2007–08 Football League

The Football League is contested through three divisions in England and Wales. 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

Standings

League Championship

Pos
 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 the 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 the 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 56 −6 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 the 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

Updated to games played on 4 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League One

Pos
 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 the 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 the Football League One playoffs
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 076*
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 46 +12 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 60 −15 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 −10 048* Relegation to the 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 −20 033*

Updated to games played on 3 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
* Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency, Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League Two

Pos
 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 the 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 the League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 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 62 58 +4 064*
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 the Conference National
24 Wrexham (R) 46 10 10 26 38 70 −32 40

Updated to games played on 3 May 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
* Rotherham deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

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  

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  

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  

Top scorers

Championship

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Plymouth Argyle
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

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
3 Nicky Maynard Crewe Alexandra 15
5 Danny Graham Carlisle United 14
5 Richard Lambert Bristol Rovers 14
5 Steven Gillespie Cheltenham Town 14
5 Adam Boyd Leyton Orient 14
5 Joe Garner Carlisle United 14
5 Simon Cox Swindon Town 14

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

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Leeds hit with 15-point penalty". BBC Sport. 4 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6920103.stm. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/7302255.stm. Retrieved 24 March 2008. 

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