2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.

Peterborough United
2007–08 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron McLean (29)
All: Aaron McLean (33)
Highest home attendance12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom)
Lowest home attendance4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton)

Sponsors edit

Area Sponsor Type
Football League Football League Domestic League
Fitness Muscle Finesse Fitness
Photography FC Pix Photography
Stand Sponsor Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Club Partner Thomas Cook Charter airline

Squad edit

Goalkeepers edit

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
1   Mark Tyler GK 17 - 4 - 21 - 7 December 1994 Norwich
13   Shwan Jalal GK 7 - 3 - 10 - 8 January 2007 Woking
31   James McKeown GK 0 (1) - 0 - 0 (1) - 20 July 2007 Walsall
32   Joe Lewis GK 22 - 1 - 23 - 8 January 2008 Norwich

Defenders edit

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
3   Shane Blackett DF 9 (2) - 3 - 12 (2) - 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
4   Craig Morgan DF 41 2 5 - 46 2 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
5   Chris Westwood DF 35 (2) - 5(1) - 40 (3) - 14 May 2007 Walsall
6   Charlie Lee DF 32 (10) 6 5 (3) 2 37 (13) 8 23 May 2007 Tottenham Hotspur
14   Scott Mitchell DF 1 (4) - 0 (1) - 1 (5) - 1 January 2008 Livingston
19   Adam Smith DF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
22   Kieran Charnock DF 10 - 4 - 14 - 5 July 2007 Northwich Victoria
25   Jeff Hughes DF 2 (5) 1 1 (1) - 3 (6) 1 - Crystal Palace
27   Claude Gnakpa DF 25 (3) - 3 (1) - 28 (4) - 17 July 2007 Swindon Town
28   Guy Branston DF 1 (1) - 0 - 1 (1) - 24 July 2006 Oldham
29   Tom Williams DF 3 (4) - 0 (0) - 3 (4) - 1 July 2008 Wycombe
33   Danny Blanchett DF 1 - 1 - 2 - 19 March 2007 Cambridge City

Midfielders edit

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
2   Josh Low MF 9 (6) 2 3 (2) - 12 (8) 2 4 January 2007 Leicester City
7   Adam Newton MF 26 (6) - 5 - 31 (6) - 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8   Micah Hyde (c) MF 33 (4) - 6 - 39 (4) - 11 January 2007 Burnley
10   George Boyd MF 41 (5) 12 7 3 48 (5) 15 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
11   Dean Keates MF 33 (7) 5 3 (2) - 36 (9) 5 14 May 2007 Walsall
15   Peter Gain MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17   Jamie Day MF 42 3 6 (1) - 48 (1) 3 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18   Chris Whelpdale MF 29 (6) 3 7 - 36 (6) 3 15 May 2007 Billericay Town
20   Alfie Potter MF 0 (2) - 0 (1) - 0 (3) - 1 June 2007 Youth Team
21   Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
24   Billy Crook MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2007 Youth Team
29   Gavin Strachan MF 0 (3) - 2 (1) - 2 (4) - 29 January 2007 Hartlepool United

Forwards edit

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
9   Aaron McLean ST 45 29 8 4 53 33 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
12   Craig Mackail-Smith ST 34 (2) 12 4 (1) 7 38 (3) 19 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
15   Scott Rendell ST 3 (7) 3 0 - 3 (7) 3 22 May 2008 Cambridge United
16   Danny Crow ST 2(2) 2 1(1) - 3 (3) 2 8 July 2005 Northampton Town
23   Rene Howe ST 2 (13) 1 1 (2) - 3 (15) 1 2 July 2007 Kettering Town
26   Liam Hatch ST 1 (10) 2 0 0 1 (10) 2 1 January 2008 Barnet

