The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.
D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.
Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Table
Pre-season
Season proper Football League Championship
League table
Results In summary
By matchday
In detail
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Paul Rachubka420100000430112MF Danny Coid180101000200003DF Stephen Crainey170000000170304MF Keith Southern353101000373415DF Marlon Broomes1000000010006DF Ian Evatt331101000351617MF Adam Hammill221001000231407MF Roy O'Donovan120000000120508FW Stephen McPhee5000000050009FW DJ Campbell2090000002991010MF Stuart Green00101000200011MF David Vaughan3311010003503012FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher3850010003956013GK Mark Halstead00000000000014MF David Fox2201000002303015DF Alex Baptiste2110000002113016MF Claus Jørgensen3201000003301117MF Jermaine Wright30001000400018MF Joe Martin1500010001601019FW Steve Kabba1720000001721019FW Krisztián Németh10000000100019FW Wade Small51000000511020FW Nick Blackman51000000510020MF Mo Camara1400000001404020MF Kyel Reid70000000702021GK Matt Gilks50001000600022MF Graeme Owens80000000800022DF Zesh Rehman30001000400023FW Daniel Nardiello20100000300024DF Rob Edwards3620010003724025DF Shaun Barker4301000004408026MF Charlie Adam1320000001325126MF Sone Aluko10001000200026MF Alan Gow1750000001752027FW Ben Burgess2960000002961028MF Alan Mahon10000000101028MF Paul Marshall20000000200028MF Michael D'Agostino00000000000029MF Matty Kay00000000000031FW Danny Mitchley20000000200033FW Dominic Merella00100000100033FW Brett Ormerod1520000001523034MF Lee Hendrie60000000602134MF Francesco Carratta00000000000035FW Liam Dickinson74000000741035FW Lee Hughes31000000310036GK Graham Stack00000000000037DF Ian Harte40100000501037MF Simon Walton100000001000Discipline totals 77 6
Players used: 44 Goals scored: 46
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref. 26 June 2008 GK Matt Gilks Norwich City Included in part-exchange deal for Wes Hoolahan 1 July 2008 CB Alex Baptiste Mansfield Town Undisclosed 1 July 2008 CB Marlon Broomes Free agency — 2 July 2008 LB Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 11 July 2008 CM Jermaine Wright Free agency — 30 July 2008 CF Daniel Nardiello Queens Park Rangers Included in part-exchange deal for Kaspars Gorkšs 4 August 2008 CM David Vaughan Real Sociedad £200,000 6 August 2008 CB Rob Edwards Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 30 January 2009 CF Brett Ormerod Free agency — 2 February 2009 CM Francesco Carratta Free agency —
Loans in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref. 11 July 2008 CF Steve Kabba Watford 31 December 2009 19 July 2008 W Adam Hammill Liverpool 30 December 2008 31 July 2008 CB Zesh Rehman Queens Park Rangers 31 December 2008 5 August 2008 LB Mo Camara Derby County 30 August 2008 8 August 2008 CF Sone Aluko Birmingham City 1 September 2008 1 September 2008 CF Alan Gow Rangers 31 December 2008 16 November 2008 CM Lee Hendrie Sheffield United 31 December 2008 27 November 2008 CF Liam Dickinson Derby County 30 December 2008 27 November 2008 W Kyel Reid West Ham United 30 December 2008 27 November 2008 GK Graham Stack Plymouth Argyle 31 December 2008 8 January 2009 CF DJ Campbell Leicester City 31 May 2009 9 January 2009 CF Roy O'Donovan Sunderland 31 May 2009 26 January 2009 CF Krisztián Németh Liverpool 26 February 2009 29 January 2009 CM Paul Marshall Manchester City 28 February 2009 2 February 2009 CM Charlie Adam Rangers 31 May 2009 3 March 2009 CF Nick Blackman Blackburn Rovers 3 April 2009 13 March 2009 CF Wade Small Sheffield Wednesday 13 April 2009 17 March 2009 LM Alan Mahon Burnley 31 May 2009 26 March 2009 CF Lee Hughes Oldham Athletic 31 May 2009 26 March 2009 CM Simon Walton Plymouth Argyle 31 May 2009
Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref. 7 May 2008 LM Marcus Bean Free agency — 7 May 2008 GK Kyle Clancy Free agency — 7 May 2008 CB Phil Doughty Free agency — 7 May 2008 GK Lewis Edge Free agency — 7 May 2008 CM Michael Flynn Free agency — 7 May 2008 LB John Hills Free agency — 7 May 2008 CB Michael Jackson Free agency — 7 May 2008 CF Phil Marsh Free agency — 7 May 2008 CM Matt Lawlor Free agency — 7 May 2008 CF Keigan Parker Free agency — 7 May 2008 LB Paul Tierney Free agency — 7 May 2008 LM Andy Welsh Free agency — 7 May 2008 RM Simon Wiles Free agency — 26 June 2008 AM Wes Hoolahan Norwich City Undisclosed + Matt Gilks 28 July 2008 CB Kaspars Gorkšs Queens Park Rangers £250,000 + Daniel Nardiello + Zesh Rehman (loan) 9 August 2008 CF Andy Morrell Bury — 16 December 2008 RB Michael D'Agostino Free agency — 1 January 2009 CM Dominic Merella Free agency — 2 February 2009 CM Ian Harte Free agency —
Loans out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref. 17 October 2008 AM Matty Kay Fleetwood Town 30 December 2008 14 November 2008 RW Stuart Green Crewe Alexandra 31 May 2009 21 November 2008 GK Matt Gilks Shrewsbury Town 21 December 2008 26 January 2009 CB Marlon Broomes Crewe Alexandra 6 March 2009 29 January 2009 CF Daniel Nardiello Hartlepool United 31 May 2009 13 March 2009 CB Marlon Broomes Crewe Alexandra 2 May 2009 27 March 2009 CF Danny Mitchley Southport 31 May 2009
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