Bradford City A.F.C. season 2008–09
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The 2008–09 season was the 106th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, their 94th in The Football League
and 96th in the league system of English football
. Their 10th place finish in 2007–08 meant it would be their second successive season in League Two
.
This article covers a period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
had been appointed Bradford City's new manager ahead of the club's 2007–08 League Two
campaign. He had targeted promotion during his first season, but the club were in the bottom half of the league until after the New Year and could only finish tenth, 16 points outside the play-off spots. McCall released 13 players at the end of the season, and also lost his captain, David Wetherall
, who decided to retire, and Luke Medley
, who turned down a new contract in favour of a return to his home in London. McCall added four new signings: keeper Jonathan McLaughlin, midfielder Chris Brandon, Paul Arnison
and defender Graeme Lee
during June as he attempted to build a team to win promotion.
midfielder Paul McLaren
signed a two-year deal. Two weeks after pre-season training started, City played their first friendly when they lost 3–1 to Farsley Celtic
, the only City goal coming from a Barry Conlon
penalty. City's side included several trialists, including goalkeeper Nick Colgan
, Korey Nix (brother of City midfielder Kyle) and Rory Boulding
. Rory's elder brother Michael
, who had also been training with City, was unable to play because of an injury. The second pre-season came three days later, when City defeated Bradford rivals
Bradford Park Avenue
3–1, selecting a squad which included a number of youth team players. City's third friendly was a 2–1 defeat to another West Yorkshire non-league side, Guiseley
, who featured former Bradford player David Brown
on trial. City embarked on a short tour of Scotland, where they defeated Dundee
1–0 but lost 4–0 to Motherwell
. During the tour, the club signed brothers Michael
and Rory Boulding
on free transfers. Upon their return to England, City lost their next friendly 2–1 to Burnley
. Following his form in several trial games, including a string of saves against Burnley, goalkeeper Rhys Evans
, who had played on loan the previous season with City, became City's latest signing on 1 August 2008. Three days later, City's next friendly resulted in a 1–0 victory against League One
side Oldham Athletic
. The final pre-season friendly was played behind closed doors, when City lost 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday
with a team made up of juniors and reserve players. A day before the start of the season, McCall signed defender TJ Moncur
on loan from Fulham
as cover at right back. The agreement gave Bradford the option to sign Moncur, who had also played seven games on loan the previous season, on a permanent contract once the loan finished on 3 January 2009.
. Striker Peter Thorne, who had been Bradford's top goalscorer in the 2007–08 season and scored a hat-trick in the corresponding fixture, scored both Bradford's goals. City again lost at the first round stage of the League Cup
for the third successive season, this time 4–0 to West Yorkshire
rivals Huddersfield Town
. Thorne, who had been rested to the substitutes' bench for the defeat at Huddersfield, returned for City's second league game when he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory at Macclesfield Town
. City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2–0 victory against Rochdale
on 23 August 2008. It was the first time since the 2001–02 season that City had won their first three games of the season. Michael Boulding
opened the scoring with his first City goal before Thorne added his fifth of the campaign. McCall stated he wanted to sign one more player before the August transfer deadline, before bringing in South African midfielder Dean Furman
from his former side Rangers
on loan until January. City's winning start to the league season came to an end with a defeat to Aldershot Town
—the first time the two sides had met. City had taken the lead with Paul McLaren
's first goal for the club, but Peter Thorne missed a penalty as City lost 3–2.
, who won 2–1, in the Football League Trophy
in front of 20,128 fans—one of the highest crowds for the tournament. Barry Conlon
scored City's goal. After two successive defeats, City returned to winning ways by defeating Port Vale
2–0 on 6 September, with goals from Bullock and Thorne. The game marked the first contest between managers Stuart McCall and Lee Sinnott
since McCall was appointed City manager in May 2007, when Sinnott was also in line for the job following his form at Farsley Celtic. Thorne scored another two, as did Michael Boulding, when City added their fifth win from six league games with a 4–1 victory over Exeter City
(despite being 1–0 behind at half-time) to go top of the league. City lost their unbeaten home start to the season the following week when they lost 3–1 to Bournemouth
, managed by former City player Jimmy Quinn
. Joe Colbeck
scored City's goal, his first of the season. City suffered a second successive defeat a week later against another promotion favourite, Shrewsbury Town
, 2–0. The game was marred by an injury to TJ Moncur, who collapsed after less than ten minutes after a clash of heads with Graeme Lee
and had to be taken to hospital.
. City had been reduced to ten men when Paul Heckingbottom
was sent off, but just four minutes later Barry Conlon, who had come on as a substitute only a minute earlier, gave City the lead, only for Luton to equalise seven minutes later. City recorded their first victory in four games by defeating Accrington Stanley
on 11 October, despite trailing by two goals with ten minutes to go. Goals by Conlon, Michael Boulding and Thorne gave City a 3–2 victory. The roles were reversed a week later when City led Gillingham
2–0 at half-time with goals from Thorne and Colbeck; but, despite Gillingham being reduced to ten men when Mark Bentley
was sent off, the game finished 2–2. Only two days later, City again fell to a late goal when they lost to Darlington
2–1, with Omar Daley
scoring his first goal of the season. After recording just one victory in six matches, McCall said he wanted to bring in some loan transfers and signed Tom Clarke
from Huddersfield on 23 October. He made his debut the following day as a first-half substitute against Grimsby Town
after fellow defender Matthew Clarke was sent off. City were leading 1–0 at the time through an Omar Daley
, and, despite being reduced to ten men, extended their advantage through former Grimsby striker Michael Boulding and a first club goal for Graeme Lee
, eventually winning 3–1. Colbeck was injured during the victory over Grimsby, and so McCall signed midfielder Nicky Law, who had played ten games for City the previous season, as cover on another loan deal. The month ended with a 1–0 against fellow promotion hopefuls Bury
, with Barry Conlon again coming on as substitute to score the only goal of the game.
