Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08

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Bristol Rovers F.C.
Season 2007-08
Manager Paul Trollope
Chairman Ron Craig
League League One
Final league position 16th (W:13 D:17 L:17 F:45 A:53)
FA Cup Quarter-finalist
Carling Cup 2nd round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Rickie Lambert (13)
All: Rickie Lambert (19)
Highest home attendance 12,077 v West Bromwich Albion
Lowest home attendance 3,313 v A.F.C. Bournemouth

The 2007-08 season covers the period from 2007-07-01 to 2008-06-30. It marks the 125th year of football played by Bristol Rovers F.C. and their 81st season in The Football League. The team plays in Football League One having won the Football League Two playoff game at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2007, beating Shrewsbury 3-1 in front of a crowd of 61,589.

Contents

[edit] Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

  • 7 July: Aaron Lescott signed a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2009.[1]
  • 10 July: New contracts were signed by Richard Walker, Lewis Haldane and Chris Carruthers. Haldane signed a three-year contract, Walker a two-year one and Carruthers one-year.[2]
  • 10 August: First-Team Coach Paul Trollope and Director of Football Lennie Lawrence both signed extended contracts with the club.[3] Bill Smith resigned from his position as chief executive to concentrate on his other business commitments.[4]
  • 17 August: A delay in the demolition of the Memorial Stadium was announced, meaning that the club will play the whole season there and not move to Cheltenham in January as had previously been announced.[5]
  • 18 August: Craig Disley signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.[6]
  • 23 August: Goalkeeping coach Steve Book was registered as a player after backup goalie Mike Green broke his finger in a reserve match.[7]
  • 28 August: Rovers' Carling Cup run came to an end after a 2-1 defeat to Premier League side West Ham. The game was overshadowed by the injury to Kieron Dyer who suffered a suspected broken leg.[8]
  • 4 September: Charlie Clough, who was promoted to the first team squad in the summer, signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.[9]
  • 2 October: Edward Ware is appointed to the club's board of directors.[10]
  • 9 October: Rovers' hopes of reaching the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final for the second year running came to an end as they lost their second round tie with A.F.C. Bournemouth 1-0.
  • 15 October: Former Rovers defender Billy Clark was appointed the club's new under-18's coach.[11]
  • 24 November: Both Steve Elliott and Richard Walker received 3 match bans after being handed straight red cards by referee Rob Styles in a bad tempered derby with Swindon Town. Joe Jacobson picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in the same game, resulting in a one match suspension for the Welshman.[12]
  • 22 December: Craig Disley received his fifth yellow card of the season in the match away to Leeds resulting in a one game suspension.[13]
  • 26 December: Captain Stuart Campbell picked up his fifth yellow card of the season. He was suspended for the FA Cup Third Round tie with Fulham
  • 22 January: Rovers beat Fulham in the 3rd round of the FA cup, after drawing the original match 2:2 they won the replay at The Memorial Stadium on penalties after a 0:0 120 minutes.
  • 16 February: Rovers beat Southampton in the 5th round of the FA cup, courtesy of an 84th-minute strike by Rickie Lambert.
  • 9 March: The club-record-equalling FA Cup run ended at the quarter-final stage, with a defeat to West Bromwich Albion, infront of a Memorial Stadium record crowd for football of 12,011.[14]
  • 3 June: The football club announced that the stadium redevelopment would be postponed for a further year after the initial accommodation providers pulled out and a leak on an unofficial club website caused negotiations with an alternative provider to collapse.[15]