Transfers edit

A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 2007 MF   Alfie Potter Youth Team n/a
2 July 2007 FW   Rene Howe Kettering Town Undisclosed
5 July 2007 DF   Kieran Charnock Northwich Victoria Undisclosed
17 July 2007 DF   Claude Gnakpa Swindon Town Free
20 July 2007 GK   James McKeown Walsall Free
22 November 2007 DF   Jeff Hughes Crystal Palace Loan
1 January 2008 FW   Liam Hatch Barnet £150,000
1 January 2008 DF   Scott Mitchell Livingston Undisclosed
31 December 2007 DF   Tom Williams Wycombe Wanderers Loan
8 January 2008 GK   Joe Lewis Norwich City £400,000
18 February 2008 ST   Scott Rendell Cambridge United Loan
22 May 2008 ST   Scott Rendell Cambridge United £115,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
6 June 2007 FW   Justin Richards Kidderminster Harriers £0
28 June 2007 DF   Ben Futcher Bury £0
28 June 2007 DF   Mark Arber Stevenage Borough £0
16 July 2007 MF   Richard Butcher Notts County £0
1 August 2007 DF   Jude Stirling Milton Keynes Dons £0
1 August 2007 FW   Trevor Benjamin Hereford United £0
20 September 2007 MF   Alfie Potter Havant & Waterlooville Loan
1 January 2008 DF   Guy Branston Notts County £0
10 January 2008 MF   Gavin Strachan Notts County £0
11 January 2008 FW   Rene Howe Rochdale Loan
11 January 2008 GK   Shwan Jalal Morecambe Loan
17 January 2008 MF   Peter Gain Dagenham & Redbridge £0

Fixtures and results edit

Friendlies edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 July Stamford Away W 1–0 712 Scott Ginty
13 July Celtic Home L 1–2 5,800 Aaron McLean
18 July Hucknall Town Away W 3–0 216 Rene Howe, Scott Ginty, Guy Branston
21 July Liverpool Home D 0–0 9,339
24 July Stevenage Borough Away D 1–1 1,500 Josh Low
26 July Kettering Town Away Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch
28 July Billericay Town Away D 3–3 935 Aaron McLean, Chris Whelpdale, Rene Howe
31 July Birmingham City Home L 0–3 4,371
4 August Manchester United Home L 1–3 11,574 Rene Howe
8 August Bedford Town Away L 0–1 379