despite being ahead three times. Barry Conlon scored two of the goals in just his fourth league start of the season, with Peter Thorne scoring City's other goal in a 3–3 draw. The first round of the FA Cup saw City drawn against Milton Keynes Dons
, who had won promotion to League One
the previous season. However, City pulled off an upset with a 2–1 victory at stadium:mk with goals from Daley and Lee. The following week's return to league action saw City against Wycombe Wanderers
, who were second in the league and had the only remaining undefeated league record in the country. A second half goal from Lewis Hunt
gave Wycombe a 1–0 victory. Full back Luke O'Brien
scored his first senior goal in City's next league game as City defeated Rotherham United
2–0 in their first game at the Don Valley Stadium
, Rotherham's temporary home. Nicky Law's first goal of his second spell completed the scoring. A second half penalty from Conlon three days later against Chesterfield
gave City back-to-back victories and their second 3–2 of the season after being 2–0 down. First half goals from Graeme Lee and Michael Boulding had started the comeback in the first half before Chesterfield were reduced to ten men when Alan Goodall
was sent off for committing the foul which led to Conlon's penalty. Winger Omar Daley was injured in the game, becoming the latest midfielder to be sidelined. As a result, McCall brought into another loan transfer two days later by signing Steve Jones from Burnley
for one month. Jones made his debut the following weekend as City lost 2–1 in the FA Cup second round to League One's Leyton Orient
.
was released from his contract six months early to let him find a new club. He played only two games during the 2008–09 season, both as substitute. The following day, Tom Clarke followed him out of the club, after he was recalled from his loan spell by Huddersfield caretaker manager Gerry Murphy
. The first game of the month saw City extend their unbeaten run to three games with a 1–1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge
, in a game in which opposition manager John Still
said they had dominated. City's unbeaten run was ended at Brentford
the following week in a 2–1 defeat, with all three goals coming in the final two minutes. City's goal came from Michael Boulding, who scored for the third successive game. City failed to win for a third successive game when they drew 0–0 with Chester City
. Another 0–0 draw followed as City's run without victory extended to four games in the first game of the festive period at Lincoln City
. Bradford ended their run of four games without a victory by defeating Morecambe
4–0 in the final game of the season to return to the automatic promotion spots.
At the start of the New Year, TJ Moncur's loan spell was cancelled and he returned to Fulham. The following day, City brought in another player on loan, with Chris O'Grady
signing from Oldham Athletic
for one month. City kept their fourth successive clean sheet the following day in the first game of 2009, but were again involved in a goalless draw, this time with fellow promotion-chasing side Shrewsbury Town. City's activity in the loan market continued, with Nicky Law extending his loan until the end of the season, while midfielder Luke Sharry was loaned out to Conference National
side Barrow
. Furman also extended his loan to the end of the season and Jones for another month.
City's next scheduled game was postponed because of a frozen pitch, before they extended their unbeaten run to five games the following week with their fourth draw during that run. A second half goal from Conlon gave City a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. The run was extended to three successive draws against Luton Town, although City were losing 2–0 at half-time before they recovered to 2–2. A late goal from Luton's Asa Hall
looked to have given Luton the win, before Conlon scored for a second successive game, this time from a penalty, to give City a 3–3 draw.
Two days after the game, City again moved into the loan market by taking Pakistani international
defender Zesh Rehman for the rest of the season from Championship
side QPR
. Leaving the club on loan was another central defender, Mark Bower
, who was signed by Luton Town for one month to cover injuries and suspensions. Rehman was given his debut the following day as City's run without defeat came to an end with a 1–0 loss to top three side Bury to drop out of the top seven for the first time in the season. However, City made amends in their final game of the month by recording their first victory of the calendar year, 2–0 against a Grimsby side which had been reduced to ten men. City's goals came from loan players Law and Jones, whose goal was his first for the club.
. City had been due to play Darlington
live on television the same day, but the game was postponed because of snow. When City returned to action, they recorded their first back-to-back victories since November with a 2–0 victory against fellow promotion-chasing Gillingham. It was followed up by a third successive victory without conceding, with a 1–0 victory against second placed Wycombe a week later. Jones scored for the second successive home game. The sequence of wins came to an end with the rearranged game with Darlington, which ended in a 0–0 draw. City's four games without defeat or conceding came to an end with a 4–1 defeat to Barnet, who were third from bottom in the table and without a home win in four months. It was followed up by another away defeat, this time 3–1 at Notts County, which saw City drop out of the play-off spots.
. Peter Thorne scored two goals, with Dean Furman, Barry Conlon and a last minute own goal
completing City's scoring. When City returned to the road three days later, they recorded a third consecutive away defeat, this time 3–0 to fellow promotion-contenders Rochdale, with all three goals coming in the second half. The following day, Northern Ireland international
winger Keith Gillespie
joined City for the rest of the season after he impressed Stuart McCall during two weeks training with the club. After another defeat, the fourth successive away from home, this time 1–0 to another side chasing promotion, Exeter City, Bradford once again dropped out of the play-off places. Conlon and Clarke were disciplined by the club and missed the game with Exeter because of a non-footballing matter. When City suffered their fifth successive away defeat, this time 4–1 to Bournemouth, only three days later, Stuart McCall threatened to resign if the side missed out on a play-off place.
