2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2007–08 season
Chairman Darragh MacAnthony
Manager Darren Ferguson
League Two 2nd (Promoted to Coca-Cola Football League One)
FA Cup Fourth round
Football League Cup Second round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: Aaron McLean (29)
All: Aaron McLean (33)
Highest home attendance 12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom)
Lowest home attendance 4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.

Sponsors

Area Sponsor Type
Football League Football League Domestic League
Fitness Muscle Finesse Fitness
Photography FC Pix Photography
Stand Sponsor Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Club Partner Thomas Cook Charter airline

Squad

Goalkeepers

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
1 England Mark Tyler GK 17 - 4 - 21 - 7 December 1994 Norwich
13 Iraq Shwan Jalal GK 7 - 3 - 10 - 8 January 2007 Woking
31 England James McKeown GK 0 (1) - 0 - 0 (1) - 20 July 2007 Walsall
32 England Joe Lewis GK 22 - 1 - 23 - 8 January 2008 Norwich

Defenders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
3 England Shane Blackett DF 9 (2) - 3 - 12 (2) - 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
4 Wales Craig Morgan DF 41 2 5 - 46 2 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
5 England Chris Westwood DF 35 (2) - 5(1) - 40 (3) - 14 May 2007 Walsall
6 England Charlie Lee DF 32 (10) 6 5 (3) 2 37 (13) 8 23 May 2007 Tottenham Hotspur
14 England Scott Mitchell DF 1 (4) - 0 (1) - 1 (5) - 1 January 2008 Livingston
19 England Adam Smith DF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
22 England Kieran Charnock DF 10 - 4 - 14 - 5 July 2007 Northwich Victoria
25 Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes DF 2 (5) 1 1 (1) - 3 (6) 1 - Crystal Palace
27 France Claude Gnakpa DF 25 (3) - 3 (1) - 28 (4) - 17 July 2007 Swindon Town
28 England Guy Branston DF 1 (1) - 0 - 1 (1) - 24 July 2006 Oldham
29 Cyprus Tom Williams DF 3 (4) - 0 (0) - 3 (4) - 1 July 2008 Wycombe
33 England Danny Blanchett DF 1 - 1 - 2 - 19 March 2007 Cambridge City

Midfielders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
2 Wales Josh Low MF 9 (6) 2 3 (2) - 12 (8) 2 4 January 2007 Leicester City
7 Saint Kitts and Nevis Adam Newton MF 26 (6) - 5 - 31 (6) - 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 Jamaica Micah Hyde (c) MF 33 (4) - 6 - 39 (4) - 11 January 2007 Burnley
10 Scotland George Boyd MF 41 (5) 12 7 3 48 (5) 15 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
11 England Dean Keates MF 33 (7) 5 3 (2) - 36 (9) 5 14 May 2007 Walsall
15 Republic of Ireland Peter Gain MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 England Jamie Day MF 42 3 6 (1) - 48 (1) 3 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 England Chris Whelpdale MF 29 (6) 3 7 - 36 (6) 3 15 May 2007 Billericay Town
20 England Alfie Potter MF 0 (2) - 0 (1) - 0 (3) - 1 June 2007 Youth Team
30 Poland Adrian Cioch MF 10 (6) - 0 - 0 (8) - 1 July 2007 Peterborough
21 Scotland Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
24 England Billy Crook MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2007 Youth Team
29 Scotland Gavin Strachan MF 0 (3) - 2 (1) - 2 (4) - 29 January 2007 Hartlepool United

Forwards

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps
Lge
Gls
Cup
Apps
Cup
Gls
Tot
Apps
Tot
Gls
Date Signed Previous Club
9 England Aaron McLean ST 45 29 8 4 53 33 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
12 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith ST 34 (2) 12 4 (1) 7 38 (3) 19 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
15 England Scott Rendell ST 3 (7) 3 0 - 3 (7) 3 22 May 2008 Cambridge United
16 England Danny Crow ST 2(2) 2 1(1) - 3 (3) 2 8 July 2005 Northampton Town
23 England Rene Howe ST 2 (13) 1 1 (2) - 3 (15) 1 2 July 2007 Kettering Town
26 England Liam Hatch ST 1 (10) 2 0 0 1 (10) 2 1 January 2008 Barnet

Transfers

A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008

In

Date Player Previous Club Cost
1 June 2007 England Alfie Potter MF Youth Team n/a
1 June 2007 Poland Adrian Cioch MF Peterborough Free
2 July 2007 England Rene Howe ST Kettering Undisclosed
5 July 2007 England Kieran Charnock DF Northwich Undisclosed
17 July 2007 France Claude Gnakpa DF Swindon Free
20 July 2007 England James McKeown GK Walsall Free
22 November 2007 Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes DF Crystal Palace Loan
1 January 2008 England Liam Hatch ST Barnet £150,000
1 January 2008 England Scott Mitchell DF Livingston Undisclosed
31 December 2007 Cyprus Tom Williams DF Wycombe Loan
8 January 2008 England Joe Lewis GK Norwich £ 400,000
18 February 2008 England Scott Rendell ST Cambridge United Loan
22 May 2008 England Scott Rendell ST Cambridge United £115,000

