2007–08 in English football

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The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

  • Deloitte reports on 4 September 2007 that transfer spending by all Premier League and Football League clubs exceeds £500 million, compared to £300 million spent the season before. Deloitte attributes the rise in spending to the huge increase in broadcasting revenue and new owners buying into Premier League clubs.[1]

European competitions

See also: UEFA Champions League 2007–08, UEFA Cup 2007–08, and UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007
Chelsea faced Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League for the fourth season in succession.

In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium.[2] The record was broken the following month when Liverpool defeated Beşiktaş 8–0 at Anfield.[3] All four English clubs competing in the Champions League reached the quarter-finals, resulting in three all-English ties during the competition's latter stages. Liverpool eliminated Arsenal in the quarter-finals, but lost the semi-final to Chelsea, who went on to meet Manchester United in the final in Moscow. United completed the European Double, winning the Premier League two points ahead of Chelsea and winning the UEFA Champions League, again against Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to lift the European Cup for the third time. This was a unique occurance – the first time two English clubs had met in the final of the European Cup/Champions League. It was also a repeat of the opening game of the season, the FA Community Shield, which also finished 1–1 and saw a United win on penalties, 3–0.

In the UEFA Cup, none of the English teams taking part reached the quarter-final stage. Blackburn Rovers, who had qualified for the competition via the Intertoto Cup, were beaten in the first round by Larissa F.C.. The three other English clubs progressed through the group stages, with Bolton Wanderers losing to Sporting Clube de Portugal, while Tottenham Hotspur and Everton were both eliminated on penalty shootouts in the round of 16, by PSV Eindhoven and Fiorentina respectively. The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was held at the City of Manchester Stadium, the first time that the UEFA Cup Final had been held in England since being reduced to a single match. The event was marred by riots in Manchester city centre prior to the game.[4] In the match itself, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg beat Rangers 2–0 to lift the trophy.[5]

Premier League

Main article: Premier League 2007–08
Cristiano Ronaldo was the Premier League's top scorer and won numerous awards.

Manchester United won the Premier League for the tenth time, securing the title on the final day of the season. Chelsea were runners-up. Reading F.C., Birmingham City and Derby County were relegated.

  • The Premier League underwent a major rebranding, changing sponsored name from the Barclays Premiership to the Barclays Premier League (BPL).
  • The Premier League changed the font printed on the back of players' shirts.[6]
  • Birmingham City and Sunderland played in the Premier League, returning at the first time of asking since being relegated in 2005–06. They were joined by Derby County. Derby became the first team in Premier League history to be relegated before the end of March.[7] They eventually finished on the lowest points tally ever, amassing only 11 points.

Football League

Main article: The Football League 2007–08

After the disappointment of a play-off final defeat the previous year, West Bromwich Albion won the Football League Championship title and returned to the Premier League. Stoke City secured the other automatic promotion spot, after a twenty-three year absence from the top flight. Hull City followed them by winning the play-offs, beating Bristol City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the final to reach the top-flight of English football for the first time in their history. Despite impressing on their Championship debut in 2006-07, Colchester United finished bottom this season and were relegated back to League One. Scunthorpe United's first journey into the Championship since the 1960s proved short-lived, and they also went back down. The biggest story however was Leicester City's relegation, as a lack of stability at the club (with no fewer than eight men, including caretakers, occupying the manager's seat over the season) proved their undoing and sent them down to League One for the first time in their history.

In a season mired by controversy and points deductions at both ends of the table, Swansea City were the clear champions in League One. In terms of results, Leeds United were actually the best team behind Swansea, but lost 15 points pre-season for financial irregularities, and so Nottingham Forest were able to take the second automatic promotion spot. Doncaster Rovers won promotion to the Championship by beating Leeds United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final, thus returning to the top two tiers for the first time since 1958. At the opposite end of the table, Port Vale were in fact the worst team going by results, but Luton Town went into administration and lost 10 points causing them to finish bottom, though they would have been relegated even without this penalty. Bournemouth also received a 10 point deduction for going into administration, and in their case it did prove fatal, sending the club down by to League Two. Gillingham were the other team to suffer relegation.

