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2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season

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The 2007–08 season saw Leeds United competing in League One (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) following relegation the previous season.

ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerDennis Wise
(until 28 January)[1]
Gwyn Williams
(caretaker, until 29 Jan)[2]
Gary McAllister
(from 29 January)
StadiumElland Road
League One5th (qualified for play-offs)
Quick facts season, Chairman ...
Leeds United
2007–08 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerDennis Wise
(until 28 January)[1]
Gwyn Williams
(caretaker, until 29 Jan)[2]
Gary McAllister
(from 29 January)
StadiumElland Road
League One5th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
League TrophyArea quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermaine Beckford (20)
All:
Jermaine Beckford (20)
Highest home attendance38,256 vs Gillingham
(3 May 2008, League One)
Lowest home attendance11,315 vs Hereford United
(20 November 2007, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance26,040
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Competitions

League One

Main article: 2007–08 Football League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Doncaster Rovers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 65 41 +24 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76[a]
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.[3]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 27 10 9 72 38  +34 76 15 4 4 41 18  +23 12 6 5 31 20  +11
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Source: Statto

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAAAH
ResultWWWWWWWDWWDWWLWWLWWDWDLLWWLDLLDDDWWLDWDWWWLWWW
Position2424242424201820141212969745555333543556887987710887666665
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Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One

Main article: 2007–08 Football League One
More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
11 August 2007Tranmere RoversAway2–1Heath 55', Kandol 89'11,008[4]
18 August 2007Southend UnitedHome4–1Thompson 3', Flo 85', Marques 88', Beckford 90'24,036[5]
25 August 2007Nottingham ForestAway2–1Kandol 17', Beckford 89'25,237[6]
1 September 2007Luton TownHome1–0Kandol 44'26,856[7]
8 September 2007Hartlepool UnitedHome2–0Kandol 20', Beckford 50'26,877[8]
14 September 2007Bristol RoversAway3–0Beckford 9', 90', Kandol 77'11,883[9]
22 September 2007Swansea CityHome2–0Beckford 62', Prutton 67'29,467[10]
29 September 2007GillinghamAway1–1Carole 28'8,719[11]
2 October 2007Oldham AthleticAway1–0Westlake 90'10,054[12]
6 October 2007Yeovil TownHome1–0de Vries 89'27,808[13]
13 October 2007Leyton OrientHome1–1Carole 55'29,177[14]
20 October 2007Brighton & Hove AlbionAway1–0Kandol 79'8,691[15]
27 October 2007MillwallHome4–2Prutton 37', Beckford 53', Douglas 57', 60'30,319[16]
3 November 2007Carlisle UnitedAway1–3Beckford 28'16,668[17]
6 November 2007BournemouthAway3–1Kandol 4', 86', Carole 54'9,632[18]
17 November 2007Swindon TownHome2–1Beckford 32' pen., 56'27,990[19]
25 November 2007Cheltenham TownAway0–1—7,043[20]
4 December 2007Port ValeHome3–0Prutton 18', Beckford 55', Flo 83'20,301[21]
8 December 2007Huddersfield TownHome4–0Douglas 24', Beckford 49', 69', Flo 87'32,501[22]
15 December 2007WalsallAway1–1Thompson 90'10,102[23]
22 December 2007Bristol RoversHome1–0Howson 84'27,863[24]
26 December 2007Hartlepool UnitedAway1–1Beckford 90'7,784[25]
29 December 2007Swansea CityAway2–3Beckford 12', Thompson 46'19,010[26]
1 January 2008Oldham AthleticHome1–3Constantine 46'25,906[27]
5 January 2008Northampton TownHome3–0Richardson 43', Marques 52', Weston 90'24,472[28]
14 January 2008Crewe AlexandraAway1–0Beckford 36'6,771[29]
19 January 2008Doncaster RoversHome0–1—31,402[30]
26 January 2008Luton TownAway1–1Huntington 27'9,297[31]
29 January 2008Southend UnitedAway0–1—9,819[32]
2 February 2008Tranmere RoversHome0–2—24,907[33]
9 February 2008Northampton TownAway1–1Howson 38'7,260[34]
12 February 2008Nottingham ForestHome1–1Beckford 83' pen.29,552[35]
23 February 2008Crewe AlexandraHome1–1Kandol 86'21,223[36]
1 March 2008Swindon TownAway1–0Kandol 25'13,270[37]
8 March 2008BournemouthHome2–0Johnson 11', Kilkenny 63'21,199[38]
11 March 2008Cheltenham TownHome1–2Elding 85'20,257[39]
15 March 2008Port ValeAway3–3Marques 39', Freedman 41', 86'7,908[40]
22 March 2008WalsallHome2–0Beckford 29', 80'19,095[41]
29 March 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionHome0–0—22,575[42]
1 April 2008Doncaster RoversAway1–0Sheehan 20'15,001[43]
5 April 2008Leyton OrientAway2–0Johnson 16', Beckford 50'7,602[44]
12 April 2008Carlisle UnitedHome3–2Freedman 50', 69', Howson 59'28,530[45]
15 April 2008Huddersfield TownAway0–1—16,413[46]
19 April 2008MillwallAway2–0Prutton 70', Hughes 78'13,395[47]
25 April 2008Yeovil TownAway1–0Freedman 4'9,527[48]
3 May 2008GillinghamHome2–1Johnson 69', Kandol 88'38,256[49]
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Play-offs

