2007–08 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United F.C.
2007–08 season
Chairman J. Steven Wharton
Manager Nigel Adkins
The Championship 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. played the season 2007–08 in The Championship. This was their first season at this level for 43 years.[3]

Contents

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.

Match results

League

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance[4] Position
11 August 2007 – 15:00 Charlton Athletic Away Drew 1–1 Iriekpen 23,151 14
18 August 2007 – 15:00 Burnley Home Won 2–0 Paterson, Goodwin 6,975 6
25 August 2007 – 15:00 Bristol City Away Lost 2–1 Paterson 12,474 10
1 September 2007 – 15:00 Sheffield United Home Won 3–2 Crosby, Paterson, Sparrow 8,801 4
15 September 2007 – 15:00 Barnsley Away Lost 2–0 11,230 11
18 September 2007 – 19:45 Preston North End Home Won 2–1 Crosby, Hayes 5,754 7
22 September 2007 – 15:00 West Bromwich Albion Home Lost 3–2 Crosby, Paterson 8,307 12
29 September 2007 – 15:00 Colchester United Away Won 1–0 Hayes 5,218 6
2 October 2007 – 19:45 Norwich City Away Drew 0–0 - 23,176 7
6 October 2007 – 15:00 Watford Home Lost 3–1 Forte 7,515 11
20 October 2007 – 17:15 Leicester City Home Drew 0–0 - 6,006 11
23 October 2007 – 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday Away Won 2–1 Paterson 21,557 10
27 October 2007 – 15:00 Cardiff City Away Drew 1–1 Goodwin 11,850 9
3 November 2007 – 15:00 Crystal Palace Home Drew 0–0 - 6,778 10
6 November 2007 – 19:45 Stoke City Home Lost 3–2 Hayes, Goodwin 5,531 11
10 November 2007 – 15:00 Blackpool Away Lost 1–0 - 8,051 13
24 November 2007 – 15:00 Hull Home Lost 2–1 Forte 8,633 17
27 November 2007 – 15:00 Coventry Away Drew 1–1 Cork 14,036 17
1 December 2007 – 15:00 Plymouth Argyle Away Lost 3–0 - 10,520 18
3 December 2007 – 20:00 Blackpool Home Drew 1–1 Butler 4,407 18
8 December 2007 – 15:00 Queens Park Rangers Home Drew 2–2 Paterson, Forte 5,612 19
15 December 2007 – 15:00 Ipswich Town Away Lost 3–2 Paterson, Paterson 19,306 19
22 December 2007 – 15:00 Norwich Home Lost 0–1 6,648 22
26 December 2007 – 15:00 Preston Away Won 0–1 Paterson 12,920 19
1 January 2008 – 15:00 Barnsley Home Drew 2–2 Morris, Youga 6,792 20

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

Player details

No. Nat Pos Player Total Championship[5] FA Cup League Cup
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 Jonathan 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

Team kit
2007–08 home colours
2007–08 away colours

See also

References

  1. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe". http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=313&cc=5739. 
  2. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe Statistics". ESPN. 12 September 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?id=313&cc=5739. Retrieved 12 September 2007. 
  3. ^ "BBC Football: Charlton 1–1 Scunthorpe". BBC. 11 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6931082.stm. Retrieved 12 September 2007. 
  4. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe Fixtures and Results". BBC. 12 September 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=313&cc=5739. Retrieved 12 September 2007. 
  5. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database". www.soccerbase.com. 22 September 2007. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=2263. Retrieved 8 November 2007. 
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