| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Abu Dhabi United Group | |||
| Chairman | Thaksin Shinawatrauntil the sale of club on 1 September 2008 Khaldoon Al Mubarakfrom 1 September 2008 | |||
| Manager | Mark Hughes | |||
| Stadium | City of Manchester Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 10th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Robinho (14) All: Robinho (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 47,331 vsChelsea 13 September 2008 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,334 vsEB Streymur 31 July 2008 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 42,900approx. | |||
The2008–09 season wasManchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in thePremier League, the top division ofEnglish football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's117th season playing in a division of Englishfootball, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.[1][2]
The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) thatAbu Dhabi-basedAbu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made SheikhMansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr.Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at theEmirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, withKhaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[3]
The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing ofRobinho fromReal Madrid for aBritish record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[4]
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Supplier:Le Coq Sportif /Sponsor:Thomas Cook
          Home |  Homealt. | Homealt. 2 |    Away |      Third |  Thirdalt. |    Goalkeeper 1 |  Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper alt. 2 |
For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor,Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier,Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit byMalcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation ofA.C. Milan's classic colors.[5] A striking new "blaze orange"/navy third kit completed the collection of kits, while the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's two-tone green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the goalkeepers. The main goalkeeper strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst the second mint-green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
| 9 July 2008 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0–0 | Manchester City | Rottach-Egern,Germany |
| MCFC report |
| 26 July 2008 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Manchester City | Hamburg,Germany |
| 15:30BST (Away team kit) | Pitroipa 17' | M.E.N. report | Stadium:Hamburg Arena Attendance: 32,737 |
| 2 August 2008 | Stockport County | 2–2 | Manchester City | Stockport,England |
| 13:00BST (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | Pilkington 65' Thompson 86' | MCFC report | 77'Bojinov 90' (pen.)Evans | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,684 Referee: K.G. Evans |
| 6 August 2008 | Celtic | 1–1 | Manchester City | Glasgow,Scotland |
| 19:45BST (Away team kit) | McGowan 78' | MCFC report | 53'Petrov | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Craig Thomson |
| 9 August 2008 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Milan | Manchester,England |
| 17:15BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Bojinov 37' | MCFC report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,181 Referee:Mark Halsey (England) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 51 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 50 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 45 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 45 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 |
Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season).
Source:Premier League results 2008–09
Points breakdown[edit]
| Biggest & smallest[edit]Biggest home win:6–0 vs. Portsmouth, 21 September 2008 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 17 August 20081 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Manchester City | Birmingham,England |
| 15:00BST (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Carew 47' Agbonlahor 69',74',76' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 64' (pen.)Elano 89'Ćorluka | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,955 Referee:Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
| 24 August 20082 | Manchester City | 3–0 | West Ham United | Manchester,England |
| 16:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Sturridge 65' Elano 70',76' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 36,635 Referee:Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
| 31 August 20083 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Manchester City | Sunderland,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 45'Ireland 50',58'Wright-Phillips | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,622 Referee:Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
| 13 September 20084 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | Manchester,England |
| 17:30BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Robinho 13' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 16'Carvalho 53'Lampard 69'Anelka | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,331 Referee:Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
| 21 September 20085 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Portsmouth | Manchester,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Jô 13' Dunne 20'Robinho 57'Wright-Phillips 68'Evans 78'Fernandes 83' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,238 Referee:Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
| 28 September 20086 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Manchester City | Wigan,England |
| 16:00BST (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) | Valencia 16' Zaki 34' (pen.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 22'Kompany | Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,214 Referee:Steve Bennett (Kent) |
| 5 October 20087 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Liverpool | Manchester,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Ireland 19' Garrido 41' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 55',73'Torres 90+1'Kuyt | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,280 Referee:Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) |
| 20 October 20088 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne,England |
| 20:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Ameobi 44' Dunne 63' (o.g.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 14' (pen.)Robinho 86'Ireland | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 45,908 Referee:Rob Styles (Hampshire) |
| 26 October 20089 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Stoke City | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Robinho 14',47',72' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,624 Referee:Steve Tanner (Somerset) |
| 29 October 200810 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough,England |
| 20:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Alves 53' (pen.) O'Neil 90+4' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,731 Referee:Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
| 2 November 200811 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Manchester City | Bolton,England |
| 16:00GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | Gardner 77' Dunne 88' (o.g.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 21,095 Referee:Mike Riley (Yorkshire) |
| 9 November 200812 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Robinho 16' | BBC Sport report Guardian report Hungarian video | 29',64'Bent | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,893 Referee:Mike Dean (Wirral) |
| 16 November 200813 | Hull City | 2–2 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Hull,England |
| 16:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2b) | Cousin 14' Geovanni 60' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 37',45'Ireland | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 24,902 Referee:Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
| 22 November 200814 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Arsenal | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Ireland 45+1' Robinho 56'Sturridge 90+1' (pen.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,878 Referee:Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
| 30 November 200815 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Manchester United | Manchester,England |
| 13:30GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 42'Rooney | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,320 Referee:Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
| 6 December 200816 | Fulham | 1–1 | Manchester City | London,England |
| 12:45GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | Bullard 27' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 6'Benjani | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,012 Referee:Rob Styles (Hampshire) |
| 13 December 200817 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Everton | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 90+2'Cahill | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,344 Referee:Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
| 21 December 200818 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Manchester City | West Bromwich,England |
| 13:30GMT (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Moore 69' Bednář 90+2' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 86'Caicedo | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,010 Referee:Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
| 26 December 200819 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Hull City | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Caicedo 15',27' Robinho 28',36'Ireland 82' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 80'Fagan | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,196 Referee:Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
| 28 December 200820 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Manchester City | Blackburn,England |
| 16:15GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | McCarthy 45' Roberts 84' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 88'Sturridge 90+4'Robinho | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 25,200 Referee:Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) |
| 17 January 200921 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Zabaleta 53' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,262 Referee:Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
| 28 January 200922 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Wright-Phillips 17' Bellamy 77' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 81'Carroll | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,280 Referee:Mike Jones (Cheshire) |
| 31 January 200923 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent,England |
