2007–08 Football League

The Football League
Season 2007–08
Champions West Bromwich Albion
Promoted West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City
Hull City
Relegated Mansfield Town
Wrexham

The 2007–08 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th completed season of The Football League.

Standings

League Championship

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C) (P) 46 23 12 11 88 55+33 81 Promotion to Premier League
2 Stoke City (P) 46 21 16 9 69 55+14 79
3 Hull City (P) 46 21 12 13 65 47+18 75 0Championship Play-offs0
4 Bristol City 46 20 14 12 54 53+1 74
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 58 42+16 71
6 Watford 46 18 16 12 62 56+6 70
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 16 12 53 48+5 70
8 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 65 56+9 69
9 Sheffield United 46 17 15 14 56 51+5 66
10 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 13 16 60 50+10 64
11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 13 16 63 58+5 64
12 Cardiff City 46 16 16 14 59 55+4 64
13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 60 677 62
14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 60 666 58
15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 50 566 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 13 19 54 551 55
17 Norwich City 46 15 10 21 49 5910 55
18 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 52 6513 55
19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 59 645 54
20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 7216 54
21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 6412 53
22 Leicester City (R) 46 12 16 18 42 453 52 Relegation to League One
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 11 13 22 46 6923 46
24 Colchester United (R) 46 7 17 22 62 8624 38

Updated to games played on 4 May 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League One

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C) (P) 46 27 11 8 82 42+40 92 Promotion to 2008–09 League Championship
2 Nottingham Forest (P) 46 22 16 8 64 32+32 82
3 Doncaster Rovers (P) 46 23 11 12 65 41+24 80 0League One play-offs0
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46+18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38+34 076*
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55+15 76
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50+8 69
8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 46+12 67
9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55+5 66
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 6212 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47+5 65
12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 52 46+6 64
13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 63 56+7 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 49 6314 60
15 Hartlepool United 46 15 9 22 62 653 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 17 17 45 538 53
17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 45 6015 52
18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 38 5921 52
19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 42 6422 51
20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 6518 50
21 AFC Bournemouth (R) 46 17 7 22 62 7210 048* Relegation to 2008–09 League Two
22 Gillingham (R) 46 11 13 22 44 7329 46
23 Port Vale (R) 46 9 11 26 47 8134 38
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 6320 033*

Updated to games played on 3 May 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency, Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League Two

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Milton Keynes Dons (C) (P) 46 29 10 7 82 37+45 97 Promotion to
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 28 8 10 84 43+41 92
3 Hereford United (P) 46 26 10 10 72 41+31 88
4 Stockport County (P) 46 24 10 12 72 54+18 82 0League Two Play-offs0
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54+23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40+27 78
7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42+14 78
8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56+20 69
9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 62 58+4 064*
10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61+2 62
11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 634 60
12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 637 60
13 Bury 46 16 11 19 58 613 59
14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 52 7018 59
15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 61 7716 58
16 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 55 6611 55
17 Accrington Stanley 46 16 3 27 49 8334 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 56 659 50
19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 47 6417 50
20 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 13 10 23 49 7021 49
21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 37 5316 48
22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 51 6817 47
23 Mansfield Town (R) 46 11 9 26 48 6820 42 Relegation to 2008–09 Conference Premier
24 Wrexham (R) 46 10 10 26 38 7032 40

Updated to games played on 3 May 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

Football League Championship

  Semifinals Final
                     
3  Hull City 2 4 6  
6  Watford 0 1 1  
    3  Hull City 1
  4  Bristol City 0
4  Bristol City 2 2 4
5  Crystal Palace 1 1 2  

Football League One

  Semifinals Final
                     
3  Doncaster Rovers 0 5 5  
6  Southend United 0 1 1  
    3  Doncaster Rovers 1
  5  Leeds United 0
4  Carlisle United 2 0 2
5  Leeds United 1 2 3  

Football League Two

  Semifinals Final
                     
4  Stockport County 1 1 2  
7  Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 1  
    4  Stockport County 3
  5  Rochdale 2
5  Rochdale 1 2(5) 3
6  Darlington 2 1(4) 3  

Top scorers

Championship

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 England Sylvan Ebanks-BlakePlymouth Argyle
Wolverhampton Wanderers
23
2 England James BeattieSheffield United22
England Kevin PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion22
4 Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnSouthampton19
5 England Kevin LisbieColchester United17
6 Republic of Ireland Clinton MorrisonCrystal Palace16
7 England Fraizer CampbellHull City15
Jamaica Ricardo FullerStoke City15
9 Republic of Ireland Liam LawrenceStoke City14

League One

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Jason ScotlandSwansea City24
2 England Jermaine BeckfordLeeds United20
3 England Nicky ForsterBrighton & Hove Albion15
3 England Nicky MaynardCrewe Alexandra15
5 England Danny GrahamCarlisle United14
5 England Richard LambertBristol Rovers14
5 England Steven GillespieCheltenham Town14
5 England Adam BoydLeyton Orient14
5 England Joe GarnerCarlisle United14
5 England Simon CoxSwindon Town14

League Two

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 England Aaron McLeanPeterborough United29
2 England Scott McGleishWycombe Wanderers26
3 England Jack LesterChesterfield24
4 England Michael BouldingMansfield Town22
5 England Liam DickinsonStockport County19
6 England Andy BishopBury17
7 England Glenn PooleBrentford14
7 England Peter ThorneBradford City14
7 England Adam Le FondreRochdale14
7 England Ben StrevensDagenham & Redbridge14

Notes

References

  1. "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

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