2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 110th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English Football system, the Football League Championship. The season saw them finish seventh, narrowly missing out on a play-off place only by virtue of goal difference.

This season was the first under the ownership of Steve Morgan, ending the seventeen year reign of Sir Jack Hayward.^[1] Morgan had bought the club for the nominal sum of £10, with the proviso that he invested £30 million into the club.^[2]

1 Season review
2 Match results
3 Players
- 3.1 Statistics
- 3.2 Awards
4 Transfers
5 Kit
6 References

Season review

The close season saw businessman Steve Morgan take control of the club for a nominal £10 fee in return for a £30 million investment into the club, resulting in the departure of Sir Jack Hayward after 17 years as chairman. The protracted takeover, originally announced in May, was finally completed on 9 August 2007.^[1] The announcement of the deal saw the club set out their future ethos:^[3]

“

It is intended that the new capital, over a period of time, will be used to help re-establish Wolves as a Premiership club. Although this is a significant amount of money there will not be an ’open cheque book’ approach to signing players; instead the club will build on the current strategy of steadily and progressively developing a team of young, hungry and talented players. — Club Statement

”

After last season's unexpected play-off finish, hopes were high for the club to go one step further this time, with manager stating automatic promotion was his aim.^[4] The side was strengthened by signing Freddy Eastwood,^[5] Stephen Elliott^[6] and Michael Gray,^[7] but last season's Player of the Year, goalkeeper Matt Murray - who had only just recovered from a broken shoulder - missed the whole campaign after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.^[8]

On the field, the team started the season inconsistently, but a strong October and November saw them push as high as third, just three points from the summit. However, an injury suffered by key player Michael Kightly^[9]^[10] seemed to severely weaken the team's creativity and preceded a dismal Christmas period that saw them pick up just 4 points from a possible 21, leaving them mid-table and without hopes of an automatic finish.

More players were brought in during the January transfer window, most crucially striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth Argyle,^[11] who scored 12 goals in the remainder of the season, finishing the division's top scorer on 23 goals. However, his goals alone could not bring about a second successive play-off finish as the side finished outside the final spot on goal difference, two goals short of Watford. Despite suffering just two defeats in their final 15 games, several crucial late goals that were conceded in the second half of the season ultimately proved costly. Indeed, just two more goals on the final day of the season would have booked them a playoff place.

Match results

Pre season

14 July 2007	Grays Athletic	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Grays
15:15 BST		Report		Stadium: New Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Fred Graham

18 July 2007	Bray Wanderers	0 – 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bray
19:45 BST		Report	Eastwood 62', 80' Bothroyd 70', 72'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Richie Winter

22 July 2007	Bohemians	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Dublin
15:00 BST	Mansaram 6'	Report	S. Ward 79'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Thomas Connolly

25 July 2007	Doncaster Rovers	1 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Doncaster
19:30 BST	Hayter 8' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,959 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

28 July 2007	Cheltenham Town	1 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Lindegaard 41'	Report	Elliott 28' Kightly 38' Collins 53'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Andy Penn

31 July 2007	Northampton Town	0 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	D. Ward 22' Keogh 31' (pen.) Eastwood 89'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Andy Woolmer

3 August 2007	Hereford United	2 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hereford
19:45 BST	Robinson 2' Ainsworth 9'	Report	Bennett 5' Bothroyd 36' Jones 69'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Steve Bratt

4 August 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 3	Reading	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Olofinjana 14' Bothroyd 84'	Report	Hunt 17' Gunnarsson 32' Kitson 45'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Tony Bates

"Wolves XI" pre season results: 0–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (26 July; home), 7–0 v Holyhead Hotspur (28 July; away)

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship in the 2007–08 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2007, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.^[12]

1 11 August 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 2	Watford	Wolverhampton
17:20 BST	Olofinjana 45+1'	Report	Stewart 87' King 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,115 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

2 19 August 2007	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
13:30 BST	Small 45+4'	Report	Eastwood 14' Kightly 48' Bothroyd 90+2'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,131 Referee: Peter Walton

