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Clyde 2008–09 football season
Season 2008–09 saw Clyde compete in their ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division . They finished bottom of the league, and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division .
May: The club ensure that they will be playing First Division football again after a 3–0 aggregate victory over Airdrie United in the playoff final.[ 1] Preparations are made for the forthcoming season, with Steven Masterton joining Greenock Morton ,[ 2] Gary Arbuckle , Shaun Fagan and Sean McKenna being released whilst Queen's Park captain Stuart Kettlewell becomes the first summer signing.[ 3] Keeper Peter Cherrie and winger Dave McKay sign new deals,[ 4] and youngsters Jordan Murch and Stephen Connolly sign their first professional contracts.[ 5] Marc McCusker , who was on loan to the club last season, signs a two-year contract following his release from Hearts , whilst Jörg Albertz retires.[ 6] Jörg Albertz retires.
June: Marc McCusker , who was on loan to the club last season, signs a two-year contract following his release from Hearts . He is shortly joined for Alan Trouten from Queens Park , Ricky Waddell from Airdrie United and ex St Johnstone winger Willie McLaren .[ 7] [ 8] Billy Gibson and Marvyn Wilson sign new contracts, whilst all out of contract YTS players are released, including Michael Doherty , the youngest player to play in a competitive match for the club.[ 9] [ 10] Mark Brown , of Eddlewood Amateurs, becomes the latest signing, after having scored the winning goal in the 2008 Scottish Amateur Cup Final.[ 11] Christian Smith leaves the club, along with Slovakian Dušan Bestvina , whose contract has been terminated by mutual consent.[ 12] Midfield dynamo Jimmy Gibson joins East Stirlingshire .[ 13]
July: A 20-man squad, including a German trialist, head to Norfolk for their pre-season tour. A 4–0 victory over Great Yarmouth Town , coupled with 2–1 victories over Norwich City and King's Lynn , see the team leave with a 100% record.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] The Bully Wee return to Rutherglen , their original heartland, to open Rutherglen Glencairn's new stadium. A late Pat Clarke header earns a 1–1 draw. A near capacity crowd at Broadwood Stadium sees Clyde, with special guest players Arthur Numan and Brian Laudrup , along with former Bully Wee midfielder Jorg Albertz , lose narrowly to Rangers .[ 17] The 1–0 defeat was the first loss of the pre-season. Just before the start of the season, John Brown bolsters his squad further, with the signings of German defender Michael Ohnesorge from SV Elversberg , and striker Scott Gemmill , joining from Berwick Rangers .[ 18] [ 19] The first competitive game of the season sees Clyde defeat Annan Athletic 2–0 in their first match as a Scottish Football League side, with Alan Trouten scoring both goals on his debut.[ 20] The final friendly match sees an understrength Clyde side surprisingly defeat SPL side Hibernian 3–0, in a match to celebrate the 1958 Scottish Cup Final between the two sides.[ 21]
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Fixtures and results [ edit ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming fixture
Date
Opponents
Stadium
Result F – A
Scorers
Attendance
Position
Notes
2 August 2008
Greenock Morton
Broadwood Stadium
1–1
Brown 90+4'
1,638
4th
[ 22]
9 August 2008
Dundee
Dens Park
0–1
4,042
7th
16 August 2008
Ross County
Broadwood Stadium
2–2
Ruari MacLennan 68' , Clarke 82'
966
8th
23 August 2008
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
1–2
Clarke 29'
1,725
8th
30 August 2008
St Johnstone
