2008–09 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Accrington Stanley F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Accrington Stanley competed in League Two in the English league system.

Accrington Stanley

2008–09 season
Manager	John Coleman[1]
Stadium	Crown Ground
League Two	16th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	First round
Johnstones Paint Trophy	First
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Rotherham United	46	21	12	13	60	46	+14	58[a]
15	Aldershot Town	46	14	12	20	59	80	−21	54
16	Accrington Stanley	46	13	11	22	42	59	−17	50
17	Barnet	46	11	15	20	56	74	−18	48
18	Port Vale	46	13	9	24	44	66	−22	48

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.^[2]

Results

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Football League Two

Accrington Stanley v Aldershot Town

9 August 2008 1	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Aldershot Town	Accrington
			Donnelly 43'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,805

Port Vale v Accrington Stanley

16 August 2008 2	Port Vale	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Stoke on Trent
			Craney 3' Mullin 89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,643

Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield Town

23 August 2008 3	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Macclesfield Town	Accrington
	Mullin 50' Ryan 60'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,323

Gillingham v Accrington Stanley

30 August 2008 4	Gillingham	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Gillingham
	Oli 75'			Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,733

Exeter City v Accrington Stanley

6 September 2008 5	Exeter City	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Exeter
	Gill 45' Watson 68'		Clarke 11'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,930

Accrington Stanley v Notts County

13 September 2008 6	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Notts County	Accrington
	Clarke 90+2'		Canham 90+1'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,404

Darlington v Accrington Stanley

20 September 2008 7	Darlington	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Darlington
	Clarke 32', 57' White 76'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,814

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

28 September 2008 8	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Rochdale	Accrington
	Miles 2'		Le Fondre 38' (pen.) Buckley 57' Rhodes 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,417

Barnet v Accrington Stanley

4 October 2008 9	Barnet	2–1	Accrington Stanley	London
	O'Flynn 1' Yakubu 75'		Murdock 45' Williams  73'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,899

Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

11 October 2008 10	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Bradford City	Accrington
	Ryan 23' Gornell 50'		Boulding 80' Conlon 88' Thorne 89'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,012

Luton Town v Accrington Stanley

18 October 2008 11	Luton Town	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Luton
	Hall 34'		Mullin 16' Gornell 54'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,492

Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town

21 October 2008 12	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Accrington
	Gornell 2' Mullin 6'		Davies 68'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,249

Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers

25 October 2008 13	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Accrington
			Zebroski 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,217

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

28 October 2008 14	Morecambe	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
	Stanley 50'		McStay 5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,044

Dagenham & Redbridge v Accrington Stanley

1 November 2008 15	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–0	Accrington Stanley	London
				Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,433

Accrington Stanley v Bournemouth

15 November 2008 16	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Bournemouth	Accrington
	Mullin 3' Gornell 13' Griffiths 20'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,152

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley

22 November 2008 17	Chesterfield	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
	Lester 14'		Ryan 85'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,215

Accrington Stanley v Bury

29 November 2008 18	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Bury	Accrington
	Clarke 79' (pen.)		Jones 35' Barry-Murphy 38'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,093

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

12 December 2008 19	Lincoln City	5–1	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
	Pătulea 68', 90' Brown 77' Wright 83' Frecklington 90' (pen.)		Miles 11'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,625

Accrington Stanley v Rotherham United

20 December 2008 20	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Rotherham United	Accrington
	Procter 33'		Burchill 6' (pen.) Broughton 88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,172

Chester City v Accrington Stanley

26 December 2008 21	Chester City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Chester
	Lowe 34', 60' (pen.)		Miles 11'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,223

Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town

28 December 2008 22	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Grimsby Town	Accrington
	Clarke 11', 59', 84'		Proudlock 14'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,200

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

3 January 2009 23	Rochdale	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Le Fondre 22' (pen.) Buckley 56' Higginbotham 87'		Cavanagh 24'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,126

Bradford City v Accrington Stanley

17 January 2009 24	Bradford City	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Bradford
	Conlon 51'		Ryan 5'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 12,172

Accrington Stanley v Barnet

24 January 2009 25	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Barnet	Accrington
	Mullin 56'		Furlong 4' Gillet  14'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,056

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

27 January 2009 26	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Morecambe	Accrington
	Ryan 57'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,407

Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

31 January 2009 27	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Accrington Stanley	High Wycombe
	Murdock 24' (o.g.) Harrold 80'		Mullin 16'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,166

Shrewsbury Town v Accrington Stanley

3 February 2009 28	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Shrewsbury
	Coughlan 20' Holt 40' (pen.)			Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 4,134

Accrington Stanley v Brentford

10 February 2009 29	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Brentford	Accrington
	Ryan 48'		Rhodes 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,111

Bournemouth v Accrington Stanley

14 February 2009 30	Bournemouth	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Bournemouth
	Pitman 86'			Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,109

