title: 2008–09 AFC Bournemouth season
text: # 2008–09 AFC Bournemouth season
  
  ## Results
  
  Bournemouth's score comes first
  
  ### Legend
  
  | Win | Draw | Loss |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Football League Two
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 August 2008 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 5,377 | Anderton 42 |
  | 2 | 16 August 2008 | Aldershot Town | A | 1–1 | 4,564 | Sappleton 81 |
  | 3 | 23 August 2008 | Exeter City | H | 0–1 | 5,350 | |
  | 4 | 30 August 2008 | Port Vale | A | 1–3 | 6,048 | Lindfield 58 |
  | 5 | 6 September 2008 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 4,362 | Pitman 19 |
  | 6 | 13 September 2008 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0–1 | 3,922 | |
  | 7 | 20 September 2008 | Bradford City | A | 3–1 | 12,824 | Hollands 39, Goulding 54, Pearce 70 |
  | 8 | 27 September 2008 | Darlington | H | 3–1 | 4,124 | Bartley 15, Austin (og) 37, Pitman 90 |
  | 9 | 4 October 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 5,005 | Hollands 57 |
  | 10 | 11 October 2008 | Rotherham United | H | 0–0 | 4,530 | |
  | 11 | 18 October 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–4 | 5,738 | Pitman 60 |
  | 12 | 21 October 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 2–1 | 3,554 | Bradbury 24, Pitman 31 |
  | 13 | 25 October 2008 | Lincoln City | H | 0–1 | 4,464 | |
  | 14 | 1 November 2008 | Chesterfield | H | 1–1 | 4,082 | Goodall (og) 82 |
  | 15 | 15 November 2008 | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–3 | 1,152 | |
  | 16 | 21 November 2008 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–3 | 4,353 | Bradbury 6, 89, Anderton 79 |
  | 17 | 25 November 2008 | Morecambe | H | 0–0 | 3,068 | |
  | 18 | 2 December 2008 | Luton Town | A | 3–3 | 6,773 | Molesley 20, 51, Tubbs 76 |
  | 19 | 6 December 2008 | Chester City | H | 1–0 | 4,154 | Anderton 88 |
  | 20 | 13 December 2008 | Rochdale | A | 1–1 | 2,285 | Bradbury (p) 45 |
  | 21 | 20 December 2008 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 3,479 | Igoe 39, Partington 44 |
  | 22 | 26 December 2008 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | 6,450 | |
  | 23 | 28 December 2008 | Barnet | H | 0–2 | 4,725 | |
  | 24 | 3 January 2009 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | 2,571 | Hollands 29 |
  | 25 | 17 January 2009 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | 3,270 | |
  | 26 | 24 January 2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 5,946 | Pitman 24, Pearce 32, Thomson 64 |
  | 27 | 27 January 2009 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 5,230 | Hollands 29 |
  | 28 | 31 January 2009 | Lincoln City | A | 3–3 | 3,634 | Molesley 36, Pitman (p) 65, (p) 77 |
  | 29 | 7 February 2009 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–0 | 4,187 | Pitman 23 |
  | 30 | 14 February 2009 | Accrington Stanley | H | 1–0 | 4,109 | Pitman 86 |
  | 31 | 20 February 2009 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | 3,130 | |
  | 32 | 24 February 2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 1–0 | 1,602 | Molesley 90 |
  | 33 | 28 February 2009 | Gillingham | A | 0–1 | 5,353 | |
  | 34 | 3 March 2009 | Aldershot Town | H | 2–0 | 4,556 | Hollands 39, Fletcher 56 |
  | 35 | 7 March 2009 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 5,924 | |
  | 36 | 10 March 2009 | Exeter City | A | 3–1 | 4,946 | Hollands 56, Pitman 59, 87 |
  | 37 | 14 March 2009 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2–0 | 1,589 | Bradbury 50, 70 |
  | 38 | 17 March 2009 | Bradford City | H | 4–1 | 4,847 | Fletcher 4, 39, Goulding 40, 51 |
  | 39 | 21 March 2009 | Notts County | H | 0–1 | 5,510 | |
  | 40 | 28 March 2009 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 2,762 | |
  | 41 | 5 April 2009 | Rochdale | H | 4–0 | 5,092 | Pitman 12, 67, 90, Feeney 25 |
  | 42 | 11 April 2009 | Barnet | A | 0–1 | 3,133 | |
  | 43 | 13 April 2009 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | 8,168 | |
  | 44 | 18 April 2009 | Chester City | A | 2–0 | 3,349 | Pitman 3, Robinson 79 |
  | 45 | 25 April 2009 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 9,008 | Feeney 47, Fletcher 80 |
  | 46 | 2 May 2009 | Morecambe | A | 4–0 | 2,601 | Ward 7, Feeney 36, Pitman 43, 69 |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 8 November 2008 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 3,935 | Pearce 76 |
  | R2 | 29 November 2008 | Blyth Spartans | H | 0–0 | 4,165 | |
  | R2 - Replay | 16 December 2008 | Blyth Spartans | A | 0–1 (AET) | 4,040 | |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 12 August 2008 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 3,399 | Kuffour 28 |
  