3 25 August 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Blackpool	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Eastwood 69', 78'	Report	Taylor-Fletcher 51'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,294 Referee: Trevor Kettle

4 1 September 2007	Stoke City	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 17,135 Referee: Lee Mason

5 15 September 2007	Sheffield United	3 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Beattie 57', 83' (pen.) Stead 90+3'	Report	Elliott 24'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,003 Referee: Clive Oliver

6 18 September 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 1	Hull City	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST		Report	Windass 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,352 Referee: Mike Jones

7 22 September 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 0	Norwich City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Foley 23' Keogh 35'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Steve Bennett

8 29 September 2007	Plymouth Argyle	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Chadwick 61'	Report	Elliott 41'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,638 Referee: Phil Joslin

9 2 October 2007	Leicester City	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 21,311 Referee: Tony Bates

10 6 October 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Coventry City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Collins 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,338 Referee: Keith Stroud

11 20 October 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 0	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bothroyd 46' Henry 85'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,058 Referee: Richard Beeby

12 24 October 2007	Cardiff City	2 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Fowler 25' (pen.) Hasselbaink 29'	Report	Kightly 13', 66' Craddock 74'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Paul Taylor

13 27 October 2007	Ipswich Town	3 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Lee 42' Couñago 52' Haynes 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,308 Referee: Keith Woolmer

14 3 November 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 1	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bothroyd 22'	Report	Fontaine 27'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,094 Referee: Kevin Friend

15 6 November 2007	Southampton	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Southampton
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 19,856 Referee: Darren Deadman

16 10 November 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Barnsley	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Collins 13'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,231 Referee: Graham Laws

17 25 November 2007	West Bromwich Albion	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,493 Referee: Chris Foy

18 28 November 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Colchester United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Elliott 32'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

19 1 December 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Henry 55'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,836 Referee: Andy D'Urso

20 4 December 2007	Barnsley	1 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Ferenczi 47'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,956 Referee: Graham Salisbury

21 8 December 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 3	Burnley	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Gibson 24' Elliott 60' (pen.)	Report	Blake 20' Lafferty 30' D. Ward 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,763 Referee: Steve Tanner

22 15 December 2007	Queens Park Rangers	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,482 Referee: Fred Graham

23 22 December 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 1	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
17:20 GMT	Jarvis 73'	Report	Hume 4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,477 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

24 26 December 2007	Hull City	2 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hull
15:00 GMT	Garcia 47' Campbell 61'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 19,127 Referee: Chris Foy

25 29 December 2007	Norwich City	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Cureton 75'	Report	Keogh 52'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Lee Probert

26 1 January 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,791 Referee: Lee Mason

27 12 January 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 3	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Morrison 24' Scannell 49' Scowcroft 66'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,650 Referee: Howard Webb

28 19 January 2008	Scunthorpe United	0 – 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT		Report	D. Edwards 8' Ebanks-Blake 46'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 7,465 Referee: Mike Russell

29 29 January 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Keogh 11' Ebanks-Blake 90+1'	Report	Tudgay 19'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,746 Referee: Phil Joslin

30 2 February 2008	Watford	3 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
17:20 GMT	Kabba 1' Smith 76', 78'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,082 Referee: Lee Probert

31 9 February 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 4	Stoke City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	R. Edwards 45+1' Keogh 47'	Report	Delap 4' Lawrence 49' Cort 74' Fuller 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,373 Referee: Andre Marriner

32 12 February 2008	Blackpool	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,413 Referee: Lee Mason

33 23 February 2008	Crystal Palace	0 – 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Gray 76' Kyle 89'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,679 Referee: Andy Woolmer

34 1 March 2008	Colchester United	0 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Ebanks-Blake 30'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,989 Referee: Iain Williamson

35 4 March 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 2	Southampton	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Ebanks-Blake 61', 88'	Report	Vignal 75' (pen.) Euell 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,795 Referee: Colin Webster

36 11 March 2008	Preston North End	2 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Davidson 60' (pen.) Whaley 81'	Report	Keogh 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,090 Referee: Jon Moss

