2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 November 2021 West Ham United 2007–08 Alan Curbishley Björgólfur Guðmundsson Premier League 10th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fifth round Dean Ashton (10) Dean Ashton (12) 33,898 _westham0708h _westham0708h _westham0708h _westham0708h _westham0708hl 1e90ff 970045 1e90ff ffffff ffffff _westham0708a _westham0708a _westham0708a _westham0708a _westham0708al ffffff 970045 ffffff 970045 970045 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 10th place. Final league table 2007–08 Premier League WHU Squad 1 ENG GK Robert Green 2 AUS DF Lucas Neill captain 3 NIR DF George McCartney 4 WAL DF Danny Gabbidon 5 ENG DF Anton Ferdinand 6 ENG DF Matthew Upson 7 SWE MF Freddie Ljungberg 8 ENG MF Scott Parker 9 ENG FW Dean Ashton 10 WAL FW Craig Bellamy 11 ENG MF Matthew Etherington 12 ENG FW Carlton Cole 14 GHA DF John Paintsil 15 PER MF Nolberto Solano 16 ENG MF Mark Noble 17 ENG MF Hayden Mullins 18 USA DF Jonathan Spector 19 WAL DF James Collins 20 FRA MF Julien Faubert 21 ENG GK Richard Wright 22 ENG MF Tony Stokes 23 ENG GK Jimmy Walker 25 ENG FW Bobby Zamora 26 SCO MF Nigel QuashieQuashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004. 27 ENG DF Calum Davenport 28 ENG MF Kyel Reid 29 ENG MF Lee Bowyer 30 ENG DF James Tomkins 32 ENG MF Kieron Dyer 33 CZE GK Marek Štěch 34 POR MF Luís Boa Morte 37 SEN FW Henri Camara on loan from Wigan Athletic 39 WAL MF Jack Collison 40 ENG FW Freddie Sears 45 ENG DF Jordan Spence Left club during season 24 SCO DF Christian Dailly to Rangers 31 ENG MF Hogan Ephraim to Queens Park Rangers Transfers In +DatePositionNameFromFee6 June 20072007-06-06 West Ham sign Parker in £7m deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6706955.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Scott ParkerNewcastle United£7,000,0001 July 20072007-07-01 West Ham sign Faubert for £6.1m https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6258510.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFFrance Julien FaubertBordeaux£6,100,0004 July 20072007-07-04 West Ham sign goalkeeper Wright https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6271876.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBGKEngland Richard WrightEvertonFree10 July 20072007-07-10 West Ham seal £7.5m Bellamy deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6270944.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFWales Craig BellamyLiverpool£7,500,00023 July 20072007-07-23 West Ham swoop to sign Ljungberg https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6911613.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFSweden Freddie LjungbergArsenal£3,000,00016 August 20072007-08-16 West Ham complete signing of Dyer https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6918873.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Kieron DyerNewcastle United£6,000,00031 August 20072007-08-31 West Ham sign Solano and Camara https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6973578.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFPeru Nolberto SolanoNewcastle UnitedUndisclosed Out +DatePositionNameToFee4 July 20072007-07-04 Sheringham switches to Colchester https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/6266898.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBFWEngland Teddy SheringhamColchester UnitedFree5 July 20072007-07-05 Villa complete Reo-Coker signing https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6260924.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Nigel Reo-CokerAston Villa£8,500,0006 July 20072007-07-06 Leicester swoop for winger Newton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6277328.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Shaun NewtonLeicester CityFree7 July 20072007-07-07 Carroll signs one year Gers deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6280956.