2008–09 Clyde F.C. season

Season 2008-09 will Clyde compete in their ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division.

Clyde Football Club
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Season 2008–09
Manager	John Brown
Chairman	Ian Letham
League	First Division
League Position	Current: n/a
Scottish Cup	n/a
League Cup	n/a
Challenge Cup	n/a
Top goalscorer	League: n/a All: n/a
Most appearances	League: n/a All: n/a
Highest attendance	n/a
Lowest attendance	n/a

Transfers

Summer

In:

Player	From	Fee	Date
Stuart Kettlewell	Queens Park	Free	May 19 2008
Marc McCusker	Hearts	Free	June 1 2008

Out:

Player	To	Fee	Date
Iain Campbell	Kilmarnock	Loan Return	10 May 2008
Marc McCusker	Hearts	Loan Return	10 May 2008
Gary Arbuckle	Released	Free	19 May 2008
Shaun Fagan	Released	Free	19 May 2008
Sean McKenna	Released	Free	19 May 2008
Steven Masterton	Greenock Morton	Free	25 May 2008
Jörg Albertz	Retired	Free	31 May 2008
Craig McKeown	Dundee	Free	TBD

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. Preparations are made for the forthcoming season, with Steven Masterton joining Greenock Morton, Gary Arbuckle, Shaun Fagan and Sean McKenna being released whilst Queen's Park captain Stuart Kettlewell becomes the first summer signing. Keeper Peter Cherrie and winger Dave McKay sign new deals, and youngsters Jordan Murch and Stephen Connolly sign their first professional contracts.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Peter Cherrie
—	GK	SCO	David Hutton
—	GK	SCO	Gerry McLaughlin
—	DF	SVK	Dušan Bestvina
—	DF	SCO	Michael Doherty
—	DF	SCO	Billy Gibson
—	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins (Vice captain)
—	DF	SCO	Paul MacDonald
—	DF	SCO	Calum McGregor
—	DF	SCO	Neil McGregor (Club Captain)
—	DF	NIR	Michael McGowan
—	MF	SCO	Kevin Bradley
—	MF	SCO	Juan Carrio
—	MF	SCO	Stephen Connolly

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Jimmy Gibson
—	MF	SCO	Stuart Kettlewell
—	MF	SCO	Ruari MacLennan
—	MF	SCO	David McGowan
—	MF	SCO	Martin McGowan
—	MF	SCO	Jordan Murch
—	MF	ENG	Christian Smith
—	MF	SCO	Marvyn Wilson
—	FW	SCO	Pat Clarke
—	FW	SCO	Ryan Craig
—	FW	SCO	Kyle Hendry
—	FW	SCO	Roddy MacLennan
—	FW	SCO	Marc McCusker
—	FW	SCO	Dave McKay
—	FW	SCO	Gary McSwegan

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A	Scorers
17 July, 2008	Albion Rovers	Cliftonhill
22 July, 2008	Rangers	Broadwood Stadium
30 July, 2008	Hibernian	Broadwood Stadium
	Rutherglen Glencairn	New Southcroft Park

Scottish Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
26 July 2008	Round 1	Gretna	Broadwood Stadium
12 August 2008	Round 2
7 September 2008	Quarter Final
12 October 2008	Semi Final
November 2008	Final

Player statistics

Overall

Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	YC	RC
GK	David Hutton	0	0	0	0
DF	Neil McGregor	0	0	0	0
DF	Chris Higgins	0	0	0	0
MF	Christian Smith	0	0	0	0
MF	Kevin Bradley	0	0	0	0
MF	Marvyn Wilson	0	0	0	0
DF	Michael McGowan	0	0	0	0
MF	Ruari MacLennan	0	0	0	0
MF	David McGowan	0	0	0	0
DF	Dušan Bestvina	0	0	0	0
DF	Billy Gibson	0	0	0	0
FW	Pat Clarke	0	0	0	0
FW	Dave McKay	0	0	0	0
MF	Jimmy Gibson	0	0	0	0
FW	Gary McSwegan	0	0	0	0
MF	Stuart Kettlewell	0	0	0	0
GK	Peter Cherrie	0	0	0	0
FW	Roddy MacLennan	0	0	0	0
DF	Michael Doherty	0	0	0	0
MF	Stephen Connolly	0	0	0	0
MF	Juan Carrio	0	0	0	0
DF	Calum McGregor	0	0	0	0
DF	Paul MacDonald	0	0	0	0
MF	Jordan Murch	0	0	0	0
FW	Ryan Craig	0	0	0	0
MF	Martin McGowan	0	0	0	0
FW	Kyle Hendry	0	0	0	0
GK	Gerry McLaughlin	0	0	0	0

Kit

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Sponsor(s): Optical Express (Home) & Reface Scotland (Away)

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