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2007–08 Football League Championship

FieldValue
competitionFootball League Championship
season2007–08
winnersWest Bromwich Albion
1st Championship title
3rd 2nd tier title
promotedWest Bromwich Albion
Stoke City
Hull City
relegatedLeicester City
Colchester United
Scunthorpe United
league topscorerSylvan Ebanks-Blake (23)
biggest home winIpswich Town 6–0 Bristol City
(2007-11-10)
total goals1394
average goals2.53
highest attendance36,208
Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City
average attendance17,067
prevseason[2006–07](2006-07-football-league-championship)
nextseason[2008–09](2008-09-football-league-championship)

1st Championship title 3rd 2nd tier title Stoke City Hull City Colchester United Scunthorpe United (2007-11-10) Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City

The 2007–08 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship 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 play-off. 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, despite the fact that only Crystal Palace had conceded less goals.

Changes from last season

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League

  • Derby County
  • Birmingham City
  • Sunderland

Relegated to League One

  • Leeds United
  • Luton Town
  • Southend United

To Championship

Relegated from Premier League

  • Charlton Athletic
  • Sheffield United
  • Watford

Promoted from League One

  • Blackpool
  • Bristol City
  • Scunthorpe United

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarnsleyOakwell23,009
BlackpoolBloomfield Road9,788
Bristol CityAshton Gate21,497
BurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Cardiff CityNinian Park22,008
Charlton AthleticThe Valley27,111
Colchester UnitedLayer Road6,320
Coventry CityRicoh Arena32,609
Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park26,309
Hull CityKC Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownPortman Road30,311
Leicester CityWalkers Stadium32,261
Norwich CityCarrow Road26,034
Plymouth ArgyleHome Park19,500
Preston North EndDeepdale24,500
Queens Park RangersLoftus Road19,128
Scunthorpe UnitedGlanford Park9,088
Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane32,609
Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough39,814
SouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689
Stoke CityBrittania Stadium27,500
WatfordVicarage Road19,920
West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthorns26,688
Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux28,525

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerKit makerSponsor
BarnsleyWAL Simon DaveySurridgeWake Smith Solicitors
BlackpoolENG Simon GraysonCarlottiFloors 2 Go
Bristol CityENG Gary JohnsonPumaBristol Trade Centre
BurnleySCO Owen CoyleErreàHolland's Pies
Cardiff CityENG Dave JonesJomaCommunications Direct
Charlton AthleticENG Alan PardewJomaLlanera
Colchester UnitedWAL Geraint WilliamsDiadoraHaart Estate Agents (H)/Smart Energy (A)
Coventry CityWAL Chris ColemanPumaCassidy Group
Crystal PalaceENG Neil WarnockErreàGAC Logistics
Hull CityENG Phil BrownUmbroKaroo (H)/Kingston Communications (A)
Ipswich TownNIR Jim MagiltonMitre (H)/Punch (A & T)E.ON
Leicester CityENG Ian HollowayJakoTopps Tiles
Norwich CityENG Glenn RoederXaraFlybe
Plymouth ArgyleSCO Paul SturrockPumaGinsters
Preston North EndSCO Alan IrvineDiadoraEnterprise plc
Queens Park RangersITA Luigi De CanioLe Coq SportifCargiant
Scunthorpe UnitedNIR Nigel AdkinsCarlottiRainham Steel
Sheffield UnitedENG Kevin BlackwellLe Coq SportifCapital One
Sheffield WednesdayENG Brian LawsLottoPlusNet
SouthamptonENG Nigel PearsonSaintsFlybe
Stoke CityWAL Tony PulisLe Coq SportifBritannia Building Society
WatfordENG Aidy BoothroydDiadoraBeko
West Bromwich AlbionENG Tony MowbrayUmbroT-Mobile
Wolverhampton WanderersIRL Mick McCarthyLe Coq SportifChaucer Consulting

League table

Play-offs

The Football League Championship Playoffs took place at the end of May 2008. They involved the teams that finished third to sixth in the table. Hull (3rd) and Bristol City (4th) qualified from their semi-finals against Watford (6th) and Crystal Palace (5th) respectively over two legs. Hull City won the final with a single Dean Windass goal to win promotion to the Premier League.

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Results

Top scorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals1245679
Sylvan Ebanks-BlakePlymouth Argyle
Wolverhampton Wanderers23
James BeattieSheffield United22
Kevin PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion22
Stern JohnSouthampton19
Kevin LisbieColchester United17
Clinton MorrisonCrystal Palace16
Fraizer CampbellHull City15
Ricardo FullerStoke City15
Liam LawrenceStoke City14

Team of the Year

Pos.PlayerClub
GKWayne HennesseyWolverhampton Wanderers
DFBradley OrrBristol City
DFDanny ShittuWatford
DFPaul RobinsonWest Bromwich Albion
DFRyan ShawcrossStoke City
MFBrian HowardBarnsley
MFMarvin ElliottBristol City
MFLiam LawrenceStoke City
MFJonathan GreeningWest Bromwich Albion
STRicardo FullerStoke City
STKevin PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion

Stadiums

TeamStadiumCapacity
Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough Stadium39,814
SouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689
Coventry CityRicoh Arena32,609
Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane32,609
Leicester CityWalkers Stadium32,500
Ipswich TownPortman Road30,311
Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux Stadium28,525
Stoke CityBritannia Stadium28,383
West BromThe Hawthorns28,003
Charlton AthleticThe Valley27,111
Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park26,309
Norwich CityCarrow Road26,034
Hull CityKC Stadium25,404
Preston North EndDeepdale24,500
BarnsleyOakwell23,009
BurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Cardiff CityNinian Park22,008
Bristol CityAshton Gate21,497
WatfordVicarage Road19,920
Plymouth ArgyleHome Park19,500
Queens Park RangersLoftus Road19,128
BlackpoolBloomfield Road9,788
Scunthorpe UnitedGlanford Park9,183
Colchester UnitedLayer Road6,320

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Sheffield UnitedENG Neil WarnockResigned16 May 2007ENG Bryan Robson16 May 2007Pre-season
Crystal PalaceENG Peter TaylorSacked8 October 2007ENG Neil Warnock11 October 200719th
Leicester CityENG Martin AllenMutual consent29 August 2007ENG Gary Megson13 September 20079th
Queens Park RangersENG John GregorySacked1 October 2007ITA Luigi De Canio29 October 200724th
Norwich CitySCO Peter GrantMutual consent8 October 2007ENG Glenn Roeder30 October 200722nd
Leicester CityENG Gary MegsonSigned by Bolton Wanderers24 October 2007ENG Ian Holloway22 November 200719th
BurnleyENG Steve CotterillMutual consent8 November 2007IRL Owen Coyle22 November 200715th
Preston North EndENG Paul SimpsonSacked13 November 2007SCO Alan Irvine20 November 200721st
Plymouth ArgyleENG Ian HollowaySigned by Leicester City21 November 2007SCO Paul Sturrock27 November 20077th
Coventry CityNIR Iain DowieSacked11 February 2008WAL Chris Coleman19 February 200819th
Sheffield UnitedENG Bryan RobsonMutual consenturl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7238885.stmtitle=Blackwell in for Robson at Bladeswork=BBC Sportdate=14 February 2008access-date=22 September 2008}}ENG Kevin Blackwell14 February 200816th
Queens Park RangersITA Luigi De CanioMutual consent8 May 2008NIR Iain Dowie14 May 200814th

Attendances

Source:

No.ClubAverageChangeHighestLowest
1Sheffield United25,631-16.0%31,76023,161
2Norwich City24,527-0.1%25,49723,176
3Leicester City23,5091.3%31,89219,264
4Wolverhampton Wanderers23,49912.1%27,88320,763
5Charlton Athletic23,159-11.6%26,33720,737
6West Bromwich Albion22,3119.0%27,49318,310
7Ipswich Town21,935-2.3%29,65617,938
8Sheffield Wednesday21,418-9.4%36,20817,211
9Southampton21,254-9.8%31,95717,741
10Coventry City19,123-6.0%27,99214,036
11Hull City18,025-3.9%24,35014,822
12Watford16,876-10.0%18,69815,021
13Stoke City16,8236.8%26,60911,147
14Bristol City16,27627.0%19,33212,474
15Crystal Palace16,031-8.6%23,95013,048
16Queens Park Rangers13,9597.9%18,30910,514
17Cardiff City13,939-8.4%18,84011,006
18Plymouth Argyle13,000-0.1%17,51110,451
19Preston North End12,647-12.4%17,80710,279
20Burnley12,3653.4%16,8439,779
21Barnsley11,425-10.3%18,2578,531
22Blackpool8,86128.9%9,6407,214
23Scunthorpe United6,43413.5%8,8014,407
24Colchester United5,5090.8%6,3004,450

Notes

References

  1. (25 July 2012). "Football League Attendance Report". The Football League.
  2. (16 May 2007). "Warnock resigns as Blades manager". BBC Sport.
  3. (16 May 2007). "Robson unveiled as Sheff Utd boss". BBC Sport.
  4. (8 October 2007). "Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked". BBC Sport.
  5. (11 October 2007). "Warnock appointed new Palace boss". BBC Sport.
  6. (29 August 2007). "Allen ends brief Leicester reign". BBC Sport.
  7. (13 September 2007). "Megson excited by Leicester job". BBC Sport.
  8. (1 October 2007). "Gregory sacked as manager of QPR". BBC Sport.
  9. (29 October 2007). "Former Napoli boss takes QPR role". BBC Sport.
  10. (8 October 2007). "Grant parts company with Canaries". BBC Sport.
  11. (30 October 2007). "Norwich name Roeder as new boss". BBC Sport.
  12. (24 October 2007). "Bolton target Megson leaves Foxes". BBC Sport.
  13. (22 November 2007). "Holloway appointed Leicester boss". BBC Sport.
  14. (8 November 2007). "Burnley manager Cotterill departs". BBC Sport.
  15. (22 November 2007). "Coyle named new Burnley manager". BBC Sport.
  16. (13 November 2007). "Struggling Preston sack Simpson". BBC Sport.
  17. (20 November 2007). "Preston unveil Irvine as new boss". BBC Sport.
  18. (21 November 2007). "Holloway resigns as Plymouth boss". BBC Sport.
  19. (27 November 2007). "Sturrock returns as Plymouth boss". BBC Sport.
  20. (11 February 2008). "Dowie sacked as Coventry manager". BBC Sport.
  21. (19 February 2008). "Coleman unveiled as Coventry boss". BBC Sport.
  22. (14 February 2008). "Blackwell in for Robson at Blades". BBC Sport.
  23. (8 May 2008). "De Canio parts company with QPR". BBC Sport.
  24. (14 May 2008). "QPR bring in Dowie as new coach". BBC Sport.
  25. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2008.htm
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