2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season
During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.
| 2007–08 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Darragh MacAnthony | ||
| Manager | Darren Ferguson | ||
| League Two | 2nd (Promoted to Coca-Cola Football League One) | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Football League Cup | Second round | ||
| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aaron McLean (29) All: Aaron McLean (33) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton) | ||
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Sponsors
| Area | Sponsor | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Football League | Football League | Domestic League |
| Fitness | Muscle Finesse | Fitness |
| Photography | FC Pix | Photography |
| Stand Sponsor | Norwich and Peterborough | Building Society |
| Club Partner | Thomas Cook | Charter airline |
Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps |
Lge Gls |
Cup Apps |
Cup Gls |
Tot Apps |
Tot Gls |
Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Mark Tyler | GK | 17 | - | 4 | - | 21 | - | 7 December 1994 | Norwich |
| 13 |  |
Shwan Jalal | GK | 7 | - | 3 | - | 10 | - | 8 January 2007 | Woking |
| 31 | |
James McKeown | GK | 0 (1) | - | 0 | - | 0 (1) | - | 20 July 2007 | Walsall |
| 32 | |
Joe Lewis | GK | 22 | - | 1 | - | 23 | - | 8 January 2008 | Norwich |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps |
Lge Gls |
Cup Apps |
Cup Gls |
Tot Apps |
Tot Gls |
Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |
Shane Blackett | DF | 9 (2) | - | 3 | - | 12 (2) | - | 29 January 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
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Craig Morgan | DF | 41 | 2 | 5 | - | 46 | 2 | 23 November 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 5 | |
Chris Westwood | DF | 35 (2) | - | 5(1) | - | 40 (3) | - | 14 May 2007 | Walsall |
| 6 | |
Charlie Lee | DF | 32 (10) | 6 | 5 (3) | 2 | 37 (13) | 8 | 23 May 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | |
Scott Mitchell | DF | 1 (4) | - | 0 (1) | - | 1 (5) | - | 1 January 2008 | Livingston |
| 19 | |
Adam Smith | DF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 November 2006 | King's Lynn |
| 22 | |
Kieran Charnock | DF | 10 | - | 4 | - | 14 | - | 5 July 2007 | Northwich Victoria |
| 25 |  |
Jeff Hughes | DF | 2 (5) | 1 | 1 (1) | - | 3 (6) | 1 | - | Crystal Palace |
| 27 |  |
Claude Gnakpa | DF | 25 (3) | - | 3 (1) | - | 28 (4) | - | 17 July 2007 | Swindon Town |
| 28 | |
Guy Branston | DF | 1 (1) | - | 0 | - | 1 (1) | - | 24 July 2006 | Oldham |
| 29 |  |
Tom Williams | DF | 3 (4) | - | 0 (0) | - | 3 (4) | - | 1 July 2008 | Wycombe |
| 33 | |
Danny Blanchett | DF | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 19 March 2007 | Cambridge City |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps |
Lge Gls |
Cup Apps |
Cup Gls |
Tot Apps |
Tot Gls |
Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |
Josh Low | MF | 9 (6) | 2 | 3 (2) | - | 12 (8) | 2 | 4 January 2007 | Leicester City |
| 7 |  |
Adam Newton | MF | 26 (6) | - | 5 | - | 31 (6) | - | 1 May 2002 | West Ham United |
| 8 |  |
Micah Hyde (c) | MF | 33 (4) | - | 6 | - | 39 (4) | - | 11 January 2007 | Burnley |
| 10 |  |
George Boyd | MF | 41 (5) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 48 (5) | 15 | 8 January 2007 | Stevenage Borough |
| 11 | |
Dean Keates | MF | 33 (7) | 5 | 3 (2) | - | 36 (9) | 5 | 14 May 2007 | Walsall |
| 15 |  |
Peter Gain | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 June 2005 | Lincoln City |
| 17 | |
Jamie Day | MF | 42 | 3 | 6 (1) | - | 48 (1) | 3 | 1 July 2003 | Youth Team |
| 18 | |
Chris Whelpdale | MF | 29 (6) | 3 | 7 | - | 36 (6) | 3 | 15 May 2007 | Billericay Town |
| 20 | |
Alfie Potter | MF | 0 (2) | - | 0 (1) | - | 0 (3) | - | 1 June 2007 | Youth Team |
| 21 | |
Darren Ferguson | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 January 2007 | Wrexham |
| 24 | |
Billy Crook | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 June 2007 | Youth Team |
| 29 | |
Gavin Strachan | MF | 0 (3) | - | 2 (1) | - | 2 (4) | - | 29 January 2007 | Hartlepool United |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps |
Lge Gls |
Cup Apps |
Cup Gls |
Tot Apps |
Tot Gls |
Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | |
Aaron McLean | ST | 45 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 1 January 2007 | Grays Athletic |
| 12 | |
Craig Mackail-Smith | ST | 34 (2) | 12 | 4 (1) | 7 | 38 (3) | 19 | 29 January 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 15 | |
Scott Rendell | ST | 3 (7) | 3 | 0 | - | 3 (7) | 3 | 22 May 2008 | Cambridge United |
| 16 | |
Danny Crow | ST | 2(2) | 2 | 1(1) | - | 3 (3) | 2 | 8 July 2005 | Northampton Town |
| 23 | |
Rene Howe | ST | 2 (13) | 1 | 1 (2) | - | 3 (15) | 1 | 2 July 2007 | Kettering Town |
| 26 | |
Liam Hatch | ST | 1 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (10) | 2 | 1 January 2008 | Barnet |
Transfers
A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2007 | MF | Alfie Potter MF |
Youth Team | n/a | ||
| 2 July 2007 | FW | Rene Howe ST |
Kettering | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 July 2007 | DF | Kieran Charnock DF |