Football League Two edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Pos Attendance Scorers Ref.
11 August Rochdale Home 3–0 2nd 5,575 Josh Low, Aaron McLean, Danny Crow [1]
19 August Rotherham United Away 1–3 8th 4,291 Aaron McLean
25 August Chesterfield Home 2–3 15th 5,005 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean [2]
1 September Accrington Stanley Away 2–0 7th 1,484 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
8 September Mansfield Town Home 2–1 4th 4,721 Josh Low, Danny Crow
15 September Bradford City Away 0–1 9th 13,819
22 September Morecambe Home 1–1 9th 4,473 Aaron McLean
29 September Darlington Away 1–1 10th 3,974 Craig Mackail-Smith
2 October Shrewsbury Town Away 2–0 7th 5,220 Charlie Lee, George Boyd
6 October Grimsby Town Home 2–1 7th 4,786 George Boyd, Aaron McLean [3]
13 October Wycombe Wanderers Home 2–1 6th 4,567 Aaron McLean, Charlie Lee
20 October Lincoln City Away 1–1 6th 5,036 Gary Croft (OG)
27 October Hereford United Home 1–1 6th 5,008 Craig Mackail-Smith
3 November Stockport County Away 2–1 5th 5,042 Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
6 November Dagenham and Redbridge Home 3–1 5th 4,200 Dean Keates, Aaron McLean 2
17 November Bury Away 0–2 5th 2,660
24 November Brentford Home 7–0 3rd 4,865 Aaron McLean 3, Chris Whelpdale, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Rene Howe [4]
4 December Notts County Away 1–0 3rd 4,412 Craig Mackail-Smith
8 December Chester City Away 2–1 2nd 2,291 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 December Milton Keynes Dons Home 1–2 3rd 10,351 Aaron McLean
22 December Bradford City Home 2–1 2nd 5,355 Aaron McLean, Jeff Hughes [5]
26 December Mansfield Town Away 0–2 3rd 3,107
29 December Morecambe Away 2–3 4th 2,371 Craig Morgan, Charlie Lee
1 January Shrewsbury Town Home 2–1 5th 5,062 Charlie Lee, Craig Morgan
12 January Macclesfield Town Home 0–1 6th 5,238 [6]
15 January Accrington Stanley Home 8–2 5th 4,257 George Boyd 3, Aaron McLean 3, Craig Mackail-Smith 2 [7]
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) Rotherham United Home 3–1 5,152 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith [8]
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) Rochdale Away 2–0 3,076 George Boyd, Aaron McLean
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) Wrexham Home 0–0 5,505
13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) Chesterfield Away 2–1 3,973 Aaron McLean, George Boyd
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) Barnet Home 1–0 5,520 Liam Hatch
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) Macclesfield Town Away 3–0 2,094 George Boyd, Chris Whelpdale, Aaron McLean
26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) Wrexham Away 2–0 Jamie Day 2
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) Bury Home 1–0 6,150 Dean Keates
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) Barnet Away 2–0 Dean Keates, Jamie Day
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) Dagenham & Redbridge Away 3–2 3,130 George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) Brentford Away 2–1 4,049 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) Notts County Home 0–0 7,173
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) Milton Keynes Dons Away 1–1 14,521 Chris Whelpdale
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) Chester City Home 1–0 6,457 Dean Keates
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) Lincoln City Home 4–0 8,035 Aaron McLean 2, Scott Rendell 2
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) Wycombe Wanderers Away 2–2 6,202 George Boyd, Liam Hatch
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) Stockport County Home 0–1 10,023
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) Hereford United Away 1–0 5,279 Dean Keates
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) Grimsby Town Away 4–1 4,125 Aaron McLean 2, Craig Mackail-Smith, Scott Rendell
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) Darlington Home 0–2 2nd 10,400 [9]

FA Cup edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 November Round 1 Wrexham Home W 4–1 4,266 Craig Mackail-Smith 3, Aaron McLean
1 December Round 2 Staines Town Away W 5–0 2,460 Craig Mackail-Smith 4, Aaron McLean
5 January Round 3 Colchester United F.C. Away W 3–1 4,003 Aaron McLean, George Boyd, Charlie Lee
26 January Round 4 West Bromwich Albion F.C. Home L 0–3 12,701

League Cup edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August Round 1 South Southampton Home W 2–1 4,087 Grzegorz Rasiak(OG), George Boyd
28 August Round 2 West Bromwich Albion Home L 0–2 4,917

Football League Trophy edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 September Round 1 SE Section Nottingham Forest Away W 3–2 3,102 Charlie Lee, Luke Chambers(OG), George Boyd
8 October Round 2 SE Section Milton Keynes Dons Away L 1–3 5,087 Aaron McLean

Statistics edit

Goal scorers edit

Pos Player League Cup Total  
1   Aaron McLean 29 4 33
2   Craig Mackail-Smith 12 7 19
3   George Boyd 12 3 15
4   Charlie Lee 6 2 8
5   Dean Keates 5 0 5
6   Scott Rendell 3 0 3
7   Jamie Day 3 0 3
8   Chris Whelpdale 3 0 3

Cards edit

Pos Player    
1   Craig Morgan 1 10
2   Claude Gnakpa 0 10
3   Aaron McLean 0 9
4   Jamie Day 0 9
5   Charlie Lee 0 8
6   Chris Whelpdale 0 4
7   Kieran Charnock 0 4
8   Chris Westwood 0 3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Peterborough 3-0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Peterborough 2-3 Chesterfield". 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Peterborough 2-1 Grimsby". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Peterborough 7-0 Brentford". 24 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 2-1 Bradford". 22 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Peterborough 0-1 Macclesfield". 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Peterborough 8-2 Accrington". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Peterborough 3-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Peterborough 0-2 Darlington". 3 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.