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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] |
