against Ipswich Town and kept a clean sheet, as the club drew 0–0. Following his return, he resumed his duties as the captain, as well as, his first team place in the centre–back position. It wasn't until on 26 February 2008 when Caldwell scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up Burnley's first goal of the game, in a 2–0 win against Coventry City. However, he was sent–off in a match for a second bookable offence against Hull City on 4 March 2008, as the club lost 2–0. After serving a one match suspension, Caldwell returned to the starting line–up against local rivals Preston North End on 22 March 2008, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 2–1 loss. He then scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–0 win against Southampton on 19 April 2008. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Caldwell went on to make thirty–two appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Caldwell continued to establish himself in the first team, playing in the centre–back position, as well as, resuming his captain duties for Burnley. He stated that his aim was to help the club reach the Premier League next season. Caldwell helped Burnley keep three consecutive clean sheets between 23 August 2008 and 30 August 2008. It wasn't until on 27 September 2008 when Caldwell scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against Preston North End. During a 1–1 draw against Charlton Athletic on 25 October 2008, he suffered a hip injury that saw him substituted in the 51st minute. But Caldwell quickly recovered from the injury and returned to the starting line–up against Reading on 28 October 2008, as the club won 1–0. Prior to the match against Chelsea in the Round of 16 of the League Cup, Caldwell said he wanted the opposition team to field in stronger players, saying: "I really hope they play their best team against us because you want to play against the very best. I'm sure they'll play a strong team, they seem to have been doing it in other rounds of the cup and you want to play against people like Nicolas Anelka, John Terry and Frank Lampard because they're at the very top of football." However in a match, he captained Burnley throughout the match to