2007–08 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One the previous season.

Bristol City
2007–08 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerGary Johnson
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship4th (qualified for playoffs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerByfield (8)
Average home league attendance16,275

Season summary

In the summer between City's promotion and the start of the Championship season, Gary Johnson made a number of signings. However their pre-season form did not start well, losing 4–2 to Forest Green Rovers and 3–1 to Motherwell F.C. as the club trialed various players. However City got off to a good start going unbeaten for a number of matches and briefly topping the Championship after beating Coventry City 3–0. City then suffered a slight blip after losing 3–0 to Barnsley before beating several big teams, including Sheffield United (live on Sky Sports) and Southampton. In November, City's form dipped and they endured a run of 4 games without a win, including a 6–0 thrashing at the hands of Ipswich Town. In December, City's form picked up again and went unbeaten all the way to Boxing Day, when they lost to West Bromwich Albion 4–1.

After a stop-start run of form, including victories over Blackpool and Coventry City and losses to Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace, City went top of the Championship on 1 March, after a 2–1 home victory over Hull City. After some indifferent results, City went back to the top after a last-gasp winner from Steve Brooker, who was just returning from injury, in a 2–1 win over Norwich City. However a poor run ended City's chances of an automatic promotion place. On 4 May 2008, a 3–0 home win against Preston North End on the final day of the league season ensured a playoff place and a semi-final fixture against Crystal Palace. On 13 May 2008, a 4–2 aggregate win over Crystal Palace with goals from Lee Trundle and Michael McIndoe confirmed City's trip to Wembley,[1] where they were beaten 1–0 by Hull City.[2] At the end of the season, defender Bradley Orr and midfielder Marvin Elliott were both included in the PFA Team of the Year, while goalkeeper Adriano Basso was named the club's player of the season. Elliott was the club's young player of the season.

Kit

Bristol City's kit was manufactured by German company Puma and sponsored by Bristol Trade Centre. The club's away kit was all black with white trimmings and rendered in the same template as the home kit; the third kit featured black shorts, white shirts and black and white socks.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
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.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Bristol City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007Queens Park RangersH2–218,228Johnson, Murray
18 August 2007BlackpoolA1–18,983Murray
25 August 2007Scunthorpe UnitedH2–112,474Trundle
1 September 2007Sheffield WednesdayA1–017,559B Wilson
15 September 2007Coventry CityA3–021,538McIndoe, Konstantopoulos (own goal), Byfield
18 September 2007West Bromwich AlbionH1–116,571Orr
22 September 2007BurnleyH2–214,079Byfield (2)
29 September 2007Preston North EndA0–012,098
2 October 2007BarnsleyA0–39,679
6 October 2007Sheffield UnitedH2–013,071Noble, McIndoe
20 October 2007Norwich CityA3–124,125McIndoe, Murray, Trundle
24 October 2007SouthamptonH2–118,326Byfield, Sproule
27 October 2007Stoke CityH1–015,012Elliott
3 November 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,094Fontaine
6 November 2007Charlton AthleticH0–115,420
10 November 2007Ipswich TownA0–622,020
24 November 2007Leicester CityH0–215,040
27 November 2007Hull CityA0–015,768
1 December 2007WatfordA2–116,689Showunmi, Byfield
4 December 2007Ipswich TownH2–014,062Elliott, Orr (pen)
8 December 2007Plymouth ArgyleA1–116,530Timár (own goal)
15 December 2007Cardiff CityH1–015,753Elliott
22 December 2007BarnsleyH3–216,588Showunmi (2), Byfield
26 December 2007West Bromwich AlbionA1–427,314Byfield
29 December 2007BurnleyA1–012,109Vaskó
1 January 2008Coventry CityH2–115,899Byfield, Elliott
12 January 2008Colchester UnitedH1–116,484Sproule
19 January 2008Crystal PalaceA0–219,010
26 January 2008BlackpoolH1–015,465Elliott
2 February 2008Queens Park RangersA0–316,502
9 February 2008Sheffield WednesdayH2–115,520Adebola, Orr
12 February 2008Scunthorpe UnitedA1–05,423Orr
18 February 2008Crystal PalaceH1–116,446McCombe
23 February 2008Colchester UnitedA2–15,609Adebola, McIndoe
1 March 2008Hull CityH2–115,859Adebola, McCombe
4 March 2008Charlton AthleticA1–124,075McCombe
8 March 2008Leicester CityA0–022,616
11 March 2008WatfordH0–019,026
15 March 2008Plymouth ArgyleH1–219,011Trundle (pen)
22 March 2008Cardiff CityA1–216,458Adebola
29 March 2008Norwich CityH2–117,511Adebola, Brooker
5 April 2008SouthamptonA0–222,890
12 April 2008Wolverhampton WanderersH0–019,332
19 April 2008Stoke CityA1–224,475Adebola
26 April 2008Sheffield UnitedA1–229,787McIndoe (pen)
4 May 2008Preston North EndH3–019,169Trundle, McIndoe, Noble

