2007–08 Premier Reserve League

The 2007–08 Premier Reserve League season is the ninth since its establishment. The events in the senior leagues during the 2006–07 season saw Watford, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Birmingham City, Derby County and Sunderland.

Premier Reserve League
Season2007–08
ChampionsLiverpool
Goals scored510
Average goals/game2.82
Top goalscorerHungary Krisztián Németh
(Liverpool, 9 goals)
Biggest home winReading 5–0 Derby County
(February 13)
Biggest away winDerby County 0–8 West Ham (November 26)
Highest scoringDerby County 0–8 West Ham (November 26)
Longest winning run7 (Liverpool, February 26–May 7)
Longest unbeaten run16 (Liverpool, October 11–May 7)
Longest losing run12 (Derby County October 22–April 14)
Highest attendance10,546 (Liverpool v Man United, February 26)

Northern Champions Liverpool beat Southern Champions Aston Villa 3–0 in the Premier Reserve League Play-off Final and were crowned the National Champions.

Final league tables

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Premier Reserve League North

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Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool Reserves (C)
18
13
4
1
31
8
+23
43
2
Manchester City Reserves
18
8
6
4
34
29
+5
30
3
Manchester United Reserves
18
8
5
5
25
19
+6
29
4
Sunderland Reserves
18
9
2
7
28
24
+4
29
5
Blackburn Rovers Reserves
18
8
4
6
32
25
+7
28
6
Newcastle United Reserves
18
5
7
6
31
27
+4
22
7
Middlesbrough Reserves
18
5
7
6
23
26
-3
22
8
Everton Reserves
18
4
4
10
21
31
-10
16
9
Wigan Athletic Reserves
18
4
3
11
19
36
-17
15
10
Bolton Wanderers Reserves
18
3
4
11
13
32
-19
13

Premier Reserve League South

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Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Aston Villa Reserves (C)
18
10
5
3
38
17
+21
35
2
Reading Reserves
18
8
7
3
32
16
+16
31
3
West Ham United Reserves
18
9
4
5
32
21
+11
31
4
Arsenal Reserves
18
8
6
4
26
17
+9
30
5
Fulham Reserves
18
8
4
6
27
25
+2
28
6
Chelsea Reserves
18
5
7
6
23
21
+2
22
7
Birmingham City Reserves
18
6
4
8
25
33
-8
22
8
Tottenham Hotspur Reserves
18
5
6
7
22
24
-2
21
9
Portsmouth Reserves
18
5
4
9
12
25
-13
19
10
Derby County Reserves
18
1
3
14
13
51
-38
6

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions

Play-off Final

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Liverpool3 – 0Aston Villa
Németh   10'
Brouwer   66'
Lucas   76'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Relegated and Promoted teams

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These three teams were relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:

These three teams will promote to the Premier Reserve League at the start of next season:

Top scorers

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Premier Reserve League North

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Scorer Goals Team
  Krisztián Németh 9 Liverpool
  Jordy Brouwer 8 Liverpool
  Ashley Grimes 7 Manchester City
  Andy Carroll Newcastle United
  Alan Judge Blackburn Rovers

Premier Reserve League South

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Scorer Goals Team
  Tobias Mikaelsson 8 Aston Villa

See also

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