2007–08 Sheffield United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Sheffield United 2007–08 Bryan Robson (until 14 February)Kevin Blackwell (from 14 February) Terry Robinson Bramall Lane Championship 9th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Fourth round Beattie (22) 25,605 2006–07 2008–09 Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship during the 2007–08 football season, after being relegated from the Premier League during 2006–07. Season summary Manager Bryan Robson was dismissed in February with Sheffield United nowhere near a position good enough for an immediate return to the Premier League.Blackwell in for Robson at Blades http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7238885.stm BBC Sport 14 February 2008 13 November 2013 His replacement, Kevin Blackwell, improved United's form sufficiently that they were still mathematically in with a shout of a play-off place until the last day of the season, but a shock loss to relegation-threatened Southampton ended any such hopes (though results elsewhere meant that the Blades wouldn't have made the play-offs even had they won), and United finished in a relatively disappointing 9th position. Kit Sheffield United maintained both their kit manufacturing agreement with French company Le Coq Sportif, who produced a new home kit for the season, and their kit sponsorship agreement with American bank Capital One. A new away strip with fluorescent green shirts and black shirts and socks with fluorescent green trim was also introduced.http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2007-2008/championship.html The Championship 2007-2008 - Historical Football Kits www.historicalkits.co.uk Final league table 2007–08 Football League Championship SHU Results Sheffield United's score comes firstSheffield United 2007-2008 Results http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2007-2008/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182946/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2007-2008/results 2013-11-13 statto.com Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2007 Colchester UnitedH2–226,202Beattie, Tonge 18 August 2007 WatfordA0–116,414 25 August 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH1–023,491Beattie 1 September 2007 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–38,801Webber (2) 15 September 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–126,003Beattie (2, 1 pen), Stead 18 September 2007 BlackpoolA2–29,512Beattie (2) 22 September 2007 Crystal PalaceA2–314,131Hudson (own goal), Beattie 29 September 2007 SouthamptonH1–224,561Gillespie 2 October 2007 Cardiff CityH3–326,186Beattie, Armstrong, Morgan 6 October 2007 Bristol CityA0–213,071 20 October 2007 Preston North EndH1–123,661Beattie (pen) 23 October 2007 Leicester CityA1–021,146Webber 27 October 2007 Hull CityA1–120,185Stead 3 November 2007 BurnleyH0–025,306 6 November 2007 Ipswich TownH3–125,033Beattie (2, 1 pen), Gillespie 10 November 2007 Stoke CityA1–012,158Cahill 24 November 2007 Plymouth ArgyleH0–123,811 27 November 2007 Charlton AthleticA3–020,737Beattie, Cahill, Armstrong 1 December 2007 Coventry CityA1–020,355Armstrong 4 December 2007 Stoke CityH0–323,378 8 December 2007 Norwich CityA0–124,493 15 December 2007 BarnsleyH1–026,629Kilgallon 22 December 2007 Cardiff CityA0–112,869 26 December 2007 BlackpoolH1–126,409Beattie 29 December 2007 Crystal PalaceH0–123,982 1 January 2008 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–024,791 12 January 2008 Queens Park RangersH2–128,894Stewart (own goal), Hendrie 19 January 2008 Sheffield WednesdayA0–230,486 29 January 2008 WatfordH1–123,161Carney 2 February 2008 Colchester UnitedA2–25,695Shelton, Carney 9 February 2008 Scunthorpe UnitedH0–025,668 12 February 2008 West Bromwich AlbionA0–022,643 23 February 2008 Queens Park RangersA1–115,383Morgan 1 March 2008 Charlton AthleticH0–223,180 4 March 2008 Ipswich TownA1–120,190Beattie 8 March 2008 Plymouth ArgyleA1–013,669Beattie 11 March 2008 Coventry CityH2–123,864Sharp, Speed 15 March 2008 Norwich CityH2–025,536Sharp, Kilgallon 22 March 2008 BarnsleyA1–015,798Sharp 29 March 2008 Preston North EndA1–314,647Beattie (pen) 5 April 2008 Leicester CityH3–024,818Beattie (3) 8 April 2008 Sheffield WednesdayH2–231,760Wood (own goal), Beattie 12 April 2008 BurnleyA2–111,693Beattie, Sharp 19 April 2008 Hull CityH2–028,188Quinn, Beattie (pen) 26 April 2008 Bristol CityH2–129,787Speed (2, 1 pen) 4 May 2008 SouthamptonA2–331,957Quinn, Stead FA Cup 2007–08 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2008 Bolton WanderersA1–015,286CarneyR427 January 2008 Manchester CityH2–120,800Shelton, SteadR517 February 2008 MiddlesbroughH0–022,210R5R27 February 2008 MiddlesbroughA0–128,108 League Cup 2007–08 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR114 August 2007 ChesterfieldH3–111,170Stead (2), WebberR228 August 2007 Milton Keynes DonsA3–2 (a.e.t.)7,943Lucketti, Law, HorsfieldR325 September 2007 MorecambeH5–08,854Sharp (2), Shelton (2), HendrieR431 October 2007 ArsenalH0–316,971 Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/sheffu.htm FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 2007/08 www.footballsquads.co.uk 1 IRL GK Paddy KennyKenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004. 