2007–08 Southampton F.C. season explained

Club:Southampton
Season:2007–08
Manager:George Burley (until 23 January)
John Gorman (24 January – 19 February)
Nigel Pearson (from 19 February)
Chairman:Ken Dulieu (until 17 December)
Leon Crouch (from 20 December)
Stadium:St Mary's Stadium
League:Championship
League Result:20th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
League Topscorer:
Stern John (19 goals)
Average Attendance:21,081
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Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

During the 2007–08 English football season, Southampton F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the 2007–08 season, the Saints initially had an unremarkable campaign, with the club in mid-table for the first half of the campaign. Once again though, Southampton experienced a major loss of form in the spring, not helped by managerial instability caused by the resignation of George Burley followed by caretaker spells by John Gorman and then Nigel Pearson, and were left in serious danger of relegation to League One on the last day of the season. However, a win combined with some other favourable results ensured their survival for another season in the Championship.[1]

Final league table

See main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship.

Results

Southampton's score comes first[2]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007 Crystal PalaceH1–425,054Saganowski
18 August 2007 Norwich CityA1–224,004Jones
25 August 2007 Stoke CityH3–220,300Surman, Rasiak, Viáfara
1 September 2007 Queens Park RangersA3–015,560Rasiak (2), Wright-Phillips
16 September 2007 WatfordA2–315,915Rasiak, Dyer
19 September 2007 Colchester UnitedH1–118,773Wright-Phillips
22 September 2007 BarnsleyH2–319,151Saganowski, Idiakez
29 September 2007 Sheffield UnitedA2–124,561Rasiak, Viáfara
2 October 2007 Preston North EndA1–510,279Jones (own goal)
6 October 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH3–221,967John (2), Skácel
21 October 2007 Cardiff CityH1–020,796John
24 October 2007 Bristol CityA1–218,326McAllister (own goal)
27 October 2007 BurnleyA3–210,944Wright-Phillips, Euell, John
3 November 2007 Charlton AthleticH0–123,363
6 November 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–019,856
10 November 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA0–519,442
24 November 2007 BlackpoolH1–021,075John
27 November 2007 Ipswich TownA0–219,791
1 December 2007 Leicester CityA2–120,070John, Surman (pen)
4 December 2007 Sheffield WednesdayH0–017,981
8 December 2007 Hull CityH4–018,125Wright-Phillips, John (3)
15 December 2007 Coventry CityA1–119,143Wright-Phillips
22 December 2007 Preston North EndH0–123,267
26 December 2007 Colchester UnitedA1–16,157Viáfara
29 December 2007 BarnsleyA2–210,425Wright-Phillips (2)
1 January 2008 WatfordH0–323,008
12 January 2008 Scunthorpe UnitedH1–018,416Rasiak
19 January 2008 Plymouth ArgyleA1–114,676Wright-Phillips
29 January 2008 Norwich CityH0–118,004
2 February 2008 Crystal PalaceA1–117,967John
9 February 2008 Queens Park RangersH2–322,205Powell, John
12 February 2008 Stoke CityA2–319,481John (2)
19 February 2008 Plymouth ArgyleH0–217,806
23 February 2008 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–16,035Vignal
1 March 2008 Ipswich TownH1–123,299John
4 March 2008 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–221,795Vignal (pen), Euell
8 March 2008 BlackpoolA2–29,050Vignal, John
11 March 2008 Leicester CityH1–017,741John
15 March 2008 Hull CityA0–516,829
22 March 2008 Coventry CityH0–022,014
29 March 2008 Cardiff CityA0–112,955
5 April 2008 Bristol CityH2–022,890John, Euell
12 April 2008 Charlton AthleticA1–126,206McCarthy (own goal)
19 April 2008 BurnleyH0–121,762
28 April 2008 West Bromwich AlbionA1–126,167Lallana
4 May 2008 Sheffield UnitedH3–231,957Saganowski, John (2)

FA Cup

See main article: 2007–08 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R35 January 2008 Leicester CityH2–020,094Surman, Vignal
R426 January 2008 BuryH2–025,449Surman, Rasiak
R516 February 2008 Bristol RoversA0–111,920

League Cup

See main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R113 August 2007 Peterborough UnitedA1–24,087Rasiak

Squad

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/southam.htm

Left club during season

Notes and References

  1. News: Southampton 3-2 Sheff Utd. BBC Sport. 4 May 2008. 6 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Southampton results for the 2007-2008 season. Statto.com. 2016-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914033017/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/2007-2008/results. 14 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.