Northwich | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 July 2007 | DF | Claude Gnakpa DF |
Swindon | Free | ||
| 20 July 2007 | GK | James McKeown GK |
Walsall | Free | ||
| 22 November 2007 | DF | Jeff Hughes DF |
Crystal Palace | Loan | ||
| 1 January 2008 | FW | Liam Hatch ST |
Barnet | £150,000 | ||
| 1 January 2008 | DF | Scott Mitchell DF |
Livingston | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 December 2007 | DF | Tom Williams DF |
Wycombe | Loan | ||
| 8 January 2008 | GK | Joe Lewis GK |
Norwich | £400,000 | ||
| 18 February 2008 | ST | Scott Rendell ST |
Cambridge United | Loan | ||
| 22 May 2008 | ST | Scott Rendell ST |
Cambridge United | £115,000 |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2007 | Justin Richards ST |
Kidderminster Harriers | £0 | |||
| 28 June 2007 | Ben Futcher DF |
Bury | £0 | |||
| 28 June 2007 | Mark Arber DF |
Stevenage Borough | £0 | |||
| 16 July 2007 | Richard Butcher MF |
Notts County | £0 | |||
| 1 August 2007 | Jude Stirling DF |
Milton Keynes Dons | £0 | |||
| 1 August 2007 | Trevor Benjamin ST |
Hereford United | £0 | |||
| 20 September 2007 | Alfie Potter MF |
Havant & Waterlooville | Loan | |||
| 1 January 2008 | Guy Branston DF |
Notts County | £0 | |||
| 10 January 2008 | Gavin Strachan MF |
Notts County | £0 | |||
| 11 January 2008 | Rene Howe ST |
Rochdale | Loan | |||
| 11 January 2008 | Shwan Jalal GK |
Morecambe | Loan | |||
| 17 January 2008 | Peter Gain MF |
Dagenham | £0 |
Fixtures and results
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July | Stamford | Away | W 1–0 | 712 | Scott Ginty |
| 13 July | Celtic | Home | L 1–2 | 5,800 | Aaron McLean |
| 18 July | Hucknall Town | Away | W 3–0 | 216 | Rene Howe, Scott Ginty, Guy Branston |
| 21 July | Liverpool | Home | D 0–0 | 9,339 | |
| 24 July | Stevenage Borough | Away | D 1–1 | 1,500 | Josh Low |
| 26 July | Kettering Town | Away | Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch | ||
| 28 July | Billericay Town | Away | D 3–3 | 935 | Aaron McLean, Chris Whelpdale, Rene Howe |
| 31 July | Birmingham City | Home | L 0–3 | 4,371 | |
| 4 August | Manchester United | Home | L 1–3 | 11,574 | Rene Howe |
| 8 August | Bedford Town | Away | L 0–1 | 379 | |
Football League Two
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 November | Round 1 | Wrexham | Home | W 4-1 | 4,266 | Craig Mackail-Smith 3, Aaron McLean |
| 1 December | Round 2 | Staines Town | Away | W 5-0 | 2,460 | Craig Mackail-Smith 4, Aaron McLean |
| 5 January | Round 3 | Colchester United F.C. | Away | W 3-1 | 4,003 | Aaron McLean, George Boyd, Charlie Lee |
| 26 January | Round 4 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Home | L 0-3 | 12,701 | |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August | Round 1 South | Southampton | Home | W 2-1 | 4,087 | Grzegorz Rasiak(OG), George Boyd |
| 28 August | Round 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | L 0-2 | 4,917 | |
Football League Trophy
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Round 1 SE Section | Nottingham Forest | Away | W 3-2 | 3,102 | Charlie Lee, Luke Chambers(OG), George Boyd |
| 8 October | Round 2 SE Section | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | L 1-3 | 5,087 | Aaron McLean |
Statistics
Goal scorers
| Pos | Player | League | Cup | Total  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron McLean | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | Craig Mackail-Smith | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | George Boyd | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Charlie Lee | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Dean Keates | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Scott Rendell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jamie Day | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Chris Whelpdale | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cards
| Pos | Player |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Morgan | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Claude Gnakpa | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Aaron McLean | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Jamie Day | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Charlie Lee | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Chris Whelpdale | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kieran Charnock | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chris Westwood | 0 | 3 |
See also
References
- "Peterborough 3-0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 2-3 Chesterfield". 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 2-1 Grimsby". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 7-0 Brentford". 24 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 2-1 Bradford". 22 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 0-1 Macclesfield". 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 8-2 Accrington". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 3-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Peterborough 0-2 Darlington". 3 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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