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2007–08 Football League One
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League One |
| season | 2007–08 |
| promoted | Swansea City (champions) |
| Nottingham Forest | |
| Doncaster Rovers | |
| relegated | AFC Bournemouth |
| Gillingham | |
| Port Vale | |
| Luton Town | |
| league topscorer | Jason Scotland (24) |
| biggest home win | Swindon Town 6–0 Port Vale (19 April 2008) |
| biggest away win | Leyton Orient 0–5 Swansea City (6 October 2007) |
| highest scoring | Crewe Alexandra 4–3 Tranmere Rovers (1 January 2008) |
| AFC Bournemouth 4–3 Luton Town (22 January 2008) | |
| Hartlepool United 4–3 Southend United (22 January 2008) | |
| total goals | 1335 |
| average goals | 2.42 |
| longest wins | Carlisle United (8) |
| longest unbeaten | Swansea City (25) |
| longest losses | Port Vale (10) |
| highest attendance | Leeds United v Gillingham (38,256) (3 May 2008) |
| lowest attendance | Luton Town v Oldham Athletic (5,417) (15 March 2008) |
| average attendance | 7,993 |
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-football-league-one) |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-football-league-one) |
Nottingham Forest Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Port Vale Luton Town AFC Bournemouth 4–3 Luton Town (22 January 2008) Hartlepool United 4–3 Southend United (22 January 2008)
The Football League 2007–08 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The second division of these is League One. The winner and the runner up of League One will be automatically promoted to the Football League Championship and they will be joined by the winner of the League One playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the third division, League Two.
Leeds United played at this level for the first time in their history having spent all their time in the top two divisions.
Changes from last season
From League One
Promoted to Championship
- Scunthorpe United
- Bristol City
- Blackpool
Relegated to League Two
- Chesterfield
- Bradford City
- Rotherham United
- Brentford
To League One
Relegated from Championship
- Southend United
- Luton Town
- Leeds United
Promoted from League Two
- Walsall
- Hartlepool United
- Swindon Town
- Bristol Rovers
League table
|win_B&HA=19|draw_B&HA=12|loss_B&HA=15|gf_B&HA=58|ga_B&HA=50
Play-offs
Main article: Football League One Playoffs#2008
| 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
League One
|match_BOU_B&HA=0–2
|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_BOU=3–2 |match_B&HA_BRR=0–0 |match_B&HA_CRL=2–2 |match_B&HA_CHL=2–1 |match_B&HA_CRE=3–0 |match_B&HA_DON=1–0 |match_B&HA_GIL=4–2 |match_B&HA_HAR=2–1 |match_B&HA_HUD=1–1 |match_B&HA_LEE=0–1 |match_B&HA_LEY=0–0 |match_B&HA_LUT=3–1 |match_B&HA_MIL=3–0 |match_B&HA_NOR=2–1 |match_B&HA_NOT=0–2 |match_B&HA_OLD=1–0 |match_B&HA_PTV=2–3 |match_B&HA_STD=3–2 |match_B&HA_SWA=0–1 |match_B&HA_SWI=2–1 |match_B&HA_TRA=0–0 |match_B&HA_WAL=1–1 |match_B&HA_YEO=1–2
|match_BRR_B&HA=0–2
|match_CRL_B&HA=2–0
|match_CHL_B&HA=2–1
|match_CRE_B&HA=2–1
|match_DON_B&HA=0–0
|match_GIL_B&HA=1–0
|match_HAR_B&HA=1–2
|match_HUD_B&HA=2–1
|match_LEE_B&HA=0–0
|match_LEY_B&HA=2–2
|match_LUT_B&HA=1–2
|match_MIL_B&HA=3–0
|match_NOR_B&HA=1–0
|match_NOT_B&HA=0–0
|match_OLD_B&HA=1–1
|match_PTV_B&HA=0–1
|match_STD_B&HA=1–1
|match_SWA_B&HA=0–0
|match_SWI_B&HA=0–3
|match_TRA_B&HA=2–0
|match_WAL_B&HA=1–2
|match_YEO_B&HA=2–1
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 |
Key events
- On 4 August 2007, Leeds United are docked 15 points at start of the season for entering administration.
- On 22 November 2007, Luton Town were docked 10 points for being placed into administration after directors of the club decided to appoint administrators as a result of their loss of income.
- On 8 February 2008, AFC Bournemouth went to administration and were docked 10 points by the Football League with debts around £4 million.
