2007–08 Bristol City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Bristol City 2007–08 Gary Johnson Steve Lansdown Ashton Gate Championship 4th (qualified for playoffs) Play-offs Runners-up FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Byfield (8) 16,275 _bristolc0708h _bristolc0708h _bristolc0708h _bristolc0708h _bristolc0708hl _bristolc0708a _bristolc0708a _bristolc0708a _bristolc0708a _bristolc0708al 2006–07 2008–09 During the 2007–08 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One the previous season. Season summary In the summer between City's promotion and the start of the Championship season, Gary Johnson made a number of signings. However their pre-season form did not start well, losing 4–2 to Forest Green Rovers and 3–1 to Motherwell F.C. as the club trialed various players. However City got off to a good start going unbeaten for a number of matches and briefly topping the Championship after beating Coventry City 3–0. City then suffered a slight blip after losing 3–0 to Barnsley before beating several big teams, including Sheffield United (live on Sky Sports) and Southampton. In November, City's form dipped and they endured a run of 4 games without a win, including a 6–0 thrashing at the hands of Ipswich Town. In December, City's form picked up again and went unbeaten all the way to Boxing Day, when they lost to West Bromwich Albion 4–1. After a stop-start run of form, including victories over Blackpool and Coventry City and losses to Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace, City went top of the Championship on 1 March, after a 2–1 home victory over Hull City. After some indifferent results, City went back to the top after a last-gasp winner from Steve Brooker, who was just returning from injury, in a 2–1 win over Norwich City. However a poor run ended City's chances of an automatic promotion place. On 4 May 2008, a 3–0 home win against Preston North End on the final day of the league season ensured a playoff place and a semi-final fixture against Crystal Palace. On 13 May 2008, a 4–2 aggregate win over Crystal Palace with goals from Lee Trundle and Michael McIndoe confirmed City's trip to Wembley,Bristol C 2–1 C Palace (agg 4–2) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7393740.stm BBC Sport 13 May 2008 11 November 2013 where they were beaten 1–0 by Hull City.Bristol City 0–1 Hull https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7416502.stm BBC Sport 24 May 2008 11 November 2013 At the end of the season, defender Bradley Orr and midfielder Marvin Elliott were both included in the PFA Team of the Year, while goalkeeper Adriano Basso was named the club's player of the season. Elliott was named the club's young player of the season. Kit Bristol City's kit was manufactured by German company Puma and sponsored by Bristol Trade Centre. The club's away kit was all black with white trimmings and rendered in the same template as the home kit; the third kit featured black shorts, white shirts and black and white socks. Final league table 2007–08 Football League Championship BRI Results Bristol City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-city/2007-2008/results Bristol City 2007-2008 Results - statto.com 11 November 2013 11 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111155009/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-city/2007-2008/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2007 Queens Park RangersH2–218,228Johnson, Murray 18 August 2007 BlackpoolA1–18,983Murray 25 August 2007 Scunthorpe UnitedH2–112,474Trundle 1 September 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA1–017,559B Wilson 15 September 2007 Coventry CityA3–021,538McIndoe, Konstantopoulos (own goal), Byfield 18 September 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH1–116,571Orr 22 September 2007 BurnleyH2–214,079Byfield (2) 29 September 2007 Preston North EndA0–012,098 2 October 2007 BarnsleyA0–39,679 6 October 2007 Sheffield UnitedH2–013,071Noble, McIndoe 20 October 2007 Norwich CityA3–124,125McIndoe, Murray, Trundle 24 October 2007 SouthamptonH2–118,326Byfield, Sproule 27 October 2007 Stoke CityH1–015,012Elliott 3 November 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,094Fontaine 6 November 2007 Charlton AthleticH0–115,420 10 November 2007 Ipswich TownA0–622,020 24 