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2007–08 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 100th season (97th consecutive) in the Football League. It was their first season back in the second tier of English football in 29 years. They finished nineteenth, the club's highest-place finish in the Football League in 37 years.

Blackpool F.C.
2007–08 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerSimon Grayson
GroundBloomfield Road
Championship19th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ben Burgess (9)
All: Ben Burgess (10)
Highest home attendance9,640 vs Watford, Championship,
4 May 2008
Lowest home attendance6,648 vs Cardiff City, Championship,
11 December 2007
Average home league attendance8,861
Biggest win4–0 v Coventry City,
Championship,
22 December 2007
Biggest defeat1–4 v Charlton Athletic,
Championship,
12 January 2008
0–3 v Plymouth Argyle,
Championship,
26 April 2008

Ben Burgess was the club's top scorer, with ten goals overall.

Blackpool set a new club record of twelve consecutive victories, carrying over from the end of the previous season, with 0–1 and 1–0 results over Leicester City and Huddersfield Town, respectively.

At the end of the season, manager Simon Grayson released eleven players, most of whom had not featured in the first team this season, and on 30 May he confirmed that he wanted to sign at least six new players.[1] He went on to sign twelve (including three on loan) before the start of the 2008–09 season.[2]

First-team squad edit

Squad No. Name Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of Birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Paul Rachubka GK    San Luis Obispo (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 26) 11 0   Huddersfield Town 5 June 2007[a] Free
13 Kyle Clancy GK   Barking (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0   Blackpool F.C. Academy July 2006 Free
21 Rhys Evans GK   Swindon (1982-01-27)27 January 1982 (aged 25) 39 0   Swindon Town 1 July 2006 Free
21 Pāvels Šteinbors GK   Riga (1985-09-21)21 September 1985 (aged 21) 0 0   FK Jūrmala 1 January 2008 Loan
23 Lewis Edge GK   Morecambe (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 20) 6 0   Blackpool F.C. Academy November 2003 Free
36 Paul Gerrard GK   Heywood (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 34) 0 0   Sheffield United 24 January 2008 Loan
38 Scott Flinders GK   Rotherham (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (aged 20) 0 0   Crystal Palace 27 March 2008 Loan
Defenders
2 Danny Coid RB/LB/CM   Liverpool (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 25) 280 14   Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 August 1998 Free
3 Stephen Crainey LB   Glasgow (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0   Leeds United 9 July 2007 Free
5 Michael Jackson CB   Chester (1973-12-04)4 December 1973 (aged 33) 52 2   Tranmere Rovers 23 June 2006 Free
6 Ian Evatt CB   Coventry (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 25) 54 1   Queens Park Rangers 5 January 2007[a] Free
15 John Hills CB   St Annes (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 29) 192 20   Sheffield Wednesday 5 July 2007[b] Free
17 Kaspars Gorkšs CB   Riga (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 25) 13 0   FK Ventspils 1 January 2007 Free
18 Paul Tierney LB   Salford (1982-09-15)15 September 1982 (aged 24) 13 0   Livingston 2 June 2006 Free
19 Phil Doughty CB   Blackpool (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 (aged 20) 4 0   Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 December 2002 Free
24 Matt Jackson RB   Leeds (1971-10-19)19 October 1971 (aged 35) 0 0   Watford 1 October 2007 Loan
24 Tony McMahon RB   Bishop Auckland (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 21) 0 0   Middlesbrough 10 November 2007 Loan
25 Shaun Barker RB/CB   Trowell (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 24) 55 6   Rotherham United 2 August 2006 Free
31 Joe Martin LB/LM   Dagenham (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 18) 0 0   Tottenham Hotspur 27 March 2008 Loan
Midfielders
4 Keith Southern DM/CM   Gateshead (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 23) 204 22   Everton 8 November 2002[a] Undisclosed
8 Adrian Forbes RM   Greenford (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 28) 43 1   Swansea City 1 July 2006 Free
10 Stuart Green CM   Whitehaven (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0   Crystal Palace 31 January 2008 Free
11 Wes Hoolahan LM/RM   Dublin (1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (aged 23) 49 10   Livingston 10 August 2007[a] £75,000
14 David Fox CM/DM   Leek (1983-11-13)13 November 1983 (aged 23) 52 5   Manchester United January 2006 Free
16 Claus Jørgensen CM/AM    Holstebro (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 28) 39 2   Coventry City 8 September 2006 Free
20 Andy Welsh LM   Manchester (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 23) 0 0   Toronto FC 31 August 2007 Free
22 Marcus Bean CM   Bournemouth (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 22) 27 1   Queens Park Rangers 24 January 2006 Free
26 Simon Wiles CM   Preston (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 22) 48 3   Blackpool F.C. Academy 14 October 2003 Free
28 Michael Flynn CM   Newport (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 26) 7 0   Gillingham 5 July 2007[a] Free
29 Matty Kay CM   Blackpool (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 17) 1 0   Blackpool F.C. Academy 13 November 2005 Free
30 Matt Lawlor CM   (1988-08-20)20 August 1988 (aged 18) 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 July 2007 Free
33 Michael D'Agostino RM   Vancouver (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 Free agency September 2007 Free
Forwards
7 Keigan Parker ST   Livingston (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 24) 140 41   St Johnstone 25 June 2004 Free
8 Stephen McPhee ST   Glasgow (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0   Hull City 7 January 2008 £215,000
9 Andy Morrell ST   Doncaster (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 32) 48 20   Coventry City 15 August 2006 Free
10 Scott Vernon ST   Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 23) 68 19   Oldham Athletic 9 June 2005[a] Part-exchange
12 Gary Taylor-Fletcher ST/RW/LW   Widnes (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0   Huddersfield Town 9 July 2007 Undisclosed
24 Grant Holt ST   Carlisle (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 26) 0 0   Nottingham Forest 21 March 2008 Loan
27 Ben Burgess ST    Buxton (1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 25) 32 5   Hull City 31 August 2006 £100,000
32 Phil Marsh ST   St Helens (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 20) 0 0   Manchester United 5 September 2007 Free
34 Bartosz Ślusarski ST   Szamocin (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 25) 0 0   West Bromwich Albion 20 November 2007 Loan
35 Danny Mitchley ST   Liverpool (1989-10-07)7 October 1989 (aged 17) 0 0   Blackpool F.C. Academy 4 March 2008 Free
37 Paul Dickov ST   Livingston (1972-11-01)1 November 1972 (aged 34) 0 0   Manchester City 31 January 2008 Loan
  1. ^ a b c d e f Player had a previous loan spell at the club. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first permanent spell at the club.
  2. ^ Player had three previous spells at the club including one on loan. Date of signing refers to the player's fourth spell at the club.

