Scunthorpe United F.C. Season 2007-08

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Season 2007–08
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Manager	Nigel Adkins
Chairman	J. Steven Wharton
League	The Championship
Final league position	4th^[1]
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Paterson All: Martin Paterson
Highest home attendance	8801 (vs Sheffield United F.C., 1 September 2007) ^[2]
Lowest home attendance	5754 (vs Preston, 18 September 2007)

Scunthorpe United F.C. are currently playing the season 2007–08 in the The Championship. This is their first season at this level for 43 years.^[3]

1 Review and events
2 Match results
3 Player details
4 Team kit
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Review and events

See also: The Football League 2007-08

Ins and Outs

Scunthorpe started strengthening their squad for the new season in the Championship by signing Kevan Hurst permanently for a club record £200,000 from Sheffield United. Then the Iron made their first big capture of the summer by signing Paul Hayes back from Barnsley F.C. for a fee to be decided by a Football League tribunal. Nigel Adkins' third summer signing was defender Izzy Iriekpen from Swansea City on a two year deal, with an option on a third. On a day of frenzied transfer activity, Adkins captured Martin Paterson from Stoke City, with the fee again to be decided by tribunal, and Jonathan Forte from Sheffield United. Adkins also signed French defender Kelly Youga on a 6 month loan from Charlton Athletic, young Cameroon midfielder Alex Mowfor on a one year deal, and Chelsea youth team captain Jack Cork on loan until January. However, returning to Bramall Lane was leading marksman Billy Sharp for £2 million. Other departures included Steve Foster to Darlington, Richard Hinds to Sheffield Wednesday, Lee Ridley to Cheltenham Town and veteran Steve Torpey was released and subsequently signed for local rivals Lincoln City. Defender Dave Mulligan was sent on loan to Grimsby Town to gain first team experience, as he had not been figuring in the United starting XI.

Championship

Scunthorpe's return to this level began with an away match against newly relegated Charlton Athletic. The first match between these sides in 33 years resulted in a 1-1 draw at The Valley with an attendance of over 23,000.

This was followed a week later with the first home game played by United in the second tier of English football for 43 years with Burnley being the visitors. The game ended 2-0 with Martin Paterson scoring his first goal for the club with a second scored by Jim Goodwin.

Cup Competitions

Scunthorpe were knocked out of the Carling Cup after a first round 2-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United.

[edit] Match results

[edit] League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance^[4]	Position
August 11, 2007 – 15:00	Charlton Athletic	Away	Drew 1-1	Iriekpen	23,151	14
August 18, 2007 – 15:00	Burnley	Home	Won 2-0	Paterson, Goodwin	6,975	6
August 25, 2007 – 15:00	Bristol City	Away	Lost 2-1	Paterson	12,474	10
September 1, 2007 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Home	Won 3-2	Crosby, Paterson, Sparrow	8,801	4
September 15, 2007 – 15:00	Barnsley	Away	Lost 2-0		11,230	11
September 18, 2007 – 19:45	Preston North End	Home	Won 2-1	Crosby, Hayes	5,754	7
September 22, 2007 – 15:00	West Bromwich Albion	Home	Lost 3-2	Crosby, Paterson	8,307	12
September 29, 2007 – 15:00	Colchester United	Away	Won 1-0	Hayes	5,218	6
October 2, 2007 – 19:45	Norwich City	Away	Drew 0-0	-	23,176	7
October 6, 2007 – 15:00	Watford	Home	Lost 3-1	Forte	7,515	11
October 20, 2007 – 17:15	Leicester City	Home	Drew 0-0	-	6,006	11
October 23, 2007 – 19:45	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	Won 2-1	Paterson	21,557	10
October 27, 2007 – 15:00	Cardiff City	Away	Drew 1-1	Goodwin	11,850	9
November 3, 2007 – 15:00	Crystal Palace	Home	Drew 0-0	-	6,778	10
November 6, 2007 – 19:45	Stoke City	Home	Lost 3-2	Hayes, Goodwin	5,531	11
November 10, 2007 – 15:00	Blackpool	Away	Lost 1-0	-	8,051	13
November 24, 2007 – 15:00	Hull	Home	Lost 2-1	Forte	8,633	17
November 27, 2007 – 15:00	Coventry	Away	Drew 1-1	Cork	14,036	17
December 1, 2007 – 15:00	Plymouth Argyle	Away	Lost 3-0	-	10,520	18
December 3, 2007 – 20:00	Blackpool	Home	Drew 1-1	Butler	4,407	18
December 8, 2007 – 15:00	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Drew 2-2	Paterson, Forte	5,612	19
December 15, 2007 – 15:00	Ipswich Town	Away	Lost 3-2	Paterson, Paterson	19,306	19
December 22, 2007 – 15:00	Norwich	Home	Lost 0-1		6,648	22
December 26, 2007 – 15:00	Preston	Away	Won 0-1	Paterson	12,920	19

|- bgcolor = "#f2f2f2" |January 1, 2008 – 15:00||Barnsley||Home||Drew 2-2||Morris, Youga ||align="center"|6,792||align="center"|20 |}

[edit] FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
January 5, 2008 – 15:00	First round	Preston	Away	Lost 0-1	-	4,616

[edit] League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
August 14, 2007 – 19:30	First round	Hartlepool United	Home	Lost 1-2	Paterson	2,965

[edit] Player details

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		Championship^[5]		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
11		MF	Ian Baraclough	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
18		DF	Andy Butler	15	0	14	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Cliff Byrne	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Jack Cork	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
4		DF	Andy Crosby	15	3	14	3	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Jonathon Forte	15	1	14	1	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Jim Goodwin	16	3	15	3	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Paul Hayes	16	3	15	3	0	0	1	0
23		FW	Kevan Hurst	16	0	15	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Izzy Iriekpen	7	1	6	1	0	0	1	0
22		GK	Josh Lillis	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Ben May	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Ian Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Daniel McBreen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Dave Mulligan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1		GK	Joe Murphy	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
19		FW	Martin Paterson	15	7	14	6	0	0	1	1
7		MF	Matthew Sparrow	14	1	13	1	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Cleveland Taylor	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Marcus Williams	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
17		DF	Kelly Youga	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0