# 2009 Salford City Reds season

Salford City Reds competed in their eleventh Super League season in their 137th year. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

## Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)
| Name | Transferred from | Date released |
| Ray Cashmere | North Queensland Cowboys | October 2008 |
| Jeremy Smith | South Sydney Rabbitohs | October 2008 |
| Mark Henry | North Queensland Cowboys | October 2008 |
| Luke Swain | Gold Coast Titans | October 2008 |
| Willie Talau | St Helens R.F.C. | October 2008 |
| Rob Parker | Warrington Wolves | October 2008 |
Transfers for 2009 (out)
| Name | Transferred to | Date released |
| Mat Gardner | Harlequins RL | October 2008 |
| Steve Bannister | Widnes Vikings | October 2008 |
| Andrew Brocklehurst | | October 2008 |
| Paul Highton | Oldham R.L.F.C. | October 2008 |
| Chris Borgese | | October 2008 |
| Andy Ballard | | October 2008 |
| Luke Ambler | | October 2008 |
| Daley Williams | Keighley Cougars | October 2008 |

## Full squad

| Number | Player | Position | Previous Club |
| 1 | Karl Fitzpatrick | Full back | Widnes Vikings |
| 2 | John Wilshire | Wing | Leigh Centurions |
| 3 | Mark Henry | Centre | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 4 | Willie Talau | Centre | St. Helens |
| 5 | Paul White | Wing | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| 6 | Jeremy Smith | Stand off | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 7 | Richard Myler | Scrum half | Widnes Vikings |
| 8 | Ray Cashmere | Prop | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 9 | Malcolm Alker | Hooker | Wigan St Patricks |
| 10 | Craig Stapleton | Prop | Cronulla Sharks |
| 11 | Ian Sibbitt | Second row | Warrington Wolves |
| 12 | Rob Parker | Second row | Warrington Wolves |
| 13 | Luke Swain | Loose forward | Gold Coast Titans |
| 14 | Jordan Turner | Loose forward | Salford City Reds |
| 15 | Stuart Littler | Centre | Leigh Miners Rangers |
| 16 | Phillip Leuluai | Prop | Cronulla Sharks |
| 17 | Robbie Paul | Half back | Huddersfield Giants |
| 18 | Lee Jewitt | Prop | Wigan Warriors |
| 19 | Stefan Ratchford | Hooker | Salford City Reds |
| 20 | Luke Adamson | Second row | Leigh East |
| 21 | Andrew Thornley | Wing | Salford City Reds |
| 22 | Stephen Nash | Prop | Widnes Vikings |
| 23 | Adam Sidlow | Prop | Widnes Vikings |
| 24 | Dean McGilvray | Centre | St. Helens |
| 25 | Jason Walton | Loose forward | Salford City Reds |
| 26 | Marlon Alker | Centre | Salford City Reds |
| 27 | Lewis Palfrey | Prop | Salford City Reds |
| 28 | Jack Spencer | Half back | Salford City Reds |

## Fixtures and results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Super League XIV | 1 | Crusaders | Win | 28-16 | Home | The Willows | 4,026 | 14/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 29-10 | Away | Belle Vue | 6,578 | 22/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 52-16 | Away | The Jungle | 7,052 | 28/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 18-48 | Home | The Willows | 3,367 | 06/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 | St Helens R.F.C. | Loss | 38-12 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 9,723 | 13/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 12-38 | Home | The Willows | 7,016 | 20/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 48-12 | Away | New Craven Park | 8,104 | 29/03/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Hull F.C. | Win | 18-22 | Away | KC Stadium | 8,945 | 05/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 | Warrington Wolves | Win | 18-16 | Home | The Willows | 6,150 | 10/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 | Leeds Rhinos | Win | 20-30 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 14,381 | 13/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 38-6 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 8,327 | 18/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 | Hull FC | Loss | 14-18 | Home | The Willows | 4,165 | 25/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 16-24 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 29,627 | 02/05/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 5 | Batley Bulldogs | Win | 4-66 | Away | Mount Pleasant | 1,298 | 10/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 | Huddersfield Giants | Win | 4-24 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 6,903 | 17/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 18-10 | Home | The Willows | 4,383 | 23/05/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | QF | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 28-6 | Away | JJB Stadium | 9,466 | 29/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 34-18 | Away | JJB Stadium | 11,550 | 05/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Catalans Dragons | N/A | P-P | Home | The Willows | N/A | 12/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Hull FC | Loss | 14-12 | Away | KC Stadium | 11,218 | 19/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 10-34 | Home | The Willows | 3,721 | 26/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | St Helens RLFC | Win | 20-10 | Home | The Willows | 4,808 | 03/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Celtic Crusaders | Loss | 25-12 | Away | Brewery Field | 3,009 | 11/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 12-18 | Home | The Willows | 3,487 | 17/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 62-20 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 8,906 | 26/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 24-30 | Home | The Willows | 3,151 | 31/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 16-18 | Home | The Willows | 3,475 | 07/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Harlequins RL | Win | 22-26 | Away | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,612 | 15/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 10-14 | Home | The Willows | 4,224 | 21/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 26 | Bradford Bulls | Loss | 44-18 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 8,167 | 06/09/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 27 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 24-30 | Home | The Willows | 6,101 | 11/09/2009 |
$^A$ Note A: Match between Salford City Reds and Catalans Dragons was postponed to 7 August 2009 due to a test between England and France in Paris over the same weekend, in which ten Catalans players were involved.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | −121 | 20 | |
| 13 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | −298 | 14 | |
| 14 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | −517 | 6 | |