Source: [3]

Pre-season edit

25 July 2007 (2007-07-25) Friendly Blackpool 1–2 Wigan Athletic Blackpool, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
28 July 2007 (2007-07-28) Friendly Livingston 1–1 Blackpool Livingston, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
31 July 2007 (2007-07-31) Friendly Bradford City 1–2 Blackpool Bradford, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Valley Parade
3 August 2007 (2007-08-03) Friendly Carlisle United 1–2 Blackpool Carlisle, England
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park

Season proper edit

Football League Championship edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results edit

In summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 18 16 59 64  −5 54 8 11 4 35 27  +8 4 7 12 24 37  −13

Source: Sky

By matchday edit
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDLWDDDDLDDLLLWLLWDWLLWDWWLDLWDDLWWDDLDDDLLWLD
Position78148699101316151820221921212121181818171717141615151516151514121212131516161718161819
Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2008. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
In detail edit
11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Leicester City 0–1 Blackpool Leicester
15:00 BST Report Southern   63' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 26,650
Referee: Andy D'Urso
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Blackpool 1–1 Bristol City Blackpool
15:00 BST Morrell   52'
Jackson   76'		 Report Murray   75' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,983
Referee: Colin Webster
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Potter   30'
Olofinjana   53'
Eastwood   69', 78'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher   51'
Southern   62'
Barker   75'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,294
Referee: Trevor Kettle
3 September 2007 (2007-09-03) 4 Blackpool 2–1 Hull City Blackpool
19:45 BST Jackson   43'
Taylor-Fletcher   47'
Gorkšs   66'
Burgess   90',   90'		 Report Garcia   41'
Ashbee   50'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Burnley 2–2 Blackpool Burnley
15:00 BST Jones   52'
Akinbiyi   86'
Hoolahan   73' (pen.)
Morrell   90'		 Report Garcia   41'
Ashbee   50'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Mike Dean
18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 6 Blackpool 2–2 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 BST Crainey   45'
Burgess   87'		 Report Beattie   13', 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Blackpool 2–2 Colchester United Blackpool
15:00 BST Morrell   54'
Barker   84'		 Report Yeates   63', 86'
Elokobi   45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Watford 1–1 Blackpool Watford
15:00 BST Johnson   13',   41' Report Hoolahan   73' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,580
Referee: Richard Beeby
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Coventry City 3–1 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 BST Ward   36'
Doyle   44' (pen.)
Best   45'
Simpson   62',   86'
Hughes   63'
Mifsud   69'		 Report Morrell   32'
Gorkšs   45'   81'
Taylor-Fletcher   59'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike Thorpe
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Blackpool 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 BST Hoolahan   63'
Welsh   87'		 Report Nalis   67' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Blackpool
15:00 BST Barker   27'
Fox   69'		 Report Craig   48'
Soares   59',   88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Graham Laws
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Blackpool West Bromwich
19:45 BST Miller   22'
Robinson   26'
Morrison   79'		 Report Vernon   31'
Parker   35'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Mike Pike
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 BST Whelan   65'
Tudgay   66'
Hinds   71'		 Report Southern   14'
Hoolahan   37'
Barker   62'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,238
Referee: Graeme Atkins
5 November 2007 (2007-11-05) 14 Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool Barnsley
19:45 GMT Howard   21' (pen.)
Taylor-Fletcher   70' (o.g.)		 Report Jackson   36'   52'
Southern   72'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,531
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 15 Blackpool 1–0 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Barker   61'
Parker   67'
Gorkšs   73'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,051
Referee: Andy Hall
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 16 Southampton 1–0 Blackpool Southampton
15:00 GMT John   35' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,075
Referee: Iain Williamson
27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) 17 Blackpool 1–3 Norwich City Blackpool
19:45 GMT Slusarski   38' Report Dublin   30', 90',   35'
Taylor   74'
Fotheringham   80'
Otsemobor   81'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: Mark Haywood
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 18 Blackpool 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Burgess   90' Report Buzsaky   75'
Rowlands   80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,527
Referee: Clive Oliver
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 19 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Blackpool Scunthorpe
20:00 GMT Butler   19'
Youga   71'
Sparrow   90'		 Report Flynn   88' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 20 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool Preston
12:30 GMT Mawene   67'
Sedgwick   69'
Jones   83'
McKenna   89'		 Report Hoolahan   68' (pen.)
Gorkšs   86'
Evatt   90'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,807
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 December 2007 (2007-12-11) 21 Blackpool 0–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Thompson   14'
Loovens   64'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 22 Blackpool 2–3 Stoke City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Flynn   13'
Burgess   79'
Barker   89'		 Report Lawrence   15'
Fuller   37', 61'
Cort   41'
