2008–09 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 2008–09 season was Port Vale's 97th season of football in the English Football League, and first season in League Two, following their relegation from League One. After a poor start to the season, manager Lee Sinnott was sacked in September and was replaced by Dean Glover. Despite a brief improvement, Vale then slipped back down the table to finish in eighteenth place. The team were also poor in the cup competitions, exiting the FA Cup in the second round and both the League Cup and the Football League Trophy in the first round. Marc Richards was the club's top scorer with eleven goals, and goalkeeper Joe Anyon was Player of the Year despite breaking his leg towards the end of the season.
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2008–09 season | |||
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Owner | Valiant 2001 | ||
Chairman | Bill Bratt | ||
Manager | Lee Sinnott (until 22 September) Dean Glover & Andy Porter (caretakers 22 September – 6 October) Dean Glover (from 6 October) | ||
Stadium | Vale Park | ||
Football League Two | 18th (48 Points) | ||
FA Cup | Second round (knocked out by Macclesfield Town) | ||
League Cup | First round (knocked out by Sheffield United) | ||
Football League Trophy | First round (knocked out by Stockport County) | ||
Player of the Year | Joe Anyon | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Marc Richards (10) All: Marc Richards (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,273 vs. Bradford City, 6 September 2008 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,090 vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 10 March 2009 | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,522 | ||
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Chester City, 27 January 2009 | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 and 0–3 (three games) | ||
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