The 2008–09 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 55th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The club's kit was provided by Umbro, and the sponsor was Chang beer.
Kits
Review and events
Monthly events This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section. However it does summarise the transfers made by Everton in the summer. It also includes Cup Draws.
July:
4 - Steve Round is announced as Everton's new assistant manager. 10 - The Guardian report on two further mortgages taken out by Everton against future bSkyb television revenue. 18 - Everton shareholders deliver a petition to the club demanding an Extraordinary General Meeting having achieved over 20% of the support necessary to call such a meeting. 25 - Club captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year contract to keep him at the club until 2012. 27 - Sporting CP reject Everton's £11.8 million bid for midfielder João Moutinho. 29 - Everton CEO Keith Wyness resigns. No official reason is stated at the time, except that it is not in connection with Everton's planned new stadium in Kirkby.
August: 16 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to make a competitive appearance when he comes on against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 191 days. 23 - Jose Baxter becomes Everton's youngest player to be selected for a competitive match, when he starts against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Baxter was aged 16 years and 198 days. 28 - Everton are drawn with Standard Liège in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with the first game being at Goodison Park. 29 - Everton are drawn away to Blackburn in the third round of the League Cup 31 - Everton break its transfer record after acquiring Marouane Fellaini for £15 million, £3.75 million more than Yakubu was purchased for from Middlesbrough FC in 2007. This was the club's fifth signing of August, following Lars Jacobsen, Louis Saha, Segundo Castillo and Carlo Nash.
Final league table
Squad details
Players information No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFee 1 Carlo Nash Bolton 13 September 1973 - - - - Wigan Athletic 1 September 2008 Undisclosed 2 Tony Hibbert Huyton 20 February 1981 164 - - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee 3 Leighton Baines Kirkby 11 December 1984 24 - - - Wigan Athletic 7 August 2007 £6,000,000 4 Joseph Yobo Port Harcourt 6 September 1980 178 6 59 4 Marseille 22 May 2003 £3,500,000 5 Joleon Lescott Birmingham 16 August 1982 78 12 5 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 June 2006 £5,000,000 6 Phil Jagielka Manchester 7 August 1982 36 1 1 - Sheffield United 4 July 2007 £4,000,000 7 Andy van der Meyde Arnhem 30 September 1979 18 - 18 1 Inter Milan 31 August 2005 £2,000,000 8 Segundo Castillo San Lorenzo 15 May 1982 - - 33 2 Red Star Belgrade 28 August 2008 Loan 9 Louis Saha Paris 8 August 1978 - - 18 4 Manchester United 1 September 2008 Undisclosed 10 Mikel Arteta San Sebastián 26 March 1982 106 13 7 1 Real Sociedad 1 July 2005 £2,500,000 12 Iain Turner Stirling 26 January 1984 4 - - - Stirling Albion 1 July 2003 £50,000 14 James Vaughan Birmingham 14 July 1988 26 6 - - N/A 1 July 2004 Trainee 15 Lars Jacobsen Odense 20 September 1979 - - 16 - 1. FC Nürnberg 26 August 2008 Free 17 Tim Cahill Sydney 6 December 1979 101 29 28 13 Millwall 23 July 2004 £1,500,000 18 Phil Neville Bury 21 January 1977 108 3 59 - Manchester United 4 August 2005 £3,500,000 19 Nuno Valente Lisbon 12 September 1974 45 - 33 1 Porto 30 August 2005 £1,500,000 20 Steven Pienaar Johannesburg 17 March 1982 35 2 34 2 Borussia Dortmund 24 April 2007 £2,000,000 21 Leon Osman Wigan 17 May 1981 134 18 - - N/A 1 August 2000 Trainee 22 Yakubu Benin City 22 November 1982 39 22 41 17 Middlesbrough 29 August 2007 £11,250,000 24 Tim Howard North Brunswick 6 March 1979 74 - 30 - Manchester United 14 February 2007 £3,000,000 25 Marouane Fellaini Etterbeek 22 November 1987 - - 10 1 Standard Liège 1 September 2008 £15,000,000 26 Jack Rodwell Southport 11 March 1991 5 - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee 27 Lukas Jutkiewicz Southampton 28 March 1989 - - - - Swindon Town 1 July 2007 £400,000 28 Victor Anichebe Lagos 23 April 1988 44 11 4 1 N/A 1 July 2005 Trainee 30 John Ruddy St. Ives 24 October 1986 1 - - - Cambridge United 20 May 2005 £250,000 32 Dan Gosling Brixham 2 February 1990 - - - - Plymouth Argyle 15 January 2008 £2,000,000 34 John Irving Liverpool 17 September 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee 35 Kieran Agard London 10 October 1989 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee 36 John Paul Kissock Liverpool 2 December 1989 - - - - N/A 1 July 2007 Trainee 37 Jose Baxter Bootle 7 February 1992 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee 38 James Wallace Liverpool 19 December 1991 - - - - N/A 1 August 2008 Trainee
Player awards Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka Players' Player of the Season - Phil Jagielka Young Player of the Season - Marouane Fellaini Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - Kieran Agard Academy Player of the Season - James McCarten Goal of the Season - Dan Gosling vs. Liverpool
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
Premier League
UEFA Cup
League Cup
FA Cup
Season statistics
Starts and goals
Goalscorers
NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupUEFA CupTotal 8010 98010 9 6020 86010 76010 75000 5Yakubu4001 5 4010 5 3000 3 2010 3 1000 1 1000 1 0001 1 0001 1 1000 1
Yellow cards
NamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupUEFA CupTotal10000 101000 1Yakubu1000 11000 11000 1
Transfers
Transfers in
PlayerFromDateFee Lars Jacobsen 1. FC Nürnberg 26 August 2008 Free Louis Saha Manchester United 1 September 2008 Undisclosed Carlo Nash Wigan Athletic 1 September 2008 Undisclosed Marouane Fellaini Standard Liège 1 September 2008 £15,000,000
Transfers out
PlayerToDateFee Patrick Boyle Released 1 May 2008 Free Bjarni Viðarsson Twente 14 May 2008 Free Lee Carsley Birmingham City 3 June 2008 Free Stefan Wessels VfL Osnabrück 25 June 2008 Free Darren Dennehy Cardiff City 28 June 2008 Free Jamie Jones Leyton Orient 2 July 2008 Free Aidan Downes Yeovil Town 1 August 2008 Free Andrew Johnson Fulham 7 August 2008 £10,500,000
Loans in
PlayerFromDate FromDate Till Segundo Castillo Red Star Belgrade 28 August 2008 30 May 2009 Jô Manchester City 31 January 2009 1 June 2009
Loans out
PlayerToDate FromDate Till
References
External links Official Site: 2007/2008 Fixtures & Results BBC Sport - Club Stats Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers