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2008–09 Blackpool F.C. Season
The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth. D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall. Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season. First-team squad :''Squad at end of season'' Left club during season Table Pre-season Season proper Football League Championship League table Results =In summary= =By matchday= =In detail= FA Cup Football League Cup Squad statistics *Players used: 44 *Goals scored: 46 Transfers Transfers in Loans in Transfers out Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpool F
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool, borough of the same name. Blackpool was originally a small hamlet; it began to grow in the mid-eighteenth century, when sea bathing for health purposes became fashionable. Blackpool's beach was suitable for this activity, and by 1781 several hotels had been built. The opening of a railway station in 1846 allowed more visitors to reach the resort, which continued to grow for the remainder of the nineteenth century. In 1876, the town became a borough. Blackpool's development was closely tied to the Lancashire cotton mill, cotton-mill practice of annual factory maintenance shutdowns, known as wakes weeks, when many workers chose to visit the seaside. The town saw large growth during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. By 1951 its popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy O'Donovan
Roy Simon O'Donovan (born 10 August 1985) is an Irish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a striker for National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Newcastle Olympic FC. He has been capped by Ireland at Under-19, Under-21 and B level. O'Donovan has previously played for Cork City F.C., Cork City, Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, Dundee United F.C., Dundee United, Blackpool F.C., Blackpool, Southend United F.C., Southend United, Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United, Coventry City F.C., Coventry City, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town, Brunei DPMM FC, DPMM FC, Mitra Kukar F.C., Mitra Kukar FC, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets and Sydney Olympic FC, Sydney Olympic. Club career O'Donovan played schoolboy football for Blarney Street United Cork. In 2001, he signed for English Premier League club Coventry City F.C., Coventry City as a trainee, before being released in December 2004 at aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt (born 19 November 1981) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Bolton Wanderers. Evatt began his career as a central midfielder, but was later converted to a central defender. He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County, and he also played for Northampton Town (on loan), Chesterfield (in two spells), Queens Park Rangers and Blackpool. As a player, he gained promotion with Blackpool (from League One to the Championship in 2006–07, and from the Championship tier to the Premier League in 2009–10) and with Chesterfield (from League Two to League One, as champions, in 2013–14). As a manager, he won promotion with Barrow from the National League to League Two in 2019–20 and with Bolton from League Two to League One in 2020–21 as well as winning the EFL Trophy with Bolton. Early life Evatt was born in Coventry, West Midlands. As a child he supported hometown club Coventry City. He atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Broomes
Marlon Charles Broomes (born 28 November 1977) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back from 1994 to 2012. He also played as a Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero), sweeper (leading to his nickname of "Broomes, the sweeper"), although he could play at Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back as well. He began his career in 1994 with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers, he was part of the squad that went on to win the title in the 1994–95 season but didn't play a match all season. Whilst with Rovers he spent time on loan with Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers and Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town. In September 2001 he notably scored the equaliser in Grimsby's 2–1 victory over Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in the EFL Cup, League Cup third round. He later went on to join Sheffield Wednesday F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Southern
Keith William Southern (born 24 April 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He made 376 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League, most notably representing Blackpool between 2002 and 2012. Club career Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Southern started his career at Everton where in the 2001–02 season he captained the club's reserve team. After playing in ''the Toffees''' pre-season friendlies against Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town, on 6 August 2002 he was signed by then Blackpool manager Steve McMahon, initially on loan for one month at the start of the 2002–03 season. He made his league debut four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol City at Ashton Gate. He scored his first goal on 7 September in a 3–0 victory over Tranmere Rovers at Bloomfield Road. He made a total of sixteen appearances during a three-month loan spell. Then in early November, Blackpool tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey (born 22 June 1981) is a Scottish former professional footballer whose most recent job was as assistant manager for Bolton Wanderers. A left back, he made 319 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, including 214 for Blackpool. In his 18-year-long playing career, Crainey has also previously played for Celtic, Southampton, Leeds United, and Wigan Athletic and Fleetwood Town. He joined AFC Fylde in December 2015 for a brief spell. He also played for the Scotland national team on twelve occasions. Club career Early career Born in Glasgow, Crainey started his professional career with Celtic in 1997. He made a total of 58 appearances for ''the Hoops''. He scored one goal when Celtic beat Hearts 5–2 in the quarter-final of the 2000–01 Scottish League Cup. On 18 March 2001 he helped Celtic win the League Cup at Hampden Park when they beat Kilmarnock 3–0 in the Final. He then made 15 appearances as Celtic won the 2001–02 Scottish Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Coid
Daniel John Coid (born 3 October 1981) is an English former professional footballer. Career Blackpool Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Coid started his career with Blackpool in 1995 as 14-year-old . He then signed a 2-year YTS before making his professional Debut at Bloomfield road in the 1998/99 season. He signed his 1st professional contract with the Seasiders in 2000. He was part of the Blackpool team that won promotion from the Third Division by winning the play-off final in 2000–01. On 25 March 2002, he signed a new two-year contract, with an option for a further two years. He scored in the final of the 2003–04 Football League Trophy, as Blackpool won the competition for the second time in three years, beating Southend United 2–0. In September 2002, the ''Sunday Mirror'' newspaper claimed that Coid was being watched by scouts from Liverpool, with them having seen every home match he had played up to that point in 2002–03, with Ron Yeats regularly at Bloomfield Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka (; born 21 May 1981) is a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He now works as an accountant in Manchester. Born in the United States, he represented England at youth level. Born in San Luis Obispo, California, to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old. He represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels. Club career Early career at Manchester United and Charlton Athletic Born in the United States, Rachubka grew up in England from the age of seven. He started playing football for a Stockport club called Norbury Moor Rangers. At the age of nine, after three months there, he was invited to join Manchester United by youth coach Brian Kidd. He signed a trainee contract in 1997 before turning professional in July 1999. He was included in the club's squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil and made his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caretaker Manager
In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker manager may also be appointed if the regular manager is suspended, ill, has a suspected contagious disease (e.g. COVID-19) or is unable to attend to their usual duties. Examples of caretaker managers are Jordi Roura, Angelo Alessio, Massimo Carrera, Germán Burgos, Davide Ancelotti, Rob Page and Jorge Maciel. Caretaker managers are normally appointed at short notice from within the club, usually the assistant manager, a senior coach, or an experienced player. Caretaker managers in Eastern Europe Caretaker managers in Eastern Europe are head coaches that carry prefix title performing duties or sometimes temporary performing duties. These managers do not have a required license ( UEFA Pro Licence) to be full head coaches (manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds United A
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production and trading centre (mainly with wool) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Leeds developed as a mill town during the Industrial Revolution alongside other surrounding villages and towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, and a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester City F
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of in . The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. The city lies on the River Soar and is approximately north-northwest of London, east-northeast of Birmingham and northeast of Coventry. Nottingham and Derby lie around to the north and northwest respectively, whilst Peterborough is located to the east. Leicester is close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. Leicester has a long history exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
