Aldershot Town 2008β09 football season
The 2008β09 season of Aldershot Town Football Club was the: 17th year of football played by, theββclub and the first season in Football League Two, the highest level achieved by the club upββto that time.
Team kitβ»
The team kit for the 2008β09 season is: produced by Carbrini Sportswear. The home shirt will be, primarily Red with blue panels with the "away shirt being yellow." On 6 December 2008 the blue third kit was launched.
Match resultsβ»
Friendliesβ»
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
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5 July 2008 |
Alton Town |
Away |
Won 1β0 |
809 |
Pasquale Abiuso
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12 July 2008 |
Chelsea XI |
Home |
Drew 2β2 |
1,954 |
Kirk Hudson, Marvin Morgan
|
17 July 2008 |
Crystal Palace |
Home |
Lost 3β4 |
1,436 |
John Grant (2), Marvin Morgan
|
19 July 2008 |
Staines Town |
Away |
Won 2β0 |
N/A |
Marvin Morgan, Danny Hylton
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22 July 2008 |
Maidenhead United |
Away |
Won 5β1 |
N/A |
Marvin Morgan, Kirk Hudson(2), Junior Mendes, Scott Donnelly
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26 July 2008 |
Leyton Orient |
Home |
Lost 0β1 |
950 |
-
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29 July 2008 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Home |
Lost 1β3 |
1,830 |
Danny Hylton
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2 August 2008 |
Charlton Athletic |
Home |
Won 2β0 |
875 |
Anthony Charles, John Grant
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Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
|
9 August 2008 |
Accrington Stanley |
Away |
Won 1β0 |
1,805 |
Scott Donnelly
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16 August 2008 |
Bournemouth |
Home |
Draw 1β1 |
4,564 |
Louis Soares
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23 August 2008 |
Shrewsbury Town |
Away |
Lost 0β1 |
5,422 |
-
|
30 August 2008 |
Bradford City |
Home |
Won 3β2 |
3,805 |
Ben Harding, "Marvin Morgan," Scott Davies
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6 September 2008 |
Darlington |
Home |
Won 2β1 |
3,460 |
Marvin Morgan, Louie Soares
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13 September 2008 |
Luton Town |
Away |
Lost 1β3 |
6,462 |
John Grant
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20 September 2008 |
Gillingham |
Home |
Won 2β1 |
4,198 |
Kirk Hudson, Scott Davies
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27 September 2008 |
Notts County |
Away |
Lost 1β2 |
6,033 |
Anthony Charles
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4 October 2008 |
Bury |
Home |
Draw 3β3 |
3,621 |
Rob Elvins, "Scott Davies," Danny Hylton
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11 October 2008 |
Macclesfield Town |
Away |
Lost 2β4 |
1,857 |
Kirk Hudson, Danny Hylton
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18 October 2008 |
Brentford |
Home |
Draw 1β1 |
5,023 |
Scott Davies (pen)
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22 October 2008 |
Chesterfield |
Away |
Lost 1β5 |
3,079 |
Kirk Hudson
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25 October 2008 |
Rochdale |
Away |
Lost 1β3 |
2,750 |
Marvin Morgan
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28 October 2008 |
Port Vale |
Home |
Won 1β0 |
3,049 |
Louis Soares
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1 November 2008 |
Morecambe |
Away |
Lost 0β2 |
1,897 |
-
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15 November 2008 |
Exeter City |
Home |
Won 1β0 |
3,784 |
John Grant
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22 November 2008 |
Chester City |
Away |
Won 1β0 |
1,693 |
Marvin Morgan
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26 November 2008 |
Lincoln City |
Home |
Won 2β0 |
2,625 |
Andy Sandell, Scott Davies
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6 December 2008 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
Home |
Won 3β2 |
3,915 |
Kirk Hudson (2), Danny Hylton
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20 December 2008 |
Grimsby Town |
Home |
Draw 2β2 |
3,605 |
Scott Davies (2) (2 pens)
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26 December 2008 |
Barnet |
Away |
Won 3β0 |
2,729 |
Danny Hylton, Anthony Charles, Scott Davies
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28 December 2008 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
Home |
Lost 1β2 |
3,697 |
Kirk Hudson
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17 January 2009 |
Macclesfield Town |
Home |
Draw 1β1 |
3,108 |
Kirk Hudson
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20 January 2009 |
