2007–08 in English football

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The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.

Contents 1 Club football 1.1 European competitions 1.2 Premier League 1.3 Football League 1.4 Cup competitions and Community Shield 1.5 Non-League football 2 Events off the field 3 Diary of the season 4 Managerial changes 4.1 Notes 5 Promotion and relegation 5.1 Premier League 5.2 Championship 5.3 League One 5.4 League Two 5.5 Conference National 6 National team 6.1 Friendly matches 6.2 Euro 2008 qualifiers 7 Honours 8 League Tables 8.1 Premier League 8.2 Football League Championship 8.3 Football League One 8.4 Football League Two 9 Transfer deals 10 Retirements 11 Deaths 12 See also 13 References

[edit] Club football

[edit] European competitions

In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium.^[1] The record was broken the following month when Liverpool defeated Beşiktaş 8–0 at Anfield.^[2] All four English clubs competing in the Champions League reached the quarter-finals, resulting in three all-English ties during the competition's latter stages. Liverpool eliminated Arsenal in the quarter-finals, but lost the semi-final to Chelsea, who went on to meet Manchester United in the final in Moscow. United completed the European Double, winning the Premier League two points ahead of Chelsea and winning the UEFA Champions League, again against Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to lift the European Cup for the third time. This was a unique occurrence – the first time two English clubs had met in the final of the European Cup/Champions League. It was also a repeat of the opening game of the season, the FA Community Shield, which also finished 1–1 and saw a United win on penalties, 3–0.

In the UEFA Cup, none of the English teams taking part reached the quarter-final stage. Blackburn Rovers, who had qualified for the competition via the Intertoto Cup, were beaten in the first round by Larissa F.C.. The three other English clubs progressed through the group stages, with Bolton Wanderers losing to Sporting Clube de Portugal, while Tottenham Hotspur and Everton were both eliminated on penalty shootouts in the round of 16, by PSV Eindhoven and Fiorentina respectively. The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was held at the City of Manchester Stadium, the first time that the UEFA Cup Final had been held in England since being reduced to a single match. The event was marred by riots in Manchester city centre prior to the game.^[3] In the match itself, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg beat Rangers 2–0 to lift the trophy.^[4]

[edit] Premier League

Manchester United retained the Premier League title, winning the competition for the tenth time and becoming champions of England for the seventeenth time in all. The title was decided on the final day of the season as United's 2–0 win at Wigan Athletic saw them crowned champions and consigned Chelsea to the runners-up spot regardless of their result at home to Bolton Wanderers. Arsenal and Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2008–09 third qualifying round by finishing third and fourth respectively, while Everton's fifth position gave them a place in the UEFA Cup 2008–09 first round. Reading, Birmingham City and Derby County were relegated. Derby became the first team in Premier League history to be relegated before the end of March.^[5] They eventually finished on the lowest points tally ever, amassing only 11 points.

The Premier League underwent a major rebranding, changing its sponsored name from the Barclays Premiership to the Barclays Premier League.

[edit] Football League

After the disappointment of a play-off final defeat the previous year, West Bromwich Albion won the Football League Championship title and returned to the Premier League. Stoke City secured the other automatic promotion spot, after a twenty-three year absence from the top flight. Hull City followed them by winning the play-off final, beating Bristol City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the final to reach the top division of English football for the first time in their 104-year history.^[6] It was the first time that Hull had played at either the original or rebuilt Wembley Stadium. Despite impressing on their Championship debut in 2006–07, Colchester United finished bottom this season and were relegated back to League One. Scunthorpe United's first journey into the Championship since the 1960s proved short-lived, and they also went back down. The biggest story however was Leicester City's relegation, as a lack of stability at the club (with no fewer than eight men, including caretakers, occupying the manager's seat over the season) proved their undoing and sent them down to League One for the first time in their history.

In a season mired by controversy and points deductions at both ends of the table, Swansea City were the clear champions in League One. In terms of results, Leeds United were actually the best team behind Swansea, but had started the season on –15 points following their failure to reach an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs on their Creditors Voluntary Arrangement. This was the first time in the league's history that such a penalty had been imposed. Nottingham Forest therefore took the second automatic promotion spot. Doncaster Rovers won promotion to the Championship by beating Leeds United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final, thus returning to the top two tiers for the first time since 1958. At the opposite end of the table, Port Vale were in fact the worst team going by results, but Luton Town went into administration and lost 10 points causing them to finish bottom, though they would have been relegated even without this penalty. Bournemouth also received a 10 point deduction for going into administration, and in their case it did prove fatal, sending the club down by to League Two. Gillingham were the other team to suffer relegation. Leeds United played in the third tier of English football for the first time in their history, six years after competing in the Champions League.

Milton Keynes Dons won their first honours as a club, winning the League Two title and the Football League Trophy. The other clubs automatically promoted were runners-up Peterborough United, who had pushed the Dons close for most of the season, and Hereford United, who returned to the third level of English football for the first time in 30 years. Stockport County won promotion to League One by beating Rochdale 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the League Two play-off final. There was to be no repeat of Wrexham's last day heroics of the 2006–07 season, and this time they finished bottom and went out of the League. Despite a good run late in the season, Mansfield Town joined them. Both Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe played in The Football League for the first time, after securing promotion to League Two from the Conference National.

[edit] Cup competitions and Community Shield

Portsmouth won the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City. Tottenham Hotspur won the League Cup, beating the holders Chelsea 2–1 after extra time. It was the first League Cup final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium.^[7] MK Dons won the Football League Trophy after beating Grimsby Town 2–0 in the final.^[8] Manchester United took the first silverware of the season when they beat Chelsea 3–0 on penalties in the FA Community Shield.

