2007–08 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 100th season (97th consecutive) in the Football League. It was their first season back in the second tier of English football in 29 years. They finished nineteenth, the club's highest-place finish in the Football League in 37 years.

Blackpool F.C.
2007–08 season
OwnerOwen Oyston
ChairmanKarl Oyston
ManagerSimon Grayson
GroundBloomfield Road
Championship19th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ben Burgess (9)
All: Ben Burgess (10)
Highest home attendance9,640 vs Watford, Championship,
4 May 2008
Lowest home attendance6,648 vs Cardiff City, Championship,
11 December 2007
Average home league attendance8,861
Biggest win4–0 v Coventry City,
Championship,
22 December 2007
Biggest defeat1–4 v Charlton Athletic,
Championship,
12 January 2008
0–3 v Plymouth Argyle,
Championship,
26 April 2008

Ben Burgess was the club's top scorer, with ten goals overall.

Blackpool set a new club record of twelve consecutive victories, carrying over from the end of the previous season, with 0–1 and 1–0 results over Leicester City and Huddersfield Town, respectively.

At the end of the season, manager Simon Grayson released eleven players, most of whom had not featured in the first team this season, and on 30 May he confirmed that he wanted to sign at least six new players.[1] He went on to sign twelve (including three on loan) before the start of the 2008–09 season.[2]

First-team squad
Squad No. Name Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of Birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Paul Rachubka GK San Luis Obispo (1981-05-21)21 May 1981 (aged 26) 11 0 Huddersfield Town 5 June 2007[lower-alpha 1] Free
13 Kyle Clancy GK Barking (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy July 2006 Free
21 Rhys Evans GK Swindon (1982-01-27)27 January 1982 (aged 25) 39 0 Swindon Town 1 July 2006 Free
21 Pāvels Šteinbors GK Riga (1985-09-21)21 September 1985 (aged 21) 0 0 FK Jūrmala 1 January 2008 Loan
23 Lewis Edge GK Morecambe (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 20) 6 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy November 2003 Free
36 Paul Gerrard GK Heywood (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 34) 0 0 Sheffield United 24 January 2008 Loan
38 Scott Flinders GK Rotherham (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (aged 20) 0 0 Crystal Palace 27 March 2008 Loan
Defenders
2 Danny Coid RB/LB/CM Liverpool (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 25) 280 14 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 August 1998 Free
3 Stephen Crainey LB Glasgow (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0 Leeds United 9 July 2007 Free
5 Michael Jackson CB Chester (1973-12-04)4 December 1973 (aged 33) 52 2 Tranmere Rovers 23 June 2006 Free
6 Ian Evatt CB Coventry (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (aged 25) 54 1 Queens Park Rangers 5 January 2007[lower-alpha 1] Free
15 John Hills CB St Annes (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 29) 192 20 Sheffield Wednesday 5 July 2007[lower-alpha 2] Free
17 Kaspars Gorkšs CB Riga (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 25) 13 0 FK Ventspils 1 January 2007 Free
18 Paul Tierney LB Salford (1982-09-15)15 September 1982 (aged 24) 13 0 Livingston 2 June 2006 Free
19 Phil Doughty CB Blackpool (1986-09-06)6 September 1986 (aged 20) 4 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 December 2002 Free
24 Matt Jackson RB Leeds (1971-10-19)19 October 1971 (aged 35) 0 0 Watford 1 October 2007 Loan
24 Tony McMahon RB Bishop Auckland (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 Middlesbrough 10 November 2007 Loan
25 Shaun Barker RB/CB Trowell (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 24) 55 6 Rotherham United 2 August 2006 Free
31 Joe Martin LB/LM Dagenham (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 18) 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur 27 March 2008 Loan
Midfielders
4 Keith Southern DM/CM Gateshead (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 23) 204 22 Everton 8 November 2002[lower-alpha 1] Undisclosed
8 Adrian Forbes RM Greenford (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 (aged 28) 43 1 Swansea City 1 July 2006 Free
10 Stuart Green CM Whitehaven (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0 Crystal Palace 31 January 2008 Free
11 Wes Hoolahan LM/RM Dublin (1983-08-10)10 August 1983 (aged 23) 49 10 Livingston 10 August 2007[lower-alpha 1] £75,000
14 David Fox CM/DM Leek (1983-11-13)13 November 1983 (aged 23) 52 5 Manchester United January 2006 Free
16 Claus Jørgensen CM/AM Holstebro (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 28) 39 2 Coventry City 8 September 2006 Free
20 Andy Welsh LM Manchester (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 23) 0 0 Toronto FC 31 August 2007 Free
22 Marcus Bean CM Bournemouth (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 22) 27 1 Queens Park Rangers 24 January 2006 Free
26 Simon Wiles CM Preston (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 22) 48 3 Blackpool F.C. Academy 14 October 2003 Free
28 Michael Flynn CM Newport (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 26) 7 0 Gillingham 5 July 2007[lower-alpha 1] Free
29 Matty Kay CM Blackpool (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 17) 1 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 13 November 2005 Free
30 Matt Lawlor CM (1988-08-20)20 August 1988 (aged 18) 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 July 2007 Free
33 Michael D'Agostino RM Vancouver (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 Free agency September 2007 Free
Forwards
7 Keigan Parker ST Livingston (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 24) 140 41 St Johnstone 25 June 2004 Free
8 Stephen McPhee ST Glasgow (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0 Hull City 7 January 2008 £215,000
9 Andy Morrell ST Doncaster (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 32) 48 20 Coventry City 15 August 2006 Free
10 Scott Vernon ST Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 23) 68 19 Oldham Athletic 9 June 2005[lower-alpha 1] Part-exchange
12 Gary Taylor-Fletcher ST/RW/LW Widnes (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 25) 0 0 Huddersfield Town 9 July 2007 Undisclosed
24 Grant Holt ST Carlisle (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 26) 0 0 Nottingham Forest 21 March 2008 Loan
27 Ben Burgess ST Buxton (1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 25) 32 5 Hull City 31 August 2006 £100,000
32 Phil Marsh ST St Helens (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 20) 0 0 Manchester United 5 September 2007 Free
34 Bartosz Ślusarski ST Szamocin (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 25) 0 0 West Bromwich Albion 20 November 2007 Loan
35 Danny Mitchley ST Liverpool (1989-10-07)7 October 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 4 March 2008 Free
37 Paul Dickov ST Livingston (1972-11-01)1 November 1972 (aged 34) 0 0 Manchester City 31 January 2008 Loan
  1. Player had a previous loan spell at the club. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first permanent spell at the club.
  2. Player had three previous spells at the club including one on loan. Date of signing refers to the player's fourth spell at the club.

