2009 Salford City Reds season

Salford City Reds competed in their eleventh Super League season in their 137th year. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)

Name	Transferred from	Date released
Ray Cashmere	North Queensland Cowboys	October 2008
Jeremy Smith	South Sydney Rabbitohs	October 2008
Mark Henry	North Queensland Cowboys	October 2008
Luke Swain	Gold Coast Titans	October 2008
Willie Talau	St Helens R.F.C.	October 2008
Rob Parker	Warrington Wolves	October 2008

Transfers for 2009 (out)

Name	Transferred to	Date released
Mat Gardner	Harlequins RL	October 2008
Steve Bannister	Widnes Vikings	October 2008
Andrew Brocklehurst		October 2008
Paul Highton	Oldham R.L.F.C.	October 2008
Chris Borgese		October 2008
Andy Ballard		October 2008
Luke Ambler		October 2008
Daley Williams	Keighley Cougars	October 2008

Full squad

Number	Player	Position	Previous Club
1	Karl Fitzpatrick	Full back	Widnes Vikings
2	John Wilshire	Wing	Leigh Centurions
3	Mark Henry	Centre	North Queensland Cowboys
4	Willie Talau	Centre	St. Helens
5	Paul White	Wing	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
6	Jeremy Smith	Stand off	South Sydney Rabbitohs
7	Richard Myler	Scrum half	Widnes Vikings
8	Ray Cashmere	Prop	North Queensland Cowboys
9	Malcolm Alker	Hooker	Wigan St Patricks
10	Craig Stapleton	Prop	Cronulla Sharks
11	Ian Sibbitt	Second row	Warrington Wolves
12	Rob Parker	Second row	Warrington Wolves
13	Luke Swain	Loose forward	Gold Coast Titans
14	Jordan Turner	Loose forward	Salford City Reds
15	Stuart Littler	Centre	Leigh Miners Rangers
16	Phillip Leuluai	Prop	Cronulla Sharks
17	Robbie Paul	Half back	Huddersfield Giants
18	Lee Jewitt	Prop	Wigan Warriors
19	Stefan Ratchford	Hooker	Salford City Reds
20	Luke Adamson	Second row	Leigh East
21	Andrew Thornley	Wing	Salford City Reds
22	Stephen Nash	Prop	Widnes Vikings
23	Adam Sidlow	Prop	Widnes Vikings
24	Dean McGilvray	Centre	St. Helens
25	Jason Walton	Loose forward	Salford City Reds
26	Marlon Alker	Centre	Salford City Reds
27	Lewis Palfrey	Prop	Salford City Reds
28	Jack Spencer	Half back	Salford City Reds

