# 2008–09 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 2nd season in the Football League played by Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., an English football club based in Dagenham, Greater London. It was their second consecutive season in Football League Two after promotion from the Football Conference in 2007. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

## Match results

League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 70 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 69 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 68 | |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 67 | |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 63 | |

#### Matches

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2008 | 1st | Chester City | H | W | 6–0 | Green, Strevens (pen), Saunders (2), Benson, Nwokeji | 1,434 |
| 16 August 2008 | 1st | Lincoln City | A | W | 3–1 | Strevens (2), Benson | 3,581 |
| 23 August 2008 | 4th | Port Vale | H | D | 1–1 | Benson | 1,843 |
| 30 August 2008 | 1st | Morecambe | A | W | 2–1 | Saunders, Taiwo | 1,571 |
| 6 September 2008 | 4th | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Saunders | 4,519 |
| 13 September 2008 | 5th | Chesterfield | H | W | 3–0 | Saunders, Nwokeji, Benson | 1,682 |
| 20 September 2008 | 5th | Wycombe Wanderers | A | L | 1–2 | Strevens | 4,132 |
| 27 September 2008 | 6th | Rotherham United | H | D | 1–1 | Benson | 1,805 |
| 4 October 2008 | 5th | Rochdale | A | W | 2–0 | Benson, Ritchie | 2,566 |
| 10 October 2008 | 2nd | Barnet | H | W | 2–0 | Ritchie, Strevens | 2,629 |
| 18 October 2008 | 4th | Bury | H | L | 1–3 | Saunders | 2,364 |
| 21 October 2008 | 6th | Bournemouth | A | L | 1–2 | Nurse | 3,554 |
| 25 October 2008 | 9th | Darlington | A | L | 0–3 | | 3,070 |
| 28 October 2008 | 7th | Grimsby Town | H | W | 4–0 | Arber, Strevens (2), Benson | 1,622 |
| 1 November 2008 | 8th | Accrington Stanley | H | D | 0–0 | | 1,433 |
| 15 November 2008 | 10th | Luton Town | A | L | 1–2 | Okuonghae | 5,402 |
| 22 November 2008 | 9th | Notts County | H | W | 6–1 | Ritchie, Strevens, Benson (3), Okuonghae | 1,743 |
| 25 November 2008 | 10th | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 1–2 | Saunders | 4,590 |
| 6 December 2008 | 11th | Bradford City | A | D | 1–1 | Ritchie | 12,145 |
| 20 December 2008 | 10th | Macclesfield Town | A | W | 4–0 | Benson (2), Taiwo, Saunders | 1,909 |
| 26 December 2008 | 7th | Gillingham | H | W | 2–0 | Strevens, Benson | 2,844 |
| 28 December 2008 | 4th | Aldershot Town | A | W | 2–1 | Taiwo, Nurse | 3,697 |
| 3 January 2009 | 4th | Rotherham United | A | D | 1–1 | Ritchie | 3,307 |
| 17 January 2009 | 6th | Barnet | A | D | 1–1 | Nwokeji | 2,366 |
| 20 January 2009 | 8th | Exeter City | H | L | 1–2 | Strevens | 2,053 |
| 24 January 2009 | 5th | Rochdale | H | W | 3–2 | Arber, Ritchie, Southam | 1,808 |
| 27 January 2009 | 5th | Grimsby Town | A | D | 1–1 | Nurse | 3,431 |
| 31 January 2009 | 8th | Darlington | H | L | 0–1 | | 1,832 |
| 7 February 2009 | 9th | Bury | A | D | 2–2 | Nurse, Benson | 2,530 |
| 14 February 2009 | 8th | Luton Town | H | W | 2–1 | Foster (2) | 2,310 |
| 17 February 2009 | 9th | Wycombe Wanderers | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,242 |
| 21 February 2009 | 10th | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 0–0 | | 1,123 |
| 24 February 2009 | 10th | Bournemouth | H | L | 0–1 | | 1,602 |
| 28 February 2009 | 9th | Chester City | A | D | 2–2 | Strevens, Ritchie | 1,416 |
| 3 March 2009 | 9th | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–3 | | 1,302 |
| 7 March 2009 | 9th | Morecambe | H | L | 0–2 | | 1,403 |
| 10 March 2009 | 9th | Port Vale | A | W | 1–0 | Guy | 4,090 |
| 14 March 2009 | 9th | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Saunders | 3,007 |
| 28 March 2009 | 10th | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 2–1 | Benson, Ritchie | 1,347 |
| 4 April 2009 | 10th | Exeter City | A | L | 1–2 | Strevens | 5,123 |
| 11 April 2009 | 10th | Aldershot Town | H | W | 3–1 | Benson, Saunders (pen), Ritchie | 1,586 |
| 13 April 2009 | 10th | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Saunders | 6,945 |
| 18 April 2009 | 9th | Bradford City | H | W | 3–0 | Saunders, Benson, Strevens | 1,883 |
| 21 April 2009 | 7th | Brentford | H | W | 3–1 | Saunders, Taiwo, Arber | 3,537 |
| 25 April 2009 | 7th | Notts County | A | W | 3–0 | Saunders, Ritchie (2) | 4,419 |
| 2 May 2009 | 8th | Shrewsbury Town | H | L | 1–2 | Benson | 4,791 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 8 November 2008 | Hereford United | A | D | 0–0 | | 1,825 |
| First round replay | 18 November 2008 | Hereford United | H | W | 2–1 | Benson, Taiwo | 1,409 |
| Second round | 29 November 2008 | Leicester City | A | L | 2–3 | Ritchie, Strevens | 7,791 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 12 August 2008 | Reading | H | L | 1–2 | Taiwo | 2,360 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 2 September 2008 | Barnet | H | W | 4–2 | Benson (2), Nwokeji, Southam (pen) | 1,412 |
| Second round | 7 October 2008 | Peterborough United | A | W | 1–0 | Nwokeji | 2,644 |
| Southern quarter final | 4 November 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–5 | | 2,747 |

## Player details

    As of 15 February 2013.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Dagenham & Redbridge.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Tony Roberts | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NGA | Magnus Okuonghae | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie * | 36 (1) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 39 (2) | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Aiden Palmer * † | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Scott Doe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jon Boardman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Doug Loft * † | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | GK | ENG | David Button * | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Sam Saunders | 40 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Glen Southam | 17 (13) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 (15) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRB | Jon Nurse | 16 (18) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 18 (21) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Richard Graham | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Mark Nwokeji | 3 (13) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 5 (15) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Scott Griffiths | 43 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Paul Benson | 31 (2) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38 (2) | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Anwar Uddin | 10 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 (7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Wes Thomas | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Bai Mass Lette Jallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Ben Strevens | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 50 (2) | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Danny Foster | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Daniel Charge | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Dominic Green † | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | COD | Peggy Lokando * † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Arron Fray † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Richard Priest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Marlon Patterson † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Graeme Montgomery | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Kayan Kalipha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Anthony Cook † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Billy Bingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NGA | Solomon Taiwo | 39 (1) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tommy Tejan-Sie | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Dave Hogan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Jacob Erskine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Kraig Rochester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Ed Thompson † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Jamie Guy * | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Michael Alaile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Hakeem Araba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Peter Gain | 30 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Mark Arber | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Harlee Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |