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2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 130th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their 7th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. Having finished seventh the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Bolton Wanderers
2007–08 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSammy Lee (until 17 October)
Gary Megson (from 25 October)
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (10)
All: Nicolas Anelka (11)
Highest home attendance26,163 (vs. Atlético Madrid, 14 February 2008)
Lowest home attendance10,229 (vs. Aris, 29 November 2007)

Regular season edit

After finishing runners-up in the Peace Cup Bolton entered the new season under the management of Sammy Lee. Lee, who had previously worked under former manager Sam Allardyce, had taken over from Allardyce towards the end of the previous season, but had yet to record a league win.

The league season kicked off at home, against Newcastle United, now managed by Allardyce. Three first-half goals for Newcastle ensured an early defeat.[1] This was followed by an away defeat to Fulham.[2] By the time Bolton lost 3–1 to Portsmouth,[3] the club found itself at the bottom of the league. However, a 3–0 win over Reading lifted them off the basement.[4] Another bright note was that striker Nicolas Anelka had found the net in three of the four games in August and found himself towards the top of the Premier League scoring charts.

Back to back defeats to Everton[5] and Birmingham City[6] saw Bolton quickly return to the bottom three and Lee come under pressure for his job. An unconvincing away draw in the UEFA Cup to Macedonian side FK Rabotnički, only saved by a late equaliser from Abdoulaye Méïté,[7] was followed by a 1–1 home draw against fellow strugglers Tottenham Hotspur.[8] Much-needed relief was found in an extra time win over Fulham in the Carling Cup[9] but an early season six pointer against bottom side Derby County only yielded a draw[10] and meant that Bolton finished September only one place above their opponents.

The UEFA Cup home leg against Rabotnički was won 1–0 with another goal from Anelka. However, if Bolton were looking for an easy passage through the group stage they were disappointed as the draw put them up against former European Cup winners Bayern Munich and Red Star Belgrade as well as highly regarded Portuguese side Braga and Aris from Greece.[11] Meanwhile, there appeared to be problems at the club behind-the-scenes, marked by the confusion when Gary Speed stepped down as player-coach.[12] However, there was little confusion to what happened following Bolton's 1–0 home defeat to Chelsea on 15 October,[13] with Lee being relieved of his duties on the Monday.[14] Assistant manager Archie Knox was put in temporary charge until a new manager was found. Steve Bruce, Paul Jewell and Chris Coleman were linked to the job.[15] In the meantime, Bolton lost again, this time to Arsenal 2–0[16] on 25 October Gary Megson was appointed as manager following his resignation from Leicester City. While chairman Phil Gartside said, "We feel Gary is the right man to take Bolton forward,"[17] some fans were decidedly unimpressed, stating that it was "possibly the most bizarre and clueless appointment this season".[18] Megson sat in the dugout for 1–1 draw that evening at home to Braga in the UEFA Cup[19] before taking charge fully in the home game against Aston Villa, that also finished 1–1.[20] The month finished with Bolton being knocked out of the Carling Cup by Manchester City 1–0, the game being settled late on by a controversial penalty.[21]

A late Kevin Nolan goal saved the day at West Ham United in the first game in November.[22] Bolton then travelled to Germany to take on Bayern Munich. Few fancied Bolton to come away with a result, but an early goal from Ricardo Gardner and a late equaliser from Kevin Davies gave Bolton a valuable point in their attempt to qualify from the group stage.[23] Seemingly buoyed by this result Bolton finished the month unbeaten, drawing 0–0 with Middlesbrough,[24] beating Manchester United 1–0 (giving Megson his first win as manager and Bolton's first home win against their neighbours for thirty years[25]) and drawing with Aris in the UEFA Cup, Stelios Giannakopoulos scoring an injury-time equaliser against his countrymen.[26]

Bolton's busiest month of the campaign started with a 4–0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield.[27] but this was quickly followed by another famous European night as Red Star Belgrade were beaten 1–0 as Bolton qualified for the last thirty-two of the UEFA Cup,[28] the occasion slightly marred when some fans were held in a hotel in the Serbian capital.[29] This was followed by a 4–1 derby win over Wigan Athletic,[30] in what turned out to be Gary Speed's last game for the club, and another defeat to Manchester City, 4–2.[31] When the draw for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup was made, Bolton were given another tough draw, paired with Spaniards Atlético Madrid.[32] The day after the draw was made fellow strugglers Birmingham City were despatched 3–0,[33] but this was followed by two defeats over the Christmas period to Everton[34] and Sunderland.[35]