McDiarmid Park
3–2
McKay 2' , Gemmill 37' , Waddell 81'
2,412
7th
[ 23]
13 September 2008
Partick Thistle
Broadwood Stadium
1–1
Clarke 69' (pen)
2,091
8th
20 September 2008
Airdrie United
Excelsior Stadium
2–0
Waddell 27' , Ruari MacLennan 59'
1,489
7th
27 September 2008
Queen of the South
Broadwood Stadium
0–2
1,096
8th
4 October 2008
Dunfermline Athletic
Broadwood Stadium
0–2
1,273
9th
18 October 2008
Greenock Morton
Cappielow
0–1
2,041
9th
25 October 2008
Livingston
Broadwood Stadium
2–1
Trouten 63' , McSwegan 90'
820
8th
1 November 2008
Ross County
Victoria Park
0–3
2,205
9th
8 November 2008
Partick Thistle
Firhill Stadium
0–2
3,003
10th
15 November 2008
St Johnstone
Broadwood Stadium
2–2
Clarke 17' , 85'
1,603
10th
[ 24]
22 November 2008
Queen of the South
Palmerston Park
2–0
Clarke 55' , 83'
2,324
9th
13 December 2008
Dundee
Broadwood Stadium
1–0
McLaren 66' , Gemmill 68'
1,176
9th
16 December 2008
Airdrie United
Broadwood Stadium
1–0
Ruari MacLennan 47' , Trouten 74'
864
7th
20 December 2008
Dunfermline Athletic
East End Park
4–4
Trouten 1' , Higgins 50' , Clarke 65' , 70'
3,279
5th
27 December 2008
St Johnstone
McDiarmid Park
0–1
McSwegan 90'
3,491
7th
3 January 2009
Partick Thistle
Broadwood Stadium
2–4
Clarke 20' , 63' (pen)
2,016
9th
17 January 2009
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
1–1
McLaren 41'
1,354
8th
24 January 2009
Ross County
Broadwood Stadium
2–0
McLaren 44' , Waddell 66'
776
8th
31 January 2009
Dundee
Dens Park
1–2
McLaren 12'
3,217
9th
22 February 2009
Airdrie United
Excelsior Stadium
0–1
Clarke 39'
1,189
9th
28 February 2009
Queen of the South
Broadwood Stadium
1–1
Trouten 9' (pen)
1,142
9th
3 March 2009
Greenock Morton
Broadwood Stadium
2–4
Ruari MacLennan 44' , Gemmill 45' , Gibson 61'
1,165
9th
7 March 2009
Partick Thistle
Firhill Stadium
1–0
Maxwell 54' (own goal)
3,579
9th
10 March 2009
St Johnstone
Broadwood Stadium
1–3
Lithgow 63'
1,093
9th
14 March 2009
Greenock Morton
Cappielow
0–2
Hutton 68'
2,168
10th
21 March 2009
Dunfermline Athletic
Broadwood Stadium
1–4
Ruari MacLennan 38'
1,109
10th
4 April 2009
Livingston
Broadwood Stadium
0–1
McLaren 57'
957
10th
11 April 2009
Ross County
Victoria Park
0–0
2,078
10th
18 April 2009
Airdrie United
Broadwood Stadium
3–0
Waddell 5' , Ruari MacLennan 61' 74'
1,614
10th
25 April 2009
Queen of the South
Palmerston Park
1–7
McLaren 24'
2,601
10th
2 May 2009
Dundee
Broadwood Stadium
2–0
Shinnie 53' (own goal) , McLaren 77'
944
10th
9 May 2009
Dunfermline Athletic
East End Park
1–1
Higgins 27'
2,418
10th
Date
Stage
Opponents
Stadium
Result F – A
Scorers
15 September 2008
Group
Queen's Park
Lesser Hampden
0–2
29 September 2008
Group
Stenhousemuir
Broadwood Stadium
0–1
20 October 2008
Group
Stranraer
Stair Park
7–1
McCusker , Gemmill , Waddell , Trouten , McCole , Sean Connolly
18 November 2008
Group
Airdrie United
Broadwood Stadium
1–2
McGowan
24 November 2008
Group
Queens Park
Broadwood Stadium
3–1
McSwegan , McGowan , Roddy MacLennan
9 December 2008
Group
Stenhousemuir
Ochilview Park
3–1
Ruari MacLennan , Trouten , Gemmill
12 January 2009
Group
Stranraer
Broadwood Stadium
1–1
Walker
19 January 2009
Group
Partick Thistle
Petershill Park
1–0
O'Reilly
27 January 2009
Group
Airdrie United
Broadwood Stadium
3–2
Tadé , McKay , Gemmill
17 March 2009
Group
Partick Thistle
Broadwood Stadium
2–0
McSwegan , McKay
4 May 2009
Semi Final
Ross County
Victoria Park
0–3
Note: Players in italics have left the club
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
^ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
^ The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division.
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