2007–08 Swansea City A.F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.

2007–08 Swansea City A.F.C. season
ChairmanHuw Jenkins
ManagerRoberto Martínez
StadiumLiberty Stadium
League One1st (promoted to the Football League Championship)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Scotland (24)
All:
Jason Scotland (29)

Season summary

Swansea finished the season as champions of League One, ten points ahead of runners-up Nottingham Forest. Swansea had flirted with the top six for the first third of the season, before a run of six straight wins lifted them to first place, which they did not relinquish for the rest of the season. This winning sequence was the start of eighteen straight matches without defeat.[1] The club also enjoyed good form in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Southern finals before being knocked out by Milton Keynes Dons in a penalty shootout.

Squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Kevin Amankwaah
3 DF Kevin Austin[3]
4 DF Kristian O'Leary
5 DF Alan Tate
6 MF Ferrie Bodde
7 MF Leon Britton
8 MF Darren Pratley
9 FW Jason Scotland
10 MF Andrea Orlandi
11 FW Darryl Duffy
14 DF Marcos Painter[4]
15 DF Dennis Lawrence
16 DF Garry Monk
No. Position Player
17 MF Owain Tudur Jones
18 MF Andy Robinson
20 MF Shaun MacDonald
21 GK Dorus de Vries
22 DF Àngel Rangel
23 FW Guillem Bauzà
24 MF Darren Way
26 MF Paul Anderson (on loan from Liverpool)
28 MF Thomas Butler
29 MF Febian Brandy (on loan from Manchester United)
30 GK David Knight
32 MF Joe Allen
36 DF Ashley Williams[5] (on loan from Stockport County)

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
12 DF Steven Watt (on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
29 MF Ian Craney (to Accrington Stanley)
No. Position Player
35 FW Warren Feeney (on loan to Cardiff City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
19 MF Chris Jones
25 MF Matthew Collins
27 DF Kyle Graves
31 MF Scott Evans
No. Position Player
33 FW Kerry Morgan
34 GK Callum Hawthorne
35 DF James Burgin

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[6]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
21 GK Dorus de Vries 58
22 RB Àngel Rangel 52
15 CB Dennis Lawrence 45
16 CB Garry Monk 43
14 LB Marcos Painter 36
7 RM Leon Britton 40
8 CM Darren Pratley 45
6 CM Ferrie Bodde 35
18 LM Andy Robinson 40
9 CF Jason Scotland 47
23 CF Guillem Bauzà 33 Thomas Butler has 33 stars

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swansea-city/2007-2008
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flone/swansea.htm
  3. Austin was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. Painter was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  6. http://www.11v11.com/teams/swansea-city/tab/players/season/2008
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