2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 130th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their 7th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. Having finished seventh the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Bolton Wanderers

2007–08 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside
Manager	Sammy Lee (until 17 October) Gary Megson (from 25 October)
Stadium	Reebok Stadium
Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolas Anelka (10) All: Nicolas Anelka (11)
Highest home attendance	26,163 (vs. Atlético Madrid, 14 February 2008)
Lowest home attendance	10,229 (vs. Aris, 29 November 2007)
Home colours Away colours
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Regular season

After finishing runners-up in the Peace Cup Bolton entered the new season under the management of Sammy Lee. Lee, who had previously worked under former manager Sam Allardyce, had taken over from Allardyce towards the end of the previous season, but had yet to record a league win.

The league season kicked off at home, against Newcastle United, now managed by Allardyce. Three first-half goals for Newcastle ensured an early defeat.^[1] This was followed by an away defeat to Fulham.^[2] By the time Bolton lost 3–1 to Portsmouth,^[3] the club found itself at the bottom of the league. However, a 3–0 win over Reading lifted them off the basement.^[4] Another bright note was that striker Nicolas Anelka had found the net in three of the four games in August and found himself towards the top of the Premier League scoring charts.

Back to back defeats to Everton^[5] and Birmingham City^[6] saw Bolton quickly return to the bottom three and Lee come under pressure for his job. An unconvincing away draw in the UEFA Cup to Macedonian side FK Rabotnički, only saved by a late equaliser from Abdoulaye Méïté,^[7] was followed by a 1–1 home draw against fellow strugglers Tottenham Hotspur.^[8] Much-needed relief was found in an extra time win over Fulham in the Carling Cup^[9] but an early season six pointer against bottom side Derby County only yielded a draw^[10] and meant that Bolton finished September only one place above their opponents.

The UEFA Cup home leg against Rabotnički was won 1–0 with another goal from Anelka. However, if Bolton were looking for an easy passage through the group stage they were disappointed as the draw put them up against former European Cup winners Bayern Munich and Red Star Belgrade as well as highly regarded Portuguese side Braga and Aris from Greece.^[11] Meanwhile, there appeared to be problems at the club behind-the-scenes, marked by the confusion when Gary Speed stepped down as player-coach.^[12] However, there was little confusion to what happened following Bolton's 1–0 home defeat to Chelsea on 15 October,^[13] with Lee being relieved of his duties on the Monday.^[14] Assistant manager Archie Knox was put in temporary charge until a new manager was found. Steve Bruce, Paul Jewell and Chris Coleman were linked to the job.^[15] In the meantime, Bolton lost again, this time to Arsenal 2–0^[16] on 25 October Gary Megson was appointed as manager following his resignation from Leicester City. While chairman Phil Gartside said, "We feel Gary is the right man to take Bolton forward,"^[17] some fans were decidedly unimpressed, stating that it was "possibly the most bizarre and clueless appointment this season".^[18] Megson sat in the dugout for 1–1 draw that evening at home to Braga in the UEFA Cup^[19] before taking charge fully in the home game against Aston Villa, that also finished 1–1.^[20] The month finished with Bolton being knocked out of the Carling Cup by Manchester City 1–0, the game being settled late on by a controversial penalty.^[21]

A late Kevin Nolan goal saved the day at West Ham United in the first game in November.^[22] Bolton then travelled to Germany to take on Bayern Munich. Few fancied Bolton to come away with a result, but an early goal from Ricardo Gardner and a late equaliser from Kevin Davies gave Bolton a valuable point in their attempt to qualify from the group stage.^[23] Seemingly buoyed by this result Bolton finished the month unbeaten, drawing 0–0 with Middlesbrough,^[24] beating Manchester United 1–0 (giving Megson his first win as manager and Bolton's first home win against their neighbours for thirty years^[25]) and drawing with Aris in the UEFA Cup, Stelios Giannakopoulos scoring an injury-time equaliser against his countrymen.^[26]