The new year started with an unconvincing last-minute win over Derby County, Stelios Giannakopoulos again coming up with a winner.[36] The game proved to be Nicolas Anelka's last game for the club before he was sold to Chelsea for £15 million.[37] Other players to leave in the transfer window were Gary Speed,[38] Christian Wilhelmsson,[39] Gérald Cid[40] and Ľubomír Michalík.[41] Megson used this opportunity to strengthen the defence with the purchases of Grétar Steinsson from AZ[42] and Gary Cahill from Aston Villa.[43] Matt Taylor, who had scored against Bolton earlier in the season for his previous club Portsmouth, was also brought in,[44] as was Tamir Cohen from Maccabi Netanya.[45] Surprisingly, the only like-for-like replacement for Anelka brought in was Grzegorz Rasiak on loan from Championship side Southampton.[46] An early FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United could be put down to Megson putting out a largely reserve side.[47] This was followed by another derby defeat this time at home to Blackburn Rovers[48] before two successive 0–0 draws, away to Newcastle United, by now managed by Kevin Keegan,[49] and then home to Fulham.[50]

A 2–0 victory over Reading gave Bolton a much-needed three points over relegation rivals and gave them their first double over a team for the season[51] but this proved to be Bolton's last win in the league until mid-April as they embarked on a run that put them back into the bottom three. A game that they dominated against Portsmouth ended up as a 1–0 defeat.[52] The next two games were the UEFA Cup home-and-away legs against Atlético Madrid. A 1–0 victory at home, courtesy of an El Hadji Diouf goal,[53] was followed by a 0–0 draw away,[54] meaning that Bolton would go further in Europe this season than in their previous UEFA Cup attempt two seasons previously. However, there was trouble again for some Bolton fans, with 17 being injured in what was seen as "heavy handed tactics" by Spanish police.[55] Both Bolton and Atlético were subject to a UEFA investigation.[56] Bolton were drawn against Sporting CP in the last 16 of the competition.[57] On their return home, Bolton were beaten again by Blackburn Rovers, 4–1.[58]

Bolton's season reached its nadir in the month of March, with only one point being gained in the league. A 3–1 defeat to Liverpool was epitomised by a bizarre own goal scored by Jussi Jääskeläinen.[59] Bolton then met Sporting Lisbon home and away in the UEFA Cup. A 1–1 draw at home[60] was followed by a 1–0 defeat away.[61] Megson suffered criticism as again he had put a weakened side out in a cup competition, but he vindicated his choice by stating that Premiership survival was more important. Fans who had travelled to Lisbon for the game were not happy with this excuse and they were made to feel worse when a virtually wholly changed side lost to Wigan Athletic in the following league game, despite being up against ten men for the majority of the game.[62] In the following game, Cristiano Ronaldo put two early goals into Bolton's net to continue Manchester United's push for the title.[63] Despite picking up a point a week later at home to United's city rivals with a goalless draw,[64] a week later Bolton managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by throwing away a two-goal lead against ten-man Arsenal to lose 2–3.[65]

Bolton entered April knowing that they would probably have to go undefeated through to the end of the season to avoid relegation, but got off to the worst possible start with a 4–0 defeat to Aston Villa.[66] However, two successive victories at home to West Ham[67] and away to Middlesbrough[68] took them out of the bottom three and left them in control of their own destiny, even after being outplayed but still drawing at Tottenham.[69]

Bolton's penultimate game of the season, at home to Sunderland, kicked off at 5:15pm with Bolton having the knowledge that, as Birmingham City and Reading had lost earlier that day, a win would virtually secure their Premiership status. And win they did,[70] with goalscorer El Hadji Diouf doing a personal lap of honour at the end of the game after stating that he would be leaving the club, even though he was not out of contract.[71] The final game, away to title-chasing Chelsea, finished 1–1, with Matt Taylor scoring Bolton's final goal of the season and ensuring that they did not avoid relegation on goal difference.[72]

