The 2008–09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 9th place. The beginning of the season was overshadowed by the sudden resignation of manager Alan Curbishley, following the sale of first team players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland - after Curbishley claimed that these transfers had been authorised without his consent - and the related financial troubles of the club's owners, brought on by the 2008 Icelandic Banking Crisis. The club's owners had their assets frozen by the UK government, with the club narrowly avoiding going into administration as a result. Curbishley was replaced by Italian former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola on 9 September.[1]
| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Björgólfur Guðmundsson | ||
| Manager | Alan Curbishley (until 3 September) Gianfranco Zola (from 9 September) | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Carlton Cole 10 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 34,802 (v Arsenal) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,055 (v Macclesfield Town) | ||
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The club recovered from its off-field troubles, and a relatively poor start to the season, to finish in the top half and were never seriously threatened with relegation after the turn of the year.
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 50 | |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 45 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.
Squad edit
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results edit
Premier League edit
| 16 August 2008 1 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | London |
Ashton  3', 10' |
Report | Zaki 47' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,758 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 24 August 2008 2 | Manchester City | 3–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Sturridge 65' Elano 70', 76' |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 36,635 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 30 August 2008 3 | West Ham United | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Davenport 12' Samba 20', og'Cole 89'Bellamy 90' |
Report | Roberts 22' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,905 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 13 September 2008 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | West Ham United | West Bromwich |
| Morrison 3' Bednar 37'Brunt 83' |
Report | Noble 29' Neill 35' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,213 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 20 September 2008 5 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| Di Michele 8', 37' Etherington 53' |
Report | Owen 67' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,743 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 27 September 2008 6 | Fulham | 1–2 | West Ham United | London |
| Murphy 59' |
Report | Cole 43' Etherington 45' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,946 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 5 October 2008 7 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| Cole 69' |
Report | K. Davies 30' Cahill 34'Taylor 86' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,715 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 19 October 2008 8 | Hull City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Turner 51' |
Report | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,896 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 26 October 2008 9 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Arsenal | London |
| Report | Faubert 75', og' Adebayor 90' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,802 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 29 October 2008 10 | Manchester United | 2–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Ronaldo 14', 30' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,397 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 1 November 2008 11 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
| Mido 83' |
Report | Mullins 21' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,164 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 8 November 2008 12 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Everton | London |
| Collison 63' |
Report | Lescott 83' Saha 85', 87' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,961 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 15 November 2008 13 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | London |
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,328 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 23 November 2008 14 | Sunderland | 0–1 | West Ham United | Sunderland |
| Report | Behrami 20' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,222 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 1 December 2008 15 | Liverpool | 0–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,169 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 8 December 2008 16 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Report | King 68' O'Hara 90' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,277 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 14 December 2008 17 | Chelsea | 1–1 | West Ham United | London |
| Anelka 51' |
Report | Bellamy 33' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,675 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 20 December 2008 18 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Aston Villa | London |
| Report | Neill 78', og' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,353 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 26 December 2008 19 | Portsmouth | 1–4 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
| Belhadj 8' |
Report | Collison 20' Cole 67'Bellamy 70', 83' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 28 December 2008 20 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Stoke City | London |
| Cole 51' Tristan 88' |
Report | Faye 4' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,477 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 10 January 2009 21 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | West Ham United | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Owen 19' Carroll 78' |
Report | Bellamy 29' Cole 55' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,571 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 18 January 2009 22 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Fulham | London |
| Di Michele 7' Noble 60'Cole 76' |
Report | Konchesky 22' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,818 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 January 2009 23 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Hull City | London |
| Di Michele 33' Cole 51' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,340 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 31 January 2009 24 | Arsenal | 0–0 | West Ham United | London |
| Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,109 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 8 February 2009 25 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Manchester United | London |
| Report | Giggs 62' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,958 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 21 February 2009 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Taylor 10' K. Davies 11' |
Report | Parker 66' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 21,245 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 1 March 2009 27 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Collison 71' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,562 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 4 March 2009 28 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | West Ham United | Wigan |
| Report | Cole 34' |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 14,169 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 16 March 2009 29 | West Ham United | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 30,842 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 21 March 2009 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Andrews 51' |
Report | Noble 35' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,672 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 4 April 2009 31 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Sunderland | London |
| Stanislas 42' Tomkins 53' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,761 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 11 April 2009 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | West Ham United | London |
| Pavlyuchenko 65' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,969 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 18 April 2009 33 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Heskey 11' |
Report | Tristan 85' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,534 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 25 April 2009 34 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Chelsea | London |
| Report | Kalou 55' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,749 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 May 2009 35 | Stoke City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Report | Tristan 33' |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 9 May 2009 36 | West Ham United | 0–3 | Liverpool | London |
| Report | Gerrard 2', 38' Babel 84' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,951 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 16 May 2009 37 | Everton | 3–1 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Saha 38', 76' Yobo 48' |
Report | Kovac 24' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,501 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 24 May 2009 38 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Cole 33' Stanislas 58' |
Report | O'Neil 50' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,007 Referee: Howard Webb |
League Cup edit
| 27 August 2008 Second round | West Ham United | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Macclesfield Town | London |
| Bowyer 74' Cole 100'Hines 105'Reid 117' |
Report | Evans 5' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 10,055 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 23 September 2008 Third round | Watford | 1–0 | West Ham United | Watford |
| Mullins 70', og' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,914 Referee: Peter Walton |
FA Cup edit
| 3 January 2009 Third round | West Ham United | 3–0 | Barnsley | London |
| Ilunga 10' Noble 39'Cole 68' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,869 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 24 January 2009 Fourth Round | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | West Ham United | Hartlepool |
| Report | Behrami 44' Noble 45' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,849 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 14 February 2009 Fifth round | West Ham United | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Ilunga 83' |
Report | Downing 22' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,658 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 25 February 2009 Fifth round replay | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
| Downing 5' Tuncay 20' |
Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 15,602 Referee: Steve Bennett |
Statistics edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 36.84 |
| FA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 38.64 |
Goalscorers edit
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | 12 |  |
Carlton Cole | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | ST | 10 |  |
Craig Bellamy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 16 | |
Mark Noble | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | ST | 32 |  |
David Di Michele | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | ST | 25 |  |
Diego Tristan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 31 | |
Jack Collison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | 3 |  |
Herita Ilunga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ST | 9 | |
Dean Ashton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 11 | |
Matthew Etherington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 21 |  |
Valon Behrami | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 46 | |
Junior Stanislas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | 2 |  |
Lucas Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 8 | |
Scott Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 |  |
Radoslav Kovac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | |
Hayden Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 27 | |
Calum Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 28 | |
Kyel Reid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 29 | |
Lee Bowyer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 30 | |
James Tomkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ST | 41 | |
Zavon Hines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 42 | 6 | 4 | 52 | ||||
League position by matchday edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Robert Green | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | CZE
|
Jan Lastuvka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS
|
Lucas Neill | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | COD
|
Herita Ilunga | 39 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF |  NIR
|
George McCartney | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL
|
Daniel Gabbidon | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  URU
|
Walter Lopez | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Matthew Upson | 41 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  USA
|
Jonathan Spector | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | WAL
|
James Collins | 21 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG
|
