2007–08 Manchester City F.C. season

2007–08 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 2007–08 football season
Manchester City
2007–08 season
Owner &
chairman		Thaksin Shinawatra
ManagerSven-Göran Eriksson
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Elano (8)
All: Elano (10)
Highest home attendance47,321
(vs. Liverpool, 30 December 2007)
Lowest home attendance20,938
(vs. Norwich City, 25 September 2007)
Average home league attendance42,126
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2007–08 season was Manchester City Football Club's sixth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its 11th season since the Premier League was first created, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 116th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

The season started with a new owner in Thaksin Shinawatra and his newly appointed manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson. After spending three of the four previous Premier League seasons finishing in low mid-table positions (i.e., two to four places above the relegation zone), the Manchester City team was badly in need of an influx of new blood if it was to avoid a similar fate, or worse, in the upcoming season. Consequently, the newly infused funds from the club's wealthy Thai owner came at quite a fortuitous time for the team, and Eriksson was very active in the summer transfer market as he spent approximately £30 million adding eight relatively high-profile players to the City first team squad.

As a consequence of this mini spending spree Manchester City started the new season strongly and spent a large portion of it occupying one of the top five positions in the Premier League table. Unfortunately, the strong results of the first two-thirds of the season were not sustained in the final third and the team ultimately slipped down the rankings to finish the season in ninth place. This loss of form in the final months also led to Shinawatra summarily sacking Eriksson, a decision that was received with mixed emotions by the Manchester City supporters since both characters had achieved the status of "white knights" in their eyes for their respective financial and managerial contributions to the transformation of the club.[1] Two days after his end-of-season dismissal, on 2 June 2008 Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes.[2]

This season also saw Manchester City gain entry into the next season's UEFA Cup competition by finishing sixth in the English "Fair Play" rankings (with the five teams ranked above City having already qualified for European competition).

Team kit

Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook

Home
Home alt
Memorial
Away
Away alt.
Third
Third alt.
Third alt. 2


Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Kit description

The start of the 2007–08 Premier League campaign saw a number of changes for Manchester City, the most notable being the hiring of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, while a somewhat less prominent change for the club saw the termination of Reebok as the team's kit supplier (for the four previous seasons) with the French sportswear manufacturer, Le Coq Sportif, now resuming this role once again. The shirt sponsor continued to be Thomas Cook, although the travel company had undergone a name change during the close season after its announced merger with MyTravel Group in June 2007, with the newly merged company now being called Thomas Cook Group.

The switch to a new kit supplier resulted in three new team kits for this season. The new home kit consisted of a return to a full sky blue shirt, but now with vertical white pin stripes on the body (but not the sleeves and shoulders) together with matching solid sky blue socks and the traditional all white shorts. The shirt sported a Le Coq Sportif logo on the upper portion of both sleeves with the Manchester City crest in the centre of the chest above the Thomas Cook logo, while the City crest was also repeated at the base of the right leg on the shorts.

The new away kit – a striking solid purple colour but sporting the same vertical white pin stripes on the body of the shirt as the home kit plus all the same kit supplier, sponsorship and club crest logos – was possibly a throwback to the classic maroon and thin white striped shirts that had been the club's one-time strip created for its appearance at Wembley in the 1956 FA Cup Final against Birmingham City. In comparison to the new home and away kits, the new third kit consisted of a relatively conservative all white shirt and socks with solid sky blue shorts, with the white shirt sporting a thin sky blue diagonal sash across the front of the left shoulder.

New goalkeeper strips – a two-tone green (solid light green shirt plus solid dark green shorts and socks), an all-grey change and a yellow third with purple shorts and socks, were introduced for this season.

On 10 February 2008, during the club's local derby game against Manchester United, the City team played in a one-off special kit to mark the 50-year memorial of the Munich air disaster. This kit was devoid of the pinstripes, contained no kit supplier or sponsorship logos and had a black ribbon on the right shoulder bearing "1958–2008", with "Manchester remembers" written underneath.[3]

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Friendly games

Pre-season

Doncaster Rovers England v England Manchester City
14 July 2007 Doncaster Rovers England 1–3 England Manchester City Doncaster, England
15:00 BST McDaid 17' MCFC report 48' Corradi
62' Richards
64' Mpenza		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
Örgryte IS Sweden v England Manchester City
18 July 2007 Örgryte IS Sweden 1–4 England Manchester City Varberg, Sweden
19:00 BST Mwila 37'
MCFC report
BBC Sport report
YouTube video		 18' Bianchi
53' Corradi
61' Samaras
64' Logan
Yellow card 65' Fernandes
Yellow card 75' Dickov		 Stadium: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 5,000+
Carlstad United Sweden v England Manchester City
21 July 2007 Carlstad United Sweden 0–4 England Manchester City Karlstad, Sweden
15:00 BST MCFC report 5' Corradi
20' 51' Bianchi
Yellow card 52' Richards
78' Laird		 Stadium: Tingvalla IP
Charleroi Belgium v England Manchester City
28 July 2007 Charleroi Belgium 2–0 England Manchester City Charleroi, Belgium
18:00 BST Oulmers 20' (pen.)
Jovial 35'		 MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 Yellow card 39' M. Mills Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Shrewsbury Town England v England Manchester City
1 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town England 0–2 England Manchester City Shrewsbury, England
19:45 BST MCFC report
Guardian report		 Yellow card 42' Geovanni
81' Corradi
90' Dickov		 Stadium: New Meadow

Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City England v Spain Valencia
4 August 2007 Manchester City England 0–1 Spain Valencia Manchester, England
15:00 BST Corradi Yellow card 74' M.E.N. report
Guardian report
Dailymotion video		 10' Silva
Yellow card 52' Angulo		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,902
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Post-season

Thai League All-Star XI Thailand v England Manchester City
17 May 2008 Thai League All-Star XI Thailand 3–1 England Manchester City Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (local time) Ney Fabiano 37'
Sripan 44'
Chanabut 73'		 MCFC report 22' Caicedo Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Hong Kong Invitational XI Hong Kong v England Manchester City
22 May 2008 Hong Kong Invitational XI Hong Kong 3–1 England Manchester City Hong Kong, China
18:00 (local time) Giovane 27'
Festus 48'
Liang 71'		 MCFC report 15' Hamann Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 20,000

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 13 10 50 48 +2 58
8 Portsmouth 38 16 9 13 48 40 +8 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 45 53 −8 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[b]
10 West Ham United 38 13 10 15 42 50 −8 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 66 61 +5 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[c]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
Notes:
  1. ^ As FA Cup winners
  2. ^ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premier League Fair Play Ranking by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
  3. ^ As League Cup winners

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 10 13 45 53  −8 55 11 4 4 28 20  +8 4 6 9 17 33  −16

Last updated: 11 May 2008 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2007–08

Points breakdown


Points at home: 37
Points away from home: 18

Points against "Big Four" teams: 7
Points against promoted teams: 13


6 points: Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sunderland
4 points: Aston Villa, Bolton Wand., Derby County, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd.
3 points: Birmingham City, Middlesbrough, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur
2 points: Wigan Athletic
1 point: 0Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Liverpool
0 points: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 4–2 vs. Bolton Wanderers, 15 December 2007
000000000003–1 vs. Middlesbrough, 7 October 2007 & vs. Portsmouth, 20 April 2008
000000000000& vs. Newcastle United, 29 September 2007
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 2 February 2008
00000000000000000000–2 vs. Everton, 25 February 2008 & vs. Chelsea, 5 April 2008
Biggest away wins: 0–2 vs. West Ham, 11 Aug. 2007 & vs. Newcastle Utd., 2 Jan. 2008
Biggest away defeat: 8–1 vs. Middlesbrough, 11 May 2008

Biggest home attendance: 47,321 vs. Liverpool, 30 December 2007
Smallest home attendance: 38,261 vs. Wigan Athletic, 1 March 2008
Biggest away attendance: 75,970 vs. Manchester United, 10 February 2008
Smallest away attendance: 18,614 vs. Wigan Athletic, 1 December 2007

Results per matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2008. Source: 2007–08 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