Shawcross   79'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 23 Blackpool 4–0 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Hoolahan   28' (pen.)
Jørgensen   39'
Flynn   65'
Gorkšs   72'
Vernon   88'		 Report Kyle   31'
Doyle   34'
McNamee   41'
Best   74'
Tabb   90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 24 Sheffield United 1–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 GMT Beattie   23'
Naysmith   55'
Lucketti   68'
Tonge   82'		 Report Evatt   8'
Jørgensen   69'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,409
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 25 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 GMT Virgo   45' Report Vernon   26', 36'
Morrell   80'
Barker   90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Paul Armstrong
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 26 Blackpool 3–0 Burnley Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gorkšs   23',   67'
Burgess   59'
Jørgensen   63'		 Report Lafferty   20'
McCann   27'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,599
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 27 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Blackpool Charlton
15:00 GMT Bougherra   6'
Varney   10'
Zhi   24', 52'		 Report Burgess   12'
Hoolahan   32'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,412
Referee: Jarnail Singh
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 28 Blackpool 1–1 Ipswich Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Jørgensen   39' Report Sito   63'
Walters   65'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Mike Pike
26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) 29 Bristol City 1–0 Blackpool Bristol
15:00 GMT Elliott   20'
Skuse   78'		 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,465
Referee: Roger East
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 30 Blackpool 2–1 Leicester City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Taylor-Fletcher   3'
Dickov   90'		 Report Laczko   23'
Howard   62'
Stearman   65'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,298
Referee: Graham Laws
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 31 Hull City 2–2 Blackpool Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Barmby   45'
Folan   60'
Windass   70'		 Report Burgess   32'
Dickov   39', 50'
Gorkšs   45'   83'
Taylor-Fletcher   48'
Jørgensen   84'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 32 Blackpool 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor-Fletcher   69'
Evatt   75'		 Report Keogh   63'
Ward   90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,413
Referee: Lee Mason
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 33 Ipswich Town 2–1 Blackpool Ipswich
15:00 GMT Sumulikoski   50'
Walters   58'		 Report Dickov   89' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Fred Graham
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 34 Blackpool 5–3 Charlton Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT McPhee   16'
Gorkšs   26'
Taylor-Fletcher   59', 69'
Dickov   62'		 Report Ambrose   29', 30'
Fortune   37',   74'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Colin Webster
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 35 Norwich City 1–2 Blackpool Norwich
15:00 GMT Cureton   65' (pen.) Report McPhee   15', 39'
Morrell   20'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,531
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) 36 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor-Fletcher   20' Report Macken   36'
Campbell-Ryce   45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,080
Referee: Karl Evans
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 37 Blackpool 2–2 Southampton Blackpool
15:00 GMT Southern   49'
Gorkšs   55'
Taylor-Fletcher   75'		 Report Vignal   31' (pen.)
John   63'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Dave Foster
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 38 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Blackpool White City
20:00 GMT Buzsaky   11'
Vine   40'
Rowlands   47'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher   29'
Burgess   60'
Gorkšs   73'
Hoolahan   90'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,538
Referee: Keith Hill
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 39 Blackpool 0–0 Preston North End Blackpool
12:30 GMT Evatt   39' Report Mawene   28'
McKenna   35'
Jones   42'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: Lee Probert
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 40 Stoke City 1–1 Blackpool Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Cort   47' Report Burgess   37'
Claus Bech Jørgensen   40'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Mike Pike
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackpool Selhurst
15:00 BST Sinclair   39'
Soares   40'
Derry   60'
Butterfield   77'		 Report Evatt   40' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Anthony Taylor
8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) 42 Blackpool 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
19:45 BST Burgess   35'
Dickov   85'		 Report Miller   45',   87'
Phillips   81' (pen.)
Moore   86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,628
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Cardiff City 3–1 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 BST McPhail   7'
Sinclair   50'
Whittingham   58'		 Report Morrell   73' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,715
Referee: Tony Bates
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Blackpool 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool
15:00 BST Jørgensen   6'
Dickov   30',   53'
McPhee   44'		 Report Wood   12'
Gilbert   51'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,633
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Easter   4'
Fallon   25', 55'
Smith   90'		 Report Jackson   7'
Hoolahan   32'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,911
Referee: Kevin Wright
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Blackpool 1–1 Watford Blackpool
14:00 BST Burgess   2' Report Henderson   6'   60'
Smith   62'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,640
Referee: Graham Laws