Although Conlon played in the defeat to Bournemouth, he was sent on loan to Grimsby at the end of the week, with fellow striker Paul Mullin
arriving as his replacement from Accrington Stanley on a similar deal to the end of the season. The following day, a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale was City's fourth loss in 11 games. McCall opted not to bring in any more new players by the transfer deadline, but defender Simon Ainge
was allowed to move on loan to Cambridge United
. City's run without a victory was extended to five with a goalless draw away at Chester, who had themselves not won in their previous 17 games.
. City's goal came in the final minute from Peter Thorne to rescue one point. Despite taking the lead in their subsequent game through Matt Clarke's header, City's run of form continued with a 2–1 defeat to Morecambe. City also had a goal from Thorne ruled out which would have given them a 2–0 lead.
The Football League
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and 96th in the league system of English football
English football league system
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. Their 10th place finish in 2007–08 meant it would be their second successive season in League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
.
This article covers a period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Background
Stuart McCallStuart McCall
Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers...
had been appointed Bradford City's new manager ahead of the club's 2007–08 League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
campaign. He had targeted promotion during his first season, but the club were in the bottom half of the league until after the New Year and could only finish tenth, 16 points outside the play-off spots. McCall released 13 players at the end of the season, and also lost his captain, David Wetherall
David Wetherall
David Wetherall is an English former footballer who played as a central defender, finishing his playing career with Bradford City at the end of the 2007–08 season. Born in Sheffield, he supported Sheffield Wednesday as a child, and started his playing career there...
, who decided to retire, and Luke Medley
Luke Medley
Luke Anthony Cleve Medley is an English footballer who plays for Lincoln City on loan from Kidderminster Harriers. As a junior, he was on the books of Welwyn Garden City, Barnet and Tottenham Hotspur. He joined Bradford City in 2007, and later the same year scored with his first touch in league...
, who turned down a new contract in favour of a return to his home in London. McCall added four new signings: keeper Jonathan McLaughlin, midfielder Chris Brandon, Paul Arnison
Paul Arnison
Paul Simon Arnison is an English footballer who plays as a defender and plays for Darlington. Born in Hartlepool, he is a former Newcastle United trainee, who has also played for his hometown club Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.-Club career:Born in Hartlepool, Arnison started...
and defender Graeme Lee
Graeme Lee (footballer)
Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town...
during June as he attempted to build a team to win promotion.
Pre-season
City returned to pre-season training on 1 July 2008 with a fifth new player, after TranmereTranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
midfielder Paul McLaren
Paul McLaren
Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored...
signed a two-year deal. Two weeks after pre-season training started, City played their first friendly when they lost 3–1 to Farsley Celtic
Farsley Celtic A.F.C.
Farsley Celtic Association Football Club was an English football club based in Farsley, in the City of Leeds. The club was known by the nicknames of the Villagers and the Celts; their colours were blue and white. Founded in 1908, the club spent their entire existence in non-league football, winning...
, the only City goal coming from a Barry Conlon
Barry Conlon
Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City...
penalty. City's side included several trialists, including goalkeeper Nick Colgan
Nick Colgan
Nicholas Vincent "Nick" Colgan is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League One side Huddersfield Town...
, Korey Nix (brother of City midfielder Kyle) and Rory Boulding
Rory Boulding
Rory Joseph Boulding is an English footballer currently played for Scottish League side Livingston FC. He started his career alongside his elder brother, Michael at Mansfield Town...
. Rory's elder brother Michael
Michael Boulding
Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...
, who had also been training with City, was unable to play because of an injury. The second pre-season came three days later, when City defeated Bradford rivals
Bradford derby
The Bradford derby is a football derby match played between Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue.The derby has also been called the Wool City derby, referring to Bradford's history with the wool trade...
Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
3–1, selecting a squad which included a number of youth team players. City's third friendly was a 2–1 defeat to another West Yorkshire non-league side, Guiseley
Guiseley A.F.C.
Guiseley A.F.C. are an English football club from Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Founded in 1909 by a local group of enthusiasts, the club’s first success came in 1913 when they won the local Wharfedale League...
, who featured former Bradford player David Brown
David Brown (footballer born 1989)
David Brown is an English professional footballer. He most recently played for Bradford Park Avenue. He is a striker and scored on his Football League debut for Bradford City, before he was released after just five games.-Career:...
on trial. City embarked on a short tour of Scotland, where they defeated Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
1–0 but lost 4–0 to Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
. During the tour, the club signed brothers Michael
Michael Boulding
Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...
and Rory Boulding
Rory Boulding
Rory Joseph Boulding is an English footballer currently played for Scottish League side Livingston FC. He started his career alongside his elder brother, Michael at Mansfield Town...
on free transfers. Upon their return to England, City lost their next friendly 2–1 to Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. Following his form in several trial games, including a string of saves against Burnley, goalkeeper Rhys Evans
Rhys Evans
Rhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps....
