2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

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

Peterborough United
2007–08 season
ChairmanDarragh MacAnthony
ManagerDarren Ferguson
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron McLean (29)
All: Aaron McLean (33)
Highest home attendance12,701 (28 March vs. West Brom)
Lowest home attendance4,087 (6 September vs. Southampton)

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 England Mark Tyler GK 17 - 4 - 21 - 7 December 1994 Norwich
13 Iraq Shwan Jalal GK 7 - 3 - 10 - 8 January 2007 Woking
31 England James McKeown GK 0 (1) - 0 - 0 (1) - 20 July 2007 Walsall
32 England 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 England Shane Blackett DF 9 (2) - 3 - 12 (2) - 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
4 Wales Craig Morgan DF 41 2 5 - 46 2 23 November 2006 Milton Keynes Dons
5 England Chris Westwood DF 35 (2) - 5(1) - 40 (3) - 14 May 2007 Walsall
6 England Charlie Lee DF 32 (10) 6 5 (3) 2 37 (13) 8 23 May 2007 Tottenham Hotspur
14 England Scott Mitchell DF 1 (4) - 0 (1) - 1 (5) - 1 January 2008 Livingston
19 England Adam Smith DF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 November 2006 King's Lynn
22 England Kieran Charnock DF 10 - 4 - 14 - 5 July 2007 Northwich Victoria
25 Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes DF 2 (5) 1 1 (1) - 3 (6) 1 - Crystal Palace
27 France Claude Gnakpa DF 25 (3) - 3 (1) - 28 (4) - 17 July 2007 Swindon Town
28 England Guy Branston DF 1 (1) - 0 - 1 (1) - 24 July 2006 Oldham
29 Cyprus Tom Williams DF 3 (4) - 0 (0) - 3 (4) - 1 July 2008 Wycombe
33 England 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 Wales Josh Low MF 9 (6) 2 3 (2) - 12 (8) 2 4 January 2007 Leicester City
7 Saint Kitts and Nevis Adam Newton MF 26 (6) - 5 - 31 (6) - 1 May 2002 West Ham United
8 Jamaica Micah Hyde (c) MF 33 (4) - 6 - 39 (4) - 11 January 2007 Burnley
10 Scotland George Boyd MF 41 (5) 12 7 3 48 (5) 15 8 January 2007 Stevenage Borough
11 England Dean Keates MF 33 (7) 5 3 (2) - 36 (9) 5 14 May 2007 Walsall
15 Republic of Ireland Peter Gain MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2005 Lincoln City
17 England Jamie Day MF 42 3 6 (1) - 48 (1) 3 1 July 2003 Youth Team
18 England Chris Whelpdale MF 29 (6) 3 7 - 36 (6) 3 15 May 2007 Billericay Town
20 England Alfie Potter MF 0 (2) - 0 (1) - 0 (3) - 1 June 2007 Youth Team
21 Scotland Darren Ferguson MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 January 2007 Wrexham
24 England Billy Crook MF 0 - 0 - 0 - 20 June 2007 Youth Team
29 Scotland 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 England Aaron McLean ST 45 29 8 4 53 33 1 January 2007 Grays Athletic
12 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith ST 34 (2) 12 4 (1) 7 38 (3) 19 29 January 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge
15 England Scott Rendell ST 3 (7) 3 0 - 3 (7) 3 22 May 2008 Cambridge United
16 England Danny Crow ST 2(2) 2 1(1) - 3 (3) 2 8 July 2005 Northampton Town
23 England Rene Howe ST 2 (13) 1 1 (2) - 3 (15) 1 2 July 2007 Kettering Town
26 England 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
DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 June 2007 MF EnglandAlfie Potter Youth Team n/a
2 July 2007 FW EnglandRene Howe Kettering Town Undisclosed
5 July 2007 DF EnglandKieran Charnock Northwich Victoria Undisclosed
17 July 2007 DF FranceClaude Gnakpa Swindon Town Free
20 July 2007 GK EnglandJames McKeown Walsall Free
22 November 2007 DF Northern IrelandJeff Hughes Crystal Palace Loan
1 January 2008 FW EnglandLiam Hatch Barnet £150,000
1 January 2008 DF EnglandScott Mitchell Livingston Undisclosed
31 December 2007 DF CyprusTom Williams Wycombe Wanderers Loan
8 January 2008 GK EnglandJoe Lewis Norwich City £400,000
18 February 2008 ST EnglandScott Rendell Cambridge United Loan
22 May 2008 ST EnglandScott Rendell Cambridge United £115,000