Bolton's busiest month of the campaign started with a 4–0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield.^[27] but this was quickly followed by another famous European night as Red Star Belgrade were beaten 1–0 as Bolton qualified for the last thirty-two of the UEFA Cup,^[28] the occasion slightly marred when some fans were held in a hotel in the Serbian capital.^[29] This was followed by a 4–1 derby win over Wigan Athletic,^[30] in what turned out to be Gary Speed's last game for the club, and another defeat to Manchester City, 4–2.^[31] When the draw for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup was made, Bolton were given another tough draw, paired with Spaniards Atlético Madrid.^[32] The day after the draw was made fellow strugglers Birmingham City were despatched 3–0,^[33] but this was followed by two defeats over the Christmas period to Everton^[34] and Sunderland.^[35]

The new year started with an unconvincing last-minute win over Derby County, Stelios Giannakopoulos again coming up with a winner.^[36] The game proved to be Nicolas Anelka's last game for the club before he was sold to Chelsea for £15 million.^[37] Other players to leave in the transfer window were Gary Speed,^[38] Christian Wilhelmsson,^[39] Gérald Cid^[40] and Ľubomír Michalík.^[41] Megson used this opportunity to strengthen the defence with the purchases of Grétar Steinsson from AZ^[42] and Gary Cahill from Aston Villa.^[43] Matt Taylor, who had scored against Bolton earlier in the season for his previous club Portsmouth, was also brought in,^[44] as was Tamir Cohen from Maccabi Netanya.^[45] Surprisingly, the only like-for-like replacement for Anelka brought in was Grzegorz Rasiak on loan from Championship side Southampton.^[46] An early FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United could be put down to Megson putting out a largely reserve side.^[47] This was followed by another derby defeat this time at home to Blackburn Rovers^[48] before two successive 0–0 draws, away to Newcastle United, by now managed by Kevin Keegan,^[49] and then home to Fulham.^[50]

A 2–0 victory over Reading gave Bolton a much-needed three points over relegation rivals and gave them their first double over a team for the season^[51] but this proved to be Bolton's last win in the league until mid-April as they embarked on a run that put them back into the bottom three. A game that they dominated against Portsmouth ended up as a 1–0 defeat.^[52] The next two games were the UEFA Cup home-and-away legs against Atlético Madrid. A 1–0 victory at home, courtesy of an El Hadji Diouf goal,^[53] was followed by a 0–0 draw away,^[54] meaning that Bolton would go further in Europe this season than in their previous UEFA Cup attempt two seasons previously. However, there was trouble again for some Bolton fans, with 17 being injured in what was seen as "heavy handed tactics" by Spanish police.^[55] Both Bolton and Atlético were subject to a UEFA investigation.^[56] Bolton were drawn against Sporting CP in the last 16 of the competition.^[57] On their return home, Bolton were beaten again by Blackburn Rovers, 4–1.^[58]

Bolton's season reached its nadir in the month of March, with only one point being gained in the league. A 3–1 defeat to Liverpool was epitomised by a bizarre own goal scored by Jussi Jääskeläinen.^[59] Bolton then met Sporting Lisbon home and away in the UEFA Cup. A 1–1 draw at home^[60] was followed by a 1–0 defeat away.^[61] Megson suffered criticism as again he had put a weakened side out in a cup competition, but he vindicated his choice by stating that Premiership survival was more important. Fans who had travelled to Lisbon for the game were not happy with this excuse and they were made to feel worse when a virtually wholly changed side lost to Wigan Athletic in the following league game, despite being up against ten men for the majority of the game.^[62] In the following game, Cristiano Ronaldo put two early goals into Bolton's net to continue Manchester United's push for the title.^[63] Despite picking up a point a week later at home to United's city rivals with a goalless draw,^[64] a week later Bolton managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by throwing away a two-goal lead against ten-man Arsenal to lose 2–3.^[65]

Bolton entered April knowing that they would probably have to go undefeated through to the end of the season to avoid relegation, but got off to the worst possible start with a 4–0 defeat to Aston Villa.^[66] However, two successive victories at home to West Ham^[67] and away to Middlesbrough^[68] took them out of the bottom three and left them in control of their own destiny, even after being outplayed but still drawing at Tottenham.^[69]

Bolton's penultimate game of the season, at home to Sunderland, kicked off at 5:15pm with Bolton having the knowledge that, as Birmingham City and Reading had lost earlier that day, a win would virtually secure their Premiership status. And win they did,^[70] with goalscorer El Hadji Diouf doing a personal lap of honour at the end of the game after stating that he would be leaving the club, even though he was not out of contract.^[71] The final game, away to title-chasing Chelsea, finished 1–1, with Matt Taylor scoring Bolton's final goal of the season and ensuring that they did not avoid relegation on goal difference.^[72]

Matches

Results by matchday

Matchday	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
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D
Position	19	19	20	18	19	20	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	15	17	14	16	14	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United

11 August 2007	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Newcastle United	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Anelka 50'	Report	N'Zogbia 11' Martins 21', 27'	Attendance: 25,414 Referee: Chris Foy

Fulham v Bolton Wanderers

15 August 2007	Fulham	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Craven Cottage
19:45 BST	Healy 23' Cid 26' (o.g.)	Report	Helguson 12'	Attendance: 21,102 Referee: Lee Probert

Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers

18 August 2007	Portsmouth	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Fratton Park
12:45 BST	Kanu 16' Utaka 30' Taylor 88' (pen.)	Report	Anelka 12'	Attendance: 17,108 Referee: Steve Tanner

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

25 August 2007	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Reading	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Speed 32' Anelka 55' Braaten 91'	Report		Attendance: 20,023 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Bolton Wanderers v Everton

1 September 2007	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Everton	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Anelka 55'	Report	Yakubu 11' Lescott 90'	Attendance: 22,064 Referee: Peter Walton

Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers

15 September 2007	Birmingham City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	St Andrew's Stadium
15:00 BST	Kapo 37' Ridgewell  55'	Report	Nolan  34' Speed  57' O'Brien  75'	Attendance: 28,124 Referee: Phil Dowd

Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

23 September 2007	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Campo 39'	Report	Keane 34'	Attendance: 20,308 Referee: Andre Marriner

Derby County v Bolton Wanderers

29 September 2007	Derby County	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Pride Park Stadium
15:00 BST	Miller 19'	Report	Anelka 32'	Attendance: 31,503 Referee: Rob Styles

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

7 October 2007	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST		Report	Kalou 41'	Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Alan Wiley

Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers

20 October 2007	Arsenal	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Emirates Stadium
15:00 BST	Touré 68' Rosický 80'	Report		Attendance: 59,442 Referee: Mike Riley

Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa

28 October 2007	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Aston Villa	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Anelka 22'	Report	Moore 57'	Attendance: 18,413 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

4 November 2007	West Ham United	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Boleyn Ground
15:00 GMT	George McCartney 20'	Report	Kevin Nolan 93'	Attendance: 33,867 (89 away) Referee: Peter Walton

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

11 November 2007	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Middlesbrough	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 17,624 Referee: Lee Probert

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United

24 November 2007	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Manchester United	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT	Anelka 11'	Report		Attendance: 25,028 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

2 December 2007	Liverpool	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Anfield
15:00 GMT	Hyypiä 17' Torres 45' Gerrard 46' Babel 66'	Report		Attendance: 43,270 Referee: Steve Bennett

Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

9 December 2007	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Wigan Athletic	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT	Scharner 3' (o.g.) Nolan 37' Davies 70' Anelka 89'	Report	Landzaat 14'	Attendance: 20,309 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers

15 December 2007	Manchester City	4–2	Bolton Wanderers	City of Manchester Stadium
15:00 GMT	Bianchi 7' Michalík 48' (o.g.) Vassell 77' Etuhu 90+4'	Report	Diouf 31' Nolan 40'	Attendance: 40,506 Referee: Peter Walton