, who had played on loan the previous season with City, became City's latest signing on 1 August 2008. Three days later, City's next friendly resulted in a 1–0 victory against League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
. The final pre-season friendly was played behind closed doors, when City lost 2–0 to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
with a team made up of juniors and reserve players. A day before the start of the season, McCall signed defender TJ Moncur
TJ Moncur
Thomas James Moncur, also known as TJ Moncur, is an English footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian Premier having been released by League Two side Chesterfield. He is a defender...
on loan from Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
as cover at right back. The agreement gave Bradford the option to sign Moncur, who had also played seven games on loan the previous season, on a permanent contract once the loan finished on 3 January 2009.
August
City started the season with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts CountyNotts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
. Striker Peter Thorne, who had been Bradford's top goalscorer in the 2007–08 season and scored a hat-trick in the corresponding fixture, scored both Bradford's goals. City again lost at the first round stage of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
for the third successive season, this time 4–0 to West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
rivals Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
. Thorne, who had been rested to the substitutes' bench for the defeat at Huddersfield, returned for City's second league game when he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory at Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
. City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2–0 victory against Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
on 23 August 2008. It was the first time since the 2001–02 season that City had won their first three games of the season. Michael Boulding
Michael Boulding
Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...
opened the scoring with his first City goal before Thorne added his fifth of the campaign. McCall stated he wanted to sign one more player before the August transfer deadline, before bringing in South African midfielder Dean Furman
Dean Furman
Dean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers...
from his former side Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
on loan until January. City's winning start to the league season came to an end with a defeat to Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
—the first time the two sides had met. City had taken the lead with Paul McLaren
Paul McLaren
Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored...
's first goal for the club, but Peter Thorne missed a penalty as City lost 3–2.
September
City suffered a second successive defeat when they were knocked out of another cup by a rival West Yorkshire side from League One. This time it was Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
, who won 2–1, in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
in front of 20,128 fans—one of the highest crowds for the tournament. Barry Conlon
Barry Conlon
Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City...
scored City's goal. After two successive defeats, City returned to winning ways by defeating Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
2–0 on 6 September, with goals from Bullock and Thorne. The game marked the first contest between managers Stuart McCall and Lee Sinnott
Lee Sinnott
Lee Sinnott is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is in charge at Conference North side Altrincham....
since McCall was appointed City manager in May 2007, when Sinnott was also in line for the job following his form at Farsley Celtic. Thorne scored another two, as did Michael Boulding, when City added their fifth win from six league games with a 4–1 victory over Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
(despite being 1–0 behind at half-time) to go top of the league. City lost their unbeaten home start to the season the following week when they lost 3–1 to Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
, managed by former City player Jimmy Quinn
Jimmy Quinn (Northern Irish footballer)
James Martin "Jimmy" Quinn is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and was manager of Bournemouth.-Club:...
. Joe Colbeck
Joe Colbeck
Joe Colbeck is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for League Two side Hereford United.Born in Bradford, England, he joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, making his debut two years later. He played more than 100 league games for...
scored City's goal, his first of the season. City suffered a second successive defeat a week later against another promotion favourite, Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
, 2–0. The game was marred by an injury to TJ Moncur, who collapsed after less than ten minutes after a clash of heads with Graeme Lee
Graeme Lee
Graeme Ernest Lee, MZNM, JP is a former New Zealand politician. Originally a National Party MP, he broke away to found the Christian Democrat Party.-Member of Parliament:...
and had to be taken to hospital.
October
City went a third game without victory with a 1–1 draw with Luton TownLuton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. City had been reduced to ten men when Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Harrogate Town. He most often plays as a left back.-Early career:...
was sent off, but just four minutes later Barry Conlon, who had come on as a substitute only a minute earlier, gave City the lead, only for Luton to equalise seven minutes later. City recorded their first victory in four games by defeating Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
on 11 October, despite trailing by two goals with ten minutes to go. Goals by Conlon, Michael Boulding and Thorne gave City a 3–2 victory. The roles were reversed a week later when City led Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
2–0 at half-time with goals from Thorne and Colbeck; but, despite Gillingham being reduced to ten men when Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley
Mark James Bentley is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hayes & Yeading United. Bentley is a midfielder.-Career:...
was sent off, the game finished 2–2. Only two days later, City again fell to a late goal when they lost to Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
2–1, with Omar Daley
Omar Daley
Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica...
scoring his first goal of the season. After recording just one victory in six matches, McCall said he wanted to bring in some loan transfers and signed Tom Clarke
Tom Clarke (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient in Football League One on loan from Huddersfield Town...
from Huddersfield on 23 October. He made his debut the following day as a first-half substitute against Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
after fellow defender Matthew Clarke was sent off. City were leading 1–0 at the time through an Omar Daley
Omar Daley
Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica...
, and, despite being reduced to ten men, extended their advantage through former Grimsby striker Michael Boulding and a first club goal for Graeme Lee
Graeme Lee (footballer)
Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town...
, eventually winning 3–1. Colbeck was injured during the victory over Grimsby, and so McCall signed midfielder Nicky Law, who had played ten games for City the previous season, as cover on another loan deal. The month ended with a 1–0 against fellow promotion hopefuls Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, with Barry Conlon again coming on as substitute to score the only goal of the game.
