| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Bromwich Albion 1st Championship title 3rd2nd tier title |
| Promoted | West Bromwich Albion Stoke City Hull City |
| Relegated | Leicester City Colchester United Scunthorpe United |
| Goals | 1,394 |
| Average goals/game | 2.53 |
| Top goalscorer | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (23) |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich Town 6–0Bristol City (2007-11-10) |
| Highest attendance | 36,208 Sheffield Wednesday vNorwich City |
| Average attendance | 17,067[1] |
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The2007–08 Football League Championship (known as theCoca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season under its current league division format and its fourth with its current sponsorship. The leagues started in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is theLeague Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship play-off. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division,League One.
West Bromwich Albion finished top of the league with 81 points, closely followed byStoke City who had 79 points.Hull City were promoted through the play-offs.Colchester andScunthorpe United were both relegated several weeks before the end of the season. However, in a very tight league, with a gap of only 29 points between top and 22nd place, the final team to be relegated,Leicester City, went down on the final day while six other teams were within three points of them, despite the fact that onlyCrystal Palace had conceded less goals.
Promoted toPremier League
Relegated toLeague One
Relegated fromPremier League
Promoted fromLeague One
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 9,788 |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 21,497 |
| Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 22,008 |
| Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Colchester United | Layer Road | 6,320 |
| Coventry City | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 |
| Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Hull City | KC Stadium | 25,586 |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Leicester City | Walkers Stadium | 32,261 |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 26,034 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 19,500 |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 24,500 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 19,128 |
| Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 9,088 |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,609 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,814 |
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Stoke City | Brittania Stadium | 27,500 |
| Watford | Vicarage Road | 19,920 |
| West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,688 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 28,525 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion(C, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 81 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Stoke City(P) | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 79 | |
| 3 | Hull City(O, P) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 74 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 | |
| 6 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 64 | |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 62 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 58 | |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 56 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 55 | |
| 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 | |
| 22 | Leicester City(R) | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52 | Relegation toFootball League One |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United(R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 46 | |
| 24 | Colchester United(R) | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 86 | −24 | 38 |
TheFootball League Championship Playoffs took place at the end of May 2008. They involved the teams that finished third to sixth in the table.Hull (3rd) andBristol City (4th) qualified from their semi-finals againstWatford (6th) andCrystal Palace (5th) respectively over two legs. Hull City won the final with a singleDean Windass goal to win promotion to thePremier League.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 6 | Watford | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Hull City | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRI | BUR | CAR | CHA | COL | COV | CRY | HUL | IPS | LEI | NWC | PLY | PNE | QPR | SCU | SHU | SHW | SOU | STK | WAT | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol City | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cardiff City | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Colchester United | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Coventry City | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hull City | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Southampton | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Watford | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| West Brom | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | 39,814 |
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Coventry City | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,609 |
| Leicester City | Walkers Stadium | 32,500 |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium | 28,525 |
| Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 28,383 |
| West Brom | The Hawthorns | 28,003 |
| Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 26,034 |
| Hull City | KC Stadium | 25,404 |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 24,500 |
| Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 22,008 |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 21,497 |
| Watford | Vicarage Road | 19,920 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 19,500 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 19,128 |
| Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 9,788 |
| Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 9,183 |
| Colchester United | Layer Road | 6,320 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | Resigned | 16 May 2007[2] | 16 May 2007[3] | Pre-season | ||
| Crystal Palace | Sacked | 8 October 2007[4] | 11 October 2007[5] | 19th | ||
| Leicester City | Mutual consent | 29 August 2007[6] | 13 September 2007[7] | 9th | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | Sacked | 1 October 2007[8] | 29 October 2007[9] | 24th | ||
| Norwich City | Mutual consent | 8 October 2007[10] | 30 October 2007[11] | 22nd | ||
| Leicester City | Signed by Bolton Wanderers | 24 October 2007[12] | 22 November 2007[13] | 19th | ||
| Burnley | Mutual consent | 8 November 2007[14] | 22 November 2007[15] | 15th | ||
| Preston North End | Sacked | 13 November 2007[16] | 20 November 2007[17] | 21st | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | Signed by Leicester City | 21 November 2007[18] | 27 November 2007[19] | 7th | ||
| Coventry City | Sacked | 11 February 2008[20] | 19 February 2008[21] | 19th | ||
| Sheffield United | Mutual consent | 14 February 2008[22] | 14 February 2008[22] | 16th | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | Mutual consent | 8 May 2008[23] | 14 May 2008[24] | 14th |
Source:[25]
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 25,631 | -16.0% | 31,760 | 23,161 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 24,527 | -0.1% | 25,497 | 23,176 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23,509 | 1.3% | 31,892 | 19,264 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23,499 | 12.1% | 27,883 | 20,763 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 23,159 | -11.6% | 26,337 | 20,737 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 22,311 | 9.0% | 27,493 | 18,310 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 21,935 | -2.3% | 29,656 | 17,938 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21,418 | -9.4% | 36,208 | 17,211 |
| 9 | Southampton | 21,254 | -9.8% | 31,957 | 17,741 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 19,123 | -6.0% | 27,992 | 14,036 |
| 11 | Hull City | 18,025 | -3.9% | 24,350 | 14,822 |
| 12 | Watford | 16,876 | -10.0% | 18,698 | 15,021 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 16,823 | 6.8% | 26,609 | 11,147 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 16,276 | 27.0% | 19,332 | 12,474 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 16,031 | -8.6% | 23,950 | 13,048 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 13,959 | 7.9% | 18,309 | 10,514 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 13,939 | -8.4% | 18,840 | 11,006 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 13,000 | -0.1% | 17,511 | 10,451 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 12,647 | -12.4% | 17,807 | 10,279 |
| 20 | Burnley | 12,365 | 3.4% | 16,843 | 9,779 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 11,425 | -10.3% | 18,257 | 8,531 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 8,861 | 28.9% | 9,640 | 7,214 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 6,434 | 13.5% | 8,801 | 4,407 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 5,509 | 0.8% | 6,300 | 4,450 |