2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2007–08 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan OBE
ManagerMick McCarthy
Football League Championship7th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (12)
All: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (12)
Highest home attendance27,883 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 15 April 2008)
Lowest home attendance9,625 (vs. Bradford City, 15 August 2007)
Average home league attendance23,496

The 2007–08 season was the 109th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English Football system, the Football League Championship. The season saw them finish seventh, narrowly missing out on a play-off place only by virtue of goal difference.

This season was the first under the ownership of Steve Morgan, ending the seventeen-year reign of Sir Jack Hayward.[1] Morgan had bought the club for the nominal sum of £10, with the proviso that he invested £30 million into the club.[2]

Season review

The close season saw businessman Steve Morgan take control of the club for a nominal £10 fee in return for a £30 million investment into the club, resulting in the departure of Sir Jack Hayward after 17 years as chairman. The protracted takeover, originally announced in May, was finally completed on 9 August 2007.[1] The announcement of the deal saw the club set out their future ethos:[3]

It is intended that the new capital, over a period of time, will be used to help re-establish Wolves as a Premiership club. Although this is a significant amount of money there will not be an 'open cheque book' approach to signing players; instead the club will build on the current strategy of steadily and progressively developing a team of young, hungry and talented players. — Club Statement

After last season's unexpected play-off finish, hopes were high for the club to go one step further this time, with manager stating automatic promotion was his aim.[4] The side was strengthened by signing Freddy Eastwood,[5] Stephen Elliott[6] and Michael Gray,[7] but last season's Player of the Year, goalkeeper Matt Murray - who had only just recovered from a broken shoulder - missed the whole campaign after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.[8]

On the field, the team started the season inconsistently, but a strong October and November saw them push as high as third, just three points from the summit. However, an injury suffered by key player Michael Kightly[9][10] seemed to severely weaken the team's creativity and preceded a dismal Christmas period that saw them pick up just 4 points from a possible 21, leaving them mid-table and without hopes of an automatic finish.

More players were brought in during the January transfer window, most crucially striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth Argyle,[11] who scored 12 goals in the remainder of the season, finishing the division's top scorer on 23 goals. However, his goals alone could not bring about a second successive play-off finish as the side finished outside the final spot on goal difference, two goals short of Watford. Despite suffering just two defeats in their final 15 games, several crucial late goals that were conceded in the second half of the season ultimately proved costly. Indeed, just two more goals on the final day of the season would have booked them a playoff place.

Results

Pre season

14 July 2007 Grays Athletic 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Grays
15:15 BST Report Stadium: New Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Fred Graham
18 July 2007 Bray Wanderers 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bray
19:45 BST Report Eastwood 62', 80'
Bothroyd 70', 72'
Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Richie Winter
4 August 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Olofinjana 14'
Bothroyd 84'
Report Hunt 17'
Gunnarsson 32'
Kitson 45'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 7,216 (204 away)
Referee: Tony Bates

"Wolves XI" pre season results: 0–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (26 July; home), 7–0 v Holyhead Hotspur (28 July; away)

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship in the 2007–08 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2007, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.[12]

