2007–08 Football League#League One
{{Short description|109th season of the Football League}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Football League
| season = 2007–08
| winners = West Bromwich Albion
| promoted = West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City
Hull City
| relegated = Mansfield Town
Wrexham
| prevseason = 2006–07
| nextseason = 2008–09
}}
The 2007–08 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th completed season of the Football League.
Changes from last season
As a result from last season, these are the changes from last season.
=From Premier League=
Relegated to Championship
=From Championship=
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League 1
=From Football League One=
Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League 2
=From Football League Two=
Promoted to League 1
Relegated to Conference National
=From Conference National=
Promoted to League 2
Championship
{{transcluded section|2007–08 Football League Championship}}
{{:2007–08 Football League Championship}}
=Play-offs=
{{Main|2008 Football League Championship play-off final}}
{{4TeamBracket
| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=3
| RD1-team1=Hull City
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-agg=6
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Watford
| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-agg=1
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Bristol City
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-agg=4
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Crystal Palace
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-agg=2
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=Hull City
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Bristol City
| RD2-score2=0
}}
=Top scorers=
class="wikitable" | |||
Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1
||Sylvan Ebanks-Blake||Plymouth Argyle | |||
rowspan=2|2
||James Beattie||Sheffield United||22 | |||
|Kevin Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | |
4
||Stern John||Southampton||19 | |||
5
||Kevin Lisbie||Colchester United||17 | |||
6
||Clinton Morrison||Crystal Palace||16 | |||
rowspan=2|7
||Fraizer Campbell||Hull City||15 | |||
|Ricardo Fuller | Stoke City | 15 | |
9
||Liam Lawrence||Stoke City||14 |
League One
{{transcluded section|2007–08 Football League One}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2007–08 Football League One|League table}}}}
=Play-offs=
{{Main|2008 Football League One play-off final }}
{{4TeamBracket
| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=3
| RD1-team1=Doncaster Rovers
| RD1-score1-1=0
| RD1-score1-2=5
| RD1-score1-agg=5
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Southend United
| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-agg=1
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Carlisle United
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=0
| RD1-score3-agg=2
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Leeds United
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score4-agg=3
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=Doncaster Rovers
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Leeds United
| RD2-score2=0
}}
=Top scorers=
class="wikitable" | |||
Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1
||Jason Scotland||Swansea City||24 | |||
2
||Jermaine Beckford||Leeds United||20 | |||
3 | |||
3
||Nicky Maynard||Crewe Alexandra||15 | |||
5
||Danny Graham||Carlisle United||14 | |||
5
||Rickie Lambert||Bristol Rovers||14 | |||
5
||Steven Gillespie||Cheltenham Town||14 | |||
5
||Adam Boyd||Leyton Orient||14 | |||
5
||Joe Garner||Carlisle United||14 | |||
5
||Simon Cox||Swindon Town||14 |
League Two
{{transcluded section|2007–08 Football League Two}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2007–08 Football League Two|League table}}}}
=Play-offs=
{{Main|2008 Football League Two play-off final }}
{{4TeamBracket
| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Stockport County
| RD1-score1-1=1
| RD1-score1-2=1
| RD1-score1-agg=2
| RD1-seed2=7
| RD1-team2=Wycombe Wanderers
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-score2-agg=1
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3=Rochdale
| RD1-score3-1=1
| RD1-score3-2=2(5)
| RD1-score3-agg=3
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4=Darlington
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score4-2=1(4)
| RD1-score4-agg=3
| RD2-seed1=4
| RD2-team1= Stockport County
| RD2-score1= 3
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2= Rochdale
| RD2-score2= 2
}}
=Top scorers=
class="wikitable" | |||
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 |
Notes
- Leeds United were docked 15 points at the beginning of the League One season for failure to comply with rules on insolvency. As a part of this Leeds were given their golden share, allowing them to play in League One for the 2007–08 season.{{ cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6920103.stm |title=Leeds hit with 15-point penalty |access-date=28 July 2010 |date=4 August 2007 |work=BBC Sport}}
- Luton Town of League One were docked 10 points on Thursday 22 November 2007 for entering administration.
- AFC Bournemouth of League One were docked 10 points on Friday 8 February 2008 for entering administration.
- Rotherham United of League Two were docked 10 points on Tuesday 18 March 2008 for entering administration.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/7302255.stm |title=Rotherham go into administration |date=18 March 2008 |access-date=24 March 2008 |work=BBC Sport}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516015346/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10794,00.html The Football League]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/tables/default.stm BBC Sport | Football | Tables] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407123924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/tables/default.stm |date=7 April 2007 }}
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