November
At the start of November, City extended their unbeaten run to three games, but were unable to defeat BarnetBarnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
despite being ahead three times. Barry Conlon scored two of the goals in just his fourth league start of the season, with Peter Thorne scoring City's other goal in a 3–3 draw. The first round of the FA Cup saw City drawn against Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
, who had won promotion to League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
the previous season. However, City pulled off an upset with a 2–1 victory at stadium:mk with goals from Daley and Lee. The following week's return to league action saw City against Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
, who were second in the league and had the only remaining undefeated league record in the country. A second half goal from Lewis Hunt
Lewis Hunt
Lewis James Hunt is an English professional footballer who is currently unattached after having his contract with Bradford City cancelled by mutual consent.-Career:...
gave Wycombe a 1–0 victory. Full back Luke O'Brien
Luke O'Brien
Luke O'Brien is a professional footballer for Bradford City, as a left back.-Career:Born in Halifax, England, on 11 September 1988, O'Brien attended Holy Trinity Senior School in the town...
scored his first senior goal in City's next league game as City defeated Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
2–0 in their first game at the Don Valley Stadium
Don Valley Stadium
The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...
, Rotherham's temporary home. Nicky Law's first goal of his second spell completed the scoring. A second half penalty from Conlon three days later against Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
gave City back-to-back victories and their second 3–2 of the season after being 2–0 down. First half goals from Graeme Lee and Michael Boulding had started the comeback in the first half before Chesterfield were reduced to ten men when Alan Goodall
Alan Goodall
Alan Goodall is an English football full back who plays for Fleetwood Town.-Bangor City:Goodall joined League of Wales club Bangor City in the summer of 2001...
was sent off for committing the foul which led to Conlon's penalty. Winger Omar Daley was injured in the game, becoming the latest midfielder to be sidelined. As a result, McCall brought into another loan transfer two days later by signing Steve Jones from Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
for one month. Jones made his debut the following weekend as City lost 2–1 in the FA Cup second round to League One's Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
.
December
At the start of December, Chilean striker Willy ToppWilly Topp
Willy Adolfo Topp Bravo , commonly known as Willy Topp or sometimes Billy Topp, is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker. He plays for Belgian side Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée...
was released from his contract six months early to let him find a new club. He played only two games during the 2008–09 season, both as substitute. The following day, Tom Clarke followed him out of the club, after he was recalled from his loan spell by Huddersfield caretaker manager Gerry Murphy
Gerry Murphy
Gerry Murphy was the Director of Football Development at Huddersfield Town between 1988 and 2009...
. The first game of the month saw City extend their unbeaten run to three games with a 1–1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...
, in a game in which opposition manager John Still
John Still (footballer)
John Leonard Still is an English former footballer and current football club manager. He is currently in charge at Dagenham & Redbridge...
said they had dominated. City's unbeaten run was ended at Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
the following week in a 2–1 defeat, with all three goals coming in the final two minutes. City's goal came from Michael Boulding, who scored for the third successive game. City failed to win for a third successive game when they drew 0–0 with Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
. Another 0–0 draw followed as City's run without victory extended to four games in the first game of the festive period at Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
. Bradford ended their run of four games without a victory by defeating Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
4–0 in the final game of the season to return to the automatic promotion spots.
January
Chris O'Grady
Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:...
signing from Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
for one month. City kept their fourth successive clean sheet the following day in the first game of 2009, but were again involved in a goalless draw, this time with fellow promotion-chasing side Shrewsbury Town. City's activity in the loan market continued, with Nicky Law extending his loan until the end of the season, while midfielder Luke Sharry was loaned out to Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Barrow
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
. Furman also extended his loan to the end of the season and Jones for another month.
City's next scheduled game was postponed because of a frozen pitch, before they extended their unbeaten run to five games the following week with their fourth draw during that run. A second half goal from Conlon gave City a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. The run was extended to three successive draws against Luton Town, although City were losing 2–0 at half-time before they recovered to 2–2. A late goal from Luton's Asa Hall
Asa Hall
Asa Philip Hall is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.-Birmingham City:Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, Hall was in the youth system at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Birmingham City, where he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17,...
looked to have given Luton the win, before Conlon scored for a second successive game, this time from a penalty, to give City a 3–3 draw.
Two days after the game, City again moved into the loan market by taking Pakistani international
Pakistan national football team
The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation . The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation...
defender Zesh Rehman for the rest of the season from Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side QPR
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
. Leaving the club on loan was another central defender, Mark Bower
Mark Bower
Mark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into...
, who was signed by Luton Town for one month to cover injuries and suspensions. Rehman was given his debut the following day as City's run without defeat came to an end with a 1–0 loss to top three side Bury to drop out of the top seven for the first time in the season. However, City made amends in their final game of the month by recording their first victory of the calendar year, 2–0 against a Grimsby side which had been reduced to ten men. City's goals came from loan players Law and Jones, whose goal was his first for the club.
February
The January transfer window closed two days later than traditionally, with City extending Jones' loan until the end of the season but deciding to allow O'Grady to return to OldhamOldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
. City had been due to play Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
live on television the same day, but the game was postponed because of snow. When City returned to action, they recorded their first back-to-back victories since November with a 2–0 victory against fellow promotion-chasing Gillingham. It was followed up by a third successive victory without conceding, with a 1–0 victory against second placed Wycombe a week later. Jones scored for the second successive home game. The sequence of wins came to an end with the rearranged game with Darlington, which ended in a 0–0 draw. City's four games without defeat or conceding came to an end with a 4–1 defeat to Barnet, who were third from bottom in the table and without a home win in four months. It was followed up by another away defeat, this time 3–1 at Notts County, which saw City drop out of the play-off spots.
