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*[[Leeds United A.F.C. 2007-08 season|Leeds United]] <small>[[Football League One]]</small>
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*[[Lincoln City F.C. season 2007-08|Lincoln City]] <small>[[Football League Two]]</small>
*[[Lincoln City F.C. season 2007-08|Lincoln City]] <small>[[Football League Two]]</small>
*[[Liverpool_F.C._season_2007-08|Liverpool]] <small>[[English Premiership|Premier League]]</small>
*[[Manchester United F.C. season 2007-08|Manchester United]] <small>[[English Premiership|Premier League]]</small>
*[[Manchester United F.C. season 2007-08|Manchester United]] <small>[[English Premiership|Premier League]]</small>
*[[Peterborough United F.C. season 2007-08|Peterborough United]] <small>[[Football League Two]]</small>
*[[Peterborough United F.C. season 2007-08|Peterborough United]] <small>[[Football League Two]]</small>

Revision as of 12:15, 2 September 2007

The 2007–2008 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

  • England are likely to play their first international on a synthetic pitch, against Russia in Moscow.[1]
  • Brighton & Hove Albion had hoped to be moving to Falmer Stadium during this season. This was following a "YES" verdict two years ago from the former Secretary of State John Prescott. However, persistent legal challenges from Lewes District Council have delayed this and forced the Government into a fresh assessment. The new Secretary of State has announced that she will be making a final decision on the new stadium on or before July 25 2007. If the expected "YES" verdict is given, the Seagulls will be anticipating opening the gates of the new Community Stadium in time for the 2009/2010 season.
  • For the first time in their history, Leeds United will be playing in the third tier of English football. What once was a Champions League club now plays in League 1 and will start the season on -15 points.
  • Sheffield celebrate their 150th anniversary. Sheffield are trying to plan a friendly with Real Madrid to commemorate the fact that they are the only two clubs to receive the FIFA Order of Merit.[2]
  • The Premier League are changing the font printed on the back of players' shirts.[3]
  • Shrewsbury Town F.C. will move to the New Meadow for the start of this season, leaving their current Gay Meadow home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons F.C. are expected to move to their new 30,000 all seater stadium at Denbigh North.
  • Both Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. and Morecambe F.C. will play in The Football League for the first time, after securing promotion to League 2 from the Conference National.
  • The Premier League is changing its sponsored name from the Barclays Premiership to the Barclays Premier League(BPL). NB it shall now be known as the BPL and not the EPL.
  • The Conference National will change its name to the Blue Square Premier, with its regional feeder leagues to be known as the Blue Square North and South respectively, after a three year sponsorship deal was announced.[4] It signals the end of a nine year association between the Conference and the Nationwide Building Society.
  • Birmingham City F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C. will play in the Premier League, returning at the first time of asking since being relegated in 2005-06, they will be joined by Derby County F.C..
  • The Premier League will start on 11 August 2007 and will end on 11 May 2008.

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[5]
Martin Allen Leicester City 29 August 2007[6]

Events

National team

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition England scorers Match Report
22 August 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (H)  Germany 1-2 F Frank Lampard BBC
8 September 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (H)  Israel TBD ECQ
12 September 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (H)  Russia TBD ECQ
13 October 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (H)  Estonia TBD ECQ
17 October 2007 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A)  Russia TBD ECQ
16 November 2007 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna (A)  Austria TBD F
21 November 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (H)  Croatia TBD ECQ

1 England's score comes first.

Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = European Championship qualifier

Honours

Competition Winner Details Match Report
Premier League Premier League 2007-08
FA Cup FA Cup 2007-08
League Cup Football League Cup 2007-08
Football League Trophy Football League Trophy 2007-08
Football League Championship The Football League 2007-08
Football League One The Football League 2007-08
Football League Two The Football League 2007-08
FA Community Shield Manchester United Beat Chelsea 3-0 on penalties (1-1 a.e.t.) Report

Transfer deals

Main article: List of English football transfers 2007-08

Retirements

Deaths

See also

2007/08 Season

References

  1. ^ "Russia offer England fake grass". The Guardian. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Replays and Real Madrid". thefa.com. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-02-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "New Premier League lettering in 2007/08". football-shirts.co.uk/fans. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Conference Announce Deal". footballconference.co.uk. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 25, 2007
  6. ^ Allen ends brief Leicester reign BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 29, 2007
  7. ^ "Eye injury forces Sutton to quit". BBC Sport. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Brighton's Oatway forced to quit". BBC Sport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Injury forces Delaney to retire". BBC Sport. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Man Utd striker Solskjaer retires". BBC Sport. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-08-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Former Crawley boss Woozley quits". BBC Sport. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-08-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Veteran midfielder Ardley retires". BBC Sport. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Luton legend Preece dies aged 44 BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 3, 2007
  14. ^ Former Argyle forward Davis dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 10, 2007
  15. ^ Stockport hero Danny Bergara dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 3, 2007
  16. ^ Former West Ham player Boere dies aged 39 Reuters. Retrieved on August 18, 2007
  17. ^ QPR's Ray Jones dies in car crash BBC Sport. Retrieved on August 25, 2007
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