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.
Transfers
Summer
In
PlayerFromFeeDate Stuart Kettlewell Queens Park Free 19 May 2008 Marc McCusker Hearts Free 1 June 2008 Alan Trouten Queens Park Free 2 June 2008 Ricky Waddell Airdrie United Free 2 June 2008 Willie McLaren Unattached Free 2 June 2008 Mark Brown Eddlewood Amateurs Free 4 June 2008 Sean Connolly Hamilton Academical Youth Free 1 July 2008 Charles McCole Clyde Youth Free 1 July 2008 Gerry McLaughlin Clyde Youth Free 1 July 2008 Michael Ohnesorge SV Elversberg Free 22 July 2008 Scott Gemmill Berwick Rangers Free 25 July 2008 Alan Lowing Rangers Loan 30 August 2008 Paul Emslie Rangers Loan 30 August 2008 Alan Lithgow Unattached Free 29 October 2008
Out
PlayerToFeeDate Iain Campbell Kilmarnock Loan Return 10 May 2008 Marc McCusker Hearts Loan Return 10 May 2008 Gary Arbuckle Queen of the South Free 19 May 2008 Shaun Fagan East Fife Free 19 May 2008 Sean McKenna Camelon Juniors Free 19 May 2008 Jörg Albertz Retired Free 31 May 2008 Steven Masterton Greenock Morton Free 1 June 2008 Calum McGregor Kilwinning Rangers Free 2 June 2008 Michael Doherty Released Free 2 June 2008 Paul MacDonald Vale of Clyde Free 2 June 2008 Juan Carrio Glenafton Athletic Free 2 June 2008 Ryan Craig Goldenhill Free 2 June 2008 Martin McGowan Released Free 2 June 2008 Kyle Hendry Blackburn Rovers Free 2 June 2008 Craig McKeown Dundee Free 5 June 2008 Dušan Bestvina FC Mistelbach Free 12 June 2008 Christian Smith Wrexham Free 12 June 2008 Jimmy Gibson East Stirlingshire Free 25 June 2008 Michael McGowan Queen of the South Free 30 June 2008 Kevin Bradley Montrose Free 30 June 2008 David McGowan Arbroath Loan 17 October 2008 Marc McCusker Albion Rovers Loan 13 December 2008 Stephen Connolly Stenhousemuir Loan 15 December 2008
January
In
PlayerFromFeeDate Tony Stevenson Hamilton Academical Loan 1 January 2009 Craig O'Reilly East Fife Free 1 January 2009 Grégory Tadé Stranraer Undisclosed 24 January 2009 Robbie Winters Unattached Free 31 April 2009
Out
PlayerToFeeDate David McGowan Arbroath Loan 1 January 2009 Michael Ohnesorge Released Free 1 January 2009 Paul Emslie Rangers Loan Return 1 January 2009 Stephen Connolly Stranraer Loan 24 January 2009 Jordan Murch Stranraer Loan 24 January 2009 Alan Lowing Rangers Loan Return 31 January 2009 Craig O'Reilly Montrose Loan 20 March 2009 Jordan Morton Hearts Undisclosed 28 April 2009
Notable events
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.Clyde 3–0 Airdrie United Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 29 May 2008 Preparations are made for the forthcoming season, with Steven Masterton joining Greenock Morton,Morton capture Clyde's Masterton BBC Sport – Retrieved 29 May 2008 Gary Arbuckle, Shaun Fagan and Sean McKenna being released whilst Queen's Park captain Stuart Kettlewell becomes the first summer signing.Kettlewell agrees to Clyde move BBC Sport – Retrieved 29 May 2008 Keeper Peter Cherrie and winger Dave McKay sign new deals,McKay and Cherrie sign on Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 29 May 2008 and youngsters Jordan Murch and Stephen Connolly sign their first professional contracts.Two youngsters step up Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 29 May 2008 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.McCusker joins up Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 1 June 2008 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.Clyde swoop to sign three players BBC Sport – Retrieved 4 June 2008Clyde give McLaren fresh chance BBC Sport – Retrieved 4 June 2008 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.Gibson and Wilson extend stay Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 2 June 2008The joy of six Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 2 June 2008 Mark Brown, of Eddlewood Amateurs, becomes the latest signing, after having scored the winning goal in the 2008 Scottish Amateur Cup Final.Brown on Board Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 4 June 2008 Christian Smith leaves the club, along with Slovak Dušan Bestvina, whose contract has been terminated by mutual consent.Two players depart Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 12 June 2008 Midfield dynamo Jimmy Gibson joins East Stirlingshire.East Stirlingshire sign up Gibson BBC Sport – Retrieved 19 July 2008 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.Great Yarmouth Town 0–4 Clyde Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 19 July 2008Tour Success Continues Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 19 July 2008King's Lynn 1–2 Clyde Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 19 July 2008 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.Clyde 0–1 Rangers Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 25 July 2008 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.Clyde capture versatile German BBC Sport – Retrieved 25 July 2008Gemmill given new chance by Clyde BBC Sport – Retrieved 25 July 2008 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.Clyde 2–0 Annan Athletic BBC Sport – Retrieved 7 March 2009 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.Clyde 3–0 Hibernian Clyde FC Website – Retrieved 7 March 2009
Squad
Fixtures and results
Friendlies
DateOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorersAttendance5 July 2008Stirling AlbionLittle Kerse2–0McLaren , Kettlewell 09 July 2008Airdrie UnitedLittle Kerse1–1012 July 2008Great Yarmouth TownWellesley Recreation Ground4–0Trouten , Roddy MacLennan , Lee 28414 July 2008Norwich CityColney Training Centre2–1McSwegan , Ohnesorge (Trialist) 015 July 2008King's LynnThe Walks Stadium2–1Kettlewell , McKay 48019 July 2008Rutherglen GlencairnNew Southcroft Park1–1Clarke 60022 July 2008RangersBroadwood Stadium0–17,65330 July 2008HibernianBroadwood Stadium3–0McKay , Roddy MacLennan 934
Scottish First Division
DateOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorersAttendancePositionNotes2 August 2008Greenock MortonBroadwood Stadium1–1Brown 1,6384thDebut of Michael Ohnesorge9 August 2008DundeeDens Park0–14,0427th16 August 2008Ross CountyBroadwood Stadium2–2Ruari MacLennan , Clarke 9668th23 August 2008LivingstonAlmondvale Stadium1–2Clarke 1,7258th30 August 2008St JohnstoneMcDiarmid Park3–2McKay , Gemmill , Waddell 2,4127thDebut of Alan Lowing13 September 2008Partick ThistleBroadwood Stadium1–1Clarke 2,0918th20 September 2008Airdrie UnitedExcelsior Stadium2–0Waddell , Ruari MacLennan 1,4897th27 September 2008Queen of the SouthBroadwood Stadium0–21,0968th4 October 2008Dunfermline AthleticBroadwood Stadium0–21,2739th18 October 2008Greenock MortonCappielow0–12,0419th25 October 2008LivingstonBroadwood Stadium2–1Trouten , McSwegan 8208th1 November 2008Ross CountyVictoria Park0–32,2059th8 November 2008Partick ThistleFirhill Stadium0–23,00310th15 November 2008St JohnstoneBroadwood Stadium2–2Clarke , 1,60310thDebut of Alan Lithgow22 November 2008Queen of the SouthPalmerston Park2–0Clarke , 2,3249th13 December 2008DundeeBroadwood Stadium1–0McLaren , Gemmill 1,1769th16 December 2008Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium1–0Ruari MacLennan , Trouten 8647th20 December 2008Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park4–4Trouten , Higgins , Clarke , 3,2795th27 December 2008St JohnstoneMcDiarmid Park0–1McSwegan 3,4917th3 January 2009Partick ThistleBroadwood Stadium2–4Clarke , 2,0169th17 January 2009LivingstonAlmondvale Stadium1–1McLaren 1,3548th24 January 2009Ross CountyBroadwood Stadium2–0McLaren , Waddell 7768th31 January 2009DundeeDens Park1–2McLaren 3,2179th22 February 2009Airdrie UnitedExcelsior Stadium0–1Clarke 1,1899th28 February 2009Queen of the SouthBroadwood Stadium1–1Trouten 1,1429th3 March 2009Greenock MortonBroadwood Stadium2–4Ruari MacLennan , Gemmill , Gibson 1,1659th7 March 2009Partick ThistleFirhill Stadium1–0Maxwell 3,5799th10 March 2009St JohnstoneBroadwood Stadium1–3Lithgow 1,0939th14 March 2009Greenock MortonCappielow0–2Hutton 2,16810th21 March 2009Dunfermline AthleticBroadwood Stadium1–4Ruari MacLennan 1,10910th4 April 2009LivingstonBroadwood Stadium0–1McLaren 95710th11 April 2009Ross CountyVictoria Park0–02,07810th18 April 2009Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium3–0Waddell , Ruari MacLennan 1,61410th25 April 2009Queen of the SouthPalmerston Park1–7McLaren 2,60110th2 May 2009DundeeBroadwood Stadium2–0Shinnie , McLaren 94410th9 May 2009Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park1–1Higgins 2,41810th
Scottish Challenge Cup
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorersAttendanceNotes26 July 2008Round 1Annan AthleticBroadwood Stadium2–0Trouten 688Debut of Mark BrownDebut of Alan TroutenDebut of Stuart KettlewellDebut of Scott GemmillDebut of Willie McLaren12 August 2008Round 2Alloa AthleticRecreation Park2–0Clarke , Gibson 414Debut of Ricky Waddell7 September 2008Quarter FinalRoss CountyBroadwood Stadium0–1McGregor 756Debut of Paul Emslie
Scottish League Cup
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorersAttendanceNotes5 August 2008Round 1Queen's ParkBroadwood Stadium4–1Roddy MacLennan , Gibson , McSwegan 69026 August 2008Round 2Hamilton AcademicalNew Douglas Park1–3Clarke , Ohnesorge 1,146
Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorersAttendanceNotes29 November 2008Round 3MontroseBroadwood Stadium2–0McKay , Clarke 67710 January 2009Round 4Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park0–22,871
Reserve Fixtures
Reserve League Cup
DateStageOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorers15 September 2008GroupQueen's ParkLesser Hampden0–229 September 2008GroupStenhousemuirBroadwood Stadium0–120 October 2008GroupStranraerStair Park7–1McCusker , Gemmill , Waddell , Trouten , McCole , Sean Connolly 18 November 2008GroupAirdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium1–2McGowan 24 November 2008GroupQueens ParkBroadwood Stadium3–1McSwegan , McGowan , Roddy MacLennan 9 December 2008GroupStenhousemuirOchilview Park3–1Ruari MacLennan , Trouten , Gemmill 12 January 2009GroupStranraerBroadwood Stadium1–1Walker 19 January 2009GroupPartick ThistlePetershill Park1–0O'Reilly 27 January 2009GroupAirdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium3–2Tadé , McKay , Gemmill 17 March 2009GroupPartick ThistleBroadwood Stadium2–0McSwegan , McKay 4 May 2009Semi FinalRoss CountyVictoria Park0–3
Friendlies
DateOpponentsStadiumResultF – AScorers12 November 2008Partick ThistleLesser Hampden1–1McSwegan
Player statistics
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