2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

March 2015 October 2023 Wigan Athletic 2007–08 Chris Hutchings (until 5 November)Frank Barlow (caretaker)Steve Bruce (from 19 November) Dave Whelan Premier League 14th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Marcus Bent (7) Marcus Bent (7) 25,133 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League, 11 May 2008) 5,440 (vs. Hull City, League Cup, 28 August 2007) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 30th season in the Football League and their third season in the Premier League. Season summary Under new manager Chris Hutchings, the team started the season well, winning two of their opening three games and briefly leading the Premier League table for the first time in the club's history. However, after going the next ten games without a win, Wigan found themselves in the bottom three.http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10429~37744,00.html Wigan 0–2 Chelsea 3 November 2007 2010-08-07 Hutchings was sacked and Birmingham City's Steve Bruce was appointed as the new manager a couple of weeks later. Results began to improve, and the club steadily pulled away from relegation before finally securing their survival in their penultimate game in a 2–0 away win against Aston Villa.http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10429~37403,00.html Latics are safe 3 May 2008 2010-08-07 The club finished in 14th place at the end of the season. Wigan had little success in the cups, and were knocked out of the League Cup in their first game against Hull City. The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup before losing 2–1 to Chelsea. Marcus Bent, on loan from Charlton Athletic, finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of seven goals, and Paul Scharner was voted as the club's Player of the Year. Transfers In +DatePositionNameClub FromTransfer Fee19 June 20072007-06-19 Wigan clinch deal for Granqvist http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6767111.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderAndreas GranqvistHelsingborgsUndisclosed27 June 20072007-06-27 Wigan tie up deal for keeper Nash http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6227378.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBGoalkeeperCarlo NashPreston North End£300,0001 July 20072007-06-15 Wigan capture defender Melchiot http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6755599.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderMario MelchiotStade RennaisFree Transfer1 July 20072007-06-04 Wigan sign Bramble and Sibierski http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6720701.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderTitus BrambleNewcastle UnitedFree Transfer1 July 2007ForwardAntoine SibierskiNewcastle UnitedFree Transfer10 July 20072007-07-10 Wigan complete signing of Koumas http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6748685.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBMidfielderJason KoumasWest Bromwich Albion£5,300,00031 July 20072007-07-31 Brown completes transfer to Wigan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6913938.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBMidfielderMichael BrownFulhamUndisclosed30 August 20072007-08-30 Wigan complete Bouaouzan signing http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6971540.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardRachid BouaouzanSparta RotterdamUndisclosed18 January 20082008-01-18 Wigan finalise swoop for Valencia http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7195636.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBMidfielderAntonio ValenciaValencia had been on loan at the club since August 2006VillarrealUndisclosed18 January 2008 2008-01-18 Edman returns to England with Wigan https://www.uefa.com/errors/ 2025-03-05 UEFA enDefenderErik EdmanStade RennaisUndisclosed25 January 20082008-01-25 Striker King makes Wigan switch http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7194713.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardMarlon KingWatfordUndisclosed Transfers Out DatePositionNameClub ToTransfer Fee24 May 20072007-05-24 Jackson leaves Wigan for Watford http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6687429.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderMatt JacksonWatfordFree Transfer1 July 20072007-02-27 Filan set for summer Wigan exit http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6399701.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBGoalkeeperJohn FilanFree AgencyReleased1 July 20072007-05-17 Unsworth and De Zeeuw leave Wigan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6665927.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderDavid UnsworthFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007DefenderArjan de ZeeuwFree AgencyReleased11 July 20072007-07-11 Rangers seal McCulloch transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6242590.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBMidfielderLee McCullochRangers£2,250,0007 August 20072007-08-07 Everton capture Baines from Wigan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6934188.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderLeighton BainesEverton£6,000,00031 August 20072007-08-31 Hull break record to land Folan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/6972013.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardCaleb FolanHull City£1,000,00025 January 20082008-01-25 Wigan sell Landzaat to Feyenoord http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7208804.