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

22 December 2007	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Birmingham City	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT	Diouf 72' Anelka 78', 93'	Report		Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Chris Foy

Everton v Bolton Wanderers

26 December 2007	Everton	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Goodison Park
15:00 GMT	Neville 51' Cahill 70'	Report		Attendance: 38,918 Referee: Rob Styles

Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers

29 December 2007	Sunderland	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Stadium of Light
15:00 GMT	Richardson 13' Jones 32' Murphy 91'	Report	Diouf 41'	Attendance: 42,058 Referee: Phil Dowd

Bolton Wanderers v Derby County

2 January 2008	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Derby County	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT	Giannakopoulos 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 17,014 Referee: Howard Webb

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

13 January 2008	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Reebok Stadium
16:00 GMT	Nolan 43'	Report	Samba 53' Roberts 90'	Attendance: 18,315 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers

19 January 2008	Newcastle United	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	St. James' Park
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 52,250 Referee: Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers v Fulham

29 January 2008	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Fulham	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

2 February 2008	Reading	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Nolan 33' Helguson 58'	Attendance: 21,893 Referee: Rob Styles

Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth

9 February 2008	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Portsmouth	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Diarra 81'	Attendance: 18,544 Referee: Peter Walton

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

24 February 2008	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Ewood Park
15:00 GMT	McCarthy 25' (pen) 67' (pen) Bentley 71' Pederson 94'	Report	Davies 50'	Attendance: 23,995 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

2 March 2008	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Liverpool	Reebok Stadium
13:30 GMT	Cohen 79'	Report	Jääskeläinen 10' (o.g.) Babel 60' Aurélio 75'	Attendance: 24,004 Referee: Phil Dowd

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

16 March 2008	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	JJB Stadium
15:00 GMT	Heskey 33'	Report		Attendance: 17,055 Referee: Steve Tanner

Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers

19 March 2008	Manchester United	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Old Trafford
20:00 GMT	Ronaldo 9', 19'	Report		Attendance: 75,476 Referee: Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

22 March 2008	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Manchester City	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 22,633 Referee: Andre Marriner

Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal

29 March 2008	Bolton Wanderers	2–3	Arsenal	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT	Taylor 14', 43'	Report	Gallas 62' Van Persie 68' (pen) Samuel 91' (og)	Attendance: 22,431 Referee: Chris Foy

Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers

5 April 2008	Aston Villa	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park
15:00 BST	Gareth Barry 54' 60' Agbonlahor 56' Harewood 85'	Report		Attendance: 37,773 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United

12 April 2008	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	West Ham United	Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST	Davies 47'	Report		Attendance: 23,043 Referee: Peter Walton

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

19 April 2008	Middlesbrough	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Riverside Stadium
15:00 BST		Report	McCann 61'	Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Alan Wiley

Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers

26 April 2008	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	White Hart Lane
15:00 BST	Malbranque 52'	Report	Giannakopoulos 46'	Attendance: 36,176 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland

3 May 2008	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Sunderland	Reebok Stadium
17:15 BST	Diouf 42' Murphy 83' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

11 May 2008	Chelsea	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge
15:00 BST	Shevchenko 62'	Report	Taylor 90+3'	Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Chris Foy

Final league table

Main article: 2007–08 Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	34	51	−17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	36	59	−23	39
16	Bolton Wanderers	38	9	10	19	36	54	−18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	38	60	−22	36
18	Reading (R)	38	10	6	22	41	66	−25	36	Relegation to Football League Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United

5 January 2008 R3	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Sheffield United	Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Carney 42'	Attendance: 15,286 Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup

Fulham v Bolton Wanderers

26 September 2007 R3	Fulham	1 – 2 (aet)	Bolton Wanderers	Craven Cottage
20:00 BST	Healy 78'	Report	Guthrie 57' Giannakopoulos 112'	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Steve Bennett

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

31 October 2007 R4	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Manchester City	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT		Report	Elano 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 15,510 Referee: Peter Walton

UEFA Cup

First round

Rabotnički v Bolton Wanderers

20 September 2007 1st Leg	Rabotnički	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Skopje City Stadium
19:00 BST	Milisavlević 53'	Report	Méïté 84'	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Zsolt Szabó

Bolton Wanderers v Rabotnički

4 October 2007 2nd Leg	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Rabotnički	Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST	Anelka 68'	Report		Attendance: 18,932 (80 away) Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F

Bolton Wanderers v Braga

25 October 2007 Match 1	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Braga	Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST	Diouf 66'	Report	Jaílson 87'	Attendance: 10,848 (31 away) Referee: Darko Ceferin

Bayern Munich v Bolton Wanderers

8 November 2007 Match 2	Bayern Munich	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Allianz Arena
19:00 GMT	Podolski 30', 49'	Report	Gardner 8' Davies 82'	Attendance: 66,000 (4,000 away) Referee: Jaroslav Jara

Bolton Wanderers v Aris

29 November 2007 Match 3	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Aris	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT	Giannakopoulos 90+3'	Report	Toni 44'	Attendance: 10,229 (2,300 away) Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Red Star Belgrade v Bolton Wanderers

6 December 2007 Match 4	Red Star Belgrade	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda
17:45 GMT		Report	McCann 45'	Attendance: 45,000 (400 away) Referee: Paul Allaerts

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAY	BRA	BOL	ARI	RSB
1	Bayern Munich	4	2	2	0	12	5	+7	8	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	2–2	6–0	—
2	Braga	4	1	3	0	5	3	+2	6			1–1	—	—	—	2–0
3	Bolton Wanderers	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	6			—	1–1	—	1–1	—
4	Aris	4	1	2	1	5	8	−3	5			—	1–1	—	—	3–0
5	Red Star Belgrade	4	0	0	4	2	9	−7	0			2–3	—	0–1	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Round of 32

Bolton Wanderers v Atlético Madrid

14 February 2008 1st Leg	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Atlético Madrid	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT	Diouf 74'	Report		Attendance: 26,163 Referee: Peter Rasmussen

Atlético Madrid v Bolton Wanderers

21 February 2008 2nd Leg	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Vicente Calderón Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 30,000 (3,000 away) Referee: Jacek Granat

Round of 16

Bolton Wanderers v Sporting CP

6 March 2008 1st Leg	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Sporting CP	Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT	McCann 25'	Report	Vukčević 69'	Attendance: 25,664 Referee: Alon Yefet

Sporting CP v Bolton Wanderers

13 March 2008 2nd Leg	Sporting CP	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Estádio José Alvalade
20:00 GMT	Pereirinha 85'	Report		Attendance: 22,031 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Squad statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Nicky Hunt	14	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	24	0	8	0
3	DF	Jlloyd Samuel	20	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	25	0	1	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan	33	5	0	0	1	0	5	0	39	5	1	0
5	DF	Abdoulaye Méïté	21	0	1	0	2	0	6	1	30	1	3	0
6	MF	Gary Speed	14	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	17	0	3	0
7	MF	Stelios Giannakopoulos	15	2	1	0	2	1	8	1	26	3	0	0
8	MF	Iván Campo	27	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	31	0	8	0
9	FW	Heiðar Helguson	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	2	1	0
10	MF	Christian Wilhelmsson	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	12	0	0	0
11	MF	Ricardo Gardner	26	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	30	1	2	0
12	GK	Ian Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Kevin Davies	32	3	0	0	1	0	8	1	41	4	13	0
15	DF	Gérald Cid	7	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	14	0	4	0
16	MF	Andranik Teymourian	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	9	0	1	0
17	MF	Danny Guthrie	25	0	1	0	2	1	7	0	35	1	5	0
18	MF	Mikel Alonso	7	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	12	0	0	0
19	MF	Gavin McCann	31	1	0	0	2	0	8	2	41	3	8	0
20	FW	Ricardo Vaz Tê	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF	El Hadji Diouf	34	4	1	0	1	0	6	2	42	6	16	0
22	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	28	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	35	0	2	0
23	MF	Blerim Džemaili	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	DF	Joey O'Brien	19	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	26	0	3	0
25	DF	Abdoulaye Faye	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25	MF	Tamir Cohen	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	2	0
26	GK	Ali Al-Habsi	10	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	16	0	0	0
27	MF	Daniel Braaten	6	1	1	0	2	0	5	0	14	1	1	0
28	DF	Ľubomír Michalík	7	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	13	0	1	0
29	FW	Zoltán Harsányi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Andy O'Brien	32	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	42	0	7	0
32	MF	Matthew Taylor	16	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	19	3	1	0
33	DF	Gary Cahill	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	17	0	0	0
37	FW	James Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
39	FW	Nicolas Anelka	18	10	0	0	0	0	4	1	22	11	1	0
41	DF	Jarosław Fojut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Johann Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	Nathan Woolfe	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
46	DF	Scott Jamieson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	Grzegorz Rasiak	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
–	–	Own goals	–	2	–	0	–	0	–	0	-	2