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third Round Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 GMT Campbell-Ryce   67'
Mossto   72'
Foster   78'
Coulson   81'
Odejayi   82'		 Report Fox   32'
Jørgensen   72'
Crainey   90'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,276
Referee: Michael Jones

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
7 August 2007 (2007-08-07) First Round Blackpool 1–0 Huddersfield Town Blackpool
19:45 BST Burgess   75' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,395
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) Second Round Derby County 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Blackpool Derby
19:45 BST Beardsley   21'
Camara   63'
Fagan   101'		 Report Gorkšs   86', 120' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Howard  
Fagan  
Malcolm  
Teale  
McEveley  
Pearson  
Bywater  
Todd  
Moore  		   Fox
  Hoolahan
  Southern
  Evatt
  Parker
  Morrell
  Forbes
  Barker
  Jackson
25 September 2007 (2007-09-25) Third Round Blackpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Blackpool
19:45 BST Evans   6'
Hills   42'
Hoolahan   81'
Flynn   83'
Jackson   118'		 Report Harrold   7' (pen.),   53'
Black   66'
McCormack   90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5.022
Referee: Michael Jones
31 October 2007 (2007-10-31) Fourth Round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool Tottenham
20:00 GMT Keane   18'
Kaboul   49'
Chimbonda   58'
Tainio   84'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,196
Referee: Chris Foy