[edit] Fixtures and results

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

[edit] League One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers League pos
11 August Port Vale Away 1-1 6,808 Williams 7 Report
18 August Crewe Alexandra Home 1-1 7,750 Disley 14 Report
25 August Oldham Athletic Away 1-0 5,348 Jacobson 9 Report
1 September Nottingham Forest Home 2-2 9,080 Anthony, Walker (pen) 8 Report
8 September Luton Town Away 2-1 6,131 Lambert (2) 6 Report
14 September Leeds United Home 0-3 11,883 7 Report
22 September Carlisle United Away 1-1 6,106 Elliott 9 Report
29 September Leyton Orient Home 2-3 7,181 Walker (2 pens) 14 Report
2 October Southend United Home 1-1 5,762 Walker (pen) 12 Report
6 October Brighton & Hove Albion Away 0-0 5,820 15 Report
12 October Hartlepool United Away 0-1 4,963 15 Report
20 October Yeovil Town Home 1-1 7,726 Elliott 17 Report
27 October Gillingham Away 2-3 5,333 Lambert, Pipe 19 Report
3 November Bournemouth Home 0-2 6,405 19 Report
6 November Northampton Town Away 1-0 5,126 Lambert 18 Report
17 November Millwall Home 2-1 6,991 Lambert (pen), Haldane 17 Report
24 November Swindon Town Away 0-1 9,342 18 Report
5 December Cheltenham Town Home Postponed (Waterlogged pitch)[16]
8 December Swansea City Home Postponed (Waterlogged pitch)[17]
15 December Huddersfield Town Away 1-2 8,118 Pipe 19 Report
22 December Leeds United Away 0-1 27,863 19 Report
26 December Luton Town Home 1-1 7,556 Lambert (pen) 20 Report
29 December Carlisle United Home 3-0 6,254 Lines, Hinton, Williams 20 Report
1 January Southend United Away 1-0 7,664 Williams 19 Report
11 January Tranmere Rovers Away 2-0 5,887 Williams, Lambert 16 Report
19 January Walsall Home 1-1 6,276 Disley 16 Report
29 January Crewe Alexandra Away 1-1 3,942 Ben Williams (og) 17 Report
2 February Port Vale Home 3-2 6,927 Coles, Lines, Lambert (pen) 17 Report
5 February Cheltenham Town Home 2-0 6,780 Hinton, Lambert 15 Report
9 February Doncaster Rovers Away 0-2 8,168   16 Report
12 February Oldham Athletic Home 1-0 5,778 Disley 13 Report
23 February Tranmere Rovers Home 1-1 7,777 Disley 15 Report
1 March Millwall Away 1-0 9,202 Disley 13 Report
4 March Doncaster Rovers Home 0-1 5,993   14 Report
12 March Northampton Town Home 1-1 4,657 Rigg 16 Report
15 March Cheltenham Town Away 0-1 5,187 16 Report
18 March Swansea City Home 0-2 6,410 16 Report
22 March Huddersfield Town Home 2-3 6,585 Klein-Davies, Lines 17 Report
24 March Swansea City Away 2-2 15,048 Lambert, Disley 18 Report
29 March Yeovil Town Away 0-0 6,654 18 Report
5 April Hartlepool United Home 0-0 5,526 17 Report
8 April Nottingham Forest Away 1-1 15,860 Lambert 16 Report
12 April Bournemouth Away 1-2 6,867 Lambert 16 Report
15 April Walsall Away 1-0 5,200 Lambert 15 Report
19 April Gillingham Home 1-1 6,614 Elliott 16 Report
22 April Swindon Town Home 0-1 6,102 16 Report
26 April Brighton & Hove Albion Home 0-2 7,590 16 Report
3 May Leyton Orient Away 1-3 5,132 Lambert 16 Report

[edit] FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Notes
1 10 November Leyton Orient Away 1-1 3,157 Lambert Report
1 (Replay) 20 November Leyton Orient Home Postponed (Waterlogged pitch)[18]
1 (Replay) 27 November Leyton Orient Home 3-3 3,742 Hinton, Lambert (pen), Disley Won 6-5 on Penalties kicks Report
2 1 December Rushden & Diamonds Home 5-1 4,816 Williams, Disley, Hinton, Lambert (2) Report
3 6 January Fulham Away 2-2 13,634 Coles, Hinton Report
3 (Replay) 15 January Fulham Home Postponed (Dangerous Playing Conditions)[19]
3 (Replay) 22 January Fulham Home 0-0 11,882 Won 5-3 on Penalties Report
4 26 January Barnet Away 1-0 5,190 Lambert Report
5 16 February Southampton Home 1-0 11,920 Lambert Report
QF 9 March West Bromwich Albion Home 1-5 12,011 Coles   Report

[edit] Carling Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Notes
1 14 August Crystal Palace Home 1-1 (FT)
1-1 (AET)		 5,566 Disley Won 4-1 on penalty kicks Report
2 28 August West Ham United Home 1-2 10,831 Williams Report

[edit] Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 Bye[20]
2 9 October Bournemouth Home 0-1 3,313 Report