Out

Date Player New Club Cost
6 June 2007 England Justin Richards ST Kidderminster Harriers £ 0
28 June 2007 England Ben Futcher DF Bury £ 0
28 June 2007 South Africa Mark Arber DF Stevenage Borough £ 0
16 July 2007 England Richard Butcher MF Notts County £ 0
1 August 2007 England Jude Stirling DF Milton Keynes Dons £ 0
1 August 2007 England Trevor Benjamin ST Hereford United £ 0
20 September 2007 England Alfie Potter MF Havant & Waterlooville Loan
1 January 2008 England Guy Branston DF Notts County £ 0
10 January 2008 Scotland Gavin Strachan MF Notts County £ 0
11 January 2008 England Rene Howe ST Rochdale Loan
11 January 2008 Iraq Shwan Jalal GK Morecambe Loan
17 January 2008 England Peter Gain MF Dagenham £ 0

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 JulyStamfordAwayW 1-0 712 Scott Ginty
13 JulyCelticHomeL 1-2 5,800 Aaron McLean
18 JulyHucknall TownAwayW 3-0 216 Rene Howe, Scott Ginty, Guy Branston
21 JulyLiverpoolHomeD 0-0 9,339
24 JulyStevenage BoroughAwayD 1-1 1,500 Josh Low
26 JulyKettering TownAway Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch
28 JulyBillericay TownAwayD 3-3 935 Aaron McLean, Chris Whelpdale, Rene Howe
31 JulyBirmingham CityHomeL 0-3 4,371
4 AugustManchester UnitedHomeL 1-3 11,574 Rene Howe
8 AugustBedford TownAwayL 0-1 379

Football League Two

DateOpponentVenueResultPosAttendanceScorers
11 AugustRochdaleHomeW 3-0 2nd 5,575 Josh Low, Aaron McLean, Danny Crow
19 AugustRotherham UnitedAwayL 1-3 8th4,291 Aaron McLean
25 AugustChesterfieldHomeL 2-3 15th 5,005 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
1 SeptemberAccrington StanleyAwayW 2-0 7th 1,484 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
8 SeptemberMansfield TownHomeW 2-1 4th 4,721Josh Low, Danny Crow
15 SeptemberBradford CityAwayL 1-0 9th 13,819
22 SeptemberMorecambeHomeD 1-1 9th 4,473 Aaron McLean
29 SeptemberDarlingtonAwayD 1-1 10th 3,974 Craig Mackail-Smith
2 OctoberShrewsbury TownAwayW 2-0 7th 5,220 Charlie Lee, George Boyd
6 OctoberGrimsby TownHomeW 2-1 7th 4,786 George Boyd, Aaron McLean
13 OctoberWycombe WanderersHomeW 2-1 6th 4,567 Aaron McLean, Charlie Lee
20 OctoberLincoln CityAwayD 1-1 6th 5,036 Gary Croft (OG)
27 OctoberHereford UnitedHomeD 1-16th 5,008 Craig Mackail-Smith
3 NovemberStockport CountyAwayW 2-1 5th 5,042 Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
6 NovemberDagenham and RedbridgeHomeW 3-1 5th 4,200 Dean Keates, Aaron McLean 2
17 NovemberBuryAwayL 0-2 5th2,660
24 NovemberBrentfordHomeW 7-0 3rd 4,865 Aaron McLean 3, Chris Whelpdale, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Rene Howe
4 DecemberNotts CountyAwayW 1-0 3rd 4,412 Craig Mackail-Smith
8 DecemberChester CityAwayW 2-1 2nd2,291 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 DecemberMilton Keynes DonsHomeL 1-2 3rd10,351 Aaron McLean
22 DecemberBradford CityHomeW 2-1 2nd 5,355Aaron McLean, Jeff Hughes
26 DecemberMansfield TownAwayL 0-2 3rd 3,107
29 DecemberMorecambeAwayL 2-3 4th 2,371 Craig Morgan, Charlie Lee
1 JanuaryShrewsbury TownHomeW 2-1 5th 5,062 Charlie Lee, Craig Morgan
12 JanuaryMacclesfield TownHomeL 0-1 6th5,238
15 JanuaryAccrington StanleyHomeW 8-2 5th4,257 George Boyd 3, Aaron McLean 3, Craig Mackail-Smith 2

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 November Round 1 Wrexham HomeW 4-1 4,266 Craig Mackail-Smith 3, Aaron McLean
1 December Round 2 Staines Town AwayW 5-0 2,460 Craig Mackail-Smith 4, Aaron McLean
5 January Round 3 Colchester United F.C. AwayW 3-1 4,003 Aaron McLean, George Boyd, Charlie Lee
26 January Round 4 West Bromwich Albion F.C. HomeL 0-3 12,701

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August Round 1 South SouthamptonHomeW 2-1 4,087 Grzegorz Rasiak(OG), George Boyd
28 August Round 2 West Bromwich AlbionHomeL 0-2 4,917

Football League Trophy

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 September Round 1 SE SectionNottingham ForestAwayW 3-2 3,102 Charlie Lee, Luke Chambers(OG), George Boyd
8 October Round 2 SE SectionMilton Keynes DonsAwayL 1-3 5,087 Aaron McLean

Statistics

Goal scorers

PosPlayerLeagueCupTotal
1 England Aaron McLean 29 433
2 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith 12 719
3 Scotland George Boyd 12 315
4 England Charlie Lee 6 28
5 England Dean Keates 5 05
6 England Scott Rendell 3 03
7 England Jamie Day 3 03
8 England Chris Whelpdale 3 03

Cards

PosPlayerRed card
1 Wales Craig Morgan 110
2 France Claude Gnakpa 010
3 England Aaron McLean 09
4 England Jamie Day 09
5 England Charlie Lee 08
6 England Chris Whelpdale 04
7 England Kieran Charnock 04
8 England Chris Westwood 03

See also

References

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