37 15 March 2008	Burnley	1 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Akinbiyi 76'	Report	Olofinjana 14' Gray 16' Ebanks-Blake 56'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,749 Referee: Peter Walton

38 18 March 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Scunthorpe United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Gray 57' Collins 83'	Report	Butler 5'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,628 Referee: Mark Haywood

39 22 March 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 – 3	Queens Park Rangers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Keogh 45', 90+6' Ebanks-Blake 67' (pen.)	Report	Buzsáky 28' Blackstock 49' (pen.) Leigertwood 79'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,290 Referee: Clive Oliver

40 29 March 2008	Charlton Athletic	2 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
17:20 GMT	Halford 31' Lita 90+2'	Report	Ebanks-Blake 15', 81' Henry 90+4'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 23,187 Referee: Keith Stroud

41 12 April 2008	Bristol City	0 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Paul Taylor

42 15 April 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST		Report	Gera 59'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,883 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

43 19 April 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 1	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Blake 73'	Report	Miller 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,072 Referee: Scott Mathieson

44 22 April 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 – 0	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Keogh 8' Ebanks-Blake 44' Kightly 56'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,862 Referee: Mark Halsey

45 26 April 2008	Coventry City	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Coventry
15:00 BST	Ward 18'	Report	Ebanks-Blake 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 27,992 Referee: Paul Armstrong

46 4 May 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Plymouth Argyle	Wolverhampton
14:00 BST	Olofinjana 87'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,293 Referee: Mike Pike

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	West Bromwich Albion	46	23	12	11	88	55	+33	81
2	Stoke City	46	21	16	09	69	55	+14	79
3	Hull City	46	21	12	13	65	47	+18	75
4	Bristol City	46	20	14	12	54	53	0+1	74
5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	58	42	+16	71
6	Watford	46	18	16	12	62	56	0+6	70
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	16	12	53	48	0+5	70

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	W
Position	18	10	2	5	10	15	11	12	11	7	4	3	5	5	6	5	5	4	3	6	6	8	7	8	9	10	12	10	9	11	12	12	10	10	10	11	11	8	9	6	7	8	9	7	7	7