[edit] Non-League football

The Conference National became known as the Blue Square Premier upon the announcement of a three year sponsorship deal. The two regional feeder leagues became known as the Blue Square North and South respectively.^[9] The deal signalled the end of a nine year association between the Conference and the Nationwide Building Society. Aldershot Town won the Conference National to gain automatic promotion to the Football League, while Exeter City beat Cambridge United 1–0 in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium to secure the other promotion place. Aldershot also won the Conference League Cup, beating Rushden & Diamonds in a penalty shootout after a 3–3 draw. The FA Trophy was won by Ebbsfleet United, who beat Torquay United 1–0 at Wembley.

[edit] Events off the field

Deloitte reported in September 2007 that transfer spending by all Premier League and Football League clubs had exceeded £500 million, compared to £300 million spent the season before. Deloitte attributed the rise in spending to the huge increase in broadcasting revenue and new owners buying into Premier League clubs.^[10]

Two league clubs moved to new grounds for 2007–08. Shrewsbury Town moved to the New Meadow for the start of this season, after leaving their old stadium, Gay Meadow. Milton Keynes Dons moved to their new 22,000 all seater stadium at Denbigh, Milton Keynes, known as Stadium:mk. The stadium was officially opened on 29 November 2007 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.^[11]

Sheffield, the world's oldest football club, celebrated their 150th anniversary; events included a friendly match against Inter Milan.^[12]

[edit] Diary of the season

1 July 2007: Tottenham Hotspur pay a club record £16.5million for Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent.

2 July 2007: Manchester United shell out a total of £30million for Portugese midfielders Anderson (from FC Porto) and Nani (from SL Benfica).

4 July 2007: Everton pay £4million for Sheffield United defender Phil Jagielka.

5 July 2007: Aston Villa sign West Ham United midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker for £8.5million.

10 July 2007: West Ham United pay a club record £7.5million for Liverpool midfielder Craig Bellamy, while Wigan Athletic break their own record fee with a £5.3million deal for West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jason Koumas.

13 July 2007: Liverpool pay £11.5million to Ajax Amsterdam for winger Ryan Babel.

23 July 2007: Fredrik Ljungberg, Arsenal's longest-serving player, leaves after nearly nine years in a £3million move to West Ham United.

24 July 2007: Robbie Fowler leaves Liverpool for a second time to join Cardiff City on a free transfer.

3 August 2007: Manchester United sell striker Alan Smith to Newcastle United for £6million.

5 August 2007: Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1-1 draw to seal the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.

15 August 2007: Long-serving Aston Villa defender Mark Delaney retires from playing at the age of 31 after failing to fully recover from a succession of injuries.

25 August 2007: Ray Jones, 18-year-old QPR striker, dies in a car crash in East London which claims the lives of two other people.

28 August 2007: Manchester United's long-serving Norweigan striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer retires from playing at the age of 34.

29 August 2007: Martin Allen, who was appointed manager of Leicester City only three months ago, is dismissed from his job. Everton pay a club record £11.25million to Middlesbrough for striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

31 August 2007: The first month of the Premier League season ends with Chelsea top of the league with 10 points from their opening four games, while Manchester City occupy second place and four teams are level with one point less - Wigan Athletic, Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal. The bottom three places are occupied by Bolton Wanderers, Fulham and Derby County. [1]

11 September 2007: Ian Porterfield, who scored the winning goal for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final, dies of cancer aged 61. Porterfield was managing Armenia at the time of his death, and earlier in his management career he had been in charge of teams including Sheffield United and Chelsea.

13 September 2007: Gary Megson, former West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest manager, ends his 18-month exile from football to take over at Leicester City.

20 September 2007: Jose Mourinho, who in the last three years has guided Chelsea to two Premier League titles, two League Cups and an FA Cup triumph, resigns as manager after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich. Director of Football Avram Grant takes over control of the first team, becoming the first Israeli manager in English football.

30 September 2007: September draws to a close with Arsenal leading the Premier League, ahead of Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Portsmouth, who complete the top five. Derby County, Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur occupy the bottom three places. [2]

17 October 2007: Bolton Wanderers, bottom of the Premier League, sack manager Sammy Lee after six months in charge.

19 October 2007: Steve Bruce resigns after six years as manager of Birmingham City. Speculations mounts that he is about to take over from Chris Hutchings as manager of Wigan Athletic, where he had a brief spell in 2001.

25 October 2007: Gary Megson defects from Leicester City after six weeks as manager to take over at Bolton Wanderers, while Martin Jol is sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur (battling relegation from the Premier League after two successive fifth-place finishes) after three years.

31 October 2007: October ends with Manchester United top of the Premier League, but with Arsenal a point behind with two games in hand. Chelsea, Liverpool and Portsmouth complete the top five. Bolton Wanderers, Derby County and Tottenham Hotspur remain in the bottom three places. [3]

5 November 2007: Chris Hutchings is sacked as manager of Premier League strugglers Wigan Athletic after less than six months in charge.

21 November 2007: England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing 3-2 to Croatia in their final qualifying game at Wembley Stadium.

22 November 2007: Steve McClaren is dismissed as England manager by the Football Association after 16 months in charge.

26 November 2007: Billy Davies is sacked as manager of Derby County, bottom of the Premier League with just one win so far.

28 November 2007: Paul Jewell returns to management with Derby County, six months after leaving Wigan Athletic. Alex McLeish resigns as Scotland manager to take over at Birmingham City.

