2007–08 Football League Championship

April 2014 April 2014 Football League Championship 2007–08 West Bromwich Albion1st Championship title3rd 2nd tier title West Bromwich AlbionStoke CityHull City Leicester CityColchester UnitedScunthorpe United Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (23) Ipswich Town 6–0 Bristol City(2007-11-10) 1394 2.53 36,208Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City 17,067Football League Attendance Report http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0,,10794~177948,00.pdf The Football League 25 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120813012426/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0%2C%2C10794~177948%2C00.pdf 13 August 2012 2006–07 2008–09 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 TeamStadiumCapacityBarnsleyOakwell23,009BlackpoolBloomfield Road9,788Bristol CityAshton Gate21,497BurnleyTurf Moor22,546Cardiff CityNinian Park22,008Charlton AthleticThe Valley27,111Colchester UnitedLayer Road6,320Coventry CityRicoh Arena32,609Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park26,309Hull CityKC Stadium25,586Ipswich TownPortman Road30,311Leicester CityWalkers Stadium32,261Norwich CityCarrow Road26,034Plymouth ArgyleHome Park19,500Preston North EndDeepdale24,500Queens Park RangersLoftus Road19,128Scunthorpe UnitedGlanford Park9,088Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane32,609Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough39,814SouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689Stoke CityBrittania Stadium27,500WatfordVicarage Road19,920West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthorns26,688Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux28,525 Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit makerSponsorBarnsleyWAL Simon DaveySurridgeWake Smith SolicitorsBlackpoolENG Simon GraysonCarlottiFloors 2 GoBristol CityENG Gary JohnsonPumaBristol Trade CentreBurnleySCO Owen CoyleErreàHolland's PiesCardiff CityENG Dave JonesJomaCommunications DirectCharlton AthleticENG Alan PardewJomaLlaneraColchester UnitedWAL Geraint WilliamsDiadoraHaart Estate Agents (H)/Smart Energy (A)Coventry CityWAL Chris ColemanPumaCassidy GroupCrystal PalaceENG Neil WarnockErreàGAC LogisticsHull CityENG Phil BrownUmbroKaroo (H)/Kingston Communications (A)Ipswich TownNIR Jim MagiltonMitre (H)/Punch (A & T)E.ONLeicester CityENG Ian HollowayJakoTopps TilesNorwich CityENG Glenn RoederXaraFlybePlymouth ArgyleSCO Paul SturrockPumaGinstersPreston North EndSCO Alan IrvineDiadoraEnterprise plcQueens Park RangersITA Luigi De CanioLe Coq SportifCargiantScunthorpe UnitedNIR Nigel AdkinsCarlottiRainham SteelSheffield UnitedENG Kevin BlackwellLe Coq SportifCapital OneSheffield WednesdayENG Brian LawsLottoPlusNetSouthamptonENG Nigel PearsonSaintsFlybeStoke CityWAL Tony PulisLe Coq SportifBritannia Building SocietyWatfordENG Aidy BoothroydDiadoraBekoWest Bromwich AlbionENG Tony MowbrayUmbroT-MobileWolverhampton WanderersIRL Mick McCarthyLe Coq SportifChaucer Consulting League table main WDL 5 PQR WBA West Bromwich Albion STK Stoke City HUL Hull City BRI Bristol City CRY Crystal Palace WAT Watford WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers IPS Ipswich Town SHU Sheffield United PLY Plymouth Argyle CHA Charlton Athletic CAR Cardiff City BUR Burnley QPR Queens Park Rangers PNE Preston North End SHW Sheffield Wednesday NWC Norwich City BAR Barnsley BLP Blackpool SOU Southampton COV Coventry City LEI Leicester City SCU Scunthorpe United COL Colchester United 23 12 11 88 55 CP 21 16 9 69 55 P 21 12 13 65 47 OP 20 14 12 54 53 18 17 11 58 42 18 16 12 62 56 18 16 12 53 48 18 15 13 65 56 17 15 14 56 51 17 13 16 60 50 17 13 16 63 58 16 16 14 59 55 16 14 16 60 67 14 16 16 60 66 15 11 20 50 56 14 13 19 54 55 15 10 21 49 59 14 13 19 52 65 12 18 16 59 64 13 15 18 56 72 14 11 21 52 64 12 16 18 42 45 R 11 13 22 46 69 R 7 17 22 62 86 R green1 Promotion to the Premier League P P yellow1 Qualification for Championship play-offs QP QP QP QP red1 Relegation to Football League One R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 4 May 2008 The Football League 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. 