2007–08 Football League Two
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Milton Keynes Dons (champions) Peterborough United (runners up) Hereford United Stockport County (play-off winners) |
| Relegated |
Mansfield Town Wrexham |
| Goals scored | 1427 |
| Average goals/game | 2.59 |
| Top goalscorer | Aaron McLean (29) |
| Biggest home win |
Peterborough United 8–2 Accrington Stanley (15 January 2008) =Stockport County 6–0 Wycombe Wanderers (8 December 2007) |
| Biggest away win | Bury 1–5 Milton Keynes Dons (2 February 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Peterborough United 8–2 Accrington Stanley (15 January 2008) |
| Longest winning run | Peterborough United (13) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Milton Keynes Dons (23) |
| Longest losing run | Lincoln City (11) |
| Highest attendance | Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe (17,250) (3 May 2008) |
| Lowest attendance | Wrexham v Wycombe Wanderers (2,805) (7 November 2007) |
| Average attendance | 4,346 |
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← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The Football League 2007–08 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The third and final division of these is League Two. The winner and the runner up of League Two will be automatically promoted to the Football League One and they will be joined by the winner of the League Two playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the Conference.
Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe played at this level for the first time in their history having spent all their time in the outside the top four tiers.
Changes from last season
From League Two
Promoted to League One
Relegated to Conference
To League Two
Relegated from League One
Promoted from Conference
League Table
| 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 2008–09 League One |
| 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 (O) (P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 82 | Qualification to League Two playoffs |
| 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 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 64* | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 60 | |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 59 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 59 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 58 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 55 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 49 | 83 | −34 | 51 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 50 | |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
| 20 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 49 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 48 | |
| 22 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 | |
| 23 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 | Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National |
| 24 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 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 United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.[1]
(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
Main article: Football League Two Playoffs § 2008
| 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 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ACC | BAR | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHR | CHF | D&R | DAR | GRI | HER | LIN | MAC | MAN | MKD | MOR | NTC | PET | ROC | ROT | SHR | STP | WRE | WYC |
| Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Barnet | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford City | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Brentford | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Chester | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Darlington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hereford United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Morecambe | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Notts County | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 8–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rochdale | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Wrexham | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Source: The Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron McLean | Peterborough United | 29 |
| 2 | Scott McGleish | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 |
| 3 | Jack Lester | Chesterfield | 24 |
| 4 | Michael Boulding | Mansfield Town | 22 |
| 5 | Liam Dickinson | Stockport County | 19 |
| 6 | Andy Bishop | Bury | 17 |
| 7 | Glenn Poole | Brentford | 14 |
| 7 | Peter Thorne | Bradford City | 14 |
| 7 | Adam Le Fondre | Rochdale | 14 |
| 7 | Ben Strevens | Dagenham & Redbridge | 14 |
Managers
Stadia and locations
Locations of the League Two 2007–08 teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington | The Darlington Arena | 25,294 |
| Bradford City | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Rotherham United | Don Valley Stadium | 25,000 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | stadium:mk | 22,000 |
| Notts County | Meadow Lane | 19,588 |
| Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,550 |
| Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | 15,460 |
| Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,763 |
| Bury | Gigg Lane | 11,840 |
| Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,651 |
| Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 |
| Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | 10,127 |
| Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 10,000 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | 10,000 |
| Shrewsbury Town | New Meadow | 9,875 |
| Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 9,106 |
| Chesterfield | Saltergate | 8,504 |
| Hereford United | Edgar Street | 7,100 |
| Morecambe | Christie Park | 6,400 |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 6,335 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Barnet | Underhill Stadium | 5,568 |
| Chester | Deva Stadium | 5,376 |
| Accrington Stanley | Crown Ground | 5,057 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | John Schofield | Contract terminated | 15 October 2007[2] | Peter Jackson | 30 October 2007[3] | 23rd |
| Notts County | Steve Thompson | Contract terminated | 16 October 2007[4] | Ian McParland | 18 October 2007[5] | 19th |
| Wrexham | Brian Carey | Replaced | 15 November 2007[6] | Brian Little | 15 November 2007[6] | 23rd |
| Brentford | Terry Butcher | Mutual consent | 11 December 2007[7] | Andy Scott | 4 January 2008[8] | 19th |
| Bury | Chris Casper | Contract terminated | 14 January 2008[9] | Alan Knill | 4 February 2008[10] | 19th |
| Macclesfield Town | Ian Brightwell | Mutual consent | 27 February 2008[11] | Keith Alexander | 27 February 2008[11] | 22nd |
| Chester City | Bobby Williamson | Contract terminated | 4 March 2008[12] | Simon Davies | 11 March 2008[13] | 17th |
| Shrewsbury Town | Gary Peters | Mutual consent | 4 March 2008[14] | Paul Simpson | 12 March 2008[15] | 16th |
| Mansfield Town | Bill Dearden | Mutual consent | 8 March 2008[16] | Paul Holland | 25 March 2008[17] | 23rd |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Paul Lambert | Mutual consent | 20 May 2008[18] | Peter Taylor | 29 May 2008[19] | 7th |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince | Mutual consent (hired by Blackburn Rovers) | 22 June 2008[20] | Roberto Di Matteo | 2 July 2008[21] | 1st |
References
- ↑ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ "Lincoln City sack boss Schofield". BBC Sport. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Lincoln name Jackson new manager". BBC Sport. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Notts County boss Thompson sacked". BBC Sport. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "McParland named Notts County boss". BBC Sport. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Little confirmed as Wrexham boss". BBC Sport. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Boss Butcher leaves Brentford job". BBC Sport. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Scott confirmed as Brentford boss". BBC Sport. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bury dismiss Casper and Alexander". BBC Sport. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bury appoint Knill as new manager". BBC Sport. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Silkmen appoint Alexander manager". BBC Sport. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Chester City manager Williamson sacked". BBC Sport. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Chester City appoint Davies as manager". BBC Sport. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Shrews part company with Peters". BBC Sport. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Simpson named Shrewsbury boss". BBC Sport. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Stags part company with Dearden". BBC Sport. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Holland named Mansfield manager". BBC Sport. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Lambert resigns as Wycombe boss". BBC Sport. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Wycombe name Taylor as new boss". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Blackburn appoint Ince as manager". BBC Sport. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ↑ "Di Matteo appointed MK Dons boss". BBC Sport. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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