2007–08 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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The 2007–08 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's third consecutive season in The Championship. Manager Peter Taylor was sacked on 8 October 2007[1] and replaced by former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock on 11 October 2007.[2]

ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerPeter Taylor (until 8 October)
Neil Warnock (from 11 October)
StadiumSelhurst Park
Championship5th (play-offs)
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Crystal Palace
2007–08 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerPeter Taylor (until 8 October)
Neil Warnock (from 11 October)
StadiumSelhurst Park
Championship5th (play-offs)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Clinton Morrison (16)
All:
Clinton Morrison (16)
Highest home attendance23,950 vs Burnley (4 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance13,048 vs Preston North End (27 November 2007)
Average home league attendance16,031
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Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 13 May 2008.
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No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship
(including play-offs)		FA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Scott Flinders 2-3001-21-1
2 DF England ENG Matthew Lawrence 41137+21100+10
3 DF England ENG Tony Craig 1401300010
4 DF England ENG Clint Hill 3133030+1000
5 DF England ENG Mark Hudson 4924721010
6 DF England ENG Leon Cort[notes 1] 1201200000
7 MF Wales WAL Carl Fletcher[notes 2] 29117+1111000
8 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 40935+491000
9 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman 2024+1510011
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison[notes 3] 471635+1016100+10
11 MF Barbados BRB Paul Ifill[notes 4] 1525+1020000
12 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni 48-4548-450000
14 MF England ENG Ben Watson 46743+171010
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy 80800000
16 MF England ENG Neil Danns 402+200000
17 FW Austria AUT Besian Idrizaj 703+400000
17 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair 1021020000
18 DF England ENG John Halls 50500000
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares 42640+160010
20 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield 33027+500010
21 MF England ENG Dave Martin 1002+700010
21 MF England ENG Kyel Reid 200+200000
22 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov 906+300000
22 MF England ENG Nathan Ashton 10100000
23 DF Portugal POR José Fonte 26118+611010
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Hughes 1004+600000
25 MF England ENG Stuart Green 1127+320010
27 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Songo'o 90900000
28 MF England ENG Shaun Derry 3403400000
30 MF England ENG John Bostock 501+301000
31 DF England ENG Arron Fray 00000000
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi[notes 5] 902+600010
33 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban 300+20000+10
34 DF England ENG Lee Hills 1316+611000
35 DF Wales WAL Rhoys Wiggins[notes 6] 00000000
36 MF England ENG Lewwis Spence 00000000
37 FW England ENG Charlie Sheringham 00000000
38 GK England ENG David Wilkinson 00000000
39 MF England ENG James Dayton 00000000
40 MF England ENG Ryan Hall 200+100+1000
41 DF England ENG Moses Swaibu 00000000
42 FW England ENG Ben Kudjodji 100+100000
43 FW England ENG Victor Moses[notes 7] 15310+530000
44 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Scannell[notes 8] 25211+1320+1000
48 MF England ENG Ashley-Paul Robinson 600+600000
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Players

Starting 11

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
12 GK Argentina Julián Speroni 48
2 RB England Matthew Lawrence 38 Danny Butterfield has 28 starts
5 CB England Mark Hudson 49
23 CB Portugal José Fonte 20
4 LB England Clint Hill 30
19 RM England Tom Soares 41
14 CM England Ben Watson 45
28 CM England Shaun Derry 32
44 LM Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell 12 Carl Fletcher has 18 starts
8 CF England James Scowcroft 36
10 CF Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 36
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Club

Management

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Position Staff
Manager England Peter Taylor (July–October)/England Neil Warnock (October–June)
Assistant manager England Mick Jones (October–June)
First team coach Wales Kit Symons (July–October)/England Keith Curle (October–June)
Goalkeeping coach England Tony Burns (July–November)/England Jim Stannard (November–June)
Chief scout Scotland Allan Gemmill
Fitness coach England Mark Hulse (July–November)/England Carl Serrant (November–June)
Reserve team manager Wales Kit Symons (July–October)/Scotland Dougie Freedman (October–March)/England Gary Issot (March–June)
Academy manager England David Moss
U18 team/Assistant academy manager England Gary Issott
Head physiotherapist England Paul Caton
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Hull City (O, P) 46 21 12 13 65 47 +18 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