Calum Davenport | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG
|
James Tomkins | 15 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Kieron Dyer | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Scott Parker | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Matthew Etherington | 15 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  POR
|
Luis Boa Morte | 32 | 0 | 13+14 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CZE
|
Radoslav Kovac | 10 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Mark Noble | 34 | 5 | 28+1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Hayden Mullins | 21 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  FRA
|
Julien Faubert | 24 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SUI
|
Valon Behrami | 27 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
Kyel Reid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
|
Lee Bowyer | 7 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | WAL
|
Jack Collison | 24 | 3 | 16+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Payne | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG
|
Junior Stanislas | 9 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Dean Ashton | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL
|
Craig Bellamy | 17 | 5 | 13+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  GER
|
Savio Nsereko | 11 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG
|
Carlton Cole | 32 | 12 | 26+1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ESP
|
Diego Tristan | 17 | 3 | 8+6 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ITA
|
David Di Michele | 34 | 4 | 22+8 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG
|
Freddie Sears | 22 | 0 | 4+13 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG
|
Zavon Hines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Nation | Position | Name | Club From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2008 |
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MF | Valon Behrami | Lazio | £5,000,000[3] |
| 5 September 2008 |
|
DF | Walter Lopez | Free Agency | Free[4] |
| 14 October 2008 |
|
FW | Diego Tristan | Free Agency | Free[5] |
| 20 January 2009 |
|
FW | Savio Nsereko | Brescia | £9,000,000[6] |
Out edit
| Date | Nation | Position | Name | Club To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2008 | 
|
MF | Nolberto Solano | Free Agency | Released[7] |
| 15 July 2008 | 
|
DF | John Paintsil | Fulham | £6,300,000 (combined with Zamora)[8] |
| 15 July 2008 |
|
FW | Bobby Zamora | Fulham | £6,300,000 (combined with Paintsil)[8] |
| 22 July 2008 |
|
GK | Richard Wright | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed[9] |
| 6 August 2008 | 
|
MF | Freddie Ljungberg | Free Agency | Released[10] |
| 27 August 2008 |
|
DF | Anton Ferdinand | Sunderland | £8,000,000[11] |
| 1 September 2008 |
|
DF | George McCartney | Sunderland | Undisclosed[12] |
| 8 January 2009 |
|
MF | Matthew Etherington | Stoke City | Undisclosed[13] |
| 14 January 2009 |
|
FW | Craig Bellamy | Manchester City | Undisclosed[14] |
| 26 January 2009 |
|
MF | Hayden Mullins | Portsmouth | Undisclosed[15] |
Loan In edit
| Date | Nation | Position | Name | Club From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2008 |
|
GK | Jan Lastuvka | Shakhtar Donetsk | Full-Season[16] |
| 2 September 2008 |
|
DF | Herita Ilunga | Toulouse | Full-Season[17] |
| 2 September 2008 |
|
FW | David Di Michele | Torino | Full-Season[17] |
| 30 January 2009 |
|
MF | Radoslav Kovac | Spartak Moscow | Until end of season[18] |
Loan Out edit
| Date | Nation | Position | Name | Club To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2008 | 
|
MF | Nigel Quashie | Birmingham City | One month[19](extended 24 November[20] and again on 23 December[21]) |
| 27 November 2008 |
|
GK | Jimmy Walker | Colchester United | One month[22](extended 12 January[23]) |
| 9 January 2009 |
|
MF | Lee Bowyer | Birmingham City | Until end of season[24] |
| 15 January 2009 |
|
MF | Kyel Reid | Wolves | Until end of season[25] |
| 22 January 2009 |
|
MF | Nigel Quashie | Wolves | Until end of season[26] |
| 31 January 2009 |
|
MF | Julien Faubert | Real Madrid | Until end of season[27] |
| 2 February 2009 |
|
DF | Calum Davenport | Sunderland | Until end of season[28] |
| 15 February 2009 |
|
MF | Tony Stokes | Újpest | Until end of season[29] |
References edit
- ^ "West Ham close in on Zola". The Guardian. 10 September 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
- ^ "West Ham sign Lazio star Behrami". BBC Sport. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Burton, Chris (8 September 2008). "Hammers snap up Lopez". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Tristan deal completed". West Ham United F.C. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Nitzberg, Jacob (28 January 2009). "West Ham Completes Signing of Savio Nsereko". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "West Ham release veteran Solano". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b Barrett, Chris (15 July 2008). "Fulham sign Zamora and Pantsil". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Ipswich re-sign goalkeeper Wright". BBC Sport. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Collins, Sam (6 August 2008). "West Ham part company with Ljungberg". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Ferdinand makes Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "McCartney heads to Sunderland | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Etherington off to Stoke | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Manchester City complete signing of Bellamy". The Guardian. 19 January 2009. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Portsmouth sign Mullins and Pele". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Lastuvka joins West Ham on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Di Michele & Ilunga join West Ham". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Czech Kovac joins Hammers on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Quashie loaned to Birmingham | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Quashie extends Birmingham stay". BBC Sport. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Quashie staying on at Birmingham". BBC Sport. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Colchester sign goalkeeper Walker". BBC Sport. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Walker to stay with Colchester | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham snap up Bowyer on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Wolves land Reid on loan". Eurosport. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Quashie makes loan move to Wolves". BBC Sport. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Faubert seals loan switch to Real". BBC Sport. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Sunderland get Davenport on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Stokes stays in Hungary". WHFC.co.uk. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2023.