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2008–09 Celtic F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 115th season of competitive football by Celtic.

Celtic
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Reid
ManagerGordon Strachan
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Scottish League CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McDonald (16)
All:
Scott McDonald (19)

Overview edit

Celtic went into the 2008–09 season defending their Scottish Premier League title, which they won for the third consecutive time in 2007–08.

They also entered the UEFA Champions League directly at the group stage, as well as taking part in the two domestic cup competitions, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

To prepare for the Season, Celtic took part in two Pre-Season Tournaments; the Algarve Challenge Cup in Faro, Portugal, where they finished bottom, having faced Middlesbrough and Cardiff City, and the Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament in Rotterdam, where they finished second, having faced Tottenham Hotspur and host club Feyenoord.

The campaign edit

League campaign edit

The Championship flag was unfurled before Celtic's first League game, against St Mirren at Celtic Park on 10 August by Rosemary Burns, the widow of former Celtic player Tommy Burns, who had died of skin cancer at the end of season 2007–08. Celtic won the game 1–0, through a Barry Robson penalty, getting their Campaign off to a winning start.

Celtic finished second in the SPL table at the end of the season, eventually finishing four points behind champions Rangers. This was despite at one point having built up a seven-point lead over Rangers. This lead was squandered though, Celtic dropping points to Dundee United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell, Rangers themselves, and on two occasions to both Hibernian and Hearts.

One day after the final league game of the season, a 0–0 draw with Hearts at Celtic Park, it was announced that Gordon Strachan would leave as manager of Celtic with immediate effect. This brought to an end Strachan's four-year spell as manager, during which he guided the club to three SPL titles, one Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups. He also guided the club twice into the last 16 of the Champions League, losing out to A.C. Milan and Barcelona respectively.

European campaign edit

Celtic, as Scottish champions, qualified directly for the UEFA Champions League, where they were the sole Scottish side as Rangers were knocked out in the second qualifying round by FBK Kaunas, meaning Celtic received all the TV money allocated to Scotland.

Celtic were in Pot 3 for the group stage draw, which took place in Monaco on 28 August. They were drawn with Manchester United, Villarreal and Aalborg. The first game, a home tie against Aalborg, finished in a goalless draw. The next game, away to Villarreal ended in a 1–0 defeat, which was followed by a 3–0 defeat away to Manchester United. Next up, at home, Celtic drew 1–1 with Manchester United, with Scott McDonald putting Celtic in the lead in the 13th minute, only for Ryan Giggs to equalise for Manchester United in the 84th minute. A disappointing 2–1 defeat to Aalborg in Denmark saw Celtic's European aspirations end, despite having taken the lead through Barry Robson. Nonetheless, Celtic rallied to end their campaign on a high with a 2–0 victory over Villarreal at Celtic Park.

Domestic cups edit

Celtic entered the Scottish League Cup at the third round proper (the last 16 stage) and the Scottish Cup at the fourth round proper (the Round of 32). The club beat Livingston 4–0 in the third round of the League Cup on 23 September, and travelled to Kilmarnock on 28 October, beating them 3–1 and qualifying for the semi-finals, where they faced Dundee United at Hampden Park on 28 January. After a 0–0 draw in extra time, Celtic won a penalty shoot-out 11–10 to set up a final against Rangers on 15 March. The team won the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final 2–0 aet at Hampden, with Darren O'Dea and Aiden McGeady getting the goals.

The fourth round of the Scottish Cup took place on 10 January, with Celtic beating Dundee at Celtic Park. In the fifth round, Celtic hosted Queen's Park on 7 February, beating them 2–1. In the quarter-finals, Celtic lost 1–0 at St Mirren on 7 March.

