During the 2008–09 English football season,
Scunthorpe United F.C. competed in
League One, the third tier of English football. Scunthorpe also competed in the
FA Cup,
Football League Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
and
Football League Trophy.
Season summary
The
2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach
Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the
Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by
Luton Town. The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equaliser by club captain
Cliff Byrne
Clifford "Cliff" Byrne (born 26 April 1982) is an Irish former Association football, footballer, who is currently Assistant Manager at Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United.
Byrne previously played for Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland. He ...
against promotion rivals
Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the regular season. Scunthorpe beat
MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals, before beating
Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from
Matt Sparrow
Matthew Ronald Sparrow (born 3 October 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
Sparrow made 440 appearances in the Football League across his 17-year-long playing career, notably 369 over two spells with ...
and one from
Martyn Woolford
Martyn Paul Woolford (born 13 October 1985) is an English former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Frickley Athletic. He has played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Bristol City, Millwall, Sheffield ...
, to achieve promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.
Squad
Competitions
Football League One
League table
Play-offs
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
References
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Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...
Scunthorpe United F.C. seasons