apps.				Apps.				Apps.		Apps.		Apps.
1	GK	Joe Hart	230(0)				090(0)				010(0)				330(0)
2	DF	Micah Richards	340(1)	1	2		150(0)		3		010(0)				500(1)	1	5
3	DF	Michael Ball	080(0)				040(1)				010(0)		010(0)		140(1)
4	DF	Nedum Onuoha	230(3)	1	1		070(0)	1							300(3)	2	1
Sold	DF	Vedran Ćorluka	030(0)	1			030(0)		1						060(0)	1	1
5	DF	Pablo Zabaleta	290(3)	1	3	-/1	110(0)		2		010(0)		010(0)		420(3)	1	5	-/1
6	MF	Michael Johnson	030(0)				040(0)		1				010(0)		080(0)		1
7	MF	Stephen Ireland	350(1)	9	8		140(1)	3	1				010(0)	1	500(2)	13	9
8	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	270(0)	5	3		090(0)	3	1		010(0)				370(0)	8	4	***
9	FW	Valeri Bojinov	080(6)	1	1		010(1)								090(7)	1	1
10	FW	Robinho	310(1)	14	3		100(0)	1	1						410(1)	15	4
11	MF	Elano	280(7)	6	3		120(3)	2	3		010(0)		010(1)		42 (11)	8	6
12	FW	Darius Vassell	080(2)		1		060(0)	1			010(1)				150(3)	1	1
14	FW	Jô	090(3)	1			070(1)	2			010(1)		010(0)		180(5)	3
15	DF	Javier Garrido	130(2)	1	1		080(2)		1						210(4)	1	2
16	GK	Kasper Schmeichel	010(1)				010(0)						010(0)		030(1)
17	MF	Martin Petrov	090(5)				050(1)	2							140(6)	2
19	MF	Gelson Fernandes	17 (14)	1	3	1/-	080(4)		1		010(0)		010(0)	1	27 (18)	2	4	1/-
20	FW	Felipe Caicedo	170(7)	5	2		060(3)	3			010(0)		010(1)		25 (11)	8	2
21	MF	Dietmar Hamann	090(4)				080(5)	1	1		010(1)				18 (10)	1	1
22	DF	Richard Dunne (c)	310(0)	1	4	-/2	140(0)		1	1/-	010(0)		010(0)		470(0)	1	6	1/2
24	FW	Ched Evans	16 (13)	1	1		080(6)						010(1)		25 (20)	1	1
25	DF	Wayne Bridge	160(0)				060(0)								220(0)
26	DF	Tal Ben-Haim	090(1)		2		050(0)		3				010(0)		150(1)		5
27	FW	Benjani Mwaruwari	080(1)	1			040(3)	2							120(4)	3
28	FW	Daniel Sturridge	160(13)	4			080(3)				010(0)		010(0)		26 (16)	4
29	MF	Kelvin Etuhu	040(2)				030(3)								070(5)
30	DF	Shaleum Logan	010(0)												010(0)
33	MF	Vincent Kompany	340(0)	1	8		090(1)		3		010(0)		010(0)		450(1)	1	11
34	MF	Nigel de Jong	160(0)		3										160(0)		3
36	DF	Gláuber	010(1)												010(1)
37	GK	Shay Given	150(0)				060(0)		1						210(0)		1
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	080(1)	3	1		030(0)	2	2						110(1)	5	3
40	MF	Vladimir Weiss	010(1)												010(1)
TOTALS				58	50	1/3		23	26	1/-				2		83	77	2/3

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

Last updated: 27 April 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

Player	Premier League	UEFA Cup	League Cup	0 FA Cup 0	All competitions
Robinho	14	1			15
Stephen Ireland	9	3	1		13
Felipe Caicedo	5	3			8
Elano	6	2			8
Shaun Wright-Phillips	5	3			8
Craig Bellamy	3	2			5
Daniel Sturridge	4				4
Benjani Mwaruwari	1	2			3
Jô	1	2			3
Gelson Fernandes	1		1		2
Nedum Onuoha	1	1			2
Martin Petrov		2			2
Valeri Bojinov	1				1
Vedran Ćorluka	1				1
Richard Dunne	1				1
Ched Evans	1				1
Javier Garrido	1				1
Dietmar Hamann		1			1
Vincent Kompany	1				1
Micah Richards	1				1
Darius Vassell		1			1
Pablo Zabaleta	1				1
own goals		1			1

Information current for all games played 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	Stephen Ireland	Adam Clayton	Andrew Tutte
September	Shaun Wright-Phillips	Clayton McDonald	Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October	Robinho	Clayton McDonald	Dedryck Boyata
November	Stephen Ireland	Donal McDermott	Andrew Tutte
December	Vincent Kompany	Paul Marshall	not announced
January	Pablo Zabaleta	Ryan McGivern
February	Craig Bellamy	David Ball
March	Nedum Onuoha	Ben Mee	Dedryck Boyata
April	Elano	Vladimir Weiss	Greg Cunningham
May	Nedum Onuoha	Vladimir Weiss	Kieran Trippier

