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2008–09 Exeter City F.C. season

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Exeter City
2008–2009 season
ManagerPaul Tisdale[1]
StadiumSt James Park
League Two2nd Promoted [2]
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round

The 2008–09 season saw Exeter City competed in Football League Two, alongside the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Competitions

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Football League Two

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Brentford (C, P) 46 23 16 7 65 36 +29 85 Promotion to Football League One
2 Exeter City (P) 46 22 13 11 65 50 +15 79
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 20 18 8 54 33 +21 78
4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43 +20 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Gillingham (O, P) 46 21 12 13 58 55 +3 75
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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9 August 2008 1 Darlington 1–1 Exeter City Darlington
Purdie 40' (pen.) Seaborne 60' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,559
16 August 2008 2 Exeter City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Exeter
Murray 71' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,916
23 August 2008 3 Bournemouth 0–1 Exeter City Bournemouth
Harley 68' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 5,350
30 August 2008 4 Exeter City 0–1 Luton Town Exeter
Parkin 47' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,328
6 September 2008 5 Exeter City 2–1 Accrington Stanley Exeter
Gill 45'
Watson 68'		 Clarke 11' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,930
13 September 2008 6 Bradford City 4–1 Exeter City Bradford
Thorne 54', 68'
Boulding 59', 72'		 Gill 38' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 12,683
20 September 2008 7 Exeter City 2–2 Notts County Exeter
Gill 22'
Taylor 87'		 Johnson 58'
Canham 90'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,341
27 September 2008 8 Macclesfield Town 1–4 Exeter City Macclesfield
Yeo 45' Stansfield 1', 48'
Harley 35'
Gill 85'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,854
4 October 2008 9 Exeter City 3–0 Gillingham Exeter
Logan 7'
Stansfield 39', 43'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,819
11 October 2008 10 Bury 0–1 Exeter City Bury
Logan 7' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,220
18 October 2008 11 Exeter City 0–0 Grimsby Town Exeter
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,177
21 October 2008 12 Port Vale 1–3 Exeter City Stoke on Trent
Rodgers 86' Stewart 17'
Sercombe 18'
Gill 65'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,493
25 October 2008 13 Barnet 0–1 Exeter City London
Gill 72' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,887
28 October 2008 14 Exeter City 1–6 Chesterfield Exeter
Stansfield 49' Winter 38'
Goodall 44'
Lester 63', 76'
Ward 78'
Currie 88'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,093
1 November 2008 15 Exeter City 2–0 Chester City Exeter
Stansfield 22'
Taylor 88'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,448
15 November 2008 16 Aldershot Town 1–0 Exeter City Aldershot
Grant 53' Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 3,784
22 November 2008 17 Morecambe 1–1 Exeter City Morecambe
Howe 22' Panther 85'
Cozic Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,003
25 November 2008 18 Exeter City 1–1 Rotherham United Exeter
Watson 41' Reid 66' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,402
6 December 2008 19 Exeter City 2–1 Lincoln City Exeter
McAllister 75'
Moxey 90'		 John-Lewis 51'
N'Guessan Red card 88'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,916
20 December 2008 20 Exeter City 4–1 Rochdale Exeter
Basham 16', 31' (pen.)
McAllister 84', 87'		 Keltie 90' (pen.)
Wiseman Red card 31'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,326
26 December 2008 21 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Exeter City High Wycombe
Harrold 6' (pen.) Panther 57' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,094
28 December 2008 22 Exeter City 0–2 Brentford Exeter
MacDonald 75' (pen.)
Wood 79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,791
10 January 2009 23 Notts County 2–1 Exeter City Nottingham
Facey 32'
Strachan 39'		 Stewart 26' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,832
17 January 2009 24 Exeter City 0–0 Bury Exeter
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,158
21 January 2009 25 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Exeter City London
Strevens 45' McAllister 27', 47' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,053
24 January 2009 26 Gillingham 1–0 Exeter City Gillingham
Miller 79' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,638
28 January 2009 27 Chesterfield 2–1 Exeter City Chesterfield
Lester 68', 80' Moxey 17' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,894
31 January 2009 28 Exeter City 2–1 Barnet Exeter
Saunders 20'
Gill 73'		 Furlong 45' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,145
7 February 2009 29 Grimsby Town 2–2 Exeter City Grimsby
Jarman 45', 54' Stewart 8'
Harley 79'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,324
10 February 2009 30 Exeter City 4–0 Macclesfield Town Exeter
Stansfield 16'
Logan 44'
Saunders 73'
McAllister 75'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,839
14 February 2009 31 Exeter City 3–2 Aldershot Town Exeter
Stewart 30'
Harding 78' (o.g.)
Saunders 80'		 Robinson 55'
Harding 60'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,840
21 February 2009 32 Chester City 0–0 Exeter City Chester
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,640
28 February 2009 33 Exeter City 2–0 Darlington Exeter
Gill 72' (pen.)
McAllister 83'		 White Red card 88' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,851
3 March 2009 34 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Exeter City Shrewsbury
Holt 51' (pen.) Stewart 83' Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 4,679
7 March 2009 35 Luton Town 1–2 Exeter City Luton
Craddock 39' Stansfield 4'
Sercombe 29'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,460
10 March 2009 36 Exeter City 1–3 Bournemouth Exeter
Stansfield 13' Hollands 56'
Pitman 59', 87'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,946
14 March 2009 37 Exeter City 1–0 Bradford City Exeter
Moxey 20' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,253
21 March 2009 38 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Exeter City Accrington
Miles 34'
Lindfield 64'		 Stansfield 5' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,169
28 March 2009 39 Rochdale 2–2 Exeter City Rochdale
Thorpe 27'
Le Fondre 83'		 Stewart 55', 84' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,364
31 March 2009 40 Exeter City 1–0 Port Vale Exeter
Prosser 29' (o.g.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,235
4 April 2009 41 Exeter City 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter
Fleetwood 16', 49' Strevens 36' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,123
11 April 2009 42 Brentford 1–1 Exeter City London
Clarke 90' Fleetwood 38' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 8,234
13 April 2009 43 Exeter City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Exeter
Gill 64' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,183
18 April 2009 44 Lincoln City 0–1 Exeter City Lincoln
Burch 88' (o.g.) Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,934
25 April 2009 45 Exeter City 2–2 Morecambe Exeter
Moxey 49'
Harley 53'		 Drummond 9', 79' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,544
2 May 2009 46 Rotherham United 0–1 Exeter City Sheffield
Logan 71' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,184

