2008–09 Millwall F.C. season
# 2008–09 Millwall F.C. season

This article details Millwall's 2008–09 season in League One, Millwall's 83rd season in the Football League and 40th in the third tier.

## Events

This will be a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order.

9 August 2009- season begins with a 4–3 loss at Oldham.

12 August 2009- Knocked out in the first round of the League Cup at home to Northampton.

## Players

### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Forde | 43 | EU | 2008 | 51 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Senda | 42 | EU | 2006 | 87 | 1 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 3 | DF | Frampton | 43 | EU | 2007 | 77 | 3 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 4 | MF | Spiller | 41 | EU | 2007 | 10 | 1 | 30 Jun 2009 | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Robinson | 41 | EU | 2001 | 201 | 11 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
| 6 | DF | Whitbread | 39 | Non-EU | 2006 | 115 | 4 | Undisclosed | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Dunne | 40 | EU | 2000 | 166 | 16 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
| 8 | FW | Alexander | 43 | EU | 2007 | 79 | 19 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Harris | 46 | EU | 2007 | 357 | 116 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | Club's all time record goalscorer |
| 10 | FW | Grabban | 35 | EU | 2008 | 49 | 10 | 30 Jun 2011 | £150,000 | |
| 11 | MF | Henry | 34 | EU | 2009 | 14 | 3 | 30 Jun 2009 | Loan | On loan from Reading |
| 12 | MF | Hackett | 40 | EU | 2006 | 72 | 4 | 30 Jun 2010 | Undisclosed | |
| 13 | FW | McLeod | 38 | EU | 2009 | 8 | 2 | 30 Jun 2009 | Loan | On loan from Charlton Athletic |
| 14 | DF | Duffy | 37 | EU | 2009 | 12 | 0 | 30 Jun 2009 | Undisclosed | |
| 15 | DF | Craig | 38 | EU | 2008 | 139 | 5 | 30 Jun 2010 | Undisclosed | |
| 16 | MF | Barron | 37 | EU | 2008 | 32 | 1 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | MF | Brković | 48 | EU | 2007 | 35 | 4 | 30 Jun 2009 | Free | |
| 19 | FW | Grimes | 36 | EU | 2008 | 21 | 4 | Undisclosed | Free | |
| 21 | MF | Martin | 38 | EU | 2008 | 59 | 6 | Undisclosed | £50,000 | |
| 22 | MF | Fuseini | 34 | EU | 2006 | 72 | 2 | Undisclosed | Youth system | |
| 23 | GK | Edwards | 33 | EU | 2006 | 2 | 0 | Undisclosed | Youth system | On loan at Dover Athletic |
| 24 | MF | Laird | 37 | EU | 2008 | 58 | 7 | Undisclosed | Free | |
| 26 | MF | Abdou | 33 | EU | 2008 | 38 | 3 | Undisclosed | Free | |
| 28 | FW | Price | 46 | EU | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 30 Jun 2009 | Loan | On loan from Doncaster Rovers |
| 30 | DF | Bignot | 48 | EU | 2008 | 26 | 0 | 30 Jun 2009 | Free | |
| 32 | MF | Bolder | 42 | EU | 2008 | 29 | 0 | 30 Jun 2011 | Free | |
| 40 | GK | Pidgeley | 39 | EU | 2005 | 66 | 0 | Undisclosed | Free | |

* Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Millwall, millwall-mad
* Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | Forde | 51 | 51 | | 44 | | 5 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | | Senda | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | | Frampton | 37 | 42 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | | Spiller | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | | Robinson | 31 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | | | | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | | Whitbread | 36 | 40 | 1 | 37 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | | Dunne | 22 | 27 | | 22 | | 5 | | | | | |
| 8 | FW | | Alexander | 30 | 38 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 9 | FW | | Harris | 23 | 38 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | FW | | Grabban | 34 | 35 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | MF | | Henry | 13 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 12 | MF | | Hackett | 18 | 27 | | 22 | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 13 | FW | | McLeod | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 14 | DF | | Duffy | 11 | 12 | | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | | Craig | 46 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | | Barron | 8 | 15 | 1 | 13 | | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 17 | FW | | Kandol | 19 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | | Brković | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | | Grimes | 5 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 21 | MF | | Martin | 41 | 48 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | | Fuseini | 15 | 22 | | 17 | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 23 | GK | | Edwards | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | MF | | Laird | 35 | 40 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 26 | MF | | Abdou | 38 | 37 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 28 | FW | | Price | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 28 | FW | | Easter | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 30 | DF | | Bignot | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | MF | | Bolder | 29 | 29 | | 26 | | 3 | | | | | |
| 40 | GK | | Pidgeley | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Disciplinary record**

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Forde | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Senda | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Frampton | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Spiller | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Robinson | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Whitbread | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Dunne | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Alexander | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Grabban | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Henry | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Hackett | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Duffy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Craig | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Barron | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Kandol | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Brković | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Grimes | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Martin | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Fuseini | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Laird | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Abdou | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Price | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Easter | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Bignot | 0 | | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Bolder | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Pidgeley | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Players in and out

**In**

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | MF | Abdou | 24 | EU | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 15 | DF | Craig | 23 | EU | Crystal Palace | Transfer Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 10 | FW | Grimes | 21 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 14 | DF | Duffy | 23 | EU | Portsmouth | Transfer Y | Winter | Undisclosed | Free |
| 42 | MF | Moore | 19 | EU | Manchester City | Loan Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 17 | FW | Kandol | 27 | EU | Leeds United | Loan Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 28 | FW | Easter | 26 | EU | Plymouth Argyle | Loan Y | Summer | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 32 | MF | Bolder | 28 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer Y | Winter | Undisclosed | Free |
| 13 | FW | McLeod | 24 | EU | Charlton Athletic | Loan Y | Winter | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 11 | MF | Henry | 19 | EU | Reading | Loan Y | Winter | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 28 | FW | Price | 32 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Loan Y | Winter | Undisclosed | Loan |

**Out**

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | GK | Pidgeley | 25 | EU | Woking | Loan Y | Summer | Loan |
| | MF | Brammer | 33 | EU | Port Vale | Transfer Y | Summer | Free |
| 19 | MF | Smith | 22 | EU | Southampton | Transfer Y | Winter | Free |
| | FW | Forbes | 29 | EU | Grimsby Town | Loan Y | Winter | Free |
| | MF | Bakayogo | 22 | EU | | Released | Winter | Free |

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

## Club

### Kits

| Home Supplier: Bukta Sponsors: CYC | Away Supplier: Bukta Sponsors: CYC | Third kit Supplier: Bukta Sponsors: CYC | Goalkeepers Supplier: Bukta Sponsors: CYC |
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## Competitions

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| League One | — | 4th | | 9 August 2008 | 2 May 2008 |
| Football League Cup | First round | First round | First round | 12 August 2008 | 12 August 2008 |
| Football League Trophy | First round | First round | First round | 2 September 2008 | 2 September 2008 |
| FA Cup | First round | Fourth round | Fourth round | 8 November 2008 | 24 January 2009 |

Source: Competitions

### League

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Leeds United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 82 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 (7) | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 (6) | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 (6) | 1 | 6 | Scunthorpe United | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Millwall | 2 |
| 5 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Millwall | 2 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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Source:

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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