2007–08 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2007–08 season
Chairman Terry Robinson
Manager Bryan Robson
(until 14 February)
Kevin Blackwell
(from 14 February)
Stadium Bramall Lane
Championship 9th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Beattie (22)
Average home league attendance 25,605

Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship during the 2007–08 football season, after being relegated from the Premier League during 2006–07.

Season summary

Manager Bryan Robson was dismissed in February with Sheffield United nowhere near a position good enough for an immediate return to the Premier League.[1] His replacement, Kevin Blackwell, was unable to improve United's form sufficiently to qualify for the play-offs and United finished in a relatively disappointing 9th position.

Kit

Sheffield United maintained both their kit manufacturing agreement with French company Le Coq Sportif, who produced a new home kit for the season, and their kit sponsorship agreement with American bank Capital One. A new away strip with fluorescent green shirts and black shirts and socks with fluorescent green trim was also introduced.[2]

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.

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2007Colchester UnitedH2-226,202Beattie, Tonge
18 August 2007WatfordA0-116,414
25 August 2007West Bromwich AlbionH1-023,491Beattie
1 September 2007Scunthorpe UnitedA2-38,801Webber (2)
15 September 2007Wolverhampton WanderersH3-126,003Beattie (2, 1 pen), Stead
18 September 2007BlackpoolA2-29,512Beattie (2)
22 September 2007Crystal PalaceA2-314,131Hudson (own goal), Beattie
29 September 2007SouthamptonH1-224,561Gillespie
2 October 2007Cardiff CityH3-326,186Beattie, Armstrong, Morgan
6 October 2007Bristol CityA0-213,071
20 October 2007Preston North EndH1-123,661Beattie (pen)
23 October 2007Leicester CityA1-021,146Webber
27 October 2007Hull CityA1-120,185Stead
3 November 2007BurnleyH0-025,306
6 November 2007Ipswich TownH3-125,033Beattie (2, 1 pen), Gillespie
10 November 2007Stoke CityA1-012,158Cahill
24 November 2007Plymouth ArgyleH0-123,811
27 November 2007Charlton AthleticA3-020,737Beattie, Cahill, Armstrong
1 December 2007Coventry CityA1-020,355Armstrong
4 December 2007Stoke CityH0-323,378
8 December 2007Norwich CityA0-124,493
15 December 2007BarnsleyH1-026,629Kilgallon
22 December 2007Cardiff CityA0-112,869
26 December 2007BlackpoolH1-126,409Beattie
29 December 2007Crystal PalaceH0-123,982
1 January 2008Wolverhampton WanderersA0-024,791
12 January 2008Queens Park RangersH2-128,894Stewart (own goal), Hendrie
19 January 2008Sheffield WednesdayA0-230,486
29 January 2008WatfordH1-123,161Carney
2 February 2008Colchester UnitedA2-25,695Shelton, Carney
9 February 2008Scunthorpe UnitedH0-025,668
12 February 2008West Bromwich AlbionA0-022,643
23 February 2008Queens Park RangersA1-115,383Morgan
1 March 2008Charlton AthleticH0-223,180
4 March 2008Ipswich TownA1-120,190Beattie
8 March 2008Plymouth ArgyleA1-013,669Beattie
11 March 2008Coventry CityH2-123,864Sharp, Speed
15 March 2008Norwich CityH2-025,536Sharp, Kilgallon
22 March 2008BarnsleyA1-015,798Sharp
29 March 2008Preston North EndA1-314,647Beattie (pen)
5 April 2008Leicester CityH3-024,818Beattie (3)
8 April 2008Sheffield WednesdayH2-231,760Wood (own goal), Beattie
12 April 2008BurnleyA2-111,693Beattie, Sharp
19 April 2008Hull CityH2-028,188Quinn, Beattie (pen)
26 April 2008Bristol CityH2-129,787Speed (2, 1 pen)
4 May 2008SouthamptonA2-331,957Quinn, Stead

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2008Bolton WanderersA1-015,286Carney
R427 January 2008Manchester CityH2-120,800Shelton, Stead
R517 February 2008MiddlesbroughH0-022,210
R5R27 February 2008MiddlesbroughA0-128,108

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 August 2007ChesterfieldH3-111,170Stead (2), Webber
R228 August 2007Milton Keynes DonsA3-2 (a.e.t.)7,943Lucketti, Law, Horsfield
R325 September 2007MorecambeH5-08,854Sharp (2), Shelton (2), Hendrie
R431 October 2007ArsenalH0-316,971

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Paddy Kenny
3 Scotland DF Gary Naysmith
5 England DF Chris Morgan
6 England FW James Beattie
7 Jamaica FW Luton Shelton
8 England FW Jon Stead
9 England FW Rob Hulse
10 England FW Danny Webber
11 England MF Lee Hendrie
12 Wales FW David Cotterill (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
13 England GK Ian Bennett
14 Australia DF David Carney
15 Wales MF Gary Speed
16 England DF Matthew Kilgallon
17 Scotland MF Nick Montgomery
18 England MF Michael Tonge
No. Position Player
19 Northern Ireland MF Keith Gillespie
20 England DF Chris Armstrong
21 England DF John Halls (on loan from Reading)
22 England DF Chris Lucketti
23 England MF Lee Martin (on loan from Manchester United)
24 England FW Billy Sharp
25 England GK Paul Gerrard
26 England DF Derek Geary
28 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Quinn
29 England FW Geoff Horsfield
31 England MF Nicky Law
33 England DF Ugo Ehiogu
35 England MF James Ashmore
40 England GK Jamie Annerson
— Republic of Macedonia FW Goran Slavkovski (on loan from Inter Milan)

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
2 England DF Leigh Bromby
4 England DF Phil Bardsley (on loan from Manchester United)
12 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Quinn
21 Antigua and Barbuda MF Mikele Leigertwood
21 England DF Gary Cahill (on loan from Aston Villa)
No. Position Player
23 Egypt MF Ahmed Fathy
27 France FW Christian Nadé
30 China MF Li Tie
32 England DF Evan Horwood
36 England MF Ian Ross

References

  1. ↑ "Blackwell in for Robson at Blades". BBC Sport. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2007-2008/championship.html
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2007-2008/results
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