30 November 2007: At the end of November, Arsenal lead the Premier League with a three-point lead over second placed defending champions Manchester United, with a game in hand. Manchester City's recent good run of form has seen them emerge as surprise title contenders, as they occupy third place and are just a point behind their neighbours. Chelsea and Liverpool complete the top five. [4]

14 December 2007: Fabio Capello, 61-year-old Italian who has achieved great success with several top European clubs, accepts an offer from the Football Association to take charge of the England team.

21 December 2007: Premier League strugglers Fulham sack manager Lawrie Sanchez after eight months in charge.

29 December 2007: Phil O'Donnell, former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder, dies from a heart attack during a Scottish Premier League game for Motherwell.

30 December 2007: Roy Hodgson returns to English football, nine years after being sacked by Blackburn Rovers, to take over as Fulham manager.

31 December 2007: 2007 draws to a close with Arsenal still Premier League leaders, but they no longer have games in hand over second placed Manchester United and the gap between the top two has now been cut to 2 points. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City complete the top five. Derby County, Fulham and Wigan Athletic occupy the bottom three places. [5]

7 January 2008: Fabio Capello officially takes over as England manager.

9 January 2008: Sam Allardyce is sacked after eight months in charge of Newcastle United.

11 January 2008: Chelsea pay Bolton Wanderers £15million for French striker Nicolas Anelka.

16 January 2008: Kevin Keegan is appointed manager of Newcastle United for the second time, having previously been their manager from 1992 until 1997.

24 January 2008: George Burley quits Southampton to take over as Scotland manager.

29 January 2008: Dennis Wise resigns as manager of Leeds United (who replace him with former captain Gary McAllister) to become executive director of Newcastle United.

30 January 2008: Tottenham Hotspur pay £9million for Rangers and Scotland defender Alan Hutton.

31 January 2008: January ends with Manchester United now top of the Premier League, leading on goal difference ahead of Arsenal. Chelsea are homing in on them in third place, followed by Everton, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool. Derby County, Fulham and Wigan Athletic occupy the bottom three places. [6]

6 February 2008: England beat Switzerland 2-1 in a home friendly in Fabio Capello's first game in charge.

24 February 2008: Tottenham Hotspur end their nine-year trophy drought with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Football League Cup final.

29 February 2008: February draws to a close with Arsenal back on top of the Premier League with a 3-point lead over Manchester United. Chelsea remain in the title race in third place, but the gap between them and the rest of the elite has widened and the challenge from Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and Manchester City is now very much a race for a European place rather than a title race. [7]

1 March 2008: Colchester United's former England striker Teddy Sheringham, who turns 42 next month and is the oldest professional footballer in the country, announces that he will retire from playing at the end of the season, calling time on a 26-year playing career.

29 March 2008: Derby County's relegation is confirmed after they can only manage a 2-2 draw at home to fellow Premier League strugglers Fulham - the earliest relegation to be confirmed in all 16 seasons of the Premier League.

31 March 2008: March ends with Manchester United 6 points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton completing the top five. Fulham and Bolton Wanderers complete the bottom three which is propped up by already relegated Derby County. [8]

29 April 2008: Tottenham Hotspur match their club record fee with a £16.5million move for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric.

30 April 2008: April ends with Manchester United and Chelsea level at the top of the Premier League, while Arsenal's challenge is effectively over after several weeks of dismal form. Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa occupy the remaining three European places, with Portsmouth and Manchester City still in contention. Derby County, Fulham and Birmingham City occupy the bottom three places, but the latter two still pose a threat to the safety of Reading and Bolton Wanderers, while Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic are now almost certainly safe. [9]

11 May 2008: Manchester United seal their 10th Premier League title and their 17th top division title overall, while Derby County finish the season in bottom place with a record top division low of one win and 11 points. Joining them in the Football League Championship for next season are Birmingham City and Reading.

12 May 2008: FC Porto and Portugal winger Jose Bosingwa agrees to join Chelsea in a £16.2million deal.

15 May 2008: Tommy Burns, former Reading manager and current member of the Scottish national football team coaching set-up, dies of cancer aged 51.

17 May 2008: Portsmouth's 58-year wait for a major trophy ends with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City in the FA Cup final. Kanu scores the only goal of the game.

21 May 2008: In the first all-English European Cup final, Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Moscow. Edwin van der Saar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty kick to give the trophy to United, while earlier in the shoot-out John Terry missed the penalty that would have given Chelsea the trophy for the very first time.

24 May 2008: Hull City reach the top flight for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win over Bristol City in the Football League Championship playoff final, with 39-year-old striker Dean Windass scoring the winning goal. It is Hull's third promotion in five seasons - the second quickest rise from the league's fourth tier to the highest. On the same day, Avram Grant is sacked as manager of Chelsea (without a major trophy for the first time in four years) despite having taken them to the brink of Premier League and European Cup glory this season.

25 May 2008: Doncaster Rovers reach the second tier of the English league for the first time in 50 years with a 1-0 win over Leeds United in the League One playoff final. Just six years ago, Leeds were a top-five Premier League club playing European football, while Doncaster were still in the Conference.

2 June 2008: Sven Goran Eriksson is sacked after one season as manager of Manchester City.

5 June 2008: Mark Hughes leaves Blackburn Rovers after four years to take over at Manchester City.

22 June 2008: Paul Ince becomes manager of Blackburn Rovers, ending his season-long spell in charge of Milton Keynes Dons (where he won the League Two title and the Football League Trophy.

1 July 2008: Luiz Felipe Scolari, who managed Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, is appointed manager of Chelsea.