| 12:45GMT (Home v3 team kit & GK strip 1) | Beattie 45+5' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,236 Referee:Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) |
| 7 February 200924 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Manchester,England |
| 12:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Bellamy 51' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,558 Referee:Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
| 14 February 200925 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Manchester City | Portsmouth,England |
| 15:00GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | Johnson 70' Hreiðarsson 75' | Postponement report BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,018 Referee:Lee Probert (Wiltshire) |
| 22 February 200926 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Kuyt 78' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 51'Bellamy | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,259 Referee:Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
| 1 March 200927 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Manchester City | London,England |
| 12:30GMT (Third v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Collison 70' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,562 Referee:Mike Dean (Wirral) |
| 4 March 200928 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Elano 24' (pen.) Wright-Phillips 89' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,137 Referee:Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
| 15 March 200929 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | London,England |
| 13:30GMT (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) | Essien 18' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,810 Referee:Mike Riley (Yorkshire) |
| 22 March 200930 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Richards 56' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,017 Referee:Steve Tanner (Somerset) |
| 4 April 200931 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Manchester City | London,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | Adebayor 8',49' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,097 Referee:Andre Marriner (West Midlands) |
| 12 April 200932 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Fulham | Manchester,England |
| 16:10BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Ireland 28' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 50',83'Dempsey 59'Etuhu | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,841 Referee:Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
| 19 April 200933 | Manchester City | 4–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Robinho 8' Onuoha 21'Elano 56' (pen.)Sturridge 90+1' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 37',54'Brunt | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,072 Referee:Mike Jones (Cheshire) |
| 25 April 200934 | Everton | 1–2 | Manchester City | Liverpool,England |
| 15:00BST (Away team kit & GK strip 1) | Gosling 90+4' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 35'Robinho 54'Ireland | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,791 Referee:Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
| 2 May 200935 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Caicedo 27' Robinho 34'Elano 45+1' (pen.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 66'Andrews | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,967 Referee:Mike Dean (Wirral) |
| 10 May 200936 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Manchester City | Manchester,England |
| 13:30BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Ronaldo 18' Tevez 45' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,464 Referee:Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
| 16 May 200937 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Manchester City | London,England |
| 15:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Defoe 29' Keane 86' (pen.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 65'Bojinov | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,000 Referee:Mark Halsey (Lancashire) |
| 24 May 200938 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester,England |
| 16:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Caicedo 8' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,202 Referee:Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear) |
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Manchester City| 17 July 2008First leg | EB Streymur | 0–2 | Manchester City | Tórshavn,Faroe Islands |
| 19:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report M.E.N. report YouTube video | 9'Petrov 28'Hamann | Stadium:Tórsvøllur Attendance: 5,400 Referee:Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
vEB Streymur| 31 July 2008Second leg | Manchester City | 2–0 (4–0agg.) | EB Streymur | Barnsley,England |
| 20:00BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Petrov 48' Vassell 90' | BBC Sport report M.E.N. report YouTube video YouTube video | Stadium:Oakwell Stadium[a] Attendance: 7,334 Referee:Augustus Constantin (Romania) |
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Midtjylland| 14 August 2008First leg | Manchester City | 0–1 | Midtjylland | Manchester,England |
| 19:45BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 15'Olsen | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,200 Referee:Babak Rafati (Germany) |
vManchester City| 28 August 2008Second leg | Midtjylland | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1agg.) (2–4p) | Manchester City | Herning,Denmark |
