The 2008–09 season was Southampton's fourth consecutive season in the Football League and their fourth also in the Championship.
Season summary
Having narrowly avoided relegation the previous season,[1] Southampton looked to improve their position in the league in 2008-09. The season was even more disappointing, however, as the Saints finished second from bottom to be relegated to League One,[2] which they would start with a ten-point deduction as a result of its parent company, Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC, entering administration.[3][4] The season was equally unsatisfactory in the cup tournaments, as the club were knocked out of both the FA Cup and the League Cup in the third round, losing 0–3 to Premier League champions Manchester United[5] and 1–3 to League Two side Rotherham United.[6] The season was worsened still by a change in management – head coach Jan Poortvliet resigned from the club on 23 January 2009, and youth academy manager Mark Wotte took over for the remainder of the season.[7][8][9]
Championship
Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result
F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
League
position |
9 August 2008 |
Cardiff City |
A |
1–2 |
McGoldrick 45' |
19,749 |
18th |
16 August 2008 |
Birmingham City |
H |
1–2 |
Perry 43' |
18,925 |
23rd |
23 August 2008 |
Derby County |
A |
1–0 |
McGoldrick 58' |
27,032 |
17th |
30 August 2008 |
Blackpool |
H |
0–1 |
|
15,629 |
20th |
14 September 2008 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
1–4 |
Lallana 53' |
13,770 |
23rd |
17 September 2008 |
Ipswich Town |
H |
2–2 |
Surman 12', Pekhart 68' |
14,916 |
22nd |
20 September 2008 |
Barnsley |
H |
0–0 |
|
14,836 |
22nd |
27 September 2008 |
Doncaster Rovers |
A |
2–0 |
Mills 50' (o.g.), Surman 58' (pen.) |
10,867 |
20th |
30 September 2008 |
Norwich City |
H |
2–0 |
Robertson 29', McGoldrick 64' (pen.) |
14,480 |
16th |
4 October 2008 |
Coventry City |
A |
1–4 |
Surman 63' |
15,518 |
20th |
18 October 2008 |
Watford |
H |
0–3 |
|
17,454 |
20th |
21 October 2008 |
Sheffield United |
A |
0–0 |
|
25,642 |
21st |
25 October 2008 |
Swansea City |
A |
0–3 |
|
15,564 |
22nd |
28 October 2008 |
Coventry City |
H |
1–1 |
McGoldrick 68' |
14,226 |
22nd |
1 November 2008 |
Preston North End |
A |
3–2 |
Pearce 64', Surman 69', McGoldrick 90' |
11,508 |
20th |
8 November 2008 |
Bristol City |
H |
0–1 |
|
14,535 |
21st |
15 November 2008 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
1–2 |
Pearce 21' |
17,812 |
21st |
22 November 2008 |
Reading |
A |
2–1 |
Wright-Phillips 14', 49' |
23,121 |
20th |
25 November 2008 |
Plymouth Argyle |
H |
0–0 |
|
14,895 |
20th |
29 November 2008 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
0–0 |
|
20,831 |
19th |
6 December 2008 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
1–1 |
Wright-Phillips 14' |
15,440 |
19th |
8 December 2008 |
Crystal Palace |
A |
0–3 |
|
13,799 |
20th |
13 December 2008 |
Burnley |
A |
2–3 |
Skácel 49', Surman 61' |
11,229 |
21st |
20 December 2008 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
0–2 |
|
26,580 |
21st |
26 December 2008 |
Plymouth Argyle |
A |
0–2 |
|
15,197 |
21st |
28 December 2008 |
Reading |
H |
1–1 |
McGoldrick 74' |
20,142 |
23rd |
10 January 2009 |
Barnsley |
A |
1–0 |
McGoldrick 76' |
11,789 |
22nd |
17 January 2009 |
Doncaster Rovers |
H |
1–2 |
Saganowski 90' |
15,837 |
23rd |
27 January 2009 |
Norwich City |
A |
2–2 |
McLaggon 57', Saganowski 78' |
25,271 |
23rd |
31 January 2009 |
Swansea City |
H |
2–2 |
Saganowski 17', 76' |
17,623 |
23rd |
3 February 2009 |
Sheffield United |
H |
1–2 |
Surman 90' |
13,257 |
23rd |
14 February 2009 |
Bristol City |
A |
0–2 |
|
17,000 |
23rd |
21 February 2009 |
Preston North End |
H |
3–1 |
Surman 19', Saganowski 29', 42' |
14,790 |
23rd |
28 February 2009 |
Cardiff City |
H |
1–0 |
McGoldrick 11' (pen.) |
18,526 |
22nd |
3 March 2009 |
Ipswich Town |
A |
3–0 |
Euell 30, 85', Paterson 88' |
20,040 |
22nd |
7 March 2009 |
Birmingham City |
A |
0–1 |
|
16,735 |
22nd |
10 March 2009 |
Derby County |
H |
1–1 |
Perry 59' |
17,567 |
23rd |
14 March 2009 |
Queens Park Rangers |
H |
0–0 |
|
18,691 |
23rd |
21 March 2009 |
Blackpool |
A |
1–1 |
McGoldrick 69' |
7,947 |
23rd |
4 April 2009 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
2–3 |
McGoldrick 17', Wright-Phillips 84' |
27,228 |
23rd |
7 April 2009 |
Watford |
A |
2–2 |
Saeijs 13', 89' |
16,066 |
23rd |
10 April 2009 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
0–3 |
|
24,636 |
23rd |
13 April 2009 |
Crystal Palace |
H |
1–0 |
McGoldrick 67' |
23,220 |
23rd |
18 April 2009 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
0–2 |
|
24,145 |
23rd |
25 April 2009 |
Burnley |
H |
2–2 |
Wright-Phillips 11', McGoldrick 44' |
23,927 |
23rd |
3 May 2009 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
1–3 |
Wright-Phillips 16' |
29,008 |
23rd |
Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
Ground |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
Result |
L |
L |
W |
L |
L |
D |
D |
W |
W |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
W |
L |
L |
W |
D |
D |
D |
L |
L |
L |
L |
D |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
L |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
D |
L |
W |
L |
D |
L |
Position |
18 |
23 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
16 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Last updated: Season end.
Source: League Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result
F–A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
4 January 2009 |
Round 3 |
Manchester United |
H |
0–3 |
|
31,901 |
League Cup
Squad statistics
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
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