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2008–09 Fulham F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Fulham

| season = 2008–09

| manager = Roy Hodgson

| chairman = Mohamed al-Fayed

| stadium = Craven Cottage

| league = Premier League

| league result = 7th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Quarter-finals

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = Third round

| league topscorer = Andy Johnson and Clint Dempsey (7)

| season topscorer = Andy Johnson (10)

| highest attendance = 25,661 vs Liverpool (4 April 2009)

| lowest attendance = 7,584 vs Leicester City (27 August 2008)

| average attendance =

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The 2008–09 Fulham season was the club's 111th professional season and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League, since their return in 2001. They were managed by Roy Hodgson in his first full season as Fulham manager. They played in the Premier League by virtue of staying up on goal difference from Reading on the last day of the previous campaign and were hoping to improve on their placing of 17th. They eventually finished in seventh place in the Premier League table with 53 points, an improvement of ten places and 18 points. Their league position secured a place in the newly formed UEFA Europa League for the 2009–10 season as well as their highest League finish in their history. The club received a number of additional awards from the Premier League, namely the Fair Play Award,{{cite news |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/June/FairPlayWinners.aspx |title=Fair Play winners |work=FulhamFC.com |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=8 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605065957/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/June/FairPlayWinners.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2009 |url-status=dead}} the Behaviour of the Public Award and the Barclays Spirit Award for manager Roy Hodgson.{{cite news |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2009/june/05/premier-hat-trick |title=Premier Hat Trick |work=FulhamFC.com |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=5 June 2009 |access-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160954/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2009/june/05/premier-hat-trick |archive-date=2013-12-12 }}

Some of the most notable results of the season came against clubs who finished in the top four in the table. The club beat Manchester United and Arsenal at home and managed a draw at home against Chelsea. In other competitions, Fulham reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup before losing to league champions Manchester United. In the Football League Cup, they defeated Leicester City in the second round but were knocked out by Burnley in the third round.

Pre-season

Roy Hodgson added to the team in the summer with signings including goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer from Middlesbrough and strikers Bobby Zamora from West Ham United and Andy Johnson who arrived from Everton for a club record £10.5 million (though Steve Marlet had cost more when including agents fees in 2001). Club captain Brian McBride decided to return to United States,{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/may/28/fond-farewell |title= Fond Farewell|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=28 May 2008 | access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160257/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/may/28/fond-farewell|archive-date=2013-12-12}} where he eventually signed with Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire.{{cite news |first=Beau |last=Dure |title=At last, McBride officially heading for Chicago |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2008-07-29-Notes_N.htm |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Co. Inc. |date=30 July 2008 |access-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023153023/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2008-07-29-Notes_N.htm |archive-date=2012-10-23 }} Olivier Dacourt joined Fulham during the winter transfer window.

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Date

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

style="background:#dfd;"

|15 July 2008

|Southend United

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401023714/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/July/SouthendVFulham.aspx 2–0]

|Nevland 59', Murphy 61'

|3,750

style="background:#dfd;"

|19 July 2008

|Celtic

|H

| 3–1

|Nevland 2', Zamora 30', Andreasen 86'
(Celtic: Barry Robson 41')

|16,000

style="background:#fdd;"

|23 July 2008

|Busan I'Park

|A

| 0–1

|
(Busan I'Park: Choi Ki Suk 57')

|

style="background:#dfd;"

|26 July 2008

|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090421220236/http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0809/Friendlies/UlsanAway.aspx 2–1]

|Davies 57', Gera 79'
(Ulsan: Lee Jin Ho 32')

|

style="background:#ffd;"

|2 August 2008

|Birmingham City

|A

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608085312/http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0809/Friendlies/BirminghamAway.aspx 1–1]

|Davies 17'
(Birmingham: Larsson 77')

|

style="background:#ffd;"

|9 August 2008

|Torino

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608090402/http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0809/Friendlies/Torino.aspx 2–2]

|Zamora 22', Gera 28'
(Torino: Abbruscato 82', Ogbonna 88')

|

Fulham also put out teams in away matches consisting of first and reserve team players against Walton Casuals (won 3–1), Staines Town (lost 2–0), Banstead (won 3–0)Goals coming in from Jordan Wilson, Joe Anderson and Enrico dos Santos continued the win streak for the whites, Carshalton (won 2–0), Crystal Palace (drew 0–0) and Kingstonian (won [http://www.kingstonian.net/report.jsp?20082009/FulhamH 8–0]).

