2007–08 in English football

none September 2013 September 2021 August 2013 England 2007–08 Premier League Manchester United Championship West Bromwich Albion League One Swansea City League Two Milton Keynes Dons Conference National Aldershot Town FA Cup Portsmouth League Cup Tottenham Hotspur Community Shield Manchester United Premier League National Division Arsenal Premier League Northern Division Nottingham Forest Premier League Southern Division Fulham FA Women's Cup Arsenal Premier League Cup Everton 2006–07 2008–09 yes The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England. Club football European competitions 2007–08 UEFA Champions League 2007–08 UEFA Cup 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup thumb|left|Chelsea and Liverpool faced each other in the UEFA Champions League for the fourth season in succession. In October 2007, Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium.Caroline Cheese Arsenal 7–0 Slavia Prague http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7054216.stm BBC Sport BBC 23 October 2007 2 November 2007 The record was broken the following month when Liverpool defeated Beşiktaş 8–0 at Anfield.Mandeep Sanghera Liverpool 8–0 Besiktas http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7076592.stm BBC Sport BBC 6 November 2007 7 November 2007 All four English clubs competing in the Champions League reached the quarter-finals, resulting in three all-English ties during the competition's latter stages. Liverpool eliminated Arsenal in the quarter-finals, but lost the semi-final to Chelsea, who went on to meet Manchester United in the final in Moscow. United completed the European Double, winning the Premier League two points ahead of Chelsea and winning the UEFA Champions League, again against Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to lift the European Cup for the third time. This was a unique occurrence – the first time two English clubs had met in the final of the European Cup/Champions League. It was also a repeat of the opening game of the season, the FA Community Shield, which also finished in a 1–1 draw and saw a United win 3–0 on penalties. In the UEFA Cup, none of the English teams taking part reached the quarter-final stage. Blackburn Rovers, who had qualified for the competition via the Intertoto Cup, were beaten in the first round by AEL. The three other English clubs progressed through the group stages, with Bolton Wanderers losing to Sporting CP, while Tottenham Hotspur and Everton were both eliminated on penalty shootouts in the round of 16, by PSV Eindhoven and Fiorentina respectively. The 2008 UEFA Cup final was held at the City of Manchester Stadium, the first time that the UEFA Cup Final had been held in England since being reduced to a single match. The event was marred by riots in Manchester city centre prior to the game.Battle of Piccadilly http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1049714_battle_of_piccadilly Manchester Evening News 14 May 2008 14 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705170717/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1049714_battle_of_piccadilly 5 July 2008 dead In the match itself, Zenit Saint Petersburg beat Rangers 2–0 to lift the trophy.Majestic Zenit triumph in Manchester http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=15124/match=301605/report=rp.html UEFA 14 May 2008 14 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080917160203/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round%3D15124/match%3D301605/report%3Drp.html 17 September 2008 dead Premier League 2007–08 Premier League thumb|upright|right|Cristiano Ronaldo was the Premier League's top scorer and won numerous awards. Manchester United retained the Premier League title, winning the competition for the tenth time and becoming champions of England for the seventeenth time. The title was decided on the final day of the season as United's 2–0 win at Wigan Athletic saw them crowned champions and consigned Chelsea to the runners-up spot regardless of their result at home to Bolton Wanderers. Arsenal and Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2008–09 third qualifying round by finishing third and fourth respectively, while Everton's fifth position gave them a place in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round. Reading, Birmingham City and Derby County were relegated. Derby became the first team in Premier League history to be relegated before the end of March.Derby 2–2 Fulham BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2008 They eventually finished on the lowest Premier League points tally ever, amassing only eleven points and winning just one game all season. The Premier League underwent a major rebranding; changing its sponsored name from the Barclays Premiership to the Barclays Premier League, introducing a revamped logo and new typeface for players' jerseys. Football League 2007–08 Football League Championship After the disappointment of a play-off final defeat the previous year, West Bromwich Albion won the Football League Championship title and returned to the Premier League. Stoke City secured the other automatic promotion spot, ending a 23-year absence from the top flight. Hull City followed them by winning the play-off final, beating Bristol City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the final to reach the top division of English football for the first time in their 104-year history.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7416502.stm Bristol City 0-1 Hull Phil McNulty 24 May 2008 26 May 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20080526223822/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7416502.stm 26 May 2008 live It was the first time that Hull had played at either the original or rebuilt Wembley Stadium. Despite impressing on their Championship debut in 2006–07, Colchester United finished bottom this season and were relegated back to League One. Scunthorpe United's first journey into the Championship since the 1960s proved short-lived, and they also went back down. The biggest story however was Leicester City's relegation, as a lack of stability at the club (with no fewer than eight men, including caretakers, occupying the manager's seat over the season) proved their undoing and sent them down to the third tier for the first time in their history. League One In a season mired by controversy and points deductions at both ends of the table, Swansea City were the clear champions in League One. In terms of results, Leeds United were actually the best team behind Swansea, but had started the season on –15 points following their failure to reach an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs on their Creditors Voluntary Arrangement. This was the first time in the league's history that such a penalty had been imposed. Nottingham Forest therefore took the second automatic promotion spot on the final day of the season after a late surge of form, culminating in Forest defeating Yeovil 3–2 (Who ironically defeated them in the play-off semi-final the previous season). Doncaster Rovers won promotion to the Championship by beating Leeds 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final, thus returning to the top two tiers for the first time since 