Matches edit

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLLWLLDDLLDDDWLWLWLLWLDDWLLLLLDLLWWDWD
Position1919201819201919192019191815171416141516141515151415161718181818181816161616
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
11 August 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka   50' Report N'Zogbia   11'
Martins   21', 27'		 Attendance: 25,414
Referee: Chris Foy
15 August 2007 Fulham 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
19:45 BST Healy   23'
Cid   26' (o.g.)		 Report Helguson   12' Attendance: 21,102
Referee: Lee Probert
18 August 2007 Portsmouth 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
12:45 BST Kanu   16'
Utaka   30'
Taylor   88' (pen.)		 Report Anelka   12' Attendance: 17,108
Referee: Steve Tanner
25 August 2007 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Reading Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Speed   32'
Anelka   55'
Braaten   91'		 Report Attendance: 20,023
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 September 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Everton Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka   55' Report Yakubu   11'
Lescott   90'		 Attendance: 22,064
Referee: Peter Walton
15 September 2007 Birmingham City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's Stadium
15:00 BST Kapo   37'
Ridgewell   55'		 Report Nolan   34'
Speed   57'
O'Brien   75'		 Attendance: 28,124
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 September 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Campo   39' Report Keane   34' Attendance: 20,308
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 September 2007 Derby County 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Pride Park Stadium
15:00 BST Miller   19' Report Anelka   32' Attendance: 31,503
Referee: Rob Styles
7 October 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Report Kalou   41' Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 October 2007 Arsenal 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
15:00 BST Touré   68'
Rosický   80'		 Report Attendance: 59,442
Referee: Mike Riley
28 October 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka   22' Report Moore   57' Attendance: 18,413
Referee: Martin Atkinson
4 November 2007 West Ham United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
15:00 GMT George McCartney   20' Report Kevin Nolan   93' Attendance: 33,867 (89 away)
Referee: Peter Walton
11 November 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,624
Referee: Lee Probert
24 November 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Anelka   11' Report Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 December 2007 Liverpool 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
15:00 GMT Hyypiä   17'
Torres   45'
Gerrard   46'
Babel   66'		 Report Attendance: 43,270
Referee: Steve Bennett
9 December 2007 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Scharner   3' (o.g.)
Nolan   37'
Davies   70'
Anelka   89'		 Report Landzaat   14' Attendance: 20,309
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 December 2007 Manchester City 4–2 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
15:00 GMT Bianchi   7'
Michalík   48' (o.g.)
Vassell   77'
Etuhu   90+4'		 Report Diouf   31'
Nolan   40'		 Attendance: 40,506
Referee: Peter Walton
22 December 2007 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Birmingham City Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Diouf   72'
Anelka   78', 93'		 Report Attendance: 19,111
Referee: Chris Foy
26 December 2007 Everton 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
15:00 GMT Neville   51'
Cahill   70'		 Report Attendance: 38,918
Referee: Rob Styles
29 December 2007 Sunderland 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light
15:00 GMT Richardson   13'
Jones   32'
Murphy   91'		 Report Diouf   41' Attendance: 42,058
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Derby County Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Giannakopoulos   90+1' Report Attendance: 17,014
Referee: Howard Webb
13 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
16:00 GMT Nolan   43' Report Samba   53'
Roberts   90'		 Attendance: 18,315
Referee: Mike Dean
19 January 2008 Newcastle United 0–0 Bolton Wanderers St. James' Park
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 52,250
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Fulham Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 February 2008 Reading 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Nolan   33'
Helguson   58'		 Attendance: 21,893
Referee: Rob Styles
9 February 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Diarra   81' Attendance: 18,544
Referee: Peter Walton
24 February 2008 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
15:00 GMT McCarthy   25' (pen)   67' (pen)
Bentley   71'
Pederson   94'		 Report Davies   50' Attendance: 23,995
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
13:30 GMT Cohen   79' Report Jääskeläinen   10' (o.g.)
Babel   60'
Aurélio   75'		 Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 March 2008 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
15:00 GMT Heskey   33' Report Attendance: 17,055
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 March 2008 Manchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
20:00 GMT Ronaldo   9', 19' Report Attendance: 75,476
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 22,633
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor   14', 43' Report Gallas   62'
Van Persie   68' (pen)
Samuel   91' (og)		 Attendance: 22,431
Referee: Chris Foy
5 April 2008 Aston Villa 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
15:00 BST Gareth Barry   54'   60'
Agbonlahor   56'
Harewood   85'		 Report Attendance: 37,773
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 April 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Davies   47' Report Attendance: 23,043
Referee: Peter Walton
19 April 2008 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
15:00 BST Report McCann   61' Attendance: 25,037
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 April 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
15:00 BST Malbranque   52' Report Giannakopoulos   46' Attendance: 36,176
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 May 2008 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Sunderland Reebok Stadium
17:15 BST Diouf   42'
Murphy   83' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 May 2008 Chelsea 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
15:00 BST Shevchenko   62' Report Taylor   90+3' Attendance: 41,755
Referee: Chris Foy

