2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

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Peterborough United
2007–08 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron McLean (29)
All: Aaron McLean (33)
Highest home attendance12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom)
Lowest home attendance4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton)
Away colours

During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.

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 England Mark Tyler GK 17 - 4 - 21 - 7 December 1994 Norwich
13 Iraq Shwan Jalal GK 7 - 3 - 10 - 8 January 2007 Woking
31 England James McKeown GK 0 (1) - 0 - 0 (1) - 20 July 2007 Walsall
32 England 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 England Shane Blackett DF 9 (2) - 3 - 12 (2) - 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
4 Wales Craig Morgan DF 41 2 5 - 46 2 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
5 England Chris Westwood DF 35 (2) - 5(1) - 40 (3) - 14 May 2007 Walsall
6 England Charlie Lee DF 32 (10) 6 5 (3) 2 37 (13) 8 23 May 2007 Tottenham Hotspur
14 England Scott Mitchell DF 1 (4) - 0 (1) - 1 (5) - 1 January 2008 Livingston
19 England Adam Smith DF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
22 England Kieran Charnock DF 10 - 4 - 14 - 5 July 2007 Northwich Victoria
25 Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes DF 2 (5) 1 1 (1) - 3 (6) 1 - Crystal Palace
27 France Claude Gnakpa DF 25 (3) - 3 (1) - 28 (4) - 17 July 2007 Swindon Town
28 England Guy Branston DF 1 (1) - 0 - 1 (1) - 24 July 2006 Oldham
29 Cyprus Tom Williams DF 3 (4) - 0 (0) - 3 (4) - 1 July 2008 Wycombe
33 England 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 Wales Josh Low MF 9 (6) 2 3 (2) - 12 (8) 2 4 January 2007 Leicester City
7 Saint Kitts and Nevis Adam Newton MF 26 (6) - 5 - 31 (6) - 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 Jamaica Micah Hyde (c) MF 33 (4) - 6 - 39 (4) - 11 January 2007 Burnley
10 Scotland George Boyd MF 41 (5) 12 7 3 48 (5) 15 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
11 England Dean Keates MF 33 (7) 5 3 (2) - 36 (9) 5 14 May 2007 Walsall
15 Republic of Ireland Peter Gain MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 England Jamie Day MF 42 3 6 (1) - 48 (1) 3 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 England Chris Whelpdale MF 29 (6) 3 7 - 36 (6) 3 15 May 2007 Billericay Town
20 England Alfie Potter MF 0 (2) - 0 (1) - 0 (3) - 1 June 2007 Youth Team
21 Scotland Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
24 England MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2007 Youth Team
29 Scotland 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 England Aaron McLean ST 45 29 8 4 53 33 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
12 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith ST 34 (2) 12 4 (1) 7 38 (3) 19 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
15 England Scott Rendell ST 3 (7) 3 0 - 3 (7) 3 22 May 2008 Cambridge United
16 England Danny Crow ST 2(2) 2 1(1) - 3 (3) 2 8 July 2005 Northampton Town
23 England Rene Howe ST 2 (13) 1 1 (2) - 3 (15) 1 2 July 2007 Kettering Town
26 England 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 Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 2007 MF England Alfie Potter Youth Team n/a
2 July 2007 FW England Rene Howe Kettering Town Undisclosed
5 July 2007 DF England Kieran Charnock Northwich Victoria Undisclosed
17 July 2007 DF France Claude Gnakpa Swindon Town Free
20 July 2007 GK England James McKeown Walsall Free
22 November 2007 DF Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Crystal Palace Loan
1 January 2008 FW England Liam Hatch Barnet £150,000
1 January 2008 DF England Scott Mitchell Livingston Undisclosed
31 December 2007 DF Cyprus Tom Williams Wycombe Wanderers Loan
8 January 2008 GK England Joe Lewis Norwich City £400,000
18 February 2008 ST England Scott Rendell Cambridge United Loan
22 May 2008 ST England Scott Rendell Cambridge United £115,000

