2007–08 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's third consecutive season in The Championship. Manager Peter Taylor was sacked on 8 October 2007^[1] and replaced by former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock on 11 October 2007.^[2]

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 13 May 2008.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship (including play-offs)		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Scott Flinders	2	-3	0	0	1	-2	1	-1
2	DF		Matthew Lawrence	41	1	37+2	1	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF		Tony Craig	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Clint Hill	31	3	30	3	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF		Mark Hudson	49	2	47	2	1	0	1	0
6	DF		Leon Cort	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Carl Fletcher	29	1	17+11	1	1	0	0	0
8	FW		James Scowcroft	40	9	35+4	9	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Dougie Freedman	20	2	4+15	1	0	0	1	1
10	FW		Clinton Morrison[3]	47	16	35+10	16	1	0	0+1	0
11	MF		Paul Ifill[4]	15	2	5+10	2	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Julián Speroni	48	-45	48	-45	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Ben Watson	46	7	43+1	7	1	0	1	0
15	MF		Mark Kennedy	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Neil Danns	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Besian Idrizaj	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Scott Sinclair	10	2	10	2	0	0	0	0
18	DF		John Halls	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Tom Soares	42	6	40+1	6	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Danny Butterfield	33	0	27+5	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Dave Martin	10	0	2+7	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Kyel Reid	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Paul Dickov	9	0	6+3	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Nathan Ashton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		José Fonte	26	1	18+6	1	1	0	1	0
24	MF		Jeff Hughes	10	0	4+6	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Stuart Green	11	2	7+3	2	0	0	1	0
27	MF		Franck Songo'o	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Shaun Derry	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		John Bostock	5	0	1+3	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF		Arron Fray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW		Shefki Kuqi[5]	9	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0
33	FW		Lewis Grabban	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
34	DF		Lee Hills	13	1	6+6	1	1	0	0	0
35	DF		Rhoys Wiggins[6]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF		Lewwis Spence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Charlie Sheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK		David Wilkinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		James Dayton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF		Ryan Hall	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
41	DF		Moses Swaibu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW		Ben Kudjodji	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW		Victor Moses	15	3	10+5	3	0	0	0	0
44	FW		Sean Scannell[7]	25	2	11+13	2	0+1	0	0	0
48	MF		Ashley-Paul Robinson	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Starting 11

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 12 GK Julián Speroni 48 2 RB Matthew Lawrence 38 Danny Butterfield has 28 starts 5 CB Mark Hudson 49 23 CB José Fonte 20 4 LB Clint Hill 30 19 RM Tom Soares 41 14 CM Ben Watson 45 28 CM Shaun Derry 32 44 LM Sean Scannell 12 Carl Fletcher has 18 starts 8 CF James Scowcroft 36 10 CF Clinton Morrison 36 Club Management Position Staff Manager Peter Taylor (July–October)/ Neil Warnock (October–June) Assistant manager Mick Jones (October–June) First team coach Kit Symons (July–October)/ Keith Curle (October–June) Goalkeeping coach Tony Burns (July–November)/ Jim Stannard (November–June) Chief scout Allan Gemmill Fitness coach Mark Hulse (July–November)/ Carl Serrant (November–June) Reserve team manager Kit Symons (July–October)/ Dougie Freedman (October–March)/ Gary Issot (March–June) Academy manager David Moss U18 team/Assistant academy manager Gary Issott Head physiotherapist Paul Caton Source: Matches Pre-season Chelmsford City v Crystal Palace 13 July 2007 19:00 Chelmsford City 0–2 Crystal Palace (Report) Freedman  74, 82' Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford Attendance: 997 Referee: Rayford Lee Bromley v Crystal Palace 14 July 2007 15:00 Bromley 2–2 Crystal Palace Hockton  56' Chaaban  56' (Report) Duku  50' o.g. Green  90' Hayes Lane, London Attendance: 3 148 Referee: Steve Bennett Aldershot Town v Crystal Palace 17 July 2007 19:00 Aldershot Town 0–2 Crystal Palace (Report) Watson  22' (pen.) Kuqi  58' Recreation Ground, Aldershot Attendance: 1 520 Referee: Steven Cook Dartford v Crystal Palace 20 July 2007 19:00 Dartford 0–3 Crystal Palace (Report) Fletcher  16' Green  56' Ifill  89' Princes Park, Dartford Attendance: 4 100 Referee: Steve Bennett Barnet v Crystal Palace 21 July 2007 15:00 Barnet 2–3 Crystal Palace Carew  69' Yakubu  89' (Report) Giele  18' o.g. Watson  24' Ifill  28' Underhill Stadium, London Attendance: 1 371 Referee: Grant Hegley IFK Göteborg v Crystal Palace 24 July 2007 19:30 IFK Göteborg 1–2 Crystal Palace Mourad  74' (Report) Ifill  2' Scowcroft  35' Grebbestad Attendance: 1 300 IK Oddevold v Crystal Palace 27 July 2007 19:30 IK Oddevold 1–4 Crystal Palace Engelbrektsson  60' (Report) Dayton Morrison Martin Watson Crystal Palace v Anderlecht 31 July 2007 20:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Anderlecht Watson  50' (pen.) (Report) Théréau  26' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 5 232 Referee: Alan Wiley Crystal Palace v Everton 4 August 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 0–0 Everton (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 10 010 Referee: Phil Crossley Football League Championship Southampton v Crystal Palace 