2007–08 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Southampton F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Southampton
2007–08 season
ChairmanKen Dulieu (until 17 December)
Leon Crouch (from 20 December)
ManagerGeorge Burley (until 23 January)
John Gorman (24 January – 19 February)
Nigel Pearson (from 19 February)
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Championship20th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorer
Stern John (19 goals)
Average home league attendance21,081

Season summary

In the 2007–08 season, the Saints initially had an unremarkable campaign, with the club in mid-table for the first half of the campaign. Once again though, Southampton experienced a major loss of form in the spring, not helped by managerial instability caused by the resignation of George Burley followed by caretaker spells by John Gorman and then Nigel Pearson, and were left in serious danger of relegation to League One on the last day of the season. However, a win combined with some other favourable results ensured their survival for another season in the Championship.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Southampton's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007Crystal PalaceH1–425,054Saganowski
18 August 2007Norwich CityA1–224,004Jones
25 August 2007Stoke CityH3–220,300Surman, Rasiak, Viáfara
1 September 2007Queens Park RangersA3–015,560Rasiak (2), Wright-Phillips
16 September 2007WatfordA2–315,915Rasiak, Dyer
19 September 2007Colchester UnitedH1–118,773Wright-Phillips
22 September 2007BarnsleyH2–318,677Saganowski, Idiakez
29 September 2007Sheffield UnitedA2–124,561Rasiak, Viáfara
2 October 2007Preston North EndA1–510,279Jones (own goal)
6 October 2007West Bromwich AlbionH3–218,002John (2), Skácel
21 October 2007Cardiff CityH1–020,796John
24 October 2007Bristol CityA1–218,326McAllister (own goal)
27 October 2007BurnleyA3–210,944Wright-Phillips, Euell, John
3 November 2007Charlton AthleticH0–123,363
6 November 2007Wolverhampton WanderersH0–019,856
10 November 2007Sheffield WednesdayA0–519,442
24 November 2007BlackpoolH1–021,075John
27 November 2007Ipswich TownA0–219,791
1 December 2007Leicester CityA2–120,070John, Surman (pen)
4 December 2007Sheffield WednesdayH0–017,981
8 December 2007Hull CityH4–018,125Wright-Phillips, John (3)
15 December 2007Coventry CityA1–119,143Wright-Phillips
22 December 2007Preston North EndH0–123,267
26 December 2007Colchester UnitedA1–16,157Viáfara
29 December 2007BarnsleyA2–210,425Wright-Phillips (2)
1 January 2008WatfordH0–323,008
12 January 2008Scunthorpe UnitedH1–018,416Rasiak
19 January 2008Plymouth ArgyleA1–114,676Wright-Phillips
29 January 2008Norwich CityH0–118,004
2 February 2008Crystal PalaceA1–117,967John
9 February 2008Queens Park RangersH2–322,205Powell, John
12 February 2008Stoke CityA2–319,481John (2)
19 February 2008Plymouth ArgyleH0–217,806
23 February 2008Scunthorpe UnitedA1–16,035Vignal
1 March 2008Ipswich TownH1–123,299John
4 March 2008Wolverhampton WanderersA2–221,795Vignal (pen), Euell
8 March 2008BlackpoolA2–29,050Vignal, John
11 March 2008Leicester CityH1–017,741John
15 March 2008Hull CityA0–516,829
22 March 2008Coventry CityH0–022,014
29 March 2008Cardiff CityA0–112,955
5 April 2008Bristol CityH2–022,890John, Euell
12 April 2008Charlton AthleticA1–126,206McCarthy (own goal)
19 April 2008BurnleyH0–121,762
28 April 2008West Bromwich AlbionA1–126,167Lallana
4 May 2008Sheffield UnitedH3–231,957Saganowski, John (2)

FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2008Leicester CityH2–020,094Surman, Vignal
R426 January 2008BuryH2–025,449Surman, Rasiak
R516 February 2008Bristol RoversA0–111,920

League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R113 August 2007Peterborough UnitedA1–24,087Rasiak

Squad

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 Richard Wright (on loan from West Ham United)
2 DF Sweden SWE Alexander Östlund
3 DF England ENG Wayne Thomas
4 FW Poland POL Marek Saganowski
6 DF England ENG Darren Powell
8 FW England ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips
10 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright
11 MF England ENG Andrew Surman
12 MF Czech Republic CZE Mario Lička
13 GK Poland POL Bartosz Białkowski
14 MF England ENG Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool)
15 FW Jamaica JAM Jason Euell
16 MF Colombia COL Jhon Viáfara
17 FW England ENG David McGoldrick
18 FW England ENG Nathan Dyer
20 FW England ENG Adam Lallana
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF France FRA Grégory Vignal (on loan from RC Lens)
22 MF England ENG Simon Gillett
23 MF Wales WAL Lloyd James
24 DF England ENG Olly Lancashire
25 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
26 FW France FRA Cédric Baseya
27 MF Spain ESP Iñigo Idiakez
28 MF England ENG Josh Dutton-Black
29 GK England ENG Michael Poke
30 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Safri
31 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Stern John
32 GK Slovakia SVK Andrej Pernecký
34 FW Cameroon CMR Vincent Péricard (on loan from Stoke City)
35 DF England ENG Andrew Davies
36 DF England ENG Chris Perry (on loan from Luton Town)
37 DF England ENG Chris Lucketti (on loan from Sheffield United)

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
15 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kenwyne Jones (to Sunderland)
33 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly (on loan from West Ham United)
34 DF England ENG Philip Ifil (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
32 DF Cameroon CMR Lucien Mettomo (to Veria)
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Bennett (on loan from Reading)
9 FW Poland POL Grzegorz Rasiak (on loan to Bolton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Rudolf Skácel (on loan to Hertha BSC)
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Halloran (on loan from Aston Villa)
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam (Retired)
33 DF England ENG Ian Pearce (on loan from Fulham)
19 DF England ENG Chris Makin (Retired)

References
  1. "Southampton 3-2 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. "Southampton results for the 2007-2008 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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