West Ham United v Manchester City
11 August 2007 1 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST MCFC report Bianchi 18'
Geovanni 87'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,921
Referee: Peter Walton
Manchester City v Derby County
15 August 2007 2 Manchester City 1–0 Derby County Manchester, England
19:45 BST Johnson 43' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,620
Referee: L. S. Mason
Manchester City v Manchester United
19 August 2007 3 Manchester City 1–0 Manchester United Manchester, England
13:30 BST Geovanni 31' MCFC report
YouTube video		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,955
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Arsenal v Manchester City
25 August 2007 4 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Fàbregas 80' MCFC report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,114
Referee: Chris Foy
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City
2 September 2007 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Manchester City Blackburn, England
15:00 BST McCarthy 13'
Kerimoğlu Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card		 MCFC report Dunne Yellow card 65' Red card Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,881
Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester City v Aston Villa
16 September 2007 6 Manchester City 1–0 Aston Villa Manchester, England
16:00 BST Johnson 48' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 38,363
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Fulham v Manchester City
22 September 2007 7 Fulham 3–3 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Davies 13'
Bouazza 48'
Murphy 74'		 MCFC report Petrov 36', 60'
Mpenza 50'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,674
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v Newcastle United
29 September 2007 8 Manchester City 3–1 Newcastle United Manchester, England
12:45 BST Petrov 37'
Mpenza 47'
Elano 87'		 MCFC report Martins 29' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,606
Referee: Chris Foy
Manchester City v Middlesbrough
7 October 2007 9 Manchester City 3–1 Middlesbrough Manchester, England
15:00 BST Riggott 10' (o.g.)
Elano 33', 63'		 MCFC report Hutchinson 88' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,438
Referee: Steve Bennett
Manchester City v Birmingham City
20 October 2007 10 Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City Manchester, England
15:00 BST Elano 36' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,688
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Manchester City
27 October 2007 11 Chelsea 6–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Essien 16'
Drogba 31', 56'
Cole 60'
Kalou 75'
Shevchenko 90'		 MCFC report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,832
Referee: Mike Riley
Manchester City v Sunderland
5 November 2007 12 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Ireland 66' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,038
Referee: Alan Wiley
Portsmouth v Manchester City
11 November 2007 13 Portsmouth 0–0 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
16:00 GMT MCFC report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,529
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v Reading
24 November 2007 14 Manchester City 2–1 Reading Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Petrov 11'
Ireland 90'		 MCFC report Harper 43' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,813
Referee: Steve Tanner
Wigan Athletic v Manchester City
1 December 2007 15 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Manchester City Wigan, England
15:00 GMT Scharner 24'
Melchiot Red card 88'		 MCFC report Geovanni 1' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,614
Referee: Mike Riley
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
9 December 2007 16 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 GMT Chimbonda 44'
Defoe 82'		 MCFC report Bianchi 60'
Ireland Red card 81'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,646
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers
15 December 2007 17 Manchester City 4–2 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Bianchi 7'
Michalík 48' (o.g.)
Vassell 77'
Etuhu 90'		 MCFC report Diouf 31'
Nolan 40'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,506
Referee: P. Walton
Aston Villa v Manchester City
22 December 2007 18 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Birmingham, England
15:00 GMT Carew 14' MCFC report Bianchi 11' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,455
Referee: Lee Mason
Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers
27 December 2007 19 Manchester City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Vassell 27'
Nelsen 30' (o.g.)		 MCFC report Santa Cruz 28', 84' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,112
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester City v Liverpool
30 December 2007 20 Manchester City 0–0 Liverpool Manchester, England