3 SCO DF Gary Naysmith 5 ENG DF Chris Morgan 6 ENG FW James Beattie 7 JAM FW Luton Shelton 8 ENG FW Jon Stead 9 ENG FW Rob Hulse 10 ENG FW Danny Webber 11 ENG MF Lee Hendrie 12 WAL FW David Cotterill on loan from Wigan Athletic 13 ENG GK Ian Bennett 14 AUS DF David Carney 15 WAL MF Gary Speed 16 ENG DF Matthew Kilgallon 17 SCO MF Nick MontgomeryMontgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. 18 ENG MF Michael Tonge 19 NIR MF Keith Gillespie 20 ENG DF Chris ArmstrongArmstrong was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and represented England at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at B level. 21 ENG DF John Halls on loan from Reading 22 ENG DF Chris Lucketti 23 ENG MF Lee Martin on loan from Manchester United 24 ENG FW Billy Sharp 25 ENG GK Paul Gerrard 26 ENG DF Derek Geary 28 IRL MF Stephen Quinn 29 ENG FW Geoff Horsfield 31 ENG MF Nicky Law 33 ENG DF Ugo Ehiogu 35 ENG MF James Ashmore — MKD FW Goran SlavkovskiSlavkovski was born in Malmö, Sweden, and represented Sweden at every level between U-15 and U-19, but also qualified to represent Macedonia (now North Macedonia) internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level. on loan from Inter Milan Left club during season 2 ENG DF Leigh Bromby to Watford 4 ENG DF Phil BardsleyBardsley was born in Salford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2010. on loan from Manchester United 12 IRL MF Alan Quinn to Ipswich Town 21 ENG MF Mikele LeigertwoodLeigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008. to Queens Park Rangers 21 ENG DF Gary Cahill on loan from Aston Villa 23 EGY MF Ahmed Fathy to Al Ahly 27 FRA FW Christian Nadé to Hearts 30 PRC MF Li Tie to Chengdu Blades 32 ENG DF Evan Horwood to Carlisle United 36 ENG MF Ian Ross to Rotherham United 40 ENG GK Jamie Annerson released Statistics Appearances and goals Championship FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Paddy Kenny GK IRL 40 0 4 0 3 0 13 Ian Bennett GK ENG 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 3 Gary Naysmith DF SCO 38 0 3 0 2 0 5 Chris Morgan DF ENG 25 2 3 0 2 0 14 David Carney DF AUS 18+3 2 1+1 1 3 0 16 Matthew Kilgallon DF ENG 39+1 2 3 0 3 0 20 Chris Armstrong DF ENG 27+5 3 1+1 0 2+1 0 21 John Halls DF ENG 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Chris Lucketti DF ENG 4+2 0 0 0 3 1 26 Derek Geary DF IRL 19+2 0 4 0 3 0 33 Ugo Ehiogu DF ENG 5+5 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 11 Lee Hendrie MF ENG 7+5 1 1 0 1 1 12 David Cotterill MF WAL 15+1 0 0 0 0 0 15 Gary Speed MF WAL 20 3 2 0 0 0 17 Nick Montgomery MF SCO 18+2 0 1 0 2 0 18 Michael Tonge MF ENG 37+8 1 2+1 0 2+2 0 19 Keith Gillespie MF NIR 23+12 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 23 Lee Martin MF ENG 5+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 28 Stephen Quinn MF IRL 15+4 2 4 0 2 0 31 Nicky Law MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 6 James Beattie FW ENG 36+3 22 2 0 0 0 7 Luton Shelton FW JAM 5+10 1 2+1 1 1+2 2 8 Jon Stead FW ENG 12+12 3 4 1 3 2 9 Rob Hulse FW ENG 10+11 0 0+3 0 0 0 10 Danny Webber FW ENG 8+6 3 1 0 1+1 1 24 Billy Sharp FW ENG 21+8 4 2+2 0 3 2 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players left during the season 2 Leigh Bromby DF ENG 11 0 2 0 2+1 0 4 Phil Bardsley DF SCO 16 0 0 0 0 0 12 Alan Quinn MF IRL 4+4 0 0 0 2+2 0 21 Mikele Leigertwood MF ATG 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 21 Gary Cahill DF ENG 16 2 0 0 0 0 29 Geoff Horsfield FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 |} Source:https://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/2008/ Sheffield United Squad Stats – 2007/2008 11v11 14 July 2024 Summer Transfers In +DatePositionNameClub FromFeeReference4 July 2007FWBilly SharpScunthorpe UnitedUndisclosed2007-07-04 Sharp gets Blades return ticket en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6249576.stm 2023-03-305 July 2007DFGary NaysmithEverton£1,000,000 2007-07-05 Naysmith moves to Sheffield United https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30317805.html 2023-03-30 Irish Examiner en19 July 2007MFLee HendrieAston VillaFree2007-07-19 Sheff Utd sign midfielder Hendrie en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6268474.stm 2023-04-084 August 2007FWJames BeattieEverton£4,000,0002007-08-04 Sheff Utd land Beattie and Carney en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6921437.stm 2023-12-024 August 2007MFDavid CarneySydney FC£50,00019 September 2007DFGary CahillAston VillaLoan2007-09-19 Blades complete Cahill loan deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7002782.