Managers
| Club | Manager |
|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Kevin Bond |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Dean Wilkins |
| Bristol Rovers | Paul Trollope |
| Carlisle United | Neil McDonald |
| Cheltenham Town | John Ward |
| Crewe Alexandra | Steve Holland |
| Doncaster Rovers | Sean O'Driscoll |
| Gillingham | Ronnie Jepson |
| Hartlepool United | Danny Wilson |
| Huddersfield Town | Andy Ritchie |
| Leeds United | Dennis Wise |
| Leyton Orient | Martin Ling |
| Luton Town | Kevin Blackwell |
| Millwall | Willie Donachie |
| Northampton Town | Stuart Gray |
| Nottingham Forest | Colin Calderwood |
| Oldham Athletic | John Sheridan |
| Port Vale | Martin Foyle |
| Southend United | Steve Tilson |
| Swansea City | Roberto Martínez |
| Swindon Town | Paul Sturrock |
| Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore |
| Walsall | Richard Money |
| Yeovil Town | Russell Slade |
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| 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 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 | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Dean Court | 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 | 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 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | Neil McDonald | Contract terminated | 13 August 2007 | John Ward | 2 October 2007 | 8th | |||||||
| Gillingham | Ronnie Jepson | Mutual consent | 9 September 2007 | Mark Stimson | 1 November 2007 | 22nd | |||||||
| Port Vale | Martin Foyle | Mutual consent | 26 September 2007 | Lee Sinnott | 5 November 2007 | 23rd | |||||||
| Cheltenham Town | John Ward | Mutual consent (hired by Carlisle United) | 2 October 2007 | Keith Downing | 2 November 2007 | 23rd | |||||||
| Millwall | Willie Donachie | Contract terminated | 8 October 2007 | Kenny Jackett | 6 November 2007 | 24th | |||||||
| Swindon Town | Paul Sturrock | Mutual consent (hired by Plymouth Argyle) | 27 November 2007 | Maurice Malpas | 15 January 2008 | 11th | |||||||
| Luton Town | Kevin Blackwell | Contract terminated | 16 January 2008 | Mick Harford | 16 January 2008 | 22nd | |||||||
| Leeds United | Dennis Wise | Mutual consent (hired by Newcastle United as executive director) | 29 January 2008 | Gary McAllister | 29 January 2008 | 6th | |||||||
| Huddersfield Town | Andy Ritchie | Mutual consent | 1 April 2008 | Stan Ternent | 24 April 2008 | 14th | |||||||
| Walsall | Richard Money | Mutual consent | 22 April 2008 | Jimmy Mullen | 22 May 2008 | 8th | |||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Dean Wilkins | Changing duties from manager to take over as first team coach | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7391481.stm | title=Adams takes over as Brighton boss | work=BBC Sport | date=8 May 2008 | access-date=28 July 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512183308/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/7391481.stm | archive-date=12 May 2008 | url-status=live }} | Micky Adams | 8 May 2008 | 7th |
References
References
- (3 August 2007). "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC.
- (8 February 2008). "Bournemouth enter administration". BBC.
- (22 November 2007). "Luton suffer 10-point deduction". BBC.
- (4 August 2007). "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport.
- (22 November 2007). "Luton suffer 10-point deduction". BBC Sport.
- (8 February 2008). "Bournemouth go to administration". BBC Sport.
- (8 October 2007). "Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald". BBC Sport.
- (11 October 2007). "Ward handed Carlisle manager post". BBC Sport.
- (9 September 2007). "Gillingham manager Jepson resigns". BBC Sport.
- (1 November 2007). "Gills unveil Stimson as new boss". BBC Sport.
- (26 September 2007). "Foyle and Port Vale part company". BBC Sport.
- (5 November 2007). "Sinnott named new Port Vale boss". BBC Sport.
- (11 October 2007). "Ward handed Carlisle manager post". BBC Sport.
- (2 November 2007). "Cheltenham name Downing as boss". BBC Sport.
- (8 October 2007). "Donachie axed as Millwall manager". BBC Sport.
- (6 November 2007). "Millwall confirm Jackett as boss". BBC Sport.
- (28 November 2007). "Sturrock returns as Plymouth boss". BBC Sport.
- (15 January 2008). "Swindon Town takeover completed". BBC Sport.
- (16 January 2008). "Blackwell sacked as Luton manager". BBC Sport.
- (16 January 2008). "Harford named stand-in Luton boss". BBC Sport.
- (29 January 2008). "Wise gets powerful Newcastle role". BBC Sport.
- (29 January 2007). "Leeds name McAllister as new boss". BBC Sport.
- (1 April 2008). "Ritchie leaves Huddersfield post". BBC Sport.
- (24 April 2008). "Ternent named Huddersfield boss". BBC Sport.
- (22 April 2008). "Money resigns as Walsall manager". BBC Sport.
- (22 May 2008). "Mullen named new Walsall manager". BBC Sport.
- (8 May 2008). "Adams takes over as Brighton boss". BBC Sport.
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