2008–09 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United F.C. 2008–2009 football season

Scunthorpe United F.C.2008–2009 season

Chairman| Steve Wharton
Manager| Nigel Adkins
Stadium| Glanford Park
League One| 6th (promoted)
FA Cup| Third round
League Cup| First Round
League Trophy| Final

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During the 2008–09 English football season, Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Season summary

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The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town.[1] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season.[2] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals,[3] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.[4]

## Squad

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No. | Name  | Nat  | Position  | Date of birth  | Place of birth  | note

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1  | Joe Murphy |  | GK | 25 September 1980  | Dublin |
2  | Kenny Milne |  | DF | 26 August 1979  | Alloa |
3  | Marcus Williams |  | DF | 8 April 1986  | Doncaster |
4  | Andy Crosby |  | DF | 3 March 1973  | Rotherham |
5  | Izzy Iriekpen |  | DF | 14 May 1982  | Newham | signed for Bristol City
5  | Joseph Mills |  | DF | 30 October 1989  | Swindon | on loan from Southampton
6  | Cliff Byrne |  | DF | 27 April 1982  | Dublin | captain
7  | Matt Sparrow |  | MF | 3 October 1983  | Scunthorpe |
8  | Garry Thompson |  | MF | 24 November 1980  | Kendal |
9  | Paul Hayes |  | FW | 20 September 1983  | Dagenham |
10  | Gary Hooper |  | FW | 26 January 1988  | Harlow |
11  | Ian Baraclough |  | MF | 4 December 1970  | Leicester |
14  | Michael Lea |  | DF | 4 November 1987  | Salford |
15  | David Mirfin |  | DF | 18 April 1985  | Sheffield |
16  | Martyn Woolford |  | MF | 13 October 1985  | Pontefract |
17  | Grant McCann |  | MF | 14 April 1980  | Belfast |
18  | Sam Togwell |  | MF | 14 October 1984  | Maidenhead |
19  | Jonathan Forte |  | FW | 25 July 1986  | Sheffield |
20  | Sam Slocombe |  | GK | 5 June 1988  | Scunthorpe |
21  | Jake Picton  |  | DF | 6 January 1991  | Pontefract |
22  | Josh Lillis |  | GK | 24 June 1987  | Derby |
23  | Kevan Hurst |  | FW | 27 August 1985  | Chesterfield |
24  | Andrew Wright |  | MF | 15 January 1985  | Liverpool |
25  | Peter Winn |  | FW | 19 December 1988  | Cleethorpes |
26  | Krystian Pearce |  | DF | 5 January 1990  | Birmingham | on loan from Birmingham City
27  | Ian Morris |  | MF | 27 February 1987  | Dublin |
28  | Rory Coleman  |  | DF | 22 December 1990  | Rotherham |
29  | Joe Wilcox  |  | DF | 18 April 1989  | Northampton |
30  | Ben May |  | FW | 10 March 1984  | Gravesend |
31  | Henri Lansbury |  | MF | 12 October 1990  | Enfield | on loan from Arsenal
32  | Liam Trotter |  | MF | 24 August 1988  | Ipswich | on loan from Ipswich Town
33  | Kayode Odejayi |  | FW | 21 February 1982  | Ibadan | on loan from Barnsley
40  | Kevin Pressman |  | GK | 6 November 1967  | Fareham |

## Competitions

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### Football League One

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

#### League table

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4  | Leeds United | 46  | 26  | 6  | 14  | 77  | 49  | +28  | 84  | Qualification for League One play-offs
5  | Millwall | 46  | 25  | 7  | 14  | 63  | 53  | +10  | 82
6  | Scunthorpe United (O, P) | 46  | 22  | 10  | 14  | 82  | 63  | +19  | 76
7  | Tranmere Rovers | 46  | 21  | 11  | 14  | 62  | 49  | +13  | 74  |
8  | Southend United | 46  | 21  | 8  | 17  | 58  | 61  | −3  | 71

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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

#### Matches

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Scunthorpe United v Leeds United 9 August 2008 1|  Scunthorpe United | 1–2|  Leeds United | Glanford Park

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12:00 | Hooper 57' |  | Showunmi 61'
Beckford 80' | Attendance: 8,315

Walsall v Scunthorpe United 16 August 2008 2|  Walsall | 2–1|  Scunthorpe United | Bescot Stadium

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15:00 | Reich 12'
Ibehre 89' |  | Thompson 2' | Attendance: 4,162

Scunthorpe United v Peterborough United 23 August 2008 3|  Scunthorpe United | 1–0|  Peterborough United | Glanford Park

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15:00 | Hayes 44' |  |  | Attendance: 4,717

Stockport County v Scunthorpe United 30 August 2008 4|  Stockport County | 0–3|  Scunthorpe United | Edgeley Park

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15:00 |  |  | Hooper 30', 47'
McCann 58' | Attendance: 6,348

Brighton and Hove Albion v Scunthorpe United 6 September 2008 5|  Brighton and Hove Albion | 1–4|  Scunthorpe United | Withdean Stadium

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15:00 | Robinson 75' |  | Woolford 4'
Hooper 45+3', 55', 68' | Attendance: 5,529

Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United 13 September 2008 6|  Scunthorpe United | 2–1|  Carlisle United | Glanford Park

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15:00 | Sparrow 62'
Hayes 73' |  | Carlton 77' | Attendance: 5,188

