Preston North End 2007–08 football season
During the 2007–08 English football season, Preston North End competed in the Football League Championship .
Season summary [ edit ] After losing key player David Nugent , Preston North End made a bad start to the 2007–08 season with just three victories from the opening 16 matches, which resulted in manager Paul Simpson being sacked on 13 November.[1] Everton assistant manager Alan Irvine took over as manager seven days later and guided Preston to a 15th-place finish.[2]
Final league table [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Preston North End's score comes first [3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 11 August 2007 Norwich City H 0–0 13,408 18 August 2007 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 19,556 25 August 2007 Colchester United H 0–3 11,582 1 September 2007 Coventry City A 1–2 17,551 Agyemang 15 September 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 13,062 Gallagher 18 September 2007 Scunthorpe United A 1–2 5,754 Mawéné 22 September 2007 Cardiff City A 2–2 11,772 Davidson (2) 29 September 2007 Bristol City H 0–0 12,098 2 October 2007 Southampton H 5–1 10,279 Hawley , Carter , Sedgwick , Agyemang (2) 6 October 2007 Ipswich Town A 1–2 19,243 Mellor (pen) 20 October 2007 Sheffield United A 1–1 23,661 Carter 23 October 2007 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 11,407 27 October 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 11,055 Ormerod , Carter 3 November 2007 Barnsley A 0–1 10,223 6 November 2007 Leicester City H 1–1 10,930 Carroll 10 November 2007 Hull City A 0–3 16,358 24 November 2007 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 12,532 27 November 2007 Crystal Palace A 1–2 13,048 Mawéné 1 December 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 22,836 4 December 2007 Hull City H 3–0 11,311 Agyemang , Whaley , L Neal 8 December 2007 Blackpool H 0–1 17,807 15 December 2007 Burnley A 3–2 14,829 Sedgwick , Mellor , Whaley 22 December 2007 Southampton A 1–0 23,267 L Neal 26 December 2007 Scunthorpe United H 0–1 12,920 29 December 2007 Cardiff City H 1–2 12,046 Whaley 1 January 2008 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 20,690 Hawley 12 January 2008 Watford H 1–0 12,347 Mellor 19 January 2008 Stoke City A 1–3 15,011 Brown 29 January 2008 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 12,473 Mawéné , Hawley 2 February 2008 Norwich City A 0–1 24,092 9 February 2008 Coventry City H 1–0 11,857 St Ledger 12 February 2008 Colchester United A 1–2 5,122 Mellor 23 February 2008 Watford A 0–0 16,798 26 February 2008 Stoke City H 2–0 12,798 Chaplow (2) 1 March 2008 Crystal Palace H 0–1 12,347 4 March 2008 Leicester City A 1–0 19,264 Carter 8 March 2008 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 25,124 Brown (2) 11 March 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 12,090 Davidson (pen), Whaley 15 March 2008 Blackpool A 0–0 9,629 22 March 2008 Burnley H 2–1 16,149 Priskin , Brown 29 March 2008 Sheffield United H 3–1 14,647 Davidson (pen), Mellor (2) 5 April 2008 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 14,966 Mellor , Priskin 12 April 2008 Barnsley H 1–2 13,994 Foster (own goal) 19 April 2008 Plymouth Argyle A 2–2 10,727 Mellor , Chaplow 26 April 2008 Ipswich Town H 2–2 14,187 Brown , Mellor 4 May 2008 Bristol City A 0–3 19,169
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 14 August 2007 Morecambe H 1–2 7,703 Pugh
Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) Kent League (level 9 only ) Midland Alliance (level 9 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (Premier , One ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
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