Milton Keynes Dons won their first honours as a club, winning the League Two title and the Football League Trophy. The other clubs automatically promoted were runners-up Peterborough United, who had pushed the Dons close for most of the season, and Hereford United, who returned to the third level of English football for the first time in 30 years. Stockport County won promotion to League One by beating Rochdale 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in the League Two play-off final. There was to be no repeat of Wrexham's last day heroics of the 2006-07 season, and this time they finished bottom and went out of the League. Despite a good run late in the season, Mansfield Town joined them.

Cup competitions and Community Shield

Main articles: FA Cup 2007–08, Football League Cup 2007–08, Football League Trophy 2007-08, and 2007 FA Community Shield

Portsmouth won the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City. Tottenham Hotspur won the Carling Cup, beating the holders Chelsea 2–1 after extra time. It was the first League Cup final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium.[11] MK Dons won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy after beating Grimsby Town 2–0 in the final.[12] Manchester United took the first silverware of the season when they beat Chelsea 3–0 on penalties in the FA Community Shield.

Non-League football

Main articles: Football Conference 2007-08, Conference League Cup 2007-08, and FA Trophy 2007-08
Exeter City celebrate their 2008 Conference National play-off final win.

The Conference National became known as the Blue Square Premier upon the announcement of a three year sponsorship deal. The two regional feeder leagues became known as the Blue Square North and South respectively.[13] The deal signals the end of a nine year association between the Conference and the Nationwide Building Society. Aldershot Town won the Conference National to gain automatic promotion to the Football League, while Exeter City beat Cambridge United 1–0 in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium to secure the other promotion place.

