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Hereford United 2008–09 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2008–09 season was the 88th competitive season of Hereford United Football Club, fifth ever season in the third tier of English football and 28th season overall in the Football League. The club competed in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. Hereford's previous season at this level was the 1977–78 season when they suffered a second consecutive relegation, finishing 23rd, despite having won the same division just two years previously. The club also competed in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
2008–09 season | |||
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Chairman | Graham Turner | ||
Manager | Graham Turner (until 24 April)[1] John Trewick (from 24 April)[1] | ||
League One | 24th (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | First round (replay) | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Football League Trophy | Second round (Southern) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Guinan (15) All: Steve Guinan (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,120 v Leeds United, League One, 17 February 2009 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,458 v Swindon Town, Football League Trophy, 7 October 2008 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,270 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 v Oldham Athletic (H), League One, 17 January 2009 | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Bristol Rovers (A), League One, 23 August 2008 | ||
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Hereford reached League One on the back of two promotions in three seasons, having won the Conference play-offs in 2005–06, and finished third in League Two in 2007–08. Graham Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by the League Managers Association for the latter achievement and entered his 14th season at the club.
Hereford struggled in League One, and after the first 15 matches they were bottom with 9 points. For the vast majority of the season the Bulls were in the relegation zone and were relegated on 18 April after a sixth consecutive defeat – their worst form of the season. Hereford did manage to achieve the double over both Cheltenham Town and Carlisle United. Their two other notable results were a 5–0 home win over Oldham Athletic, and a 2–0 home win over Leeds United.
The top goalscorer of the season is Steve Guinan with 15 goals, all scored in the league. Guinan is the club's longest serving player with 68 goals in 176 appearances. In a cumulative four and a half season spell, he has featured for the club in the Football League, Conference, Play-offs, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy and FA Trophy during his three spells with the club – having been signed twice and loaned once.
Graham Turner stepped down as manager following confirmation of relegation and appointed John Trewick, first team coach for the last 5 seasons, as the new manager for the remaining two matches of the season and beyond.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
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17 June 2008 | MF | 22 | ![]() |
Wrexham | Undisclosed | [2] |
1 July 2008 | DF | 5 | ![]() |
Free agent | Free transfer | [3] |
7 July 2008 | GK | — | ![]() |
[4] | ||
MF | 4 | ![]() |
Watford | [5] | ||
16 July 2008 | FW | 10 | ![]() |
Fulham | [6] | |
21 July 2008 | GK | 14 | ![]() |
Free agent | [7] | |
7 August 2008 | DF | 12 | ![]() |
[8] | ||
28 August 2008 | MF | 17 | ![]() |
[9] | ||
4 September 2008 | DF | 21 | ![]() |
[10] | ||
10 September 2008 | FW | 24 | ![]() |
[11] | ||
20 February 2009 | MF | 24 | ![]() |
Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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16 May 2008 | GK | 14 | ![]() |
Free agent | Released | [12] |
DF | 5 | ![]() | ||||
19 May 2008 | FW | 12 | ![]() |
[13] | ||
GK | 33 | ![]() | ||||
MF | 17 | ![]() | ||||
FW | 19 | ![]() | ||||
5 June 2008 | GK | 1 | ![]() |
Bury | Free transfer | [14] |
30 June 2008 | DF | 2 | ![]() |
Free agent | Released | [15] |
29 August 2008 | MF | 21 | ![]() |
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8 January 2009 | FW | 24 | ![]() |
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3 February 2009 | DF | 5 | ![]() |
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5 February 2009 | DF | 12 | ![]() |
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3 April 2009 | MF | 11 | ![]() |
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14 April 2009 | GK | 14 | ![]() |
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21 April 2009 | MF | 23 | ![]() |
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Date from | Date to | Pos. | No. | Name | From club | Ref. |
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11 July 2008 | 11 January 2008 | GK | 1 | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | [21] |
16 July 2008 | 5 January 2009 | DF | 3 | ![]() |
Liverpool | [22] |
5 August 2008 | 3 January 2009 | FW | 7 | ![]() |
Watford | [23] |
1 September 2008 | End of season | FW | 20 | ![]() |
Bristol Rovers | [24] |
25 September 2008 | 25 November 2008 | DF | 27 | ![]() |
Leicester City | [25][26] |
12 November 2008 | 12 December 2008 | GK | 25 | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | [27][28] |
20 November 2008 | 22 January 2009 | MF | 26 | ![]() |
Watford | [29][30] |
27 November 2008 | 21 January 2009 | GK | 33 | ![]() |
Bristol City | [31] |
End of season | DF | 29 | ![]() |
Carlisle United | [31][24] | |
5 January 2009 | 5 April 2009 | MF | 30 | ![]() |
Manchester United | [24] |
23 January 2009 | 23 February 2009 | MF | 31 | ![]() |
Bristol City | [32] |
