Preston North End 2007–08 football season
Preston North End2007–08 season |
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Chairman | Derek Shaw |
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Manager | Paul Simpson (until 13 November) Alan Irvine (from 20 November) |
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Stadium | Deepdale |
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Championship | 15th |
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FA Cup | Fifth round |
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League Cup | First round |
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Top goalscorer | League: Mellor (9) All: Mellor (10) |
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Average home league attendance | 12,753 |
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During the 2007–08 English football season, Preston North End competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
After losing key player David Nugent, Preston North End made a bad start to the 2007–08 season with just three victories from the opening 16 matches, which resulted in manager Paul Simpson being sacked on 13 November.[1] Everton assistant manager Alan Irvine took over as manager seven days later and guided Preston to a 15th-place finish.[2]
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Preston North End's score comes first[3]
Legend
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
11 August 2007 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 13,408 | |
18 August 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 19,556 | |
25 August 2007 | Colchester United | H | 0–3 | 11,582 | |
1 September 2007 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 17,551 | Agyemang |
15 September 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 13,062 | Gallagher |
18 September 2007 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–2 | 5,754 | Mawéné |
22 September 2007 | Cardiff City | A | 2–2 | 11,772 | Davidson (2) |
29 September 2007 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 12,098 | |
2 October 2007 | Southampton | H | 5–1 | 10,279 | Hawley, Carter, Sedgwick, Agyemang (2) |
6 October 2007 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 19,243 | Mellor (pen) |
20 October 2007 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 23,661 | Carter |
23 October 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 11,407 | |
27 October 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–0 | 11,055 | Ormerod, Carter |
3 November 2007 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 10,223 | |
6 November 2007 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 10,930 | Carroll |
10 November 2007 | Hull City | A | 0–3 | 16,358 | |
24 November 2007 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–2 | 12,532 | |
27 November 2007 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 13,048 | Mawéné |
1 December 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 22,836 | |
4 December 2007 | Hull City | H | 3–0 | 11,311 | Agyemang, Whaley, L Neal |
8 December 2007 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | 17,807 | |
15 December 2007 | Burnley | A | 3–2 | 14,829 | Sedgwick, Mellor, Whaley |
22 December 2007 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | 23,267 | L Neal |
26 December 2007 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | 12,920 | |
29 December 2007 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | 12,046 | Whaley |
1 January 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 20,690 | Hawley |
12 January 2008 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 12,347 | Mellor |
19 January 2008 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | 15,011 | Brown |
29 January 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | 12,473 | Mawéné, Hawley |
2 February 2008 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 24,092 | |
9 February 2008 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 11,857 | St Ledger |
12 February 2008 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | 5,122 | Mellor |
23 February 2008 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 16,798 | |
26 February 2008 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | 12,798 | Chaplow (2) |
1 March 2008 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 12,347 | |
4 March 2008 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 19,264 | Carter |
8 March 2008 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | 25,124 | Brown (2) |
11 March 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 12,090 | Davidson (pen), Whaley |
15 March 2008 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | 9,629 | |
22 March 2008 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | 16,149 | Priskin, Brown |
29 March 2008 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | 14,647 | Davidson (pen), Mellor (2) |
5 April 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | 14,966 | Mellor, Priskin |
12 April 2008 | Barnsley | H | 1–2 | 13,994 | Foster (own goal) |
19 April 2008 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–2 | 10,727 | Mellor, Chaplow |
26 April 2008 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | 14,187 | Brown, Mellor |
4 May 2008 | Bristol City | A | 0–3 | 19,169 | |
FA Cup
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R1 | 14 August 2007 | Morecambe | H | 1–2 | 7,703 | Pugh |
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
- ^ "Struggling Preston sack Simpson". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Preston unveil Irvine as new boss". BBC Sport. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Preston North End 2007-2008 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Preston North End - 2007/08".
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2–4 | |
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Levels 5–6 | |
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Levels 7–8 | |
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Levels 9–10 | - Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
- Kent League (level 9 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
- North West Counties League (One, Two)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
- Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (Premier, One)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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Football League cups | |
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Other | |
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