Fixtures and results

Competition	Round	Opponent	Result	Score	Home/away	Venue	Attendance	Date
Super League XIV	1	Crusaders	Win	28-16	Home	The Willows	4,026	14/02/2009
Super League XIV	2	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loss	29-10	Away	Belle Vue	6,578	22/02/2009
Super League XIV	3	Castleford Tigers	Loss	52-16	Away	The Jungle	7,052	28/02/2009
Super League XIV	4	Harlequins RL	Loss	18-48	Home	The Willows	3,367	06/03/2009
Super League XIV	5	St Helens R.F.C.	Loss	38-12	Away	GPW Recruitment Stadium	9,723	13/03/2009
Super League XIV	6	Wigan Warriors	Loss	12-38	Home	The Willows	7,016	20/03/2009
Super League XIV	7	Hull Kingston Rovers	Loss	48-12	Away	New Craven Park	8,104	29/03/2009
Challenge Cup 2009	4	Hull F.C.	Win	18-22	Away	KC Stadium	8,945	05/04/2009
Super League XIV	8	Warrington Wolves	Win	18-16	Home	The Willows	6,150	10/04/2009
Super League XIV	9	Leeds Rhinos	Win	20-30	Away	Headingley Stadium	14,381	13/04/2009
Super League XIV	10	Catalans Dragons	Loss	38-6	Away	Stade Gilbert Brutus	8,327	18/04/2009
Super League XIV	11	Hull FC	Loss	14-18	Home	The Willows	4,165	25/04/2009
Super League XIV	12	Harlequins RL	Loss	16-24	Neutral	Murrayfield Stadium	29,627	02/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009	5	Batley Bulldogs	Win	4-66	Away	Mount Pleasant	1,298	10/05/2009
Super League XIV	13	Huddersfield Giants	Win	4-24	Away	Galpharm Stadium	6,903	17/05/2009
Super League XIV	14	Bradford Bulls	Win	18-10	Home	The Willows	4,383	23/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009	QF	Wigan Warriors	Loss	28-6	Away	JJB Stadium	9,466	29/05/2009
Super League XIV	15	Wigan Warriors	Loss	34-18	Away	JJB Stadium	11,550	05/06/2009
Super League XIV	16	Catalans Dragons	N/A	P-P^[A]	Home	The Willows	N/A	12/06/2009
Super League XIV	17	Hull FC	Loss	14-12	Away	KC Stadium	11,218	19/06/2009
Super League XIV	18	Huddersfield Giants	Loss	10-34	Home	The Willows	3,721	26/06/2009
Super League XIV	19	St Helens RLFC	Win	20-10	Home	The Willows	4,808	03/07/2009
Super League XIV	20	Celtic Crusaders	Loss	25-12	Away	Brewery Field	3,009	11/07/2009
Super League XIV	21	Castleford Tigers	Loss	12-18	Home	The Willows	3,487	17/07/2009
Super League XIV	22	Warrington Wolves	Loss	62-20	Away	Halliwell Jones Stadium	8,906	26/07/2009
Super League XIV	23	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loss	24-30	Home	The Willows	3,151	31/07/2009
Super League XIV	16	Catalans Dragons	Loss	16-18	Home	The Willows	3,475	07/08/2009
Super League XIV	24	Harlequins RL	Win	22-26	Away	The Twickenham Stoop	2,612	15/08/2009
Super League XIV	25	Hull Kingston Rovers	Loss	10-14	Home	The Willows	4,224	21/08/2009
Super League XIV	26	Bradford Bulls	Loss	44-18	Away	Grattan Stadium	8,167	06/09/2009
Super League XIV	27	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	24-30	Home	The Willows	6,101	11/09/2009

^A Note A: Match between Salford City Reds and Catalans Dragons was postponed to 7 August 2009 due to a test between England and France in Paris over the same weekend, in which ten Catalans players were involved.[1][2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leeds Rhinos (L, C)	27	21	0	6	805	453	+352	42	Play-offs
2	St Helens	27	19	0	8	733	466	+267	38
3	Huddersfield Giants	27	18	0	9	690	416	+274	36
4	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	17	1	9	650	516	+134	35
5	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	16	0	11	685	609	+76	32
6	Wigan Warriors	27	15	0	12	659	551	+108	30
7	Castleford Tigers	27	14	0	13	645	702	−57	28
8	Catalans Dragons	27	13	0	14	623	660	−37	26
9	Bradford Bulls	27	12	1	14	653	668	−15	25
10	Catalans Dragons	27	13	0	14	623	660	−37	26
11	Warrington Wolves	27	12	0	15	649	705	−56	24
12	Harlequins	28	11	0	17	591	691	−100	22
13	Salford City Reds	27	7	0	20	456	754	−298	14
14	Celtic Crusaders	27	3	0	24	357	874	−517	6

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

External links

Salford City Reds' official website

References

"Salford's Rob Parker fractured skull during defeat by Wigan, say club". London: (guardian.co.uk). 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
"France 12-66 England". news.bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.

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[1] "Salford's Rob Parker fractured skull during defeat by Wigan, say club". London: (guardian.co.uk). 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[2] "France 12-66 England". news.bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.

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Salford Red Devils
Founded in 1873 Based in Salford, England
The Club	History Honours Players International representatives Coaches
Home grounds	New Barnes The Willows AJ Bell Stadium
Hall of Fame	Gus Risman Martin Offiah
League	Super League
Championships (6)	1913–14 1932–33 1936–37 1938–39 1973–74 1975–76
Challenge Cup (1)	1937–38
Other honours	4—time Rugby Football League Second Division Champions 1–time Divisional Champions 1—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions 5—time Lancashire County Cup Champions 5—time Lancashire League Champions 2—time Northern Rail Cup Champions
Seasons (102)	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1896)