16:00 GMT MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,321
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Newcastle United v Manchester City
2 January 2008 21 Newcastle United 0–2 Manchester City Newcastle, England
19:45 GMT MCFC report Elano 38'
Fernandes 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,956
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Everton v Manchester City
12 January 2008 22 Everton 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT Lescott 31' MCFC report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,474
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v West Ham United
20 January 2008 23 Manchester City 1–1 West Ham United Manchester, England
16:00 GMT Vassell 16' MCFC report Cole 8' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,042
Referee: Phil Dowd
Derby County v Manchester City
30 January 2008 24 Derby County 1–1 Manchester City Derby, England
19:45 GMT Jihai 47' (o.g.) BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Sturridge 63' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,368
Referee: Steve Bennett
Manchester City v Arsenal
2 February 2008 25 Manchester City 1–3 Arsenal Manchester, England
12:45 GMT Fernandes 28' BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Adebayor 9', 88'
Eduardo 26'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,426
Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester United v Manchester City
10 February 2008 26 Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City Manchester, England
13:30 GMT O'Shea Yellow card 57'
Carrick 90'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Vassell 24'
Benjani 45'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,970
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester City v Everton
25 February 2008 27 Manchester City 0–2 Everton Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Petrov Red card 90' BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Yakubu 30'
Lescott 37'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,478
Referee: Rob Styles
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
1 March 2008 28 Manchester City 0–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
17:15 GMT BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 38,261
Referee: Steve Bennett
Reading v Manchester City
8 March 2008 29 Reading 2–0 Manchester City Reading, England
15:00 GMT Long 62'
Kitson 87'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,062
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
16 March 2008 30 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
16:00 GMT Ireland 59'
Onuoha 71'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Keane 32' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,108
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City
22 March 2008 31 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
15:00 GMT MCFC report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,633
Referee: Andre Marriner
Birmingham City v Manchester City
29 March 2008 32 Birmingham City 3–1 Manchester City Birmingham, England
15:00 GMT Zárate 40', 54'
Queudrue Red card 57'
McSheffrey 77' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Elano 59' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 22,962
Referee: Rob Styles
Manchester City v Chelsea
5 April 2008 33 Manchester City 0–2 Chelsea Manchester, England
15:00 BST BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Dunne 6' (o.g.)
Kalou 53'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,594
Referee: Chris Foy
Sunderland v Manchester City
12 April 2008 34 Sunderland 1–2 Manchester City Sunderland, England
15:00 BST Whitehead 82' BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Elano 79' (pen.)
Vassell 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,797
Referee: Mike Riley
Manchester City v Portsmouth
20 April 2008 35 Manchester City 3–1 Portsmouth Manchester, England
16:00 BST Vassell 11'
Petrov 13'
Benjani 74'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Utaka 24'
Hreiðarsson Red card 40'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,205
Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v Fulham
26 April 2008 36 Manchester City 2–3 Fulham Manchester, England
15:00 BST Ireland 10'
Benjani 21'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Kamara 69', 90'
Murphy 79'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,634
Referee: Mike Dean
Liverpool v Manchester City
4 May 2008 37 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
16:00 BST Torres 58' BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Mark Halsey
Middlesbrough v Manchester City
11 May 2008 38 Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
15:00 BST Downing 16' (pen.), 58'
Alves 37', 60', 90'
Johnson 70'
Rochemback 80'
Aliadiere 85'		 BBC Sport report
MCFC report		 Dunne Red card 15'
Elano 88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,613
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