[edit] Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Neil McDonald	Carlisle United	13 August 2007[13]	John Ward	2 October 2007[14]
Martin Allen	Leicester City	29 August 2007[15]	Gary Megson	13 September 2007[16]
Ronnie Jepson	Gillingham	9 September 2007[17]	Mark Stimson	1 November 2007[18]
José Mourinho	Chelsea	20 September 2007[19]	Avram Grant	20 September 2007[20]
Martin Foyle	Port Vale	26 September 2007[21]	Lee Sinnott	5 November 2007[22]
John Gregory	Queens Park Rangers	1 October 2007[23]	Luigi De Canio	29 October 2007[24]
John Ward	Cheltenham Town	2 October 2007[14]	Keith Downing1	2 November 2007[25]
Willie Donachie	Millwall	8 October 2007[26]	Kenny Jackett	6 November 2007[27]
Peter Taylor	Crystal Palace	8 October 2007[28]	Neil Warnock	11 October 2007[29]
Peter Grant	Norwich City	9 October 2007[30]	Glenn Roeder	30 October 2007[31]
John Schofield	Lincoln City	15 October 2007[32]	Peter Jackson	30 October 2007[33]
Steve Thompson	Notts County	16 October 2007[34]	Ian McParland	18 October 2007[35]
Sammy Lee	Bolton Wanderers	17 October 2007[36]	Gary Megson	25 October 2007[37]
Gary Megson	Leicester City	24 October 2007[38]	Ian Holloway	22 November 2007[39]
Martin Jol	Tottenham Hotspur	25 October 2007[40]	Juande Ramos	27 October 2007[41]
Chris Hutchings	Wigan Athletic	5 November 2007[42]	Steve Bruce	26 November 2007[43]
Steve Cotterill	Burnley	8 November 2007[44]	Owen Coyle	22 November 2007[45]
Paul Simpson	Preston North End	13 November 2007[46]	Alan Irvine	20 November 2007[47]
Brian Carey	Wrexham	15 November 2007[48]	Brian Little	15 November 2007[48]
Steve Bruce	Birmingham City	19 November 2007[49]	Alex McLeish	28 November 2007[50]
Ian Holloway	Plymouth Argyle	21 November 2007[51]	Paul Sturrock	27 November 2007[52]
Billy Davies	Derby County	26 November 2007[53]	Paul Jewell	28 November 2007[54]
Paul Sturrock	Swindon Town	27 November 2007[52]	Maurice Malpas	15 January 2008[55]
Terry Butcher	Brentford	11 December 2007[56]	Andy Scott2	4 January 2008[57]
Lawrie Sanchez	Fulham	21 December 2007[58]	Roy Hodgson	30 December 2007[59]
Sam Allardyce	Newcastle United	9 January 2008[60]	Kevin Keegan	16 January 2008[61]
Chris Casper	Bury	14 January 2008[62]	Alan Knill	4 February 2008[63]
Kevin Blackwell	Luton Town	16 January 2008[64]	Mick Harford3	16 January 2008[65]
George Burley	Southampton	24 January 2008[66]	Nigel Pearson	18 February 2008[67]
Dennis Wise	Leeds United	29 January 2008[68]	Gary McAllister	29 January 2008[69]
Iain Dowie	Coventry City	11 February 2008[70]	Chris Coleman	19 February 2008[71]
Bryan Robson	Sheffield United	14 February 2008[72]	Kevin Blackwell4	14 February 2008[72]
Ian Brightwell	Macclesfield Town	27 February 2008[73]	Keith Alexander	27 February 2008[73]
Bobby Williamson	Chester City	2 March 2008[74]	Simon Davies5	11 March 2008[75]
Gary Peters	Shrewsbury Town	3 March 2008[76]	Paul Simpson	12 March 2008[77]
Billy Dearden	Mansfield Town	8 March 2008[78]	Paul Holland6	25 March 2008[79]
Andy Ritchie	Huddersfield Town	1 April 2008[80]	Stan Ternent	24 April 2008[81]
Richard Money	Walsall	22 April 2008[82]	Jimmy Mullen7	22 May 2008[83]
Dean Wilkins	Brighton & Hove Albion	8 May 2008[84]	Micky Adams	8 May 2008[84]
Luigi De Canio	Queens Park Rangers	8 May 2008[85]	Iain Dowie	14 May 2008[86]
Paul Lambert	Wycombe Wanderers	20 May 2008[87]	Peter Taylor	29 May 2008[88]
Ian Holloway	Leicester City	23 May 2008[89]	Nigel Pearson	20 June 2008[90]
Avram Grant	Chelsea	24 May 2008[91]	Luiz Felipe Scolari	1 July 2008[92]
Nigel Pearson	Southampton	30 May 2008[93]	Jan Poortvliet	30 May 2008[93]
Sven-Göran Eriksson	Manchester City	2 June 2008[94]	Mark Hughes	5 June 2008[95]
Mark Hughes	Blackburn Rovers	5 June 2008[95]	Paul Ince	22 June 2008[96]
Paul Ince	Milton Keynes Dons	22 June 2008[96]	Roberto Di Matteo	2 July 2008[97]

[edit] Notes

• ¹ Downing was previously caretaker manager after Ward's departure.
• ² Scott was previously caretaker manager after Butcher's departure.
• ³ Harford was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.
• ⁴ Blackwell was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.
• ⁵ Davies' caretaker role was extended until the end of the season.
• ⁶ Holland's caretaker role was extended until the end of the season.
• ⁷ Mullen was previously caretaker manager after Money's departure.

[edit] Promotion and relegation

Playoff winners in bold.

