Swindon Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanAndrew Fitton
ManagerMaurice Malpas
David Byrne (caretaker)
Danny Wilson
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
League One15th
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
FL TrophyQuarter-finals (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simon Cox (29)
All:
Simon Cox (32)
Highest home attendance13,001
(vs. Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance6,002
(vs. Stockport County)

The 2008–09 season was Swindon Town's second season in the League One since their relegation from the division in 2006. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Football League One

Leicester comfortably won promotion in their first-ever season at this level, leading the table for virtually the entire season, going half the season (23 consecutive games) unbeaten and losing just 4 games in the process, Nigel Pearson brought stability to the club in becoming their first manager in five years to last an entire season as they looked to turn the corner after several years of struggle. Peterborough were runners-up, winning their second successive promotion and entering the second tier for only the second time in their history. Scunthorpe grabbed the final play-off place on the last day of the season in a winner takes all match v 7th place Tranmere Rovers and won promotion through them, making an immediate return to the Championship after being relegated the previous year.

Stockport went into administration before the final match of the season and so suffered a 10-point penalty; however, there was no real chance of them being relegated as a result of this penalty, barring an extremely unlikely set of results on the final day.

Hereford made an immediate return to League Two, finishing bottom in their first campaign at this level for thirty years. Cheltenham improved late in the season, but it proved too late to prevent relegation. Crewe suffered a late collapse and went down to League Two, having looked safe a few weeks previously, while Northampton were undone by other results going against them on the final day of the season.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 −5 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 −12 56
15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 −3 53
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 −15 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 −25 51
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

League One

DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
9 August 2008Tranmere RoversH3–1Paynter 5', Cox 37', McGovern 51'7,975[1]
16 August 2008Cheltenham TownA0–24,975[2]
23 August 2008Colchester UnitedH1–3Cox 67' pen.7,031[3]
30 August 2008Milton Keynes DonsA2–1Paynter 52', Cox 90' pen.8,846[4]
5 September 2008Hereford UnitedA1–1Ifil 45'4,061[5]
13 September 2008Leeds UnitedH1–3Cox 45'13,001[6]
20 September 2008Stockport CountyA1–1Easton 49'5,536[7]
28 September 2008MillwallH1–2J. Smith 47'7,589[8]
3 October 2008Hartlepool UnitedA3–3Cox 5', 39', 52'4,018[9]
11 October 2008Huddersfield TownH1–3Easton 88'7,071[10]
18 October 2008Southend UnitedA1–2Paynter 60'7,965[11]
21 October 2008Northampton TownH2–1Paynter 48', Cox 61'6,653[12]
25 October 2008Oldham AthleticH2–0Morrison 25', J. Smith 34' pen.6,756[13]
1 November 2008Scunthorpe UnitedA3–3Cox 15', 52', 80' pen.4,744[14]
15 November 2008Leicester CityH2–2Cox 84', Corr 86'9,499[15]
22 November 2008Bristol RoversA2–2Kanyuka 39', Corr 53'8,016[16]
25 November 2008Peterborough UnitedH2–2J. Smith 10', Cox 81'6,616[17]
29 November 2008WalsallA1–2Paynter 90'3,844[18]
6 December 2008Carlisle UnitedH1–1Murphy 50' o.g.6,787[19]
13 December 2008Crewe AlexandraA0–13,941[20]
20 December 2008Yeovil TownH2–3Timlin 45', McGovern 47'7,072[21]
26 December 2008Leyton OrientA2–1Peacock 1', J. Smith 61' pen.4,349[22]
28 December 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–28,438[23]
13 January 2009Stockport CountyH1–1J. Smith 62'6,002[24]
17 January 2009Huddersfield TownA1–2Cox 90'13,414[25]
27 January 2009WalsallH3–2Amankwaah 8', Cox 29', Paynter 49'6,100[26]
31 January 2009Oldham AthleticA0–04,712[27]
14 February 2009Leicester CityA1–1Cox 38'19,926[28]
17 February 2009MillwallA1–1Paynter 43'7,104[29]
21 February 2009Scunthorpe UnitedH4–2Timlin 62', Wright 71' o.g., Robson-Kanu 82', Peacock 85'6,852[30]
24 February 2009Hartlepool UnitedH0–16,010[31]
28 February 2009Tranmere RoversA0–15,153[32]
3 March 2009Cheltenham TownH2–2Robson-Kanu 32', Amankwaah 66'6,293[33]
7 March 2009Milton Keynes DonsH1–1Paynter 18'7,453[34]
10 March 2009Colchester UnitedA2–3Cox 38' pen., Robson-Kanu 64'3,827[35]
14 March 2009Leeds UnitedA0–121,765[36]
17 March 2009Southend UnitedH3–0Robson-Kanu 13', Cox 19' pen., 90' pen.6,269[37]
21 March 2009Hereford UnitedH3–0Cox 29', 46', Paynter 76'7,129[38]
24 March 2009Northampton TownA4–3Cox 18', 31', 79', Paynter 40'5,025[39]
28 March 2009Yeovil TownA0–15,476[40]
4 April 2009Crewe AlexandraH0–07,165[41]
11 April 2009Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–2Greer 47', Paynter 50', Cox 58'6,549[42]
13 April 2009Leyton OrientH0–17,735[43]
18 April 2009Carlisle UnitedA1–1Tudur Jones 90'5,959[44]
25 April 2009Bristol RoversH2–1Cox 4', 81'10,977[45]
2 May 2009Peterborough UnitedA2–2Cox 17', 42'10,886[46]

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round8 November 2008HistonA0–11,541[47]

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round12 August 2008Queens Park RangersH2–3Cox 34', Paynter 41'7,230[48]

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round2 September 2008Aldershot TownA2–2
7–6 p		Cox 32', Ifil 83'1,814[49]
Second round7 October 2008Hereford UnitedA2–1Cox 45', Peacock 84'1,458[50]
Third round12 November 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–22,234[51]

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