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg10 May 2008Crystal PalaceA2–122,869Carey, Noble
SF 2nd Leg13 May 2008Crystal PalaceH2–1 (a.e.t.)18,842Trundle, McIndoe
F24 May 2008Hull CityN0–186,703

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2008MiddlesbroughH1–215,895Fontaine

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 August 2007BrentfordA3–02,213Elliott, Jevons (2)
R229 August 2007Manchester CityH1–214,541Orr

Squad statistics

Source:[4][5]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol City.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK Goalkeeper; DF Defender; MF Midfielder; FW Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
1GK BRA Adriano Basso 44010003048000
2MF ENG Bradley Orr 424101 (1)13047 (1)552
3DF SCO Jamie McAllister 40 (1)010203046 (1)091
4DF ENG Liam Fontaine 32 (6)111201 (2)036 (8)270
5DF ENG Jamie McCombe 25 (9)300002027 (9)330
6DF SCO Louis Carey 33000103137150
7MF SCO Scott Murray 4 (10)30 (1)020006 (11)300
8MF ENG David Noble 10 (16)210003114 (16)330
9FW ENG Steve Brooker 1 (3)10000001 (3)100
10 FW ENG Phil Jevons 0 (2)0001 (1)2001 (3)200
10MF AUS Nick Carle 14 (3)000003017 (3)020
11MF SCO Michael McIndoe 45600103149730
14MF ENG Cole Skuse 5 (20)0000 (1)0005 (21)010
15FW NGA Enoch Showunmi 10 (7)30 (1)0100011 (8)310
16DF IRL Richard Keogh 000010001000
17MF ENG Alex Russell 100010002000
18DF ENG Brian Wilson 16 (2)110100018 (2)110
19DF HUN Tamás Vaskó * 8 (11)110100010 (11)130
20MF ENG Kevin Betsy 0 (1)00010001 (1)010
22GK ENG Chris Weale 2 (1)00020004 (1)000
23FW ENG Lee Trundle 21 (14)50 (1)01 (1)03125 (16)620
24DF WAL Christian Ribeiro 000000000000
25MF ENG Marvin Elliott 44 (1)510213050 (1)630
29MF NIR Ivan Sproule 31 (9)2100 (1)00 (2)032 (12)260
32GK IRL Stephen Henderson 0 (1)00000000 (1)000
33MF ENG Lee Johnson 39 (1)110100 (3)041 (4)140
34FW JAM Darren Byfield 17 (16)810000 (1)018 (17)850
35FW NGA Dele Adebola 16 (1)600003019 (1)620
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
12MF ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams
21MF ENG Frankie Artus
26DF WAL James Wilson
27DF ENG Jordan Walker
39DF ENG Christopher Venn
30MF ENG Tristan Plummer
34 DF WAL David Partridge

References

  1. "Bristol C 2–1 C Palace (agg 4–2)". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. "Bristol City 0–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-city/2007-2008/results
  4. "Bristol City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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