Premier League

Fulham started the season playing away at the KC Stadium against newly promoted Hull City. Seol Ki-hyeon gave Fulham the lead in the eighth minute. Their lead lasted less than 15 minutes because Geovanni equalised in the 22nd minute. Caleb Folan completed the Hull turn-around ten minutes from the end of normal time, capping a 2–1 victory for the home team. However, the following week the team gained their first victory of the season with a win against much-fancied Arsenal for only the second time in 43 years. The only goal of the game came from Brede Hangeland midway through the first half who scored directly from a Jimmy Bullard cross, from a couple of yards. A slightly off-colour Arsenal played their usual passing game but could not break Fulham down.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7565059.stm |title=Fulham 1-0 Arsenal |work=BBC Sport|date=23 August 2008 |access-date=29 December 2008 |first=Phil |last=McNulty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914134435/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7565059.stm |archive-date=2008-09-14 }}

The team did not have another Premier League game to play until 13 September due to Manchester United's participation in the UEFA Super Cup, as well as the break from league football at the beginning of September for international World Cup qualifying matches.

On 17 May 2009, the club confirmed their highest ever league finish with a 1–0 victory over relegation-threatened Newcastle United at St James' Park. The victory kept them in seventh place in the table, with eighth being the lowest they could finish, bettering the ninth-place finish in 2004. Kamara scored in the 41st minute of a tense game which was full of chances for both sides.

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Date

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

style="background:#fdd;"

|16 August 2008

|Hull City

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/hull-city 1–2]

|Ki-Hyeon 8'
(Hull: Geovanni 22', Folan 81')

|24,525

style="background:#dfd;"

|23 August 2008

|Arsenal

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/arsenal 1–0]

|Hangeland 10'

|25,276

style="background:#dfd;"

|13 September 2008

|Bolton Wanderers

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/bolton-wanderers 2–1]

|Gera 15', Zamora 41'
(Bolton: K. Davies 82')

|23,656

style="background:#fdd;"

|20 September 2008

|Blackburn Rovers

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/blackburn-rovers 0–1]

|
(Blackburn: Derbyshire 84')

|19,398

style="background:#fdd;"

|27 September 2008

|West Ham United

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/west-ham-united 1–2]

|Murphy pen 59'
(West Ham: C. Cole 43', Etherington 45'+1)

|23,946

style="background:#fdd;"

|4 October 2008

|West Bromwich Albion

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/west-bromwich-albion 0–1]

|
(West Brom: Bednář 61')

|25,708

style="background:#ffd;"

|18 October 2008

|Sunderland

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/sunderland 0–0]

|

|25,116

style="background:#ffd;"

|26 October 2008

|Portsmouth

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/portsmouth 1–1]

|Dempsey 87'
(Portsmouth: Crouch 61')

|19,233

style="background:#dfd;"

|29 October 2008

|Wigan Athletic

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/wigan-athletic 2–0]

|Johnson 11', 60'

|22,500

style="background:#fdd;"

|1 November 2008

|Everton

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/everton 0–1]

|
(Everton: Saha 87')

|31,278

style="background:#dfd;"

|9 November 2008

|Newcastle United

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/newcastle-united 2–1]

|A. Johnson 23', Murphy pen 66'
(Newcastle: Ameobi 57')

|24,740

style="background:#dfd;"

|15 November 2008

|Tottenham Hotspur

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/tottenham-hotspur 2–1]

|Davies 33', A. Johnson 70'
(Tottenham: F. Campbell 81')

|25,139

style="background:#ffd;"

|22 November 2008

|Liverpool

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/liverpool 0–0]

|

|43,589

style="background:#ffd;"

|29 November 2008

|Aston Villa

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/aston-villa 0–0]

|

|36,625

style="background:#ffd;"

|6 December 2008

|Manchester City

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/manchester-city 1–1]

|Bullard 27'
(Manchester City: Benjani 6')

|24,012

style="background:#ffd;"

|13 December 2008

|Stoke City

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/stoke-city 0–0]

|

|25,287

style="background:#dfd;"

|20 December 2008

|Middlesbrough

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/middlesbrough 3–0]

|Bullard 41', Murphy pen 54', Dempsey 59'

|23,722

style="background:#ffd;"

|26 December 2008

|Tottenham Hotspur

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/tottenham-hotspur 0–0]

|

|35,869

style="background:#ffd;"

|28 December 2008

|Chelsea

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/chelsea 2–2]

|Dempsey 10', 89'
(Chelsea: Lampard 50', 72')