Managerial changes

See also: List of English Football League managers by date of appointment
Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Neil McDonald Carlisle United 13 August 2007[14] John Ward 2 October 2007[15]
Martin Allen Leicester City 29 August 2007[16] Gary Megson 13 September 2007[17]
Ronnie Jepson Gillingham 9 September 2007[18] Mark Stimson 1 November 2007[19]
José Mourinho Chelsea 20 September 2007[20] Avram Grant 20 September 2007[21]
Martin Foyle Port Vale 26 September 2007[22] Lee Sinnott 5 November 2007[23]
John Gregory Queens Park Rangers 1 October 2007[24] Luigi De Canio 29 October 2007[25]
John Ward Cheltenham Town 2 October 2007[15] Keith Downing1 2 November 2007[26]
Willie Donachie Millwall 8 October 2007[27] Kenny Jackett 6 November 2007[28]
Peter Taylor Crystal Palace 8 October 2007[29] Neil Warnock 11 October 2007[30]
Peter Grant Norwich City 9 October 2007[31] Glenn Roeder 30 October 2007[32]
John Schofield Lincoln City 15 October 2007[33] Peter Jackson 30 October 2007[34]
Steve Thompson Notts County 16 October 2007[35] Ian McParland 18 October 2007[36]
Sammy Lee Bolton Wanderers 17 October 2007[37] Gary Megson 25 October 2007[38]
Gary Megson Leicester City 24 October 2007[39] Ian Holloway 22 November 2007[40]
Martin Jol Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 2007[41] Juande Ramos 27 October 2007[42]
Chris Hutchings Wigan Athletic 5 November 2007[43] Steve Bruce 26 November 2007[44]
Steve Cotterill Burnley 8 November 2007[45] Owen Coyle 22 November 2007[46]
Paul Simpson Preston North End 13 November 2007[47] Alan Irvine 20 November 2007[48]
Brian Carey Wrexham 15 November 2007[49] Brian Little 15 November 2007[49]
Steve Bruce Birmingham City 19 November 2007[50] Alex McLeish 28 November 2007[51]
Ian Holloway Plymouth Argyle 21 November 2007[52] Paul Sturrock 27 November 2007[53]
Billy Davies Derby County 26 November 2007[54] Paul Jewell 28 November 2007[55]
Paul Sturrock Swindon Town 27 November 2007[53] Maurice Malpas 15 January 2008[56]
Terry Butcher Brentford 11 December 2007[57] Andy Scott2 4 January 2008[58]
Lawrie Sanchez Fulham 21 December 2007[59] Roy Hodgson 30 December 2007[60]
Sam Allardyce Newcastle United 9 January 2008[61] Kevin Keegan 16 January 2008[62]
Chris Casper Bury 14 January 2008[63] Alan Knill 4 February 2008[64]
Kevin Blackwell Luton Town 16 January 2008[65] Mick Harford3 16 January 2008[66]
George Burley Southampton 24 January 2008[67] Nigel Pearson 18 February 2008[68]
Dennis Wise Leeds United 29 January 2008[69] Gary McAllister 29 January 2008[70]
Iain Dowie Coventry City 11 February 2008[71] Chris Coleman 19 February 2008[72]
Bryan Robson Sheffield United 14 February 2008[73] Kevin Blackwell4 14 February 2008[73]
Ian Brightwell Macclesfield Town 27 February 2008[74] Keith Alexander 27 February 2008[74]
Bobby Williamson Chester City 2 March 2008[75] Simon Davies5 11 March 2008[76]
Gary Peters Shrewsbury Town 3 March 2008[77] Paul Simpson 12 March 2008[78]
Billy Dearden Mansfield Town 8 March 2008[79] Paul Holland6 25 March 2008[80]
Andy Ritchie Huddersfield Town 1 April 2008[81] Stan Ternent 24 April 2008[82]
Richard Money Walsall 22 April 2008[83] Jimmy Mullen7 22 May 2008[84]
Dean Wilkins Brighton & Hove Albion 8 May 2008[85] Micky Adams 8 May 2008[85]
Luigi De Canio Queens Park Rangers 8 May 2008[86] Iain Dowie 14 May 2008[87]
Paul Lambert Wycombe Wanderers 20 May 2008[88] Peter Taylor 29 May 2008[89]
Ian Holloway Leicester City 23 May 2008[90] Nigel Pearson 20 June 2008[91]
Avram Grant Chelsea 24 May 2008[92] Luiz Felipe Scolari 1 July 2008[93]
Nigel Pearson Southampton 30 May 2008[94] Jan Poortvliet 30 May 2008[94]
Sven-Göran Eriksson Manchester City 2 June 2008[95] Mark Hughes 5 June 2008[96]
Mark Hughes Blackburn Rovers 5 June 2008[96] Paul Ince 22 June 2008[97]
Paul Ince Milton Keynes Dons 22 June 2008[97] Roberto Di Matteo 2 July 2008[98]

Notes

  • 1 Downing was previously caretaker manager after Ward's departure.
  • 2 Scott was previously caretaker manager after Butcher's departure.
  • 3 Harford was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.
  • 4 Blackwell was named caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.
  • 5 Davies' caretaker role was extended until the end of the season.
  • 6 Holland's caretaker role was extended until the end of the season.
  • 7 Mullen was previously caretaker manager after Money's departure.

Promotion and relegation

See also: promotion and relegation

Playoff winners in bold.

Premier League

  • Champions: Manchester United
  • Champions League 2008/09 Qualifiers : Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool
  • UEFA Cup 2008/09 Qualifiers : Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Manchester City and Portsmouth
  • Relegated to The Championship : Derby County, Birmingham City and Reading

Championship

  • Champions: West Bromwich Albion
  • Promoted: Stoke City
  • Playoffs : Hull City, Bristol City, Watford and Crystal Palace
  • Relegated: Leicester City, Scunthorpe United and Colchester United

League One

  • Champions: Swansea City
  • Promoted: Nottingham Forest
  • Playoffs : Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United ,Southend United and Carlisle United
  • Relegated: AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Port Vale and Luton Town

League Two

  • Champions: Milton Keynes Dons
  • Promoted: Peterborough United, Hereford United
  • Playoffs : Stockport County, Rochdale, Darlington and Wycombe Wanderers
  • Relegated: Mansfield Town and Wrexham