1958. At the opposite end of the table, Port Vale were in fact the worst team going by results, but Luton Town went into administration and were deducted ten points causing them to finish bottom, though they would have been relegated even without this penalty. Bournemouth also received a ten-point deduction for going into administration, and in their case it did prove fatal, sending the club down to League Two. If the points deduction did not occur, then Crewe would have gone down. Gillingham were the other team to suffer relegation. League Two Milton Keynes Dons won their first honours as a club, winning the League Two title and the Football League Trophy. The other clubs automatically promoted were runners-up Peterborough United, who had pushed the Dons close for most of the season, and Hereford United, who returned to the third level of English football for the first time in thirty years. Stockport County won promotion to League One by beating Rochdale 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the League Two play-off final. There was to be no repeat of Wrexham's last day heroics of the 2006–07 season, and this time they finished bottom and went out of the League. Despite a good run late in the season, Mansfield Town joined them. Both Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe played in the Football League for the first time, after securing promotion to League Two from the Conference. Cup competitions and Community Shield 2007–08 FA Cup 2007–08 Football League Cup 2007–08 Football League Trophy 2007 FA Community Shield Portsmouth won the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City. Tottenham Hotspur won the League Cup, beating the holders Chelsea 2–1 after extra time. It was the first League Cup final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium.Spurs 2–1 Chelsea BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2008 MK Dons won the Football League Trophy after beating Grimsby Town 2–0 in the final.30 March 2008 17 August 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7309420.stm Grimsby 0-2 MK Dons BBC Sport Mark Mitchener Manchester United took the first silverware of the season when they beat Chelsea 3–0 on penalties in the FA Community Shield. Non-League football Football Conference 2007–08 Conference League Cup 2007–08 FA Trophy 2007–08 right|thumb|Exeter City celebrate their 2008 Conference National play-off final win. The Conference National became known as the Blue Square Premier upon the announcement of a three-year sponsorship deal. The two regional feeder leagues became known as the Blue Square North and South respectively.11 April 2007 http://www.footballconference.co.uk/News/FC_Story_Page/0,14288,5764_2051847,00.html Conference Announce Deal footballconference.co.uk 28 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070501074513/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/News/FC_Story_Page/0%2C14288%2C5764_2051847%2C00.html 1 May 2007 dead The deal signalled the end of a nine-year association between the Conference and the Nationwide Building Society. Aldershot Town won the Conference National to gain automatic promotion to the Football League, while Exeter City beat Cambridge United 1–0 in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium to secure the other promotion place. Aldershot also won the Conference League Cup, beating Rushden & Diamonds in a penalty shootout after a 3–3 draw. The FA Trophy was won by Ebbsfleet United, who beat Torquay United 1–0 at Wembley. Events off the field Deloitte reported in September 2007 that transfer spending by all Premier League and Football League clubs had exceeded £500 million, compared to £300 million spent the season before. Deloitte attributed the rise in spending to the huge increase in broadcasting revenue and new owners buying into Premier League clubs.9 April 2007 http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=460200&cc=5739 English transfer spending breaks £500m barrier ESPN 28 November 2013 Two league clubs moved to new grounds for 2007–08. Shrewsbury Town moved to the New Meadow for the start of this season, after leaving their old stadium, Gay Meadow. Milton Keynes Dons moved to their new 22,000 all seater stadium at Denbigh, Milton Keynes, known as Stadium:mk. The stadium was officially opened on 29 November 2007 by Queen Elizabeth.The Queen visits Milton Keynes http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/11/30/queen_mk_2007_feature.shtml 30 November 2007 BBC en-gb 24 May 2020 Sheffield, the world's oldest football club, celebrated their 150th anniversary; events included a friendly match against Inter Milan.24 October 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7060059.stm Stars mark team's 150th birthday BBC News 4 February 2009 Clubs removed Halifax Town (Conference National) Managerial changes List of English Football League managers by date of appointment Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment Neil McDonald Carlisle United 13 August 2007Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2007 John Ward 2 October 2007Ward handed Carlisle manager post BBC Sport. Retrieved on 9 October 2007 Martin Allen Leicester City 29 August 2007Allen ends brief Leicester reign BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2007 Gary Megson 13 September 2007Megson excited by Leicester job BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2007 Ronnie Jepson Gillingham 9 September 2007Gillingham manager Jepson resigns BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2007 Mark Stimson 1 November 2007Gills unveil Stimson as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2007 José Mourinho Chelsea 20 September 2007Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2007 Avram Grant 20 September 2007Chelsea name Grant as new manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2007 Martin Foyle Port Vale 26 September 2007Foyle and Port Vale part company BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2007 Lee Sinnott 5 November 2007Sinnott named new Port Vale boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2007 John Gregory Queens Park Rangers 1 October 2007Gregory sacked as manager of QPR BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2007 Luigi De Canio 29 October 2007Former Napoli boss takes QPR role BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2007 John Ward Cheltenham Town 2 October 2007 Keith Downing1 2 November 2007Cheltenham name Downing as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2007 Willie Donachie Millwall 8 October 2007Donachie axed as Millwall manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2007 Kenny Jackett 6 November 2007Millwall confirm Jackett as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2007 Peter Taylor Crystal Palace 8 October 2007Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2007 Neil Warnock 11 October 2007Warnock appointed as Palace boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2007 Peter Grant Norwich City 9 October 2007Grant parts company with Canaries BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2007 Glenn Roeder 30 October 2007Norwich name Roeder as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2007 John Schofield Lincoln City 15 October 2007Lincoln City sack