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GB Out DatePositionNameClub ToFeeReference15 June 2007FWColin Kazim-RichardsFenerbahçe SK£1,275,0002007-06-15 Kazim-Richards joins Turks https://www.eurosport.com/football/championship/2006-2007/kazim-richards-joins-turks_sto1213902/story.shtml 2023-04-08 Eurosport en1 July 2007DFCraig ShortFree AgencyReleased18 May 2007 Gillespie offered new Blades deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6668463.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB1 July 2007DFAlan WrightFree AgencyReleased3 July 2007DFRob KozlukBarnsleyFree Transfer2007-07-03 Barnsley capture Kozluk & Werling en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/6265148.stm 2023-03-304 July 2007FWJonathan ForteScunthorpe UnitedSwap Deal4 July 2007DFPhil Jagielka Everton£4,000,0002007-07-04 Everton secure deal for Jagielka en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6270146.stm 2023-03-306 July 2007DFClaude DavisDerby County£3,000,0002007-07-06 Davis granted Derby work permit en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6276226.stm 2023-03-3019 July 2007DFDavid SommeilValenciennesUndisclosedPearson James 2007-07-19 Sommeil makes Blades exit https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2610417/sommeil-makes-blades-exit 2025-03-15 Sky Sports31 August 2007MFMikele LeigertwoodQPR£900,0002007-08-31 QPR complete Leigertwood transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6971831.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GB31 August 2007FWChristian NadéHeartsUndisclosed2007-08-31 Nade completes switch to Hearts http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6972853.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GB11 September 2007MFAhmed FathyAl AhlyUndisclosed2007-09-11 Sheff Utd sell midfielder Fahti http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6989042.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GB Winter Transfers In DatePositionNameClub FromFeeReference1 January 2008MFGary SpeedBolton Wanderers£250,0002008-01-02 Blades complete Speed loan deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7158844.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GB10 January 2008MFLee MartinManchester UnitedLoan until May10 January 2008 Sheff Utd capture Martin on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7181043.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB18 January 2008DFUgo EhioguRangersFree transfer2008-01-18 Ehiogu completes move to Blades en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7190284.stm 2023-03-3031 January 2008FWGoran SlavkovskiInter MilanLoan until MayBailey Graeme 2008-01-31 Inter confirm Slavkovski loan http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11683_3097677,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080204053751/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11683_3097677,00.html 2008-02-04 2025-04-05 Sky Sports8 February 2008FWDavid CotterillWigan AthleticLoan until May8 February 2008 Blades seal Cotterill loan deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7235251.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB Out DatePositionNameClub ToFeeReference2 January 2008DFMamadou SeckScunthorpe UnitedLoan2 January 2008 Scunthorpe sign Seck in loan deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7164240.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport24 January 2008MFAlan QuinnIpswich TownUndisclosed24 January 2008 Ipswich recruit midfielder Quinn http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7206356.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB25 January 2008GKPaul GerrardBlackpoolLoan until May2008-01-25 Blackpool loan for keeper Gerrard http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/7208935.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GB31 January 2008DFLeigh BrombyWatford£600,0002008-01-31 Bromby completes Watford transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7219233.stm 2025-04-05 BBC Sport en-GBMFLi TieChengdu BladesFree31 January 2008FWGeoff HorsfieldScunthorpe UnitedLoan until May31 January 2008 Horsfield loaned to Scunthorpe http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/7186867.stm 25 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GB References Notes notes 32em Sheffield United Category:Sheffield United F.C. seasons