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2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
2008–09 season
OwnerAbu Dhabi United Group
ChairmanThaksin Shinawatra until the sale of club on 1 September 2008
Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008
ManagerMark Hughes
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robinho (14)
All:
Robinho (15)
Highest home attendance47,331 vs Chelsea
13 September 2008
Lowest home attendance7,334 vs EB Streymur
31 July 2008
Average home league attendance42,900 approx.

The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English 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's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.

Changes in ownership

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The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu 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 Sheikh Mansour 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 the Emirates 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, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]

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 of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]

Kits

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Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook

Home
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Away
Third
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Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
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Kit information

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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 by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] 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.

Historical league performance

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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).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Friendly games

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Pre-season

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9 July 2008 Metalurh Zaporizhya Ukraine 0–0 England Manchester City Rottach-Egern, Germany
MCFC report
26 July 2008 Hamburger SV Germany 1–0 England Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
15:30 BST
(Away team kit)		 Pitroipa 17' M.E.N. report Stadium: Hamburg Arena
Attendance: 32,737
2 August 2008 Stockport County England 2–2 England Manchester City Stockport, England
13:00 BST

(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 Scotland 1–1 England Manchester City Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST
(Away team kit)		 McGowan 78' MCFC report 53' Petrov Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Craig Thomson

Thomas Cook Trophy

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9 August 2008 Manchester City England 1–0 Italy Milan Manchester, England
17:15 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bojinov 37' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,181
Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Competitive games

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Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jô, Dietmar Hamann and Robinho (l-r) prior to the match against Chelsea on 13 September in which Robinho made his debut.

Premier League

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Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Position in final standings

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

Results summary

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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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWWLWLLDWLLLDWLDLLWDWWLWLDLWLWLLWWWLLW
Position1884759111088101312111514171815131512910910118101010111098101010
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2009 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

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17 August 2008 1 Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
15:00 BST

(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 2008 2 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(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 2008 3 Sunderland 0–3 Manchester City Sunderland, England
15:00 BST


(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 2008 4 Manchester City 1–3 Chelsea Manchester, England
17:30 BST



(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 2008 5 Manchester City 6–0 Portsmouth Manchester, England
15:00 BST




(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 2008 6 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Manchester City Wigan, England
16:00 BST


(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 2008 7 Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(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 2008 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:00 BST


(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 2008 9 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(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 2008 10 Middlesbrough 2–0 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
20:00 GMT

(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 2008 11 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
16:00 GMT

(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 2008 12 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(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 2008 13 Hull City 2–2 Manchester City Kingston upon Hull, England
16:00 GMT


(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 2008 14 Manchester City 3–0 Arsenal Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(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 2008 15 Manchester City 0–1 Manchester United Manchester, England
13:30 GMT





(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 2008 16 Fulham 1–1 Manchester City London, England
12:45 GMT

(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 2008 17 Manchester City 0–1 Everton Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(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 2008 18 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Manchester City West Bromwich, England
13:30 GMT

(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 2008 19 Manchester City 5–1 Hull City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(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 2008 20 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Manchester City Blackburn, England
16:15 GMT


(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 2009 21 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(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 2009 22 Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(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 2009 23 Stoke City 1–0 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent, England
12:45 GMT

(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 2009 24 Manchester City 1–0 Middlesbrough Manchester, England
12:45 GMT

(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 2009 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT

(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 2009 26 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT

(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 2009 27 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London, England
12:30 GMT

(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 2009 28 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(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 2009 29 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London, England
13:30 GMT

(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 2009 30 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(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 2009 31 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(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 2009 32 Manchester City 1–3 Fulham Manchester, England
16:10 BST


(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 2009 33 Manchester City 4–2 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England
15:00 BST



(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 2009 34 Everton 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 BST



(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 2009 35 Manchester City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(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 2009 36 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Manchester, England
13:30 BST

(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 2009 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(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 2009 38 Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(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)

UEFA Cup

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Qualifying phase

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First qualifying round
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17 July 2008 First leg EB Streymur Faroe Islands 0–2 England Manchester City Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:00 BST

(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)
31 July 2008 Second leg Manchester City England 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Faroe Islands EB Streymur Barnsley, England
20:00 BST


(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)
Second qualifying round
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14 August 2008 First leg Manchester City England 0–1 Denmark Midtjylland Manchester, England
19:45 BST


(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)
28 August 2008 Second leg Midtjylland Denmark 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 England Manchester City Herning, Denmark
16:25 BST

(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 soccer ball with check mark
Poulsen soccer ball with check mark
Borring soccer ball with red X
Afriyie soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Petrov
soccer ball with red X Johnson
soccer ball with check mark Hamann
soccer ball with check mark Ćorluka

First round

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18 September 2008 First leg Omonia Cyprus 1–2 England Manchester City Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 BST


(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)
2 October 2008 Second leg Manchester City England 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Cyprus Omonia Manchester, England
19:45 BST

(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)

Group phase

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6 November 2008 1 Manchester City England 3–2 Netherlands Twente Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(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)
27 November 2008 2 Schalke 04 Germany 0–2 England Manchester City Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 GMT

(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)
3 December 2008 3 Manchester City England 0–0 France Paris Saint-Germain Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,626
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
18 December 2008 4 Racing Santander Spain 3–1 England Manchester City Santander, Spain
19:45 GMT




(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)

Final phase

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Round of 32
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19 February 2009 First leg Copenhagen Denmark 2–2 England Manchester City Copenhagen, Denmark
19:05 GMT