|25,462

style="background:#fdd;"

|18 January 2009

|West Ham United

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/west-ham-united 1–3]

|Konchesky 22'
(West Ham: Di Michele 7', Noble pen 60', C. Cole 76')

|31,838

style="background:#fdd;"

|27 January 2009

|Sunderland

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/sunderland 0–1]

|
(Sunderland: K. Jones 55')

|36,539

style="background:#dfd;"

|31 January 2009

|Portsmouth

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/portsmouth 3–1]

|A. Johnson 14', Nevland 71', 80'
(Portsmouth: Nugent 84')

|23,722

style="background:#ffd;"

|7 February 2009

|Wigan Athletic

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/wigan-athletic 0–0]

|

|16,499

style="background:#fdd;"

|18 February 2009

|Manchester United

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/manchester-united 0–3]

|
(Manchester United: Scholes 12', Berbatov 30', Rooney 63')

|75,437

style="background:#dfd;"

|22 February 2009

|West Bromwich Albion

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/west-bromwich-albion 2–0]

|Zamora 61', A. Johnson 72'

|22,394

style="background:#ffd;"

|28 February 2009

|Arsenal

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/arsenal 0–0]

|

|60,102

style="background:#fdd;"

|4 March 2009

|Hull City

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/hull-city 0–1]

|
(Hull: Manucho 90+3')

|23,051

style="background:#fdd;"

|11 March 2009

|Blackburn Rovers

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/blackburn-rovers 1–2]

|Dempsey 2'
(Blackburn: Diouf 69', Roberts 85')

|22,259

style="background:#dfd;"

|14 March 2009

|Bolton Wanderers

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/bolton-wanderers 3–1]

|A. Johnson 42', S. Davies 56', Kamara 88'
(Bolton: K. Davies 45')

|22,117

style="background:#dfd;"

|21 March 2009

|Manchester United

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/manchester-united 2–0]

|Murphy pen 18, Gera 87

|25,652

style="background:#fdd;"

|4 April 2009

|Liverpool

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/liverpool 0–1]

|
(Liverpool: Benayoun 90'+2)

|25,661

style="background:#dfd;"

|12 April 2009

|Manchester City

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/manchester-city 3–1]

|Dempsey 50', 83', Etuhu 59'
(Man City: Ireland 27')

|39,841

style="background:#ffd;"

|18 April 2009

|Middlesbrough

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/middlesbrough 0–0]

|

|30,389

style="background:#dfd;"

|25 April 2009

|Stoke City

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/stoke-city 1–0]

|Nevland 29'

|25,069

style="background:#fdd;"

|2 May 2009

|Chelsea

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/chelsea 1–3]

|Nevland 4'
(Chelsea: Anelka 1', Malouda 10', Drogba 53')

|41,801

style="background:#dfd;"

|9 May 2009

|Aston Villa

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/aston-villa 3–1]

|Murphy pen 6', Kamara 46', 60'
(Aston Villa: Young 14')

|25,660

style="background:#dfd;"

|16 May 2009

|Newcastle United

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/away/newcastle-united 1–0]

|Kamara 41'

|52,114

style="background:#fdd;"

|24 May 2009

|Everton

|H

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160341/http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league/home/everton 0–2]

|
(Everton: Osman 45', 88')

|25,497

  • Fulham's home match against Blackburn Rovers was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch on 10 January 2009.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7808347.stm |title=Fulham P–P Blackburn |work=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2009 |access-date=1 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090116131902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7808347.stm| archive-date= 16 January 2009 | url-status= live}} Their match away against Manchester United, due to be played in August, was rearranged due to United's involvement in the UEFA Super Cup.

=Premier League table=

{{main|2008–09 Premier League}}

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Results summary

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Results by round

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FA Cup

The club entered the FA Cup in the third round, with an away match against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on 3 January 2009. Fulham took the lead through Andrew Johnson from a Danny Murphy through-ball in the 12th minute but were pegged back by a 25-yard goal from Tommy Spurr after 21 minutes. The game remained 1–1 until the 88th minute, when Andy Johnson scored his second of the game which turned out to be the winner.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803329.stm |title=Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Fulham |work=BBC Sport|date=3 January 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719034307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803329.stm |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=live}}