November 2007 Leicester CityH0–215,040 27 November 2007 Hull CityA0–015,768 1 December 2007 WatfordA2–116,689Showunmi, Byfield 4 December 2007 Ipswich TownH2–014,062Elliott, Orr (pen) 8 December 2007 Plymouth ArgyleA1–116,530Timár (own goal) 15 December 2007 Cardiff CityH1–015,753Elliott 22 December 2007 BarnsleyH3–216,588Showunmi (2), Byfield 26 December 2007 West Bromwich AlbionA1–427,314Byfield 29 December 2007 BurnleyA1–012,109Vaskó 1 January 2008 Coventry CityH2–115,899Byfield, Elliott 12 January 2008 Colchester UnitedH1–116,484Sproule 19 January 2008 Crystal PalaceA0–219,010 26 January 2008 BlackpoolH1–015,465Elliott 2 February 2008 Queens Park RangersA0–316,502 9 February 2008 Sheffield WednesdayH2–115,520Adebola, Orr 12 February 2008 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–05,423Orr 18 February 2008 Crystal PalaceH1–116,446McCombe 23 February 2008 Colchester UnitedA2–15,609Adebola, McIndoe 1 March 2008 Hull CityH2–115,859Adebola, McCombe 4 March 2008 Charlton AthleticA1–124,075McCombe 8 March 2008 Leicester CityA0–022,616 11 March 2008 WatfordH0–019,026 15 March 2008 Plymouth ArgyleH1–219,011Trundle (pen) 22 March 2008 Cardiff CityA1–216,458Adebola 29 March 2008 Norwich CityH2–117,511Adebola, Brooker 5 April 2008 SouthamptonA0–222,890 12 April 2008 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–019,332 19 April 2008 Stoke CityA1–224,475Adebola 26 April 2008 Sheffield UnitedA1–229,787McIndoe (pen) 4 May 2008 Preston North EndH3–019,169Trundle, McIndoe, Noble Championship play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg 10 May 2008 Crystal PalaceA2–122,869Carey, NobleSF 2nd Leg 13 May 2008 Crystal PalaceH2–1 (a.e.t.)18,842Trundle, McIndoeF24 May 2008 Hull CityN0–186,703 FA Cup 2007–08 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2008 MiddlesbroughH1–215,895Fontaine League Cup 2007–08 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR114 August 2007 BrentfordA3–02,213Elliott, Jevons (2)R229 August 2007 Manchester CityH1–214,541Orr Squad statistics Source: Bristol City http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/bristolc.htm FootballSquads 1 September 2017 Squad stats http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=376&teamTabs=stats Soccerbase Centurycomm 1 September 2017 Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol City. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward +No.Pos.Nat.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13pxLeagueFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotalDiscipline1GKBRAAdriano Basso440100030480002MFENGBradley Orr424102 1 (1)13048 47 (1)5523DFSCOJamie McAllister41 40 (1)010203047 46 (1)0914DFENGLiam Fontaine38 32 (6)111203 1 (2)044 36 (8)2705DFENGJamie McCombe34 25 (9)300002036 27 (9)3306DFSCOLouis Carey330001031371507MFSCOScott Murray footballer, born 197414 4 (10)31 0 (1)0200017 6 (11)3008MFENGDavid Noble footballer, born 198226 10 (16)210003130 14 (16)3309FWENGSteve Brooker04 1 (3)100000004 1 (3)10010 Left club during playing seasonFWENGPhil Jevons02 0 (2)0002 1 (1)20004 1 (3)20010MFAUSNick Carle17 14 (3)000003020 17 (3)02011MFSCOMichael McIndoe4560010314973014MFENGCole Skuse25 5 (20)0001 0 (1)00026 5 (21)01015FWNGAEnoch Showunmi17 10 (7)31 0 (1)0100019 11 (8)31016DFIRLRichard Keogh0000100001 100017MFENGAlex Russell footballer, born 19731000100002 200018DFENGBrian Wilson footballer, born 198318 16 (2)110100020 18 (2)11019DFHUNTamás Vaskó *19 8 (11)110100021 10 (11)13020MFENGKevin Betsy01 0 (1)000100002 1 (1)01022GKENGChris Weale03 2 (1)000200005 4 (1)00023FWENGLee Trundle35 21 (14)51 0 (1)02 1 (1)03141 25 (16)62024DFWALChristian Ribeiro00000000000025MFENGMarvin Elliott45 44 (1)510213051 50 (1)63029MFNIRIvan Sproule40 31 (9)2101 0 (1)02 0 (2)044 32 (12)26032GKIRLStephen Henderson footballer, born 198801 0 (1)000000001 0 (1)00033MFENGLee Johnson footballer40 39 (1)110103 0 (3)045 41 (4)14034FWJAMDarren Byfield33 17 (16)810001 0 (1)035 18 (17)85035FWNGADele Adebola17 16 (1)600003020 19 (1)620 + Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name12MFENGJennison Myrie-Williams21MFENGFrankie Artus26DFWALJames Wilson footballer, born 198927DFENGJordan Walker y39DFENGChristopher Venn y30MFENGTristan Plummer34 Left club during playing seasonDFWALDavid Partridge References Category:Bristol City F.C. seasons Bristol City F.C.