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

Key

‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Yellow cards

= Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
No.	Pos	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline		Notes
01 !1	01 !GK	Murray, MattMatt Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
02 !2	02 !DF	Ward, DarrenDarren Ward	30	0	2	0	0	0	32	0	1	0
03 !3	02 !DF	Collins, NeillNeill Collins	37.5 !34(4)	03 !3	2	1	1	0	40.5 !37(4)	04 !4	5	0
04 !4	03 !MF	Olofinjana, SeyiSeyi Olofinjana	34.5 !34(1)	03 !3	1	0	0	0	35.5 !35(1)	03 !3	8	0
05 !5	02 !DF	Breen, GaryGary Breen (c)	18.5 !18(1)	0	1	0	0	0	19.5 !19(1)	0	3	0
06 !6	02 !DF	Craddock, JodyJody Craddock ¤	22.5 !22(1)	01 !1	1	0	1	1	24.5 !24(1)	02 !2	2	0
07 !7	03 !MF	Kightly, MichaelMichael Kightly	20.5 !20(1)	04 !4	01.4 !0(2)	1	01.5 !1(1)	0	24.5 !21(4)	05 !5	1	0
08 !8	03 !MF	Henry, KarlKarl Henry	39.5 !38(2)	03 !3	2	0	2	0	43.5 !42(2)	03 !3	8	0
09 !9	FW	Keogh, AndyAndy Keogh	42.5 !33(10)	08 !8	3	2	2	1	47.5 !38(10)	11	2	0
10	FW	Bothroyd, JayJay Bothroyd ¤	21.5 !13(9)	03 !3	3	1	0	0	24.5 !16(9)	04 !4	3	0
11	02 !DF	Ward, StephenStephen Ward	28.5 !23(6)	0	1	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	30.5 !24(7)	0	3	0
12	02 !DF	Edwards, RobRob Edwards	07.5 !4(4)	01 !1	01.5 !1(1)	0	2	0	11.5 !7(5)	01 !1	3	0
14	03 !MF	Potter, DarrenDarren Potter	17.5 !11(7)	0	3	0	01.5 !1(1)	0	22.5 !15(8)	0	3	0
15	02 !DF	Little, MarkMark Little ¤	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0
16	03 !MF	Davies, MarkMark Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	03 !MF	Jarvis, MattMatt Jarvis	25.5 !17(9)	01 !1	2	0	0	0	27.5 !19(9)	01 !1	0	0
18	03 !MF	Gleeson, StephenStephen Gleeson ¤	0	0	0	0	1	0	01 !1	0	0	0
19	FW	Elliott, StephenStephen Elliott	28.5 !18(11)	04 !4	01.5 !1(1)	1	0	0	31.5 !19(12)	05 !5	0	0
20	02 !DF	Mulgrew, CharlieCharlie Mulgrew ¤	0	0	0	0	2	0	02 !2	0	0	0
21	02 !DF	Jones, DanielDaniel Jones ¤	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0
22	03 !MF	Gobern, LewisLewis Gobern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Eastwood, FreddyFreddy Eastwood	30.5 !10(21)	03 !3	01.4 !0(2)	0	2	1	34.5 !12(23)	04 !4	1	0
24	03 !MF	Gibson, DarronDarron Gibson	20.5 !15(6)	01 !1	02.5 !1(2)	0	0	0	23.5 !16(8)	01 !1	5	0
25	01 !GK	Stack, GrahamGraham Stack	01.5 !0(2)	0	0	0	2	0	03.5 !2(2)	0	0	0
26	03 !MF	Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards	10	01 !1	0	0	0	0	10	01 !1	0	0
27	FW	Ebanks-Blake, SylvanSylvan Ebanks-Blake	20	12	0	0	0	0	20	12	2	0
28	02 !DF	Clapham, JamieJamie Clapham ¤ †	0	0	0	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0
29	03 !MF	O'Connor, KevinKevin O'Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	01 !GK	Ikeme, CarlCarl Ikeme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	01 !GK	Hennessey, WayneWayne Hennessey	46	0	3	0	0	0	49	0	0	0
32	02 !DF	Foley, KevinKevin Foley	43.5 !42(2)	01 !1	3	0	2	0	48.5 !47(2)	01 !1	1	0
33	03 !MF	Gray, MichaelMichael Gray	32.5 !29(4)	03 !3	02.6 !2(1)	0	1	0	36.5 !32(5)	03 !3	3	0
34	03 !MF	Riley, MartinMartin Riley †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Kyle, KevinKevin Kyle	11.5 !3(9)	01 !1	1	0	0	0	12.5 !4(9)	01 !1	0	0
35	03 !MF	Bennett, ElliottElliott Bennett ¤	0	0	0	0	2	0	02 !2	0	0	0
36	02 !DF	Collins, LeeLee Collins ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	Hughes, LiamLiam Hughes ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	03 !MF	Salmon, MarkMark Salmon ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	03 !MF	Rósa, DénesDénes Rósa	0	0	0	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	00.5 !0(1)	0	0	0
40	02 !DF	Elokobi, GeorgeGeorge Elokobi	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	3	0
41	03 !DF	Bailey, MattMatt Bailey ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Award	Winner^[13]
Fans' Player of the Season	Wayne Hennessey
Players' Player of the Season	Wayne Hennessey
Young Player of the Season	Elliott Bennett
Academy Player of the Season	Ashley Hemmings
Goal of the Season	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Second goal vs Charlton Athletic, 29 March 2008)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
20 June 2007	Matt Jarvis	Gillingham	Undisclosed^[14]
3 July 2007	Darren Ward	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed^[15]
6 July 2007	Freddy Eastwood	Southend United	£1.5 million^[5]
17 July 2007	Stephen Elliott	Sunderland	£750,000^[6]
25 July 2007	Michael Gray	Unattached	Free^[7]
14 August 2007	Kevin Foley	Luton Town	Undisclosed^[16]
11 January 2008	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Plymouth Argyle	£1.5 million^[11]
14 January 2008	David Edwards	Luton Town	£675,000^[17]
31 January 2008	George Elokobi	Colchester United	Undisclosed^[18]