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBGKNorthern Ireland Roy CarrollRangersFree12 July 20072007-07-12 Benayoun seals Liverpool transfer https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6289760.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFIsrael Yossi BenayounLiverpool£5,000,00013 July 20072007-07-13 Fulham snap up defender Konchesky https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6897674.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBDFEngland Paul KoncheskyFulhamUndisclosed17 July 20072007-07-17 Villa complete deal for Harewood https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6901435.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBFWEngland Marlon HarewoodAston VillaUndisclosed3 August 20072007-08-03 Tevez cleared to sign for Man Utd https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6922733.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBFWArgentina Carlos TevezMedia Sport InvestmentSettlement This was an agreement to allow Tevez to move to Manchester United on a two-year loan2 January 20082008-01-02 QPR complete trio of new signings https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7167845.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Hogan EphraimQueens Park RangersUndisclosed31 January 20082008-01-31 Rangers snap up defender Dailly https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7217981.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBDFScotland Christian DaillyRangersFree Loans In DatePositionNameFromLength31 August 2007FWSenegal Henri CamaraWigan AthleticFull Season Loans Out DatePositionNameToLength10 August 20072007-08-10 QPR recruit West Ham midfielder https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6940964.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Hogan EphraimQueens Park RangersOne Month (extended in September2007-09-12 QPR extend Ephraim's loan spell https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6989790.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GB)22 November 20072007-11-22 Stevenage recruit three loanees https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7108083.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Tony StokesStevenageTwo Months18 January 20082008-01-18 Davenport seals Watford loan move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7196832.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBDFEngland Calum DavenportWatfordOne Month (recalled 21 January)2008-01-21 Davenport suffers neck fracture https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/7200459.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GB27 March 20082008-03-27 Palace sign Premier League trio https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7316307.stm 2025-04-03 BBC Sport en-GBMFEngland Kyel ReidCrystal PalaceUntil end of season Results Premier League 1 11 August 2007 West Ham United 0–2 Report Manchester City Bianchi 18Geovanni 87 London Boleyn Ground 34,921 Peter Walton L 2 18 August 2007 Birmingham City 0–1 Report West Ham United Noble 70 Birmingham ST Andrew's 24,961 Mark Halsey W 3 25 August 2007 West Ham United 1–1 Report Wigan Athletic Bowyer 81 Scharner 78 London Boleyn Ground 33,793 Andre Marriner D 4 1 September 2007 Reading 0–3 Report West Ham United Bellamy 6Etherington 49 90 Reading Madejski Stadium 23,533 Howard Webb W 5 15 September 2007 West Ham United 3–0 Report Middlesbrough Bowyer 46Young 51 ogAshton 62 London Boleyn Ground 34,351 Steve Bennett W 6 23 September 2007 Newcastle United 3–1 Report West Ham United Viduka 2 41N'Zogbia 76 Ashton 32 Newcastle upon Tyne St. James' Park 50,104 Mike Riley L 7 29 September 2007 West Ham United 0–1 Report Arsenal van Persie 13 London Boleyn Ground 34,966 Alan Wiley L 8 6 October 2007 Aston Villa 1–0 Report West Ham United Gardner 24 Birmingham Villa Park 40,842 Steve Tanner L 9 21 October 2007 West Ham United 3–1 Report Sunderland