2/1 y y Semifinals Final 3 Hull City 2 4 6 6 Watford 0 1 1 4 Bristol City 2 2 4 5 Crystal Palace 1 1 2 3 Hull City 1 4 Bristol City 0 Results main FBR grey BAR BLP BRI BUR CAR CHA COL COV CRY HUL IPS LEI NWC PLY PNE QPR SCU SHU SHW SOU STK WAT WBA WOL Barnsley 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–0 1–3 4–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 2–1 1–0 Blackpool 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 5–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 Bristol City 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 Burnley 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 Cardiff City 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 Charlton Athletic 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 Colchester United 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–2 0–1 Coventry City 4–0 3–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–1 Crystal Palace 2–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 Hull City 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 Ipswich Town 0–0 2–1 6–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 Leicester City 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 Norwich City 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 Preston North End 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–4 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 Scunthorpe United 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–3 0–2 Sheffield United 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 Southampton 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 0–0 Stoke City 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–4 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 Watford 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–3 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–3 4–2 4–3 2–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–4 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–2 0–1 complete The Football League Top scorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1ENG Sylvan Ebanks-BlakePlymouth ArgyleWolverhampton Wanderers232ENG James BeattieSheffield United22ENG Kevin PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion224TRI Stern JohnSouthampton195JAM Kevin LisbieColchester United176IRL Clinton MorrisonCrystal Palace167ENG Fraizer CampbellHull City15JAM Ricardo FullerStoke City159IRL Liam LawrenceStoke City14 Team of the Year Pos.PlayerClub GK WAL Wayne Hennessey Wolverhampton Wanderers DF ENG Bradley Orr Bristol City DF NGA Danny Shittu Watford DF ENG Paul Robinson West Bromwich Albion DF ENG Ryan Shawcross Stoke City MF ENG Brian Howard Barnsley MF JAM Marvin Elliott Bristol City MF IRL Liam Lawrence Stoke City MF ENG Jonathan Greening West Bromwich Albion ST JAM Ricardo Fuller Stoke City ST ENG Kevin Phillips West Bromwich Albion Stadiums Team Stadium Capacity Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough Stadium 39,814 Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689 Coventry City Ricoh Arena 32,609 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 32,609 Leicester City Walkers Stadium 32,500 Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium 28,525 Stoke City Britannia Stadium 28,383 West Brom The Hawthorns 28,003 Charlton Athletic The Valley 27,111 Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 26,309 Norwich City Carrow Road 26,034 Hull City KC Stadium 25,404 Preston North End Deepdale 24,500 Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 Burnley Turf Moor 22,546 Cardiff City Ninian Park 22,008 Bristol City Ashton Gate 21,497 Watford Vicarage Road 19,920 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 19,500 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 19,128 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,788 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park 9,183 Colchester United Layer Road 6,320 Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Sheffield United ENG Neil Warnock Resigned 16 May 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7034020.stm Warnock resigns as Blades manager BBC Sport 16 May 2007 16 May 2008 ENG Bryan Robson 16 May 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6672447.stm Robson unveiled as Sheff Utd boss BBC Sport 16 May 2007 16 May 2008 Pre-season Crystal Palace ENG Peter Taylor Sacked 8 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7034020.stm Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked BBC Sport 8 October 2007 22 September 2008 ENG Neil Warnock 11 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7037569.stm Warnock appointed new Palace boss BBC Sport 11 October 2007 22 September 2008 19th Leicester City ENG Martin Allen Mutual consent 29 August 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6969388.stm Allen ends brief Leicester reign BBC Sport 29 August 2007 22 September 2008 ENG Gary Megson 13 September 