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League edit

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League
10 August 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
Robson   62' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 57,441
Referee: Eddie Smith
17 August 2008 SPL Dundee United 1–1 Celtic Tannadice Park
Sandaza   79' BBC Sport Hartley   51' Attendance: 11,648
Referee: Charlie Richmond
23 August 2008 SPL Celtic 3–0 Falkirk Celtic Park
McManus   32'
Samaras   44', 68'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 56,031
Referee: Iain Brines
31 August 2008 SPL Celtic 2–4 Rangers Celtic Park
Samaras   39'
Nakamura   90+2'		 BBC Sport Cousin   37'
Miller   52', 79'
Mendes   62'		 Attendance: 58,595
Referee: Dougie McDonald
13 September 2008 SPL Motherwell 2–4 Celtic Fir Park
Sutton   55'
Clarkson   57'		 BBC Sport Maloney   5'
Samaras   9', 42'
McDonald   24'		 Attendance: 11,595
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2008 SPL Kilmarnock 1–3 Celtic Rugby Park
Taouil   89' (pen.) BBC Sport Maloney   26'
Samaras   56', 82' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,111
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 September 2008 SPL Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   14', 90+3'
McDonald   78'		 BBC Sport Mulgrew   57', 65' Attendance: 57,441
Referee: Eddie Smith
4 October 2008 SPL Celtic 4–0 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park
Nakamura   25'
Samaras   37'
McDonald   76'
McGeady   83'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 55,881
Referee: Steve Conroy
18 October 2008 SPL Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Wood   69' BBC Sport Brown   48'
Loovens   65'		 Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Iain Brines
25 October 2008 SPL Celtic 4–2 Hibernian Celtic Park
McManus   32'
Sheridan   36'
Loovens   76'
Brown   82'		 BBC Sport Nish   41'
Fletcher   50'		 Attendance: 58,337
Referee: Calum Murray
2 November 2008 SPL Hearts 0–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
BBC Sport Maloney   7'
Caldwell   20'		 Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Craig Thomson
8 November 2008 SPL Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
Hartley   45'
McDonald   71'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 56,504
Referee: Dougie McDonald
12 November 2008 SPL Celtic 3–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Sheridan   18', 75'
Nakamura   84'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 55,347
Referee: Mike Tumilty
16 November 2008 SPL Hamilton Academical 1–2 Celtic New Douglas Park
Offiong   16' BBC Sport Nakamura   39' (pen.)
Hartley   86'		 Attendance: 5,550
Referee: Steve Conroy
22 November 2008 SPL St Mirren 1–3 Celtic Love Street
Hamilton   89' BBC Sport Samaras   64'
Nakamura   66'
Sheridan   80'		 Attendance: 7,433
Referee: Willie Collum
29 November 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Maloney   29' BBC Sport Attendance: 55,117
Referee: David Somers
7 December 2008 SPL Hibernian 2–0 Celtic Easter Road
Rankin   55'
Nish   69'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 14,289
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 December 2008 SPL Celtic 1–1 Hearts Celtic Park
McManus   79' BBC Sport Driver   23' Attendance: 56,079
Referee: Charlie Richmond
21 December 2008 SPL Falkirk 0–3 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
BBC Sport Samaras   48'
Mizuno   90+1'
McDonald   90+3'		 Attendance: 6,543
Referee: Eddie Smith
27 December 2008 SPL Rangers 0–1 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
BBC Sport McDonald   58' Attendance: 50,403
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 January 2009 SPL Celtic 2–2 Dundee United Celtic Park
Samaras   12', 58' BBC Sport Dixon   60'
Feeney   77'		 Attendance: 59,558
Referee: Steve Conroy
18 January 2009 SPL Aberdeen 4–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
G. McDonald   24'
Duff   31'
Diamond   75', 78'		 BBC Sport Brown   25'
McDonald   73'		 Attendance: 14,289
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 January 2009 SPL Celtic 3–1 Hibernian Celtic Park
McDonald   3', 76'
McManus   9'		 BBC Sport Jones   17' Attendance: 58,930
Referee: David Somers
1 February 2009 SPL Inverness CT 0–0 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Charlie Richmond