Cole 9Gordon 78 ogBellamy 90 Jones 52 London Boleyn Ground 34,913 Chris Foy W 10 27 October 2007 Portsmouth 0–0 Report West Ham United Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,525 Mike Dean D 11 4 November 2007 West Ham United 1–1 Report Bolton Wanderers McCartney 20 Nolan 90 London Boleyn Ground 33,867 Peter Walton D 12 10 November 2007 Derby County 0–5 Report West Ham United Bowyer 42 59Etherington 51Lewis 55 ogSolano 69 Derby Pride Park 32,440 Mark Clattenburg W 13 25 November 2007 West Ham United 1–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Cole 20 Dawson 67 London Boleyn Ground 34,966 Mike Riley D 14 1 December 2007 Chelsea 1–0 Report West Ham United J. Cole 76 London Stamford Bridge 41,830 Howard Webb L 15 9 December 2007 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Report West Ham United Ashton 52 Blackburn Ewood Park 20,870 Alan Wiley W 16 15 December 2007 West Ham United 0–2 Report Everton Yakubu 45Johnson 90 London Boleyn Ground 34,430 Steve Tanner L 17 22 December 2007 Middlesbrough 1–2 Report West Ham United Wheater 40 Ashton 44Parker 90 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 26,007 Martin Atkinson W 18 26 December 2007 West Ham United Report Reading 1–1 Solano 42 Kitson 60 London Boleyn Ground 34,277 Peter Walton D 19 29 December 2007 West Ham United 2–1 Report Manchester United Ferdinand 77Upson 82 Ronaldo 14 London Boleyn Ground 34,966 Mike Dean W 20 1 January 2008 Arsenal 2–0 Report West Ham United Eduardo 2Adebayor 18 London Emirates Stadium 60,102 Chris Foy L 21 12 January 2008 West Ham United 2–1 Report Fulham Ashton 28Ferdinand 69 Davies 8 London Boleyn Ground 34,947 Mike Riley W 22 20 January 2008 Manchester City 1–1 Report West Ham United Vassell 16 Cole 8 Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 39,042 Phil Dowd D 23 30 January 2008 West Ham United 1–0 Report Liverpool Noble 90 London Boleyn Ground 34,977 Alan Wiley W 24 2 February 2008 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Report West Ham United Kilbane 45 Wigan JJB Stadium 20,525 Martin Atkinson L 25 9 February 2008 West Ham United 1–1 Report Birmingham City Ljungberg 7 McFadden 16 London Boleyn Ground 34,884 Mark Clattenburg D 26 23 February 2008 Fulham 0–1 Report West Ham United Solano 87 London Craven Cottage 25,280 Howard Webb W 27 1 March 2008 West Ham United 0–4 Report Chelsea Lampard 17J. Cole 20Ballack 22A. Cole 64 London Boleyn Ground 34,969 Peter Walton L 28 5 March 2008 Liverpool 4–0 Report West Ham United Torres 8 61 81Gerrard 83 Liverpool Anfield 42,954 Steve Bennett L 29 9 March 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Report West Ham United Berbatov 8 11Gilberto 85Bent 90 London White Hart Lane 36,062 Chris Foy L 30 15 March 2008 West Ham United 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Ashton 39Sears 81 Santa Cruz 19 London Boleyn Ground 34,006 Martin Atkinson W 31 22 March 2008 Everton 1–1 Report West Ham United Yakubu 8 Ashton 68 Liverpool Goodison Park 37,430 Mark Halsey D 32 29 March 2008 Sunderland 2–1 Report West Ham United Jones 29Reid 90 Ljungberg 18 Sunderland Stadium of Light 45,690 Andre Marriner L 33 8 April 2008 West Ham United 0–1 Report Portsmouth Kranjcar 61 London Boleyn Ground 33,629 Lee Probert L 34 12 April 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Report West Ham United Davies 47 Bolton Reebok Stadium 23,043 Rob Styles L 35 19 April 2008 West Ham United 2–1 Report Derby County Zamora 20Cole 77 Mears 65 London Boleyn Ground 34,612 Steve Tanner W 36 26 April 2008 West Ham United 2–2 Report Newcastle United Noble 10Ashton 23 Martins 43McCartney 45 og London Boleyn Ground 34,980 Uriah Rennie D 37 3 May 2008 Manchester United 4–1 Report West Ham United Ronaldo 3 24Tevez 26Carrick 59 Ashton 28 Manchester Old Trafford 76,013 Mike Riley L 38 11 May 2008 West Ham United 2–2 Report Aston Villa Solano 8Ashton 88 Young 14Barry 58 London Boleyn Ground 34,969 