2007–08 Premier Reserve League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Premier Reserve League

| season = 2007–08

| winners = Liverpool Reserves

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh
(Liverpool Reserves, 9 goals)

| biggest home win = Reading Reserves 5–0 Derby County Reserves
(February 13)

| biggest away win = Derby County 0–8 West Ham United Reserves (November 26)

| highest scoring = Derby County Reserves 0–8 West Ham United Reserves (November 26)

| total goals = 510

| average goals = 2.82

| longest wins = 7 (Liverpool Reserves, February 26–May 7)

| longest unbeaten = 16 (Liverpool Reserves, October 11–May 7)

| longest losses = {{nowrap|12 (Derby County Reserves October 22–April 14)}}

| highest attendance = 10,546 (Liverpool Reserves v Manchester United Reserves, February 26)

| prevseason = 2006–07

| nextseason = 2008–09

}}

The 2007–08 Premier Reserve League season is the ninth since its establishment. The events in the senior leagues during the 2006–07 season saw Watford, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Birmingham City, Derby County and Sunderland.

Northern Champions Liverpool beat Southern Champions Aston Villa 3–0 in the Premier Reserve League Play-off Final and were crowned the National Champions.

Final league tables

= Premier Reserve League North =

class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin:0;"

!width=30|{{center| Pos}}

!width=200|{{center| Club }}

!width=30|{{center| Pld}}

!width=30|{{center| W}}

!width=30|{{center| D}}

!width=30|{{center| L}}

!width=30|{{center| F}}

!width=30|{{center| A}}

!width=30|{{center| GD}}

!width=30|{{center| Pts}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|{{center|1}}

|Liverpool Reserves (C)

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|13}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|31}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|+23}}

|{{center|43}}

|Manchester City Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|34}}

|{{center|29}}

|{{center|+5}}

|{{center|30}}

|Manchester United Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|25}}

|{{center|19}}

|{{center|+6}}

|{{center|29}}

|Sunderland Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|9}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|28}}

|{{center|24}}

|{{center|+4}}

|{{center|29}}

|Blackburn Rovers Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|32}}

|{{center|25}}

|{{center|+7}}

|{{center|28}}

|Newcastle United Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|31}}

|{{center|27}}

|{{center|+4}}

|{{center|22}}

|Middlesbrough Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|23}}

|{{center|26}}

|{{center

3}}

|{{center|22}}

|Everton Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|10}}

|{{center|21}}

|{{center|31}}

|{{center

10}}

|{{center|16}}

|Wigan Athletic Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|11}}

|{{center|19}}

|{{center|36}}

|{{center

17}}

|{{center|15}}

|Bolton Wanderers Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|11}}

|{{center|13}}

|{{center|32}}

|{{center

19}}

|{{center|13}}

= Premier Reserve League South =

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!width=30|{{center| Pos}}

!width=200|{{center| Club }}

!width=30|{{center| Pld}}

!width=30|{{center| W}}

!width=30|{{center| D}}

!width=30|{{center| L}}

!width=30|{{center| F}}

!width=30|{{center| A}}

!width=30|{{center| GD}}

!width=30|{{center| Pts}}

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|{{center|1}}

|Aston Villa Reserves (C)

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|10}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|38}}

|{{center|17}}

|{{center|+21}}

|{{center|35}}

|Reading Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|32}}

|{{center|16}}

|{{center|+16}}

|{{center|31}}

|West Ham United Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|9}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|32}}

|{{center|21}}

|{{center|+11}}

|{{center|31}}

|Arsenal Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|26}}

|{{center|17}}

|{{center|+9}}

|{{center|30}}

|Fulham Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|27}}

|{{center|25}}

|{{center|+2}}

|{{center|28}}

|Chelsea Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|23}}

|{{center|21}}

|{{center|+2}}

|{{center|22}}

|Birmingham City Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|8}}

|{{center|25}}

|{{center|33}}

|{{center

8}}

|{{center|22}}

|Tottenham Hotspur Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|22}}

|{{center|24}}

|{{center

2}}

|{{center|21}}

|Portsmouth Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|9}}

|{{center|12}}

|{{center|25}}

|{{center

13}}

|{{center|19}}

|Derby County Reserves

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|14}}

|{{center|13}}

|{{center|51}}

|{{center

38}}

|{{center|6}}

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions

Play-off Final

{{football box

|date=2008-05-07

|time=19:45

|team1=Liverpool Reserves

|score=3 – 0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141015140720/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/match/fixtures/reserves/liverpool-reserves-v-aston-villa-2008-05-07-19-45-00/last-match-report (Report)]

|team2=Aston Villa Reserves

|goals1=Krisztián Németh {{goal|10}}
Jordy Brouwer {{goal|66}}
Lucas Leiva {{goal|76}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance=7,580

|referee=Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

}}

Relegated and Promoted teams

These three teams were relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:

Derby County (South)
Birmingham City (South)
Reading (South)

These three teams will promote to the Premier Reserve League at the start of next season:

West Bromwich Albion (South)
Stoke City (South)
Hull City (North)

Top scorers

= Premier Reserve League North =

class="wikitable"
Scorer !Goals !Team
{{flagicon\|HUN}} Krisztián Németh \|align=center\|9 \|Liverpool
{{flagicon\|NED}} Jordy Brouwer \|align=center\|8 \|Liverpool
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ashley Grimes \|rowspan="3" align=center\|7 \|Manchester City
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Andy Carroll \|Newcastle United
{{flagicon\|IRE}} Alan Judge \|Blackburn Rovers

class="wikitable"

Scorer

!Goals

!Team

{{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztián Németh

|align=center|9

|Liverpool

{{flagicon|NED}} Jordy Brouwer

|align=center|8

|Liverpool

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Grimes

|rowspan="3" align=center|7

|Manchester City

{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Carroll

|Newcastle United

{{flagicon|IRE}} Alan Judge

|Blackburn Rovers

= Premier Reserve League South =

class="wikitable"
Scorer !Goals !Team
{{flagicon\|SWE}} Tobias Mikaelsson \|align=center\|8 \|Aston Villa

class="wikitable"

Scorer

!Goals

!Team

{{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Mikaelsson

|align=center|8

|Aston Villa

External links

[http://www.premierleague.com/page/Publications/ Barclays Premier Reserve League Bulletin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410124854/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Publications/ |date=2008-04-10 }}

Category:Premier Reserve League

Premier Reserve League, 2007-08

Reserve

2007–08 Premier Reserve League

Final league tables

= Premier Reserve League North =

= Premier Reserve League South =

Play-off Final

Relegated and Promoted teams

Top scorers

= Premier Reserve League North =

= Premier Reserve League South =

See also

External links