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6987880.stm Megson excited by Leicester job BBC Sport 13 September 2007 22 September 2008 9th Queens Park Rangers ENG John Gregory Sacked 1 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7021776.stm Gregory sacked as manager of QPR BBC Sport 1 October 2007 22 September 2008 ITA Luigi De Canio 29 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7067651.stm Former Napoli boss takes QPR role BBC Sport 29 October 2007 22 September 2008 24th Norwich City SCO Peter Grant Mutual consent 8 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7035042.stm Grant parts company with Canaries BBC Sport 8 October 2007 22 September 2008 ENG Glenn Roeder 30 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7068855.stm Norwich name Roeder as new boss BBC Sport 30 October 2007 22 September 2008 22nd Leicester City ENG Gary Megson Signed by Bolton Wanderers 24 October 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7058362.stm Bolton target Megson leaves Foxes BBC Sport 24 October 2007 22 September 2008 ENG Ian Holloway 22 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7090614.stm Holloway appointed Leicester boss BBC Sport 22 November 2007 22 September 2008 19th Burnley ENG Steve Cotterill Mutual consent 8 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7085172.stm Burnley manager Cotterill departs BBC Sport 8 November 2007 22 September 2008 IRL Owen Coyle 22 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7107386.stm Coyle named new Burnley manager BBC Sport 22 November 2007 22 September 2008 15th Preston North End ENG Paul Simpson Sacked 13 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/preston/7089492.stm Struggling Preston sack Simpson BBC Sport 13 November 2007 22 September 2008 SCO Alan Irvine 20 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7102804.stm Preston unveil Irvine as new boss BBC Sport 20 November 2007 22 September 2008 21st Plymouth Argyle ENG Ian Holloway Signed by Leicester City 21 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/7102436.stm Holloway resigns as Plymouth boss BBC Sport 21 November 2007 22 September 2008 SCO Paul Sturrock 27 November 2007https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7112966.stm Sturrock returns as Plymouth boss BBC Sport 27 November 2007 22 September 2008 7th Coventry City NIR Iain Dowie Sacked 11 February 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/7238421.stm Dowie sacked as Coventry manager BBC Sport 11 February 2008 22 September 2008 WAL Chris Coleman 19 February 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/7250422.stm Coleman unveiled as Coventry boss BBC Sport 19 February 2008 22 September 2008 19th Sheffield United ENG Bryan Robson Mutual consent 14 February 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7238885.stm Blackwell in for Robson at Blades BBC Sport 14 February 2008 22 September 2008 ENG Kevin Blackwell 14 February 2008 16th Queens Park Rangers ITA Luigi De Canio Mutual consent 8 May 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7390743.stm De Canio parts company with QPR BBC Sport 8 May 2008 22 September 2008 NIR Iain Dowie 14 May 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7400236.stm QPR bring in Dowie as new coach BBC Sport 14 May 2008 22 September 2008 14th Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2008.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 6 July 2026 No. Club Average Change Highest Lowest 1 Sheffield United 25,631 -16.0% 31,760 23,161 2 Norwich City 24,527 -0.1% 25,497 23,176 3 Leicester City 23,509 1.3% 31,892 19,264 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23,499 12.1% 27,883 20,763 5 Charlton Athletic 23,159 -11.6% 26,337 20,737 6 West Bromwich Albion 22,311 9.0% 27,493 18,310 7 Ipswich Town 21,935 -2.3% 29,656 17,938 8 Sheffield Wednesday 21,418 -9.4% 36,208 17,211 9 Southampton 21,254 -9.8% 31,957 17,741 10 Coventry City 19,123 -6.0% 27,992 14,036 11 Hull City 18,025 -3.9% 24,350 14,822 12 Watford 16,876 -10.0% 18,698 15,021 13 Stoke City 16,823 6.8% 26,609 11,147 14 Bristol City 16,276 27.0% 19,332 12,474 15 Crystal Palace 16,031 -8.6% 23,950 13,048 16 Queens Park Rangers 13,959 7.9% 18,309 10,514 17 Cardiff City 13,939 -8.4% 18,840 11,006 18 Plymouth Argyle 13,000 -0.1% 17,511 10,451 19 Preston North End 12,647 -12.4% 17,807 10,279 20 Burnley 12,365 3.4% 16,843 9,779 21 Barnsley 11,425 -10.3% 18,257 8,531 22 Blackpool 8,861 28.9% 9,640 7,214 23 Scunthorpe United 6,434 13.5% 8,801 4,407 24 Colchester United 5,509 0.8% 6,300 4,450 References 2007–08 1 England