[edit] Premier League

• Champions: Manchester United
• Champions League 2008/09 Qualifiers : Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool
• UEFA Cup 2008/09 Qualifiers : Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Manchester City and Portsmouth
• Relegated to The Championship : Derby County, Birmingham City and Reading

[edit] Championship

• Champions: West Bromwich Albion
• Promoted: Stoke City
• Playoffs : Hull City, Bristol City, Watford and Crystal Palace
• Relegated: Leicester City, Scunthorpe United and Colchester United

[edit] League One

• Champions: Swansea City
• Promoted: Nottingham Forest
• Playoffs : Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United ,Southend United and Carlisle United
• Relegated: AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Port Vale and Luton Town

[edit] League Two

• Champions: Milton Keynes Dons
• Promoted: Peterborough United, Hereford United
• Playoffs : Stockport County, Rochdale, Darlington and Wycombe Wanderers
• Relegated: Mansfield Town and Wrexham

[edit] Conference National

• Champions: Aldershot Town
• Play-offs: Cambridge United, Torquay United, Exeter City and Burton Albion
• Relegated: Altrincham*, Farsley Celtic, Stafford Rangers and Droylsden
• Promoted to: Kettering Town, Lewes, Eastbourne Borough and Barrow

*Altrincham avoided relegation after Halifax Town went into liquidation

[edit] National team

The England played their first international match on a synthetic pitch against Russia. England lost the game 2–1^[98] leaving qualification for Euro 2008 out of their hands. England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing 3–2 to Croatia on 21 November 2007.^[99] As a result, England manager Steve McClaren was sacked the following day.^[100] Fabio Capello was confirmed as the new England manager on 14 December 2007. Capello was unveiled by The FA on 17 December 2007, and took up his new role on 7 January 2008.^[101]

[edit] Friendly matches

The home team is listed on the left; the visiting one on the right.

22 August 2007	England	1 – 2	Germany	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 86,133 Referee: Massimo Busacca
	Lampard  9' Cole 34'	(Report)	Kuranyi  26' Pander  40'

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16 November 2007	Austria	0 – 1	England	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 39,432 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz
		(Report)	Crouch  44'

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6 February 2008	England	2 – 1	Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 86,857 Referee: Felix Brych
	Jenas  40' Wright-Phillips  62'	(Report)	Derdiyok  58'

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26 March 2008	France	1 – 0	England	Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,500 Referee: Florian Meyer
	Ribery  32' (pen.)	(Report)

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28 May 2008	England	2 – 0	United States	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 71,233 Referee: Kyros Vassaras
	Terry  38' Gerrard  59'	(Report)

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1 June 2008	Trinidad and Tobago	0 – 3	England	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Attendance: 25,001 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde
		(Report)	Barry  12' Defoe  16'  49' Gerrard 30'

[edit] Euro 2008 qualifiers

8 September 2007	England	3 – 0	Israel	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,372 Referee: Pieter Vink
	Wright-Phillips  20' Owen  49' Richards  66' Terry 67'	(Report)	Gershon 15' Benado 45' Ziv 55' Aouate 66'

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12 September 2007	England	3 – 0	Russia	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 86,106 Referee: Martin Hansson
	Owen  7'  31' Cole 79' Ferdinand  84'	(Report)

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13 October 2007	England	3 – 0	Estonia	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 86,655 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz
	Wright-Phillips  11' Rooney  32' Rähn  33' (o.g.)	(Report)	Rähn 12' Lindpere 73'

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17 October 2007	Russia	2 – 1	England	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 84,700 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
	Berezutskiy 12' Pavlyuchenko  69' (pen.)  73' 74'	(Report)	Rooney  29' 69' Ferdinand 59'

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21 November 2007	England	2 – 3	Croatia	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,091 Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt
	Lampard  56' (pen.) Crouch  65'	(Report)	Kranjčar  8' Olić  14' Petrić  77'

[edit] Honours

Competition	Winner	Details	Match report
Premier League	Manchester United	Premier League 2007–08	Report
FA Cup	Portsmouth	FA Cup 2007–08	Report
League Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	Football League Cup 2007–08 Beat Chelsea 2–1 a.e.t.	Report
Football League Trophy	Milton Keynes Dons	Football League Trophy 2007–08 Beat Grimsby Town 2–0	Report
FA Trophy	Ebbsfleet United	FA Trophy 2007–08	Report
Conference League Cup	Aldershot Town	Conference League Cup 2007–08 Beat Rushden & Diamonds 4–3 on penalties (3–3 a.e.t.)	Report
Football League Championship	West Bromwich Albion	The Football League 2007–08	Report
Football League One	Swansea City	The Football League 2007–08	Report
Football League Two	Milton Keynes Dons	The Football League 2007–08	Report
FA Community Shield	Manchester United	2007 FA Community Shield Beat Chelsea 3–0 on penalties (1–1 a.e.t.)	Report
UEFA Champions League	Manchester United	UEFA Champions League 2007-08 Beat Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 a.e.t.)	Report

[edit] League Tables

[edit] Premier League

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Manchester United	38	27	6	5	80	22	+58	87
CL	2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85
CL	3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	74	31	+43	83
CL	4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	67	28	+39	76
UC	5	Everton	38	19	8	11	55	33	+22	65
UC	6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	71	51	+20	60
	7	Blackburn Rovers	38	15	13	10	50	48	+2	58
UC	8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	48	40	+8	57
UC	9	Manchester City	38	15	10	13	45	53	-8	55
	10	West Ham United	38	13	10	15	42	50	-8	49
UC	11	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	13	14	66	61	+5	46
	12	Newcastle United	38	11	10	17	45	65	-20	43
	13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	43	53	-10	42
	14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	34	51	-17	40
	15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	36	59	-23	39
	16	Bolton Wanderers	38	9	10	19	36	54	-18	37
	17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	38	60	-22	36
R	18	Reading	38	10	6	22	41	66	-25	36
R	19	Birmingham City	38	8	11	19	46	62	-16	35
R	20	Derby County	38	1	8	29	20	89	-69	11

