2008–09 Cambridge United F.C. season
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The 2008–09 season was the 97th season in the history of Cambridge United, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Conference National. After finishing as runners-up and losing in the play-off final during the 2007–08 season, the club were optimistic of a return to the Football League either as champions or through the play-offs.
2008–09 season | |||
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Chairman | George Rolls | ||
Manager | Gary Brabin | ||
Conference National | 2nd | ||
FA Cup | First round (lost to Kidderminster) | ||
Conference League Cup | Third round (lost to A.F.C. Telford) | ||
FA Trophy | Second round (lost to Crawley Town) | ||
Top goalscorer | Scott Rendell (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,090 (v Altrincham, League, 26 Apr) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,662 (v Northwich, League, 14 Mar) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,567 | ||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The club appointed little-known manager Gary Brabin to guide them through the season, who joined from Southport with relatively little managerial experience.[1] He replaced the successful Jimmy Quinn who parted company with the club by mutual consent after lengthy talks with chairman Phillip Law.[2]
The club enjoyed a successful season, although they were not close to catching eventual champions Burton Albion for much of the season. However, in the final months some excellent form, together with the departure of Burton's manager Nigel Clough, saw the gap close and Cambridge could have won the title and promotion on the final day of the season had they beaten rather than drawn at home to Altrincham.[3] As it was they finished runners-up for the second successive season and despite a memorable play-off campaign, which included beating Stevenage Borough 3–0 after extra time in the second leg at the Abbey Stadium to overturn a first-leg deficit, Cambridge lost the play-off final to Torquay United.