The Football League 2007-08

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The Football League is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two will be relegated to the Conference National.

Contents 1 Standings 1.1 League Championship 1.2 League One 1.3 League Two 2 Playoffs 2.1 Football League Championship 2.2 Football League One 2.3 Football League Two 3 Top scorers 3.1 Championship 3.2 League One 3.3 League Two 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Standings

[edit] League Championship

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion  (C) (P)	46	23	12	11	88	55	33	81	Promotion to Premier League
2	Stoke City  (P)	46	21	16	9	69	55	14	79
3	Hull City  (P)	46	21	12	13	65	47	18	75	Qualification to League Championship playoffs
4	Bristol City	46	20	14	12	54	53	1	74
5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	58	42	16	71
6	Watford	46	18	16	12	62	56	6	70
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	16	12	53	48	5	70
8	Ipswich Town	46	18	15	13	65	56	9	69
9	Sheffield United	46	17	15	14	56	51	5	66
10	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	13	16	60	50	10	64
11	Charlton Athletic	46	17	13	16	63	58	5	64
12	Cardiff City	46	16	16	14	59	55	4	64
13	Burnley	46	16	14	16	60	67	-7	62
14	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	16	16	60	66	-6	58
15	Preston North End	46	15	11	20	50	55	-5	56
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	14	13	19	54	55	-1	55
17	Norwich City	46	15	10	21	49	59	-10	55
18	Barnsley	46	14	13	19	52	65	-13	55
19	Blackpool	46	12	18	16	59	64	-5	54
20	Southampton	46	13	15	18	56	72	-16	54
21	Coventry City	46	14	11	21	52	64	-12	53
22	Leicester City  (R)	46	12	16	18	42	45	-3	52	Relegation to League One
23	Scunthorpe United  (R)	46	11	13	22	46	69	-23	46
24	Colchester United  (R)	46	7	17	22	62	86	-24	38

Last updated: 4 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] League One

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Swansea City  (C) (P)	46	27	11	8	82	42	40	92	Promotion to League Championship
2	Nottingham Forest  (P)	46	22	16	8	64	32	32	82
3	Doncaster Rovers  (P)	46	23	11	12	65	41	24	80	Qualification to Football League One playoffs
4	Carlisle United	46	23	11	12	64	46	18	80
5	Leeds United	46	27	10	9	72	38	34	76*
6	Southend United	46	22	10	14	70	55	15	76
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	12	15	58	50	8	69
8	Oldham Athletic	46	18	13	15	58	45	13	67
9	Northampton Town	46	17	15	14	60	55	5	66
10	Huddersfield Town	46	20	6	20	50	62	-12	66
11	Tranmere Rovers	46	18	11	17	52	47	5	65
12	Walsall	46	16	16	14	52	46	6	64
13	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	63	56	7	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	16	12	18	49	63	-14	60
15	Hartlepool United	46	15	9	22	62	65	-3	54
16	Bristol Rovers	46	12	17	17	45	53	-8	53
17	Millwall	46	14	10	22	45	61	-16	52
18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	-21	52
19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	-22	51
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	-18	50
21	Bournemouth  (R)	46	17	7	22	62	72	-10	48*	Relegation to League Two
22	Gillingham  (R)	46	11	13	22	44	73	-29	46
23	Port Vale  (R)	46	9	11	26	47	81	-34	38
24	Luton Town  (R)	46	11	10	25	43	63	-20	33*

Last updated: 3 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
^* Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency, Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] League Two