2 February 2009 | End of season | GK | 33 | ![]() |
Liverpool | [33] |
3 February 2009 | FW | 7 | ![]() |
Manchester United | [34][35] | |
17 February 2009 | 17 March 2009 | DF | 27 | ![]() |
Liverpool | [36] |
13 March 2009 | 13 April 2009 | DF | 32 | ![]() |
Cardiff City | [37][38] |
26 March 2009 | End of season | MF | 12 | ![]() |
Shrewsbury Town | [39] |
MF | 31 | ![]() |
Bristol City |
Date from | Date to | Pos. | No. | Name | To club | Ref. |
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12 December 2008 | 10 January 2009 | MF | 19 | ![]() |
Redditch United | |
6 March 2009 | 6 April 2009 | FW | 10 | ![]() |
Grays Athletic | [40] |
Win Draw Loss
8 July 2008 | Ledbury Town | 0–10 | Hereford United | Ledbury |
Report | Stadium: New Street Attendance: c. 400 |
10 July 2008 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Hereford United | Kings Norton, Birmingham |
Report | Stadium: Wast Hills Training Ground Attendance: 0 | |||
Note: Match played behind closed doors with 40-minute halves |
14 July 2008 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–0 | Hereford United | Kidderminster |
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Report | Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Anthony Hendley |
16 July 2008 | Hereford United | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hereford |
Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Oliver Langford |
19 July 2008 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Birmingham City | Hereford |
Report |
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Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 553 Referee: Steve Bratt |
22 July 2008 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Bristol City | Hereford |
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Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 830 Referee: Craig Sarginson |
29 July 2008 | Hereford United | 0–0 | Southampton | Hereford |
Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Andrew Bennett |
1 August 2008 | Hereford United | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Hereford |
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Report |
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Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Peter Gibbs |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
League One | 9 August 2008 | 2 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 24th | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 19.57 |
FA Cup | 8 November 2008 | 18 November 2008 | First round | First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
League Cup | 12 August 2008 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Football League Trophy | 7 October 2008 | Second round (Southern) | Second round (Southern) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Herefordshire Senior Cup | 4 November 2008 | 28 April 2009 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
Total | 52 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 87 | −37 | 19.23 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 50 | |
21 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 49 | Relegation to Football League Two |
22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 46 | |
23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 39 | |
24 | Hereford United (R) | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 51 | −32 |
Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source: Football Web Pages
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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L |
Position | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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9 August 2008 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 | Beckwith 14' | 4,727 | 18th |
16 August 2008 | Yeovil Town | H | 1–2 | Hudson-Odoi 82' | 3,476 | 22nd |
23 August 2008 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–6 | Guinan 90' | 6,735 | 24th |
30 August 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–0 | O'Leary 48', Hudson-Odoi 56' | 2,894 | 22nd |
5 September 2008 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Hudson-Odoi 68' | 4,061 | 20th |
13 September 2008 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 6,393 | 23rd | |
20 September 2008 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–2 | Chadwick 25' (pen) | 3,004 | 24th |
27 September 2008 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 25,676 | 24th | |
4 October 2008 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 3,900 | 24th | |
12 October 2008 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–4 | 5,468 | 24th | |
18 October 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | 5,608 | 24th | |
21 October 2008 | Carlisle United | H | 1–0 | Williams 60' | 2,300 | 23rd |
25 October 2008 | Stockport County | H | 0–1 | 3,210 | 23rd | |
28 October 2008 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 9,071 | 23rd | |
1 November 2008 | Peterborough United | A | 0–2 | 6,087 | 24th | |
15 November 2008 | Cheltenham Town | H | 3–0 | Guinan 15', 26', Gwynne 55' | 3,761 | 22nd |
22 November 2008 | Northampton Town | H | 0–2 | 3,061 | 22nd | |
25 November 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–3 | 7,189 | 22nd | |
6 December 2008 | Colchester United | A | 2–1 | Guinan 29', Ainsworth 39' | 4,794 | 22nd |
13 December 2008 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | Guinan 18' | 2,490 | 23rd |
20 December 2008 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | 13,070 | 23rd | |
26 December 2008 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | Diagouraga 45', Guinan 65' | 3,495 | 23rd |
28 December 2008 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | Broadhurst 79' | 22,920 | 23rd |