| 16:25BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 89' (o.g.)Califf | Stadium:MCH Arena Attendance: 9,552 Referee:Robert Malek (Poland) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Reid Poulsen Borring  Afriyie | EvansPetrovJohnsonHamannĆorluka | |||
vManchester City| 18 September 2008First leg | Omonia | 1–2 | Manchester City | Nicosia,Cyprus |
| 18:00BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | Duro 49' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 59',72'Jô | Stadium:Neo GSP Stadium Attendance: 15,907 Referee:Paolo Dondarini (Italy) |
vOmonia| 2 October 2008Second leg | Manchester City | 2–1 (4–2agg.) | Omonia | Manchester,England |
| 19:45BST (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | Elano 48' Wright-Phillips 55' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 78'Alabi | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,304 Referee:Saïd Ennjimi (France) |
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Twente| 6 November 20081 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Twente | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Wright-Phillips 2' Robinho 57'Benjani 62' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 17'Elia 65'Wielaert | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 21,247 Referee:Nikolay Ivanov (Russia) |
vManchester City| 27 November 20082 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Manchester City | Gelsenkirchen,Germany |
| 18:00GMT (Third v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 32'Benjani 66'Ireland | Stadium:Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 54,142 Referee:Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
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Paris Saint-Germain| 3 December 20083 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,626 Referee:Bruno Paixão (Portugal) |
vManchester City| 18 December 20084 | Racing Santander | 3–1 | Manchester City | Santander,Spain |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Serrano 30' Pereira 20'Valera 54' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 90'Caicedo | Stadium:Estadio El Sardinero Attendance: 18,360 Referee:Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
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vManchester City| 19 February 2009First leg | Copenhagen | 2–2 | Manchester City | Copenhagen,Denmark |
| 19:05GMT (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | Almeida 56' Vingaard 90+1' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 29'Onuoha 61'Ireland | Stadium:Parken Stadium Attendance: 30,159 Referee:Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) |
vCopenhagen| 26 February 2009Second leg | Manchester City | 2–1 (4–3agg.) | Copenhagen | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a) | Bellamy 73',80' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 90+3'Vingaard | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 26,018 Referee:Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
vAalborg BK| 12 March 2009First leg | Manchester City | 2–0 | Aalborg BK | Manchester,England |
| 19:45GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Caicedo 8' Wright-Phillips 30' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video YouTube video | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 24,502 Referee:Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
vManchester City| 19 March 2009Second leg | Aalborg BK | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2agg.) (3–4p) | Manchester City | Aalborg,Denmark |
| 20:00GMT (Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1) | Shelton 85' Jakobsen 90' (pen.) | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video YouTube video | Stadium:Energi Nord Arena Attendance: 10,734 Referee:Stéphane Lannoy (France) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Jakobsen Johansson Augustinussen Nomvethe Shelton | EvansElanoWright-PhillipsDunne | |||
vManchester City| 9 April 2009First leg | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | Manchester City | Hamburg,Germany |
| 19:45BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Mathijsen 9' Trochowski 64' (pen.)Guerrero 79' | BBC Sport report Guardian report YouTube video | 1'Ireland | Stadium:Hamburg Arena Attendance: 50,500 Referee:Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
vHamburger SV| 16 April 2009Second leg | Manchester City | 2–1 (3–4agg.) | Hamburger SV | Manchester,England |
| 19:45BST (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | Elano 17' (pen.) Caicedo 50' | BBC Sport report Guardian report MCFC video | 12'Guerrero | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,009 Referee:Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 24 September 2008 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Manchester City | Brighton,England |
| 19:45BST (Away team kit & GK strip 2a) | Murray 89' Anyinsah 95' | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 64'Fernandes 108'Ireland | Stadium:Withdean Stadium Attendance: 8,729 Referee:Andy D'Urso (Essex) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Livermore Elphick Murray Virgo Richards | EvansElanoKompanyBall | |||
| 3 January 2009 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester,England |
| 15:00GMT (Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1) | BBC Sport report Guardian report | 38'Tyson 42'Earnshaw 75'Garner | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 31,869 Referee:Lee Probert (Wiltshire) |
Source:Squad stats andStart formations. |