Fulham next faced one of only two non-league sides left in the competition, Kettering Town. After a positive opening from the underdogs Kettering, Fulham took the lead in the 12th minute, Simon Davies scoring a volley from 15 yards from a Clint Dempsey cross. But the lead only lasted until the 36th minute as the lively Craig Westcarr scored a deflected freekick. Kettering continued to press after the break and with the additions of Danny Murphy and Bobby Zamora, they regained the lead in the 77th minute with Murphy scoring the goal. Kettering, however, were not finished and 9 minutes later, Westcarr scored a penalty after a trip from Brede Hangeland. With Kettering planning a trip to London, Andy Johnson and Zamora scored two late goals to seal the tie.{{cite web|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842630.stm |title=Kettering Town 2-4 Fulham |work=BBC Sport|date=24 January 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124045548/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842630.stm |archive-date=24 January 2016 |url-status=live}}

In the fifth round, Fulham were drawn away again to Championship side Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Roy Hodgson made three changes from Fulham's last Premier League match against Wigan, with Dempsey and Paintsil rested after playing abroad in midweek for their countries. to be replaced by Gera and Stoor while Zamora also dropped to the bench in favour of Nevland. Swansea created some clear-cut opportunities in the early stages, with Mark Gower, Alan Tate and Lloyd Dyer testing Mark Schwarzer. Fulham, however, found the breakthrough a minute before half-time with a slice of luck as Paul Konchesky's corner was deflected in off Swansea defender Garry Monk. Swansea continued to dominate and equalised in the 52nd minute when Jason Scotland scored, evading a challenge before firing the ball low past Schwarzer. With both sides playing attractive passing football the sides could not be separated.

Fulham and Swansea both went into the hat for the quarter-finals and were given the prospect of a tie with defending Premier League and Champions League champions Manchester United. They first had to get through the fifth round replay, which took place on 24 February 2009 at Craven Cottage. It was Fulham's second game in three days but Roy Hodgson put out a strong side with the only changes being Nevland replacing Johnson up front and Dacourt making his first start for the club in place of Danny Murphy. Jason Scotland scored just after half-time following an even first half, knocking the ball in from 15 yards. Fulham, however, did not give up, Zamora coming close on several occasions before they equalised through Dempsey in the 67th minute. Four minutes later, they turned the game around when Zamora scored his second goal in as many games. The home side held on to secure victory.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7899650.stm |title=Fulham 2–1 Swansea |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009 |first=Peter |last=Shuttleworth| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090226142816/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7899650.stm| archive-date= 26 February 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7890944.stm |title=Fulham set to face Man Utd in cup |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090217064300/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7890944.stm| archive-date=17 February 2009| url-status= live}}

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Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

style="background:#dfd;"

|3 January 2009

|Third Round

|Sheffield Wednesday

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/fa-cup/round-3/sheffield-wednesday 2–1]

|A. Johnson 12', 88'
(Sheffield Wednesday: Spurr 21')

|18,377

style="background:#dfd;"

|24 January 2009

|Fourth Round

|Kettering Town

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/fa-cup/round-4/kettering-town 4–2]

|Davies 12', Murphy 77', Johnson 88', Zamora 89'
(Kettering: Craig Westcarr 36', 86' (pen))

|5406

style="background:#ffd;"

|14 February 2009

|Fifth Round

|Swansea City

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/fa-cup/round-5/swansea-city 1–1]

|Monk 44' (o.g.)
(Swansea: Scotland 52')

|16,573

style="background:#dfd;"

|24 February 2009

|Fifth Round replay

|Swansea City

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/fa-cup/round-5-replay/swansea-city 2–1]

|Dempsey 77', Zamora 81'
(Swansea: Scotland 47')

|12,316

style="background:#fdd;"

|7 March 2009

|Quarter final

|Manchester United

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/fa-cup/round-6/manchester-united 0–4]

|
(Manchester United: Tevez 20', 35', Rooney 50', Park 81')

|24,662

Football League Cup

Fulham entered the Football League Cup at the second round stage after receiving the bye awarded to Premier League clubs in the first round. They faced a Leicester City side finding their feet in League One after relegation the previous season. Fulham took the lead in the 31st minute through one of their new signings, Hungarian international Zoltán Gera, but Leicester turned the game around in the early stages of the second half. Veteran Paul Dickov drew them level on 46 minutes and just two minutes later Andy King completed the turnaround. The match remained 2–1 until the 83rd minute when Jimmy Bullard levelled the score. But this was not the end of the scoring and with the game seemingly heading for extra-time, Danny Murphy scored the winner for Fulham in the second minute of stoppage time to win the encounter and send Fulham through to the third round.