Main article: 2008 Football League play-offs § League One
More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Semi-Final First Leg12 May 2008Carlisle UnitedHome1–2Freedman 90'36,297[50]
Semi-Final Second Leg15 May 2008Carlisle UnitedAway2–0Howson 10', 90'12,873[51]
Final25 May 2008Doncaster RoversNeutral0–1—75,132[52]
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FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First Round9 November 2007Hereford UnitedAway0–0—5,924[53]
First Round Replay20 November 2007Hereford UnitedHome0–1—11,315[54]
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League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First Round14 August 2007Macclesfield TownAway1–0Westlake 78'3,422[55]
Second Round28 August 2007PortsmouthAway0–3—8,502[56]
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League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
More information Round, Date ...
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second Round9 October 2007DarlingtonAway1–0Huntington 48'7,891[57]
Area Quarter-Final13 November 2007BuryHome1–2Constantine 8'18,809[58]
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Statistics

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name League Play-offs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKDenmark Casper Ankergren 4303020201050020
2DFEngland Frazer Richardson 3913010101045100
3DFEngland Paul Huntington 12+523020002119+5330
3MFUnited States Eddie Lewis 10000010002000
4MFRepublic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas 22+233010200+1028+3381
5DFAngola Rui Marques 34+230010101037+2350
6DFEngland Matt Heath 25+110000201130+2150
7MFEngland David Prutton 38+543000201044+5490
8MFEngland Alan Thompson 9+430000001010+4350
9FWEngland Jermaine Beckford 402030200+200045+22071
10FWEngland Leon Constantine 1+31000+2000112+5200
11FWEngland Ian Westlake 10+10100100+111012+11230
14MFEngland Jonny Howson 21+533220202030+5530
16MFEngland Wayne Andrews 10000000102010
16MFEngland Bradley Johnson 18+323000000021+3210
17FWFrance Sébastien Carole 17+1130+1020201022+12320
18MFRepublic of Ireland Robert Bayly 0000000+10000+1000
19FWNorway Tore André Flo 4+183000000004+18300
20FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Trésor Kandol 32+9110+2020200+1036+121161
22MFEngland Andrew Hughes 32+810+2010000033+101110
23MFEngland Curtis Weston 1+6100110+10103+8100
24DFEngland Jamie Clapham 12+10000+10000+1012+3010
24MFScotland Peter Sweeney 6+30000000006+3010
25GKEngland David Lucas 30000+1000205+1000
26DFEngland Ben Parker 6+300020202012+3100
27DFEngland Scott Gardner 10000010002000
28MFEngland Fabian Delph 0+1000000+10000+2000
29FWEngland Tom Elliott 00000010001000
30MFPortugal Filipe da Costa 0+40000+10001+101+6001
31FWEngland Tomi Ameobi 000000100+101+1000
32FWNetherlands Mark de Vries 1+51000000203+5110
32DFRepublic of Ireland Alan Sheehan 1010000000010121
33DFBulgaria Radostin Kishishev 5+20000000005+2010
33DFSlovakia Ľubomír Michalík 1703000000020010
34DFRepublic of Ireland Simon Madden 00000000101000
35DFEngland Darren Kenton 1600000000016030
37MFAustralia Neil Kilkenny 1613000000019130
38FWScotland Dougie Freedman 9+253100000012+2600
39FWEngland Anthony Elding 4+51000000004+5100
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Transfers