Official Supporters Club awards

Player	Season 2008–09 awards
Stephen Ireland	Player of the Year
Daniel Sturridge	Young Player of the Year

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First team squad

Date	Pos.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
02 July 2008	FW	Jô	CSKA Moscow	£18m
30 July 2008	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Chelsea	£5m
21 Aug. 2008	DF	Vincent Kompany	Hamburg	£6m
28 Aug. 2008	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	Chelsea	£8.5m
31 Aug. 2008	DF	Pablo Zabaleta	Espanyol	£6.45m
31 Aug. 2008	DF	Gláuber	Nuremberg	Undisc.
01 Sep. 2008	FW	Robinho	Real Madrid	£32.5m
03 Jan. 2009	DF	Wayne Bridge	Chelsea	£10m
19 Jan. 2009	FW	Craig Bellamy	West Ham	£14m
21 Jan. 2009	MF	Nigel de Jong	Hamburg	£16m
01 Feb. 2009	GK	Shay Given	Newcastle Utd.	£5.9m

Reserves and Academy squads

Date	Pos.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
Sep. 2008	FW	Marcello Trotta	Napoli	£750,000 [x]
12 Oct. 2008	DF	Oliver Nicholas	Arsenal	Free
20 Oct. 2008	MF	Alex Pla	UD Cornellà	Undisc.
20 Oct. 2008	MF	Jorge Guinovart	UD Cornellà	Undisc.
17 Feb. 2009	DF	Jérémy Helan	Rennes	Undisc.
25 Feb. 2009	GK	Gunnar Nielsen	Blackburn Rovers	Free

[x] 0=0

Transfers out

First team squad

Exit Date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
02 July 2008	GK	Andreas Isaksson	PSV Eindhoven	Undisc.
02 July 2008	DF	Sun Jihai	Sheffield United	Free
04 July 2008	MF	Geovanni	Hull City	Free
14 July 2008	FW	Georgios Samaras	Celtic	Undisc.
30 July 2008	FW	Bernardo Corradi	Reggina	Free
07 Aug. 2008	FW	Paul Dickov	Leicester City	Free
23 Aug. 2008	FW	Rolando Bianchi	Torino	Undisc.
01 Sep. 2008	DF	Vedran Ćorluka	Tottenham Hotspur	£8.5m
02 Sep. 2008	FW	Emile Mpenza	Plymouth Argyle	Released

Reserves and Academy squads

Exit Date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
01 July 2008	DF	Garry Breen	Hereford United	Free
01 July 2008	DF	Michael Daly	Released
01 July 2008	GK	Andrea Giombetti	Released
01 July 2008	MF	Ashley Grimes	Millwall	Free
01 July 2008	FW	Christian Mouritsen	Released
30 July 2008	DF	Matthew Mills	Doncaster Rovers	£300,000
16 Oct. 2008	FW	Teerasil Dangda	Released
16 Oct. 2008	DF	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo	Released
16 Oct. 2008	DF	Suree Sukha	Released
02 Jan. 2009	DF	Sam Williamson	Wrexham	Free

Loans out

First team squad

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
01 Feb. 2009	31 May 2009	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Sunderland
02 Feb. 2009	31 May 2009	FW	Jô	Everton

Reserves and Academy squads

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
15 Aug. 2008	14 Sep. 2008	DF	Clayton McDonald	Macclesfield Town
29 Aug. 2008	03 Jan. 2009	MF	Karl Moore	Millwall
01 Sep. 2008	01 Oct. 2008	DF	Javan Vidal	Grimsby Town
11 Sep. 2008	10 Oct. 2008	MF	Donal McDermott	Milton Keynes Dons
23 Oct. 2008	31 Dec. 2008	DF	Ryan McGivern	Morecambe
31 Oct. 2008	31 Dec. 2008	MF	Angelos Tsiaklis	Wrexham
27 Sep. 2008	02 Jan. 2009	DF	Sam Williamson	Wrexham
16 Jan. 2009	31 May. 2009	DF	Javan Vidal	Aberdeen
29 Jan. 2009	28 Feb. 2009	MF	Paul Marshall	Blackpool
03 Feb. 2009	23 Mar. 2009	MF	Clayton McDonald	Chesterfield
06 Mar. 2009	31 May 2009	MF	Paul Marshall	Port Vale
26 Mar. 2009	31 May 2009	GK	Gunnar Nielsen	Wrexham
17 Apr. 2009	31 May 2009	GK	Richard Martin	Burton Albion

See also

• Manchester City F.C. seasons