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The2007–08 Everton F.C. season wasEverton's 16th season in thePremier League, and their 54th consecutive season in the top division ofEnglish football.
| 2007–08 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Kenwright | ||
| Manager | David Moyes | ||
| Premier League | 5th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Yakubu (15) All: Yakubu (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 40,049 (vs.Liverpool, 20 October) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 31,885 (vs.Middlesbrough, 30 September) | ||
After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points.[1] In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning them toUEFA Cup football. Nonetheless, this was a great result for a club with limited financial resources, and served to enhance managerDavid Moyes' reputation as one of the best managers in England.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 76 | |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 58 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2007 | FW | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 4 July 2007 | DF | £4m | [6] | ||
| 7 August 2007 | DF | £5m | [7] | ||
| 21 August 2007 | GK | Free | [8] | ||
| 29 August 2007 | FW | £11.25m | [9] | ||
| 14 January 2008 | MF | £1m | [10][11] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2007 | DF | Released | [12] | ||
| 14 May 2007 | GK | Released | [12] | ||
| 5 July 2007 | DF | £1m | [13] | ||
| 4 August 2007 | FW | £4m | [14] | ||
| 18 January 2008 | FW | £5m | [15] | ||
| 31 January 2008 | DF | Free | [16] | ||
| 31 January 2008 | MF | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | MF | [18] | ||
| 30 August 2007 | 30 June 2008 | MF | [19] | ||
| 12 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF | [20] | ||
| 31 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | DF | [21] |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2007 | 30 January 2008 | FW | [22] | ||
| 2 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | FW | [23] | ||
| 7 January 2008 | 4 February 2008 | FW | [24] | ||
| 21 January 2008 | 20 April 2008 | DF | [25][26] | ||
| 25 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF | [27] | ||
| 29 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 | MF | [28] | ||
| 22 February 2008 | 30 June 2008 | GK | [29][30] | ||
| 7 March 2008 | 7 April 2008 | FW | [31] |
| Round | 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 August 20071 | Everton | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Liverpool |
| Osman Anichebe | Report | Sibierski | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,220 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 14 August 20072 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Everton | Tottenham,London |
| Gardner | Report | Lescott Osman Stubbs | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,716 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 18 August 20073 | Reading | 1–0 | Everton | Reading |
| Hunt | Report | Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,813 |
| 25 August 20074 | Everton | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| 17:15 BST | McFadden | Report | Santa Cruz Ooijer | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 33,850 |
| 1 September 20075 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Everton | Bolton |
| Anelka | Report | Yakubu Lescott | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,064 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 15 September 20076 | Everton | 0–1 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| 12:00 BST | Neville Pienaar | Report | Scholes Ronaldo Vidić | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,364 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 23 September 20077 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Everton | Aston,Birmingham |
| Carew Agbonlahor | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 38,235 |
| 30 September 20078 | Everton | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| 16:00 BST | Lescott Pienaar | Report | O'Neil Mido Dong-Gook | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 31,885 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 7 October 20079 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Everton | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Butt Emre Owen | Report | Johnson Given | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,302 |
| 20 October 200710 | Everton | 1–2 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä | Kuyt | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 40,049 |
| 28 October 200711 | Derby County | 0–2 | Everton | Derby |
| Report | Arteta Yakubu | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,048 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 3 November 200712 | Everton | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Liverpool |
| Yakubu Carsley Vaughan | Report | Kapo | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 35,155 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 11 November 200713 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Everton | Fulham, London |
| Drogba | Cahill | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,683 |
| 24 November 200714 | Everton | 7–1 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| Yakubu Cahill Pienaar Johnson Osman | Report | Yorke | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,594 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 1 December 200715 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Everton | Portsmouth |
| Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 |
| 8 December 200716 | Everton | 3–0 | Fulham | Liverpool |
| Yakubu | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 32,743 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 15 December 200717 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Everton | Upton Park, London |
| 15:00 | Ljungberg | Report | Yakubu Johnson | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,430 Referee:Steve Tanner |
| 23 December 200718 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Everton | Old Trafford |
| 12:00 | Ronaldo | Report | Cahill | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,749 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 26 December 200719 | Everton | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Neville Cahill | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,918 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 29 December 200720 | Everton | 1–4 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| Cahill | Report | Eduardo Bendtner Adebayor Rosický | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,443 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 1 January 200821 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Everton | Middlesbrough |
| Johnson McFadden | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,048 |
| 12 January 200822 | Everton | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| Lescott | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,474 |
| 20 January 200823 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Everton | Wigan |
| Jagielka | Johnson Lescott | Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,810 |
| 30 January 200824 | Everton | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 35,840 |
| 2 February 200825 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Everton | Blackburn |
| Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 27,964 |
| 9 February 200826 | Everton | 1–0 | Reading | Liverpool |
| Jagielka | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 36,582 |
| 25 February 200827 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Everton | Manchester |
| Yakubu Lescott | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,728 |
| 2 March 200828 | Everton | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| Yakubu Cahill | Defoe | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 33,938 |
| 9 March 200829 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Everton | Sunderland |