March
City ended their three-run game without a defeat and returned to the play-off spots three days later by defeating Macclesfield Town 1–0 with a goal from Dean Furman. Four days later, City recorded their highest victory of the season with a 5–0 victory against Aldershot TownAldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
. Peter Thorne scored two goals, with Dean Furman, Barry Conlon and a last minute own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
completing City's scoring. When City returned to the road three days later, they recorded a third consecutive away defeat, this time 3–0 to fellow promotion-contenders Rochdale, with all three goals coming in the second half. The following day, Northern Ireland international
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
winger Keith Gillespie
Keith Gillespie
Keith Robert Gillespie is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield for Longford Town....
joined City for the rest of the season after he impressed Stuart McCall during two weeks training with the club. After another defeat, the fourth successive away from home, this time 1–0 to another side chasing promotion, Exeter City, Bradford once again dropped out of the play-off places. Conlon and Clarke were disciplined by the club and missed the game with Exeter because of a non-footballing matter. When City suffered their fifth successive away defeat, this time 4–1 to Bournemouth, only three days later, Stuart McCall threatened to resign if the side missed out on a play-off place.
Although Conlon played in the defeat to Bournemouth, he was sent on loan to Grimsby at the end of the week, with fellow striker Paul Mullin
Paul Mullin
Paul Mullin is a former English professional footballer. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.-Career:Born in Bury to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released...
arriving as his replacement from Accrington Stanley on a similar deal to the end of the season. The following day, a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale was City's fourth loss in 11 games. McCall opted not to bring in any more new players by the transfer deadline, but defender Simon Ainge
Simon Ainge
Simon Fitzpatrick Ainge is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley. He is a central defender who began his career at League Two club Bradford City...
was allowed to move on loan to Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
. City's run without a victory was extended to five with a goalless draw away at Chester, who had themselves not won in their previous 17 games.
April
City started April by extending their number of games without a win to six with a 1–1 draw at home with league leaders BrentfordBrentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
. City's goal came in the final minute from Peter Thorne to rescue one point. Despite taking the lead in their subsequent game through Matt Clarke's header, City's run of form continued with a 2–1 defeat to Morecambe. City also had a goal from Thorne ruled out which would have given them a 2–0 lead.
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Two
| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
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| 1 | 9 August 2008 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Home | 2–1 | 14,038 | Thorne (2) | |
| 2 | 16 August 2008 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
Away | 2–0 | 2,556 | Thorne (2) | |
| 3 | 23 August 2008 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
Home | 2–0 | 13,154 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Thorne |
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| 4 | 30 August 2008 | Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
Away | 2–3 | 3,805 | Bullock Lee Bullock Lee Bullock is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City as a midfielder.He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to First Division side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff... , McLaren Paul McLaren Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored... |
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| 5 | 6 September 2008 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Away | 2–0 | 7,273 | Bullock Lee Bullock Lee Bullock is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City as a midfielder.He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to First Division side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff... , Thorne |
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| 6 | 13 September 2008 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
Home | 4–1 | 12,683 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... (2), Thorne (2) |
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| 7 | 20 September 2008 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
Home | 1–3 | 12,824 | Colbeck Joe Colbeck Joe Colbeck is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for League Two side Hereford United.Born in Bradford, England, he joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, making his debut two years later. He played more than 100 league games for... |
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| 8 | 27 September 2008 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
Away | 0–2 | 6,517 | ||
| 9 | 4 October 2008 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
Home | 1–1 | 13,083 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... |
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| 10 | 11 October 2008 | Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Away | 3–2 | 3,012 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... , Thorne |
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| 11 | 18 October 2008 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Home | 2–2 | 12,432 | Colbeck Joe Colbeck Joe Colbeck is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for League Two side Hereford United.Born in Bradford, England, he joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, making his debut two years later. He played more than 100 league games for... , Thorne |
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| 12 | 21 October 2008 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Away | 1–2 | 3,034 | Daley Omar Daley Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica... |
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| 13 | 24 October 2008 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
Away | 3–1 | 4,470 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Daley Omar Daley Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica... , Lee Graeme Lee (footballer) Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town... |
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| 14 | 28 October 2008 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Home | 1–0 | 12,830 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... |
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| 15 | 1 November 2008 | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
Home | 3–3 | 12,510 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... (2), Thorne |
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| 16 | 15 November 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
Away | 0–1 | 5,002 | ||
| 17 | 22 November 2008 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
Away | 2–0 | 4,586 | Law, O'Brien Luke O'Brien Luke O'Brien is a professional footballer for Bradford City, as a left back.-Career:Born in Halifax, England, on 11 September 1988, O'Brien attended Holy Trinity Senior School in the town... |
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| 18 | 25 November 2008 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
Home | 3–2 | 12,145 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... (pen), Lee Graeme Lee (footballer) Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town... |
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| 19 | 6 December 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
Home | 1–1 | 12,145 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... |
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| 20 | 13 December 2008 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Away | 1–2 | 4,339 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... |
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| 21 | 20 December 2008 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
Home | 0–0 | 12,092 | ||
| 22 | 26 December 2008 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
Away | 0–0 | 6,156 | ||
| 23 | 28 December 2008 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
Home | 4–0 | 13,105 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... (pen), Law, McLaren Paul McLaren Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored... |
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| 24 | 3 January 2009 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
Home | 0–0 | 12,877 | ||
| 25 | 17 January 2009 | Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Home | 1–1 | 12,172 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... |
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| 26 | 24 January 2009 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