15 February 2009 SPL Celtic 0–0 Rangers Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 58,766
Referee: Calum Murray
22 February 2009 SPL Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Fir Park
Quinn   81' BBC Sport McDonald   60' Attendance: 8,593
Referee: Iain Brines
28 February 2009 SPL Celtic 7–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
Nakamura   16', 35', 58'
Crosas   51'
Brown   55', 68'
Potter   76' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 58,286
Referee: Crawford Allan
4 March 2009 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Invincibile   36' BBC Sport McDonald   27', 81' Attendance: 6,712
Referee: Craig Thomson
22 March 2009 SPL Dundee United 2–2 Celtic Tannadice Park
Sandaza   47', 58' BBC Sport McDonald   24'
Naylor   81'		 Attendance: 12,043
Referee: Steve Conroy
4 April 2009 SPL Celtic 4–0 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park
Samaras   5', 66'
McGeady   22'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   83'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 58,961
Referee: Brian Winter
8 April 2009 SPL Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Celtic Park
Caldwell   29'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   62'
McGeady   78'
O'Dea   90+2'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 57,669
Referee: Willie Collum
11 April 2009 SPL Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Aguiar   32' BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink   1' Attendance: 16,514
Referee: Craig Thomson
18 April 2009 SPL Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   43'
McDonald   55'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 58,581
Referee: Dougie McDonald
2 May 2009 SPL Aberdeen 1–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Maguire   22' BBC Sport Considine   44' (o.g.)
McDonald   72', 90+2'		 Attendance: 14,752
Referee: Dougie McDonald
9 May 2009 SPL Rangers 1–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Davis   37' BBC Sport Attendance: 50,321
Referee: Craig Thomson
12 May 2009 SPL Celtic 2–1 Dundee Utd Celtic Park
Loovens   22'
Samaras   52'		 BBC Sport Robertson   57' Attendance: 57,407
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 May 2009 SPL Hibernian 0–0 Celtic Easter Road
BBC Sport Attendance: 14,074
Referee: Iain Brines
24 May 2009 SPL Celtic 0–0 Hearts Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 59,685
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
17 September 2008 Group stage Celtic   0–0   Aalborg Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,432
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
30 September 2008 Group stage Villarreal   1–0   Celtic El Madrigal
Senna   67' BBC Sport Attendance: 21,515
Referee: Viktor Kassai
21 October 2008 Group stage Manchester United   3–0   Celtic Old Trafford
Berbatov   30', 51'
Rooney   76'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 74,655
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere
5 November 2008 Group stage Celtic   1–1   Manchester United Celtic Park
McDonald   13' BBC Sport Giggs   84' Attendance: 58,903
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
25 November 2008 Group stage Aalborg   2–1   Celtic Energi Nord Arena
Cacá   73'
Caldwell   87' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Robson   53' Attendance: 12,647
Referee: Konrad Plautz
10 December 2008 Group stage Celtic   2–0   Villarreal Celtic Park
Maloney   14'
McGeady   45+2'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 58,104
Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup
23 September 2008 Third round Celtic 4–0 Livingston Celtic Park
Loovens   24'
Samaras   64', 85' (pen.)
Brown   81'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 23,569
Referee: Willie Collum
29 October 2008 Quarter-finals Kilmarnock 1–3 Celtic Rugby Park
Invincibile   69' BBC Sport McDonald   11'
Nakamura   45+1'
McGeady   72'		 Attendance: 6,319
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 January 2009 Semi-finals Dundee United 0–0* Celtic Hampden Park
BBC Sport* Attendance: 19,258
Referee: Calum Murray
15 March 2009 Final Celtic 2–0 Rangers Hampden Park
O'Dea   91'
McGeady   120' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 51,193
Referee: Dougie McDonald