Blue Square Premier

  • Champions: Aldershot
  • Play-offs: Cambridge United, Torquay United, Exeter City and Burton Albion
  • Relegated: Altrincham*, Farsley Celtic, Stafford Rangers and Droylsden
  • Promoted to: Kettering Town, Lewes, Eastbourne Borough and Barrow

*Altrincham avoided relegation after Halifax Town went into liquidation

National team

The England played their first international match on a synthetic pitch against Russia. England lost the game 2–1[99] leaving qualification for Euro 2008 out of their hands. England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing 3–2 to Croatia on 21 November 2007.[100] As a result, England manager Steve McClaren was sacked the following day.[101] Fabio Capello was confirmed as the new England manager on 14 December 2007. Capello was unveiled by The FA on 17 December 2007, and took up his new role on 7 January 2008.[102]

Results

The home team is listed on the left; the visiting one on the right.

England England1 – 2Germany Germany
Lampard 9'
Cole Yellow card 34'		 (Report) Kuranyi 26'
Pander 40'
Attendance: 86,133
England England3 – 0Israel Israel
Wright-Phillips 20'
Owen 49'
Richards 66'
Terry Yellow card 67'		 (Report) Gershon Yellow card 15'
Benado Yellow card 45'
Ziv Yellow card 55'
Aouate Yellow card 66'
Attendance: 85,372
Referee: Pieter Vink
England England3 – 0Russia Russia
Owen 7' 31'
Cole Yellow card 79'
Ferdinand 84'		 (Report)
Attendance: 86,106
England England3 – 0Estonia Estonia
Wright-Phillips 11'
Rooney 32'
Rähn 33' (o.g.)		 (Report) Rähn Yellow card 12'
Lindpere Yellow card 73'
Attendance: 86,655
Russia Russia2 – 1England England
Berezutskiy Yellow card 12'
Pavlyuchenko 69' (pen.) 73' Yellow card 74'		 (Report) Rooney 29' Yellow card 69'
Ferdinand Yellow card 59'
Attendance: 84,700
Austria Austria0 – 1England England
(Report) Crouch 44'
Attendance: 39,432
England England2 – 3Croatia Croatia
Lampard 56' (pen.)
Crouch 65'		 (Report) Kranjčar 8'
Olić 14'
Petrić 77'
Attendance: 88,091
England England2 – 1Switzerland Switzerland
Jenas 40'
Wright-Phillips 62'		 (Report) Derdiyok 58'
Attendance: 86,857
Referee: Felix Brych
France France1 – 0England England
Ribery 32' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 78,500
Referee: Florian Meyer
England England2 – 0United States United States
Terry 38'
Gerrard 59'		 (Report)
Attendance: 71,233
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago0 – 3England England
(Report) Barry 12'
Defoe 16' 49'
Gerrard Yellow card 30'
Attendance: 25,001

Honours

Competition Winner Details Match report
Premier League Manchester United Premier League 2007–08 Report
FA Cup Portsmouth FA Cup 2007–08 Report
League Cup Tottenham Hotspur Football League Cup 2007–08
Beat Chelsea 2–1 a.e.t. 		Report
Football League Trophy Milton Keynes Dons Football League Trophy 2007–08
Beat Grimsby Town 2–0 		Report
FA Trophy Ebbsfleet United FA Trophy 2007–08 Report
Conference League Cup Aldershot Town Conference League Cup 2007–08
Beat Rushden & Diamonds 4–3 on penalties (3–3 a.e.t.) 		Report
Football League Championship West Bromwich Albion The Football League 2007–08 Report
Football League One Swansea City The Football League 2007–08 Report
Football League Two Milton Keynes Dons The Football League 2007–08 Report
FA Community Shield Manchester United 2007 FA Community Shield
Beat Chelsea 3–0 on penalties (1–1 a.e.t.) 		Report
UEFA Champions League Manchester United UEFA Champions League 2007-08
Beat Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 a.e.t.) 		Report

