2007–08 Football League One
# 2007–08 Football League One

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 second division of these is League One. The winner and the runner up of League One will be automatically promoted to the Football League Championship and they will be joined by the winner of the League One playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the third division, League Two.

Leeds United played at this level for the first time in their history having spent all their time in the top two divisions.

## Changes from last season

### From League One

Promoted to Championship

* Scunthorpe United
* Bristol City
* Blackpool

Relegated to League Two

* Chesterfield
* Bradford City
* Rotherham United
* Brentford

### To League One

Relegated from Championship

* Southend United
* Luton Town
* Leeds United

Promoted from League Two

* Walsall
* Hartlepool United
* Swindon Town
* Bristol Rovers

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Swansea City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 42 | +40 | 92 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 82 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 69 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 67 | |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 66 | |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 65 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 64 | |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 61 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 60 | |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 54 | |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 | |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 52 | |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 52 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 50 | |
| 21 | AFC Bournemouth (R) | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 48 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 46 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 38 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 33 | Relegation to Football League Two |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
* ↑ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
* 1 2 Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Leeds United | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Leeds United | 0 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |

## League One

| Home \ Away | BOU | B&HA | BRR | CRL | CHL | CRE | DON | GIL | HAR | HUD | LEE | LEY | LUT | MIL | NOR | NOT | OLD | PTV | STD | SWA | SWI | TRA | WAL | YEO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AFC Bournemouth | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Leeds United | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Luton Town | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Millwall | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Northampton Town | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Port Vale | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Southend United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Swansea City | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Swindon Town | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Walsall | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| Yeovil Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

## Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jason Scotland | Swansea City | 24 |
| 2 | Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United | 20 |
| 3 | Nicky Forster | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 |
| 3 | Nicky Maynard | Crewe Alexandra | 15 |
| 5 | Danny Graham | Carlisle United | 14 |
| 5 | Rickie Lambert | Bristol Rovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steven Gillespie | Cheltenham Town | 14 |
| 5 | Adam Boyd | Leyton Orient | 14 |
| 5 | Joe Garner | Carlisle United | 14 |
| 5 | Simon Cox | Swindon Town | 14 |

## Key events

* On 4 August 2007, Leeds United are docked 15 points at start of the season for entering administration.
* On 22 November 2007, Luton Town were docked 10 points for being placed into administration after directors of the club decided to appoint administrators as a result of their loss of income.
* On 8 February 2008, AFC Bournemouth went to administration and were docked 10 points by the Football League with debts around £4 million.

## Managers

| Club | Manager |
| - | - |
| AFC Bournemouth | Kevin Bond |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Dean Wilkins |
| Bristol Rovers | Paul Trollope |
| Carlisle United | Neil McDonald |
| Cheltenham Town | John Ward |
| Crewe Alexandra | Steve Holland |
| Doncaster Rovers | Sean O'Driscoll |
| Gillingham | Ronnie Jepson |
| Hartlepool United | Danny Wilson |
| Huddersfield Town | Andy Ritchie |
| Leeds United | Dennis Wise |
| Leyton Orient | Martin Ling |
| Luton Town | Kevin Blackwell |
| Millwall | Willie Donachie |
| Northampton Town | Stuart Gray |
| Nottingham Forest | Colin Calderwood |
| Oldham Athletic | John Sheridan |
| Port Vale | Martin Foyle |
| Southend United | Steve Tilson |
| Swansea City | Roberto Martínez |
| Swindon Town | Paul Sturrock |
| Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore |
| Walsall | Richard Money |
| Yeovil Town | Russell Slade |

## Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,602 |
| Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500 |
| Port Vale | Vale Park | 22,356 |
| Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 20,532 |
| Millwall | The Den | 20,146 |
| Carlisle United | Brunton Park Stadium | 16,981 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 16,567 |
| Swindon Town | The County Ground | 15,728 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 |
| Southend United | Roots Hall | 12,306 |
| Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 11,916 |
| Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Dean Court | 10,700 |
| Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 10,638 |
| Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 10,260 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Alexandra Stadium | 10,046 |
| Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 9,978 |
| Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 9,271 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 8,850 |
| Hartlepool United | Victoria Park | 7,691 |
| Northampton Town | Sixfields Stadium | 7,653 |
| Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | 7,408 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlisle United | Neil McDonald | Contract terminated | 13 August 2007 | John Ward | 2 October 2007 | 8th |
| Gillingham | Ronnie Jepson | Mutual consent | 9 September 2007 | Mark Stimson | 1 November 2007 | 22nd |
| Port Vale | Martin Foyle | Mutual consent | 26 September 2007 | Lee Sinnott | 5 November 2007 | 23rd |
| Cheltenham Town | John Ward | Mutual consent (hired by Carlisle United) | 2 October 2007 | Keith Downing | 2 November 2007 | 23rd |
| Millwall | Willie Donachie | Contract terminated | 8 October 2007 | Kenny Jackett | 6 November 2007 | 24th |
| Swindon Town | Paul Sturrock | Mutual consent (hired by Plymouth Argyle) | 27 November 2007 | Maurice Malpas | 15 January 2008 | 11th |
| Luton Town | Kevin Blackwell | Contract terminated | 16 January 2008 | Mick Harford | 16 January 2008 | 22nd |
| Leeds United | Dennis Wise | Mutual consent (hired by Newcastle United as executive director) | 29 January 2008 | Gary McAllister | 29 January 2008 | 6th |
| Huddersfield Town | Andy Ritchie | Mutual consent | 1 April 2008 | Stan Ternent | 24 April 2008 | 14th |
| Walsall | Richard Money | Mutual consent | 22 April 2008 | Jimmy Mullen | 22 May 2008 | 8th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Dean Wilkins | Changing duties from manager to take over as first team coach | 8 May 2008 | Micky Adams | 8 May 2008 | 7th |