*Celtic won the match 11–10 on penalties

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup
10 January 2009 Fourth round Celtic 2–1 Dundee Celtic Park
Brown   37'
McGeady   44'		 BBC Sport McMenamin   14' Attendance: 23,070
Referee: Calum Murray
10 January 2009 Fifth round Celtic 2–1 Queen's Park Celtic Park
Caldwell   19'
McDonald   45'		 BBC Sport Coakley   66' Attendance: 22,223
Referee: Willie Collum
7 March 2009 Quarter-finals St Mirren 1–0 Celtic St Mirren Park
Mehmet   55' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Player statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   POL Artur Boruc 47 0 34 0 3 0 4 0 6 0
2 DF   GER Andreas Hinkel 42 0 32 0 2 0 4 0 4 0
3 DF   ENG Lee Naylor 30 1 19+4 1 2 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF   SCO Stephen McManus 41 4 31 4 2 0 2 0 6 0
5 DF   SCO Gary Caldwell 47 4 36 3 2 1 3 0 6 0
6 DF   GUI Dianbobo Balde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 47 19 33+1 16 3 1 4 1 4+2 1
8 MF   SCO Scott Brown 48 7 36 5 2 1 3+1 1 6 0
9 FW   GRE Georgios Samaras 41 17 19+12 15 0+3 0 1+2 2 4 0
10 FW   NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 32 6 15+10 6 3 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
11 MF   SCO Paul Hartley 33 3 20+5 3 1 0 2+1 0 3+1 0
12 DF   SCO Mark Wilson 25 0 15+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 5 0
13 FW   SCO Shaun Maloney 30 5 14+7 4 1 0 1+1 0 4+2 1
14 MF   NIR Niall McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   CZE Milan Mišůn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   IRL Willo Flood 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ESP Marc Crosas 22 1 14+4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF   ITA Massimo Donati 8 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
19 MF   SCO Barry Robson 24 2 13+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+1 1
20 MF   NIR Paddy McCourt 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   SCO Mark Brown 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   NED Glenn Loovens 23 4 13+4 3 1 0 3 1 2 0
23 FW   ENG Ben Hutchinson 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 DF   CMR Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 42 9 30+2 8 2 0 3 1 5 0
26 FW   IRL Cillian Sheridan 16 4 6+6 4 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
29 MF   JPN Koki Mizuno 10 1 2+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   NZL Chris Killen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF   SCO John Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   NZL Michael McGlinchey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 40 7 21+8 3 3 1 4 2 3+1 1
48 DF   IRL Darren O'Dea 16 2 7+3 1 2 0 2 1 0+2 0
52 DF   SCO Paul Caddis 7 0 0+5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
54 MF   SCO Ryan Conroy 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF   SCO Paul McGowan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers edit

R Player Scottish
Premier
League
 Scottish
League
Cup 		Scottish
Cup 		UEFA
Champions
League 		Total
1   Scott McDonald 16 1 1 1 19
2   Georgios Samaras 15 2 0 0 17
3   Shunsuke Nakamura 8 1 0 0 9
4   Scott Brown 5 1 1 0 7
  Aiden McGeady 3 2 1 1 7
5   Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 6 0 0 0 6
6   Shaun Maloney 4 0 0 1 5
7   Cillian Sheridan 4 0 0 0 4
  Stephen McManus 4 0 0 0 4
  Glenn Loovens 3 1 0 0 4
8   Paul Hartley 3 0 0 0 3
  Gary Caldwell 2 0 1 0 3
9   Barry Robson 1 0 0 1 2
  Darren O'Dea 1 1 0 0 2
10   Koki Mizuno 1 0 0 0 1
  Marc Crosas 1 0 0 0 1
  Lee Naylor 1 0 0 0 1

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 8 4 77 28 +49 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Celtic 38 24 10 4 80 33 +47 82 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 16 11 11 40 37 +3 59 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Aberdeen 38 14 11 13 41 40 +1 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 −3 53
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Manager Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey
First team Coach Neil Lennon
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment John Park
Physiotherapist Graeme Parsons
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Derek McCormack
Head of Sports Science Greg Dupont
Strength & Conditioning Coach Benjamin Mackenzie