Bristol City v Manchester City
29 August 2007 Second Round Bristol City 1–2 Manchester City Bristol, England
19:45 BST Orr 69' MCFC report Mpenza 17'
Bianchi 81'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 14,541
Referee: Richard Beeby
Manchester City v Norwich City
25 September 2007 Third Round Manchester City 1–0 Norwich City Manchester, England
19:45 BST Samaras 89' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 20,938
Referee: Andre Marriner
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City
31 October 2007 Fourth Round Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Manchester City Bolton, England
20:00 GMT MCFC report Elano 85' (pen.) Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 15,501
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
18 December 2007 Fifth Round Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
19:45 GMT MCFC report Defoe 5'
Zokora Red card 19'
Malbranque 83'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 38,564
Referee: Steve Bennett

FA Cup

West Ham United v Manchester City
5 January 2008 Third Round West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 GMT MCFC report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,806
Referee: Rob Styles
Manchester City v West Ham United
16 January 2008 Third Round Replay Manchester City 1–0 West Ham United Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Elano 73' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,809
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Sheffield United v Manchester City
27 January 2008 Fourth Round Sheffield United 2–1 Manchester City Sheffield, England
16:00 GMT Shelton 11'
Stead 24'		 MCFC report Sturridge 48' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Alan Wiley

Playing statistics

No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Sweden Andreas Isaksson 5 1 6
2 DF England Micah Richards (vc) 25 2 2 29 4
3 DF England Michael Ball 28 (9) 3 4 (1) 35 (10) 2
4 DF England Nedum Onuoha 16 (3) 1 2 3 (1) 21 (4) 1
Sold MF France Ousmane Dabo 1 (1) 1 (1)
6 MF England Michael Johnson 23 2 2 25 2 4
7 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 33 (1) 4 3 (1) 3 39 (2) 4 2 - / 1
8 MF Brazil Geovanni 19 (17) 3 1 (1) 3 (1) 23 (19) 3 4
9 FW Belgium Émile Mpenza 15 (7) 2 1 2 (1) 1 18 (8) 3
10 FW Italy Rolando Bianchi 19 (12) 4 2 (2) 3 1 24 (14) 5
11 MF Brazil Elano 34 (5) 8 2 1 2 1 38 (5) 10 5
12 FW England Darius Vassell 27 (6) 6 3 2 (1) 32 (7) 6 3
14 FW Scotland Paul Dickov 1 (1) 1 (1)
15 MF Bulgaria Martin Petrov 34 5 3 1 38 5 2 - / 1
16 DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka 37 (1) 3 3 43 (1) 5
17 DF China Sun Jihai 14 (7) 2 16 (7) 2
19 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 7 7
20 FW Greece Georgios Samaras 5 (3) 2 1 7 (3) 1
21 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 29 (3) 3 2 34 (3) 10
22 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne (c) 36 3 3 42 4 - / 2
24 DF Spain Javier Garrido 27 (5) 2 29 (5) 4
25 GK England Joe Hart 26 3 3 32
27 FW Zimbabwe Benjani 13 (1) 3 13 (1) 3
28 MF Switzerland Gélson Fernandes 26 (5) 2 3 (2) 3 (1) 32 (8) 2 6
29 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 3 (2) 3 (2)
30 MF Mexico Nery Castillo 10 (8) 2 12 (8)
33 FW Wales Ched Evans 1 (1) 1 (1)
34 DF England Sam Williamson 1 (1) 1 (1) 1
36 FW England Daniel Sturridge 3 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 4 (2) 2
37 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 6 (4) 1 1 (1) 1 (1) 8 (6) 1 1
38 DF England Shaleum Logan 2 2
20 FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo 7 (7) 7 (7) 1
TOTALS 42 2 4 48 60 - / 4

Information current as of 11 May 2008 (end of season)

Last updated: 16 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2007–08 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Season 2007–08 Squad Numbers 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goal scorers

Information current as of 11 May 2008 (end of season)

Awards

Premier League awards

Awarded monthly to the player and manager that were chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
August 2007[4] Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson England Micah Richards

Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards

Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

Month First Team Reserve Team Academy
August/September[5] Germany Dietmar Hamann England Richard Martin England Scott Kay
October[6] Brazil Elano England Ashley Grimes England Ben Mee
November[7] Croatia Vedran Ćorluka England Javan Vidal England Kieran Trippier
December[8] Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne Republic of Ireland Karl Moore England David Ball
January[9] England Michael Ball not announced Slovakia Vladimír Weiss
February[9] England Joe Hart Republic of Ireland Paul Marshall England Greg Hartley
March[10] Switzerland Gélson Fernandes England Adam Clayton England Andrew Tutte
April[10] England Darius Vassell England Sam Williamson Slovakia Vladimír Weiss

Football Association of Ireland awards

Player Year 2007 awards[11]
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne International Player of the Year
Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland Young International Player of the Year

Official Supporters Club awards

Player Season 2007–08 awards[12]
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne Player of the Year
England Joe Hart Young Player of the Year
England Ben Mee Most Promising Player of the Year

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First team

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
13 July 2007 FW Italy Rolando Bianchi Italy Reggina £8.8M[13]
14 July 2007 MF Switzerland Gélson Fernandes Switzerland Sion £4.2M[14]
17 July 2007 MF Brazil Geovanni Brazil Cruzeiro Free[15]
26 July 2007 MF Bulgaria Martin Petrov Spain Atlético Madrid £4.7M[16]
2 Aug. 2007 DF Croatia Vedran Ćorluka Croatia Dinamo Zagreb £8M[17]
2 Aug. 2007 MF Brazil Elano Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk £8M[17]
2 Aug. 2007 DF Spain Javier Garrido Spain Real Sociedad £1.5M[17]
3 Aug. 2007 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov Italy Fiorentina £5.75M[18][19]
31 Jan. 2008 FW Ecuador Felipe Caicedo Switzerland Basel £5.2M[20][21]
31 Jan. 2008[22] FW Zimbabwe Benjani England Portsmouth £3.87M[23]