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardDenny LandzaatFeyenoord£1,000,000 Loans In DatePositionNameClub FromLength31 August 20072007-08-31 Marcus Bent joins Wigan on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6972073.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardMarcus BentCharlton AthleticFull Season17 January 20082008-01-17 Wigan swoop for defender Figueroa http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7194758.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderMaynor FigueroaOlimpiaUntil end of season31 January 20082008-01-31 Wigan swoop for Norway defender http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7221211.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBDefenderErik HagenZenit St. PetersburgUntil end of season Loans Out DatePositionNameClub FromLength31 August 20072007-08-31 West Ham sign Solano and Camara http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6973578.stm 2025-03-05 BBC Sport en-GBForwardHenri CamaraWest Ham UnitedFull Season Results Premier League 2007–08 Premier League Results summary 8 5 6 21 17 2 5 12 13 34 24 January 2019 11v11 May 2008 Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H Result L/W/W/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/W/L/D/W/L/L/W/L/W/D/D/W/L/L/W/D/D/D/W/L Position 17/10/1/3/7/10/10/12/14/16/16/18/19/19/19/19/19/19/17/18/17/17/17/18/15/16/14/14/13/12/14/16/14/15/13/14/13/14 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 lavender red1 11 May 2008 Statto.com May 2013 MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport111 August 2007EvertonA1–239,220Sibierski 80'Report215 August 2007MiddlesbroughH1–014,007Sibierski 55'Report318 August 2007SunderlandH3–018,639Heskey 19', Landzaat 62' (pen), Sibierski 69' (pen)Report425 August 2007West Ham UnitedA1–133,793Scharner 78'Report51 September 2007Newcastle UnitedA0–150,461Report615 September 2007FulhamH1–116,973Koumas 80' (pen)Report722 September 2007ReadingA1–221,379Bent 50'Report829 September 2007LiverpoolH0–124,311Report96 October 2007Manchester UnitedA0–475,300Report1020 October 2007PortsmouthH0–217,695Report1127 October 2007Birmingham CityA2–327,661Bent (2) 23', 59'Report123 November 2007ChelseaH0–219,011Report1311 November 2007Tottenham HotspurA0–435,504Report1424 November 2007ArsenalA0–260,126Report151 December 2007Manchester CityH1–118,614Scharner 25'Report169 December 2007Bolton WanderersA1–420,309Landzaat 14'Report1715 December 2007Blackburn RoversH5–316,489Landzaat 10', Bent (3) 12', 66', 81', Scharner 37'Report1822 December 2007FulhamA1–120,820Bent 70'Report1926 December 2007Newcastle UnitedH1–020,304Taylor 40'Report2029 December 2007Aston VillaH1–218,806Bramble 28'Report212 January 2008LiverpoolA1–142,302Bramble 80'Report2212 January 2008Derby CountyA1–031,652Sibierski 82'Report2320 January 2008EvertonH1–218,820Jagielka 53' (o.g.)Report2429 January 2008MiddlesbroughA0–122,963Report252 February 2008West Ham UnitedH1–020,525Kilbane 45'Report269 February 2008SunderlandA0–243,600Report2723 February 2008Derby CountyH2–020,176 Scharner 60', Valencia 84'Report281 March 2008Manchester CityA0–038,261Report299 March 2008ArsenalH0–019,676Report3016 March 2008Bolton WanderersH1–017,055Heskey 33'Report3122 March 2008Blackburn RoversA1–323,541King 17' (pen)Report3229 March 2008PortsmouthA0–218,623Report335 April 2008Birmingham CityH2–017,926Taylor (2) 15', 55'Report3414 April 2008ChelseaA1–140,487Heskey 90'Report3519 April 2008Tottenham HotspurH1–118,673Heskey 12'Report3626 April 2008ReadingH0–019,043Report373 May 2008Aston VillaA2–042,640Valencia (2) 52', 63'Report3811 May 2008Manchester UnitedH0–225,133Report Final league table 2007–08 Premier League WIG FA Cup 2007–08 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR35 January 2008SunderlandA3–020,821Scharner, Cotterill, McShane (o.g.)ReportR426 January 2008ChelseaH1–214,166SibierskiReport League Cup 2007–08 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR228 August 2007Hull CityH0–15,440Report Squad First-team squad (Sources)http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/faprem/wigan.htm FootballSquads – Wigan Athletic – 2007/08 1 ENG GK Chris Kirkland 2 ENG DF Ryan Taylor 3 SWE DF Erik Edman 5 HON MF Wilson Palacios 6 FRA FW Antoine Sibierski 8 IRL MF Kevin KilbaneKilbane was born in Preston, England. 9 ENG FW Emile Heskey 10 WAL MF Jason Koumas 11 ENG MF Michael Brown 12 ENG GK Mike Pollitt 14 JAM FW Marlon KingKing was born in Dulwich, London, England. 15 NGR FW Julius Aghahowa 16 ECU MF Antonio Valencia 17 BRB DF Emmerson BoyceBoyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his full international debut for Barbados in March 2008. 18 AUT DF Paul Scharner 19 ENG DF Titus Bramble 20 CMR DF Salomon Olembé 21 POL MF Tomasz Cywka 23 ENG FW Marcus Bent on loan from Charlton Athletic 24 AUS MF Josip Skoko 25 NED DF Mario Melchiot captain 26 NED MF Rachid Bouaouzan 27 POL MF Tomasz Kupisz 31 HON DF Maynor Figueroa on loan from Olimpia 32 NOR DF Erik Hagen on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg On loan 4 SWE DF Andreas Granqvist at Helsingborg 7 SEN FW Henri Camara at West Ham United 13 ENG GK Carlo Nash at Stoke City 22 WAL MF David Cotterill at Sheffield United SCO DF Andy Webster at Rangers See also List of Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons 2007–08 in English football References External links Wigan Athletic 2007/08 fixtures Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons Wigan Athletic F.C.