Final league table edit

Main article: 2007–08 Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 34 51 −17 40
15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 36 59 −23 39
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 36 54 −18 37
17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 38 60 −22 36
18 Reading (R) 38 10 6 22 41 66 −25 36 Relegation to Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(R) Relegated

FA Cup edit

5 January 2008 R3 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Sheffield United Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Carney   42' Attendance: 15,286
Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup edit

26 September 2007 R3 Fulham 1 – 2
(aet)		 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 BST Healy   78' Report Guthrie   57'
Giannakopoulos   112'		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Steve Bennett
31 October 2007 R4 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Report Elano   86' (pen.) Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Peter Walton

UEFA Cup edit

First round edit

20 September 2007 1st Leg Rabotnički 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Skopje City Stadium
19:00 BST Milisavlević   53' Report Méïté   84' Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
4 October 2007 2nd Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rabotnički Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST Anelka   68' Report Attendance: 18,932 (80 away)
Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Group stage edit

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F
25 October 2007 Match 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Braga Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST Diouf   66' Report Jaílson   87' Attendance: 10,848 (31 away)
Referee: Darko Ceferin
8 November 2007 Match 2 Bayern Munich 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Allianz Arena
19:00 GMT Podolski   30', 49' Report Gardner   8'
Davies   82'		 Attendance: 66,000 (4,000 away)
Referee: Jaroslav Jara
29 November 2007 Match 3 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aris Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Giannakopoulos   90+3' Report Toni   44' Attendance: 10,229 (2,300 away)
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
6 December 2007 Match 4 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda
17:45 GMT Report McCann   45' Attendance: 45,000 (400 away)
Referee: Paul Allaerts

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BRA BOL ARI RSB
1   Bayern Munich 4 2 2 0 12 5 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–2 6–0 —
2   Braga 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 6 1–1 — — — 2–0
3   Bolton Wanderers 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 6 — 1–1 — 1–1 —
4   Aris 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 5 — 1–1 — — 3–0
5   Red Star Belgrade 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 2–3 — 0–1 — —
Source: [citation needed]

Round of 32 edit

14 February 2008 1st Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Atlético Madrid Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Diouf   74' Report Attendance: 26,163
Referee: Peter Rasmussen
21 February 2008 2nd Leg Atlético Madrid 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Vicente Calderón Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 30,000 (3,000 away)
Referee: Jacek Granat