Source: [3]

Pre-season
25 July 2007 (2007-07-25) Friendly Blackpool 1–2 Wigan Athletic Blackpool, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
28 July 2007 (2007-07-28) Friendly Livingston 1–1 Blackpool Livingston, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
31 July 2007 (2007-07-31) Friendly Bradford City 1–2 Blackpool Bradford, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Valley Parade
3 August 2007 (2007-08-03) Friendly Carlisle United 1–2 Blackpool Carlisle, England
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park

Season proper

Football League Championship
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Norwich City 46 15 10 21 49 59 −10 55
18 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 52 65 −13 55
19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 59 64 −5 54
20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 −16 54
21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
In summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 18 16 59 64  −5 54 8 11 4 35 27  +8 4 7 12 24 37  −13

Source: Sky

By matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDLWDDDDLDDLLLWLLWDWLLWDWWLDLWDDLWWDDLDDDLLWLD
Position78148699101316151820221921212121181818171717141615151516151514121212131516161718161819
Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2008. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
In detail
11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Leicester City 0–1 Blackpool Leicester
15:00 BST Report Southern 63' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 26,650
Referee: Andy D'Urso
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Blackpool 1–1 Bristol City Blackpool
15:00 BST Morrell 52'
Jackson  76'		 Report Murray 75' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,983
Referee: Colin Webster
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Potter  30'
Olofinjana  53'
Eastwood 69', 78'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher 51'
Southern  62'
Barker  75'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,294
Referee: Trevor Kettle
3 September 2007 (2007-09-03) 4 Blackpool 2–1 Hull City Blackpool
19:45 BST Jackson  43'
Taylor-Fletcher 47'
Gorkšs  66'
Burgess 90',  90'		 Report Garcia  41'
Ashbee 50'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Burnley 2–2 Blackpool Burnley
15:00 BST Jones 52'
Akinbiyi 86'
Hoolahan 73' (pen.)
Morrell 90'		 Report Garcia  41'
Ashbee 50'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Mike Dean
18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 6 Blackpool 2–2 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 BST Crainey 45'
Burgess 87'		 Report Beattie 13', 88' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Blackpool 2–2 Colchester United Blackpool
15:00 BST Morrell 54'
Barker 84'		 Report Yeates 63', 86'
Elokobi  45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Watford 1–1 Blackpool Watford
15:00 BST Johnson  13', 41' Report Hoolahan 73' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,580
Referee: Richard Beeby
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Coventry City 3–1 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 BST Ward  36'
Doyle 44' (pen.)
Best  45'
Simpson  62', 86'
Hughes  63'
Mifsud 69'		 Report Morrell 32'
Gorkšs  45'  81'
Taylor-Fletcher  59'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike Thorpe
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Blackpool 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 BST Hoolahan  63'
Welsh  87'		 Report Nalis  67' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Blackpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Blackpool
15:00 BST Barker  27'
Fox 69'		 Report Craig  48'
Soares 59',  88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Graham Laws
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Blackpool West Bromwich
19:45 BST Miller 22'
Robinson  26'
Morrison 79'		 Report Vernon 31'
Parker  35'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Mike Pike
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 BST Whelan  65'
Tudgay 66'
Hinds 71'		 Report Southern  14'
Hoolahan 37'
Barker  62'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,238
Referee: Graeme Atkins
5 November 2007 (2007-11-05) 14 Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool Barnsley
19:45 GMT Howard 21' (pen.)
Taylor-Fletcher 70' (o.g.)		 Report Jackson  36'  52'
Southern 72'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,531
Referee: Paul Taylor
10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 15 Blackpool 1–0 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Barker  61'
Parker  67'
Gorkšs 73'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,051
Referee: Andy Hall
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 16 Southampton 1–0 Blackpool Southampton
15:00 GMT John 35' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,075
Referee: Iain Williamson
27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) 17 Blackpool 1–3 Norwich City Blackpool
19:45 GMT Slusarski 38' Report Dublin 30', 90',  35'
Taylor 74'
Fotheringham  80'
Otsemobor  81'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: Mark Haywood
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 18 Blackpool 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Burgess 90' Report Buzsaky  75'
Rowlands  80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,527
Referee: Clive Oliver
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 19 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Blackpool Scunthorpe
20:00 GMT Butler 19'
Youga  71'
Sparrow  90'		 Report Flynn 88' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 20 Preston North End 0–1 Blackpool Preston
12:30 GMT Mawene  67'
Sedgwick  69'
Jones  83'
McKenna  89'		 Report Hoolahan 68' (pen.)
Gorkšs  86'
Evatt  90'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,807
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 December 2007 (2007-12-11) 21 Blackpool 0–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Thompson 14'
Loovens  64'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 22 Blackpool 2–3 Stoke City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Flynn 13'
