2007–08 Football League

Football League
Season	2007–08
Champions	West Bromwich Albion
Promoted	West Bromwich Albion; Stoke City; Hull City
Relegated	Mansfield Town; Wrexham
	← 2006–07 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion (C, P)	46	23	12	11	88	55	33	81	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Stoke City (P)	46	21	16	9	69	55	14	79	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Hull City (O, P)	46	21	12	13	65	47	18	75	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Bristol City	46	20	14	12	54	53	1	74
5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	58	42	16	71
6	Watford	46	18	16	12	62	56	6	70
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	16	12	53	48	5	70
8	Ipswich Town	46	18	15	13	65	56	9	69
9	Sheffield United	46	17	15	14	56	51	5	66
10	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	13	16	60	50	10	64
11	Charlton Athletic	46	17	13	16	63	58	5	64
12	Cardiff City	46	16	16	14	59	55	4	64
13	Burnley	46	16	14	16	60	67	−7	62
14	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	16	16	60	66	−6	58
15	Preston North End	46	15	11	20	50	56	−6	56
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	14	13	19	54	55	−1	55
17	Norwich City	46	15	10	21	49	59	−10	55
18	Barnsley	46	14	13	19	52	65	−13	55
19	Blackpool	46	12	18	16	59	64	−5	54
20	Southampton	46	13	15	18	56	72	−16	54
21	Coventry City	46	14	11	21	52	64	−12	53
22	Leicester City (R)	46	12	16	18	42	45	−3	52	Relegation to Football League One
23	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	11	13	22	46	69	−23	46
24	Colchester United (R)	46	7	17	22	62	86	−24	38

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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semifinals					Final

3	Hull City	2	4	6

6	Watford	0	1	1
					3	Hull City	1

					4	Bristol City	0
4	Bristol City	2	2	4

5	Crystal Palace	1	1	2

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Plymouth Argyle Wolverhampton Wanderers	23
2	James Beattie	Sheffield United	22
2	Kevin Phillips	West Bromwich Albion	22
4	Stern John	Southampton	19
5	Kevin Lisbie	Colchester United	17
6	Clinton Morrison	Crystal Palace	16
7	Fraizer Campbell	Hull City	15
7	Ricardo Fuller	Stoke City	15
9	Liam Lawrence	Stoke City	14

League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Swansea City (C, P)	46	27	11	8	82	42	40	92	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Nottingham Forest (P)	46	22	16	8	64	32	32	82	Promotion to Football League Championship
3	Doncaster Rovers (O, P)	46	23	11	12	65	41	24	80	Qualification for League One play-offs^[a]
4	Carlisle United	46	23	11	12	64	46	18	80
5	Leeds United	46	27	10	9	72	38	34	76^[b]
6	Southend United	46	22	10	14	70	55	15	76
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	12	15	58	50	8	69
8	Oldham Athletic	46	18	13	15	58	45	13	67
9	Northampton Town	46	17	15	14	60	55	5	66
10	Huddersfield Town	46	20	6	20	50	62	−12	66
11	Tranmere Rovers	46	18	11	17	52	47	5	65
12	Walsall	46	16	16	14	52	46	6	64
13	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	63	56	7	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	16	12	18	49	63	−14	60
15	Hartlepool United	46	15	9	22	62	65	−3	54
16	Bristol Rovers	46	12	17	17	45	53	−8	53
17	Millwall	46	14	10	22	45	61	−16	52
18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	−21	52
19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	−22	51
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	−18	50
21	AFC Bournemouth (R)	46	17	7	22	62	72	−10	48^[c]	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Gillingham (R)	46	11	13	22	44	73	−29	46
23	Port Vale (R)	46	9	11	26	47	81	−34	38
24	Luton Town (R)	46	11	10	25	43	63	−20	33^[c]

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
^ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
^ ^a ^b Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Play-offs

Semifinals					Final

3	Doncaster Rovers	0	5	5

6	Southend United	0	1	1
					3	Doncaster Rovers	1

					5	Leeds United	0
4	Carlisle United	2	0	2

5	Leeds United	1	2	3

Top scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Jason Scotland	Swansea City	24
2	Jermaine Beckford	Leeds United	20
3	Nicky Forster	Brighton & Hove Albion	15
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

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 for 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	62	58	4	64^[a]
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	Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.^[1]

Play-offs

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

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

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.^[2]
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.^[3]

References

^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
^ "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

External links

The Football League
BBC Sport | Football | Tables Archived 7 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[table_note_res_PO0.63524674188124-1] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.

[table_hth_LEE0.63524674188124-2] Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

[table_hth_LUT0.63524674188124-3] Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

[table_hth_ROT0.84528179273255-5] Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.^[1]

[4] "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

[6] "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

[7] "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

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