In the third round, a Fulham side featuring the attacking talents of Johnson, Gera and Dempsey lost 1–0 to a Burnley side who had been performing well and sitting in the play-off positions in the Championship. With the match seemingly heading for extra-time, Jay Rodriguez won the match in the 88th minute. He collected a Chris Eagles through ball just inside the area and then slotted the ball past Pascal Zuberbühler. Fulham were therefore knocked out of the competition.

border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

style="background:#dfd;"

|27 August 2008

|Second Round

|Leicester City

|H

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league-cup/round-2/leicester-city 3–2]

|Gera 31', Bullard 83', Murphy 90'+2
(Leicester: Dickov 46', A. King 48')

|

style="background:#fdd;"

|23 September 2008

|Third Round

|Burnley

|A

|[http://www.fulhamfc.com/match-centre/2008_2009/league-cup/round-3/burnley 0–1]

|
(Burnley: Rodriguez 88')

|7719

Statistics

=Squad statistics=

Elliot Omozusi received Jimmy Bullard's squad number 21, when Bullard left the club. Giles Barnes wore number 7 while Seol Ki-hyeon was out on loan.

Statistics correct as of final match against Everton, played 24 May 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1055&teamTabs=stats&season_id=138 |title=Fulham FC squad statistics 2008/09 |publisher=Soccerbase| access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213163326/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1055&teamTabs=stats&season_id=138 |archive-date=2013-12-13 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|No.

! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|Pos.

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Carling Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Other

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Discipline

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!13px

!13px

1

|GK

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Schwarzer

|38

050100044000
2

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Moritz Volz *

|0

00000000000
3

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Konchesky

|36

150100042150
4

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GHA}} John Pantsil

|37

0200(1)00039(1)080
5

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Brede Hangeland

|37

150100043140
6

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IRN}} Andranik Teymourian **

|0(1)

00010001(1)010
7

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Seol Ki-hyeon *

|2(2)

10020004(2)100
7

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Giles Barnes

|0

00000000000
8

|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Johnson

|30(1)

743100034(1)1001
9

|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Zamora

|32(3)

23(2)2100036(5)410
10

|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Erik Nevland

|4(17)

42(1)00(2)0006(20)420
11

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Gera

|20(12)

22(2)0210024(14)320
12

|GK

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Stockdale

|0

00000000000
13

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Murphy

|37

43(2)1110041(1)780
14

|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson *

|0

00000000000
15

|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Diomansy Kamara

|3(9)

40(2)000003(11)400
16

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Dacourt

|0(9)

02(1)000002(10)020
17

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Gray

|0(1)

01(1)000001(2)000
18

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Aaron Hughes

|38

060100044000
19

|GK

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Pascal Zuberbühler

|0

00010001000
20

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Dickson Etuhu

|20(2)

140000024(2)120
21

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bullard **

|18

200110019310
21

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Omozusi

|0

00000000000
22

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Stoor

|0(1)

03020006000
23

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Clint Dempsey

|28(7)

74(1)1100033(8)850
24

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Saunders

|0

00000000000
25

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Simon Davies

|33

24(1)1100038(1)320
26

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Leon Andreasen *

|0(6)

01010002(6)010
27

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Leijer *

|0

00000000000
28

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Milsom

|0(1)

00000000(1)000
30

|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Brown *

|0(1)

00000000(1)000
33

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Kallio

|2(1)

00020004(1)010
34

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Chris Baird

|3(7)

00010004(7)000
37

|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Smalling

|0(1)

00000000(1)000
38

|GK

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|PHI}} Neil Etheridge

|0

00000000000
|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Watts

|0

00000000000
|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ALG}} Hamer Bouazza *

|0

00000000000
|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|COD}} Gabriel Zakuani **

|0

00000000000
|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Collins John *

|0

00000000000
|FW

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rico **

|0

00000323200
|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Anderson **

|0

00000212100
|MF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Wilson **

|0

00000414100
|DF

| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} TJ Moncur **

|0

00000404000

  • * Player out on loan
  • ** Player left club

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable sortable"
Player

!PL

!FAC

!LC

!Total

style="background:#dfd;"

|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Andrew|Johnson|dab=English footballer}}

|align=center|7

|align=center|3

|align=center|0

|align=center|10

{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Clint|Dempsey}}

|align=center|7

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|align=center|8

{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Danny|Murphy|Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)}}

|align=center|5

|align=center|1

|align=center|1

|align=center|7

{{flagicon|SEN}} {{sortname|Diomansy|Kamara}}

|align=center|4

|align=center|0

|align=center|0

|align=center|4

{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Bobby|Zamora}}

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|0

|align=center|4

{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Erik|Nevland}}

|align=center|4

|align=center|0

|align=center|0

|align=center|4

{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Simon|Davies|Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979)}}