boss Schofield BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2007 Peter Jackson 30 October 2007Lincoln name Jackson new manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2007 Steve Thompson Notts County 16 October 2007Notts County boss Thompson sacked BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2007 Ian McParland 18 October 2007McParland named Notts County boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2007 Sammy Lee Bolton Wanderers 17 October 2007Bolton part company with boss Lee BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 October 2007 Gary Megson 25 October 2007Megson appointed Bolton manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2007 Gary Megson Leicester City 24 October 2007Bolton target Megson leaves Foxes BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2007 Ian Holloway 22 November 2007Holloway appointed Leicester boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2007 Martin Jol Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 2007Jol sacked as Tottenham manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2007 Juande Ramos 27 October 2007Tottenham make Ramos head coach BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2007 Chris Hutchings Wigan Athletic 5 November 2007Hutchings sacked as Wigan manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2007 Steve Bruce 26 November 2007Bruce confirmed as Wigan manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2007 Steve Cotterill Burnley 8 November 2007Burnley manager Cotterill departs BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2007 Owen Coyle 22 November 2007Coyle named new Burnley manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2007 Paul Simpson Preston North End 13 November 2007Struggling Preston sack Simpson BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2007 Alan Irvine 20 November 2007Preston unveil Irvine as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2007 Brian Carey Wrexham 15 November 2007Little confirmed as Wrexham boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2007 Brian Little 15 November 2007 Steve Bruce Birmingham City 19 November 2007Bruce leaves Birmingham for Wigan BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2007 Alex McLeish 28 November 2007Birmingham unveil McLeish as boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2007 Ian Holloway Plymouth Argyle 21 November 2007Holloway resigns as Plymouth boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2007 Paul Sturrock 27 November 2007Sturrock returns as Plymouth boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2007 Billy Davies Derby County 26 November 2007Derby split with manager Davies BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2007 Paul Jewell 28 November 2007Jewell named as new Derby manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2007 Paul Sturrock Swindon Town 27 November 2007 Maurice Malpas 15 January 2008Swindon Town takeover completed BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2008 Terry Butcher Brentford 11 December 2007Boss Butcher leaves Brentford job BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2007 Andy Scott2 4 January 2008Scott confirmed as Brentford boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2008 Lawrie Sanchez Fulham 21 December 2007Manager Sanchez sacked by Fulham BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2007 Roy Hodgson 30 December 2007Fulham appoint Hodgson as manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2007 Sam Allardyce Newcastle United 9 January 2008Allardyce reign ends at Newcastle BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2008 Kevin Keegan 16 January 2008Keegan returns as Newcastle boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2008 Chris Casper Bury 14 January 2008Bury dismiss Casper and Alexander BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2008 Alan Knill 4 February 2008Bury appoint Knill as new manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2008 Kevin Blackwell Luton Town 16 January 2008Blackwell sacked as Luton manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2008 Mick Harford3 16 January 2008Harford named stand-in Luton boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2008 George Burley Southampton 24 January 2008Burley appointed Scotland manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2008 Nigel Pearson 18 February 2008Pearson appointed Saints manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2008 Dennis Wise Leeds United 29 January 2008Wise gets powerful Newcastle role BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2008 Gary McAllister 29 January 2008Leeds name McAllister as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2008 Iain Dowie Coventry City 11 February 2008Dowie sacked as Coventry manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2008 Chris Coleman 19 February 2008Coleman unveiled as Coventry boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2008 Bryan Robson Sheffield United 14 February 2008Blackwell in for Robson at Blades BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2008 Kevin Blackwell4 14 February 2008 Ian Brightwell Macclesfield Town 27 February 2008Silkmen appoint Alexander manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2008 Keith Alexander 27 February 2008 Bobby Williamson Chester City 2 March 2008Chester manager Williamson sacked BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2008 Simon Davies5 11 March 2008Chester appoint Davies as manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2008 Gary Peters Shrewsbury Town 3 March 2008Shrews part company with Peters BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2008 Paul Simpson 12 March 2008Simpson named as Shrewsbury boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2008 Billy Dearden Mansfield Town 8 March 2008Stags part company with Dearden BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2008 Paul Holland6 25 March 2008Holland named Mansfield manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2008 Andy Ritchie Huddersfield Town 1 April 2008 Ritchie leaves Huddersfield post BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2008 Stan Ternent 24 April 2008Ternent named Huddersfield boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2008 Richard Money Walsall 22 April 2008Money resigns as Walsall manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2008 Jimmy Mullen7 22 May 2008 Mullen named new Walsall manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2008 Dean Wilkins Brighton & Hove Albion 8 May 2008 Adams takes over as Brighton boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2008 Micky Adams 8 May 2008 Luigi De Canio Queens Park Rangers 8 May 2008De Canio parts company with QPR BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2008 Iain Dowie 14 May 2008 Dowie confirmed as coach of QPR BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2008 Paul Lambert Wycombe Wanderers 20 May 2008 Lambert resigns as Wycombe boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2008 Peter Taylor 29 May 2008 Wycombe name Taylor as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2008 Ian Holloway Leicester City 23 May 2008Leicester & Holloway part company BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2008 