2007–08 Stockport County F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Stockport County
2007–08 season
ManagerJim Gannon
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two11th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea semi-finals
Top goalscorerLiam Dickinson (19)

Season summary

Stockport County defeated Rochdale in the play-off final to gain promotion to League One.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 28 8 10 84 43 +41 92 Promotion to 2008–09 League One
3 Hereford United (P) 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88
4 Stockport County (O, P) 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82 Qualification for League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Chris Adamson
2 DF Robert Clare
3 DF Michael Rose
4 MF Jason Taylor
5 DF Gareth Owen[notes 1]
7 MF David Poole
8 MF Gary Dicker
9 FW Amari Morgan-Smith
10 FW Matty McNeil
11 MF Adam Griffin
14 DF Leon McSweeney
15 DF Michael Raynes
16 DF James Tunnicliffe
17 MF Anthony Pilkington[notes 2]
18 MF Greg Tansey
19 MF Stephen Gleeson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Position Player
20 FW Liam Dickinson
21 MF Tommy Rowe
23 DF Jimmy McNulty
24 GK John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
25 DF Gianluca Havern
26 GK Conrad Logan (on loan from Leicester City)
27 FW Danny Ellis
28 MF Paul Turnbull
29 FW Chris Coward
30 MF Dominic Blizzard
31 FW Adam Proudlock
32 DF James Smith
33 FW Ryan Lowe (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
34 MF James Vincent
40 GK Ben Imeson

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
6 DF Ashley Williams[notes 3] (on loan to Swansea City)
9 FW Anthony Elding (to Leeds United)
9 FW Johann Smith (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
14 MF Keith Briggs (to Shrewsbury Town)
19 DF Paul Tierney (on loan from Blackpool)
22 GK Zak Jones (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
No. Position Player
22 DF Shaleum Logan (on loan from Manchester City)
23 DF Michael Bowler (to Northwich Victoria)
24 MF Tony Dinning (to Chester City)
24 MF Les Thompson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
24 MF Adam Nowland (on loan from Preston North End)

Notes
  1. Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
  2. Pilkington was born in Blackburn, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his paternal grandfather and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2013.
  3. Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and made his international debut for Wales in March 2008.

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.
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