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2007–08 Football League
109th season of the Football League
109th season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League |
| season | [2007–08](2007-08-in-english-football) |
| winners | West Bromwich Albion |
| promoted | West Bromwich Albion |
| Stoke City | |
| Hull City | |
| relegated | Mansfield Town |
| Wrexham | |
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-football-league) |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-football-league) |
Stoke City Hull City Wrexham The 2007–08 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th completed season of the Football League.
Changes from last season
As a result from last season, these are the changes from last season.
From Premier League
Relegated to Championship
- Sheffield United
- Charlton Athletic
- Watford
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
- Sunderland
- Birmingham City
- Derby County
Relegated to League 1
- Leeds United
- Luton Town
- Southend United
From Football League One
Promoted to Championship
- Scunthorpe United
- Bristol City
- Blackpool
Relegated to League 2
- Bradford City
- Brentford
- Chesterfield
- Rotherham United
From Football League Two
Promoted to League 1
- Walsall
- Hartlepool United
- Swindon Town
- Bristol Rovers
Relegated to Conference National
- Boston United
- Torquay United
From Conference National
Promoted to League 2
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Morecambe
Championship
Play-offs
Main article: 2008 Football League Championship play-off final
| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=Hull City | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-agg=6 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Watford | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-agg=1 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Bristol City | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-agg=4 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Crystal Palace | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-agg=2 | RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Hull City | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Bristol City | RD2-score2=0
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | ||||||||||
| James Beattie | Sheffield United | 22 | |||||||||
| Kevin Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | |||||||||
| Stern John | Southampton | 19 | |||||||||
| Kevin Lisbie | Colchester United | 17 | |||||||||
| Clinton Morrison | Crystal Palace | 16 | |||||||||
| Fraizer Campbell | Hull City | 15 | |||||||||
| Ricardo Fuller | Stoke City | 15 | |||||||||
| Liam Lawrence | Stoke City | 14 |
League One
Play-offs
Main article: 2008 Football League One play-off final
| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=Doncaster Rovers | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=5 | RD1-score1-agg=5 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Southend United | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-agg=1 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Carlisle United | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-agg=2 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Leeds United | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-agg=3 | RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Doncaster Rovers | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Leeds United | RD2-score2=0
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Scotland | Swansea City | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Nicky Forster | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Nicky Maynard | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Danny Graham | Carlisle United | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Rickie Lambert | Bristol Rovers | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Steven Gillespie | Cheltenham Town | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Adam Boyd | Leyton Orient | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Garner | Carlisle United | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Simon Cox | Swindon Town | 14 |
League Two
Play-offs
Main article: 2008 Football League Two play-off final
| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=Stockport County | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-agg=2 | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-team2=Wycombe Wanderers | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score2-agg=1 | RD1-seed3=5 | RD1-team3=Rochdale | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=2(5) | RD1-score3-agg=3 | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=Darlington | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=1(4) | RD1-score4-agg=3 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1= Stockport County | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2= Rochdale | RD2-score2= 2
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron McLean | Peterborough United | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Scott McGleish | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Lester | Chesterfield | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Boulding | Mansfield Town | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Liam Dickinson | Stockport County | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Andy Bishop | Bury | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Poole | Brentford | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Thorne | Bradford City | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Adam Le Fondre | Rochdale | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Ben Strevens | Dagenham & Redbridge | 14 |
Notes
- Leeds United were docked 15 points at the beginning of the League One season for failure to comply with rules on insolvency. As a part of this Leeds were given their golden share, allowing them to play in League One for the 2007–08 season.
- Luton Town of League One were docked 10 points on Thursday 22 November 2007 for entering administration.
- AFC Bournemouth of League One were docked 10 points on Friday 8 February 2008 for entering administration.
- Rotherham United of League Two were docked 10 points on Tuesday 18 March 2008 for entering administration.
References
References
- (4 August 2007). "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport.
- (18 March 2008). "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport.
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