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Coventry City F.C.
2007–2008 season
ManagerIain Dowie (until 11 February 2008)[1]
Chris Coleman (19 February 2008)[2]
Championship21st
FA Cup5th round
League Cup4th round

The 2007–08 season was Coventry City's 88th season in The Football League and their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Review and events

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Monthly events

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This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

August:

September:

October:

  • Managing Director Paul Fletcher announces his resignation.[6]
  • Acting Chairman Geoffrey Robinson MP stands down with Joe Elliott taking his place.[7]
  • Transfer embargo installed due to failure to pay installment on Leon Best transfer.[8]

November

  • Potential takeover by Ray Ranson fronted SISU consortium hits an alleged financial stumbling block.

December

  • With less than an hour before deadline, takeover by Ray Ranson fronted SISU consortium goes through.[9]
  • Club and new owners SISU file intent to go into administration as a precaution.

January

  • Transfer embargo imposed in October is lifted.[10]

February

March

April

  • Jay Tabb is voted the official Fans' Players of the Season, while Leon Best picks up Young Player Award.[14]

May

Matches

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Pre-season friendlies

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21 July 2007 (2007-07-21) Northampton Town 1–1 Coventry City Northampton
Kirk 73' (Report) Best 21'
Ward Red card 71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
26 July 2007 (2007-07-26) Glentoran 1–2 Coventry City Belfast
Nixon 89' (pen.) (Report) Hawkins 47'
McKenzie 53'		 Stadium: The Oval
29 July 2007 (2007-07-29) Ballymena United 0–6 Coventry City Ballymena
(Report) Mifsud 13'
Doyle 45'
Gray 50', 55'
Adebola 62'
Simpson 86'		 Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
31 July 2007 (2007-07-31) Coventry City 1–1 RCD Espanyol Coventry
Tabb 44'
Doyle Red card 60'		 (Report) Torrejón 28'
Rufete Red card 60'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
4 August 2007 (2007-08-04) Coventry City 0–2 Udinese Coventry
(Report) D'Agostino 18'
Gyan 80'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) Bedworth United 0–3 Coventry City Bedworth
(Report) Simpson 16', 63'
Hildreth 86'		 Stadium: The Oval Ground