Nigel Pearson 20 June 2008Pearson appointed Leicester boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2008 Avram Grant Chelsea 24 May 2008Grant sacked as Chelsea manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2008 Luiz Felipe Scolari 1 July 2008Scolari named as Chelsea manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2008 Nigel Pearson Southampton 30 May 2008Poortvliet named new Saints boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2008 Jan Poortvliet 30 May 2008 Sven-Göran Eriksson Manchester City 2 June 2008Eriksson leaves Manchester City BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2008 Mark Hughes 5 June 2008Hughes becomes Man City manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2008 Mark Hughes Blackburn Rovers 5 June 2008 Paul Ince 22 June 2008Blackburn appoint Ince as manager BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2008 Paul Ince Milton Keynes Dons 22 June 2008 Roberto Di Matteo 2 July 2008 Di Matteo appointed MK Dons boss BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2008 Notes 1 Downing was previously caretaker manager after Ward's departure. 2 Scott was previously caretaker manager after Butcher's departure. 3 Harford was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season. 4 Blackwell was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season. 5 Davies' caretaker role was extended until the end of the season. 6 Holland's caretaker role was extended until the end of the season. 7 Mullen was previously caretaker manager after Money's departure. Promotion and relegation promotion and relegation Playoff winners in bold. Premier League Champions: Manchester United Champions League 2008–09 Qualifiers : Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool UEFA Cup 2008–09 Qualifiers : Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Manchester City and Portsmouth Relegated to The Championship : Derby County, Birmingham City and Reading Championship Champions: West Bromwich Albion Promoted: Stoke City Playoffs : Hull City, Bristol City, Watford and Crystal Palace Relegated: Leicester City, Scunthorpe United and Colchester United League One Champions: Swansea City Promoted: Nottingham Forest Playoffs : Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Southend United and Carlisle United Relegated: AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Port Vale and Luton Town League Two Champions: Milton Keynes Dons Promoted: Peterborough United, Hereford United Playoffs : Stockport County, Rochdale, Darlington and Wycombe Wanderers Relegated: Mansfield Town and Wrexham Conference National Champions: Aldershot Town Play-offs: Cambridge United, Torquay United, Exeter City and Burton Albion Relegated: Altrincham*, Farsley Celtic, Stafford Rangers and Droylsden Promoted to: Kettering Town, Lewes, Eastbourne Borough and Barrow *Altrincham avoided relegation after Halifax Town went into liquidation National team England played their first international match on a synthetic pitch against Russia and lost the game 2–1,17 October 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7047720.stm Russia 2-1 England BBC Sport 17 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071018025616/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7047720.stm 18 October 2007 live leaving qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 out of their hands. On 21 November 2007, they lost 3–2 to Croatia, and consequently failed to qualify for Euro 2008 following Russia's 1–0 win over Andorra.21 November 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7103110.stm England 2-3 Croatia BBC Sport 22 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071122091808/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7103110.stm 22 November 2007 live As a result, England manager Steve McClaren was sacked the following day.McClaren sacked as England coach BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2007 Fabio Capello was confirmed as the new England manager on 14 December 2007. Capello was unveiled by the FA on 17 December 2007, and took up his new role on 7 January 2008.14 December 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7137847.stm Capello named new England manager BBC Sport 14 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213125958/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7137847.stm 13 December 2007 live Friendly matches The home team is listed on the left; the visiting one on the right. 22 August 2007 England England 1–2 (Report) Germany Germany Lampard 9J. Cole 34 Kurányi 26Pander 40 Wembley Stadium, London 86,133 Switzerland Massimo Busacca 16 November 2007 Austria Austria 0–1 (Report) England England Crouch 44 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna 39,432 Denmark Nicolai Vollquartz 6 February 2008 England England 2–1 (Report) Switzerland Switzerland Jenas 40Wright-Phillips 62 Derdiyok 58 Wembley Stadium, London 86,857 Germany Felix Brych 26 March 2008 France France 1–0 (Report) England England Ribéry 32 pen. Stade de France, Paris 78,500 Germany Florian Meyer 28 May 2008 England England 2–0 (Report) United States United States Terry 38Gerrard 59 Wembley Stadium, London 71,233 Greece Kyros Vassaras 1 June 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 (Report) England England Barry 12Defoe 16 49Gerrard 30 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 25,001 Suriname Enrico Wijngaarde Euro 2008 qualifiers 8 September 2007 England England 3 – 0 (Report) Israel Israel Wright-Phillips 20Owen 49Richards 66Terry 67 Gershon 15Benado 45Ziv 55Aouate 66 Wembley Stadium, London 85,372 NED Pieter Vink 12 September 2007 England England 3–0 (Report) Russia Russia Owen 7 31J. Cole 79Ferdinand 84 Wembley Stadium, London 86,106 SWE Martin Hansson 13 October 2007 England England 3–0 (Report) Estonia Estonia Wright-Phillips 11Rooney 32Rähn 33 o.g. Rähn 12Lindpere 73 Wembley Stadium, London 86,655 DEN Nicolai Vollquartz 17 October 2007 Russia Russia 2–1 (Report) England England V. Berezutski 12Pavlyuchenko 69 pen. 73, 74 Rooney 29Ferdinand 59 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 84,700 ESP Luis Medina Cantalejo 21 November 2007 England England 2–3 (Report) Croatia Croatia Lampard 56 pen.Crouch 65 Kranjčar 8Olić 14Petrić 77 Wembley Stadium, London 88,091 SWE Peter Fröjdfeldt League tables Premier League 2007–08 Premier League Manchester United were crowned league champions for the second year in succession, the tenth time in the history of the Premier League and the 17th time overall. They also won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the third time, and Cristiano Ronaldo finished as the league's top scorer with 31 goals. While all three of their main rivals kept the battle for the title close, Chelsea had the more dramatic season; influential manager José Mourinho departed in mid-September and was replaced by Avram Grant, who became the first Chelsea manager in four years to go without a trophy. Arsenal, meanwhile, after two seasons of disappointment, finished third, just missing out on the title by four points. Completing the top four was Liverpool, which ensured that the same four teams qualified for Europe's elite competition once again. Everton and Aston Villa occupied the two qualification