Season summary
After losing key player David Nugent, the team made a bad start to the 2007–08 season (including just three victories), which resulted in Simpson being sacked on 13 November 2007.[1] Alan Irvine took over as manager seven days later and guided Preston to a 15th-place finish.[2]
Final league table
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
Preston North End's score comes first[3]
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 | 10,347 | 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 | |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R1 | 14 August 2007 | Morecambe | H | 1-2 | 7,703 | Pugh |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.