11 August 2007 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Watford Wolverhampton
17:20 BST Olofinjana 45+1' Report Stewart 87'
King 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,115 (1,116 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 August 2007 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
13:30 BST Small 45+4' Report Eastwood 14'
Kightly 48'
Bothroyd 90+2'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,131 (1,843 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
25 August 2007 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Eastwood 69', 78' Report Taylor-Fletcher 51' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,294 (2,007 away fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 September 2007 4 Stoke City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 17,135 (2,979 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
15 September 2007 5 Sheffield United 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 BST Beattie 57', 83' (pen.)
Stead 90+3'
Report Elliott 24' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,003 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Clive Oliver
18 September 2007 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Hull City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Windass 49' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,352 (285 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
22 September 2007 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Foley 23'
Keogh 35'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,564 (1,205 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 September 2007 8 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Plymouth
15:00 BST Chadwick 61' Report Elliott 41' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,638 (1,138 away fans)
Referee: Phil Joslin
2 October 2007 9 Leicester City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 21,311 (2,404 away fans)
Referee: Tony Bates
6 October 2007 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Coventry City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Collins 90+4' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,338 (2,339 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 October 2007 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bothroyd 46'
Henry 85'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,058 (726 away fans)
Referee: Richard Beeby
24 October 2007 12 Cardiff City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
19:45 BST Fowler 25' (pen.)
Hasselbaink 29'
Report Kightly 13', 66'
Craddock 74'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,000 (1,455 away fans)
Referee: Paul Taylor
27 October 2007 13 Ipswich Town 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Lee 42'
Couñago 52'
Haynes 90+1'
Report Eastwood soccer ball with red X 7' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,308 (973 away fans)
Referee: Keith Woolmer
3 November 2007 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bothroyd 22' Report Fontaine 27' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,094 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
6 November 2007 15 Southampton 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 19,856 (2,064 away fans)
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 November 2007 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Collins 13' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,231 (636 away fans)
Referee: Graham Laws
25 November 2007 17 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
12:00 GMT Gera soccer ball with red X 85' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,493 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
28 November 2007 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Elliott 32' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,966 (222 away fans)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 December 2007 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Preston North End Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Henry 55' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,836 (1,065 away fans)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 December 2007 20 Barnsley 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
19:45 GMT Ferenczi 47' Report Keogh soccer ball with red X 50' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,956 (361 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 December 2007 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Burnley Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Gibson 24'
Elliott 60' (pen.)
Report Blake 20'
Lafferty 30'
D. Ward 42' (o.g.)
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,763 (672 away fans)
Referee: Steve Tanner
15 December 2007 22 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,482 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Fred Graham
22 December 2007 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
17:20 GMT Jarvis 73' Report Hume 4' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,477 (989 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 December 2007 24 Hull City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hull
15:00 GMT Garcia 47'
Campbell 61'
Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,127 (1,005 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
29 December 2007 25 Norwich City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Cureton 75' Report Keogh 52' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,300 (811 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
1 January 2008 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,791 (2,184 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
12 January 2008 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Morrison 24'
Scannell 49'
Scowcroft 66'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,650 (812 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb
19 January 2008 28 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report D. Edwards 8'
Ebanks-Blake 46'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 7,465 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Mike Russell
29 January 2008 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Keogh 11'
Ebanks-Blake 90+1'
Report Tudgay 19' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,746 (544 away fans)
Referee: Phil Joslin
2 February 2008 30 Watford 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
17:20 GMT Kabba 1'
Smith 76', 78'
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,082 (2,146 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
9 February 2008 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–4 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT R. Edwards 45+1'
Keogh 47'
Report Delap 4'
Lawrence 49'
Cort 74'
Fuller 90+4'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,373 (2,596 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2008 32 Blackpool 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,413 (1,233 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
23 February 2008 33 Crystal Palace 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Report Gray 76'
Kyle 89'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,679 (475 away fans)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 March 2008 34 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Ebanks-Blake 30' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,989 (1,000 away fans)
Referee: Iain Williamson
4 March 2008 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Southampton Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Ebanks-Blake 61', 88' Report Vignal 75' (pen.)
Euell 90+4'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,795 (389 away fans)
Referee: Colin Webster
11 March 2008 36 Preston North End 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
19:45 GMT Davidson 60' (pen.)
Whaley 81'
Report Keogh 52' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,090 (1,612 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
15 March 2008 37 Burnley 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 GMT Akinbiyi 76' Report Olofinjana 14'
Gray 16'
Ebanks-Blake 56'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,749 (1,209 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
18 March 2008 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Scunthorpe United Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Gray 57'
Collins 83'
Report Butler 5' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,628 (506 away fans)
Referee: Mark Haywood
22 March 2008 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keogh 45', 90+6'
Ebanks-Blake 67' (pen.)
Report Buzsáky 28'
Blackstock 49' (pen.)
Leigertwood 79'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,290 (1,363 away fans)
Referee: Clive Oliver
29 March 2008 40 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
17:20 GMT Halford 31'
Lita 90+2'
Report Ebanks-Blake 15', 81'
Henry 90+4'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 23,187 (2,388 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
12 April 2008 41 Bristol City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 19,332 (2,103 away fans)
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 April 2008 42 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Gera 59' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,883 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 April 2008 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ebanks-Blake 73' Report Miller 90+4' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,072 (2,421 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
22 April 2008 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Keogh 8'
Ebanks-Blake 44'
Kightly 56'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,862 (642 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 April 2008 45 Coventry City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 BST Ward 18' Report Ebanks-Blake 53' (pen.) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 27,992 (4,701 away fans)
Referee: Paul Armstrong
4 May 2008 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Olofinjana 87' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,293 (1,276 away fans)
Referee: Mike Pike