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|align=center|3

{{flagicon|HUN}} {{sortname|Zoltán|Gera}}

|align=center|2

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

|align=center|3

Transfers

=Summer=

Mark Schwarzer arrived on a free transfer from Middlesbrough when his contract expired and fellow goalkeeper David Stockdale came from Darlington. Despite the promotion of West Bromwich Albion to the Premier League, Zoltán Gera rejected "the best contract the club could [offer]"{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7444953.stm |title=Gera rejects new West Brom deal |work=BBC Sport|date=9 June 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 }} and signed with Fulham. The club also signed Andranik Teymourian from Bolton Wanderers on 12 June 2008. Toni Kallio signed a permanent contract after a loan spell during the second half of the previous season. On 15 July 2008, Bobby Zamora and John Pantsil signed on a joint-deal from West Ham United.{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/july/16/ffc-sign-zamora-pantsil |title=FFC sign Zamora & Pantsil |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=15 July 2008| access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417223724/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/july/16/ffc-sign-zamora-pantsil|archive-date=2014-04-17}} On 30 July 2008, Sweden international Fredrik Stoor signed a deal with the team, moving on from Rosenborg.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7525163.stm |title=Stoor completes switch to Fulham |work=BBC Sport|date=28 July 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214061850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7525163.stm|archive-date=2013-12-14}} Andy Johnson was bought from Everton for a fee of around £10.5 million, Fulham's second highest transfer fee.{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/august/07/aj-joins-the-whites |title=AJ joins the Whites |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=7 August 2008| access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212171332/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/august/07/aj-joins-the-whites |archive-date=2013-12-12 }}

Fulham released ten players, including Carlos Bocanegra, Philippe Christanval and goalkeeper Tony Warner.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7417368.stm |title= Bocanegra heads Fulham clear-out|work=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2008 | access-date= 28 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205083015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7417368.stm|archive-date=2013-12-05}} Paul Stalteri returned to Tottenham Hotspur after a loan spell and Brian McBride returned to the United States to play for the Chicago Fire. Norwich City took two of Fulham's players, Dejan Stefanović permanently and Elliot Omozusi on loan for the season. Two goalkeepers also left the club, as Ricardo Batista left for Sporting CP and veteran Kasey Keller was released. David Healy moved to Sunderland, Steven Davis made a permanent switch to Rangers and Moritz Volz and Hamer Bouazza both went out on loan. Alexey Smertin had his contract with Fulham terminated.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7593017.stm |title=Midfielder Smertin leaves Fulham |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=8 June 2009}}

In

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! Name

! From

! Fee

22 May 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Schwarzer

|Middlesbrough

|Free{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7414143.stm |title= Fulham complete Schwarzer signing |work=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307064311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7414143.stm |archive-date=2012-03-07 }}

4 June 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Stockdale

|Darlington

|Undisclosed{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7436458.stm |title=Fulham confirm Stockdale signing |work=BBC Sport|date=4 June 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 }}

11 June 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Gera

|West Bromwich Albion

|Free{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7435637.stm |title= Gera joins Fulham from West Brom |work=BBC Sport|date=11 June 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215104522/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7435637.stm |archive-date=2013-12-15 }}

12 June 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Andranik Teymourian

|Bolton Wanderers

|Free{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/june/12/andranik-signs |title= Andranik Signs |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=12 June 2008| access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212171326/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/june/12/andranik-signs |archive-date=2013-12-12 }}

24 June 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Smalling

|Maidstone United

|Free

4 July 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Kallio

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Young Boys

|Undisclosed*

rowspan="2" | 15 July 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Zamora

|rowspan="2" | West Ham United

|rowspan="2" | £6,300,000

DF

|{{flagicon|GHA}} John Paintsil

30 July 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Stoor

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg

|£2,000,000

6 August 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Pascal Zuberbühler

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Neuchâtel Xamax

|Free

7 August 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Johnson

|Everton

|£12,500,000{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7546760.stm |title=Fulham sign Johnson from Everton |work=BBC Sport|date=7 August 2008| access-date= 28 December 2008 }}

29 August 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|NGA}} Dickson Etuhu

|Sunderland

|Undisclosed{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/august/29/etuhu-joins-fulham |title=Etuhu joins Fulham |publisher=Fulham FC |date=29 August 2008| access-date= 8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418204121/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2008/august/29/etuhu-joins-fulham |archive-date=2014-04-18 }}

1 September 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Gray

|Coventry City

|Season-long loan

  • Kallio had been on loan at the club since January on loan and signed a permanent two-year deal.
  • Zamora and Paintsil came for a joint fee of £6,300,000.