Burgess  79'
Barker 89'		 Report Lawrence  15'
Fuller 37', 61'
Cort 41'
Shawcross  79'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 23 Blackpool 4–0 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Hoolahan 28' (pen.)
Jørgensen  39'
Flynn 65'
Gorkšs 72'
Vernon 88'		 Report Kyle  31'
Doyle  34'
McNamee  41'
Best  74'
Tabb  90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 24 Sheffield United 1–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 GMT Beattie 23'
Naysmith  55'
Lucketti  68'
Tonge  82'		 Report Evatt  8'
Jørgensen 69'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,409
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 25 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 GMT Virgo  45' Report Vernon 26', 36'
Morrell  80'
Barker  90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,160
Referee: Paul Armstrong
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 26 Blackpool 3–0 Burnley Blackpool
15:00 GMT Gorkšs 23',  67'
Burgess 59'
Jørgensen 63'		 Report Lafferty  20'
McCann  27'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,599
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 27 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Blackpool Charlton
15:00 GMT Bougherra 6'
Varney 10'
Zhi 24', 52'		 Report Burgess 12'
Hoolahan  32'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,412
Referee: Jarnail Singh
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 28 Blackpool 1–1 Ipswich Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Jørgensen 39' Report Sito  63'
Walters 65'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Mike Pike
26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) 29 Bristol City 1–0 Blackpool Bristol
15:00 GMT Elliott 20'
Skuse  78'		 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,465
Referee: Roger East
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 30 Blackpool 2–1 Leicester City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Taylor-Fletcher 3'
Dickov 90'		 Report Laczko  23'
Howard 62'
Stearman  65'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,298
Referee: Graham Laws
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 31 Hull City 2–2 Blackpool Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Barmby  45'
Folan 60'
Windass 70'		 Report Burgess  32'
Dickov 39', 50'
Gorkšs  45'  83'
Taylor-Fletcher  48'
Jørgensen  84'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 32 Blackpool 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor-Fletcher  69'
Evatt  75'		 Report Keogh  63'
Ward  90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,413
Referee: Lee Mason
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 33 Ipswich Town 2–1 Blackpool Ipswich
15:00 GMT Sumulikoski 50'
Walters 58'		 Report Dickov 89' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Fred Graham
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 34 Blackpool 5–3 Charlton Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT McPhee 16'
Gorkšs 26'
Taylor-Fletcher 59', 69'
Dickov 62'		 Report Ambrose 29', 30'
Fortune  37', 74'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Colin Webster
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 35 Norwich City 1–2 Blackpool Norwich
15:00 GMT Cureton 65' (pen.) Report McPhee 15', 39'
Morrell  20'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,531
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) 36 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Taylor-Fletcher 20' Report Macken  36'
Campbell-Ryce 45'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,080
Referee: Karl Evans
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 37 Blackpool 2–2 Southampton Blackpool
15:00 GMT Southern 49'
Gorkšs 55'
Taylor-Fletcher  75'		 Report Vignal 31' (pen.)
John 63'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Dave Foster
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 38 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Blackpool White City
20:00 GMT Buzsaky 11'
Vine 40'
Rowlands 47'		 Report Taylor-Fletcher  29'
Burgess 60'
Gorkšs 73'
Hoolahan  90'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,538
Referee: Keith Hill
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 39 Blackpool 0–0 Preston North End Blackpool
12:30 GMT Evatt  39' Report Mawene  28'
McKenna  35'
Jones  42'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,629
Referee: Lee Probert
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 40 Stoke City 1–1 Blackpool Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Cort 47' Report Burgess 37'
Claus Bech Jørgensen  40'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Mike Pike
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackpool Selhurst
15:00 BST Sinclair  39'
Soares  40'
Derry  60'
Butterfield  77'		 Report Evatt  40' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Anthony Taylor
8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) 42 Blackpool 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
19:45 BST Burgess 35'
Dickov  85'		 Report Miller  45', 87'
Phillips 81' (pen.)
Moore  86'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,628
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Cardiff City 3–1 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 BST McPhail 7'
Sinclair 50'
Whittingham 58'		 Report Morrell 73' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,715
Referee: Tony Bates
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Blackpool 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool
15:00 BST Jørgensen 6'
Dickov 30',  53'
McPhee  44'		 Report Wood 12'
Gilbert  51'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,633
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Easter 4'
Fallon 25', 55'
Smith  90'		 Report Jackson  7'
Hoolahan  32'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,911
Referee: Kevin Wright
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Blackpool 1–1 Watford Blackpool
14:00 BST Burgess 2' Report Henderson  6'  60'
Smith 62'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,640
Referee: Graham Laws

FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third Round Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 GMT Campbell-Ryce  67'
Mossto  72'
Foster 78'
Coulson 81'
Odejayi  82'		 Report Fox 32'
Jørgensen  72'
Crainey  90'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,276
Referee: Michael Jones

Football League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
7 August 2007 (2007-08-07) First Round Blackpool 1–0 Huddersfield Town Blackpool
19:45 BST Burgess 75' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,395
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) Second Round Derby County 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Blackpool Derby
19:45 BST Beardsley  21'
Camara 63'
Fagan 101'		 Report Gorkšs 86', 120' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Howard
Fagan
Malcolm
Teale
McEveley
Pearson
Bywater
Todd
Moore 		Fox
Hoolahan
Southern
Evatt
Parker
Morrell
Forbes
Barker
Jackson
25 September 2007 (2007-09-25) Third Round Blackpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Blackpool
19:45 BST Evans  6'
Hills  42'
Hoolahan 81'
Flynn  83'
Jackson 118'		 Report Harrold 7' (pen.),  53'
Black  66'
McCormack  90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5.022
Referee: Michael Jones
31 October 2007 (2007-10-31) Fourth Round Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool Tottenham
20:00 GMT Keane 18'
Kaboul  49'
Chimbonda 58'
Tainio  84'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,196
Referee: Chris Foy