In

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
7 August 2007GKDenmark Casper AnkergrenDenmark BrøndbyUndisclosed[59]
FWEngland Leon ConstantineEngland Port ValeFree[60]
DFEngland Matt HeathEngland Coventry City[60]
MFEngland David PruttonEngland Southampton[61]
MFEngland Curtis WestonEngland Swindon Town[60]
9 August 2007MFEngland Alan ThompsonScotland Celtic[62]
10 August 2007MFEngland Andrew HughesEngland Norwich CityUndisclosed[63]
1 September 2007GKScotland Alan MartinScotland Motherwell[64]
DFEngland Paul HuntingtonEngland Newcastle United£150,000[65]
MFPortugal Filipe da CostaGreece IonikosFree[66]
11 September 2007GKEngland David LucasEngland Barnsley[67]
2 January 2008MFFinland Sebastian SorsaFinland HJK Helsinki[68]
7 January 2008MFAustralia Neil KilkennyEngland Birmingham City£150,000[69]
8 January 2008MFEngland Bradley JohnsonEngland Northampton Town£250,000[70]
10 January 2008MFScotland Peter SweeneyEngland Stoke City£150,000[71]
31 January 2008FWEngland Anthony EldingEngland Stockport County£100,000[72]
DFEngland Darren KentonEngland Leicester CityFree[73]
DFSlovakia Ľubomír MichalíkEngland Bolton Wanderers£200,000[74]
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Out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2007DFScotland Stephen CraineyEngland BlackpoolFree[75]
DFEngland Robbie ElliottEngland Hartlepool United[76]
DFAustralia Hayden FoxeAustralia Perth Glory[77]
DFEngland Sam HirdEngland Doncaster Rovers[78]
DFRepublic of Ireland Gary KellyRetired[79]
FWEngland Ian Thomas-MooreEngland Hartlepool UnitedFree[80]
GKScotland Neil SullivanEngland Doncaster Rovers[78]
5 July 2007MFEngland Kevin NichollsEngland Preston North EndUndisclosed[81]
13 July 2007FWNorthern Ireland David HealyEngland Fulham£1,500,000[82]
FWEngland Robbie BlakeEngland Burnley£250,000[83]
25 July 2007MFEngland Danny RoseEngland Tottenham Hotspur£1,000,000[84]
2 August 2007FWEngland Richard CresswellEngland Stoke City£500,000[85]
20 August 2007MFUnited States Eddie LewisEngland Derby CountyUndisclosed[86]
1 September 2007MFIceland Gylfi EinarssonReleased[87]
22 January 2008MFEngland Shaun DerryEngland Crystal PalaceUndisclosed[88]
12 March 2008FWNorway Tore André FloRetired[89]
11 April 2008MFEngland Gavin RotheryReleased[90]
DFRepublic of Ireland Simon MaddenReleased[90]
22 May 2008MFPortugal Filipe da CostaReleased[91]
13 May 2008DFEngland Matt HeathEngland Colchester UnitedFree[92]
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Loan in

More information Date from, Date to ...
Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
20 August 200720 November 2007DF England Jamie ClaphamEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers[93]
1 October 200727 October 2007FWEngland Wayne AndrewsEngland Coventry City[94]
15 January 2008FW Netherlands Mark de VriesEngland Leicester City[95]
23 October 200723 January 2008DFBulgaria Radostin Kishishev[96]
4 January 20087 January 2008MFAustralia Neil KilkennyEngland Birmingham City[97]
10 January 200831 January 2008DFEngland Darren KentonEngland Leicester City[98]
31 January 200825 May 2008DFRepublic of Ireland Alan Sheehan[99]
28 February 20084 March 2008DFRepublic of Ireland Stephen O'HalloranEngland Aston Villa[100]
6 March 200825 May 2008FWScotland Dougie FreedmanEngland Crystal Palace[101]
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Loan out

More information Date from, Date to ...
Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
15 November 20074 May 2008FWEngland Tomi AmeobiEngland Scunthorpe United[102]
19 November 200719 January 2008MF England Shaun DerryEngland Crystal Palace[103]
22 January 200822 February 2008MFEngland Alan ThompsonEngland Hartlepool United[104]
24 February 2008DFEngland Scott GardnerEngland Farsley Celtic[105]
26 February 200817 May 2008DFEngland Ben ParkerEngland Darlington[106]
4 March 20084 May 2008MFEngland Ian WestlakeEngland Brighton & Hove Albion[107]
MFEngland Curtis WestonEngland Scunthorpe United[107]
5 March 20087 April 2008FWEngland Leon ConstantineEngland Oldham Athletic[108]
14 March 20084 May 2008DFEngland Matt HeathEngland Colchester United[109]
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