Preseason

13 July 2007 Chelmsford City 0–2 Crystal Palace Chelmsford
19:00 (Report) Freedman 74', 82' Stadium: Melbourne Stadium
Attendance: 997
Referee: Rayford Lee
14 July 2007 Bromley 2–2 Crystal Palace London
15:00 Hockton 56'
Chaaban 56'		 (Report) Duku 50' (o.g.)
Green 90'		 Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 July 2007 Aldershot Town 0–2 Crystal Palace Aldershot
19:00 (Report) Watson 22' (pen.)
Kuqi 58'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Steven Cook
20 July 2007 Dartford 0–3 Crystal Palace Dartford
19:00 (Report) Fletcher 16'
Green 56'
Ifill 89'		 Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 July 2007 Barnet 2–3 Crystal Palace London
15:00 Carew 69'
Yakubu 89'		 (Report) Giele 18' (o.g.)
Watson 24'
Ifill 28'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Grant Hegley
24 July 2007 IFK Göteborg 1–2 Crystal Palace Grebbestad
19:30 Mourad 74' (Report) Ifill 2'
Scowcroft 35'		 Attendance: 1,300
27 July 2007 IK Oddevold 1–4 Crystal Palace
19:30 Engelbrektsson 60' (Report) Dayton
Morrison
Martin
Watson
31 July 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Anderlecht London
20:00 Watson 50' (pen.) (Report) Théréau 26' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 August 2007 Crystal Palace 0–0 Everton London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Phil Crossley

