2007–08 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2007–08 season
Chairman Milan Mandarić
Manager Martin Allen
Jon Rudkin and Steve Beaglehole and Mike Stowell (caretakers)
Gary Megson
Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart (caretakers)
Ian Holloway
Championship 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Hume (10)
Highest home attendance 31,892 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance 19,264 (vs. Preston North End)
Average home league attendance 23,509
Home colours
Away colours

The 2007–08 season was Leicester City's 103rd season in the English football league system and their 57th in the second tier of English football.

Season summary

Martin Allen had joined Leicester from Milton Keynes Dons in May,[1] but his refusal to sign Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who had been invited for a medical by chairman Milan Mandarić but turned away by Allen, created friction between the two. The tension was only exacerbated when Allen refused to put in a bid for Celtic striker Derek Riordan. Eventually Martin Allen left Leicester by mutual consent on 29 August, after three months and four matches in charge, with Leicester in ninth place.[2] Former West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest manager Gary Megson was appointed as Allen's successor on 13 September,[3] but left 41 days later, signing as Bolton Wanderers manager on 24 October, leaving Leicester 15th after nine league matches in charge.[4] Ian Holloway, who had stabilised Plymouth Argyle in the Championship, was named Megson's successor on 22 November,[5] but he was unable to revitalise Leicester and a 0-0 draw at Stoke City and with Southampton (who started the day in the relegation zone) beating Sheffield United on the final day of the season sealed Leicester's relegation to the third tier. Holloway left the club by mutual consent on 23 May.[6]

Kit and sponsorship

Leicester City's last deal with kit supplier JJB Sports came to an end on 9 May 2007.[7] It was announced on 30 May that Topps Tiles would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On 26 June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Jako and would be an all blue kit.[8] The last time Leicester City wore an all-blue kit was during the promotion season of 2002–03.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C) (P) 46 23 12 11 88 55 +33 81 Promotion to Premier League
2 Stoke City (P) 46 21 16 9 69 55 +14 79
3 Hull City (P) 46 21 12 13 65 47 +18 75 Qualification for League Championship playoffs
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 60 50 +10 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 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
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
22 Leicester City (R) 46 12 16 18 42 45 −3 52 Relegation to League One
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 11 13 22 46 69 −23 46
24 Colchester United (R) 46 7 17 22 62 86 −24 38

Updated to games played on 4 May 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Club standings

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 16 18 42 45  −3 52 7 7 9 23 19  +4 5 9 9 19 26  −7

Last updated: 4 May 2008.
Source: LCFC Football League Championship Results

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[9]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007BlackpoolH0-126,650
18 August 2007Crystal PalaceA2-215,607Campbell, Kisnorbo
25 August 2007WatfordH4-121,642Hume, Campbell, Sheehan, de Vries
1 September 2007Plymouth ArgyleA0-011,850
15 September 2007Queens Park RangersH1-121,893Hume (pen)
22 September 2007Charlton AthleticA0-221,918
29 September 2007Stoke CityH1-123,654Fryatt
2 October 2007Wolverhampton WanderersH0-021,311
6 October 2007Sheffield WednesdayA2-020,010McAuley, Sodje (own goal)
20 October 2007Scunthorpe UnitedA0-06,006
23 October 2007Sheffield UnitedH0-121,146
27 October 2007BarnsleyH2-024,133John, Kisnorbo
3 November 2007Colchester UnitedA1-15,661John
6 November 2007Preston North EndA1-110,930Campbell
10 November 2007BurnleyH0-121,334
24 November 2007Bristol CityA2-015,040Stearman, Fryatt
26 November 2007Cardiff CityH0-027,246
1 December 2007SouthamptonH1-220,070King
4 December 2007BurnleyA1-110,688Hume
8 December 2007West Bromwich AlbionH1-222,088Hume
11 December 2007Ipswich TownA1-317,938Hume
15 December 2007Hull CityA0-216,006
22 December 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA1-123,477Hume
26 December 2007Ipswich TownH2-024,049Stearman, Kisnorbo
29 December 2007Charlton AthleticH1-123,667Clemence
1 January 2008Queens Park RangersA1-313,326Hume
12 January 2008Coventry CityH2-023,905Howard, Hayles
19 January 2008Norwich CityA0-025,462
28 January 2008Crystal PalaceH1-021,764Hayles
2 February 2008BlackpoolA1-29,298Howard
9 February 2008Plymouth ArgyleH0-121,264
12 February 2008WatfordA0-115,944
16 February 2008Norwich CityH4-025,854Hume, Howard, Campbell, Clemence
23 February 2008Coventry CityA0-223,129
1 March 2008Cardiff CityA1-013,355Purse (own goal)
4 March 2008Preston North EndH0-119,264
8 March 2008Bristol CityH0-022,616
11 March 2008SouthamptonA0-117,741
15 March 2008West Bromwich AlbionA4-122,038McAuley, Howard (3, 1 pen)
22 March 2008Hull CityH0-230,374
29 March 2008Scunthorpe UnitedH1-022,165Hendrie
5 April 2008Sheffield UnitedA0-324,818
12 April 2008Colchester UnitedH1-122,719Hume
19 April 2008BarnsleyA1-014,644Hume
26 April 2008Sheffield WednesdayH1-331,892Hume
4 May 2008Stoke CityA0-026,609