[edit] Football League Championship

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	West Bromwich Albion	46	23	12	11	88	55	+33	81
P	2	Stoke City	46	21	16	9	69	55	+14	79
P	3	Hull City	46	21	12	13	65	47	+18	75
	4	Bristol City	46	20	14	12	54	53	+1	74
	5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	58	42	+16	71
	6	Watford	46	18	16	12	62	56	+6	70
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	16	12	53	48	+5	70
	8	Ipswich Town	46	18	15	13	65	56	+9	69
	9	Sheffield United	46	17	15	14	56	51	+5	66
	10	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	13	16	61	49	+12	64
	11	Charlton Athletic	46	17	13	16	63	58	+5	64
	12	Cardiff City	46	16	16	14	59	55	+4	64
	13	Burnley	46	16	14	16	60	67	-7	62
	14	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	16	16	60	66	-6	58
	15	Preston North End	46	15	11	20	50	55	-5	56
	16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	14	13	19	54	55	-1	55
	17	Norwich City	46	15	10	21	49	59	-10	55
	18	Barnsley	46	14	13	19	52	65	-13	55
	19	Blackpool	46	12	18	16	59	64	-5	54
	20	Southampton	46	13	15	18	56	72	-16	54
	21	Coventry City	46	14	11	21	52	64	-12	53
R	22	Leicester City	46	12	16	18	42	45	-3	52
R	23	Scunthorpe United	46	11	13	22	45	69	-24	46
R	24	Colchester United	46	7	17	22	62	86	-24	38

[edit] Football League One

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Swansea City	46	27	11	8	82	42	+40	92
P	2	Nottingham Forest	46	22	16	8	64	32	+32	82
P	3	Doncaster Rovers	46	23	11	12	65	41	+24	80
	4	Carlisle United	46	23	11	12	64	46	+18	80
	5	Leeds United	46	27	10	9	72	38	+34	76*
	6	Southend United	46	22	10	14	70	55	+15	76
	7	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	19	12	15	58	50	+6	69
	8	Oldham Athletic	46	18	13	15	58	45	+13	67
	9	Northampton Town	46	17	15	14	60	55	+5	66
	10	Huddersfield Town	46	20	6	20	50	62	-12	66
	11	Tranmere Rovers	46	18	11	17	52	47	+5	65
	12	Walsall	46	16	16	14	52	46	+6	64
	13	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	63	56	+7	61
	14	Leyton Orient	46	16	12	18	49	63	-14	60
	15	Hartlepool United	46	15	9	22	62	65	-3	54
	16	Bristol Rovers	46	12	17	17	45	53	-8	53
	17	Millwall	46	14	10	22	45	61	-16	52
	18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	-21	52
	19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	-22	51
	20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	-18	50
R	21	Bournemouth	46	17	7	22	62	72	-10	48*
R	22	Gillingham	46	11	13	22	44	73	-29	46
R	23	Port Vale	46	9	11	26	47	81	-34	38
R	24	Luton Town	46	11	10	25	43	63	-20	33*

* Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency, Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

[edit] Football League Two

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Milton Keynes Dons	46	29	10	7	82	37	+45	97
P	2	Peterborough United	46	28	8	10	84	43	+41	92
P	3	Hereford United	46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	88
P	4	Stockport County	46	24	10	12	72	54	+18	82
	5	Rochdale	46	23	11	12	77	55	+22	80
	6	Darlington	46	22	12	12	67	40	+27	78
	7	Wycombe Wanderers	46	22	12	12	56	42	+14	78
	8	Chesterfield	46	19	12	15	76	56	+20	69
	9	Rotherham United	46	21	11	14	60	58	+2	64*
	10	Bradford City	46	17	11	18	63	61	+2	62
	11	Morecambe	46	16	12	18	59	63	-4	60
	12	Barnet	46	16	12	18	56	63	-7	60
	13	Bury	46	16	11	19	58	61	-3	59
	14	Brentford	46	17	8	21	52	70	-18	59
	15	Lincoln City	46	18	4	24	61	77	-16	58
	16	Grimsby Town	46	15	10	21	55	66	-11	55
	17	Accrington Stanley	46	16	3	27	49	83	-34	51
	18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	56	65	-9	50
	19	Macclesfield Town	46	11	17	18	47	64	-17	50
	20	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	13	10	23	49	70	-21	49
	21	Notts County	46	10	18	18	37	53	-16	48
	22	Chester City	46	12	11	23	51	68	-17	47
R	23	Mansfield Town	46	11	9	26	48	68	-20	42
R	24	Wrexham	46	10	10	26	38	70	-32	40