Football League Championship

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
11 August 2007 Southampton 1–4 Crystal Palace Southampton
15:00 Saganowski 45+2' (Report) Scowcroft 30', 31', 55'
Morrison 57'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,054
Referee: Lee Probert
18 August 2007 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City London
15:00 Green 33'
Morrison 90+3'		 (Report) Campbell 63'
Kisnorbo 87'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,607
Referee: Michael Russell
26 August 2007 Ipswich Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Ipswich
13:15 Walters 73' (Report) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,382
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 September 2007 Crystal Palace 0–1 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 (Report) Todorov 74' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,556
Referee: Nigel Miller
15 September 2007 Norwich City 1–0 Crystal Palace Norwich
15:00 Střihavka 75' (Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Lee Probert
18 September 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City London
20:00 Green 26' (Report) Best 87' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 September 2007 Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheffield United London
15:00 Soares 60'
Fletcher 70'
Watson 89' (pen.)		 (Report) Hudson 48' (o.g.)
Beattie 76'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 September 2007 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Burnley
15:00 Blake 13' (Report) Hudson 5' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 October 2007 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Crystal Palace Plymouth
19:45 Halmosi 50' (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
6 October 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Hull City London
15:00 Scowcroft 81' (Report) Marney 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,769
Referee: Richard Beeby
20 October 2007 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Blackpool
15:00 Fox 69' (Report) Soares 59' Red card 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Graham Laws
23 October 2007 Crystal Palace 1–3 Stoke City London
20:00 Freedman 51' (Report) Cresswell 49', 59'
Shawcross 74'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Mike Thorpe
29 October 2007 Crystal Palace 0–2 Watford London
20:00 (Report) Smith 32'
King 67'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,986
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 November 2007 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Crystal Palace Scunthorpe
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Clive Penton
6 November 2007 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
19:45 Purse 9' (Report) Watson 44' (pen.) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,781
Referee: Lee Mason
10 November 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 Queens Park Rangers London
15:00 Morrison 88' (Report) Sinclair 45' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,010
Referee: Peter Walton
24 November 2007 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
15:00 Balwin Red card 8'
Jackson 69'		 (Report) Morrison 8', 74' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Paul Taylor
27 November 2007 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End London
19:45 Morrison 40'
Hill 45+3'		 (Report) Mawene 36' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,048
Referee: Phil Joslin
1 December 2007 Crystal Palace 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Morrison 21' (Report) Hudson 8' (o.g.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Uriah Rennie
4 December 2007 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Crystal Palace London
20:00 Stewart 10' (Report) Hill 65'
Morrison 68'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Alan Wiley
8 December 2007 Barnsley 0–0 Crystal Palace Barnsley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,298
Referee: Anthony Bates
15 December 2007 Crystal Palace 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
15:00 Morrison 37'
Scannell 90'		 (Report) Hinds 11' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,865
Referee: Grant Hegley
22 December 2007 Crystal Palace 2–1 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 Hill 8'
Scowcroft 44'		 (Report) Easter 49' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,097
Referee: Mike Jones
26 December 2007 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Coventry
15:00 (Report) Morrison 47'
Ifill 88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2007 Sheffield United 0–1 Crystal Palace Sheffield
12:45 (Report) Scowcroft 38' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,982
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 January 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Norwich City London
15:00 Morrison 50' (Report) Russell 8' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,199
Referee: Mike Thorpe
12 January 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 (Report) Morrison 24'
Scannell 49'
Scowcroft 69'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,650
Referee: Howard Webb
19 January 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Bristol City London
15:00 Morrison 6'
Hudson 85'		 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 January 2008 Leicester City 1–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
19:45 Hayles 89' (Report) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 21,764
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
2 February 2008 Crystal Palace 1–1 Southampton London
15:00 Scowcroft 73' (Report) John 84' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Mark Halsey
8 February 2008 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace London
19:45 Varney 60', 87' (Report) Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Lee Probert
12 February 2008 Crystal Palace 0–1 Ipswich Town London
20:00 (Report) Haynes 45+1' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Clive Penton
18 February 2008 Bristol City 1–1 Crystal Palace Bristol
20:00 McCombe 90+6' (Report) Hills 61' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,446
Referee: Richard Beeby
23 February 2008 Crystal Palace 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 (Report) Gray 76'
Kyle 89'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,679
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 March 2008 Preston North End 0–1 Crystal Palace Preston
15:00 (Report) Morrison 76' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,347
Referee: Mike Jones
4 March 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Cardiff City London
20:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,446
Referee: Scott Mathieson
8 March 2008 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United London
15:00 Ifil 21' (o.g.)
Watson 74'		 (Report) Lisbie 23' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Phil Joslin
12 March 2008 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Crystal Palace West Bromwich
19:45 Phillips 30' (Report) Moses 55' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,378
Referee: Peter Walton
15 March 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Barnsley London
15:00 Soares 46'
Scowcroft 83'		 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,459
Referee: Iain Williamson
22 March 2008 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Crystal Palace Sheffield
15:00 Sahar 18'
Small 68'		 (Report) Watson 40'
Lawrence 90+4'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,875
Referee: Russell Booth
29 March 2008 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackpool London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 April 2008 Stoke City 1–2 Crystal Palace Stoke-upon-Trent
20:00 Whelan 85' (Report) Soares 23'
Fonte 45+1'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,756
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 April 2008 Crystal Palace 2–0 Scunthorpe United London
15:00 Soares 21'
Morrison 39'		 (Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,975
Referee: Keith Hill
19 April 2008 Watford 0–2 Crystal Palace Watford
15:00 (Report) Ifill 72'
Moses 75'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,694
Referee: Howard Webb
26 April 2008 Hull City 2–1 Crystal Palace Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Campbell 18'
Ashbee 85'		 (Report) Sinclair 38' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,350
Referee: Russell Booth
4 May 2008 Crystal Palace 5–0 Burnley London
14:00 Watson 8' (pen.)
Moses 10'
Soares 37'
Sinclair 61'
Morrison 65'		 (Report) Carlisle Red card 7' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,950
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Championship play-offs

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship § Play-offs
Semi-final
10 May 2008 Crystal Palace 1–2 Bristol City London
12:15 Watson 87' (pen.) (Report) Carey 53'
Noble 90+2'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,869
Referee: Mike Jones
13 May 2008 Bristol City 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Crystal Palace Bristol
19:45 Trundle 104'
McIndoe 110'		 (Report) Watson 24' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,842
Referee: Howard Webb

Football League Cup

14 August 2007 First round Bristol Rovers 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Crystal Palace Bristol
19:45 Disley 64' (Report) Freedman 31' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,566
Referee: Tony Bates
Penalties
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Jacobson soccer ball with check mark
Disley soccer ball with check mark
Anthony soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Freedman
soccer ball with check mark Morrison
soccer ball with red X Kuqi

FA Cup

5 January 2008 Third round Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Watford
15:00 Shittu 28', 65' (Report) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,480
Referee: Lee Mason

End-of-season awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year Shaun Derry
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Scholar Player of the Year Lee Hills
Academy Player of the Year Kyle de Silva
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season James Scowcroft v Wolverhampton Wanderers (12–01–08)
Special Achievement Award Clinton Morrison for scoring 100 Crystal Palace goals
Special Achievement Award Geoff Thomas for his services to the club as captain (1988–1992)
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