| Johnson | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,565 |
| 16 March 200830 | Fulham | 1–0 | Everton | Fulham, London |
| McBride | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,262 |
| 22 March 200831 | Everton | 1–1 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Yakubu | Ashton | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,430 |
| 30 March 200832 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Everton | Anfield,Liverpool |
| Torres | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,295 |
| 6 April 200833 | Everton | 1–0 | Derby County | Liverpool |
| Osman | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 36,017 |
| 12 April 200834 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Everton | Bordesley,Birmingham |
| Zárate | Lescott | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 25,923 |
| 17 April 200835 | Everton | 0–1 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| Essien | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,112 |
| 27 April 200836 | Everton | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| Neville Yobo | Agbonlahor Carew | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,936 |
| 4 May 200837 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Everton | Holloway, London |
| Bendtner | Lescott | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,123 |
| 11 May 200838 | Everton | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Yakubu Lescott | Owen | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,592 |
| 20 September 2007 | Everton | 1–1 | Liverpool,Merseyside | |
| 21:00CET | Lescott | Report | Edmar | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,210 Referee:Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
| 4 October 2007 | Metalist Kharkiv | 2–3 | Kharkiv,Kharkiv Oblast | |
| 20:45CET | Edmar Mahdoufi | (Report) | Lescott McFadden Anichebe | Stadium:Metalist Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Jouni Hyytiä (Finland) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVE | NÜR | ZEN | AZ | AEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | |||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | |||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — |
| 25 October 2007 | Everton | 3–1 | Liverpool,Merseyside | |
| 21:00CET | Cahill Osman Anichebe | Report | Cleyton | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 33,777 Referee:Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 8 November 2007 | Nürnberg | 0–2 | Nuremberg,Bavaria | |
| 21:05CET | Report | Arteta Anichebe | Stadium:Frankenstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee:Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 5 December 2007 | Everton | 1–0 | Liverpool,Merseyside | |
| 20:45CET | Cahill | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,407 Referee:Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 20 December 2007 | AZ Alkmaar | 2–3 | Alkmaar,North Holland | |
| 20:45CET | Pellé Jaliens | Report | Johnson Jagielka Vaughan | Stadium:DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,578 Referee:Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
| 13 February 2008 | Brann | 0–2 | Bergen,Hordaland | |
| 20:00CET | Report | Osman Anichebe | Stadium:Brann Stadion Attendance: 16,207 Referee:Anton Genov (Bulgaria) |
| 21 February 2008 | Everton | 6–1 | Liverpool,Merseyside | |
| 21:00CET | Yakubu Johnson Arteta | Report | Vaagan Moen | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 32,834 Referee:Nikolai Ivanov (Russia) |
Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.
| 6 March 2008 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Florence,Tuscany | |
| 20:45CET | Kuzmanović Montolivo | Report | Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 32,934 Referee:Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
| 12 March 2008 | Everton | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | Liverpool,Merseyside | |
| 20:45 | Johnson Arteta | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,026 Referee:Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gravesen Yakubu Arteta Jagielka | ||||
Fiorentina 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.
| 5 January 2008Third round | Everton | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Goodison Park,Liverpool |
| 15:30 | Report | McDonald | Attendance: 33,086 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground.
| 26 September 2007Third round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Everton | Hillsborough,Sheffield |
| McFadden Yakubu | Attendance: 16,463 Referee:Rob Styles |
| Fifth round | West Ham United | 1–2 | Everton | Boleyn Ground,London |
| Cole | Osman Yakubu | Attendance: 28,777 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 8 January 2008Semi-finals 1st leg | Chelsea | 2–1 | Everton | Stamford Bridge,London |
| 19:45GMT | Wright-Phillips Mikel Lescott | Yakubu | Attendance: 41,178 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 23 January 2008Semi-finals 2nd leg | Everton | 0–1 | Chelsea | Goodison Park,Liverpool |
| 19:45GMT | J. Cole | Attendance: 37,086 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 24 | GK | Tim Howard | 47 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | Stefan Wessels | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Tony Hibbert | 35 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Leighton Baines | 29 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Joseph Yobo | 39 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Joleon Lescott | 54 | 10 | 37+1 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 16 | DF | Phil Jagielka | 49 | 2 | 27+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | |
| 19 | DF | Nuno Valente | 15 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 37 | 4 | 27+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Thomas Gravesen | 13 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Tim Cahill | 28 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Phil Neville | 50 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Steven Pienaar | 40 | 2 | 25+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Leon Osman | 39 | 7 | 26+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 23 | MF | Manuel Fernandes | 15 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Lee Carsley | 49 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Jack Rodwell | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Andrew Johnson | 39 | 10 | 20+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 4 | |
| 14 | FW | James Vaughan | 13 | 2 | 0+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | |
| 22 | FW | Yakubu | 40 | 21 | 26+3 | 15 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 28 | FW | Victor Anichebe | 41 | 5 | 10+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+8 | 4 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | James McFadden | 21 | 5 | 5+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Alan Stubbs | 13 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Bjarni Viðarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
Last updated: 30 May 2008
Source:Competitions
| No. | Nat. | Player | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tony Hibbert | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Leighton Baines | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Joleon Lescott | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mikel Arteta | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Andrew Johnson | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Thomas Gravesen | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | James McFadden | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Phil Jagielka | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | Tim Cahill | 4 | 0 | |
| 18 | Phil Neville | 6 | 1 | |
| 19 | Nuno Valente | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Steven Pienaar | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | Leon Osman | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Yakubu | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Tim Howard | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Lee Carsley | 6 | 0 | |
| 28 | Victor Anichebe | 1 | 0 |