Away | 3–3 | 6,053 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... (pen), Furman Dean Furman Dean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers... , McLaren Paul McLaren Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored... |
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| 27 | 27 January 2009 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Away | 0–1 | 4,112 | ||
| 28 | 31 January 2009 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
Home | 2–0 | 12,816 | Jones, Law | |
| 29 | 7 February 2009 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Away | 2–0 | 4,866 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... , Daley Omar Daley Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica... |
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| 30 | 14 February 2009 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
Home | 1–0 | 12,689 | Jones | |
| 31 | 17 February 2009 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Home | 0–0 | 12,782 | ||
| 32 | 21 February 2009 | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
Away | 1–4 | 2,445 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... |
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| 33 | 28 February 2009 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Away | 1–3 | 5,138 | Thorne | |
| 34 | 3 March 2009 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
Home | 1–0 | 11,908 | Furman Dean Furman Dean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers... |
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| 35 | 7 March 2009 | Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
Home | 5–0 | 12,465 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... , Furman Dean Furman Dean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers... , Thorne (2), own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
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| 36 | 10 March 2009 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
Away | 0–3 | 5,157 | ||
| 37 | 14 March 2009 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
Away | 0–1 | 5,253 | ||
| 38 | 17 March 2009 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
Away | 1–4 | 4,847 | M. Clarke | |
| 39 | 21 March 2009 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Home | 0–1 | 12,436 | ||
| 40 | 28 March 2009 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
Away | 0–0 | 2,735 | ||
| 41 | 4 April 2009 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Home | 1–1 | 12,832 | Thorne | |
| 42 | 10 April 2009 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
Away | 1–2 | 4,546 | M. Clarke | |
| 43 | 13 April 2009 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
Home | 1–1 | 12,932 | Bullock Lee Bullock Lee Bullock is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City as a midfielder.He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to First Division side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
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| 1 | 8 November 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... |
Away | 2–1 | 5,542 | Daley Omar Daley Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica... , Lee Graeme Lee (footballer) Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town... |
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| 2 | 29 November 2008 | Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
Home | 1–2 | 5,065 | M. Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
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| 1 | 12 August 2008 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
Away | 0–4 | 8,932 |
Football League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 September 2008 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
Away | 1–2 | 20,128 | Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... |
Player details
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England Rhys EvansRhys EvansRhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps....42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 46 0 2 DF England Paul ArnisonPaul ArnisonPaul Simon Arnison is an English footballer who plays as a defender and plays for Darlington. Born in Hartlepool, he is a former Newcastle United trainee, who has also played for his hometown club Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.-Club career:Born in Hartlepool, Arnison started...22 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 (1) 0 3 DF England Paul HeckingbottomPaul HeckingbottomPaul Heckingbottom is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Harrogate Town. He most often plays as a left back.-Early career:...9 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 11 (1) 0 4 MF England Paul McLarenPaul McLarenPaul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored...30 (1) 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 33 (1) 3 5 DF England Graeme LeeGraeme Lee (footballer)Graeme Lee is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town...41 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 45 3 6 DF England Mark BowerMark BowerMark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into...0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 7 MF 
Jamaica Omar DaleyOmar DaleyOmar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica...26 (2) 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 29 (2) 4 8 MF England Lee BullockLee BullockLee Bullock is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City as a midfielder.He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to First Division side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff...11 (8) 2 0 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 12 (9) 2 9 FW 
Republic of Ireland Barry ConlonBarry ConlonBarry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City...15 (15) 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 19 (15) 11 10 FW England Peter Thorne29 (5) 15 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 29 (7) 15 11 MF England Chris Brandon3 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 12 DF England Matthew Clarke39 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 42 2 13 GK England Jonathan McLaughlin0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW England Michael BouldingMichael BouldingMichael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...33 (8) 11 2 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 36 (9) 12 15 MF England Joe ColbeckJoe ColbeckJoe Colbeck is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for League Two side Hereford United.Born in Bradford, England, he joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, making his debut two years later. He played more than 100 league games for...17 (8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 (8) 2 16 DF England Simon AingeSimon AingeSimon Fitzpatrick Ainge is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley. He is a central defender who began his career at League Two club Bradford City...1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 FW 
Chile Willy ToppWilly ToppWilly Adolfo Topp Bravo , commonly known as Willy Topp or sometimes Billy Topp, is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker. He plays for Belgian side Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée...0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 18 FW England Rory BouldingRory BouldingRory Joseph Boulding is an English footballer currently played for Scottish League side Livingston FC. He started his career alongside his elder brother, Michael at Mansfield Town...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 DF England Luke O'BrienLuke O'BrienLuke O'Brien is a professional footballer for Bradford City, as a left back.-Career:Born in Halifax, England, on 11 September 1988, O'Brien attended Holy Trinity Senior School in the town...30 (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 (1) 1 20 DF England TJ MoncurTJ MoncurThomas James Moncur, also known as TJ Moncur, is an English footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian Premier having been released by League Two side Chesterfield. He is a defender...11 (3) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 14 (4) 0 21 DF England Tom ClarkeTom Clarke (footballer)Thomas "Tom" Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient in Football League One on loan from Huddersfield Town...4 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 (2) 0 22 MF England Kyle NixKyle NixKyle Ashley Nix is a professional footballer who plays in the Conference National with Gateshead. He was born in Sydney, Australia to English parents and moved to England at an early age....5 (9) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 (9) 0 23 MF 
South Africa Dean FurmanDean FurmanDean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers...24 (6) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 (6) 3 24 MF England Nicky Law28 (1) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 (1) 3 25 MF 
