2007–08 Everton F.C. season

Season summary

After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points. In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in 2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning them to UEFA Cup football. Nonetheless, this was a great result for a club with limited financial resources, and served to enhance manager David Moyes' reputation as one of the best managers in England.

Final league table

Main article: 2007–08 Premier League

Squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Player awards

• Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
• Players' Player of the Season - Joleon Lescott
• Young Player of the Season - Victor Anichebe
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season - John Irving
• Academy Player of the Season - Jack Rodwell
• Goal of the Season - Leon Osman vs. AEL

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Results

Premier League

Results by round

Matches

Anichebe Osman Stubbs Ooijer Pedersen Lescott Pienaar Ronaldo Vidić Agbonlahor Pienaar Mido Dong-Gook Emre Owen Given Yakubu Carsley Vaughan Cahill Pienaar Johnson Osman Johnson
Cahill Bendtner Adebayor Rosický McFadden Lescott Lescott Cahill Yobo Carew Lescott

UEFA Cup

First round

Mahdoufi McFadden Anichebe

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage#Group A

Osman Anichebe Anichebe Jaliens Jagielka Vaughan

Round of 32

Anichebe Johnson Arteta Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Montolivo Arteta Yakubu Arteta Jagielka Montolivo Osvaldo Santana Fiorentina 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground.

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

Yakubu Yakubu Mikel Lescott

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Disciplinary record

: Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

References

References

1. "Everton 2007-2008 Home - statto.com".
2. "FootballSquads - Everton - 2007/08".
3. Carsley was born in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].
4. "Awards Winners {{!}} Everton Football Club".
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6. (4 July 2007). "Everton secure deal for Jagielka". BBC Sport.
7. (7 August 2007). "Everton capture Baines from Wigan". BBC Sport.
8. (21 August 2007). "Everton sign goalkeeper Wessels". BBC Sport.
9. (29 August 2007). "Yakubu joins Everton for £11.25m". BBC Sport.
10. (16 January 2008). "Chelsea win race for £9m Ivanovic". The Guardian.
11. (14 January 2008). "GOSLING DEAL FINALISED". Everton FC.
12. (14 May 2007). "Everton release Pistone & Wright". BBC Sport.
13. (5 July 2007). "Sheff Utd complete Naysmith deal". BBC Sport.
14. (4 August 2007). "Sheff Utd land Beattie and Carney". BBC Sport.
15. (18 January 2008). "McFadden joins Birmingham". Sky Sports.
16. (31 January 2008). "Derby bring in centre-back Stubbs". BBC Sport.
17. (31 January 2008). "Tykes sign Anderson and Nyatanga". BBC Sport.
18. (24 July 2007). "PIENAAR DEAL COMPLETED". BBC Sport.
19. (30 August 2007). "Everton re-sign Gravesen on loan". BBC Sport.
20. (12 January 2008). "Fernandes joins Everton on loan". BBC Sport.
21. (31 January 2008). "Everton seal Gardner loan switch". BBC Sport.
22. (3 August 2007). "CONNOR JOINS PARTICK". Everton FC.
23. (2 January 2008). "Plymouth seal Jutkiewicz switch". BBC Sport.
24. (7 January 2008). "SPENCER JOINS YEOVIL". Everton FC.
25. (21 January 2008). "BOYLE JOINS CREWE". Everton FC.
26. (21 March 2008). "Crewe extend Boyle stay". Sky Sports.
27. (25 January 2008). "Gretna sign up Everton's Kissock". BBC Sport.
28. (29 January 2008). "TWENTE IN FOR BJARNI". Everton FC.
29. (22 February 2008). "RUDDY ON LOAN". Everton FC.
30. (22 March 2008). "STOCKPORT KEEP RUDDY". Everton FC.
31. (7 March 2008). "SPENCER JOINS SILKMEN". Everton FC.