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Milton Keynes Dons  (C) (P)	46	29	10	7	82	37	45	97	Promotion to League One
2	Peterborough United  (P)	46	28	8	10	84	43	41	92
3	Hereford United  (P)	46	26	10	10	72	41	31	88
4	Stockport County  (P)	46	24	10	12	72	54	18	82	Qualification to League Two playoffs
5	Rochdale	46	23	11	12	77	55	22	80
6	Darlington	46	22	12	12	67	40	27	78
7	Wycombe Wanderers	46	22	12	12	56	42	14	78
8	Chesterfield	46	19	12	15	76	56	20	69
9	Rotherham United	46	21	11	14	60	58	2	64*
10	Bradford City	46	17	11	18	63	61	2	62
11	Morecambe	46	16	12	18	59	63	-4	60
12	Barnet	46	16	12	18	56	63	-7	60
13	Bury	46	16	11	19	58	61	-3	59
14	Brentford	46	17	8	21	52	70	-18	59
15	Lincoln City	46	18	4	24	61	77	-16	58
16	Grimsby Town	46	15	10	21	55	66	-11	55
17	Accrington Stanley	46	16	3	27	49	83	-34	51
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	56	65	-9	50
19	Macclesfield Town	46	11	17	18	47	64	-17	50
20	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	13	10	23	49	70	-21	49
21	Notts County	46	10	18	18	37	53	-16	48
22	Chester City	46	12	11	23	51	68	-17	47
23	Mansfield Town  (R)	46	11	9	26	48	68	-20	42	Relegation to Conference National
24	Wrexham  (R)	46	10	10	26	38	70	-32	40

Last updated: 3 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
^* Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Football League Championship

Main article: Football League Championship Playoffs#2008

	Semifinals							Final
	3	Hull City	2	4	6
	6	Watford	0	1	1
								3	Hull City	1
								4	Bristol City	0
	4	Bristol City	2	2	4
	5	Crystal Palace	1	1	2

[edit] Football League One

Main article: Football League One Playoffs#2008

	Semifinals							Final
	3	Doncaster Rovers	0	5	5
	6	Southend United	0	1	1
								3	Doncaster Rovers	1
								5	Leeds United	0
	4	Carlisle United	2	0	2
	5	Leeds United	1	2	3

[edit] Football League Two

Main article: Football League Two Playoffs#2008

	Semifinals							Final
	4	Stockport County	1	1	2
	7	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	1
								4	Stockport County	3
								5	Rochdale	2
	5	Rochdale	1	2(5)	3
	6	Darlington	2	1(4)	3

[edit] Top scorers

[edit] Championship

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23
2	James Beattie	Sheffield United	22
	Kevin Phillips	West Bromwich Albion	22
4	Stern John	Southampton	19
5	Kevin Lisbie	Colchester United	17
6	Clinton Morrison	Crystal Palace	16
7	Fraizer Campbell	Hull City	15
	Ricardo Fuller	Stoke City	15
9	Liam Lawrence	Stoke City	14

[edit] League One

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Jason Scotland	Swansea City	24
2	Jermaine Beckford	Leeds United	20
3	Nicky Forster	Brighton & Hove Albion	15
4	Joe Garner	Carlisle United	14
4	Danny Graham	Carlisle United	14
4	Nicky Maynard	Crewe Alexandra	14
7	Richard Barker	Hartlepool United	13
7	Adam Boyd	Leyton Orient	13
7	Junior Agogo	Nottingham Forest	13
10	Simon Cox	Swindon Town	12

[edit] League Two

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Aaron McLean	Peterborough United	29
2	Scott McGleish	Wycombe Wanderers	26
3	Jack Lester	Chesterfield	24
4	Michael Boulding	Mansfield Town	22
5	Liam Dickinson	Stockport County	19
6	Andy Bishop	Bury	17
7	Glenn Poole	Brentford	14
7	Peter Thorne	Bradford City	14
7	Adam Le Fondre	Rochdale	14
7	Ben Strevens	Dagenham & Redbridge	14

[edit] Notes

• Leeds United A.F.C. were deducted 15 points at the beginning of the League One season for failure to comply with rules on insolvency. As a part of this Leeds were given their golden share, allowing them to play in League One for the 2007–08 season.

• Luton Town F.C, of League One were deducted 10 points on Thursday 22 November 2007 for entering administration.

• A.F.C. Bournemouth, of League One were deducted 10 points on Friday 8 February 2008 for entering administration.

• Rotherham United, of League Two were deducted 10 points on Tuesday 18 March 2008 for entering administration.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Football League
• BBC Sport | Football | Tables

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