League Tables

Premier League

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Manchester United 38 27 6 5 80 22 +58 87
  2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 +39 85
  3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 +43 83
  4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 +39 76
  5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 +22 65
  6 Aston Villa 38 16 12 10 71 51 +20 60
  7 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 13 10 50 48 +2 58
  8 Portsmouth 38 16 9 13 48 40 +8 57
  9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 45 53 -8 55
  10 West Ham United 38 13 10 15 42 50 -8 49
  11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 66 61 +5 46
  12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 45 65 -20 43
  13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 43 53 -10 42
  14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 34 51 -17 40
  15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 36 59 -23 39
  16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 36 54 -18 37
  17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 38 60 -22 36
R 18 Reading 38 10 6 22 41 66 -25 36
R 19 Birmingham City 38 8 11 19 46 62 -16 35
R 20 Derby County 38 1 8 29 20 89 -69 11

Football League Championship

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 12 11 88 55 +33 81
P 2 Stoke City 46 21 16 9 69 55 +14 79
P 3 Hull City 46 21 12 13 65 47 +18 75
  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
  8 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 65 56 +9 69
  9 Sheffield United 46 17 15 14 56 51 +5 66
  10 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 13 16 61 49 +12 64
  11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 13 16 63 58 +5 64
  12 Cardiff City 46 16 16 14 59 55 +4 64
  13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 60 67 -7 62
  14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 60 66 -6 58
  15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 50 55 -5 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
  19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 59 64 -5 54
  20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 -16 54
  21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 64 -12 53
R 22 Leicester City 46 12 16 18 42 45 -3 52
R 23 Scunthorpe United 46 11 13 22 45 69 -24 46
R 24 Colchester United 46 7 17 22 62 86 -24 38

Football League One

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Swansea City 46 27 11 8 82 42 +40 92
P 2 Nottingham Forest 46 22 16 8 64 32 +32 82
P 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80
  4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
  5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76*
  6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76
  7 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +6 69
  8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 45 +13 67
  9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 +5 66
  10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 -12 66
  11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65
  12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 52 46 +6 64
  13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 63 56 +7 61
  14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 49 63 -14 60
  15 Hartlepool United 46 15 9 22 62 65 -3 54
  16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 17 17 45 53 -8 53
  17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 45 61 -16 52
  18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 38 59 -21 52
  19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 42 64 -22 51
  20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 65 -18 50
R 21 Bournemouth 46 17 7 22 62 72 -10 48*
R 22 Gillingham 46 11 13 22 44 73 -29 46
R 23 Port Vale 46 9 11 26 47 81 -34 38
R 24 Luton Town 46 11 10 25 43 63 -20 33*

* Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency, Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Football League Two

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Milton Keynes Dons 46 29 10 7 82 37 +45 97
P 2 Peterborough United 46 28 8 10 84 43 +41 92
P 3 Hereford United 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88
P 4 Stockport County 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82
  5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 55 +22 80
  6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
  7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42 +14 78
  8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 +20 69
  9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 60 58 +2 64*
  10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 +2 62
  11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 -4 60
  12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 -7 60
  13 Bury 46 16 11 19 58 61 -3 59
  14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 52 70 -18 59
  15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 61 77 -16 58
  16 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 55 66 -11 55
  17 Accrington Stanley 46 16 3 27 49 83 -34 51
  18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 56 65 -9 50
  19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 47 64 -17 50
  20 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 13 10 23 49 70 -21 49
  21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 37 53 -16 48
  22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 51 68 -17 47
R 23 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 26 48 68 -20 42
R 24 Wrexham 46 10 10 26 38 70 -32 40