Out

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! Name

! To

! Fee

23 May 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Stalteri

|Tottenham Hotspur

|Loan return

23 May 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|USA}} Carlos Bocanegra

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Rennes

|Free

23 May 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Christanval

|Released

|Free

23 May 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Pearce

|Oxted & District

|Free

23 May 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Elliott

|Released

|Free

23 May 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Litmanen

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti

|Free

23 May 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Michael Timlin

|Swindon Town

|Free

23 May 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Ismael Ehui

|Released

|Free

23 May 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Runström

|{{flagicon|DEN}} OB

|Free

28 May 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Corrin Brooks-Meade

|Released

|Free

28 May 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|TRI}} Tony Warner

|Hull City

|Free

28 May 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian McBride

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire

|Free

16 July 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kasey Keller

|{{flagicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

|Free

18 July 2008

|GK

|{{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Batista

|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|Nominal

18 July 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|SER}} Dejan Stefanović

|Norwich City

|Undisclosed

25 July 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Ashton

|Wycombe Wanderers

|Undisclosed

21 August 2008

|FW

|{{flagicon|NIR}} David Healy

|Sunderland

|Undisclosed

21 August 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Steven Davis

|Rangers

|£3,000,000

1 September 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Smertin

|

|Contract terminated

=Winter=

The first departures of the winter transfer window happened in December when Lee Cook returned to his former club Queens Park Rangers on a permanent deal, having spent several months back there on loan. He had not made any first-team appearances for Fulham since signing in the summer 2007 transfer window. Gabriel Zakuani also moved to Peterborough United following a successful loan spell. Midfielder Jimmy Bullard also left the club on 23 January 2009, signing for Hull City in a £5 million deal.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7846660.stm |title=Hull complete £5m Bullard swoop |work=BBC Sport|date=23 January 2009 |access-date=1 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090126030843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7846660.stm| archive-date= 26 January 2009 | url-status= live}} He had been a target for Bolton Wanderers but they decided not to pursue their interest in him. Adrian Leijer and Andranik Teymourian moved on loan to Norwich City{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4887854,00.html |title=Canaries make double signing |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193710/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4887854%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} and Barnsley{{cite news|author=Bailey, Richard |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4886448,00.html |title=Tykes confirm triple signing |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193740/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4886448%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} respectively, with Elliot Omozusi returning from Norwich.{{cite news |author=Bailey, Richard |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7865701.stm |title=Norwich sign Leijer and McDonald |work=BBC Sport|date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090205131358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7865701.stm| archive-date= 5 February 2009 | url-status= live}} Leon Andreasen signed for German side Hannover 96 on loan.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4876556,00.html |title=Andreasen seals Bundesliga return |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193803/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4876556%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} TJ Moncur left the club to sign for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers.

Giles Barnes was Fulham's first signing during the winter transfer window, moving on loan from Derby County until the end of the season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7860652.stm |title=Barnes secures Fulham loan switch |work=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2009 |access-date=1 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090202170731/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7860652.stm| archive-date= 2 February 2009 | url-status= live}} He was also joined on transfer deadline day by former Leeds United player Olivier Dacourt, who also signed on loan from Inter Milan. Julian Gray made his loan signing from Coventry City a permanent deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4887552,00.html |title=Gray seals Fulham deal |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193824/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4887552%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

In

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! Name

! From

! Fee

31 January 2009

|MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Giles Barnes

| Derby County

|Loan

2 February 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Dacourt

| Inter Milan

|Loan{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4888048,00.html |title=Fulham seal Dacourt deal |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193833/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4888048%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

2 February 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julian Gray

|Coventry City

|Undisclosed

Out

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! Name

! To

! Fee

5 December 2008

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Cook

|Queens Park Rangers

|Undisclosed{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7768191.stm |title=Cook agrees permanent QPR switch |work=BBC Sport|date=5 December 2008 |access-date=28 December 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081222034718/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7768191.stm| archive-date= 22 December 2008 | url-status= live}}

December 2008

|DF

|{{flagicon|Congo}} Gabriel Zakuani

|Peterborough United

|Free

2 January 2009

|DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} TJ Moncur

|Wycombe Wanderers

|Free

23 January 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bullard

|Hull City

|£5,000,000{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12047_4837474,00.html |title=Tigers seal Bullard deal |work=Sky Sports |date=23 January 2009 |access-date=23 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193846/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12047_4837474%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=live }}

=Loan out=

class="wikitable"
Date From

! Date To

! Pos.

