2007–08 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
2007–08 season
ChairmanDave Allen
ManagerBrian Laws
StadiumHillsborough
Championship16th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Burton/Sodje/Tudgay (7)
All: Burton (9)
Average home league attendance21,418

During the 2007–08 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[]

In the 2007–08 season, the Owls made their worst ever start to a season, losing six league games in a row. Chairman Dave Allen resigned in November 2007,[1] and Wednesday avoided relegation with a win on the last day of the season.[2]

Final league table[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 60 66 −6 58
15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 50 56 −6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 13 19 54 55 −1 55
17 Norwich City 46 15 10 21 49 59 −10 55
18 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 52 65 −13 55
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.

Results[]

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2007 Ipswich Town A 1–4 23,099 Clarke
19 August 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 22,131 Small
25 August 2007 Charlton Athletic A 2–3 22,033 O'Brien, Spurr
1 September 2007 Bristol City H 0–1 17,559
15 September 2007 Preston North End A 0–1 13,062
18 September 2007 Burnley H 0–2 18,359
22 September 2007 Hull City H 1–0 21,518 Jeffers
29 September 2007 Norwich City A 1–0 23,293 Small
2 October 2007 Watford A 1–2 15,473 Kavanagh
6 October 2007 Leicester City H 0–2 20,010
20 October 2007 Stoke City A 4–2 14,019 J Johnson, Tudgay (2), Burton
23 October 2007 Scunthorpe United H 1–2 21,557 Burton (pen)
27 October 2007 Blackpool H 2–1 19,238 Tudgay, Hinds
3 November 2007 Plymouth Argyle A 2–1 12,145 Sodje, O'Brien
6 November 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 19,807 Watson
10 November 2007 Southampton H 5–0 19,442 Whelan (2, 1 pen), Sodje (2), O'Brien
24 November 2007 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 15,241
27 November 2007 Barnsley H 1–0 27,769 Sodje
1 December 2007 Colchester United H 1–2 22,331 Sodje
4 December 2007 Southampton A 0–0 17,981
15 December 2007 Crystal Palace A 1–2 14,865 Hinds
22 December 2007 Watford H 0–1 19,641
26 December 2007 Burnley A 1–1 15,326 Burton (pen)
30 December 2007 Hull City A 0–1 21,252
1 January 2008 Preston North End H 2–1 20,690 Sodje, Jeffers (pen)
12 January 2008 Cardiff City A 0–1 14,015
19 January 2008 Sheffield United H 2–0 30,486 Sodje, Tudgay
29 January 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 22,746 Tudgay
2 February 2008 Ipswich Town H 1–2 19,092 Tudgay
9 February 2008 Bristol City A 1–2 15,520 Bullen
12 February 2008 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 17,211
23 February 2008 Cardiff City H 1–0 18,539 Tudgay
1 March 2008 Barnsley A 0–0 18,257
4 March 2008 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 18,805
8 March 2008 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 18,555 Kavanagh, Burton (pen)
11 March 2008 Colchester United A 2–1 5,086 Burton, Small
15 March 2008 Coventry City A 0–0 19,283
22 March 2008 Crystal Palace H 2–2 19,875 Sahar, Small
29 March 2008 Stoke City H 1–1 16,829 Songo'o
1 April 2008 Coventry City H 1–1 21,110 Wood
5 April 2008 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 7,425 Sahar
8 April 2008 Sheffield United A 2–2 31,760 Bolder (2)
14 April 2008 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 20,635 Spurr
19 April 2008 Blackpool A 1–2 9,633 Wood
26 April 2008 Leicester City A 3–1 31,892 Slusarski, Watson, Clarke
4 May 2008 Norwich City H 4–1 36,208 Burton (2, 1 pen), Sahar, Clarke

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2008 Derby County A 2–2 20,094 Beevers, Tudgay
R3R 22 January 2008 Derby County H 1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens) 25,449 Watson

League Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 August 2007 Rotherham United A 3–1 6,416 Whelan, Burton, Small
R2 28 August 2007 Hartlepool United H 2–1 (a.e.t.) 8,751 Burton, Folly
R3 26 September 2007 Everton H 0–3 16,463

Squad[]

[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 England ENG Lee Grant
2 DF Scotland SCO Lee Bullen
3 DF England ENG Peter Gilbert
4 MF England ENG Kenny Lunt
5 DF England ENG Richard Hinds
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh (on loan from Sunderland)
7 FW England ENG Marcus Tudgay
8 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien
9 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
10 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton
11 FW Netherlands NED Etiënne Esajas
12 MF Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj
14 MF England ENG Sean McAllister
15 DF England ENG Mark Beevers
16 DF England ENG Richard Wood
17 DF England ENG Steve Watson
18 FW England ENG Leon Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Jason Bradley
20 DF United States USA Frankie Simek
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Dave McClements
22 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
23 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson
24 MF England ENG Luke Boden
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam McMenamin
26 MF England ENG Wade Small
27 GK England ENG Rob Burch
28 DF England ENG James Kay
29 MF England ENG Adam Bolder (on loan from QPR)
30 FW England ENG Akpo Sodje
32 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr
33 DF England ENG Ronnie Wallwork
34 FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar (on loan from Chelsea)
35 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Songo'o (on loan from Portsmouth)
36 FW Poland POL Bartosz Ślusarski (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt (to West Bromwich Albion)
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh (on loan from Sunderland)
31 MF France FRA Yoann Folly (to Plymouth Argyle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF Jamaica JAM Michael Johnson (on loan from Derby County)
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan (to Stoke City)
31 FW Nigeria NGA Enoch Showunmi (on loan from Bristol City)

References[]

  1. ^ Rawcliffe, Jonathan (23 November 2007). "Dave Allen resigns as SWFC chairman". 606. BBC. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Norwich City". ESPNSoccernet. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday results for the 2007-2008 season". statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
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