2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
2007–08 season
Chairman Darragh MacAnthony
Manager Darren Ferguson
League Two 2nd (Promoted to Coca-Cola Football League One)
FA Cup Fourth round
Football League Cup Second round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: Aaron McLean (29)
All: Aaron McLean (33)
Highest home attendance 12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom)
Lowest home attendance 4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.

Contents

Sponsors

Area Sponsor Type
Football League Football League Domestic League
Fitness Muscle Finesse Fitness
Photography FC Pix Photography
Stand Sponsor Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Club Partner Thomas Cook Charter airline

Squad

Goalkeepers

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps		 Lge
Gls		 Cup
Apps		 Cup
Gls		 Tot
Apps		 Tot
Gls		 Date Signed Previous Club
1 Mark Tyler GK 17 - 4 - 21 - 7 December 1994 Norwich
13 Shwan Jalal GK 7 - 3 - 10 - 8 January 2007 Woking
31 James McKeown GK 0 (1) - 0 - 0 (1) - 20 July 2007 Walsall
32 Joe Lewis GK 22 - 1 - 23 - 8 January 2008 Norwich

Defenders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps		 Lge
Gls		 Cup
Apps		 Cup
Gls		 Tot
Apps		 Tot
Gls		 Date Signed Previous Club
3 Shane Blackett DF 9 (2) - 3 - 12 (2) - 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
4 Craig Morgan DF 41 2 5 - 46 2 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
5 Chris Westwood DF 35 (2) - 5(1) - 40 (3) - 14 May 2007 Walsall
6 Charlie Lee DF 32 (10) 6 5 (3) 2 37 (13) 8 23 May 2007 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Scott Mitchell DF 1 (4) - 0 (1) - 1 (5) - 1 January 2008 Livingston
19 Adam Smith DF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
22 Kieran Charnock DF 10 - 4 - 14 - 5 July 2007 Northwich Victoria
25 Jeff Hughes DF 2 (5) 1 1 (1) - 3 (6) 1 - Crystal Palace
27 Claude Gnakpa DF 25 (3) - 3 (1) - 28 (4) - 17 July 2007 Swindon Town
28 Guy Branston DF 1 (1) - 0 - 1 (1) - 24 July 2006 Oldham
29 Tom Williams DF 3 (4) - 0 (0) - 3 (4) - 1 July 2008 Wycombe
33 Danny Blanchett DF 1 - 1 - 2 - 19 March 2007 Cambridge City

Midfielders

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps		 Lge
Gls		 Cup
Apps		 Cup
Gls		 Tot
Apps		 Tot
Gls		 Date Signed Previous Club
2 Josh Low MF 9 (6) 2 3 (2) - 12 (8) 2 4 January 2007 Leicester City
7 Adam Newton MF 26 (6) - 5 - 31 (6) - 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 Micah Hyde (c) MF 33 (4) - 6 - 39 (4) - 11 January 2007 Burnley
10 George Boyd MF 41 (5) 12 7 3 48 (5) 15 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
11 Dean Keates MF 33 (7) 5 3 (2) - 36 (9) 5 14 May 2007 Walsall
15 Peter Gain MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 Jamie Day MF 42 3 6 (1) - 48 (1) 3 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 Chris Whelpdale MF 29 (6) 3 7 - 36 (6) 3 15 May 2007 Billericay Town
20 Alfie Potter MF 0 (2) - 0 (1) - 0 (3) - 1 June 2007 Youth Team
21 Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
24 Billy Crook MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2007 Youth Team
29 Gavin Strachan MF 0 (3) - 2 (1) - 2 (4) - 29 January 2007 Hartlepool United

Forwards

No. Player Pos Lge
Apps		 Lge
Gls		 Cup
Apps		 Cup
Gls		 Tot
Apps		 Tot
Gls		 Date Signed Previous Club
9 Aaron McLean ST 45 29 8 4 53 33 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
12 Craig Mackail-Smith ST 34 (2) 12 4 (1) 7 38 (3) 19 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
15 Scott Rendell ST 3 (7) 3 0 - 3 (7) 3 22 May 2008 Cambridge United
16 Danny Crow ST 2(2) 2 1(1) - 3 (3) 2 8 July 2005 Northampton Town
23 Rene Howe ST 2 (13) 1 1 (2) - 3 (15) 1 2 July 2007 Kettering Town
26 Liam Hatch ST 1 (10) 2 0 0 1 (10) 2 1 January 2008 Barnet

Transfers

A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008

In

Date Player Previous Club Cost
1 June 2007 Alfie Potter MF Youth Team n/a
2 July 2007 Rene Howe ST Kettering Undisclosed
5 July 2007 Kieran Charnock DF Northwich Undisclosed
17 July 2007 Claude Gnakpa DF Swindon Free
20 July 2007 James McKeown GK Walsall Free
22 November 2007 Jeff Hughes DF Crystal Palace Loan
1 January 2008 Liam Hatch ST Barnet £150,000
1 January 2008 Scott Mitchell DF Livingston Undisclosed
31 December 2007 Tom Williams DF Wycombe Loan
8 January 2008 Joe Lewis GK Norwich £ 400,000
18 February 2008 Scott Rendell ST Cambridge United Loan
22 May 2008 Scott Rendell ST Cambridge United £115,000

Out

Date Player New Club Cost
6 June 2007 Justin Richards ST Kidderminster Harriers £ 0
28 June 2007 Ben Futcher DF Bury £ 0
28 June 2007 Mark Arber DF Stevenage Borough £ 0
16 July 2007 Richard Butcher MF Notts County £ 0
1 August 2007 Jude Stirling DF Milton Keynes Dons £ 0
1 August 2007 Trevor Benjamin ST Hereford United £ 0
20 September 2007 Alfie Potter MF Havant & Waterlooville Loan
1 January 2008 Guy Branston DF Notts County £ 0
10 January 2008 Gavin Strachan MF Notts County £ 0
11 January 2008 Rene Howe ST Rochdale Loan
11 January 2008 Shwan Jalal GK Morecambe Loan
17 January 2008 Peter Gain MF Dagenham £ 0