* Deducted 10 points for entering administration

Transfer deals

Main article: List of English football transfers 2007-08

Retirements

Deaths

See also

2007–08 season

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  82. ^ Ternent named Huddersfield boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 24 April 2008
  83. ^ Money resigns as Walsall manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 22 April 2008
  84. ^ Mullen named new Walsall manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 25 May 2008
  85. ^ a b Adams takes over as Brighton boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 9 May 2008
  86. ^ De Canio parts company with QPR BBC Sport. Retrieved on 9 May 2008
  87. ^ Dowie confirmed as coach of QPR BBC Sport. Retrieved on 14 May 2008
  88. ^ Lambert resigns as Wycombe boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 25 May 2008
  89. ^ Wycombe name Taylor as new boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 29 May 2008
  90. ^ Leicester & Holloway part company BBC Sport. Retrieved on 23 May 2008
  91. ^ Pearson appointed Leicester boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 20 June 2008
  92. ^ Grant sacked as Chelsea manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 24 May 2008
  93. ^ Scolari named as Chelsea manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 20 June 2008
  94. ^ a b Poortvliet named new Saints boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 30 May 2008
  95. ^ Eriksson leaves Manchester City BBC Sport. Retrieved on 20 June 2008
  96. ^ a b Hughes becomes Man City manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 20 June 2008
  97. ^ a b Blackburn appoint Ince as manager BBC Sport. Retrieved on 22 June 2008
  98. ^ Di Matteo appointed MK Dons boss BBC Sport. Retrieved on 3 July 2008
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  100. ^ "England 2-3 Croatia". BBC Sport. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  101. ^ McClaren sacked as England coach BBC Sport. Retrieved on November 26, 2007
  102. ^ "Capello named new England manager". BBC Sport. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  103. ^ "Eye injury forces Sutton to quit". BBC Sport. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  104. ^ "Trialist Piper decides to retire". BBC Sport. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2007-07-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  105. ^ "Brighton's Oatway forced to quit". BBC Sport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  106. ^ "Injury forces Delaney to retire". BBC Sport. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  107. ^ "Man Utd striker Solskjaer retires". BBC Sport. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-08-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  108. ^ "Former Crawley boss Woozley quits". BBC Sport. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-08-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  109. ^ "Veteran midfielder Ardley retires". BBC Sport. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  110. ^ "N Ireland striker Quinn retires". BBC Sport. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-09-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  111. ^ "Oxford defender Gilchrist retires". BBC Sport. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2007-12-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  112. ^ "Port Vale keeper forced to retire". BBC Sport. 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-01-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  113. ^ "Injury-prone Ugarte quits Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  114. ^ "Hartson brings career to an end". BBC Sport. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  115. ^ "Striker Flo announces retirement". BBC Sport. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  116. ^ "Lundekvam set to hang up boots". BBC Sport. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  117. ^ "Dublin announces retirement plans". BBC Sport. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-01-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  118. ^ "Sheringham to call time on career". BBC Sport. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2008-03-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  119. ^ "Wetherall poised to hang up boots". BBC Sport. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  120. ^ "Cherries' veteran Young to retire". BBC Sport. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  121. ^ "Thompson calls it quits". Sky Sports. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  122. ^ Dave Simmons (1948-2007) Cambridge United official site. Retrieved on 15 June 2008