Mike Dean D League Cup Second round 28 August 2007 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Report West Ham United Williams 72 Bellamy 31 45 Bristol Memorial Stadium 10,831 Michael Jones W Third round 26 September 2007 West Ham United 1–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Ashton 90 London Boleyn Ground 25,774 Phil Dowd W Fourth round 30 October 2007 Coventry City 1–2 Report West Ham United Tabb 68 Hall 71 ogCole 90 Coventry Ricoh Arena 23,968 Rob Styles W Quarter Final 12 December 2007 West Ham United 1–2 Report Everton Cole 12 Osman 40Yakubu 88 London Boleyn Ground 28,777 Mark Halsey L FA Cup Third round 5 January 2008 West Ham United 0–0 Report Manchester City London Boleyn Ground 33,806 Rob Styles D Third round replay 16 January 2008 Manchester City 1–0 Report West Ham United Elano 73 Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 27,809 Mark Clattenburg L Statistics Overview CompetitionRecordP Games playedW Games wonD Games drawnL Games lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceWin % Winning percentage Premier League 38 13 10 15 42 50 yes FA Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 yes League Cup 4 3 0 1 6 4 yes Total 44 16 11 17 48 55 yes Goalscorers Rank Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number Nat Nationality NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1ST9ENGDean Ashton1001112ST12ENGCarlton Cole40263ST10WALCraig Bellamy2024MF15PERNolberto Solano4004MF29ENGLee Bowyer4004Own goals30147MF11ENGMatthew Etherington3003MF16ENGMark Noble30039DF5ENGAnton Ferdinand2002MF7SWEFreddie Ljungberg200211DF3NIRGeorge McCartney1001DF6ENGMatthew Upson1001MF8ENGScott Parker1001ST25ENGBobby Zamora1001ST40ENGFreddie Sears1001Totals420648 League position by matchday table b Matchday Ground H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H Result L /W /D /W /W /L /L /L /W /D /D /W /D /L /W /L /W /D /W /L /W /D /W /L /D /W /L /L /L /W /D /L /L /L /W /D /L /D Position 20/15/12 /8 /5 /7/10/11/10 /9/11 /9/10/10/10/11/10 /9 /9/10/10/10/10/10/10 /9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Robert Green GK ENG 38 0 2 0 1 0 21 Richard Wright GK ENG 0 0 0 0 3 0 |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Lucas Neill DF AUS 34 0 2 0 4 0 3 George McCartney DF NIR 38 1 2 0 4 0 4 Daniel Gabbidon DF WAL 8+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 5 Anton Ferdinand DF ENG 22+3 2 2 0 2 0 6 Matthew Upson DF ENG 29 1 2 0 2 0 14 John Paintsil DF GHA 4+10 0 1 0 0+2 0 18 Jonathan Spector DF USA 13+13 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 19 James Collins DF WAL 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 30 James Tomkins DF ENG 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Freddie Ljungberg MF SWE 22+3 2 1 0 2 0 8 Scott Parker MF ENG 17+1 1 0 0 2 0 11 Matthew Etherington MF ENG 15+3 3 2 0 1 0 15 Nolberto Solano MF PER 14+9 4 0 0 0 0 16 Mark Noble MF ENG 25+6 3 2 0 1+2 0 17 Hayden Mullins MF ENG 32+2 0 1 0 4 0 20 Julien Faubert MF FRA 4+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 28 Kyel Reid MF ENG 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 29 Lee Bowyer MF ENG 12+3 4 1+1 0 2+1 0 32 Kieron Dyer MF ENG 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 Luis Boa Morte MF POR 18+9 0 1 0 4 0 39 Jack Collison MF WAL 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Dean Ashton FW ENG 20+11 10 2 0 1 1 10 Craig Bellamy FW WAL 7+1 2 0 0 1 2 12 Carlton Cole FW ENG 21+10 4 1+1 0 3+1 2 25 Bobby Zamora FW ENG 11+2 1 0 0 1 0 37 Henri Camara FW SEN 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 40 Freddie Sears FW ENG 1+6 1 0 0 0 0 |} References External links West Ham United FC official website West Ham United FC on Soccerbase https://web.archive.org/web/20060511052021/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=2802 2006-05-11 Category:West Ham United F.C. seasons West Ham United West Ham United West Ham United