2007–08 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2007–08 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerPaul Simpson (until 13 November)
Alan Irvine (from 20 November)
StadiumDeepdale
Championship15th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mellor (9)
All: Mellor (10)
Average home league attendance12,753

During the 2007–08 English football season, Preston North End competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

The club went on a ten-day preseason tour of the United States' West Coast in July. They played three matches against local side Seattle Sounders, Mexican side Monterrey, and host Portland Timbers, losing all three.[1] 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.[2] Everton assistant manager Alan Irvine took over as manager seven days later and guided Preston to a 15th-place finish.[3]



Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF  SCO Michael Hart
3 DF  SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow
5 DF  FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF  ENG Jason Jarrett
7 MF  ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 FW  ENG Karl Hawley
9 FW  ENG Chris Brown
10 FW  SCO Craig Beattie (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
11 MF  ENG Darren Carter
12 DF  ENG Sean St Ledger[notes 1]
13 GK  IRL Wayne Henderson
14 DF  ENG Liam Chilvers
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ENG Simon Whaley
16 MF  ENG Paul McKenna
17 FW  ENG Brett Ormerod
18 DF  ENG Matt Hill
19 DF  ENG Billy Jones
20 MF  ENG Kevin Nicholls
21 DF  ENG Neal Trotman
23 MF  ENG Lewis Neal
24 MF  ENG Joe Anyinsah
30 GK  ENG Chris Neal
31 GK  ENG Andrew Murphy
32 DF  IRL Dylan Adams
33 FW  ENG Neil Mellor
34 DF  ENG Chris McGrail

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SCO Graham Alexander[notes 2] (to Burnley)
2 DF  ENG John Halls (on loan from Reading)
4 MF  ENG Danny Pugh (to Stoke City)
9 FW  GHA Patrick Agyemang[notes 3] (to Queens Park Rangers)
10 FW  SCO Paul Gallagher (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  ENG Andy Carroll (on loan from Newcastle United)
22 GK  POL Grzegorz Szamotulski (released)
25 MF  ENG Adam Nowland (to Lancaster City)
25 FW  HUN Tamás Priskin[notes 4] (on loan from Watford)

Transfers

In

Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee
12 June 2007[5] DF Billy Jones Crewe Alexandra Free
29 June 2007[6] MF Kevin Nicholls Leeds United Undisclosed
9 August 2007[7] MF Darren Carter West Bromwich Albion £1,250,000
9 January 2008[8] MF Richard Chaplow West Bromwich Albion £1,350,000
30 January 2008[9] DF Neal Trotman Oldham Athletic £500,000
31 January 2008[10] DF Michael Hart Aberdeen £100,000
6 February 2008[11] GK Grzegorz Szamotulski None Free

Out

Date Nation Position Name Club To Fee
11 June 2007[12] FW Dave Hibbert Shrewsbury Town Nominal
27 June 2007[13] GK Carlo Nash Wigan Athletic £300,000
1 July 2007[14] MF Warren Beattie Free Agency Released
1 July 2007[14] GK Ben Hinchcliffe Free Agency Released
1 July 2007[14] FW Michael Ricketts Free Agency Released
1 July 2007[14] DF Pavel Pergl Free Agency Released
1 July 2007[14] MF Ashley Parillon Free Agency Released
1 July 2007[15] MF Seyfo Soley Free Agency Released
11 July 2007[16] FW David Nugent Portsmouth £6,000,000
16 July 2007[17] DF Kelvin Wilson Nottingham Forest £300,000
31 August 2007[18] DF Graham Alexander Burnley £200,000
1 January 2008 MF Adam Nowland Free Agency Released
3 January 2008[19] FW Patrick Agyemang Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
16 January 2008[20] MF Danny Pugh Stoke City £500,000
16 April 2008[21] GK Grzegorz Szamotulski Free Agency Released

Loans In

Date Nation Position Name Club From Length
14 August 2007[22] FW Andy Caroll Newcastle United Six Months
31 August 2007[23] FW Paul Gallagher Blackburn Rovers Six Months
1 November 2007[24] DF John Halls Reading One Month
4 March 2008[25] FW Craig Beattie West Bromwich Albion Until end of season
8 March 2008[26] FW Tamás Priskin Watford One Month

Loans Out

Date Nation Position Name Club To Length
21 September 2007[27] MF Adam Nowland Gillingham One Month
2 November 2007[28] MF Danny Pugh Stoke City Until January
9 November 2007[29] MF Adam Nowland Stockport County Until January

Final league table

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 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
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

Preston North End's score comes first[30]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Preseason friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
23 July 2007 Seattle Sounders A 1–2 Agyemang 3,390 [31]
26 July 2007 Monterrey A 0–2 9,605 [32]
28 July 2007 Portland Timbers A 1–2 Ormerod 8,238 [33]

Football League Championship

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2008 Scunthorpe United H 1–0 4,616 Whaley
R4 26 January 2008 Derby County A 4–1 17,344 Hawley (2), Whaley, Mellor (pen)
R5 17 February 2008 Portsmouth H 0–1 11,840

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 14 August 2007 Morecambe H 1–2 7,703 Pugh

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Notes

  1. ^ St Ledger was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  2. ^ Alexander was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2002.
  3. ^ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  4. ^ Priskin was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
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