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 12 11 88 55 +33 81
2 Stoke City 46 21 16 09 69 55 +14 79
3 Hull City 46 21 12 13 65 47 +18 75
4 Bristol City 46 20 14 12 54 53 0+1 74
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 58 42 +16 71
6 Watford 46 18 16 12 62 56 0+6 70
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 16 12 53 48 0+5 70

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 16 12 53 48  +5 70 11 6 6 31 25  +6 7 10 6 22 23  −1

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWWDLLWDDWWWLDDWDWWLLDDLDDLWWLLDWWDLWWDWDLDWDW
Position1810251015111211743556554366878910121091112121010101111896789777
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

5 January 2008 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Cambridge United Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT Kightly 69'
Collins 88'
Report Rendell 42' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,340 (3,723 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 January 2008 R4 Watford 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 GMT O'Toole 70' Report Keogh 5', 90'
Elliott 58'
Bothroyd 68'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,719 (2,268 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 February 2008 R5 Cardiff City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 GMT Whittingham 2'
Hasselbaink 11'
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,339 (1,600 away fans)
Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

15 August 2007 R1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Eastwood 46'
Craddock 49'
Report Nix 77' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,625 (610 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
28 August 2007 R2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 (a.e.t.) Morecambe Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Keogh 84' (pen.) Report Baker 62' (pen.)
Newby 92'
Thompson 105'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,296 (1,285 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK England Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Darren Ward 30 0 2 0 0 0 32 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Neill Collins 34(4) 3 2 1 1 0 37(4) 4 5 0
4 MF Nigeria Seyi Olofinjana 34(1) 3 1 0 0 0 35(1) 3 8 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen (c) 18(1) 0 1 0 0 0 19(1) 0 3 0
6 DF England Jody Craddock ¤ 22(1) 1 1 0 1 1 24(1) 2 2 0
7 MF England Michael Kightly 20(1) 4 0(2) 1 1(1) 0 21(4) 5 1 0
8 MF England Karl Henry 38(2) 3 2 0 2 0 42(2) 3 8 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh 33(10) 8 3 2 2 1 38(10) 11 2 0
10 FW England Jay Bothroyd ¤ 13(9) 3 3 1 0 0 16(9) 4 3 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward 23(6) 0 1 0 0(1) 0 24(7) 0 3 0
12 DF Wales Rob Edwards 4(4) 1 1(1) 0 2 0 7(5) 1 3 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 11(7) 0 3 0 1(1) 0 15(8) 0 3 0
15 DF England Mark Little ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
16 MF England Mark Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England Matt Jarvis 17(9) 1 2 0 0 0 19(9) 1 0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson ¤ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott 18(11) 4 1(1) 1 0 0 19(12) 5 0 0
20 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew ¤ 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
21 DF England Daniel Jones ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
22 MF England Lewis Gobern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Wales Freddy Eastwood 10(21) 3 0(2) 0 2 1 12(23) 4 1 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson 15(6) 1 1(2) 0 0 0 16(8) 1 5 0
25 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0 2(2) 0 0 0
26 MF Wales David Edwards 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0
27 FW England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 20 12 0 0 0 0 20 12 2 0
28 DF England Jamie Clapham ¤ † 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
29 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Wales Wayne Hennessey 46 0 3 0 0 0 49 0 0 0
32 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley 42(2) 1 3 0 2 0 47(2) 1 1 0
33 MF England Michael Gray 29(4) 3 2(1) 0 1 0 32(5) 3 3 0
34 MF England Martin Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Scotland Kevin Kyle 3(9) 1 1 0 0 0 4(9) 1 0 0
35 MF England Elliott Bennett ¤ 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
36 DF England Lee Collins ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England Liam Hughes ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Salmon ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Hungary Dénes Rósa 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
40 DF Cameroon George Elokobi 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 3 0
41 DF England Matt Bailey ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Award Winner[13]
Fans' Player of the Season Wayne Hennessey
Players' Player of the Season Wayne Hennessey
Young Player of the Season Elliott Bennett
Academy Player of the Season Ashley Hemmings
Goal of the Season Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
(Second goal vs Charlton Athletic, 29 March 2008)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
20 June 2007 England Matt Jarvis Gillingham Undisclosed[14]
3 July 2007 England Darren Ward Crystal Palace Undisclosed[15]
6 July 2007 Wales Freddy Eastwood Southend United £1.5 million[5]
17 July 2007 Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott Sunderland £750,000[6]
25 July 2007 England Michael Gray Unattached Free[7]
14 August 2007 Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley Luton Town Undisclosed[16]
11 January 2008 England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Plymouth Argyle £1.5 million[11]
14 January 2008 Wales David Edwards Luton Town £675,000[17]
31 January 2008 Cameroon George Elokobi Colchester United Undisclosed[18]