  123. ^ Luton legend Preece dies aged 44 BBC Sport. Retrieved on 3 August 2007
  124. ^ Former Argyle forward Davis dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 August 2007
  125. ^ Stockport hero Danny Bergara dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 3 August 2007
  126. ^ Former West Ham player Boere dies aged 39 Reuters. Retrieved on 18 August 2007
  127. ^ QPR's Ray Jones dies in car crash BBC Sport. Retrieved on 25 August 2007
  128. ^ Cunningham passes away The Scotsman. Retrieved on 1 September 2007
  129. ^ Ex-Wales defender Stevenson dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 6 September 2007
  130. ^ Wolves FA Cup hero dies, 73 Express and Star. Retrieved on 9 September 2007
  131. ^ Cup hero Porterfield dies at 61, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 11 September, 2007
  132. ^ Ex-Hammers.com: Malcolm Musgrave obituary. Accessed 30 November 2007
  133. ^ Club record goalscorer dies, Norwich City official site. Retrieved on 20 September 2007
  134. ^ Blackpool legend dies BBC Lancashire. Retrieved on 28 September 2007
  135. ^ Town legend Jackie Little dies aged 95 Evening Star. Retrieved on 4 January 2008
  136. ^ Hartlepool player dies in crash BBC Sport. Retrieved on 21 October 2007
  137. ^ Man Utd mourn Busby Babe Doherty BBC Sport. Retrieved on 19 November 2007
  138. ^ Sheffield United legend Shaw dies Yahoo Sport. Retrieved on 19 November 2007
  139. ^ Former Blues and Foxes star dies TeamTalk. Retrieved on 19 November 2007
  140. ^ Norwich legend Paddon dies at 57 BBC Sport. Retrieved on 19 November 2007
  141. ^ Les Shannon Obituary lastingtribute.co.uk. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
  142. ^ John Hollowbread Obituary Tottenham Hotspur official site. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
  143. ^ Jim Langley 1929-2007 Fulham official site. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
  144. ^ Tribute to Ray Goddard lastingtribute.co.uk. Retrieved on 15 February 2008
  145. ^ Former SAFC player dies Sunderland AFC official site. Retrieved on 28 June 2008
  146. ^ Jimmy O'Neill obituary The Independent. Retrieved on 2 August 2008
  147. ^ Tommy Harmer Obituary Tottenham Hotspur official site. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
  148. ^ Ex-Stags player mourned Mansfield Chad. Retrieved on 5 January 2008
  149. ^ Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
  150. ^ Paul Aimson dies York Press. Retrieved on 16 January 2008
  151. ^ Johnny Steele - an Oakwell legend Barnsley official site. Retrieved on 16 January 2008
  152. ^ Everton hero Wally Fielding, 88, is dead Liverpool Echo. Retrieved on 19 January 2008
  153. ^ Sunderland mourn death of Elliott BBC Sport. Retrieved on 21 January 2008
  154. ^ Death of John Edgar York City official site. Retrieved on 15 February 2008
  155. ^ Ex-footballer dies after accident BBC News. Retrieved on 15 February 2008
  156. ^ 1956 Cup Final captain passes away Birmingham City official site. Retrieved on 16 February 2008
  157. ^ Cardiff and Everton mourn Harris BBC Sport. Retrieved on 18 February 2008
  158. ^ Former Aston Villa captain Jimmy Dugdale dies Birmingham Mail. Retrieved on 9 March 2008
  159. ^ Glenn Hoddle's brother dies of heart attack aged 40 Daily Mail. Retrieved on 3 March 2008
  160. ^ Sheffield mourns death of Dooley BBC Sport. Retrieved on 5 March 2008
  161. ^ Cup hero dies Aston Villa official site. Retrieved on 9 March 2008
  162. ^ John Cushley obituary The Herald. Retrieved on 7 April 2008
  163. ^ Football and cricket star Drinkwater dies, aged 76 Surrey Advertiser. Retrieved on 12 April 2008
  164. ^ Gordon Bradley, who nurtured U.S. soccer, dies at 74 New York Times. Retrieved on 2 May 2008
  165. ^ Former 'keeper Mark Kendall dies icWales.co.uk. Retrieved on 2 May 2008
  166. ^ Ex-Lincoln chairman Reames dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 May 2008
  167. ^ Celtic's Burns loses cancer fight BBC Sport. Retrieved on 15 May 2008
  168. ^ Oxford United great Cassidy dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 21 May 2008
  169. ^ Footballer turned peer dies at 71 BBC Sport. Retrieved on 21 May 2008
  170. ^ Pompey mourn death of legend Flewin Portsmouth News. Retrieved on 15 June 2008
  171. ^ Bluebirds mourn striker Tapscott BBC Sport. Retrieved on 15 June 2008
  172. ^ Ex-Sunderland keeper found dead BBC Sport. Retrieved on 21 June 2008
  173. ^ In memory: Ron Stitfall Cardiff City official site. Retrieved on 28 June 2008
  174. ^ Sixties striker mourned Sheffield United official site. Retrieved on 28 June 2008
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