Northern Ireland Steve Jones22 (2) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 (2) 2 26 MF England Luke SharryLuke SharryLuke Irvin Sharry is an English professional footballer who plays for Worksop Town, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Leeds, Sharry was a member of Bradford City's youth team, and made his senior debut for them in the Football League on 2 May 2009, in the final game of the 2008–09 season, against...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 FW England Leon OsborneLeon OsborneLeon Aiden Osborne is an English professional footballer who is a free agent after leaving Bradford City by mutual consent...1 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 28 FW England Sean TaylforthSean TaylforthSean James Taylforth is an English footballer playing for Northwich Victoria. He is a striker or a winger.-Career:Taylforth rose through the trainee ranks at Bradford City. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 which Bradford lost 5–1...0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 29 DF England Adrian Bellamy0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 GK England Matthew Convey0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 FW England Chris O'GradyChris O'GradyChristopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:...0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 33 DF 
Pakistan Zesh Rehman13 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 0 34 MF Northern Ireland Keith GillespieKeith GillespieKeith Robert Gillespie is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield for Longford Town....2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 35 FW England Paul MullinPaul MullinPaul Mullin is a former English professional footballer. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.-Career:Born in Bury to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released...4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 |align="left"|own goal Own goalAn own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
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| 1 July 2008 | MF | England Paul McLaren Paul McLaren Paul Andrew McLaren is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United. He was born in High Wycombe.-Career:He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town, playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored... |
England Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
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| 24 July 2008 | FW | England Michael Boulding Michael Boulding Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain... |
England Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
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| 24 July 2008 | FW | England Rory Boulding Rory Boulding Rory Joseph Boulding is an English footballer currently played for Scottish League side Livingston FC. He started his career alongside his elder brother, Michael at Mansfield Town... |
England Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
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| 1 August 2008 | GK | England Rhys Evans Rhys Evans Rhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps.... |
England Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
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| 11 March 2009 | MF | Northern Ireland Keith Gillespie Keith Gillespie Keith Robert Gillespie is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield for Longford Town.... |
England Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
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Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Notes |
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| 2 December 2008 | FW | Chile Willy Topp Willy Topp Willy Adolfo Topp Bravo , commonly known as Willy Topp or sometimes Billy Topp, is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker. He plays for Belgian side Royal Racing Football Club Montegnée... |
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Loans in
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| 8 August 2008 | DF | England TJ Moncur TJ Moncur Thomas James Moncur, also known as TJ Moncur, is an English footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian Premier having been released by League Two side Chesterfield. He is a defender... |
England Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
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| 27 August 2008 | MF | South Africa Dean Furman Dean Furman Dean Furman is a South African footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers... |
 Scotland RangersRangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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| 23 October 2008 | DF | England Tom Clarke Tom Clarke (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient in Football League One on loan from Huddersfield Town... |
England Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
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| 27 October 2008 | MF | England Nicky Law |
England Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
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| 27 November 2008 | MF | Northern Ireland Steve Jones |
England Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
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| 2 January 2009 | FW | England Chris O'Grady Chris O'Grady Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in League One.-Leicester City:... |
England Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
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| 26 January 2009 | DF | Pakistan Zesh Rehman |
England Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
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| 20 March 2009 | FW | England Paul Mullin Paul Mullin Paul Mullin is a former English professional footballer. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.-Career:Born in Bury to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released... |
England Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Loans out
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| 27 August 2008 | DF | England Adrian Bellamy |
England Salford City Salford City F.C. Salford City F.C. are a semi-professional football club based in the Kersal area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are the only semi-professional side in the City of Salford, with Manchester United the closest league club. Salford City currently play in the Northern Premier League... |
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| 7 October 2008 | MF | England Sean Taylforth Sean Taylforth Sean James Taylforth is an English footballer playing for Northwich Victoria. He is a striker or a winger.-Career:Taylforth rose through the trainee ranks at Bradford City. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 which Bradford lost 5–1... |
England Guiseley Guiseley A.F.C. Guiseley A.F.C. are an English football club from Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England.-History:Founded in 1909 by a local group of enthusiasts, the club’s first success came in 1913 when they won the local Wharfedale League... |
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| 6 January 2009 | MF | England Luke Sharry Luke Sharry Luke Irvin Sharry is an English professional footballer who plays for Worksop Town, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Leeds, Sharry was a member of Bradford City's youth team, and made his senior debut for them in the Football League on 2 May 2009, in the final game of the 2008–09 season, against... |
England Barrow Barrow A.F.C. Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have... |
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| 26 January 2009 | DF | England Mark Bower Mark Bower Mark James Bower is an English professional footballer. He plays for Guiseley.Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City as a central defender until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into... |
England Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
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| MF | England Louis Horne |
England Barrow Barrow A.F.C. Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have... |
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| GK | England Matthew Convey |
England Salford City Salford City F.C. Salford City F.C. are a semi-professional football club based in the Kersal area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are the only semi-professional side in the City of Salford, with Manchester United the closest league club. Salford City currently play in the Northern Premier League... |
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| 20 March 2009 | FW | England Barry Conlon Barry Conlon Barry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City... |
England Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
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| 26 March 2009 | DF | England Simon Ainge Simon Ainge Simon Fitzpatrick Ainge is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley. He is a central defender who began his career at League Two club Bradford City... |
England Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
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