11 August 2007 15:00 Southampton 1–4 Crystal Palace Saganowski  45+2' (Report) Scowcroft  30, 31, 55' Morrison  57' St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 25,054 Referee: Lee Probert Crystal Palace v Leicester City 18 August 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City Green  33' Morrison  90+3' (Report) Campbell  63' Kisnorbo  87' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15 607 Referee: Michael Russell Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace 26 August 2007 13:15 Ipswich Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Walters  73' (Report) Portman Road, Ipswich Attendance: 19 382 Referee: Andy D'Urso Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic 1 September 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 0–1 Charlton Athletic (Report) Todorov  74' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 18 556 Referee: Nigel Miller Norwich City v Crystal Palace 15 September 2007 15:00 Norwich City 1–0 Crystal Palace Střihavka  75' (Report) Carrow Road, Norwich Attendance: 24 228 Referee: Lee Probert Crystal Palace v Coventry City 18 September 2007 20:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City Green  26' (Report) Best  87' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14 455 Referee: Andy Woolmer Crystal Palace v Sheffield United 22 September 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheffield United Soares  60' Fletcher  70' Watson  89' (pen.) (Report) Hudson  o.g. 48' Beattie  76' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14 131 Referee: Kevin Friend Burnley v Crystal Palace 29 September 2007 15:00 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Blake  13' (Report) Hudson  5' Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 10 711 Referee: Trevor Kettle Plymouth Argyle v Crystal Palace 2 October 2007 19:45 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Crystal Palace Halmosi  50' (Report) Home Park, Plymouth Attendance: 10 451 Referee: Rob Shoebridge Crystal Palace v Hull City 6 October 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Hull City Scowcroft  81' (Report) Marney  90+1' (pen.) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15 769 Referee: Richard Beeby Blackpool v Crystal Palace 20 October 2007 15:00 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Fox  69' (Report) Soares  59'  88' Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 9 037 Referee: Graham Laws Crystal Palace v Stoke City 23 October 2007 20:00 Crystal Palace 1–3 Stoke City Freedman  51' (Report) Cresswell  49, 59' Shawcross  74' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,237 Referee: Mike Thorpe Crystal Palace v Watford 29 October 2007 20:00 Crystal Palace 0–2 Watford (Report) Smith  32' King  67' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,986 Referee: Keith Stroud Scunthorpe United v Crystal Palace 3 November 2007 15:00 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Crystal Palace (Report) Glanford Park, Scunthorpe Attendance: 6,778 Referee: Clive Penton Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 6 November 2007 19:45 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Purse  9' (Report) Watson  44' (pen.) Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 11,781 Referee: Lee Mason Crystal Palace v Queens Park Rangers 10 November 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Morrison  88' (Report) Sinclair  45' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 17,010 Referee: Peter Walton Colchester United v Crystal Palace 24 November 2007 15:00 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Balwin  8' Jackson  69' (Report) Morrison  8, 74' Layer Road, Colchester Attendance: 5,856 Referee: Paul Taylor Crystal Palace v Preston North End 27 November 2007 19:45 Crystal Palace 2–1 Preston North End Morrison  40' Hill  45+3' (Report) Mawene  36' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,048 Referee: Phil Joslin Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion 1 December 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Morrison  21' (Report) Hudson  o.g. 8' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Uriah Rennie Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace 4 December 2007 20:00 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Crystal Palace Stewart  10' (Report) Hill  65' Morrison  68' Loftus Road, London Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Alan Wiley Barnsley v Crystal Palace 8 December 2007 15:00 Barnsley 0–0 Crystal Palace (Report) Oakwell, Barnsley Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Anthony Bates Crystal Palace v Sheffield Wednesday 15 December 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Morrison  37' Scannell  90' (Report) Hinds  11' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 14,865 Referee: Grant Hegley Crystal Palace v Plymouth Argyle 22 December 2007 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Hill  8' Scowcroft  44' (Report) Easter  49' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,097 Referee: Mike Jones Coventry City v Crystal Palace 26 December 2007 15:00 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace (Report) Morrison  47' Ifill  88' Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 22,134 Referee: Keith Stroud Sheffield United v Crystal Palace 29 December 2007 12:45 Sheffield United 0–1 Crystal Palace (Report) Scowcroft  38' Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 23,982 Referee: Andy D'Urso Crystal Palace v Norwich City 1 January 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Norwich City Morrison  50' (Report) Russell  8' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 17,199 Referee: Mike Thorpe Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace 12 January 2008 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Crystal Palace (Report) Morrison  24' Scannell  49' Scowcroft  69' Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 22,650 Referee: Howard Webb Crystal Palace v Bristol City 19 