[edit] Squad

No. Nat. Position Player Total League 1 FA Cup Carling Cup Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of England GK Steve Phillips 57 0 46 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
13 Flag of England GK Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Flag of England GK Steve Book 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Flag of Wales DF Ryan Green 14 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 Flag of England DF Craig Hinton 33 5 24 2 8 3 0 0 1 0
6 Flag of England DF Steve Elliott 39 3 33 3 3 0 2 0 1 0
11 Flag of England DF Chris Carruthers 24 0 17 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
15 Flag of Wales DF Byron Anthony 23 1 20 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
16 Flag of England DF Danny Coles 30 3 24 1 6 2 0 0 0 0
21 Flag of England DF Tom Parrinello 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 Flag of England DF Aaron Lescott 43 0 34 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
23 Flag of Wales DF Ryan Paddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Flag of England DF Alex Kite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Flag of England DF Tom Godsell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Wales MF Joe Jacobson 49 1 40 1 7 0 2 0 0 0
4 Flag of England MF Sammy Igoe 28 0 21 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
7 Flag of Scotland MF Stuart Campbell 56 0 46 0 7 0 2 0 1 0
14 Flag of Wales MF David Pipe 50 2 40 2 7 0 2 0 1 0
17 Flag of Wales MF Anthony Pulis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Flag of England MF Andy Sandell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Flag of England MF Chris Lines 36 2 27 2 8 0 0 0 1 0
20 Flag of England MF Craig Disley 52 9 44 6 6 2 2 1 0 0
22 Flag of England MF James Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Flag of Wales MF Lewis Haldane 38 1 32 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
28 Flag of England MF Adam Mahdi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Flag of England MF Charlie Reece 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Flag of England MF Charlie Clough 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Flag of England FW Andy Williams 52 6 41 4 8 1 2 1 1 0
9 Flag of England FW Rickie Lambert 57 19 46 13 8 6 2 0 1 0
10 Flag of England FW Richard Walker 31 4 24 4 4 0 2 0 1 0
19 Flag of England FW Sean Rigg 38 1 31 1 5 0 1 0 1 0
27 Flag of England FW Matt Groves 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Flag of Wales FW Josh Klein-Davies 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Flag of England FW James Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Goalscorers

Name League Cup Total
Rickie Lambert 13 6 19
Craig Disley 6 3 9
Andy Williams 5 2 7
Craig Hinton 2 3 5
Richard Walker 4 0 4
Steve Elliott 4 0 4
Danny Coles 1 2 3
Chris Lines 2 0 2
David Pipe 2 0 2
Byron Anthony 1 0 1
Lewis Haldane 1 0 1
Joe Jacobson 1 0 1
Josh Klein-Davies 1 0 1
Sean Rigg 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1

[edit] Discipline

Name Red cards Yellow cards
Richard Walker 1 3
Steve Elliott 1 0
Stuart Campbell 0 8
Craig Disley 0 7
Joe Jacobson 0 7
Lewis Haldane 0 6
Chris Carruthers 0 5
Steve Phillips 0 4
Danny Coles 0 3
Ryan Green 0 3
Craig Hinton 0 3
Aaron Lescott 0 3
Byron Anthony 0 2
Rickie Lambert 0 1
Chris Lines 0 1
David Pipe 0 1
Anthony Pulis 0 1
Andy Williams 0 1
Total: 2 59

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

During the 2007-08 season, Rovers signed six new players. Joe Jacobson, David Pipe, Andy Williams, Danny Coles, James Fraser and Jeff Hughes. The total transfer spending for the season is not known, as the Williams and Hughes transfer fees have not been disclosed, however both are known to be "six-figure" sums[21][22] so the total spending is over £250,000.

Date Player Previous Club Contract Cost
5 July Flag of Wales Joe Jacobson Cardiff City 3 years Free[23]
5 July Flag of England Andy Williams Hereford United 3 years Undisclosed[24][21]
10 July Flag of Wales David Pipe Notts County 3 years £50,000[25]
14 August Flag of England James Fraser Worthing 6 months Free[26][27]
1 November Flag of England Danny Coles Hull City 3 months Loan[28]
8 January Flag of England Danny Coles Hull City 2½ years Undisclosed[29]
8 February Flag of Wales Anthony Pulis Stoke City 3 months Loan[30]
27 March Flag of England Wayne Andrews Coventry City 2 months Loan[31]
27 March Flag of Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Crystal Palace 2 months Loan[31]
6 June Flag of Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Crystal Palace 3 years Undisclosed[22]