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Paul Rachubka 46010200049000
2MF Danny Coid 13000200015000
3DF Stephen Crainey 40110200043110
4MF Keith Southern 30300200032320
5DF Michael Jackson 23010410028131
6DF Ian Evatt 29010200032041
7FW Keigan Parker 21000400025020
8MF Adrian Forbes 200010003000
8FW Stephen McPhee 19300000019310
9FW Andy Morrell 28510400033520
10MF Stuart Green 600000006000
10FW Scott Vernon 15410300019400
11MF Wes Hoolahan 45510410050640
12FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher 42610300046650
13GK Kyle Clancy 000000000000
14MF David Fox 28111400033200
15DF John Hills 401030008010
16MF Claus Jørgensen 37410000038440
17DF Kaspars Gorkšs 40600420044842
18DF Paul Tierney 000000000000
19DF Phil Doughty 000000000000
20MF Andy Welsh 21010200024010
21GK Rhys Evans 000020002010
21GK Pāvels Šteinbors 000000000000
22MF Marcus Bean 000000000000
23GK Lewis Edge 000000000000
24FW Grant Holt 400000004000
24DF Matt Jackson 500000005000
24DF Tony McMahon 200000002000
25DF Shaun Barker 46200400050250
26MF Simon Wiles 000000000000
27FW Ben Burgess 359101100371030
28MF Michael Flynn 32310300036310
29MF Matty Kay 000000000000
30MF Matt Lawlor 000000000000
31MF Joe Martin 100000001000
32FW Phil Marsh 000000000000
33MF Michael D'Agostino 000000000000
34FW Bartosz Slusarski 610000006100
36GK Paul Gerrard 000000000000
37FW Paul Dickov 11600000011620
38GK Scott Flinders 000000000000
—FW Danny Mitchley 000000000000
Discipline totals 46 4
  • Players used: 29
  • Goals scored: 65

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
5 June 2007GKPaul RachubkaFree agency—
5 July 2007CMMichael FlynnFree agency—[4]
5 July 2007LBJohn HillsFree agency—[4]
9 July 2007LBStephen CraineyFree agency—
9 July 2007RWGary Taylor-FletcherHuddersfield TownUndisclosed
10 August 2007LMWes HoolahanLivingston£75,000[5]
31 August 2007LMAndy WelshToronto—[6]
5 September 2007CFPhil MarshFree agency—
7 January 2008CFStephen McPheeHull City£300,000[7]
31 January 2008RWStuart GreenCrystal Palace—[8]

Loans in
Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref.
1 October 2007RBMatt JacksonWatford5 November 2007[9]
10 November 2007RBTony McMahonMiddlesbrough10 December 2007[10]
20 November 2007CFBartosz ŚlusarskiWest Bromwich Albion1 January 2008[11]
24 January 2008GKPaul GerrardSheffield United31 May 2008[12]
20 March 2008CFGrant HoltNottingham Forest31 May 2008[13]
27 March 2008GKScott FlindersCrystal Palace31 May 2008[14]
27 March 2008LBJoe MartinTottenham Hotspur31 May 2008[15]
31 January 2008CFPaul DickovManchester City31 May 2008[16]
31 January 2008GKPāvels ŠteinborsFK Jūrmala31 May 2008[17]

Transfers out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2007CMCiaran DonnellyFree agency—[18]
31 May 2007CBMarc JosephFree agency—[18]
31 May 2007CMSean PatersonFree agency—[18]
3 January 2008CFAdrian ForbesMillwall—[19]
22 January 2008GKRhys EvansMillwall—[20]
31 January 2008CFScott VernonColchester United—[21]

Loans out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref.
17 July 2007LBPaul TierneyStockport County17 January 2008[22]
17 July 2007RMSimon WilesMacclesfield Town1 January 2008[23]
9 August 2007CDMMarcus BeanRotherham United31 October 2007[24]
5 October 2007GKRhys EvansBradford City30 October 2007[25]
7 November 2007CBPhil DoughtyMacclesfield Town17 January 2008[26]
22 November 2007RBMichael D'AgostinoCheltenham Town1 January 2008[27]
1 January 2008CBPhil DoughtyAccrington Stanley21 February 2008[28]
7 January 2008CMMatt LawlorFarsley Celtic7 February 2008
25 January 2008GKLewis EdgeNorthwich Victoria25 February 2008[29]

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