Accrington Stanley v Dagenham & Redbridge

21 February 2009 31	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Accrington
				Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,123

Accrington Stanley v Luton Town

24 February 2009 32	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Luton Town	Accrington
				Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,033

Aldershot Town v Accrington Stanley

28 February 2009 33	Aldershot Town	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Aldershot
	Hudson 23' Robinson 41', 45'		Lindfield 62'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,604

Accrington Stanley v Gillingham

7 March 2009 34	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Gillingham	Accrington
			Jackson 18' Oli 67'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,308

Macclesfield Town v Accrington Stanley

10 March 2009 35	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Macclesfield
			Williams 42' Procter 89'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,746

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

14 March 2009 36	Notts County	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
	Facey 73'		Ryan 17'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,701

Accrington Stanley v Port Vale

17 March 2009 37	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Port Vale	Accrington
	Procter 4' Ryan 27'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,144

Accrington Stanley v Exeter City

21 March 2009 38	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Exeter City	Accrington
	Miles 34' Lindfield 64'		Stansfield 5'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,169

Accrington Stanley v Darlington

24 March 2009 39	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Darlington	Accrington
	Ryan 22'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,086

Rotherham United v Accrington Stanley

28 March 2009 40	Rotherham United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Sheffield
				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,804

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

4 April 2009 41	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Lincoln City	Accrington
			Kerr 4', 50'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,139

Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley

11 April 2009 42	Grimsby Town	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Grimsby
			Symes 71'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,453

Accrington Stanley v Chester City

13 April 2009 43	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Chester City	Accrington
			Lowe 41' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,100

Brentford v Accrington Stanley

18 April 2009 44	Brentford	3–0	Accrington Stanley	London
	Williams 8' Dickson 41' Clarke 54' (pen.)			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,135

Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield

25 April 2009 45	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Chesterfield	Accrington
	Grant 50'		Lester  79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,795

Bury v Accrington Stanley

2 May 2009 46	Bury	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Bury
	Jevons 90' (pen.)		Procter  90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,515

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Rovers

8 November 2008 Round 1	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Accrington
				Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,126

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

13 November 2008 Round 1 replay	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
	Shuker 69'			Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,560

League Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

12 August 2008 Round 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Accrington Stanley	Wolverhampton
	Iwelumo 73', 102' Davies 106'		Mullin 40' Craney 104' Williams  120'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,424

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

2 September 2008 Northern Section Round 1	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
	Sonko 49'			Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,410

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO Kenny Arthur 2 DF  ENG Peter Cavanagh 3 DF  ENG Chris King 4 DF  ENG Leam Richardson 5 DF  NIR Colin Murdock 6 MF  ENG Andrew Procter 7 FW  ENG John Miles 8 FW  ENG Bevan Burey 9 FW  ENG Craig Lindfield (on loan from Liverpool) 10 FW  ENG Paul Mullin 11 MF  ENG Bobby Grant 12 DF  ENG Phil Edwards 14 MF  IRL Jimmy Ryan 15 DF  ENG Robbie Williams

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ENG John Mullin 17 GK  ENG Ian Dunbavin 18 DF  ENG Peter Murphy 19 DF  ENG James Bell 20 FW  ENG Andrew Smith 21 FW  ENG Chris Turner 22 MF  ENG Sean McConville 24 GK  NZL Zac Hibbert 25 MF  ENG Alan Burton 29 DF  ENG Kieran Charnock (on loan from Peterborough United) 31 MF  ENG Adam Strode 32 FW  ENG Adam Black 33 MF  ENG Adam Kay (on loan from Bristol Rovers) 34 FW  ENG Michael Symes (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  ENG Ian Craney (joined Huddersfield Town on 18 August 2008)[5] 22 FW  NGA Fola Onibuje 23 MF  ENG David Worrall (returned to parent club West Bromwich Albion following loan spell) 27 FW  ENG Terry Gornell (returned to parent club Tranmere Rovers following loan spell) 9 FW  ENG Jamie Clarke (returned to parent club Blackburn Rovers following loan spell) 23 FW  IRL Craig Mahon (returned to parent club Wigan Athletic following loan spell)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths (returned to parent club Blackburn Rovers following loan spell) 28 FW  ENG Gregg Blundell (returned to parent club Darlington following loan spell) 23 MF  ENG John Paul Kissock (returned to parent club Everton following loan spell) 30 FW  ENG Kallum Higginbotham (returned to parent club Rochdale following loan spell) 24 GK  ENG Jamie Speare

References

1. "Accrington Manager History".
2. "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
3. "Accrington Stanley match record: 2009".
4. "FootballSquads - Accrington Stanley - 2008/09".
5. Live, Lancs (21 August 2008). ""League One lure was too much"- Craney". LancsLive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.