Bristol City F.C. 2008–09 football season
During the 2008–09 English football season,Bristol City F.C. competed in theFootball League Championship .
Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Championship match details Date Opponents Venue Result Score F–A Scorers Attendance Ref. 9 August 2008 Blackpool A W 1–0 Brooker 90'8,244 [ 1] 16 August 2008 Derby County H D 1–1 Maynard 23'16,389 [ 2] 23 August 2008 Coventry City A W 3–0 Adebola 17',McIndoe 54', Brooker 90'17,994 [ 3] 30 August 2008 Queens Park Rangers H D 1–1 Adebola 25' 17,543 [ 4] 13 September 2008 Cardiff City A D 0–0 19,312 [ 5] 16 September 2008 Birmingham City H L 1–2 Trundle 79'18,456 [ 6] 20 September 2008 Doncaster Rovers H W 4–1 McIndoe 48' pen., 74', Maynard 57',Sproule 61' 15,960 [ 7] 27 September 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 0–2 24,324 [ 8] 30 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle H D 2–2 Akinde 63',Noble 88'17,489 [ 9] 4 October 2008 Sheffield United A L 0–3 24,712 [ 10] 18 October 2008 Norwich City H W 1–0 McCombe 75'16,791 [ 11] 21 October 2008 Charlton Athletic A W 2–0 Trundle 27',Williams 52' 21,207 [ 12] 25 October 2008 Barnsley A D 0–0 11,551 [ 13] 28 October 2008 Sheffield United H D 0–0 16,798 [ 14] 1 November 2008 Reading H L 1–4 John 90'18,296 [ 15] 8 November 2008 Southampton A W 1–0 Johnson 52'14,535 [ 16] 15 November 2008 Nottingham Forest H D 2–2 Elliott 38',Fontaine 80'17,440 [ 17] 22 November 2008 Crystal Palace A L 2–4 Adebola 44', Maynard 74' 14,599 [ 18] 25 November 2008 Watford H D 1–1 Maynard 71' 15,551 [ 19] 29 November 2008 Preston North End A L 0–2 11,161 [ 20] 6 December 2008 Swansea City H D 0–0 16,405 [ 21] 10 December 2008 Ipswich Town A L 1–3 John 5' 17,749 [ 22] 13 December 2008 Sheffield Wednesday A D 0–0 15,542 [ 23] 20 December 2008 Burnley H L 1–2 Maynard 52' pen. 16,108 [ 24] 26 December 2008 Watford A W 4–2 Maynard 1', 29', Elliott 52', Adebola 90' 15,527 [ 25] 28 December 2008 Crystal Palace H W 1–0 Maynard 2' 18,265 [ 26] 17 January 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 2–2 Adebola 58', Maynard 87' 16,749 [ 27] 27 January 2009 Plymouth Argyle A W 2–0 McIndoe 62', Fontaine 86' 11,438 [ 28] 31 January 2009 Barnsley H W 2–0 Williams 65', McIndoe 79' 15,667 [ 29] 3 February 2009 Charlton Athletic H W 2–1 Adebola 49', 53' 15,304 [ 30] 7 February 2009 Norwich City A W 2–1 Skuse 14',Orr 45' pen.24,691 [ 31] 14 February 2009 Southampton H W 2–0 Adebola 34', Sproule 90' 17,000 [ 32] 17 February 2009 Doncaster Rovers A L 0–1 10,928 [ 33] 21 February 2009 Reading A W 2–0 Adebola 26', Skuse 48' 22,462 [ 34] 28 February 2009 Blackpool H D 0–0 16,855 [ 35] 4 March 2009 Birmingham City A L 0–1 17,551 [ 36] 7 March 2009 Derby County A L 1–2 Williams 83' 30,824 [ 37] 10 March 2009 Coventry City H W 2–0 McAllister 66', Johnson 80'15,706 [ 38] 15 March 2009 Cardiff City H D 1–1 Maynard 71' 17,487 [ 39] 21 March 2009 Queens Park Rangers A L 1–2 McIndoe 77' 14,059 [ 40] 4 April 2009 Preston North End H D 1–1 Maynard 59' 16,596 [ 41] 11 April 2009 Nottingham Forest A L 2–3 Sproule 13', Adebola 78' 22,776 [ 42] 13 April 2009 Ipswich Town H D 1–1 Elliott 49' 16,430 [ 43] 18 April 2009 Swansea City A L 0–1 15,327 [ 44] 25 April 2009 Sheffield Wednesday H D 1–1 Johnson 25' 17,486 [ 45] 3 May 2009 Burnley A L 0–4 18,005 [ 46]
FA Cup match details Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score F–A Scorers Attendance Ref. Third round 3 January 2009 Portsmouth A D 0–0 14,446 [ 47] Third round replay 13 January 2009 Portsmouth H L 0–2 14,302 [ 48]
Squad at end of season [ 51] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ Carey was born inBristol ,England , but also qualified to representScotland internationally through his grandparents and represented them atU-21 level. ^ Elliott was born inWandsworth ,England , but also qualified to representJamaica internationally and would make his international debut forJamaica in October 2011.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Combined Counties League (Premier ,One ) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier ,One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only )Hellenic League (Premier ,One East ,One West ) Kent League (level 9 only )Midland Alliance (level 9 only )Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )North West Counties League (Premier ,One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier ,One ) Northern League (One ,Two ) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )Spartan South Midlands League (Premier ,One ) Sussex County League (One ,Two ) United Counties League (Premier ,One ) Wessex League (Premier ,One ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )Western League (Premier ,One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions