2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
2007–08 season
Chairman Björgólfur Guðmundsson
Manager Alan Curbishley
Premier League 10th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League:
Dean Ashton (10)
All:
Dean Ashton (12)
Highest home attendance 34,996 (25 November vs Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance 25,774 (26 September vs Plymouth Argyle)
Average home league attendance 33,898
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

This 2007–08 season saw West Ham United F.C. compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 10th place.

Players

Squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Green 27EU 2006 68 0 2012 £2m
21 GK England Wright 29EU 2007 3 0 Free
23 GK England Walker 34EU 2004 20 0 Bosman ruling
33 GK Czech Republic Štěch 17EU 2006 0 0 2009 Undisclosed
2 RB Australia Neill (captain)29Non-EU 2007 (Winter) 52 0 £1.5m
14 RB Ghana Paintsil 26Non-EU 2006 24 0 Undisclosed
18 RB United States Spector 21Non-EU 2006 56 0 £0.5m
4 CB Wales Gabbidon 28EU 2005 75 0 2011 £3.5m combined
5 CB England Ferdinand 22EU 2002 163 5 2010 Youth system
6 CB England Upson 28EU 2007 (Winter) 35 1 £6m
19 CB Wales Collins 24EU 2005 41 2 2011 £3.5m combined
24 CB Scotland Dailly 33EU 2001 (Winter) 191 4 £1.75m
27 CB England Davenport 24EU 2007 (Winter) 16 0 £3m
30 CB England Tomkins 18EU 2005 6 0 Youth system
45 CB England Spence 17EU 2007 0 0 Youth system
3 LB Northern Ireland McCartney 26EU 2006 69 1 £0.6m
7 RM Sweden Ljungberg (VC)30EU 2007 28 2 2011 £3m
15 RM Peru Solano 32Non-EU 2007 23 4 2008 Free
20 RM France Faubert 24EU 2007 8 0 2012 £6.1m
29 RM England Bowyer 30EU 2006 53 4 Free
32 RM England Dyer 28EU 2007 3 0 2011 £6m
8 CM England Parker 26EU 2007 20 1 2012 £7m
16 CM England Noble 20EU 2003 74 6 2011 Youth system
17 CM England Mullins 28EU 2003 192 6 £0.8m
22 CM England Stokes 20EU 2005 1 0 Youth system
26 CM Scotland Quashie 29EU 2007 (Winter) 8 0 £1.75m
39 CM Wales Collison 18EU 2007 2 0 Youth system
11 LM England Etherington 26EU 2003 180 16 £0.5m
28 LM England Reid 19EU 2004 7 0 Youth system
34 LM Portugal Boa Morte 30EU 2007 (Winter) 48 2 £5m
9 CF England Ashton 23EU 2006 (Winter) 51 18 £7m
10 CF Wales Bellamy 28EU 2007 9 4 2012 £7.5m
12 CF England Cole 23EU 2006 58 8 Undisclosed
25 CF England Zamora 26EU 2004 148 39 2011 Undisclosed
31 CF England Ephraim 19EU 2004 1 0 Youth system
37 CF Senegal Camara 30Non-EU 2007 10 0 2008 Loan
40 CF England Sears 17EU 2007 7 1 Youth system
  • Last updated: 11 May 2008
  • Source: whufc.com, players' Wikipedia articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Squad statistics

Player Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup
No.
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
1 GKEngland Green 41 41 38 2 1
2 RBAustralia Neill 40 40 34 2 4
5 CBEngland Ferdinand 26 29 2 25 2 2 2
6 CBEngland Upson 33 33 1 29 1 2 2
3 LBNorthern Ireland McCartney 44 44 1 38 1 2 4
7 RMSweden Ljungberg 25 28 2 25 2 1 2
17 CMEngland Mullins 37 39 34 1 4
16 CMEngland Noble 28 36 3 31 3 2 3
34 LMPortugal Boa Morte 23 32 1 27 1 4 1
12 CFEngland Cole 25 37 5 31 4 2 4 1
9 CFEngland Ashton 24 35 12 31 10 2 2 2
8 CMEngland Parker 19 20 1 18 1 2
11 LMEngland Etherington 18 21 3 18 3 2 1
29 RMEngland Bowyer 15 20 4 15 4 2 3
15 RMPeru Solano 14 23 4 23 4
18 RBUnited States Spector 13 28 26 1 1
25 CFEngland Zamora 12 14 1 13 1 1
4 CBWales Gabbidon 11 14 10 4
10 CFWales Bellamy 8 9 4 8 2 1 2
14 RBGhana Pantsil 5 17 14 1 2
30 CBEngland Tomkins 5 6 6
20 RMFrance Faubert 4 8 7 1
33 CFSenegal Camara 3 10 10
19 CBWales Collins 3 5 3 2
21 GKEngland Wright 3 3 3
32 MFEngland Dyer 3 3 2 1
40 CFEngland Sears 1 7 1 7 1
39 CMEngland Collison 1 2 2
28 LMEngland Reid 4 1 1 2
23 GKEngland Walker
24 CBScotland Dailly
31 CFEngland Ephraim
Own goals 3 3
33 GKCzech Republic Štěch
27 CBEngland Davenport
45 CBEngland Spence
26 CMScotland Quashie
22 MFEngland Stokes

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by start team and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League
goals		 FA Cup
goals		 League Cup
goals		 Total
goals
1 England 9 Dean Ashton 10 2 12
2 England 12 Carlton Cole 4 1 5
3 England 29 Lee Bowyer 4 4
= Peru 15 Nolberto Solano 4 4
= Wales 10 Craig Bellamy 2 2 4
6 England 11 Matthew Etherington 3 3
= England 16 Mark Noble 3 3
8 England 5 Anton Ferdinand 2 2
= Sweden 7 Fredrik Ljungberg 2 2
= Northern Ireland 3 George McCartney 1 1
= England 8 Scott Parker 1 1
= England 40 Freddie Sears 1 1
10 England 6 Matthew Upson 1 1
= England 25 Bobby Zamora 1 1
= Portugal 34 Luis Boa Morte 1 1
= Own goals 3 3

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Disciplinary record

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Notes
29 RM England Bowyer 7 1
34 LM Portugal Boa Morte 6 1
12 CF England Cole 9
2 RB Australia Neill 7
16 CM England Noble 6
14 RB Ghana Pantsil 5
3 LB Northern Ireland McCartney 5
15 RM Peru Solano 3
18 RB United States Spector 3
17 CM England Mullins 3
7 RM Sweden Ljungberg 3
8 CM England Parker 3
10 CF Wales Bellamy 2
4 CB Wales Gabbidon 2
11 LM England Etherington 2
1 GK England Green 2
6 CB England Upson 2
37 CF Senegal Camara 1
5 CB England Ferdinand 1
20 RM France Faubert 1
25 CF England Zamora 1

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
28 4-4-2 1-12, 19-22, 26, 30-31, 35-36, 38-44
14 4-4-1-1 13-18, 25, 27-29, 32-34, 37
2 4-5-1 23-24

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[1]

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Robert Green 41
2 RB Australia Lucas Neill 40
5 CB England Anton Ferdinand 26
6 CB England Matthew Upson 33
3 LB Northern Ireland George McCartney 44
7 RM Sweden Freddie Ljungberg 25
17 CM England Hayden Mullins 37
16 CM England Mark Noble 28
34 LM Portugal Luís Boa Morte 23
9 CF England Dean Ashton 24
12 CF England Carlton Cole 25

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 CM Parker EU England26 Transferred Green tickY Newcastle United Summer 2012 £7m
20 MF Faubert EU France23 Transferred Green tickY Bordeaux Summer 2012 £6.1m
21 GK Wright EU England29 Signed Green tickY Everton Summer Free
10 CF Bellamy EU Wales27 Transferred Green tickY Liverpool Summer 2012 £7.5m
7 MF Ljungberg EU Sweden30 Transferred Green tickY Arsenal Summer 2011 £3m
32 MF Dyer EU England28 Transferred Green tickY Newcastle United Summer 2011 £6m
15 RM Solano Non-EU Peru32 Transferred Green tickY Newcastle United Summer 2008 Free
33 CF Camara Non-EU Senegal30 Loaned Green tickY Wigan Athletic Summer 2008

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
FB Mears EU England24 Transferred Green tickY Derby County Summer £1m
CF Sheringham EU England41 Transferred Green tickY Colchester United Summer Free
CM Reo-Coker EU England23 Transferred Green tickY Aston Villa Summer £8.5m
RM Newton EU England31 Transferred Green tickY Leicester City Summer Free
GK Carroll EU Northern Ireland29 Transferred Green tickY Rangers Summer Free
MF Benayoun Non-EU Israel27 Transferred Green tickY Liverpool Summer Undisclosed
FB Konchesky EU England26 Transferred Green tickY Fulham Summer £3.25m
CF Harewood EU England27 Transferred Green tickY Aston Villa Summer Undisclosed
CF Tevez Non-EU Argentina23 Transferred Green tickY Manchester United Summer Undisclosed
CF Ephraim EU England19 Loaned Green tickY Queens Park Rangers Summer Loan
DF Dailly EU Scotland33 Loaned Green tickY Southampton Loan
FW Ephraim EU England19 Transferred Green tickY Queens Park Rangers Winter Undisclosed
DF Dailly EU Scotland33 Transferred Green tickY Rangers Winter Undisclosed

Last updated: 12 January 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager England Alan Curbishley
Assistant manager England Mervyn Day
Goalkeeping coach Czech Republic Ludek Miklosko
First team coach England Glynn Snodin
Chief scout England Roger Cross
Head of Physiotheraphy England George Cooper

Last updated: 15 Aug 2007
Source: West Ham United F.C.#Current staff

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): XL.com

Home
Away

Source: Wikipedia West Ham United Article

Other information

Chairman Iceland Björgólfur Guðmundsson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) (35,146 / 112x72 yards)

Source: West Ham United F.C. article on 15 Aug 2007

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Premier League —1010 11 Aug 2007 11 May 2008
Football League Cup 2nd roundQuarter finalsQuarter finals 28 Aug 2007 12 Dec 2007
FA Cup 3rd round3rd round3rd round 5 Jan 2008 16 Jan 2008

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Competitions

Matches

Pre-season

Match
 Date
 Competition or tour
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
Scorers
 GD
1 14 Jul 2007 — A Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 0 Noble 83', Smith og 84' 2
2 17 Jul 2007 — A Czech Republic Sigma OlomoucCzech Republic 0 - 1 -1
3 21 Jul 2007 — A Italy LazioItaly 0 - 2 -2
4 24 Jul 2007 — A Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Ashton 15' 0
5 25 Jul 2007 — A MK Dons 2 - 3 Ephraim 16', Upson 17' -1
6 28 Jul 2007 — A Southend United 3 - 1 Zamora 30', Bellamy 39', Ljungberg 50' 2
7 31 Jul 2007 — A Norwich CityEngland 2 - 1 Spector 27', Ashton 43' 1
8 4 Aug 2007 — H RomaItaly 2 - 1 McCartney 63', Ashton 66' 1

Last updated: 15 Aug 2007
1West Ham United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of West Ham United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

Premier League

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
111 August 2007Premier League1HManchester City0 – 2
218 August 2007Premier League2ABirmingham City1 – 0
325 August 2007Premier League3HWigan Athletic1 – 1
41 September 2007Premier League4AReading3 – 0
515 September 2007Premier League5HMiddlesbrough3 – 0
623 September 2007Premier League6ANewcastle United1 – 3
729 September 2007Premier League7HArsenal0 – 1
86 October 2007Premier League8AAston Villa0 – 1
921 October 2007Premier League9HSunderland3 – 1
1027 October 2007Premier League10APortsmouth0 – 0
114 November 2007Premier League11HBolton Wanderers1 – 1
1210 November 2007Premier League12ADerby County5 – 0
1325 November 2007Premier League13HTottenham Hotspur1 – 1
141 December 2007Premier League14A Chelsea0 – 1
159 December 2007Premier League15ABlackburn Rovers1 – 0
1615 December 2007Premier League16HEverton0 – 2
1722 December 2007Premier League17AMiddlesbrough2 – 1
1826 December 2007Premier League18HReading1 – 1
1929 December 2007Premier League19HManchester United2 – 1
201 January 2008Premier League20AArsenal0 – 2
2112 January 2008Premier League21HFulham2 – 1
2220 January 2008Premier League22AManchester City1 – 1
2330 January 2008Premier League23HLiverpool1 – 0
242 February 2008Premier League24AWigan Athletic0 – 1
259 February 2008Premier League25HBirmingham City1 – 1
2623 February 2008Premier League26AFulham1 – 0
271 March 2008Premier League27HChelsea0 – 4
285 March 2008Premier League28ALiverpool0 – 4
299 March 2008Premier League29ATottenham Hotspur0 – 4
3015 March 2008Premier League30HBlackburn Rovers2 – 1
3122 March 2008Premier League31AEverton1 – 1
3229 March 2008Premier League32ASunderland1 – 2
338 April 2008Premier League33HPortsmouth0 – 1
3412 April 2008Premier League34ABolton Wanderers0 – 1
3519 April 2008Premier League35HDerby County2 – 1
3626 April 2008Premier League36HNewcastle United2 – 2
373 May 2008Premier League37AManchester United1 – 4
3811 May 2008Premier League38HAston Villa2 – 2

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source:
1West Ham goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of West Ham.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 10 15 42 50 −8 49 7 7 5 24 24 0 6 3 10 18 26 −8

Last updated: 11 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAH
Result L W D W W L L L W D D W D L W L W D W L W D W L D W L L L W D L L L W D L D

Last updated: 11 May 2008.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
428 August 2007Football League Cup2nd RoundABristol Rovers2 – 1
826 September 2007Football League Cup3rd roundHPlymouth Argyle1 – 0
1330 October 2007Football League Cup4th roundACoventry City2 – 1
1912 December 2007Football League CupQuarter finalsHEverton1 – 2

Source:
1{{{t}}} goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of {{{t}}}.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

FA Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
255 January 2008FA CupThird roundHManchester City0 – 0
2716 January 2008FA CupThird round replayAManchester City0 – 1

Source:
1{{{t}}} goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of {{{t}}}.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 45 53−8 55 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 2
10 West Ham United 38 13 10 15 42 50−8 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 66 61+5 46 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round 3

Updated to games played on 13 May 2008.
Source: 2007–08 Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-ham-united/tab/players/season/2008
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