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Football League One
Season2007–08
PromotedSwansea City (champions)
Nottingham Forest (runners up)
Doncaster Rovers (play-off winners)
RelegatedBournemouth
Gillingham
Port Vale
Luton Town
Goals scored1,334
Average goals/game2.42
Top goalscorerJason Scotland (24)
Biggest home winSwindon Town 6-0 Port Vale
(2008-04-19)
Biggest away winLeyton Orient 0-5 Swansea City
(2007-10-06)

The Football League 2007–08 (entitled Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the sixteenth season under its current league division format and its fourth with its current sponsorship. The leagues started in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is the League Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division, League One.

West Bromwich Albion finished top of the league with 81 points, closely followed by Stoke City who had 79 points. Hull City were promoted through the play-offs. Colchester and Scunthorpe United were both relegated several weeks before the end of the season. However, in a very tight league, with a gap of only 29 points between top and 22nd place, the final team to be relegated, Leicester City, went down on the final day while six other teams were within three points of them.

Changes from last season edit

From League One edit

Promoted to Championship

Relegated to League Two

To League One edit

Relegated from Championship

Promoted from League Two

Season review edit

League Tables edit

League One edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 42 +40 92 Promotion to League Championship
2 Nottingham Forest (P) 46 22 16 8 64 32 +32 82
3 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80 Qualification for Football League One playoffs
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76[a]
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 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
21 Bournemouth (R) 46 17 7 22 62 72 −10 48[b] Relegation to League Two
22 Gillingham (R) 46 11 13 22 44 73 −29 46
23 Port Vale (R) 46 9 11 26 47 81 −34 38
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 −20 33[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
  2. ^ a b Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Playoffs edit

The Football League One Playoffs took place at the end of May 2008. They involved the teams that finished third to sixth in the table. Doncaster Rovers (3rd) and Leeds United (5th) qualified from their semi-finals against Southend United (6th) and Carlisle United (4th) respectively over two legs. Doncaster won the final with a single James Hayter goal to win promotion to the Football League Championship.

Semifinals Final
      
3 Doncaster Rovers 0
6 Southend United 0
3 Doncaster Rovers 1
5 Leeds United 0
4 Carlisle United 2
5 Leeds United 1

Results edit

Home \ Away 		BAR BLP BRI BUR CAR CHA COL COV CRY HUL IPS LEI NWC PLY PNE QPR SCU SHU SHW SOU STK WAT WBA WOL
Barnsley 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–0 1–3 4–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 2–1 1–0
Blackpool 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 5–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–0
Bristol City 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Burnley 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–3
Cardiff City 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–3
Charlton Athletic 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–3
Colchester United 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–2 0–1
Coventry City 4–0 3–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–1
Crystal Palace 2–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2
Hull City 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–0
Ipswich Town 0–0 2–1 6–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0
Leicester City 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–0
Norwich City 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1
Plymouth Argyle 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1
Preston North End 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–4 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0
Scunthorpe United 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–3 0–2
Sheffield United 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–1
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3
Southampton 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 0–0
Stoke City 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–4 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–0
Watford 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–3 3–0
West Brom 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–3 4–2 4–3 2–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–4 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–2 0–1
Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia edit

Team Stadium Capacity
Leeds United Elland Road 40,242
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,602
Huddersfield Town Galpharm Stadium 24,500
Port Vale Vale Park 22,356
Swansea City Liberty Stadium 20,532
Millwall The New Den 20,146
Carlisle United Brunton Park Stadium 16,981
Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park 16,567
Swindon Town The County Ground 15,728
Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Southend United Roots Hall 12,306
Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium 11,916
Gillingham KRBS Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300
Bournemouth Fitness First Stadium 10,700
Oldham Athletic Boundary Park 10,638
Luton Town Kenilworth Road 10,260
Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Stadium 10,046
Yeovil Town Huish Park 9,978
Leyton Orient Matchroom Stadium, Brisbane Road 9,271
Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Stadium 8,850
Hartlepool United Victoria Park 7,691
Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium 7,653
Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road 7,408

Top scorers edit

Pos Player Team Goals
1   Jason Scotland Swansea City 24
2   Jermaine Beckford Leeds United 20
3   Nicky Forster Brighton & Hove Albion 15
3   Nicky Maynard Crewe Alexandra 15
5   Danny Graham Carlisle United 14
  Richard Lambert Bristol Rovers 14
  Steven Gillespie Cheltenham Town 14
  Adam Boyd Leyton Orient 14
  Joe Garner Carlisle United 14
  Simon Cox Swindon Town 14

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Carlisle United   Neil McDonald Sacked 13 August 2007[1]   John Ward 2 October 2007[2] 8th
Gillingham   Ronnie Jepson Resigned 9 September 2007[3]   Mick Docherty
  Iffy Onuora (caretaker managers) 		10 September 2007
Port Vale   Martin Foyle Mutual consent 26 September 2007   Dean Glover (caretaker)
  Lee Sinnott 		September 2007
25 November 2007
Cheltenham Town   John Ward Mutual consent (hired by Carlisle United) 3 October 2007[4]   Keith Downing 2 November 2007[5] 23rd
Millwall   Willie Donachie Sacked 8 October 2007[6]   Kenny Jackett 6 November 2007[7] 24th
Swindon Town   Paul Sturrock Mutual consent (hired by Plymouth Argyle) 26 November 2007[8]   Maurice Malpas 7 January 2008[9] 11th
Leeds United   Dennis Wise Mutual consent (hired by Newcastle United) 28 January 2008[10]   Gary McAllister 29 January 2008[11] 5th
Huddersfield Town   Andy Ritchie Mutual consent 1 April 2008[12]   Stan Ternent 24 April 2008[13] 14th
Walsall   Richard Money Resigned 22 April 2008[14]   Jimmy Mullen 22 May 2008[15] 8th
Brighton and Hove Albion   Dean Wilkins Sacked 8 May 2008[16]   Micky Adams 8 May 2008[16] 7th

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald". BBC Sport. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Ward handed Carlisle manager post". BBC Sport. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Gillingham manager Jepson resigns". BBC Sport. 9 September 2007.
  4. ^ "John Ward leaves Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Cheltenham name Downing as boss". BBC Sport. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Donachie axed as Millwall manager". BBC Sport. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Millwall confirm Jackett as boss". BBC Sport. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Swindon needs a new manager". BBC Sport. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Malpas set to become Swindon boss". BBC Sport. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Wise gets powerful Newcastle role". BBC Sport. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Leeds name McAllister as new boss". BBC Sport. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Ritchie leaves Huddersfield post". BBC Sport. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Ternent named Huddersfield boss". BBC Sport. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Money resigns as Walsall manager". BBC Sport. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Mullen named new Walsall manager". BBC Sport. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Adams takes over as Brighton boss". BBC Sport. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links edit

[[Category:The Football League]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs 2007-08 season]]

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