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2007–08 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace
2007–08 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerPeter Taylor (until 8 October)
Neil Warnock (from 11 October)
Championship5th (play-offs)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Clinton Morrison (16)

All:
Clinton Morrison (16)
Highest home attendance23,950 vs Burnley (4 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance13,048 vs Preston North End (27 November 2007)
Average home league attendance16,031

The 2007–08 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's third consecutive season in The Championship. Manager Peter Taylor was sacked on 8 October 2007[1] and replaced by former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock on 11 October 2007.[2]

Statistics

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Appearances

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Last updated on 13 May 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship
(including play-offs)
FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Scott Flinders 2 -3 0 0 1 -2 1 -1
2 DF England ENG Matthew Lawrence 41 1 37+2 1 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Tony Craig 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Clint Hill 31 3 30 3 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Mark Hudson 49 2 47 2 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Leon Cort[notes 1] 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Wales WAL Carl Fletcher[notes 2] 29 1 17+11 1 1 0 0 0
8 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 40 9 35+4 9 1 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman 20 2 4+15 1 0 0 1 1
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison[notes 3] 47 16 35+10 16 1 0 0+1 0
11 MF Barbados BRB Paul Ifill[notes 4] 15 2 5+10 2 0 0 0 0
12 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni 48 -45 48 -45 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Ben Watson 46 7 43+1 7 1 0 1 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Neil Danns 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Austria AUT Besian Idrizaj 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair 10 2 10 2 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG John Halls 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares 42 6 40+1 6 0 0 1 0
20 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield 33 0 27+5 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF England ENG Dave Martin 10 0 2+7 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF England ENG Kyel Reid 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov 9 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Nathan Ashton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Portugal POR José Fonte 26 1 18+6 1 1 0 1 0
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Hughes 10 0 4+6 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Stuart Green 11 2 7+3 2 0 0 1 0
27 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Songo'o 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Shaun Derry 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG John Bostock 5 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Arron Fray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi[notes 5] 9 0 2+6 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 DF England ENG Lee Hills 13 1 6+6 1 1 0 0 0
35 DF Wales WAL Rhoys Wiggins[notes 6] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Lewwis Spence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Charlie Sheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK England ENG David Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF England ENG James Dayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England ENG Ryan Hall 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 DF England ENG Moses Swaibu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW England ENG Ben Kudjodji 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW England ENG Victor Moses[notes 7] 15 3 10+5 3 0 0 0 0
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Scannell[notes 8] 25 2 11+13 2 0+1 0 0 0
48 MF England ENG Ashley-Paul Robinson 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0

Players

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Starting 11

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
12 GK Argentina Julián Speroni 48
2 RB England Matthew Lawrence 38 Danny Butterfield has 28 starts
5 CB England Mark Hudson 49
23 CB Portugal José Fonte 20
4 LB England Clint Hill 30
19 RM England Tom Soares 41
14 CM England Ben Watson 45
28 CM England Shaun Derry 32
44 LM Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell 12 Carl Fletcher has 18 starts
8 CF England James Scowcroft 36
10 CF Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 36

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Manager England Peter Taylor (July–October)/England Neil Warnock (October–June)
Assistant manager England Mick Jones (October–June)
First team coach Wales Kit Symons (July–October)/England Keith Curle (October–June)
Goalkeeping coach England Tony Burns (July–November)/England Jim Stannard (November–June)
Chief scout Scotland Allan Gemmill
Fitness coach England Mark Hulse (July–November)/England Carl Serrant (November–June)
Reserve team manager Wales Kit Symons (July–October)/Scotland Dougie Freedman (October–March)/England Gary Issot (March–June)
Academy manager England David Moss
U18 team/Assistant academy manager England Gary Issott
Head physiotherapist England Paul Caton

Source: [citation needed]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 16 12 53 48 +5 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 winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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Preseason

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13 July 2007 Chelmsford City 0–2 Crystal Palace Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
19:00 (Report) Freedman 74, 82' Attendance: 997
Referee: Rayford Lee
14 July 2007 Bromley 2–2 Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, London
15:00 Hockton 56'
Chaaban 56'
(Report) Duku 50' o.g.
Green 90'
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 July 2007 Dartford 0–3 Crystal Palace Princes Park, Dartford
19:00 (Report) Fletcher 16'
Green 56'
Ifill 89'
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 July 2007 Barnet 2–3 Crystal Palace Underhill Stadium, London
15:00 Carew 69'
Yakubu 89'
(Report) Giele 18' (o.g.)
Watson 24'
Ifill 28'
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Grant Hegley
24 July 2007 IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–2 England Crystal Palace Grebbestad
19:30 Mourad 74' (Report) Ifill 2'
Scowcroft 35'
Attendance: 1,300
31 July 2007 Crystal Palace England 1–1 Belgium Anderlecht Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Watson 50' (pen.) (Report) Théréau 26' Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 August 2007 Crystal Palace 0–0 Everton Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Phil Crossley