* Deducted 10 points for entering administration

[edit] Transfer deals

[edit] Retirements

• 5 July 2007 – Chris Sutton (Aston Villa) ^[102]
• 26 July 2007 – Matt Piper (ex Sunderland) ^[103]
• 3 August 2007 – Charlie Oatway (Brighton & Hove Albion) ^[104]
• 15 August 2007 – Mark Delaney (Aston Villa) ^[105]
• 28 August 2007 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United) ^[106]
• 28 August 2007 – David Woozley (Crawley Town) ^[107]
• 30 August 2007 – Neal Ardley (Millwall) ^[108]
• 11 September 2007 – James Quinn (Northampton Town) ^[109]
• 7 December 2007 – Phil Gilchrist (Oxford United) ^[110]
• 2 January 2008 – Mark Goodlad (Port Vale) ^[111]
• 16 January 2008 – Juan Ugarte (Wrexham) ^[112]
• 7 February 2008 – John Hartson (West Bromwich Albion) ^[113]
• 12 March 2008 – Tore André Flo (Leeds United) ^[114]
• 25 March 2008 – Claus Lundekvam (Southampton) ^[115]
• End of season – Dion Dublin (Norwich City) ^[116]
• End of season – Teddy Sheringham (Colchester United) ^[117]
• End of season – David Wetherall (Bradford City) ^[118]
• End of season – Neil Young (Bournemouth) ^[119]
• End of season – Alan Thompson (Leeds United) ^[120]

[edit] Deaths

• 3 July 2007 – Dave Simmons, 58, former striker who played for Aston Villa, Colchester United, Brentford and Cambridge United. Perhaps best known for scoring the decisive goal in Colchester's upset win against Leeds United in the 1971 FA Cup.^[121]
• 20 July 2007 – David Preece, 44, former midfielder, most notably at Luton Town, where he played 11 seasons and won the League Cup in 1988. Began his career at Walsall, and also played for Derby County, Cambridge United and Torquay United.^[122]
• 24 July 2007 – Eric Davis, 75, former Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United and Chester City striker.^[123]
• 25 July 2007 – Danny Bergara, 65, Uruguayan who was one of the first Football League managers born outside the British Isles, and the first to lead out an English side at Wembley. Managed several clubs in the lower leagues, and most notably won promotion to the old Third Division with Stockport County in 1991.^[124]
• 16 August 2007 – Jeroen Boere, 39, Dutch striker who played for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Southend United in the late 1990s.^[125]
• 25 August 2007 – Ray Jones, 18, Queens Park Rangers striker, killed in a car accident.^[126]
• 31 August 2007 – Willie Cunningham, 77, former Leicester City defender who played for Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[127]
• 6 September 2007 – Byron Stevenson, 50, former Leeds United, Birmingham City and Bristol Rovers defender who also won 15 caps for Wales.^[128]
• 7 September 2007 – Norman Deeley, 73, former Wolverhampton Wanderers winger who scored twice in the 1960 FA Cup Final, and won two caps for England. Also played for Leyton Orient.^[129]
• 11 September 2007 – Ian Porterfield, 61, former Sunderland midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 1973 FA Cup Final. Later became a successful manager, managing Chelsea, Reading, Sheffield United and various other clubs and national teams. Was managing Armenia at the time of his death.^[130]
• 14 September 2007 – Malcolm Musgrove, 74, former West Ham United and Leyton Orient winger. Played more than 300 games for the Hammers, and later manager Torquay United and several teams in the United States. Died from Alzheimer's disease.^[131]
• 20 September 2007 – Johnny Gavin, 79, former striker who is Norwich City's all-time top goalscorer. Also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and Crystal Palace, and won seven caps for the Republic of Ireland.^[132]
• 27 September 2007 – Bill Perry, 77, former Blackpool winger who scored the winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final, and played three times for England despite being born in South Africa.^[133]
• 15 October 2007 – Jackie Little, 95, former Ipswich Town winger who spent 15 years at Portman Road and played in the club's first-ever league match in 1938.^[134]
• 19 October 2007 – Michael Maidens, 20, Hartlepool United midfielder, killed in a car accident.^[135]
• 13 November 2007 – John Doherty, 72, former Busby Babe who played as an inside-forward for Manchester United and later Leicester City in the 1950s.^[136]
• 18 November 2007 – Joe Shaw, 79, former Sheffield United defender; the club's all-time record appearance holder with 629 league matches for the Blades.^[137]
• 19 November 2007 – Ken Leek, 72, former Welsh international striker, who won the 1963 League Cup with Birmingham City; also played for Northampton Town, Leicester City, Newcastle United and Bradford City.^[138]
• 19 November 2007 – Graham Paddon, 57, former Norwich City and West Ham United midfielder; 1975 FA Cup winner.^[139]
• 2 December 2007 – Les Shannon, 81, played as a winger for Liverpool and Burnley in the 1950s; later managed Bury, Blackpool and several clubs in Greece, most notably Olympiakos.^[140]
• 7 December 2007 – John Hollowbread, 73, former Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton goalkeeper.^[141]
• 9 December 2007 – Jim Langley, 78, full-back who spent the bulk of his career at Fulham (1957-1965), where he won three England caps. Also played for Leeds United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Queens Park Rangers.^[142]
• 11 December 2007 – Ray Goddard, 58, goalkeeper who played for Leyton Orient, Millwall and Wimbledon between 1967 and 1981. Was a member of three promotion-winning sides during his career.^[143]
• 13 December 2007 – Harry Kirtley, 77, former Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshead forward.^[144]
• 15 December 2007 – Jimmy O'Neill, 76, former Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper who played club football for Everton, Stoke, Darlington and Port Vale.^[145]
• 25 December 2007 – Tommy Harmer, 79, inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1950s. Later played for Watford and Chelsea before moving into coaching.^[146]
• 27 December 2007 – Brian Lambert, 71, former Mansfield Town full-back.^[147]
• 29 December 2007 – Phil O'Donnell, 35, Motherwell midfielder who spent four seasons at Sheffield Wednesday in the early 2000s. Won one cap for Scotland during his first spell at Motherwell in the early 1990s, and had scored for Motherwell in the 1991 Scottish Cup final. Collapsed on the pitch during a Scottish league match, and died later that evening.^[148]