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 May 2008

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2007	DF	Gérald Cid	Bordeaux	Free[73]
1 July 2007	MF	Blerim Džemaili	Zürich	Free[74]
1 July 2007	MF	Gavin McCann	Aston Villa	£1,000,000[75]
1 July 2007	DF	Jlloyd Samuel	Aston Villa	Free[76]
23 July 2007	FW	Heiðar Helguson	Fulham	£2,451,000[77]
1 August 2007	MF	Daniel Braaten	Rosenborg	£645,000[78]
13 August 2007	DF	Andy O'Brien	Portsmouth	Undisclosed[79]
1 January 2008	MF	Tamir Cohen	Maccabi Netanya	£650,000[80]
16 January 2008	DF	Grétar Steinsson	AZ	£3,500,000[81]
17 January 2008	MF	Matthew Taylor	Portsmouth	£4,042,019[82]
30 January 2008	DF	Gary Cahill	Aston Villa	£5,000,000[83]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2007	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Chelsea	Free[84]
1 July 2007	MF	Michael Roddy	Lincoln City	Free[85]
1 July 2007	FW	Henrik Pedersen	Hull City	Free[86]
5 July 2007	MF	Idan Tal	Beitar Jerusalem	Free[87]
31 August 2007	DF	Abdoulaye Faye	Newcastle United	£2,408,011[88]
1 January 2008	MF	Gary Speed	Sheffield United	£250,000[89]
10 January 2008	DF	Gérald Cid	Nice	Free[90]
11 January 2008	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea	£15,000,000[91]
31 January 2008	GK	Przemysław Kazimierczak	Darlington	Free[92]
31 January 2008	DF	Ľubomír Michalík	Leeds United	£500,000[93]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Reference
3 July 2007	30 June 2008	MF	Danny Guthrie	Liverpool	[94]
10 July 2007	30 June 2008	MF	Mikel Alonso	Real Sociedad	[95]
27 July 2007	30 January 2008	MF	Christian Wilhelmsson	Nantes	[96][97]
31 January 2008	30 June 2008	FW	Grzegorz Rasiak	Southampton	[98]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Reference
31 August 2007	2 January 2008	DF	Jarosław Fojut	Luton Town	[99]
21 September 2007	27 April 2008	MF	Mark Ellis	Torquay United	[100]
28 September 2007	28 October 2007	GK	Przemysław Kazimierczak	Wycombe Wanderers	[101]
5 October 2007	5 November 2007	MF	Leslie Thompson	Stockport County	[102]
12 October 2007	12 November 2007	FW	Johann Smith	Darlington	[103]
3 January 2008	24 January 2008	MF	Leslie Thompson	Torquay United	[104]
7 February 2008	20 May 2008	MF	Chris Basham	Rochdale	[105]
20 March 2008	20 April 2008	FW	Johann Smith	Stockport County	[106]

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