FA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 Round 1 Curzon Ashton 3–2 Exeter City Ashton under Lyne
Worsley 26'
Ogoo 56'
Norton 79'		 Basham 84'
Moxey 90'
Gill Red card 89'		 Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Attendance: 1,259

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 Round 1 Exeter City 1–3 Southampton Exeter
Moxey 85' Holmes 29'
McGoldrick 77', 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,471

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 Southern Section Round 1 Exeter City 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Exeter
Harley 22' McIntyre 9'
Davies 90'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,530

Season squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player[3]
1 GK Wales WAL Andy Marriott
2 DF England ENG Steve Tully
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Fred Murray
4 MF England ENG Matthew Gill
5 DF England ENG Daniel Seaborne
6 DF England ENG Matt Taylor
7 MF England ENG Ryan Harley
8 MF Scotland SCO Manny Panther
9 FW England ENG Adam Stansfield
10 FW Scotland SCO Craig McAllister
11 DF England ENG Jack Obersteller
12 FW England ENG Steve Basham
14 MF France FRA Bertrand Cozic
15 MF Wales WAL Rob Edwards
16 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart
17 MF England ENG Paul Tisdale
18 MF England ENG Neil Saunders
19 FW England ENG Ben Watson
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF England ENG Dean Moxey
22 MF England ENG Liam Sercombe
23 DF England ENG Lewis Tasker
24 DF England ENG Ronnie Bull
25 MF England ENG Chris Shephard
26 DF England ENG Scot Bennett
27 GK England ENG Paul Jones
28 GK England ENG Nick Jordan
29 DF England ENG Troy Archibald-Henville (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
30 MF England ENG Alex Russell (on loan from Cheltenham Town)
31 MF England ENG Ben Osman
32 FW England ENG Toby Osman
33 FW England ENG Kyle Bassett
34 MF England ENG Aaron Dawson
35 DF England ENG Aaron Doble
36 DF England ENG Jack Furzer
37 MF England ENG Noah Keats
38 MF England ENG Dan Western
39 DF England ENG Jack Pattison
40 FW Wales WAL Stuart Fleetwood (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

Players who left during the season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF England ENG George Friend
23 MF England ENG Neil Martin

References

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  1. ^ "Exeter Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "League Two (Sky Sports)".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Exeter City - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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