January 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–0 Bristol City Morrison  6' Hudson  85' (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Jonathan Moss Leicester City v Crystal Palace 28 January 2008 19:45 Leicester City 1–0 Crystal Palace Hayles  89' (Report) Walkers Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 21,764 Referee: Eddie Ilderton Crystal Palace v Southampton 2 February 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 1–1 Southampton Scowcroft  73' (Report) John  84' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Mark Halsey Charlton Athletic v Crystal Palace 8 February 2008 19:45 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Crystal Palace Varney  60, 87' (Report) The Valley, London Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Lee Probert Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town 12 February 2008 20:00 Crystal Palace 0–1 Ipswich Town (Report) Haynes  45+1' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,090 Referee: Clive Penton Bristol City v Crystal Palace 18 February 2008 20:00 Bristol City 1–1 Crystal Palace McCombe  90+6' (Report) Hills  61' Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 16,446 Referee: Richard Beeby Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 February 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Report) Gray  76' Kyle  89' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,679 Referee: Andy Woolmer Preston North End v Crystal Palace 1 March 2008 15:00 Preston North End 0–1 Crystal Palace (Report) Morrison  76' Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 12,347 Referee: Mike Jones Crystal Palace v Cardiff City 4 March 2008 20:00 Crystal Palace 0–0 Cardiff City (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,446 Referee: Scott Mathieson Crystal Palace v Colchester United 8 March 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Ifil  o.g. 21' Watson  74' (Report) Lisbie  23' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 13,985 Referee: Phil Joslin West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace 12 March 2008 19:45 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Crystal Palace Phillips  30' (Report) Moses  55' The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 20,378 Referee: Peter Walton Crystal Palace v Barnsley 15 March 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–0 Barnsley Soares  46' Scowcroft  83' (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 17,459 Referee: Iain Williamson Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace 22 March 2008 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Crystal Palace Sahar  18' Small  68' (Report) Watson  40' Lawrence  90+4' Hillsborough, Sheffield Attendance: 19,875 Referee: Russell Booth Crystal Palace v Blackpool 29 March 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackpool (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 16,028 Referee: Anthony Taylor Stoke City v Crystal Palace 7 April 2008 20:00 Stoke City 1–2 Crystal Palace Whelan  85' (Report) Soares  23' Fonte  45+1' Britannia Stadium, Stoke-upon-Trent Attendance: 15,756 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe United 12 April 2008 15:00 Crystal Palace 2–0 Scunthorpe United Soares  21' Morrison  39' (Report) Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 15,975 Referee: Keith Hill Watford v Crystal Palace 19 April 2008 15:00 Watford 0–2 Crystal Palace (Report) Ifill  72' Moses  75' Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 17,694 Referee: Howard Webb Hull City v Crystal Palace 26 April 2008 15:00 Hull City 2–1 Crystal Palace Campbell  18' Ashbee  85' (Report) Sinclair  38' KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull Attendance: 24,350 Referee: Russell Booth Crystal Palace v Burnley 4 May 2008 14:00 Crystal Palace 5–0 Burnley Watson  8' (pen.) Moses  10' Soares  37' Sinclair  61' Morrison  65' (Report) Carlisle  7' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 23 950 Referee: Kevin Friend Football League Championship play-offs Semi-final Crystal Palace v Bristol City 10 May 2008 12:15 Crystal Palace 1–2 Bristol City Watson  87' (pen.) (Report) Carey  53' Noble  90+2' Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 22 869 Referee: Mike Jones Bristol City v Crystal Palace 13 May 2008 19:45 Bristol City (4) 2 – 1 (2) Crystal Palace Trundle  104' McIndoe  110' (Report) Watson  24' Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 18 842 Referee: Howard Webb Football League Cup Round 1 Bristol Rovers v Crystal Palace 14 August 2007 19:45 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Crystal Palace Disley  64' (Report) Freedman  31'   Penalties   Walker Jacobson Disley Anthony 4–1 Freedman Morrison Kuqi Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 5 566 Referee: Tony Bates FA Cup Round 3 Watford v Crystal Palace 5 January 2008 15:00 Watford 2–0 Crystal Palace Shittu  28, 65' (Report) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 10 480 Referee: Lee Mason End of season awards Award Winner Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell Vice Presidents' Player of the Year Shaun Derry Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell Scholar Player of the Year Lee Hills Academy Player of the Year Kyle de Silva Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season James Scowcroft v Wolverhampton Wanderers (12–01–08) Special Achievement Award Clinton Morrison for scoring 100 Crystal Palace goals Special Achievement Award Geoff Thomas for his services to the club as captain (1988–1992) References ↑ "Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked". BBC Sport. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2013.  ↑ "Warnock appointed new Palace boss". BBC Sport. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2013.  ↑ Morrison was born in England. ↑ Ifill was born in England. ↑ Kuqi was born in Kosovo. ↑ Wiggins was born in England. ↑ Scannell was born in England. 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