Hereford United v Scunthorpe United 20 September 2008 7|  Hereford United | 1–2|  Scunthorpe United | Edgar Street

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15:00 | Chadwick 25' |  | Togwell 53'
Hooper 58' | Attendance: 3,004

Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town 27 September 2008 8|  Scunthorpe United | 2–0|  Yeovil Town | Glanford Park

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15:00 | Iriekpen 27'
Forbes 63' (o.g.) |  |  | Attendance: 4,829

Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United 4 October 2008 9|  Leyton Orient | 2–2|  Scunthorpe United | Brisbane Road

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15:00 | Boyd 59'
Purches 67' |  | Iriekpen 26'
Hayes 45+1' | Attendance: 4,244

Scunthorpe United v Crewe Alexandra 11 October 2008 10|  Scunthorpe United | 3–0|  Crewe Alexandra | Glanford Park

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15:00 | Woolford 35'
Hayes 67'
Iriekpen 80' |  |  | Attendance: 4,790

Cheltenham Town v Scunthorpe United 18 October 2008 11|  Cheltenham Town | 1–2|  Scunthorpe United | Whaddon Road

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15:00 | Connor 69' |  | Hooper 34'
Sparrow 90' | Attendance: 3,682

Scunthorpe United v Southend United 21 October 2008 12|  Scunthorpe United | 1–1|  Southend United | Glanford Park

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19:30 | Hayes 79' |  | Barrett 47' | Attendance: 4,324

Scunthorpe United v Millwall 25 October 2008 13|  Scunthorpe United | 3–2|  Millwall | Glanford Park

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15:00 | Hooper 5'
Hayes 16'
Sparrow 51' |  | Neil Harris 62'
Craig 69' | Attendance: 5,670

#### Play-offs

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Scunthorpe United v Milton Keynes Dons 8 May 2009 (2009-05-08) Semi-final first leg|  Scunthorpe United | 1–1|  Milton Keynes Dons | Scunthorpe

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19:45 BST | Woolford 13' | Report | Wilbraham 27' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Milton Keynes Dons v Scunthorpe United 15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) Semi-final second leg|  Milton Keynes Dons | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(6–7 p)|  Scunthorpe United | Denbigh, Milton Keynes

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19:45 BST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
| Penalties|
Leven
Wilbraham
Navarro
Puncheon
Llera
Stirling
Lewington
Guéret
Flo |  |  McCann
Hayes
Crosby
Byrne
Trotter
Sparrow
Forte
Togwell
Morris

Millwall v Scunthorpe United 24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) final|  Millwall | 2–3|  Scunthorpe United | London

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13:00 BST | Alexander 37', 39' | Report | Sparrow 6', 70'
Woolford 85' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 59,661
Referee: Michael Oliver

### FA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

Walsall v Scunthorpe United 8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round|  Walsall | 1–3|  Scunthorpe United | Bescot, Walsall

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15:00 GMT | Ricketts 25'
Demontagnac 79' | Report | Hooper 42', 58'
Hurst 90' | Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,318
Referee: Roger East

Scunthorpe United v Alfreton Town 29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round|  Scunthorpe United | 4–0|  Alfreton Town | Scunthorpe

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15:00 GMT | May 30'
Hooper 62', 83'
Togwell 90' | Report | Clayton  48' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Watford v Scunthorpe United 3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round|  Watford | 1–0|  Scunthorpe United | Watford

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15:00 GMT | Rasiak 67' | Report |  | Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Kevin Wright

### Football League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round|  Hartlepool United | 3–0|  Scunthorpe United | Hartlepool

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19:45 BST | Porter 50'
Foley 58'
Brown 75' | Report |  | Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

### Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

Scunthorpe United v Notts County 2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round|  Scunthorpe United | 2–1|  Notts County | Scunthorpe

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19:30 BST | Hayes 90', 90' | Report | Butcher 9' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,755
Referee: Andy Haines

Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town 7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) Second round|  Scunthorpe United | 2–1|  Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe

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19:30 BST | Togwell 38'
Morris 42' | Report | Hegarty 48' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Kevin Friend

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale 4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final|  Scunthorpe United | 1–0|  Rochdale | Scunthorpe

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19:30 GMT | Mirfin 90' | Report |  | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers 16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final|  Scunthorpe United | 2–1|  Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe

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19:45 GMT | May 26'
Hayes 90' | Report | Thomas-Moore 53' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Michael Oliver

Scunthorpe United v Rotherham United 20 January 2009 (2009-01-20) Area final first leg|  Scunthorpe United | 2–0|  Rotherham United | Scunthorpe

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19:30 GMT | Woolford 60'
Pearce 67' | Report |  | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,038
Referee: Clive Oliver

Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United 17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) Area final second leg|  Rotherham United | 0–1|  Scunthorpe United | Sheffield

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19:45 GMT |  |  | Hooper 74' | Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Kevin Friend

Luton Town v Scunthorpe United 5 April 2009 (2009-04-05) Final|  Luton Town | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Scunthorpe United | Wembley, London

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13:15 BST | Martin 32'
Craddock 70'
Gnakpa 95' | Report | Hooper 14'
McCann 88' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 55,378
Referee: Phil Crossley

## References

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1. ^ Fletcher, Paul (5 April 2009). "Football | Luton 3–2 Scunthorpe (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
2. ^ "Football – Scunthorpe 1–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. ^ "Football | League One | MK Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe (agg 1–1)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
4. ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2009). "Football | League One | Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
5. ^ "FootballSquads - Scunthorpe United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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