places for the UEFA Cup as managers David Moyes and Martin O'Neill continued to impress for their respective sides (Villa qualified for the Intertoto Cup), whilst Portsmouth collected their first piece of silverware in 58 years by winning the FA Cup in their most successful season ever. Tottenham shook off the shock sacking of Martin Jol with newly installed Juande Ramos winning them their first trophy in nine years in the League Cup and ensuring a third consecutive year of UEFA Cup qualification, even if their league form was far from stellar. Manchester City went into the season with high expectations, with a new owner in Thaksin Shinawatra and a new manager in Sven-Göran Eriksson, alongside an influx of new talent, but finished 9th after suffering from inconsistent form at the turn of the year. Eriksson then lost his job at the end of the season, which included an 8–1 loss to Middlesbrough on the final day. Newcastle welcomed the returning Kevin Keegan as manager after sacking Sam Allardyce, and while a winless run from Boxing Day left them four points off the relegation places in mid-March, the Magpies secured safety by winning four of their next seven games. Newly promoted Derby County, twice champions of the old First Division, were relegated straight back to the Championship after just one season in the Premier League, winning just one game and collecting a mere eleven points all season; the team's season broke records for all the wrong reasons as they had the worst goal difference, the lowest number of goals scored in the top flight and the earliest post-war relegation. Their relegation was effectively confirmed when manager Billy Davies stood down in November. The departure of long-serving manager Steve Bruce and subsequent appointment of Alex McLeish meant that Birmingham were relegated after a single season back in the top flight. Taking the final relegation spot were Reading, who seemed safe until the last few weeks of the season, and only a year after narrowly missing out on a European spot. Fulham narrowly survived on goal difference, seemingly dead and buried until the final few games, the appointment of Roy Hodgson, who returned to English football after nine years managing in Europe, saw significant improvement enabling them to escape the drop. Leading goalscorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 31 Football League Championship 2007–08 Football League Championship West Bromwich Albion won the Championship title and sealed promotion to the Premier League after a two-year absence. Stoke City joined them, clinching promotion on the last day of the season and returning to the top flight of English football after an absence of 23 years. Hull City reached the top flight for the first time in their history after beating Bristol City 1–0 in the playoff final, marking their third promotion in five seasons having battled relegation last season. Bristol City had actually led the table at several points of the season but nonetheless their fourth-place finish proved a far cry from being the relegation favourites many had tipped them for. Wolverhampton Wanderers narrowly missed out on the play-offs on goal difference to a Watford side who actually led the league for most of the first half of the campaign but won just one of their last sixteen to sneak into the playoffs, with not even the arrival of top scorer Sylvan Ebanks-Blake helping Wolves' cause. Ipswich Town lost just once at home but missed out despite a final day win over Hull. Crystal Palace initially looked in danger of relegation until the appointment of Neil Warnock in October saw them climb the table and clinch a play-off spot at the expense of his old club Sheffield United. Colchester United could not build on last season's tenth-place finish and were relegated back to League One in bottom place after two years in this league. Scunthorpe United's return to the second tier was short lived as they made an immediate return to League One. Leicester City went down on the final day despite drawing at Stoke, after Southampton beat Sheffield United to move above them. It meant that the Foxes would spend next season playing in the third tier of English football for the first time in their history, the employment of four permanent managers throughout the season saw them finally hit rock-bottom after several years of struggle and managerial changes. Sheffield Wednesday, Coventry City and Blackpool also all survived on the last day, in Coventry's case despite losing 4–1 at Charlton. Leading goalscorer: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – 23 Football League One 2007–08 Football League One Swansea City won the League One title after amassing 92 points, the highest by a Welsh club in the Football League. Nottingham Forest moved back up to the Championship after a three-season absence, winning six of their last seven and snatching promotion from Doncaster Rovers on the final day. Doncaster made amends for missing out on automatic promotion by winning the playoffs to enter the Championship after a half century absence from the second tier. Leeds United's record would have seen them promoted at the expense of Forest, but they were cost dear by a 15-point deduction that was imposed pre-season after their failure to agree a deal with their creditors almost resulted in the club being ejected from the Football League entirely. The deduction led to many experts predicting they would suffer a second successive relegation, but those fears were quickly dismissed, as they wiped the deduction out by winning their first five games, and ultimately started the campaign with a 13-match unbeaten run. However, they lost to Doncaster in the playoff final, ending their hopes of an immediate return to the Championship. Carlisle proved to be the surprise package however and remained in contention for 2nd place until the final day, narrowly losing to Leeds in the play-offs. Luton Town suffered their second consecutive relegation as they finished bottom and sat in administration for the entire season, resulting in a ten-point deduction. Port Vale, who were statistically the worst team in the division, joined them. Gillingham were relegated on the last day of the season, as were Bournemouth, the latter of whom also entered administration and suffered a ten-point deduction which proved fatal. Crewe narrowly escaped relegation courtesy of Bournemouth's points deduction and despite losing 4–1 on the final day. Cheltenham avoided the drop in part to their final day win that also cost Doncaster automatic promotion. Leading goalscorer: Jason Scotland (Swansea City) – 24 Football League Two 2007–08 Football League Two MK Dons won the League Two title, returning to the third tier after a two-season absence and earning their first major achievement in their four-year history. New boss Darren Ferguson led Peterborough United to promotion as runners-up. Hereford United also climbed out of the bottom division meaning they would be playing third-tier football for first time in thirty years next season. The final promotion place went to Stockport County, who won the playoffs. At the bottom, Wrexham lost their 87-year League status. Mansfield Town had a good FA Cup run but could not cope in the league and were also relegated out of