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 July Stamford Away W 1-0 712 Scott Ginty
13 July Celtic Home L 1-2 5,800 Aaron McLean
18 July Hucknall Town Away W 3-0 216 Rene Howe, Scott Ginty, Guy Branston
21 July Liverpool Home D 0-0 9,339
24 July Stevenage Borough Away D 1-1 1,500 Josh Low
26 July Kettering Town Away Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch
28 July Billericay Town Away D 3-3 935 Aaron McLean, Chris Whelpdale, Rene Howe
31 July Birmingham City Home L 0-3 4,371
4 August Manchester United Home L 1-3 11,574 Rene Howe
8 August Bedford Town Away L 0-1 379

Coca-Cola Football League 2

Date Opponent Venue Result Pos Attendance Scorers
11 August Rochdale Home W 3-0 2nd 5,575 Josh Low, Aaron McLean, Danny Crow
19 August Rotherham United Away L 1-3 8th 4,291 Aaron McLean
25 August Chesterfield Home L 2-3 15th 5,005 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
1 September Accrington Stanley Away W 2-0 7th 1,484 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
8 September Mansfield Town Home W 2-1 4th 4,721 Josh Low, Danny Crow
15 September Bradford City Away L 1-0 9th 13,819
22 September Morecambe Home D 1-1 9th 4,473 Aaron McLean
29 September Darlington Away D 1-1 10th 3,974 Craig Mackail-Smith
2 October Shrewsbury Town Away W 2-0 7th 5,220 Charlie Lee, George Boyd
6 October Grimsby Town Home W 2-1 7th 4,786 George Boyd, Aaron McLean
13 October Wycombe Wanderers Home W 2-1 6th 4,567 Aaron McLean, Charlie Lee
20 October Lincoln City Away D 1-1 6th 5,036 Gary Croft (OG)
27 October Hereford United Home D 1-1 6th 5,008 Craig Mackail-Smith
3 November Stockport County Away W 2-1 5th 5,042 Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
6 November Dagenham and Redbridge Home W 3-1 5th 4,200 Dean Keates, Aaron McLean 2
17 November Bury Away L 0-2 5th 2,660
24 November Brentford Home W 7-0 3rd 4,865 Aaron McLean 3, Chris Whelpdale, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Rene Howe
4 December Notts County Away W 1-0 3rd 4,412 Craig Mackail-Smith
8 December Chester City Away W 2-1 2nd 2,291 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 December Milton Keynes Dons Home L 1-2 3rd 10,351 Aaron McLean
22 December Bradford City Home W 2-1 2nd 5,355 Aaron McLean, Jeff Hughes
26 December Mansfield Town Away L 0-2 3rd 3,107
29 December Morecambe Away L 2-3 4th 2,371 Craig Morgan, Charlie Lee
1 January Shrewsbury Town Home W 2-1 5th 5,062 Charlie Lee, Craig Morgan
12 January Macclesfield Town Home L 0-1 6th 5,238
15 January Accrington Stanley Home W 8-2 5th 4,257 George Boyd 3, Aaron McLean 3, Craig Mackail-Smith 2

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 November Round 1 Wrexham Home W 4-1 4,266 Craig Mackail-Smith 3, Aaron McLean
1 December Round 2 Staines Town Away W 5-0 2,460 Craig Mackail-Smith 4, Aaron McLean
5 January Round 3 Colchester United F.C. Away W 3-1 4,003 Aaron McLean, George Boyd, Charlie Lee
26 January Round 4 West Bromwich Albion F.C. Home L 0-3 12,701

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August Round 1 South Southampton Home W 2-1 4,087 Grzegorz Rasiak(OG), George Boyd
28 August Round 2 West Bromwich Albion Home L 0-2 4,917

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 September Round 1 SE Section Nottingham Forest Away W 3-2 3,102 Charlie Lee, Luke Chambers(OG), George Boyd
8 October Round 2 SE Section Milton Keynes Dons Away L 1-3 5,087 Aaron McLean

Statistics

Goal scorers

Pos Player League Cup Total
1 Aaron McLean 29 4 33
2 Craig Mackail-Smith 12 7 19
3 George Boyd 12 3 15
4 Charlie Lee 6 2 8
5 Dean Keates 5 0 5
6 Scott Rendell 3 0 3
7 Jamie Day 3 0 3
8 Chris Whelpdale 3 0 3

Cards

Pos Player
1 Craig Morgan 1 10
2 Claude Gnakpa 0 10
3 Aaron McLean 0 9
4 Jamie Day 0 9
5 Charlie Lee 0 8
6 Chris Whelpdale 0 4
7 Kieran Charnock 0 4
8 Chris Westwood 0 3

See also

References

Peterborough United F.C. seasons
1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70
1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80
1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
001990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000
2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10
2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20
The club
Grounds
Seasons
 « 2006–07
2008–09 » 
FA competitions
Premier League and
Football League
Football Conference
Lower leagues
European competitions
Related to national team
Club seasons
Premier League
Championship
League One
Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Crewe Alexandra · Doncaster Rovers · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Millwall · Northampton Town · Nottingham Forest · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Southend United · Swansea City · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town
League Two
Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester City · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Darlington · Grimsby Town · Hereford United · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Morecambe · Notts County · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Stockport County · Wrexham · Wycombe Wanderers
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
Conference South
Northern Premier League