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
18 May 2007	Jackie McNamara	Aberdeen	Free^[19]
8 June 2007	Carl Cort	Leicester City	Free^[20]
June 2007	Michael Oakes	Released	Free^[21]
June 2007	Rohan Ricketts	Released	Free^[21]
12 July 2007	Michael McIndoe	Bristol City	Undisclosed^[22]
31 August 2007	Jemal Johnson	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed^[23]
31 August 2007	Tomasz Frankowski	Released	Free^[24]
3 December 2007	Martin Riley	Released	Free^[25]
31 January 2008	Jamie Clapham	Leicester City	Free^[26]

Loans in

Start date	Player	From	End date
9 August 2007	Graham Stack	Reading	End of season^[27]^[28]
19 October 2007	Darron Gibson	Manchester United	End of season^[29]^[30]
30 January 2008	Kevin Kyle	Coventry City	End of season^[31]

Loans out

Start date	Player	To	End date
8 June 2007	Keith Lowe	Port Vale	End of season^[32]
3 August 2007	Daniel Jones	Northampton Town	26 January 2008^[33]
17 August 2007	Jody Craddock	Stoke City	19 September 2007^[34]
20 August 2007	Jamie Clapham	Leeds United	21 November 2007^[35]
25 October 2007	Elliott Bennett	Crewe Alexandra	3 January 2008^[36]^[37]
14 November 2007	Lee Collins	Hereford United	End of season^[38]^[39]
22 November 2007	Mark Salmon	Port Vale	6 January 2008^[40]
22 November 2007	Liam Hughes	Bury	2 January 2008^[40]
10 January 2008	Mark Little	Northampton Town	12 March 2008^[41]^[42]
31 January 2008	Elliott Bennett	Bury	End of season^[43]
31 January 2008	Charlie Mulgrew	Southend United	End of season^[44]
31 January 2008	Matt Bailey	Kidderminster Harriers	27 February 2008^[45]
21 February 2008	Stephen Gleeson	Hereford United	23 March 2008^[46]
29 February 2008	Liam Hughes	Stafford Rangers	16 March 2008^[47]
6 March 2008	Daniel Jones	Northampton Town	End of season^[48]
14 March 2008	Jay Bothroyd	Stoke City	End of season^[49]
27 March 2008	Stephen Gleeson	Stockport County	End of season^[50]

Kit

The season saw a new away kit, both manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, which was navy blue with an old gold and white trim.^[51] Chaucer Consulting sponsored the club for a fourth season. The home kit remained the same as the previous campaign.

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Conference National	Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Crawley Town · Droylsden · Ebbsfleet United · Exeter City · Farsley Celtic · Forest Green Rovers · Grays Athletic · Halifax Town · Histon · Kidderminster Harriers · Northwich Victoria · Oxford United · Rushden & Diamonds · Salisbury City · Stafford Rangers · Stevenage Borough · Torquay United · Weymouth · Woking · York City

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Summer 2007 transfers · Winter 2007–08 transfers · Summer 2008 transfers

R3 5 January 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Cambridge United	Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT	Kightly 69' Collins 88'	Report	Rendell 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,340 Referee: Kevin Friend

R4 26 January 2008	Watford	1 – 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 GMT	O'Toole 70'	Report	Keogh 5', 90' Elliott 58' Bothroyd 68'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,719 Referee: Keith Stroud

R5 16 February 2008	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Whittingham 2' Hasselbaink 11'	Report		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,339 Referee: Rob Styles

R1 15 August 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Bradford City	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Eastwood 46' Craddock 49'	Report	Nix 77'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,625 Referee: Scott Mathieson

R2 28 August 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Morecambe	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Keogh 84' (pen.)	Report	Baker 62' (pen.) Newby 92' Thompson 105'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,296 Referee: Anthony Taylor