# 2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

Bristol City ended the season in 10th place.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 61 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 61 |

#### Matches

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2008 | Blackpool | A | W | 1–0 | Brooker 90' | 8,244 |
| 16 August 2008 | Derby County | H | D | 1–1 | Maynard 23' | 16,389 |
| 23 August 2008 | Coventry City | A | W | 3–0 | Adebola 17', McIndoe 54', Brooker 90' | 17,994 |
| 30 August 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 1–1 | Adebola 25' | 17,543 |
| 13 September 2008 | Cardiff City | A | D | 0–0 | | 19,312 |
| 16 September 2008 | Birmingham City | H | L | 1–2 | Trundle 79' | 18,456 |
| 20 September 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 4–1 | McIndoe 48' pen., 74', Maynard 57', Sproule 61' | 15,960 |
| 27 September 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–2 | | 24,324 |
| 30 September 2008 | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 2–2 | Akinde 63', Noble 88' | 17,489 |
| 4 October 2008 | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–3 | | 24,712 |
| 18 October 2008 | Norwich City | H | W | 1–0 | McCombe 75' | 16,791 |
| 21 October 2008 | Charlton Athletic | A | W | 2–0 | Trundle 27', Williams 52' | 21,207 |
| 25 October 2008 | Barnsley | A | D | 0–0 | | 11,551 |
| 28 October 2008 | Sheffield United | H | D | 0–0 | | 16,798 |
| 1 November 2008 | Reading | H | L | 1–4 | John 90' | 18,296 |
| 8 November 2008 | Southampton | A | W | 1–0 | Johnson 52' | 14,535 |
| 15 November 2008 | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 2–2 | Elliott 38', Fontaine 80' | 17,440 |
| 22 November 2008 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 2–4 | Adebola 44', Maynard 74' | 14,599 |
| 25 November 2008 | Watford | H | D | 1–1 | Maynard 71' | 15,551 |
| 29 November 2008 | Preston North End | A | L | 0–2 | | 11,161 |
| 6 December 2008 | Swansea City | H | D | 0–0 | | 16,405 |
| 10 December 2008 | Ipswich Town | A | L | 1–3 | John 5' | 17,749 |
| 13 December 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | D | 0–0 | | 15,542 |
| 20 December 2008 | Burnley | H | L | 1–2 | Maynard 52' pen. | 16,108 |
| 26 December 2008 | Watford | A | W | 4–2 | Maynard 1', 29', Elliott 52', Adebola 90' | 15,527 |
| 28 December 2008 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 1–0 | Maynard 2' | 18,265 |
| 17 January 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Adebola 58', Maynard 87' | 16,749 |
| 27 January 2009 | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 2–0 | McIndoe 62', Fontaine 86' | 11,438 |
| 31 January 2009 | Barnsley | H | W | 2–0 | Williams 65', McIndoe 79' | 15,667 |
| 3 February 2009 | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 2–1 | Adebola 49', 53' | 15,304 |
| 7 February 2009 | Norwich City | A | W | 2–1 | Skuse 14', Orr 45' pen. | 24,691 |
| 14 February 2009 | Southampton | H | W | 2–0 | Adebola 34', Sproule 90' | 17,000 |
| 17 February 2009 | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 0–1 | | 10,928 |
| 21 February 2009 | Reading | A | W | 2–0 | Adebola 26', Skuse 48' | 22,462 |
| 28 February 2009 | Blackpool | H | D | 0–0 | | 16,855 |
| 4 March 2009 | Birmingham City | A | L | 0–1 | | 17,551 |
| 7 March 2009 | Derby County | A | L | 1–2 | Williams 83' | 30,824 |
| 10 March 2009 | Coventry City | H | W | 2–0 | McAllister 66', Johnson 80' | 15,706 |
| 15 March 2009 | Cardiff City | H | D | 1–1 | Maynard 71' | 17,487 |
| 21 March 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 1–2 | McIndoe 77' | 14,059 |
| 4 April 2009 | Preston North End | H | D | 1–1 | Maynard 59' | 16,596 |
| 11 April 2009 | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 2–3 | Sproule 13', Adebola 78' | 22,776 |
| 13 April 2009 | Ipswich Town | H | D | 1–1 | Elliott 49' | 16,430 |
| 18 April 2009 | Swansea City | A | L | 0–1 | | 15,327 |
| 25 April 2009 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D | 1–1 | Johnson 25' | 17,486 |
| 3 May 2009 | Burnley | A | L | 0–4 | | 18,005 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Third round | 3 January 2009 | Portsmouth | A | D | 0–0 | | 14,446 | |
| Third round replay | 13 January 2009 | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–2 | | 14,302 | |

### League Cup

Football League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 12 August 2008 | Peterborough United | H | W | 2–1 | Carey 53', Brooker 85' | 5,684 | |
| Second round | 26 August 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–2 | Wilson 79' | 3,227 | |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Adriano Basso |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bradley Orr |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jamie McAllister |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Liam Fontaine |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jamie McCombe |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Louis Carey |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Scott Murray |
| 8 | MF | ENG | David Noble |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Nicky Maynard |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Michael McIndoe |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Cole Skuse |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola |
| 16 | FW | SVK | Peter Štyvar |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Ivan Sproule |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Brian Wilson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jennison Myrie-Williams |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Frankie Artus |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Chris Weale |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Lee Trundle |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Ribeiro |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Marvin Elliott |
| 26 | DF | WAL | James Wilson |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Jordan Walker |
| 28 | FW | ENG | John Akinde |
| 31 | FW | TRI | Stern John (on loan from Southampton) |
| 32 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Lee Johnson |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Izzy Iriekpen |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Scott Murray (on loan to Cheltenham Town) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Steve Brooker (to Doncaster Rovers) |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Andy Webster (on loan from Rangers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Frankie Artus (on loan to Cheltenham Town) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan to Cheltenham Town) |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Tristan Plummer (on loan to Torquay United) |