Derby County F.C. season 2007-08
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| Derby County | |
| Season 2007–08 | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Paul Jewell |
| Chairman |  Andrew Appleby |
| League | Premier League |
| Final league position | 20th (Relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fourth Round |
| Carling Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Miller (4) All: Kenny Miller (6) |
| Highest home attendance | 33,087 vs Reading (11 May 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,048 vs Blackburn Rovers (30 December 2007) |
The 2007–08 season is Derby County's 109th season in the Football League, their 65th season in the top division of English football and their first season in the top flight since the 2001-02 season. They were promoted after beating West Brom 1-0 in the 2006/07 Championship play-off final.
Due to a very poor start manager Billy Davies left the club on 26 November, to be replaced by former Wigan Athletic manager, Paul Jewell. So far they have spent most of the season at the very bottom of the table and are currently on a club and top flight record run of 31 league games without a win.
Derby were officially relegated on 29th March after the combination of their 2-2 home draw with fellow strugglers Fulham and Birmingham City's 3-1 victory over Manchester City left them 19 points away from safety with only 6 games (and 18 points) left. This made them the first club in Premiership history to be relegated in March and only the second in post-war English Football league history.[1] They also accumulated the league's lowest points total since the introduction of 3 points for a win.
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[edit] Players
[edit] Squad information
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Players in/out
- Following the closure of the August transfer window.
[edit] In
- Danny Mills - on loan from Manchester City
- Laurent Robert - free transfer (unattached)
- Robbie Savage - £1.5m deal from Blackburn Rovers
- Emanuel Villa - £2m deal from UAG Tecos
- Hossam Ghaly - on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
- Mile Sterjovski - undisclosed fee from Genclerbirligi
- Roy Carroll - free transfer from Rangers
- Alan Stubbs - free transfer from Everton
- Ruben Zadkovich - free transfer (unattached)
[edit] Out
- Steve Howard - £1.25m deal to Leicester City
- Matt Oakley - £500k deal to Leicester City
- Andy Griffin - Undisclosed fee to Stoke City
- Robert Malcolm - Contract terminated
- Laurent Robert - Contract terminated
[edit] Results
[edit] Premier League
| Date | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2007 | Portsmouth | H | 2 - 2 | Oakley [5], Todd [84] | 32,176 | 7th |
| 15 August 2007 | Manchester City | A | 0 - 1 | 43,620 | 14th | |
| 18 August 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 - 4 | 35,600 | 19th | |
| 25 August 2007 | Birmingham City | H | 1 - 2 | Oakley [51] | 31,117 | 20th |
| 1 September 2007 | Liverpool | A | 0 - 6 | 44,076 | 20th | |
| 17 September 2007 | Newcastle United | H | 1 - 0 | Miller [39] | 33,016 | 19th |
| 22 September 2007 | Arsenal | A | 0 - 5 | 60,122 | 19th | |
| 29 September 2007 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 - 1 | Miller [19] | 31,503 | 20th |
| 7 October 2007 | Reading | A | 0 - 1 | 23,091 | 20th | |
| 20 October 2007 | Fulham | A | 0 - 0 | 22,576 | 19th | |
| 28 October 2007 | Everton | H | 0 - 2 | 33,048 | 20th | |
| 3 November 2007 | Aston Villa | A | 0 - 2 | 40,938 | 20th | |
| 10 November 2007 | West Ham | H | 0 - 5 | 32,440 | 20th | |
| 24 November 2007 | Chelsea | H | 0 - 2 | 32,789 | 20th | |
| 1 December 2007 | Sunderland | A | 0 - 1 | 42,380 | 20th | |
| 8 December 2007 | Manchester United | A | 1 - 4 | Howard [76] | 75,725 | 20th |
| 15 December 2007 | Middlesbrough | H | 0 - 1 | 32,676 | 20th | |
| 23 December 2007 | Newcastle United | A | 2 - 2 | Barnes [6], Miller [52] | 51,386 | 20th |
| 26 December 2007 | Liverpool | H | 1 - 2 | McEveley [67] | 33,029 | 20th |
| 30 December 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 2 | Oakley [27] | 30,048 | 20th |
| 2 January 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 - 1 | 17,014 | 20th | |
| 12 January 2008 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0-1 | 31,658 | 20th | |
| 19 January 2008 | Portsmouth | A | 1-3 | Nyatanga [4] | 19,401 | 20th |
| 30 January 2008 | Manchester City | H | 1-1 | Sun Jihai (OG) [46] | 31,368 | 20th |
| 2 February 2008 | Birmingham City | A | 1-1 | Villa [89] | 25,924 | 20th |
| 9 February 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0-3 | 33,058 | 20th | |
| 23 February 2008 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0-2 | 20,176 | 20th | |
| 01 March 2008 | Sunderland | H | 0-0 | 33,058 | 20th | |
| 12 March 2008 | Chelsea | A | 1-6 | Jones [72] | 39,447 | 20th |
| 15 March 2008 | Manchester United | H | 0-1 | 33,072 | 20th | |
| 22 March 2008 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-1 | 25,649 | 20th | |
| 29 March 2008 | Fulham | H | 2-2 | Villa [10], [80] | 33,034 | 20th [R] |
| 06 April 2008 | Everton | A | 0-1 | 36,017 | 20th | |
| 12 April 2008 | Aston Villa | H | 0-6 | 33,036 | 20th | |
| 19 April 2008 | West Ham | A | 1-2 | Mears [65] | 34,612 | 20th |
| 28 April 2008 | Arsenal | H | 2-6 | McEveley [31], Earnshaw [77] | 33,003 | 20th |
| 3 May 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-3 | Miller [18] | 26,110 | 20th |
| 11 May 2008 | Reading | H | 0-4 | 33,087 | 20th |
[edit] FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2008 | Round 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2 - 2 | Miller [38], Barnes [45] | 20,612 |
| 22 January 2008 | Round 3 Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1-1 [aet, pen 4-2] | Miller [47] | 18,020 |
| 26 January 2008 | Round 4 | Preston North End | H | 1-4 | Earnshaw [55] | 17,344 |
[edit] Football League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 14 August 2007 | Round 2 | Blackpool | H | 2 - 2 [aet, pen 6-7] | Camara [63], Fagan [101] | 8,658 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Preceded by 2006-07 |
Derby County seasons 2007-08 |
Succeeded by 2008-09 |