• 9 January 2008 – Paul Aimson, 64, former striker who spent the majority of his career at York City, scoring more than 100 goals.^[149]
• 14 January 2008 – Johnny Steele, 91, former inside-forward who spent more than half a century at Barnsley as player, coach, manager, secretary and director. He is Barnsley's longest-serving manager.^[150]
• 18 January 2008 – Wally Fielding, 88, former Everton inside-forward who played more than 400 games for the Toffees. At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest living former Everton player.^[151]
• 21 January 2008 – Billy Elliott, 82, former Sunderland winger who won five England caps. Also played for Bradford Park Avenue and Burnley, and later became manager of Darlington. He also managed Norwegian side Brann and the Libyan national team.^[152]
• c. 1 February 2008 – Johnny Edgar, 71, former Barnsley, Gillingham, York City, Hartlepool United and Exeter City striker; scorer of York's fastest-ever hat-trick (three goals in six minutes against Accrington Stanley in 1959).^[153]
• 7 February 2008 – Frank Wayman, 76, former winger who played briefly at the professional level with Chester City and Darlington. Died after being struck by a motorcycle.^[154]
• 14 February 2008 – Len Boyd, 84, former Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and England B wing half. Captained Birmingham to 1954–55 promotion and the 1956 FA Cup Final.^[155]
• 17 February 2008 – Brian Harris, 72, versatile former Everton, Cardiff City and Newport County player who played at every position on the pitch except goalkeeper during his career; also managed Newport.^[156]
• 26 February 2008 – Jimmy Dugdale, 76, former West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and England B defender. Won the FA Cup twice; with WBA in 1954 and with Villa in 1957.^[157]
• 2 March 2008 – Carl Hoddle, 40, former Barnet and Leyton Orient midfielder; brother of Glenn Hoddle.^[158]
• 5 March 2008 – Derek Dooley, 78, legendary Sheffield Wednesday striker who scored 62 goals in 61 games for the Owls before having his leg amputated in 1953 following a serious injury. He also played for Lincoln City, and later managed Sheffield Wednesday (1971-1973) before joining city rivals Sheffield United where he held a number of jobs, including commercial manager and chairman.^[159]
• 8 March 2008 – Les Smith, 80, former Wolverhampton and Aston Villa winger; member of Aston Villa's 1957 FA Cup winning side.^[160]
• 24 March 2008 – John Cushley, 65, Scottish defender who spent three seasons at West Ham United in the late 1960s, and also played for Celtic, Dunfermline and Dumbarton north of the border. Worked as a teacher outside football.^[161]
• 24 March 2008 – Ray Drinkwater, 76, former Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper.^[162]
• 29 April 2008 – Gordon Bradley, 74, former Carlisle United wing-half who later became an American citizen, where he played for a number of teams including the New York Cosmos, and won one cap for the U.S. national team. He also served as head coach of Cosmos and later the Washington Diplomats of the NASL.^[163]
• 1 May 2008 – Mark Kendall, 49, former goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Newport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swansea City. Capped by Wales at Under-21 level.^[164]
• 6 May 2008 – John Reames, 66, former Lincoln City chairman and manager.^[165]
• 15 May 2008 – Tommy Burns, 51, former Scottish international midfielder who served 18 months as Reading manager in the late 1990s. Spent his playing career north of the border, for Celtic and Kilmarnock.^[166]
• 19 May 2008 – Nigel Cassidy, 62, former striker who began his professional career at Norwich City, and later played for Scunthorpe, Oxford and Cambridge.^[167]
• 20 May 2008 – Lord Tom Burlison, 71, former Hartlepool United wing-half and honorary life president. Also played for Lincoln City and Darlington. After his football career, he became a trade union leader and Labour peer.^[168]
• 24 May 2008 – Reg Flewin, 87, former Portsmouth defender, who captained his hometown side to the 1948-49 and 1949-50 league titles, and also won one wartime cap for England.^[169]
• 12 June 2008 – Derek Tapscott, 75, former Welsh international striker who played for Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, and several non-league clubs.^[170]
• 19 June 2008 – Tim Carter, 40, former goalkeeper at Sunderland, Bristol Rovers, Hartlepool United, Millwall and several other clubs. Was Sunderland's goalkeeping coach at the time of his death.^[171]
• 22 June 2008 – Ron Stitfall, 82, former Cardiff City defender who played more than 400 games for the Bluebirds. He also won two caps for Wales.^[172]
• 23 June 2008 – Mick Hill, 60, former Sheffield United, Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace forward who also played twice for Wales.^[173]

[edit] See also

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2007–08 season

• Arsenal Premier League
• Birmingham City Premier League
• Bolton Wanderers Premier League
• Chelsea Premier League
• Everton Premier League
• Fulham Premier League
• Liverpool Premier League
• Manchester United Premier League
• Middlesbrough Premier League
• Newcastle United Premier League
• Reading Premier League
• Sunderland Premier League
• Tottenham Premier League
• West Ham United Premier League
• Charlton Athletic Football League Championship
• Crystal Palace Football League Championship
• Norwich City Football League Championship
• Plymouth Argyle Football League Championship
• Queens Park Rangers Football League Championship
• Bristol Rovers Football League One
• Crewe Alexandra Football League One
• Huddersfield Town Football League One
• Leeds United Football League One
• Oldham Athletic Football League One
• Bradford City Football League Two
• Hereford United Football League Two
• Lincoln City Football League Two
• Peterborough United Football League Two
• Aldershot Town Conference National
• Woking Conference National
• York City Conference National

[edit] References

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