! Name

! Moving To

19 July 2008

| 2 February 2009

| DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Omozusi

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7512032.stm |title=Norwich snap up duo from Fulham |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 July 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202020536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7512032.stm |archive-date=2008-12-02 }}

1 August 2008

|8 January 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Cook

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Queens Park Rangers

8 August 2008

| 1 January 2009

| DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} TJ Moncur

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bradford City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7806997.stm |title=Bradford cancel Moncur loan deal |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 January 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090103194959/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7806997.stm| archive-date= 3 January 2009 | url-status= live}}

9 August 2008

| 30 June 2009

| MF

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Hamer Bouazza

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlton Athletic{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7551468.stm |title=Charlton swoop for winger Bouazza |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=9 August 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140514092617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/7551468.stm| archive-date=14 May 2014| url-status= live}}

22 August 2008

| 30 June 2009

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7577893.stm |title=USA striker Johnson joins Cardiff |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902014232/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7577893.stm |archive-date=2008-09-02 }}

28 August 2008

| 30 June 2009

| DF

| {{flagicon|GER}} Moritz Volz

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ipswich Town{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7583863.stm |title=Ipswich complete Volz loan deal |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 August 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906194703/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7583863.stm |archive-date=2008-09-06 }}

31 August 2008

| 3 March 2009

| FW

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Collins John

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} NEC{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7492070.stm |title=John to leave Fulham for Nijmegen |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=8 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911032729/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7492070.stm |archive-date=2008-09-11 }}

11 September 2008

| 13 December 2008

| DF

| {{flagicon|Congo}} Gabriel Zakuani

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Peterborough United{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7592269.stm |title=Posh complete Zakuani loan swoop |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 September 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906221437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7592269.stm |archive-date=2008-09-06 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_4548973,00.html |title=Zakuani agrees Posh move |publisher=Sky Sports |date=25 November 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008194008/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11681_4548973%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

21 November 2008

| 31 December 2009

| MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milsom

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Southend United{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7742880.stm |title=Southend sign Fulham midfielder |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 November 2008 |access-date=3 February 2009}}

8 January 2009

| 30 June 2009

| MF

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Hamer Bouazza

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7818881.stm |title=Birmingham land Bouazza on loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 January 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090116123329/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7818881.stm| archive-date= 16 January 2009 | url-status= live}}

14 January 2009

|30 June 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Seol Ki-hyeon

|{{flagicon|SAU}} Al-Hilal

2 February 2009

|30 June 2009

|DF

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Leon Andreasen

|{{flagicon|GER}} Hannover 96

2 February 2009

|30 June 2009

|DF

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Leijer

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City

2 February 2009

|30 June 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Andranik Teymourian

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnsley

2 March 2009

|30 June 2009{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7986013.stm |title=Leicester extend Stockdale loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009}}

|GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Stockdale

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7919580.stm |title=Foxes bring in Stockdale on loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 March 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090306135251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7919580.stm| archive-date= 6 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

26 March 2009

|30 June 2009

|DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Watts

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Town{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7966471.stm |title=Cobblers sign Premier League pair |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 March 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090330030247/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7966471.stm| archive-date= 30 March 2009 | url-status= live}}

2 April 2009

|16 August 2009

|MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Brown

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Turun Palloseura{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/March/BrownInternationalLoan.aspx |title=Wayne Brown loan |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=2 April 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405112115/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/March/BrownInternationalLoan.aspx |archive-date=5 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}

  • David Stockdale was initially signed by Leicester City on a one-month loan deal but this was later extended for the rest of the season.

Club

=Coaching staff=

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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager |s={{flagicon|England}} Roy Hodgson}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant manager |s={{flagicon|England}} Mike Kelly}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First team coach |s={{flagicon|England}} Ray Lewington}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Reserve team coach |s={{flagicon|Scotland}} Billy McKinlay}}

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=Kits=

:Supplier: Nike

:Sponsor: LG

=Other information=

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Chairman |i={{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Al-Fayed}}

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.fulhamfc.com Fulham F.C. official website]

{{Fulham F.C. seasons}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Fulham F.C. Season}}

Category:Fulham F.C. seasons

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