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

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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

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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

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Southampton's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2007 Crystal Palace H 1–4 25,054 Saganowski
18 August 2007 Norwich City A 1–2 24,004 Jones
25 August 2007 Stoke City H 3–2 20,300 Surman, Rasiak, Viáfara
1 September 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 3–0 15,560 Rasiak (2), Wright-Phillips
16 September 2007 Watford A 2–3 15,915 Rasiak, Dyer
19 September 2007 Colchester United H 1–1 18,773 Wright-Phillips
22 September 2007 Barnsley H 2–3 19,151 Saganowski, Idiakez
29 September 2007 Sheffield United A 2–1 24,561 Rasiak, Viáfara
2 October 2007 Preston North End A 1–5 10,279 Jones (own goal)
6 October 2007 West Bromwich Albion H 3–2 21,967 John (2), Skácel
21 October 2007 Cardiff City H 1–0 20,796 John
24 October 2007 Bristol City A 1–2 18,326 McAllister (own goal)
27 October 2007 Burnley A 3–2 10,944 Wright-Phillips, Euell, John
3 November 2007 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 23,363
6 November 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 19,856
10 November 2007 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–5 19,442
24 November 2007 Blackpool H 1–0 21,075 John
27 November 2007 Ipswich Town A 0–2 19,791
1 December 2007 Leicester City A 2–1 20,070 John, Surman (pen)
4 December 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 17,981
8 December 2007 Hull City H 4–0 18,125 Wright-Phillips, John (3)
15 December 2007 Coventry City A 1–1 19,143 Wright-Phillips
22 December 2007 Preston North End H 0–1 23,267
26 December 2007 Colchester United A 1–1 6,157 Viáfara
29 December 2007 Barnsley A 2–2 10,425 Wright-Phillips (2)
1 January 2008 Watford H 0–3 23,008
12 January 2008 Scunthorpe United H 1–0 18,416 Rasiak
19 January 2008 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 14,676 Wright-Phillips
29 January 2008 Norwich City H 0–1 18,004
2 February 2008 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,967 John
9 February 2008 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 22,205 Powell, John
12 February 2008 Stoke City A 2–3 19,481 John (2)
19 February 2008 Plymouth Argyle H 0–2 17,806
23 February 2008 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 6,035 Vignal
1 March 2008 Ipswich Town H 1–1 23,299 John
4 March 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 21,795 Vignal (pen), Euell
8 March 2008 Blackpool A 2–2 9,050 Vignal, John
11 March 2008 Leicester City H 1–0 17,741 John
15 March 2008 Hull City A 0–5 16,829
22 March 2008 Coventry City H 0–0 22,014
29 March 2008 Cardiff City A 0–1 12,955
5 April 2008 Bristol City H 2–0 22,890 John, Euell
12 April 2008 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 26,206 McCarthy (own goal)
19 April 2008 Burnley H 0–1 21,762
28 April 2008 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 26,167 Lallana
4 May 2008 Sheffield United H 3–2 31,957 Saganowski, John (2)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2008 Leicester City H 2–0 20,094 Surman, Vignal
R4 26 January 2008 Bury H 2–0 25,449 Surman, Rasiak
R5 16 February 2008 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 11,920

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 13 August 2007 Peterborough United A 1–2 4,087 Rasiak

Squad

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

Left club during season

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

References

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  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.