[edit] Out

Date Player New Club Contract Cost
17 August Flag of England Andy Sandell Salisbury City 1 month Loan[32]
17 August Flag of England James Palmer Tiverton Town 1 month Loan[33]
31 August Flag of England Andy Sandell Salisbury City 3 years Undisclosed[34]
10 November Flag of England James Palmer Weston-super-Mare Released[35][36]
16 November Flag of Wales Josh Klein-Davies Yate Town 1 month Loan[37]
28 December Flag of England James Fraser Tiverton Town 3 months Loan[38][39][40]
10 March Flag of England Matt Groves Chippenham Town 2 months Loan[41]
30 June Flag of England Chris Carruthers Released[42]
30 June Flag of England Sammy Igoe Released[42]
30 June Flag of England Tom Godsell Released[43]
30 June Flag of Wales Ryan Paddock Released[43]

[edit] Team kit

The team kit for the 2007-08 season is produced by Erreà. The main shirt sponsor is Cowlin Construction and the secondary shirt sponsor is Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a darker shade of blue from the previous season, and the away kit is green with black trim.[44]

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2007-08 away colours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lescott signs Bristol Rovers deal (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
  2. ^ Jigsaw now complete - Trolls (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  3. ^ Trollope & Lawrence pen new deals (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  4. ^ Chief executive resigns (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  5. ^ Football and rugby stay in city (HTML). BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
  6. ^ Disley signs one-year extension (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  7. ^ Rovers name Book as keeper cover (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  8. ^ Dyer suffers suspected broken leg (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
  9. ^ Teenager nets Bristol Rovers deal (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  10. ^ New director joins the board (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  11. ^ Clark is handed Rovers youth role (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
  12. ^ Suspension Problems for Rovers (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  13. ^ Players > Craig Disley (HTML). www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  14. ^ Bristol Rovers 1-5 West Brom. BBC Sport (2008-03-09). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  15. ^ Stadium regeneration delayed. bristolrovers.co.uk (2008-06-03). Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  16. ^ Cheltenham Game Postponed (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
  17. ^ Swansea City Match Postponed (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  18. ^ Orient FA Cup Tie Postponed (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  19. ^ Pitch Inspection Result: Game Off (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  20. ^ Rovers Given Trophy Bye (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  21. ^ a b Six-figure fee for Andy Williams as striker joins Bristol Rovers. Hereford Times. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  22. ^ a b Hughes leaves Palace for Rovers. BBC Sport (2008-06-06). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  23. ^ Pirates land duo (HTML). Sky Sports. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  24. ^ Rovers sign Williams and Jacobson (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
  25. ^ Bristol Rovers swoop to sign Pipe (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  26. ^ Fraser given six-month contract (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  27. ^ Phelan signs contract (HTML). Worthing Football Club. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  28. ^ Bristol Rovers sign Hull's Coles (HTML). BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  29. ^ Coles seals Rovers deal. Sky Sports (2008-01-08). Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
  30. ^ Duo depart Britannia Stadium. Sky Sports (2008-02-08). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
  31. ^ a b Pirates snare loan pair. Sky Sports (2008-03-27). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  32. ^ City take Rovers player on loan (HTML). The Salisbury Journal. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  33. ^ Sandell and Palmer out on loan (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  34. ^ City complete Sandell deal on transfer deadline day (HTML). Salisbury Journal. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  35. ^ Palmer released by Rovers (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
  36. ^ Weston FC - Latest News. Weston-super-Mare AFC. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  37. ^ Josh moves in Lodge loan. bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  38. ^ ROVERS RECALL KLEIN-DAVIES. bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
  39. ^ Bye and Fraser agree to extend loan spells at Tiverton. This is Exeter (2008-01-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  40. ^ ONE IN, ONE OUT AS TIVVY PLAN TO UPSET THE LEADERS. This is Exeter (2008-02-29). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  41. ^ Groves and Fraser loan news. bristolrovers.co.uk (2008-03-10). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  42. ^ a b Rovers release Igoe & Carruthers. BBC Sport (2008-05-14). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  43. ^ a b Trolls reflects after four exit. bristolrovers.co.uk (2008-05-15). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  44. ^ 2007-08 away shirt revealed (HTML). bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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