Out
DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
6 June 2007 FW EnglandJustin Richards Kidderminster Harriers £0
28 June 2007 DF EnglandBen Futcher Bury £0
28 June 2007 DF EnglandMark Arber Stevenage Borough £0
16 July 2007 MF EnglandRichard Butcher Notts County £0
1 August 2007 DF EnglandJude Stirling Milton Keynes Dons £0
1 August 2007 FW EnglandTrevor Benjamin Hereford United £0
20 September 2007 MF EnglandAlfie Potter Havant & Waterlooville Loan
1 January 2008 DF EnglandGuy Branston Notts County £0
10 January 2008 MF ScotlandGavin Strachan Notts County £0
11 January 2008 FW EnglandRene Howe Rochdale Loan
11 January 2008 GK IraqShwan Jalal Morecambe Loan
17 January 2008 MF EnglandPeter Gain Dagenham & Redbridge £0

Fixtures and results

Friendlies
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 JulyStamfordAwayW 1–0712Scott Ginty
13 JulyCelticHomeL 1–25,800Aaron McLean
18 JulyHucknall TownAwayW 3–0216Rene Howe, Scott Ginty, Guy Branston
21 JulyLiverpoolHomeD 0–09,339
24 JulyStevenage BoroughAwayD 1–11,500Josh Low
26 JulyKettering TownAwayCancelled due to waterlogged pitch
28 JulyBillericay TownAwayD 3–3935Aaron McLean, Chris Whelpdale, Rene Howe
31 JulyBirmingham CityHomeL 0–34,371
4 AugustManchester UnitedHomeL 1–311,574Rene Howe
8 AugustBedford TownAwayL 0–1379

