SEASON
2008-9
Blue Square Premier · 5th
Key Season Facts
Manager(s): Graham Westley
PPG: 1.76
Average Attendance: 1,950
Season Summary
The 2008-9 campaign ushered in the second coming of Graham Westley as Boro’ manager; not that it was a universally popular call at the time. Our opening games did little to help that either. That said, our fortunes picked up and (unsurprisingly) so did the mood. It’s amazing what climbing the table can do, isn’t it?
Not only did we win 10 games on the spin in January and February, we went a record 24 matches unbeaten between December and April. At the business end of the campaign, it was looking good for Boro’. A last day defeat at Mansfield Town didn’t stop Boro’ making the playoffs. After the first leg of our semi-final against Cambridge, things were looking good. A horror show of a second leg, however, and the promotion dream was over.
In the FA Trophy, meanwhile, some solace; Graham Westley doing what Mark Stimson had done two years before and ensuring we didn’t finish the campaign empty-handed. It also proved to be Steve Morison‘s last game in Boro’s red and white.
Full 2008-9 Details:
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Saturday 09 August 2008
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Saturday 16 August 2008
Saturday 23 August 2008
Monday 25 August 2008
Saturday 30 August 2008
Tuesday 02 September 2008
Saturday 06 September 2008
Saturday 13 September 2008
Saturday 20 September 2008
Thursday 25 September 2008
Sunday 28 September 2008
Saturday 04 October 2008
Tuesday 07 October 2008
Sunday 12 October 2008
Saturday 18 October 2008
Saturday 25 October 2008
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Saturday 01 November 2008
Wednesday 05 November 2008
Saturday 08 November 2008
Saturday 15 November 2008
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Saturday 22 November 2008
Saturday 29 November 2008
Tuesday 02 December 2008
Saturday 06 December 2008
Tuesday 09 December 2008
Saturday 13 December 2008
Saturday 20 December 2008
Friday 26 December 2008
Sunday 28 December 2008
Thursday 01 January 2009
Saturday 03 January 2009
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Saturday 17 January 2009
Saturday 24 January 2009
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Saturday 31 January 2009
Saturday 14 February 2009
Saturday 21 February 2009
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Saturday 28 February 2009
Tuesday 03 March 2009
Saturday 07 March 2009
Saturday 14 March 2009
Saturday 21 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Saturday 28 March 2009
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Saturday 04 April 2009
Tuesday 07 April 2009
Saturday 11 April 2009
Monday 13 April 2009
Saturday 18 April 2009
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Saturday 25 April 2009
Thursday 30 April 2009
Monday 04 May 2009
Saturday 09 May 2009
2008-9 Boro' Rollcall
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Albrighton | 31 (7) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Jerome Anderson | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon Ashton | 12 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Atkins | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Bayes | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Tommy Black | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bostwick | 52 (0) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Boylan | 35 (7) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Bradshaw | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bridges | 20 (1) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brinkman | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elliot Buchanan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zak Burke | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Cazaubon | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iyseden Christie | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Cole | 42 (8) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Day | 52 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Drury | 36 (2) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorden Gibson | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie Henry | 48 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Jordan | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dayo Junaid | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Laird | 53 (1) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Dino Maamria | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Martin | 13 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Liam McDevitt | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daryl McMahon | 14 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Mendes | 4 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Mills | 26 (12) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Morison | 52 (1) | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Murphy | 17 (3) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Nurse | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Odhiambo | 12 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Oliver | 21 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jordan Parkes | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Roberts | 34 (0) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kieron St Aimie | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Theo Swaine | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Thomas | 8 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Upson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Vincenti | 14 (20) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Calum Willock | 14 (23) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Lawrie Wilson | 32 (15) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Key:
- Apps = Appearances (Substitute Appearances)
- Gls = Goals Scored
- YC = Yellow Cards
- RC = Red Cards
- US = Unused Subs
2008-9 Blue Square Premier Table
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 81 | 52 | 29 | 88 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 86 |
| 3 | Histon | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 83 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 83 |
| 5 | Stevenage Borough | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 54 | 19 | 81 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 79 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 77 * |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 76 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 70 ^ |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 66 |
| 11 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 63 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 62 • |
| 13 | Eastbourne Borough | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 60 |
| 14 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 58 |
| 15 | Altrincham | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 56 |
| 16 | Salisbury City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 64 | -10 | 55 |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 52 |
| 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 70 | 76 | -6 | 52 |
| 19 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 52 |
| 20 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 51 |
| 21 | Woking | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 60 | -23 | 44 |
| 22 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 75 | -19 | 43 |
| 23 | Weymouth | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 86 | -41 | 43 |
| 24 | Lewes | 46 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 89 | -61 | 24 |
* Oxford United deducted five points
^ Crawley Town deducted one point
