2007–08 Football League Two
# 2007–08 Football League Two

The Football League 2007–08 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The third and final division of these is League Two. The winner and the runner up of League Two will be automatically promoted to the Football League One and they will be joined by the winner of the League Two playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the Conference.

Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe played at this level for the first time.

## Changes from last season

### From League Two

Promoted to League One

* Walsall
* Hartlepool United
* Swindon Town
* Bristol Rovers

Relegated to Conference

* Boston United
* Torquay United

### To League Two

Relegated from League One

* Chesterfield
* Bradford City
* Rotherham United
* Brentford

Promoted from Conference

* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Morecambe

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 97 | Promotion to 2008–09 League One |
| 2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 92 | Promotion to 2008–09 League One |
| 3 | Hereford United (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 88 | Promotion to 2008–09 League One |
| 4 | Stockport County (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 82 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 6 | Darlington | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 78 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 78 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 69 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 64 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 60 | |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 59 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 59 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 58 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 55 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 49 | 83 | −34 | 51 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 50 | |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
| 20 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 49 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 48 | |
| 22 | Chester City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 | |
| 23 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 | Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National |
| 24 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 40 | Relegation to 2008–09 Conference National |

* ↑ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Stockport County | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Stockport County | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Rochdale | 2 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 1 | 2(5) | 3 | 5 | Rochdale | 2 |
| 6 | Darlington | 2 | 1(4) | 3 | | | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHE | CHF | D&R | DAR | GRI | HER | LIN | MAC | MAN | MKD | MOR | NTC | PET | ROC | ROT | SHR | STP | WRE | WYC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Barnet | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Bradford City | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Brentford | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Bury | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Chester City | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Chesterfield | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Darlington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Hereford United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Morecambe | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Notts County | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Peterborough United | 8–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Rochdale | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Rotherham United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| Wrexham | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

### Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aaron McLean | Peterborough United | 29 |
| 2 | Scott McGleish | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 |
| 3 | Jack Lester | Chesterfield | 24 |
| 4 | Michael Boulding | Mansfield Town | 22 |
| 5 | Liam Dickinson | Stockport County | 19 |
| 6 | Andy Bishop | Bury | 17 |
| 7 | Glenn Poole | Brentford | 14 |
| 7 | Peter Thorne | Bradford City | 14 |
| 7 | Adam Le Fondre | Rochdale | 14 |
| 7 | Ben Strevens | Dagenham & Redbridge | 14 |

## Managers

| Club | Manager |
| - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | John Coleman |
| Barnet | Paul Fairclough |
| Bradford City | Stuart McCall |
| Brentford | Terry Butcher |
| Bury | Chris Casper |
| Chester City | Bobby Williamson |
| Chesterfield | Lee Richardson |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | John Still |
| Darlington | Dave Penney |
| Grimsby Town | Alan Buckley |
| Hereford United | Graham Turner |
| Lincoln City | John Schofield |
| Macclesfield Town | Ian Brightwell |
| Mansfield Town | Bill Dearden |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince |
| Morecambe | Sammy McIlroy |
| Notts County | Steve Thompson |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson |
| Rochdale | Keith Hill |
| Rotherham United | Mark Robins |
| Shrewsbury Town | Gary Peters |
| Stockport County | Jim Gannon |
| Wrexham | Brian Carey |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Paul Lambert |

## Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Darlington | The Darlington Arena | 25,294 |
| Bradford City | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Rotherham United | Don Valley Stadium | 25,000 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | stadium:mk | 22,000 |
| Notts County | Meadow Lane | 19,588 |
| Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,550 |
| Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | 15,460 |
| Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,763 |
| Bury | Gigg Lane | 11,840 |
| Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,651 |
| Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 |
| Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | 10,127 |
| Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 10,000 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | 10,000 |
| Shrewsbury Town | New Meadow | 9,875 |
| Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 9,106 |
| Chesterfield | Saltergate | 8,504 |
| Hereford United | Edgar Street | 7,100 |
| Morecambe | Christie Park | 6,400 |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 6,335 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Barnet | Underhill Stadium | 5,568 |
| Chester | Deva Stadium | 5,376 |
| Accrington Stanley | Crown Ground | 5,057 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln City | John Schofield | Contract terminated | 15 October 2007 | Peter Jackson | 30 October 2007 | 23rd |
| Notts County | Steve Thompson | Contract terminated | 16 October 2007 | Ian McParland | 18 October 2007 | 19th |
| Wrexham | Brian Carey | Replaced | 15 November 2007 | Brian Little | 15 November 2007 | 23rd |
| Brentford | Terry Butcher | Mutual consent | 11 December 2007 | Andy Scott | 4 January 2008 | 19th |
| Bury | Chris Casper | Contract terminated | 14 January 2008 | Alan Knill | 4 February 2008 | 19th |
| Macclesfield Town | Ian Brightwell | Mutual consent | 27 February 2008 | Keith Alexander | 27 February 2008 | 22nd |
| Chester City | Bobby Williamson | Contract terminated | 4 March 2008 | Simon Davies | 11 March 2008 | 17th |
| Shrewsbury Town | Gary Peters | Mutual consent | 4 March 2008 | Paul Simpson | 12 March 2008 | 16th |
| Mansfield Town | Bill Dearden | Mutual consent | 8 March 2008 | Paul Holland | 25 March 2008 | 23rd |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Paul Lambert | Mutual consent | 20 May 2008 | Peter Taylor | 29 May 2008 | 7th |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince | Mutual consent (hired by Blackburn Rovers) | 22 June 2008 | Roberto Di Matteo | 2 July 2008 | 1st |