Football League Two
DateOpponentVenueResultPosAttendanceScorers Ref.
11 AugustRochdaleHome3–02nd5,575Josh Low, Aaron McLean, Danny Crow [1]
19 AugustRotherham UnitedAway1–38th4,291Aaron McLean
25 AugustChesterfieldHome2–315th5,005Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean [2]
1 SeptemberAccrington StanleyAway2–07th1,484Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean
8 SeptemberMansfield TownHome2–14th4,721Josh Low, Danny Crow
15 SeptemberBradford CityAway0–19th13,819—
22 SeptemberMorecambeHome1–19th4,473Aaron McLean
29 SeptemberDarlingtonAway1–110th3,974Craig Mackail-Smith
2 OctoberShrewsbury TownAway2–07th5,220Charlie Lee, George Boyd
6 OctoberGrimsby TownHome2–17th4,786George Boyd, Aaron McLean [3]
13 OctoberWycombe WanderersHome2–16th4,567Aaron McLean, Charlie Lee
20 OctoberLincoln CityAway1–16th5,036Gary Croft (OG)
27 OctoberHereford UnitedHome1–16th5,008Craig Mackail-Smith
3 NovemberStockport CountyAway2–15th5,042Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
6 NovemberDagenham and RedbridgeHome3–15th4,200Dean Keates, Aaron McLean 2
17 NovemberBuryAway0–25th2,660—
24 NovemberBrentfordHome7–03rd4,865Aaron McLean 3, Chris Whelpdale, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Rene Howe [4]
4 DecemberNotts CountyAway1–03rd4,412Craig Mackail-Smith
8 DecemberChester CityAway2–12nd2,291Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 DecemberMilton Keynes DonsHome1–23rd10,351Aaron McLean
22 DecemberBradford CityHome2–12nd5,355Aaron McLean, Jeff Hughes [5]
26 DecemberMansfield TownAway0–23rd3,107—
29 DecemberMorecambeAway2–34th2,371Craig Morgan, Charlie Lee
1 JanuaryShrewsbury TownHome2–15th5,062Charlie Lee, Craig Morgan
12 JanuaryMacclesfield TownHome0–16th5,238— [6]
15 JanuaryAccrington StanleyHome8–25th4,257George Boyd 3, Aaron McLean 3, Craig Mackail-Smith 2[7]
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) Rotherham United Home 3–1 5,152 Charlie Lee, Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith [8]
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) Rochdale Away 2–0 3,076 George Boyd, Aaron McLean
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) Wrexham Home 0–0 5,505 —
13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) Chesterfield Away 2–1 3,973 Aaron McLean, George Boyd
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) Barnet Home 1–0 5,520 Liam Hatch
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) Macclesfield Town Away 3–0 2,094 George Boyd, Chris Whelpdale, Aaron McLean
26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) Wrexham Away 2–0 Jamie Day 2
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) Bury Home 1–0 6,150 Dean Keates
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) Barnet Away 2–0 Dean Keates, Jamie Day
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) Dagenham & Redbridge Away 3–2 3,130 George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) Brentford Away 2–1 4,049 Aaron McLean, Craig Mackail-Smith
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) Notts County Home 0–0 7,173 —
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) Milton Keynes Dons Away 1–1 14,521 Chris Whelpdale
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) Chester City Home 1–0 6,457 Dean Keates
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) Lincoln City Home 4–0 8,035 Aaron McLean 2, Scott Rendell 2
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) Wycombe Wanderers Away 2–2 6,202 George Boyd, Liam Hatch
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) Stockport County Home 0–1 10,023 —
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) Hereford United Away 1–0 5,279 Dean Keates
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) Grimsby Town Away 4–1 4,125 Aaron McLean 2, Craig Mackail-Smith, Scott Rendell
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) Darlington Home 0–2 2nd 10,400 — [9]

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 NovemberRound 1WrexhamHomeW 4–14,266Craig Mackail-Smith 3, Aaron McLean
1 DecemberRound 2Staines TownAwayW 5–02,460Craig Mackail-Smith 4, Aaron McLean
5 JanuaryRound 3Colchester United F.C.AwayW 3–14,003Aaron McLean, George Boyd, Charlie Lee
26 JanuaryRound 4West Bromwich Albion F.C.HomeL 0–312,701

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 AugustRound 1 SouthSouthamptonHomeW 2–14,087Grzegorz Rasiak(OG), George Boyd
28 AugustRound 2West Bromwich AlbionHomeL 0–24,917

Football League Trophy
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 SeptemberRound 1 SE SectionNottingham ForestAwayW 3–23,102Charlie Lee, Luke Chambers(OG), George Boyd
8 OctoberRound 2 SE SectionMilton Keynes DonsAwayL 1–35,087Aaron McLean

Statistics

Goal scorers
PosPlayerLeagueCupTotal
1 England Aaron McLean29433
2 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith12719
3 Scotland George Boyd12315
4 England Charlie Lee628
5 England Dean Keates505
6 England Scott Rendell303
7 England Jamie Day303
8 England Chris Whelpdale303

Cards
PosPlayerRed cardYellow card
1 Wales Craig Morgan110
2 France Claude Gnakpa010
3 England Aaron McLean09
4 England Jamie Day09
5 England Charlie Lee08
6 England Chris Whelpdale04
7 England Kieran Charnock04
8 England Chris Westwood03

See also

References
  1. "Peterborough 3-0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Peterborough 2-3 Chesterfield". 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. "Peterborough 2-1 Grimsby". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "Peterborough 7-0 Brentford". 24 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "Peterborough 2-1 Bradford". 22 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "Peterborough 0-1 Macclesfield". 12 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "Peterborough 8-2 Accrington". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "Peterborough 3-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. "Peterborough 0-2 Darlington". 3 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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