17 January 2009 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–0 | Guinan 3', 10', 41', Ainsworth 27', 62' | 3,342 | 22nd |
24 January 2009 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | Guinan 58' (pen) | 4,438 | 22nd |
27 January 2009 | Millwall | H | 0–2 | 3,001 | 22nd | |
31 January 2009 | Stockport County | A | 1–4 | Hewson 26' | 5,586 | 23rd |
14 February 2009 | Cheltenham Town | A | 3–2 | Brandy 13', Hewson 67', 80' | 4,660 | 22nd |
17 February 2009 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | Myrie-Williams 39', Brandy 62' | 6,120 | 22nd |
21 February 2009 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 3,217 | 23rd | |
28 February 2009 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–1 | Brandy 6', Guinan 16' (pen) | 3,286 | 23rd |
7 March 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | Diagouraga 79' | 5,195 | 23rd |
10 March 2009 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–3 | 3,199 | 23rd | |
14 March 2009 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | 2,663 | 23rd | |
17 March 2009 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–3 | 3,672 | 23rd | |
21 March 2009 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | 7,129 | 23rd | |
24 March 2009 | Carlisle United | A | 2–1 | Guinan 7', Smith 24' | 4,223 | 23rd |
28 March 2009 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 2,979 | 23rd | |
4 April 2009 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–4 | Brandy 11', Pugh 28' | 3,579 | 23rd |
7 April 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Taylor 90' | 2,033 | 23rd |
11 April 2009 | Leicester City | H | 1–3 | Guinan 29' (pen) | 4,389 | 23rd |
13 April 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | Guinan 90' (pen) | 5,945 | 24th |
18 April 2009 | Colchester United | H | 0–2 | 2,100 | 24th | |
21 April 2009 | Yeovil Town | A | 2–2 | Myrie-Williams 27', Guinan 61' | 3,780 | 24th |
25 April 2009 | Northampton Town | A | 1–2 | Williams 51' | 5,518 | 24th |
2 May 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 0–1 | 3,224 | 24th |
Win Draw Loss
8 November 2008 First round | Hereford United | 0–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Hereford |
15:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Karl Evans |
18 November 2008 Replay | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–1 | Hereford United | Dagenham |
19:45 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Darren Deadman |
Win Draw Loss
12 August 2008 First round | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Hereford United | Selhurst |
20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Win Draw Loss
7 October 2008 Second round | Hereford United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Hereford |
19:45 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Steve Bratt |
Win Draw Loss
4 November 2008 Quarter-finals | Pegasus Juniors | 1–4 | Hereford United | Hereford |
19:45 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Old School Lane Attendance: 157 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Rose | 45 | 0 | 40+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Toumani Diagouraga | 48 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Kris Taylor | 43 | 2 | 38+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Febian Brandy | 15 | 4 | 14+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Smith | 40 | 1 | 29+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Steve Guinan | 46 | 15 | 40+3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Bradley Hudson-Odoi | 20 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Marc Pugh | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Gwynne | 22 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Jack Macleod | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen O'Leary | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Karl Broadhurst | 28 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Jones | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Andy Williams | 29 | 2 | 19+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Jackson | 26 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Matt Done | 39 | 1 | 24+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
25 | GK | ![]() |
José Veiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Dean Beckwith | 29 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() |
Josh Gowling | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Jennison Myrie-Williams | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | GK | ![]() |
Péter Gulácsi | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left during the season but made an appearance | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Darren Randolph | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Robbie Threlfall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Moses Ashikodi | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Clint Easton | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Sam Oji | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | GK | ![]() |
Craig Samson | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Simon Johnson | 33 | 0 | 9+21 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Nick Chadwick | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Matt Murray | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Lionel Ainsworth | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Bruno Ngotty | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Godwin Antwi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Hewson | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Darren Dennehy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | GK | ![]() |
Chris Weale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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