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
6 June 2007 FW England Justin Richards Kidderminster Harriers £0
28 June 2007 DF England Ben Futcher Bury £0
28 June 2007 DF England Mark Arber Stevenage Borough £0
16 July 2007 MF England Richard Butcher Notts County £0
1 August 2007 DF England Jude Stirling Milton Keynes Dons £0
1 August 2007 FW England Trevor Benjamin Hereford United £0
20 September 2007 MF England Alfie Potter Havant & Waterlooville Loan
1 January 2008 DF England Guy Branston Notts County £0
10 January 2008 MF Scotland Gavin Strachan Notts County £0
11 January 2008 FW England Rene Howe Rochdale Loan
11 January 2008 GK Iraq Shwan Jalal Morecambe Loan
17 January 2008 MF England Peter Gain Dagenham & Redbridge £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[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Pos Attendance Scorers Ref.
11 August Rochdale Home 3–0 2nd 5,575 Josh Low, Aaron McLean, Danny Crow [1]
19 August Rotherham United Away 1–3 8th 4,291 Aaron McLean
25 August Chesterfield Home 2–3 15th 5,005 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean [2]
1 September Accrington Stanley Away 2–0 7th 1,484 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
8 September Mansfield Town Home 2–1 4th 4,721 Josh Low, Danny Crow
15 September Bradford City Away 0–1 9th 13,819
22 September Morecambe Home 1–1 9th 4,473 Aaron McLean
29 September Darlington Away 1–1 10th 3,974 Craig Mackail-Smith
2 October Shrewsbury Town Away 2–0 7th 5,220 Charlie Lee, George Boyd
6 October Grimsby Town Home 2–1 7th 4,786 George Boyd, Aaron McLean [3]
13 October Wycombe Wanderers Home 2–1 6th 4,567 Aaron McLean, Charlie Lee
20 October Lincoln City Away 1–1 6th 5,036 Gary Croft (OG)
27 October Hereford United Home 1–1 6th 5,008 Craig Mackail-Smith
3 November Stockport County Away 2–1 5th 5,042 Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
6 November Dagenham and Redbridge Home 3–1 5th 4,200 Dean Keates, Aaron McLean 2
17 November Bury Away 0–2 5th 2,660
24 November Brentford Home 7–0 3rd 4,865 Aaron McLean 3, Chris Whelpdale, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Rene Howe [4]
4 December Notts County Away 1–0 3rd 4,412 Craig Mackail-Smith
8 December Chester City Away 2–1 2nd 2,291 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 December Milton Keynes Dons Home 1–2 3rd 10,351 Aaron McLean
22 December Bradford City Home 2–1 2nd 5,355 Aaron McLean, Jeff Hughes [5]
26 December Mansfield Town Away 0–2 3rd 3,107
29 December Morecambe Away 2–3 4th 2,371 Craig Morgan, Charlie Lee
1 January Shrewsbury Town Home 2–1 5th 5,062 Charlie Lee, Craig Morgan
12 January Macclesfield Town Home 0–1 6th 5,238 [6]
15 January Accrington Stanley Home 8–2 5th 4,257 George Boyd 3, Aaron McLean 3, Craig Mackail-Smith 2 [7]
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) Rotherham United Home 3–1 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith [8]
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) Rochdale Away 2–0 George Boyd, Aaron McLean
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) Wrexham Home 0–0
13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) Chesterfield Away 2–1 Aaron McLean, George Boyd
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) Barnet Home 1–0 Liam Hatch
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) Macclesfield Town Away 3–0 George Boyd, Chris Whelpdale, Aaron McLean
26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) Wrexham Away 2–0 Jamie Day 2
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) Bury Home 1–0 Dean Keates
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) Barnet Away 2–0 Dean Keates, Jamie Day
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) Dagenham & Redbridge Away 3–2 George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) Brentford Away 2–1 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) Notts County Home 0–0
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) Milton Keynes Dons Away 1–1 Chris Whelpdale
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) Chester Home 1–0 Dean Keates
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) Lincoln City Home 4–0 Aaron McLean 2, Scott Rendell 2
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) Wycombe Wanderers Away 2–2 George Boyd, Liam Hatch
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) Stockport County Home 0–1
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) Hereford United Away 1–0 Dean Keates
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) Grimsby Town Away 4–1 Aaron McLean 2, Craig Mackail-Smith, Scott Rendell
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) Darlington Home 0–2 2nd 10,400 [9]

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 Goal
1 England Aaron McLean 29 4 33
2 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith 12 7 19
3 Scotland George Boyd 12 3 15
4 England Charlie Lee 6 2 8
5 England Dean Keates 5 0 5
6 England Scott Rendell 3 0 3
7 England Jamie Day 3 0 3
8 England Chris Whelpdale 3 0 3

Cards[]

Pos Player Red card Yellow card
1 Wales Craig Morgan 1 10
2 France Claude Gnakpa 0 10
3 England Aaron McLean 0 9
4 England Jamie Day 0 9
5 England Charlie Lee 0 8
6 England Chris Whelpdale 0 4
7 England Kieran Charnock 0 4
8 England Chris Westwood 0 3

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Peterborough 3-0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Peterborough 2-3 Chesterfield". 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Peterborough 2-1 Grimsby". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Peterborough 7-0 Brentford". 24 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 2-1 Bradford". 22 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Peterborough 0-1 Macclesfield". 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Peterborough 8-2 Accrington". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Peterborough 3-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Peterborough 0-2 Darlington". 3 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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