the league after 77 years. Entering the Football League for the following season were Aldershot Town (the successor of the original Aldershot that folded during the 1991–92 season) and Exeter City, who returned after five years away. Leading goalscorer: Aaron McLean (Peterborough United) – 29 Women's football Women's Premier League 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League National Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League#National Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League National Division National Division Northern Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League#Northern Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division Northern Division Southern Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League#Southern Division 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Southern Division Southern Division FA Women's Cup 2007–08 FA Women's Cup Final 2008 FA Women's Cup final FA Women's Premier League Cup 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup 2007–08 FA Women's Premier League Cup Transfer deals List of English football transfers 2007–08 Retirements 5 July 2007 – Chris Sutton (Aston Villa) Eye injury forces Sutton to quit http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6272566.stm BBC Sport 5 July 2007 5 July 2007 26 July 2007 – Matt Piper (ex Sunderland)Trialist Piper decides to retire http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6897047.stm BBC Sport 26 July 2007 26 July 2007 3 August 2007 – Charlie Oatway (Brighton & Hove Albion)Brighton's Oatway forced to quit http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/6917863.stm BBC Sport 3 August 2007 17 August 2007 15 August 2007 – Mark Delaney (Aston Villa)Injury forces Delaney to retire http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6947421.stm BBC Sport 15 August 2007 15 August 2007 28 August 2007 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United)Man Utd striker Solskjaer retires http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6966229.stm BBC Sport 28 August 2007 28 August 2007 28 August 2007 – David Woozley (Crawley Town)Former Crawley boss Woozley quits http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/6966615.stm BBC Sport 28 August 2007 28 August 2007 30 August 2007 – Neal Ardley (Millwall)Veteran midfielder Ardley retires http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/6970109.stm BBC Sport 30 August 2007 30 August 2007 11 September 2007 – James Quinn (Northampton Town)N Ireland striker Quinn retires http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6988817.stm BBC Sport 11 September 2007 11 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112051800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6988817.stm 12 November 2012 live 7 December 2007 – Phil Gilchrist (Oxford United)Oxford defender Gilchrist retires http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7132354.stm BBC Sport 7 December 2007 7 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071209084541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7132354.stm 9 December 2007 live 2 January 2008 – Mark Goodlad (Port Vale)Port Vale keeper forced to retire http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7168377.stm BBC Sport 2 January 2008 2 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080105110856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7168377.stm 5 January 2008 live 16 January 2008 – Juan Ugarte (Wrexham)Injury-prone Ugarte quits Wrexham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7192797.stm BBC Sport 16 January 2008 16 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119191836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7192797.stm 19 January 2008 live 7 February 2008 – John Hartson (West Bromwich Albion)Hartson brings career to an end http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7218185.stm BBC Sport 7 February 2008 7 February 2008 12 March 2008 – Tore André Flo (Leeds United)Striker Flo announces retirement http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7291280.stm BBC Sport 12 March 2008 13 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321014538/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/7291280.stm 21 March 2008 live 25 March 2008 – Claus Lundekvam (Southampton)http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7312314.stm Lundekvam set to hang up boots 25 March 2008 26 March 2008 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20080331011811/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7312314.stm 31 March 2008 live End of season – Dion Dublin (Norwich City)Dublin announces retirement plans http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7197825.stm BBC Sport 19 January 2008 19 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080123093335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7197825.stm 23 January 2008 live End of season – Teddy Sheringham (Colchester United)Sheringham to call time on career http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7272672.stm BBC Sport 1 March 2008 1 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080305011256/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7272672.stm 5 March 2008 live End of season – David Wetherall (Bradford City)Wetherall poised to hang up boots http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7254349.stm BBC Sport 20 February 2008 21 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080303220122/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7254349.stm 3 March 2008 live End of season – Neil Young (AFC Bournemouth)Cherries' veteran Young to retire http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/7340403.stm BBC Sport 10 April 2008 25 April 2008 End of season – Alan Thompson (Leeds United)Thompson calls it quits http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_3620289,00.html Sky Sports 28 May 2008 28 May 2008 Deaths 3 July 2007 – Dave Simmons, 58, former striker who played for Aston Villa, Colchester United, Brentford and Cambridge United. Perhaps best known for scoring the decisive goal in Colchester's upset win against Leeds United in the 1971 FA Cup.http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FormerPlayers/0,,10423~1072974,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090926173347/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/FormerPlayers/0%2C%2C10423~1072974%2C00.html 26 September 2009 Dave Simmons (1948–2007) Cambridge United official site. 14 July 2007 28 November 2013 dead 20 July 2007 – David Preece, 44, former midfielder, most notably at Luton Town, where he played 11 seasons and won the League Cup in 1988. Began his career at Walsall, and also played for Derby County, Cambridge United and Torquay United.Luton legend Preece dies aged 44 BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2007 24 July 2007 – Eric Davis, 75, former Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United and Chester City striker.Former Argyle forward Davis dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2007 25 July 2007 – Danny Bergara, 65, Uruguayan who was one of the first Football League managers born outside the British Isles, and the first to lead out an English side at Wembley. Managed several