Football League Championship

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11 August 2007 Southampton 1–4 Crystal Palace St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15:00 Saganowski 45+2' (Report) Scowcroft 30, 31, 55'
Morrison 57'
Attendance: 25,054
Referee: Lee Probert
26 August 2007 Ipswich Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
13:15 Walters 73' (Report) Attendance: 19,382
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 September 2007 Norwich City 1–0 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 Střihavka 75' (Report) Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Lee Probert
18 September 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Green 26' (Report) Best 87' Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 September 2007 Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheffield United Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Soares 60'
Fletcher 70'
Watson 89' (pen.)
(Report) Hudson o.g. 48'
Beattie 76'
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 September 2007 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00 Blake 13' (Report) Hudson 5' Attendance: 10 711
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 October 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Hull City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Scowcroft 81' (Report) Marney 90+1' (pen.) Attendance: 15 769
Referee: Richard Beeby
20 October 2007 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 Fox 69' (Report) Soares 59' Red card 88' Attendance: 9 037
Referee: Graham Laws
23 October 2007 Crystal Palace 1–3 Stoke City Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Freedman 51' (Report) Cresswell 49, 59'
Shawcross 74'
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Mike Thorpe
29 October 2007 Crystal Palace 0–2 Watford Selhurst Park, London
20:00 (Report) Smith 32'
King 67'
Attendance: 13,986
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 November 2007 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
19:45 Purse 9' (Report) Watson 44' (pen.) Attendance: 11,781
Referee: Lee Mason
24 November 2007 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Layer Road, Colchester
15:00 Balwin Red card 8'
Jackson 69'
(Report) Morrison 8, 74' Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Paul Taylor
27 November 2007 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
19:45 Morrison 40'
Hill 45+3'
(Report) Mawene 36' Attendance: 13,048
Referee: Phil Joslin
8 December 2007 Barnsley 0–0 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 10,298
Referee: Anthony Bates
22 December 2007 Crystal Palace 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Hill 8'
Scowcroft 44'
(Report) Easter 49' Attendance: 15,097
Referee: Mike Jones
26 December 2007 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 (Report) Morrison 47'
Ifill 88'
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 January 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Morrison 50' (Report) Russell 8' Attendance: 17,199
Referee: Mike Thorpe
19 January 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Morrison 6'
Hudson 85'
(Report) Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Jonathan Moss
2 February 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Scowcroft 73' (Report) John 84' Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Mark Halsey
8 February 2008 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace The Valley, London
19:45 Varney 60, 87' (Report) Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Lee Probert
12 February 2008 Crystal Palace 0–1 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
20:00 (Report) Haynes 45+1' Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Clive Penton
18 February 2008 Bristol City 1–1 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
20:00 McCombe 90+6' (Report) Hills 61' Attendance: 16,446
Referee: Richard Beeby
8 March 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Ifil o.g. 21'
Watson 74'
(Report) Lisbie 23' Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Phil Joslin
15 March 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
15:00 Soares 46'
Scowcroft 83'
(Report) Attendance: 17,459
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 March 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 April 2008 Watford 0–2 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 (Report) Ifill 72'
Moses 75'
Attendance: 17,694
Referee: Howard Webb
4 May 2008 Crystal Palace 5–0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
14:00 Watson 8' (pen.)
Moses 10'
Soares 37'
Sinclair 61'
Morrison 65'
(Report) Carlisle Red card 7' Attendance: 23 950
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Championship play-offs

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Semi-final
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10 May 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
12:15 Watson 87' (pen.) (Report) Carey 53'
Noble 90+2'
Attendance: 22 869
Referee: Mike Jones
13 May 2008 Bristol City (4) 2–1 (2) Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45 Trundle 104'
McIndoe 110'
(Report) Watson 24' Attendance: 18 842
Referee: Howard Webb

Round 1

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Round 3

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5 January 2008
15:00
Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Shittu 28, 65' (Report) Attendance: 10 480
Referee: Lee Mason

End-of-season awards

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Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year Shaun Derry
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Scholar Player of the Year Lee Hills
Academy Player of the Year Kyle de Silva
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season James Scowcroft v Wolverhampton Wanderers (12–01–08)
Special Achievement Award Clinton Morrison for scoring 100 Crystal Palace goals
Special Achievement Award Geoff Thomas for his services to the club as captain (1988–1992)

References

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  1. ^ "Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked". BBC Sport. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Warnock appointed new Palace boss". BBC Sport. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

Notes

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  1. ^ Cort was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and would make his international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
  2. ^ Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
  3. ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
  4. ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  5. ^ Kuqi was born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia (part of Serbia in 2007, but now part of Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.
  6. ^ Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
  7. ^ Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but obtained asylum in England at the age of 11, and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.
  8. ^ Scannell was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father, as well as Jamaica, and has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and B level.
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