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Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source:Appearance andStarting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most usedStarting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns
*** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towardsRory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 January 2009
| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | TOTALS All Competitions | |||||||||||
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| Apps. |  |  |  | Apps. | | | | Apps. | | Apps. | | Apps. | | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Joe Hart | 23(0) | 9(0) | 1(0) | 33(0) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Micah Richards | 34(1) | 1 | 2 | 15(0) | 3 | 1(0) | 50(1) | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | Michael Ball | 8(0) | 4(1) | 1(0) | 1(0) | 14(1) | |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 23(3) | 1 | 1 | 7(0) | 1 | 30(3) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sold | DF |  Vedran Ćorluka | 3(0) | 1 | 3(0) | 1 | 6(0) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF |  Pablo Zabaleta | 29(3) | 1 | 3 | -/1 | 11(0) | 2 | 1(0) | 1(0) | 42(3) | 1 | 5 | -/1 | ||||
| 6 | MF | Michael Johnson | 3(0) | 4(0) | 1 | 1(0) | 8(0) | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF |  Stephen Ireland | 35(1) | 9 | 8 | 14(1) | 3 | 1 | 1(0) | 1 | 50(2) | 13 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 27(0) | 5 | 3 | 9(0) | 3 | 1 | 1(0) | 37(0) | 8 | 4 | *** | |||||
| 9 | FW |  Valeri Bojinov | 8(6) | 1 | 1 | 1(1) | 9(7) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | FW |  Robinho | 31(1) | 14 | 3 | 10(0) | 1 | 1 | 41(1) | 15 | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | Elano | 28(7) | 6 | 3 | 12(3) | 2 | 3 | 1(0) | 1(1) | 42 (11) | 8 | 6 | |||||
| 12 | FW | Darius Vassell | 8(2) | 1 | 6(0) | 1 | 1(1) | 15(3) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | FW | Jô | 9(3) | 1 | 7(1) | 2 | 1(1) | 1(0) | 18(5) | 3 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | Javier Garrido | 13(2) | 1 | 1 | 8(2) | 1 | 21(4) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 16 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 1(1) | 1(0) | 1(0) | 3(1) | ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | Martin Petrov | 9(5) | 5(1) | 2 | 14(6) | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | MF |  Gelson Fernandes | 17 (14) | 1 | 3 | 1/- | 8(4) | 1 | 1(0) | 1(0) | 1 | 27 (18) | 2 | 4 | 1/- | |||
| 20 | FW |  Felipe Caicedo | 17(7) | 5 | 2 | 6(3) | 3 | 1(0) | 1(1) | 25 (11) | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 9(4) | 8(5) | 1 | 1 | 1(1) | 18 (10) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 22 | DF | Richard Dunne (c) | 31(0) | 1 | 4 | -/2 | 14(0) | 1 | 1/- | 1(0) | 1(0) | 47(0) | 1 | 6 | 1/2 | |||
| 24 | FW |  Ched Evans | 16 (13) | 1 | 1 | 8(6) | 1(1) | 25 (20) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 25 | DF | Wayne Bridge | 16(0) | 6(0) | 22(0) | |||||||||||||
| 26 | DF |  Tal Ben Haim | 9(1) | 2 | 5(0) | 3 | 1(0) | 15(1) | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 | FW |  Benjani | 8(1) | 1 | 4(3) | 2 | 12(4) | 3 | ||||||||||
| 28 | FW | Daniel Sturridge | 16(13) | 4 | 8(3) | 1(0) | 1(0) | 26 (16) | 4 | |||||||||
| 29 | MF |  Kelvin Etuhu | 4(2) | 3(3) | 7(5) | |||||||||||||
| 30 | DF | Shaleum Logan | 1(0) | 1(0) | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | MF |  Vincent Kompany | 34(0) | 1 | 8 | 9(1) | 3 | 1(0) | 1(0) | 45(1) | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| 34 | MF | Nigel de Jong | 16(0) | 3 | 16(0) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | DF | Gláuber | 1(1) | 1(1) | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | GK | Shay Given | 15(0) | 6(0) | 1 | 21(0) | 1 | |||||||||||
| 39 | FW | Craig Bellamy | 8(1) | 3 | 1 | 3(0) | 2 | 2 | 11(1) | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 40 | MF |  Vladimír Weiss | 1(1) | 1(1) | ||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 58 | 50 | 1/3 | 23 | 26 | 1/- | 2 | 83 | 77 | 2/3 | ||||||||
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Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Last updated: 28 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions)Season 2008–09 First Team Squad(for squad numbers)Season 2008–09 Squad Numbers(for actual stats.) All matchReports inCompetitive games section above
Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)
Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS
| Month | First Team | Reserve Team | Academy |
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| August[7] | Stephen Ireland | Adam Clayton | Andrew Tutte |
| September[8] | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Clayton McDonald |  Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely |
| October[8] | Robinho | Clayton McDonald | Dedryck Boyata |
| November[9] | Stephen Ireland | Donal McDermott | Andrew Tutte |
| December[9] | Vincent Kompany | Paul Marshall | not announced |
| January[10] | Pablo Zabaleta |  Ryan McGivern | |
| February[10] | Craig Bellamy | David Ball | |
| March[11][12] | Nedum Onuoha | Ben Mee | Dedryck Boyata |
| April[11] | Elano | Vladimír Weiss | Greg Cunningham |
| May[11] | Nedum Onuoha | Vladimír Weiss | Kieran Trippier |
| Player | Season 2008–09 awards[13] |
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| Stephen Ireland | Player of the Year |
| Daniel Sturridge | Young Player of the Year |
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