  ### Football League Trophy
  
  | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 2 September 2008 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | 2,220 | Goulding 38, Igoe 67, Hollands 76 |
  | R2 | 7 October 2008 | MK Dons | A | 1–0 | 4,329 | Anderton 77 |
  | QF | 4 November 2008 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 | 2,275 | |
  
  ## Squad
  
      Squad at end of season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Shwan Jalal |
  | 2 | DF | AUS | Scott Guyett |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Ryan Garry |
  | 4 | DF | ENG | Shaun Cooper |
  | 5 | DF | ENG | Jason Pearce |
  | 6 | MF | ENG | Marvin Bartley |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | Sammy Igoe |
  | 9 | FW | Jersey | Brett Pitman |
  | 10 | FW | ENG | Alan Connell |
  | 11 | MF | ENG | Liam Feeney |
  | 13 | GK | ENG | Ryan Pryce |
  | 14 | MF | ENG | Danny Hollands |
  | 15 | DF | ENG | Joel Ward (on loan from Portsmouth) |
  | 16 | FW | ENG | Jeff Goulding |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | FW | ENG | Josh McQuoid |
  | 18 | DF | WAL | Rhoys Wiggins (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
  | 20 | MF | ENG | Mark Molesley |
  | 20 | MF | ENG | Anton Robinson |
  | 22 | MF | ENG | Joe Partington |
  | 23 | FW | ENG | Lee Bradbury |
  | 24 | DF | ENG | George Webb |
  | 25 | MF | ENG | Steve Hutchings |
  | 28 | DF | SCO | Warren Cummings |
  | 29 | MF | ENG | Carl Preston |
  | 31 | DF | ENG | Jason Tindall |
  | 33 | FW | ENG | Steve Fletcher |
  
  ### Left club during season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | FW | ENG | Jo Kuffour (joined Bristol Rovers on 29 August 2008) |
  | 16 | MF | ENG | Carl Pettefer (joined Bognor Regis Town) |
  | 11 | MF | ENG | Scott Wagstaff (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
  | 26 | FW | JAM | Ricky Sappleton (on loan from Leicester City) |
  | 21 | FW | SCO | Blair Sturrock (on loan from Swindon Town) |
  | 11 | FW | ENG | Michael Rankine (on loan from Rushden & Diamonds) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Darren Anderton (retired on 7 December 2008) |
  | 18 | FW | ENG | Michael Symes (on loan from Shrewsbury Town) |
  | 19 | FW | ENG | Matt Tubbs (on loan from Salisbury City) |
  | 12 | FW | ENG | Craig Lindfield (on loan from Liverpool) |
  | 12 | GK | ENG | David Button (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
  | 18 | MF | ENG | Jake Thomson (on loan from Southampton) |
  