(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)
26 February 2009 Second leg Manchester City England 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Denmark Copenhagen Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(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)
Round of 16
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12 March 2009 First leg Manchester City England 2–0 Denmark Aalborg BK Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(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)
19 March 2009 Second leg Aalborg BK Denmark 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 England Manchester City Aalborg, Denmark
20:00 GMT


(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 soccer ball with check mark
Johansson soccer ball with check mark
Augustinussen soccer ball with red X
Nomvethe soccer ball with check mark
Shelton soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Elano
soccer ball with check mark Wright-Phillips
soccer ball with check mark Dunne
Quarter-final
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9 April 2009 First leg Hamburger SV Germany 3–1 England Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
19:45 BST


(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)
16 April 2009 Second leg Manchester City England 2–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Germany Hamburger SV Manchester, England
19:45 BST



(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)
  1. ^ An alternative venue was required due to the time required for the City of Manchester Stadium pitch to recover from that summer's events.[4]

League Cup

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Second round

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24 September 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Manchester City Brighton, England
19:45 BST


(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 soccer ball with check mark
Elphick soccer ball with check mark
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Virgo soccer ball with check mark
Richards soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Elano
soccer ball with check mark Kompany
soccer ball with red X Ball

FA Cup

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Third round

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3 January 2009 Manchester City 0–3 Nottingham Forest Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(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)

Playing statistics

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Starting XI

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Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting 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 towards Rory 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
Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps.
1 GK England Joe Hart 23(0) 9(0) 1(0) 33(0)
2 DF England Micah Richards 34(1) 1 2 15(0) 3 1(0) 50(1) 1 5
3 DF England Michael Ball 8(0) 4(1) 1(0) 1(0) 14(1)
4 DF England Nedum Onuoha 23(3) 1 1 7(0) 1 30(3) 2 1
Sold DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka 3(0) 1 3(0) 1 6(0) 1 1
5 DF Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 29(3) 1 3 -/1 11(0) 2 1(0) 1(0) 42(3) 1 5 -/1
6 MF England Michael Johnson 3(0) 4(0) 1 1(0) 8(0) 1
7 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 35(1) 9 8 14(1) 3 1 1(0) 1 50(2) 13 9
8 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips 27(0) 5 3 9(0) 3 1 1(0) 37(0) 8 4 ***
9 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 8(6) 1 1 1(1) 9(7) 1 1
10 FW Brazil Robinho 31(1) 14 3 10(0) 1 1 41(1) 15 4
11 MF Brazil Elano 28(7) 6 3 12(3) 2 3 1(0) 1(1) 42 (11) 8 6
12 FW England Darius Vassell 8(2) 1 6(0) 1 1(1) 15(3) 1 1
14 FW Brazil Jô 9(3) 1 7(1) 2 1(1) 1(0) 18(5) 3
15 DF Spain Javier Garrido 13(2) 1 1 8(2) 1 21(4) 1 2
16 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 1(1) 1(0) 1(0) 3(1)
17 MF Bulgaria Martin Petrov 9(5) 5(1) 2 14(6) 2
19 MF Switzerland Gelson Fernandes 17 (14) 1 3 1/- 8(4) 1 1(0) 1(0) 1 27 (18) 2 4 1/-
20 FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 17(7) 5 2 6(3) 3 1(0) 1(1) 25 (11) 8 2
21 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 9(4) 8(5) 1 1 1(1) 18 (10) 1 1
22 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne (c) 31(0) 1 4 -/2 14(0) 1 1/- 1(0) 1(0) 47(0) 1 6 1/2
24 FW Wales Ched Evans 16 (13) 1 1 8(6) 1(1) 25 (20) 1 1
25 DF England Wayne Bridge 16(0) 6(0) 22(0)
26 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 9(1) 2 5(0) 3 1(0) 15(1) 5
27 FW Zimbabwe Benjani 8(1) 1 4(3) 2 12(4) 3
28 FW England Daniel Sturridge 16(13) 4 8(3) 1(0) 1(0) 26 (16) 4
29 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 4(2) 3(3) 7(5)
30 DF England Shaleum Logan 1(0) 1(0)
33 MF Belgium Vincent Kompany 34(0) 1 8 9(1) 3 1(0) 1(0) 45(1) 1 11
34 MF Netherlands Nigel de Jong 16(0) 3 16(0) 3
36 DF Brazil Gláuber 1(1) 1(1)
37 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 15(0) 6(0) 1 21(0) 1
39 FW Wales Craig Bellamy 8(1) 3 1 3(0) 2 2 11(1) 5 3
40 MF Slovakia Vladimír Weiss 1(1) 1(1)
TOTALS 58 50 1/3 23 26 1/- 2 83 77 2/3

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 match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goal scorers

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Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Awards

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Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards

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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
August[5] Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland England Adam Clayton England Andrew Tutte
September[6] England Shaun Wright-Phillips England Clayton McDonald Liberia Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October[6] Brazil Robinho England Clayton McDonald Belgium Dedryck Boyata
November[7] Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland Republic of Ireland Donal McDermott England Andrew Tutte
December[7] Belgium Vincent Kompany England Paul Marshall not announced
January[8] Argentina Pablo Zabaleta Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern
February[8] Wales Craig Bellamy England David Ball
March[9][10] England Nedum Onuoha England Ben Mee Belgium Dedryck Boyata
April[9] Brazil Elano Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham
May[9] England Nedum Onuoha Slovakia Vladimír Weiss England Kieran Trippier

Official Supporters Club awards

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Player Season 2008–09 awards[11]
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland Player of the Year
England Daniel Sturridge Young Player of the Year

Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Loans in

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Loans out

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