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player From Fee Source
19 June 2008   Paddy McCourt   Derry City 08£500,000 [1]
15 July 2008   Georgios Samaras   Manchester City 08£3 million [2]
15 July 2008   Matty Hughes   Rochdale 08Undisclosed [3]
10 August 2008   Marc Crosas   Barcelona 08 £400,000 [4][5]
16 August 2008   Glenn Loovens   Cardiff City 08£2.5 million [6]
22 August 2008   Shaun Maloney   Aston Villa 08£2.2 million [7]
16 December 2008   Niall McGinn   Derry City 08£300,000 [8]
23 December 2008   Milan Mišůn   FK Příbram 08£500,000 [9]
30 January 2009   Willo Flood   Cardiff City 08£1.3 million [10]
2 February 2009   Filip Twardzik   Hertha Berlin 08Undisclosed [11]
2 February 2009   Patrik Twardzik   Hertha Berlin 08Undisclosed [11]

Out edit

Date Player To Fee Source
17 June 2008   Michael McGovern   Dundee Utd 08Free Transfer [12]
30 June 2008   Adam Virgo   Brighton & Hove Albion 08 Free Transfer [13]
1 July 2008   Diarmuid O'Carroll   Morecambe 08Free Transfer [14]
27 July 2008   John Kennedy   Norwich City 08 Loan [15]
7 August 2008   Rocco Quinn   Livingston 08 Loan [16]
8 August 2008   Jim O'Brien   Motherwell 08 Undisclosed [17]
14 August 2008   Scott Cuthbert   St Mirren 08 Loan [18]
18 August 2008   Thomas Gravesen 08Retired [19]
21 August 2008   Evander Sno   Ajax 08£1.2 million [20]
1 September 2008   Steven Pressley   Randers FC 08Free [21]
1 September 2008   Derek Riordan   Hibernian 08£500,000 [22]
7 January 2009   Paul McGowan   Hamilton Accies 08Loan [23]
31 January 2009   Chris Killen   Norwich City 08Loan [24]
2 February 2009   Rocco Quinn   Hamilton Academical 08Free [25]
2 February 2009   Cillian Sheridan   Motherwell 08Loan [26]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "McCourt seals transfer to Celtic". BBC Sport. 19 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Samaras completes Celtic switch". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Celtic recruit Rochdale teenager". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Barça's Crosas wends his way to Celtic". UEFA.com. UEFA. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Celtic new boy, Marc Crosas - Barca no more". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Celtic sign Loovens from Cardiff". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Shaun Maloney returns to Paradise". Celtic FC. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  8. ^ "McGinn seals transfer to Celtic". BBC Sport. 16 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Misun completes Celtic transfer". BBC Sport. 23 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Celtic complete signing of Flood". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Transfers registered with the Scottish Football Association over the past three days". Scotsman Sport. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Dundee United make double swoop". BBC Sport. 17 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Brighton re-sign defender Virgo". BBC Sport. 30 June 2008.
  14. ^ "Morecambe snap up Celtic striker". BBC Sport. 1 July 2008.
  15. ^ "Norwich win loan race for Kennedy". BBC Sport. 27 July 2008.
  16. ^ "Livingston announce new signing". Livingston FC. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  17. ^ "'Well unveil double signing". Motherwell FC. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  18. ^ "Saints seal Cuthbert loan deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008.
  19. ^ "Celtic part company with Thomas Gravesen". Celtic FC. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
  20. ^ "Ajax sign Evander Sno". Ajax AFC. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  21. ^ "Pressley moves to Danish outfit". BBC Sport. 1 September 2008.
  22. ^ "Riordan opts for Hibernian return". BBC Sport. 1 September 2008.
  23. ^ "Accies sign Old Firm pair on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2009.
  24. ^ "Norwich secure Killen loan deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2009.
  25. ^ "Hamilton complete Quinn signing". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009.
  26. ^ "Motherwell take Sheridan on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009.

External links edit

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