clubs in the lower leagues, and most notably won promotion to the old Third Division with Stockport County in 1991.Stockport hero Danny Bergara dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2007 16 August 2007 – Jeroen Boere, 39, Dutch striker who played for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Southend United in the late 1990s.Former West Ham player Boere dies aged 39 Reuters. Retrieved 28 November 2013 25 August 2007 – Ray Jones, 18, Queens Park Rangers striker, killed in a car accident.QPR's Ray Jones dies in car crash BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2007 31 August 2007 – Willie Cunningham, 77, former Leicester City defender who played for Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.Cunningham passes away The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 November 2013 6 September 2007 – Byron Stevenson, 50, former Leeds United, Birmingham City and Bristol Rovers defender who also won 15 caps for Wales.Ex-Wales defender Stevenson dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2007 7 September 2007 – Norman Deeley, 73, former Wolverhampton Wanderers winger who scored twice in the 1960 FA Cup Final, and won two caps for England. Also played for Leyton Orient.Wolves FA Cup hero dies, 73 Express and Star. Retrieved 28 November 2013 11 September 2007 – Ian Porterfield, 61, former Sunderland midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 1973 FA Cup Final. Later became a successful manager, managing Chelsea, Reading, Sheffield United and various other clubs and national teams. Was managing Armenia at the time of his death.Cup hero Porterfield dies at 61, BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2007 14 September 2007 – Malcolm Musgrove, 74, former West Ham United and Leyton Orient winger. Played more than 300 games for the Hammers, and later manager Torquay United and several teams in the United States. Died from Alzheimer's disease.Ex-Hammers.com: Malcolm Musgrave obituary. Retrieved 30 November 2007 20 September 2007 – Johnny Gavin, 79, former striker who is Norwich City's all-time top goalscorer. Also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and Crystal Palace, and won seven caps for the Republic of Ireland. 27 September 2007 – Bill Perry, 77, former Blackpool winger who scored the winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final, and played three times for England despite being born in South Africa.Blackpool legend dies BBC Lancashire. Retrieved 28 September 2007 15 October 2007 – Jackie Little, 95, former Ipswich Town winger who spent 15 years at Portman Road and played in the club's first-ever league match in 1938.Town legend Jackie Little dies aged 95 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001741/http://www.greenun24.co.uk/ipswich-town/latest-news/town_legend_jackie_little_dies_aged_95_1_120394 3 December 2013 Green 'Un 24. Retrieved 28 November 2013 19 October 2007 – Michael Maidens, 20, Hartlepool United midfielder, killed in a car accident.Hartlepool player dies in crash BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2007 13 November 2007 – John Doherty, 72, former Busby Babe who played as an inside-forward for Manchester United and later Leicester City in the 1950s.Man Utd mourn Busby Babe Doherty BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2007 18 November 2007 – Joe Shaw, 79, former Sheffield United defender; the club's all-time record appearance holder with 629 league matches for the Blades.Joe Shaw: Sheffield United stalwart Independent. Retrieved 28 November 2013 19 November 2007 – Ken Leek, 72, former Welsh international striker, who won the 1963 League Cup with Birmingham City; also played for Northampton Town, Leicester City, Newcastle United and Bradford City.http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1768_2891393,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080325023801/http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0%2C16368%2C1768_2891393%2C00.html 25 March 2008 Former Blues and Foxes star dies TeamTalk 28 November 2013 dead 19 November 2007 – Graham Paddon, 57, former Norwich City and West Ham United midfielder; 1975 FA Cup winner.Norwich legend Paddon dies at 57 BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2007 2 December 2007 – Les Shannon, 81, played as a winger for Liverpool and Burnley in the 1950s; later managed Bury, Blackpool and several clubs in Greece, most notably Olympiakos. 7 December 2007 – John Hollowbread, 73, former Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton goalkeeper.John Hollowbread Obituary Tottenham Hotspur official site. Retrieved 28 November 2013 9 December 2007 – Jim Langley, 78, full-back who spent the bulk of his career at Fulham (1957–1965), where he won three England caps. Also played for Leeds United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Queens Park Rangers.http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/December/JimLangley19292007.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120401023144/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/December/JimLangley19292007.aspx 1 April 2012 Jim Langley 1929–2007 Fulham official site 13 December 2007 28 November 2013 11 December 2007 – Ray Goddard, 58, goalkeeper who played for Leyton Orient, Millwall and Wimbledon between 1967 and 1981. Was a member of three promotion-winning sides during his career. 13 December 2007 – Harry Kirtley, 77, former Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshead forward.Tributes for former Black Cats striker https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010740/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/tributes-for-former-black-cats-striker-1-1142466 3 December 2013 Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2013 15 December 2007 – Jimmy O'Neill, 76, former Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper who played club football for Everton, Stoke, Darlington and Port Vale.Jimmy O'Neill obituary The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2008 25 December 2007 – Tommy Harmer, 79, inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1950s. Later played for Watford and Chelsea before moving into coaching.Tommy Harmer Obituary Tottenham Hotspur official site. Retrieved 28 November 2013 27 December 2007 – Brian Lambert, 71, former Mansfield Town full-back.Ex-Stags player mournedAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Mansfield Chad. Retrieved 28 November 2013 29 December 2007 – Phil O'Donnell, 35, Motherwell midfielder who spent four seasons at Sheffield Wednesday in the early 2000s (decade). Won one cap for Scotland during his first spell at Motherwell in the early 1990s, and had scored for Motherwell in the 1991 Scottish Cup final. Collapsed on the pitch during a Scottish league match, and died later that evening.Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2007 9 January 2008 – Paul Aimson, 64, former striker who spent the majority of his career at York City, scoring more than 100 goals.Paul Aimson dies York Press. Retrieved 28 November 2013 14 January 2008 – Johnny Steele, 91, former inside-forward who spent more than half a century at Barnsley as player, coach, manager, secretary and director. He is Barnsley's longest-serving manager.http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1215633,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120415115027/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10309~1215633%2C00.html 15 April 2012 Johnny Steele – an Oakwell legend Barnsley official site 17 January 2008 28 November 2013 dead 18 January 2008 – Wally Fielding, 88, former Everton inside-forward who played more than 400 games for the Toffees. At the time of his death he was believed to be the oldest living former Everton player.Everton hero Wally Fielding, 88, is dead Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2013 21 January 2008 – Billy Elliott, 82, former Sunderland winger who won five England caps. Also played for Bradford Park Avenue and Burnley, and later became manager of Darlington. He also managed Norwegian side Brann and the Libyan national team.Sunderland mourn death of Elliott BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2008 c. 1 February 2008 – Johnny Edgar, 71, former Barnsley, Gillingham, York City, Hartlepool United and Exeter City striker; scorer of York's fastest-ever hat-trick (three goals in six minutes against Accrington Stanley in 1959).Death of Minstermen hat-trick record ace York Press. Retrieved 28 November 2013 7 February 2008 – Frank Wayman, 76, former winger who played briefly at the professional level with Chester City and Darlington. Died after being struck by a motorcycle.Ex-footballer dies after accident BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2008 14 February 2008 – Len Boyd, 84, former Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and England B wing half. Captained Birmingham to 1954–55 promotion and the 1956 FA Cup Final. 17 February 2008 – Brian Harris, 72, versatile former Everton, Cardiff City and Newport County player who played at every position on the pitch except goalkeeper during his career; also managed Newport.Cardiff and Everton mourn Harris BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2008 26 February 2008 – Jimmy Dugdale, 76, former West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and England B defender. Won the FA Cup twice; with WBA in 1954 and with Villa in 1957.Former Aston Villa captain Jimmy Dugdale dies Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 28 November 2013 2 March 2008 – Carl Hoddle, 40, former Barnet and Leyton Orient midfielder; brother of Glenn Hoddle.Carl Hoddle dies of a heart attack https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/sport/carl-hoddle-dies-of-a-heart-attack-1-296158 2 September 2020 Saffron Walden Reporter 6 March 2008 5 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201105050910/https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/sport/carl-hoddle-dies-of-a-heart-attack-1-296158 dead 5 March 2008 – Derek Dooley, 78, legendary Sheffield Wednesday striker who scored 62 goals in 61 games for the Owls before having his leg amputated in 1953 following a serious injury. He also played for Lincoln City, and later managed Sheffield Wednesday (1971–1973) before joining city rivals Sheffield United where he held a number of jobs, including commercial manager and chairman.Sheffield mourns death of Dooley BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2008 8 March 2008 – Les Smith, 80, former Wolverhampton and Aston Villa winger; member of Aston Villa's 1957 FA Cup winning side.Cup hero dies https://web.archive.org/web/20141227153131/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1260145,00.html 27 December 2014 Aston Villa official site. Retrieved 28 November 2013 24 March 2008 – John Cushley, 65, Scottish defender who spent three seasons at West Ham United in the late 1960s, and also played for Celtic, Dunfermline and Dumbarton north of the border. Worked as a teacher outside football.John Cushley obituary The Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2013 24 March 2008 – Ray Drinkwater, 76, former Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper.Football and cricket star Drinkwater dies, aged 76 Surrey Advertiser. Retrieved 28 November 2013 29 April 2008 – Gordon Bradley, 74, former Carlisle United wing-half who later became an American citizen, where he played for a number of teams including the New York Cosmos, and won one cap for the U.S. national team. He also served as head coach of Cosmos and later the Washington Diplomats of the NASL.Gordon Bradley, who nurtured U.S. soccer, dies at 74 New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2013 1 May 2008 – Mark Kendall, 49, former goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Newport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swansea City. Capped by Wales at Under-21 level.Former 'keeper Mark Kendall dies icWales.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2013 6 May 2008 – John Reames, 66, former Lincoln City chairman and manager.Ex-Lincoln chairman Reames dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2008 15 May 2008 – Tommy Burns, 51, former Scottish international midfielder who served 18 months as Reading manager in the late 1990s. Spent his playing career north of the border, for Celtic and Kilmarnock.Celtic's Burns loses cancer fight BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2008 19 May 2008 – Nigel Cassidy, 62, former striker who began his professional career at Norwich City, and later played for Scunthorpe, Oxford and Cambridge.Oxford United great Cassidy dies BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2008 20 May 2008 – Lord Tom Burlison, 71, former Hartlepool United wing-half and honorary life president. Also played for Lincoln City and Darlington. After his football career, he became a trade union leader and Labour peer.Footballer turned peer dies at 71 BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2008 24 May 2008 – Reg Flewin, 87, former Portsmouth defender, who captained his hometown side to the 1948–49 and 1949–50 league titles, and also won one wartime cap for England.Pompey mourn death of legend Flewin Portsmouth News. Retrieved 28 November 2013 28 May 2008 – John Hulme, 63, former Bolton Wanderers, Reading and Bury defender. 12 June 2008 – Derek Tapscott, 75, former Welsh international striker who played for Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, and several non-league clubs.Bluebirds mourn striker Tapscott BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2008 19 June 2008 – Tim Carter, 40, former goalkeeper at Sunderland, Bristol Rovers, Hartlepool United, Millwall and several other clubs. Was Sunderland's goalkeeping coach at the time of his death.Ex-Sunderland keeper found dead BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2008 22 June 2008 – Ron Stitfall, 82, former Cardiff City defender who played more than 400 games for the Bluebirds. He also won two caps for Wales. 23 June 2008 – Mick Hill, 60, former Sheffield United, Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace forward who also played twice for Wales.http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1332956,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120210210815/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10418~1332956%2C00.html 10 February 2012 Sixties striker mourned Sheffield United official site. 23 June 2008 28 November 2013 dead References 2007