Out

Date Player To Fee
18 May 2007 Scotland Jackie McNamara Scotland Aberdeen Free[19]
8 June 2007 Guyana Carl Cort Leicester City Free[20]
June 2007 England Michael Oakes Released Free[21]
June 2007 England Rohan Ricketts Released Free[21]
12 July 2007 Scotland Michael McIndoe Bristol City Undisclosed[22]
31 August 2007 United States Jemal Johnson Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed[23]
31 August 2007 Poland Tomasz Frankowski Released Free[24]
3 December 2007 England Martin Riley Released Free[25]
31 January 2008 England Jamie Clapham Leicester City Free[26]

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
9 August 2007 Republic of Ireland Graham Stack Reading End of season[27][28]
19 October 2007 Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson Manchester United End of season[29][30]
30 January 2008 Scotland Kevin Kyle Coventry City End of season[31]

Loans out

Start date Player To End date
8 June 2007 England Keith Lowe Port Vale End of season[32]
3 August 2007 England Daniel Jones Northampton Town 26 January 2008[33]
17 August 2007 England Jody Craddock Stoke City 19 September 2007[34]
20 August 2007 England Jamie Clapham Leeds United 21 November 2007[35]
25 October 2007 England Elliott Bennett Crewe Alexandra 3 January 2008[36][37]
14 November 2007 England Lee Collins Hereford United End of season[38][39]
22 November 2007 Republic of Ireland Mark Salmon Port Vale 6 January 2008[40]
22 November 2007 England Liam Hughes Bury 2 January 2008[40]
10 January 2008 England Mark Little Northampton Town 12 March 2008[41][42]
31 January 2008 England Elliott Bennett Bury End of season[43]
31 January 2008 Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Southend United End of season[44]
31 January 2008 England Matt Bailey Kidderminster Harriers 27 February 2008[45]
21 February 2008 Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson Hereford United 23 March 2008[46]
29 February 2008 England Liam Hughes Stafford Rangers 16 March 2008[47]
6 March 2008 England Daniel Jones Northampton Town End of season[48]
14 March 2008 England Jay Bothroyd Stoke City End of season[49]
27 March 2008 Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson Stockport County End of season[50]

Kit

The season saw a new away kit, navy blue with an old gold and white trim.[51] The home kit remained the same as the previous campaign and that season's white away kit was retained as a third kit for this term. The kits were manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, Chaucer Consulting sponsored the club for a fourth season.

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