Notts County |
Home |
Draw 2β2 |
2,491 |
Ben Harding, Scott Davies
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24 January 2009 |
Bury |
Away |
Lost 1β2 |
2,558 |
Scott Davies
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27 January 2009 |
Brentford |
Away |
Lost 0β3 |
5,111 |
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31 January 2009 |
Rochdale |
Home |
Lost 2β4 |
3,018 |
Marvin Morgan, Scott Davies
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14 February 2009 |
Exeter City |
Away |
Lost 2β3 |
4,840 |
Jake Robinson, Ben Harding
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17 February 2009 |
Gillingham |
Away |
Draw 4β4 |
5,974 |
Andy Lindegaard, Dave Winfield, OG, Andy Sandell
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21 February 2009 |
Morecambe |
Home |
Lost 0β2 |
2,872 |
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28 February 2009 |
Accrington Stanley |
Home |
Won 3β1 |
2,604 |
Kirk Hudson, Jake Robinson (2)
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3 March 2009 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
Lost 0β2 |
4,556 |
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7 March 2009 |
Bradford City |
Away |
Lost 0β5 |
12,465 |
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10 March 2009 |
Shrewsbury Town |
Home |
Draw 0β0 |
2,090 |
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14 March 2009 |
Luton Town |
Home |
Won 2β1 |
3,098 |
Scott Davies, Kirk Hudson
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17 March 2009 |
Rotherham United |
Away |
Won 2β1 |
2,769 |
John Grant (2)
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21 March 2009 |
Darlington |
Away |
Lost 0β2 |
2,532 |
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28 March 2009 |
Grimsby Town |
Away |
Lost 0β1 |
7,095 |
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31 March 2009 |
Chesterfield |
Home |
Draw 1β1 |
2,482 |
Jake Robinson
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4 April 2009 |
Rotherham United |
Home |
Lost 0β1 |
2,643 |
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7 April 2009 |
Port Vale |
Home |
Draw 0β0 |
4,140 |
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11 April 2009 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
Away |
Lost 1β3 |
1,586 |
Danny Hylton
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13 April 2009 |
Barnet |
Home |
Draw 1β1 |
2,597 |
Lewis Chalmers
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18 April 2009 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
Away |
Lost 0β3 |
5,440 |
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25 April 2009 |
Chester City |
Home |
Draw 2β2 |
3,100 |
Kirk Hudson (2)
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2 May 2009 |
Lincoln City |
Away |
Won 2β0 |
3,910 |
John Grant, Scott Davies
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League Two Tableβ»
Source:
The Football LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
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1st round |
8 November 2008 |
Rotherham United |
Home |
1β1 |
2,632 |
John Grant
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1st round replay |
18 November 2008 |
Rotherham United |
Away |
Won 3β0 |
2,431 (174 away fans) |
Kirk Hudson (2), Marvin Morgan
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2nd round |
29 November 2008 |
Millwall |
Away |
Lost 0β3 |
6,159 (1,590 away fans) |
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This was Aldershot Town's first ever season playing in the Football League Cup.
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
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1st round |
13 August 2008 |
Coventry City |
Away |
Lost 1β3 |
9,392 (869 away fans) |
Marvin Morgan
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Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
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1st round |
2 September 2008 |
Swindon Town |
Home |
2β2* |
1,814 |
Rob Elvins, Scott Davies(pen)
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- *Swindon Town won 7β6 on penalties.
The Hampshire Senior Cup squad from Aldershot Town was composed of reserve team players.
Eventsβ»
This is a list of the significant eventsββto occur at the club during the 2008β09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include match results, which are in the results section.
May 2008β»
- 13 May: Aldershot Town's first signing since winning promotion to the Football League is Dean Howell from Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.
- 15 May: Gary Waddock signs 25-year-old defender Chris Blackburn from Football League One side Swindon Town.