Reserves & Academy

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
10 Aug. 07 GK England Richard Martin Free agent / 1-month trial[24][25]
16 Nov. 07 FW Thailand Teerasil Dangda Thailand Mueang Thong NongJork Free[26]
16 Nov. 07 DF Thailand Kiatprawut Saiwaeo Thailand Chonburi Free[26]
16 Nov. 07 DF Thailand Suree Sukha Thailand Chonburi Free[26]

Transfers out

First team

Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
15 May 2007 DF Tunisia Hatem Trabelsi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Released[27][28]
23 May 2007 DF France Sylvain Distin England Portsmouth Free[29][30]
14 June 2007 MF England Joey Barton England Newcastle United £5.8M[29][31]
4 July 2007 GK England Nicky Weaver England Charlton Athletic Free[32]
10 July 2007 MF England Trevor Sinclair Wales Cardiff City Free[33][34]
16 July 2007 DF England Stephen Jordan England Burnley Free[29][35]
31 Jan. 2008 MF France Ousmane Dabo Italy Lazio Free[36]
31 Jan. 2008 FW England Ishmael Miller England West Brom. Albion £0.9M–£1.4M[37][38]

Reserves & Academy

Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
15 May 2007 GK England Laurence Matthewson Released[27]
15 May 2007 MF England Ashley Williams Released[27]
4 July 2007 DF England Nathan D'Laryea England Rochdale Free[27][39]
9 Jan. 2008 MF Scotland Marc Laird England Millwall Free[40]

Loans in

First team

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
1 Jan. 2008 31 Dec. 2008 MF Mexico Nery Castillo Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[41]

Reserves & Academy

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
31 Jan. 2008 30 June 2008 FW Italy Filippo Mancini Italy Inter Milan[20]

Loans out

First team

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
15 Aug. 07 31 May 08 MF England Ishmael Miller England West Bromwich Albion[42]
21 Aug. 07 11 Nov. 07 DF England Matthew Mills England Doncaster Rovers[43][44]
31 Aug. 07 31 May 08 FW Italy Bernardo Corradi Italy Parma[45]
31 Aug. 07 31 Dec. 07 FW Scotland Paul Dickov England Crystal Palace[46]
31 Aug. 07 31 Dec. 07 DF England Danny Mills England Charlton Athletic[47]
11 Oct. 07 10 Nov. 07 DF England Shaleum Logan England Grimsby Town[48]
25 Oct. 07 24 Nov. 07 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Wales Cardiff City[49]
10 Nov. 07 19 Dec. 07 DF England Shaleum Logan England Scunthorpe United[50]
21 Oct. 07 20 Dec. 07 FW Wales Ched Evans England Norwich City[51]
4 Jan. 08 31 May 08 DF England Danny Mills England Derby County[52]
10 Jan. 08 26 Feb. 08 FW Wales Ched Evans England Norwich City[53]
11 Jan. 08 31 May 08 DF England Matthew Mills England Doncaster Rovers[54]
23 Jan. 08 31 May 08 FW Italy Rolando Bianchi Italy Lazio[55]
29 Jan. 08 31 May 08 FW Greece Georgios Samaras Scotland Celtic[56]
31 Jan. 08 31 May 08 FW Scotland Paul Dickov England Blackpool[57]
22 Feb. 08 14 Mar. 08 DF England Shaleum Logan England Stockport County[58][59]
4 Mar. 08 31 May 08 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu England Leicester City[60][61]
13 Mar. 08 31 May 08 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel England Coventry City[62]
24 Mar. 08 31 May 08 DF England Shaleum Logan England Stockport County[63]

Reserves & Academy

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
8 Nov. 07 7 Dec. 07 MF Scotland Marc Laird England Port Vale[64]
27 Feb. 08 30 June 08 FW Thailand Teerasil Dangda Switzerland Grasshoppers[65][66]
27 Feb. 08 30 June 08 DF Thailand Suree Sukha Switzerland Grasshoppers[65][66]
14 Apr. 08 30 June 08 DF Thailand Kiatprawut Saiwaeo Belgium Club Brugge[65][66]

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