Round of 16 edit

6 March 2008 1st Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sporting CP Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT McCann   25' Report Vukčević   69' Attendance: 25,664
Referee: Alon Yefet
13 March 2008 2nd Leg Sporting CP 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Estádio José Alvalade
20:00 GMT Pereirinha   85' Report Attendance: 22,031
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
2 DF   Nicky Hunt 14 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 24 0 8 0
3 DF   Jlloyd Samuel 20 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 25 0 1 0
4 MF   Kevin Nolan 33 5 0 0 1 0 5 0 39 5 1 0
5 DF   Abdoulaye Méïté 21 0 1 0 2 0 6 1 30 1 3 0
6 MF   Gary Speed 14 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 3 0
7 MF   Stelios Giannakopoulos 15 2 1 0 2 1 8 1 26 3 0 0
8 MF   Iván Campo 27 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 31 0 8 0
9 FW   Heiðar Helguson 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 1 0
10 MF   Christian Wilhelmsson 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 0 0
11 MF   Ricardo Gardner 26 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 30 1 2 0
12 GK   Ian Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Kevin Davies 32 3 0 0 1 0 8 1 41 4 13 0
15 DF   Gérald Cid 7 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 14 0 4 0
16 MF   Andranik Teymourian 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 9 0 1 0
17 MF   Danny Guthrie 25 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 35 1 5 0
18 MF   Mikel Alonso 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 12 0 0 0
19 MF   Gavin McCann 31 1 0 0 2 0 8 2 41 3 8 0
20 FW   Ricardo Vaz Tê 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
21 MF   El Hadji Diouf 34 4 1 0 1 0 6 2 42 6 16 0
22 GK   Jussi Jääskeläinen 28 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 35 0 2 0
23 MF   Blerim Džemaili 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF   Joey O'Brien 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 26 0 3 0
25 DF   Abdoulaye Faye 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF   Tamir Cohen 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 2 0
26 GK   Ali Al-Habsi 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 16 0 0 0
27 MF   Daniel Braaten 6 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 14 1 1 0
28 DF   Ľubomír Michalík 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 13 0 1 0
29 FW   Zoltán Harsányi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   Andy O'Brien 32 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 42 0 7 0
32 MF   Matthew Taylor 16 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 3 1 0
33 DF   Gary Cahill 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 0 0 0
37 FW   James Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
39 FW   Nicolas Anelka 18 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 22 11 1 0
41 DF   Jarosław Fojut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW   Johann Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW   Nathan Woolfe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF   Scott Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW   Grzegorz Rasiak 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
– – Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 - 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 May 2008

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2007 DF   Gérald Cid   Bordeaux Free[73]
1 July 2007 MF   Blerim Džemaili   Zürich Free[74]
1 July 2007 MF   Gavin McCann   Aston Villa £1,000,000[75]
1 July 2007 DF   Jlloyd Samuel   Aston Villa Free[76]
23 July 2007 FW   Heiðar Helguson   Fulham £2,451,000[77]
1 August 2007 MF   Daniel Braaten   Rosenborg £645,000[78]
13 August 2007 DF   Andy O'Brien   Portsmouth Undisclosed[79]
1 January 2008 MF   Tamir Cohen   Maccabi Netanya £650,000[80]
16 January 2008 DF   Grétar Steinsson   AZ £3,500,000[81]
17 January 2008 MF   Matthew Taylor   Portsmouth £4,042,019[82]
30 January 2008 DF   Gary Cahill   Aston Villa £5,000,000[83]

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2007 DF   Tal Ben Haim   Chelsea Free[84]
1 July 2007 MF   Michael Roddy   Lincoln City Free[85]
1 July 2007 FW   Henrik Pedersen   Hull City Free[86]
5 July 2007 MF   Idan Tal   Beitar Jerusalem Free[87]
31 August 2007 DF   Abdoulaye Faye   Newcastle United £2,408,011[88]
1 January 2008 MF   Gary Speed   Sheffield United £250,000[89]
10 January 2008 DF   Gérald Cid   Nice Free[90]
11 January 2008 FW   Nicolas Anelka   Chelsea £15,000,000[91]
31 January 2008 GK   Przemysław Kazimierczak   Darlington Free[92]
31 January 2008 DF   Ľubomír Michalík   Leeds United £500,000[93]

Loan in edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Reference
3 July 2007 30 June 2008 MF   Danny Guthrie   Liverpool [94]
10 July 2007 30 June 2008 MF   Mikel Alonso   Real Sociedad [95]
27 July 2007 30 January 2008 MF   Christian Wilhelmsson   Nantes [96][97]
31 January 2008 30 June 2008 FW   Grzegorz Rasiak   Southampton [98]

Loan out edit

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Reference
31 August 2007 2 January 2008 DF   Jarosław Fojut   Luton Town [99]
21 September 2007 27 April 2008 MF   Mark Ellis   Torquay United [100]
28 September 2007 28 October 2007 GK   Przemysław Kazimierczak   Wycombe Wanderers [101]
5 October 2007 5 November 2007 MF   Leslie Thompson   Stockport County [102]
12 October 2007 12 November 2007 FW   Johann Smith   Darlington [103]
3 January 2008 24 January 2008 MF   Leslie Thompson   Torquay United [104]
7 February 2008 20 May 2008 MF   Chris Basham   Rochdale [105]
20 March 2008 20 April 2008 FW   Johann Smith   Stockport County [106]

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