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2008SouthamptonA0-220,094

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 August 2007Accrington StanleyA1-02,021Wesolowski
R218 September 2007Nottingham ForestA3-215,519Sheehan, Stearman, Clemence
R326 September 2007Aston VillaA1-025,956Fryatt
R431 October 2007ChelseaA3-440,037McAuley, Campbell, Cort

Squad

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF James Chambers
3 Australia DF Patrick Kisnorbo
4 France DF Bruno N'Gotty
5 Northern Ireland DF Gareth McAuley
6 England MF Stephen Clemence
7 Canada FW Iain Hume
8 Bulgaria MF Radostin Kishishev
9 Republic of Ireland MF David Bell (on loan from Luton Town)
10 England FW DJ Campbell
11 England DF Jamie Clapham
12 England FW Matty Fryatt
14 Australia MF James Wesolowski
15 Republic of Ireland MF Jonny Hayes
16 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Sheehan
17 England DF Richard Stearman
18 Netherlands MF Sergio Hellings (transfer listed)
19 Ghana FW Elvis Hammond (transfer listed)
20 England DF Harry Worley (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Position Player
21 England GK Ben Alnwick (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
22 England MF Levi Porter
23 England DF Joe Mattock
24 Jamaica FW Barry Hayles
26 England MF Matthew Oakley
29 Jamaica FW Ricky Sappleton
31 Australia GK Paul Henderson
32 Hungary MF Zsolt Laczkó (on loan from Olympiacos)
33 England DF Lathaniel Rowe-Turner
34 Hungary MF Gábor Bori (on loan from MTK Hungária)
35 England MF Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United)
36 Nigeria MF Kelvin Etuhu (on loan from Manchester City)
37 Wales MF Andy King
38 Scotland FW Steve Howard
39 England FW Ashley Chambers
41 Scotland GK Rab Douglas
45 England DF Lee Cox
50 England DF Daniel West

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Jimmy Nielsen (to Vejle)
9 England FW Carl Cort (released)
11 England MF Shaun Newton (released)
13 Iran DF Hossein Kaebi (released)
20 Suriname FW Mark de Vries (to Dundee United)
21 Hungary GK Márton Fülöp (on loan from Sunderland)
24 England MF Louis Dodds (on loan to Lincoln City)
No. Position Player
26 England DF Clive Clarke (on loan from Sunderland)
27 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Maybury (on loan to Aberdeen)
28 England DF Darren Kenton (to Leeds United)
30 England FW Eric Odhiambo (on loan to Dundee United)
35 Portugal MF Marco Ferreira (on loan from Benfica)
36 Netherlands FW Collins John (on loan from Fulham)

Appearances

All data from LCFC.com

Starting 11

Based on players with the most starts.

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2007–08 season.

Player of the SeasonRichard Stearman[10]
Players' Player of the SeasonRichard Stearman[10]
Supporters' Club Player of the SeasonN/A
Academy Player of the SeasonLathaniel Rowe-Turner[10]
Goal of the SeasonIain Hume (vs. Watford, 25 August 2007)[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Allen named new Leicester manager". BBC Sport. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Allen ends brief Leicester reign". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Megson excited by Leicester job". BBC Sport. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bolton target Megson leaves Foxes". BBC Sport. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Holloway appointed Leicester boss". BBC Sport. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Leicester & Holloway part company". BBC Sport. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  7. ↑ New shirt suppliers for Leicester City in 2007/08 football-shirts.co.uk, 9 May 2007.
  8. ↑ Leicester City new home Jako football kit 07/08 footballshirtculture.com, 26 June 2007.
  9. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2007-2008/results
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Double Reward For Stearman". LCFC.co.uk. 2 May 2008.
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