2007–08 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Preston North End competed in the Football League Championship.

Preston North End
2007–08 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerPaul Simpson (until 13 November)
Alan Irvine (from 20 November)
StadiumDeepdale
Championship15th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mellor (9)
All: Mellor (10)
Average home league attendance12,753

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
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007Norwich CityH0–013,408
18 August 2007West Bromwich AlbionA0–219,556
25 August 2007Colchester UnitedH0–311,582
1 September 2007Coventry CityA1–217,551Agyemang
15 September 2007Sheffield WednesdayH1–013,062Gallagher
18 September 2007Scunthorpe UnitedA1–25,754Mawéné
22 September 2007Cardiff CityA2–211,772Davidson (2)
29 September 2007Bristol CityH0–012,098
2 October 2007SouthamptonH5–110,279Hawley, Carter, Sedgwick, Agyemang (2)
6 October 2007Ipswich TownA1–219,243Mellor (pen)
20 October 2007Sheffield UnitedA1–123,661Carter
23 October 2007Queens Park RangersH0–011,407
27 October 2007Plymouth ArgyleH2–011,055Ormerod, Carter
3 November 2007BarnsleyA0–110,223
6 November 2007Leicester CityH1–110,930Carroll
10 November 2007Hull CityA0–316,358
24 November 2007Charlton AthleticH0–212,532
27 November 2007Crystal PalaceA1–213,048Mawéné
1 December 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA0–122,836
4 December 2007Hull CityH3–011,311Agyemang, Whaley, L Neal
8 December 2007BlackpoolH0–117,807
15 December 2007BurnleyA3–214,829Sedgwick, Mellor, Whaley
22 December 2007SouthamptonA1–023,267L Neal
26 December 2007Scunthorpe UnitedH0–112,920
29 December 2007Cardiff CityH1–212,046Whaley
1 January 2008Sheffield WednesdayA1–220,690Hawley
12 January 2008WatfordH1–012,347Mellor
19 January 2008Stoke CityA1–315,011Brown
29 January 2008West Bromwich AlbionH2–112,473Mawéné, Hawley
2 February 2008Norwich CityA0–124,092
9 February 2008Coventry CityH1–011,857St Ledger
12 February 2008Colchester UnitedA1–25,122Mellor
23 February 2008WatfordA0–016,798
26 February 2008Stoke CityH2–010,347Chaplow (2)
1 March 2008Crystal PalaceH0–112,347
4 March 2008Leicester CityA1–019,264Carter
8 March 2008Charlton AthleticA2–125,124Brown (2)
11 March 2008Wolverhampton WanderersH2–112,090Davidson (pen), Whaley
15 March 2008BlackpoolA0–09,629
22 March 2008BurnleyH2–116,149Priskin, Brown
29 March 2008Sheffield UnitedH3–114,647Davidson (pen), Mellor (2)
5 April 2008Queens Park RangersA2–214,966Mellor, Priskin
12 April 2008BarnsleyH1–213,994Foster (own goal)
19 April 2008Plymouth ArgyleA2–210,727Mellor, Chaplow
26 April 2008Ipswich TownH2–214,187Brown, Mellor
4 May 2008Bristol CityA0–319,169

FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2008Scunthorpe UnitedH1–04,616Whaley
R426 January 2008Derby CountyA4–117,344Hawley (2), Whaley, Mellor (pen)
R517 February 2008PortsmouthH0–111,840

League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 August 2007MorecambeH1–27,703Pugh

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF England ENG Richard Chaplow
5 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett
7 MF England ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 FW England ENG Karl Hawley
9 FW England ENG Chris Brown
10 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
11 MF England ENG Darren Carter
12 DF England ENG Sean St Ledger[notes 1]
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
14 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Simon Whaley
16 MF England ENG Paul McKenna
17 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod
18 DF England ENG Matt Hill
19 DF England ENG Billy Jones
20 MF England ENG Kevin Nicholls
21 DF England ENG Neal Trotman
23 MF England ENG Lewis Neal
24 MF England ENG Joe Anyinsah
30 GK England ENG Chris Neal
31 GK England ENG Andrew Murphy
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dylan Adams
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor
34 DF England ENG Chris McGrail

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Scotland SCO Graham Alexander[notes 2] (to Burnley)
2 DF England ENG John Halls (on loan from Reading)
4 MF England ENG Danny Pugh (to Stoke City)
9 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Agyemang[notes 3] (to Queens Park Rangers)
10 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW England ENG Andy Carroll (on loan from Newcastle United)
22 GK Poland POL Grzegorz Szamotulski (released)
25 MF England ENG Adam Nowland (to Lancaster City)
25 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin[notes 4] (on loan from Watford)

References
  1. "Struggling Preston sack Simpson". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. "Preston unveil Irvine as new boss". BBC Sport. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  3. "Preston North End 2007-2008 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  4. "FootballSquads - Preston North End - 2007/08".

Notes
  1. St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  2. Alexander was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2002.
  3. Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  4. Priskin was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
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