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Paul Rachubka 46 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 49 0 0 0
2 MF   Danny Coid 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
3 DF   Stephen Crainey 40 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 43 1 1 0
4 MF   Keith Southern 30 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 3 2 0
5 DF   Michael Jackson 23 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 28 1 3 1
6 DF   Ian Evatt 29 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 0 4 1
7 FW   Keigan Parker 21 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 25 0 2 0
8 MF   Adrian Forbes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
8 FW   Stephen McPhee 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 1 0
9 FW   Andy Morrell 28 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 33 5 2 0
10 MF   Stuart Green 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
10 FW   Scott Vernon 15 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 4 0 0
11 MF   Wes Hoolahan 45 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 50 6 4 0
12 FW   Gary Taylor-Fletcher 42 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 46 6 5 0
13 GK   Kyle Clancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   David Fox 28 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 33 2 0 0
15 DF   John Hills 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
16 MF   Claus Jørgensen 37 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 4 4 0
17 DF   Kaspars Gorkšs 40 6 0 0 4 2 0 0 44 8 4 2
18 DF   Paul Tierney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Phil Doughty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Andy Welsh 21 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 0 1 0
21 GK   Rhys Evans 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
21 GK   Pāvels Šteinbors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Marcus Bean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   Lewis Edge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   Grant Holt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
24 DF   Matt Jackson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
24 DF   Tony McMahon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF   Shaun Barker 46 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 50 2 5 0
26 MF   Simon Wiles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   Ben Burgess 35 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 37 10 3 0
28 MF   Michael Flynn 32 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 36 3 1 0
29 MF   Matty Kay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   Matt Lawlor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Joe Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 FW   Phil Marsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   Michael D'Agostino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   Bartosz Slusarski 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
36 GK   Paul Gerrard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Paul Dickov 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 2 0
38 GK   Scott Flinders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW   Danny Mitchley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline totals   46   4
  • Players used: 29
  • Goals scored: 65

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
5 June 2007 GK   Paul Rachubka Free agency —
5 July 2007 CM   Michael Flynn Free agency — [4]
5 July 2007 LB   John Hills Free agency — [4]
9 July 2007 LB   Stephen Crainey Free agency —
9 July 2007 RW   Gary Taylor-Fletcher Huddersfield Town Undisclosed
10 August 2007 LM   Wes Hoolahan Livingston £75,000 [5]
31 August 2007 LM   Andy Welsh Toronto — [6]
5 September 2007 CF   Phil Marsh Free agency —
7 January 2008 CF   Stephen McPhee Hull City £300,000 [7]
31 January 2008 RW   Stuart Green Crystal Palace — [8]

Loans in edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref.
1 October 2007 RB   Matt Jackson Watford 5 November 2007 [9]
10 November 2007 RB   Tony McMahon Middlesbrough 10 December 2007 [10]
20 November 2007 CF   Bartosz Ślusarski West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2008 [11]
24 January 2008 GK   Paul Gerrard Sheffield United 31 May 2008 [12]
20 March 2008 CF   Grant Holt Nottingham Forest 31 May 2008 [13]
27 March 2008 GK   Scott Flinders Crystal Palace 31 May 2008 [14]
27 March 2008 LB   Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 2008 [15]
31 January 2008 CF   Paul Dickov Manchester City 31 May 2008 [16]
31 January 2008 GK   Pāvels Šteinbors FK Jūrmala 31 May 2008 [17]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2007 CM   Ciaran Donnelly Free agency — [18]
31 May 2007 CB   Marc Joseph Free agency — [18]
31 May 2007 CM   Sean Paterson Free agency — [18]
3 January 2008 CF   Adrian Forbes Millwall — [19]
22 January 2008 GK   Rhys Evans Millwall — [20]
31 January 2008 CF   Scott Vernon Colchester United — [21]

Loans out edit

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref.
17 July 2007 LB   Paul Tierney Stockport County 17 January 2008 [22]
17 July 2007 RM   Simon Wiles Macclesfield Town 1 January 2008 [23]
9 August 2007 CDM   Marcus Bean Rotherham United 31 October 2007 [24]
5 October 2007 GK   Rhys Evans Bradford City 30 October 2007 [25]
7 November 2007 CB   Phil Doughty Macclesfield Town 17 January 2008 [26]
22 November 2007 RB   Michael D'Agostino Cheltenham Town 1 January 2008 [27]
1 January 2008 CB   Phil Doughty Accrington Stanley 21 February 2008 [28]
7 January 2008 CM   Matt Lawlor Farsley Celtic 7 February 2008
25 January 2008 GK   Lewis Edge Northwich Victoria 25 February 2008 [29]

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