Blackpool_F.C._season_2007-08

2007–08 Blackpool F.C. season

2007–08 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 2007–08 football 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.

Quick Facts Owner, Chairman ...

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

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  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

League table

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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.

Results

In summary
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Source: Sky

By matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Olofinjana Yellow card 53'
Eastwood 69', 78'
Report Taylor-Fletcher 51'
Southern Yellow card 62'
Barker Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Taylor-Fletcher 47'
Gorkšs Yellow card 66'
Burgess 90', Yellow card 90'
Report Garcia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Doyle 44' (pen.)
Best Yellow card 45'
Simpson Yellow card 62', 86'
Hughes Yellow card 63'
Mifsud 69'
Report Morrell 32'
Gorkšs Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 81'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Welsh Yellow card 87'
Report Nalis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Fox 69'
Report Craig Yellow card 48'
Soares 59', Red card 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 Yellow card 26'
Morrison 79'
Report Vernon 31'
Parker Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Tudgay 66'
Hinds 71'
Report Southern Yellow card 14'
Hoolahan 37'
Barker Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 61'
Parker Yellow card 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', Yellow card 35'
Taylor 74'
Fotheringham Yellow card 80'
Otsemobor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Rowlands Yellow card 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 Red card 71'
Sparrow Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Sedgwick Yellow card 69'
Jones Yellow card 83'
McKenna Yellow card 89'
Report Hoolahan 68' (pen.)
Gorkšs Yellow card 86'
Evatt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79'
Barker 89'
Report Lawrence Yellow card 15'
Fuller 37', 61'
Cort 41'
Shawcross Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Flynn 65'
Gorkšs 72'
Vernon 88'
Report Kyle Red card 31'
Doyle Yellow card 34'
McNamee Yellow card 41'
Best Yellow card 74'
Tabb Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Lucketti Yellow card 68'
Tonge Yellow card 82'
Report Evatt Red card 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 Yellow card 45' Report Vernon 26', 36'
Morrell Yellow card 80'
Barker Yellow card 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', Yellow card 67'
Burgess 59'
Jørgensen 63'
Report Lafferty Yellow card 20'
McCann Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Howard 62'
Stearman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Folan 60'
Windass 70'
Report Burgess Yellow card 32'
Dickov 39', 50'
Gorkšs Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 83'
Taylor-Fletcher Yellow card 48'
Jørgensen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Evatt Yellow card 75'
Report Keogh Yellow card 63'
Ward Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Burgess 60'
Gorkšs 73'
Hoolahan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39' Report Mawene Yellow card 28'
McKenna Yellow card 35'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Soares Yellow card 40'
Derry Yellow card 60'
Butterfield Yellow card 77'
Report Evatt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 85'
Report Miller Yellow card 45', 87'
Phillips 81' (pen.)
Moore Yellow card 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', Yellow card 53'
McPhee Yellow card 44'
Report Wood 12'
Gilbert Red card 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 Yellow card 90'
Report Jackson Yellow card 7'
Hoolahan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 60'
Smith 62'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,640
Referee: Graham Laws

FA Cup

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

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 Yellow card 21'
Camara 63'
Fagan 101'
Report Gorkšs 86', 120' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 8,658
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Howard soccer ball with red X
Fagan soccer ball with check mark
Malcolm soccer ball with red X
Teale soccer ball with check mark
McEveley soccer ball with check mark
Pearson soccer ball with check mark
Bywater soccer ball with check mark
Todd soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Fox
soccer ball with red X Hoolahan
soccer ball with red X Southern
soccer ball with check mark Evatt
soccer ball with check mark Parker
soccer ball with check mark Morrell
soccer ball with check mark Forbes
soccer ball with check mark Barker
soccer ball with check mark Jackson
25 September 2007 (2007-09-25) Third Round Blackpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Blackpool
19:45 BST Evans Yellow card 6'
Hills Yellow card 42'
Hoolahan 81'
Flynn Yellow card 83'
Jackson 118'
Report Harrold 7' (pen.), Yellow card 53'
Black Yellow card 66'
McCormack Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Chimbonda 58'
Tainio Yellow card 84'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,196
Referee: Chris Foy

Squad statistics

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  • Players used: 29
  • Goals scored: 65

Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Transfers out

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Loans out

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