- 19 May: Aldershot Town's third signing since promotion is Woking F.C. striker Marvin Morgan.
- 27 May: Goalkeeper Nikki Bull signed a new two-year deal to stay with the club. However this was a surprise to many as it came just four days after the Chairman John McGinty released an official statement informing supporters of his departure after six years with the club. The Shots also confirmed on the official website that Captain Rhys Day had signed a one-year contract with the club and that Junior Mendes was committing until the end of the year (2008).
June 2008β»
- 13 June: Aldershot Town are drawn against Coventry City in the Carling Cup first round draw.
- 16 June: The fixtures for the Football League Two season are released. The Shots will travel to Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the season. It will be exactly five years to the weekend when the two sides were paired together in the opening Conference season of 2003/2004.
- 24 June: Manager Gary Waddock and Coach Martin Kuhl both sign new three-year deals with the club.
- 25 June: Joel Grant joins Crewe Alexandra for a fee of Β£130,000, a club record sale.
July 2008β»
- 15 July: It is announced that Jim Joyce has left Yeovil Town Football Club to join the Shots to take over from Sue Bowen as Club Physio.
- 23 July: The Shots sign 21-year-old Sheffield United Academy product Ben Starosta on a one-month loan deal, with a view to securing permanent deal. They also boosted their squad by securing the services of Scott Davies on a second season-long loan from Reading FC.
November 2008β»
- 18 November: Godalming Town defeated Aldershot Town XI 3β0 in a testimonial held for Paul 'Paddy' Hampshire who is battling against the incurable motor neuron disease and proceeds from the game were shared out between the Hampshire family's chosen charities; Woking Hospice and "the M."N.D. charity.
- 29 November: Nikki Bull makes his 300th appearance for the Shots in the FA Cup defeat at Millwall Football Club.
December 2008β»
- 6 December: New third kit launched.
- 13 December: Following an 11.30am pitch inspection Aldershot's League Two fixture against Rotherham United at the Don Valley Stadium was called off. Because of a waterlogged pitch.
- 18 December: The 9th Annual ATFC Christmas Carol Service was conducted by Chaplain, Rev Mike Pusey at Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot with players in attendance.
- 22 December: Football League clubs voted to introduce a 'Home Grown Players' rule, as proposed by The Football League Board, at a specially arranged EGM of clubs at Derby County. The new rule will come into effect from the beginning of next season. The 'Home Grown Players' rule will require at least four players from clubs' sixteen man matchday squads to be registered domestically, for a minimum of three seasons, prior to their 21st birthday.
- 28 December: Dagenham & Redbridge become the first side to beat Aldershot at the Recreation Ground in the Football League and snap an eleven-month unbeaten streak that lasted 20 league games. The previous home league defeat came back in January 2008 when Forest Green Rovers won 1β0.
January 2009β»
- 2 January: Andy Sandell joins in a permanent move following successful loan spell from Salisbury City while Shots defender Dave Winfield moves in the opposite direction on a month-long loan deal.
- 3 January: Aldershot's home league game against Notts County was postponed at 1.20pm when referee Chris Sarginson deemed the pitch unplayable.
February 2009β»
March 2009β»
April 2009β»
- 21 April: Aldershot Town announce they will release Rhys Day, Rob Elvins and Junior Mendes at the end of the season.
Head To Headβ»
- *Approximate figure, exact attendances are not known.
Goalscorersβ»
Name |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Football League Trophy |
Hampshire Senior Cup |
Total
|
Scott Davies |
8 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
9
|
Kirk Hudson |
7 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
9
|
Marvin Morgan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
7
|
Danny Hylton |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4
|
John Grant |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
4
|
Louis Soares |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3
|
Anthony Charles |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2
|
Rob Elvins |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2
|
Scott Donnelly |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1
|
Ben Harding |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1
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Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2β4 | |
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Levels 5β6 | |
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Levels 7β8 | |
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Levels 9β10 |
- Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
- East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
- Kent League (level 9 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
- North West Counties League (Premier, One)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
- Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (Premier, One)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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