Championship

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11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Barnsley 1–4 Coventry City Barnsley
15:00 Howard 9' (pen.) (Report) McKenzie 6'
Kyle 50'
Gray 65'
Mifsud 90'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,616
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Coventry City 1–1 Hull City Coventry
15:00 McKenzie 51' (Report) Barmby 62'
Ricketts Red card 68'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry Knight
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Cardiff City 0–1 Coventry City Cardiff
15:00 (Report) Tabb 23' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Coventry City 2–1 Preston North End Coventry
17:20 Adebola 80'
Doyle 85'		 (Report) Agyemang 16' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,551
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Coventry City 0–3 Bristol City Coventry
15:00 (Report) McIndoe 15'
Konstantopoulos 74' (o.g.)
Byfield 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,538
Referee: Phil Joslin
18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 6 Crystal Palace 1–1 Coventry City London
20:00 Green 26' (Report) Best 87' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Ipswich Town 4–1 Coventry City Ipswich
17:20 De Vos 10'
Couñago 24', 57'
Walters 40'		 (Report) S. Hughes 69' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Coventry City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Coventry
15:00 Mifsud 84' (Report) Sam 15' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,021
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Coventry City 3–1 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 Doyle 44' (pen.)
Mifsud 69'
Simpson 86'		 (Report) Morrell 32'
Gorkšs Red card 81'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike Thorpe
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Coventry City Wolverhampton
15:00 Collins 90' (Report) Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 24,338
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Coventry City Plymouth
15:00 Martin 16' (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Keith Hill
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 Coventry City 0–3 Watford Coventry
19:45 (Report) Johnson 30'
King 42'
Henderson 46'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Lee Probert
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
15:00 Mifsud 81' (Report) Sheringham Red card 90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Rayford Lee
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Stoke City 1–3 Coventry City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Lawrence 72' (Report) Mifsud 58', 79'
Adebola 53'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Coventry City London
20:00 Buzsáky 50' (Report) Mifsud 61'
Kyle 90'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Anthony Bates
12 November 2007 (2007-11-12) 16 Coventry City 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
19:45 Mifsud Red card 11' (Report) Robinson 56'
Teixeira 58', 73'
Koren 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,566
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Norwich City 2–0 Coventry City Norwich
15:00 Chadwick 34'
Cureton 77'		 (Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,590
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) 18 Coventry City 1–1 Scunthorpe United Coventry
15:00 Doyle 51' (pen.) (Report) Cork 68'
Murphy Red card 49'
Youga Red card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Mike Jones
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 19 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 (Report) Armstrong 62' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,355
Referee: Colin Webster
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 20 West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Coventry City West Bromwich
19:45 Bednář 52'
Brunt 65'
Robinson Red card 71'		 (Report) Best 6', 83'
Mifsud 11', 86'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,641
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 21 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
15:00 Tabb 19' (Report) Wright-Phillips 59' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 22 Blackpool 4–0 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 Hoolahan 28' (pen.)
Flynn 65'
Gorkšs 72'
Vernon 88'		 (Report) Kyle Red card 31' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 23 Coventry City 0–2 Crystal Palace Coventry
15:00 (Report) Morrison 47'
Ifill 88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 24 Coventry City 2–1 Ipswich Town Coventry
17:20 Gray 11'
Adebola 64'		 (Report) Haynes 42'
Miller Red card 86'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Iain Williamson
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 25 Bristol City 2–1 Coventry City Bristol
15:00 Byfield 5'
Elliott 67'		 (Report) Adebola 72' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,899
Referee: Paul Taylor
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 26 Leicester City 2–0 Coventry City Leicester
15:00 Howard 11'
Hayles 85'		 (Report) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 23,905
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 27 Coventry City 1–2 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Doyle 26'
Kyle Red card 56'		 (Report) Akinbiyi 10'
Blake 68'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,347
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28 Hull City 1–0 Coventry City Hull
19:45 Folan 90' (Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive Oliver
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 29 Coventry City 4–0 Barnsley Coventry
15:00 Best 37', 84'
Gray 70'
Tabb 75'		 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,449
Referee: Mike Russell
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 30 Preston North End 1–0 Coventry City Preston
15:00 St Ledger 21' (Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Mike Pike
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 31 Coventry City 0–0 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Danny McDermid
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 32 Coventry City 2–0 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 Ward 32' (pen.)
Best 79'		 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,129
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) 33 Burnley 2–0 Coventry City Burnley
19:45 McCann 20'
Caldwell 85'		 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: Anthony Bates
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Coventry City Scunthorpe
15:00 Paterson 15'
Cork 66'		 (Report) Thornton 21' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Steve Bratt
5 March 2008 (2008-03-05) 35 Coventry City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,225
Referee: Mike Dean
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Coventry City 1–0 Norwich City Coventry
15:00 Tabb 6' (Report) Doherty Red card 53'
Russell Red card 85'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Paul Taylor
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 37 Sheffield United 2–1 Coventry City Sheffield
19:45 Sharp 69'
Speed 78'		 (Report) Ward 81' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,864
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Coventry City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,283
Referee: Jarnail Singh
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 39 Southampton 0–0 Coventry City Southampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 22,014
Referee: Clive Penton
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 40 Coventry City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Coventry
15:00 Doyle 37', 43'
Tabb 65'		 (Report) MacLean 81' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,775
Referee: Richard Beeby
1 April 2008 (2008-04-01) 41 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Coventry City Sheffield
19:45 Wood 90' (Report) Hines 82' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,110
Referee: Graham Laws
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Watford 2–1 Coventry City Watford
15:00 Ellington 7'
Smith 79'		 (Report) Best 59' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: Darren Deadman
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Coventry City 1–2 Stoke City Coventry
15:00 Ward 31' (pen.) (Report) Fuller 55' (pen.)
Lawrence 79'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,249
Referee: Uriah Rennie
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Colchester United 1–5 Coventry City Colchester
15:00 Vernon 17' (Report) Best 48'
Fox 51'
Ward 78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Doyle 80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin Webster
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Coventry City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 Ward 18' (Report) Ebanks-Blake 53' (pen.) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 27,992
Referee: Paul Armstrong
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coventry City Charlton
14:00 Varney 4'
Gray 19'
Basey 48'
Powell 86'		 (Report) Mifsud 20' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,130
Referee: Andy D'Urso


League Cup

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14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First round Coventry City 3–0 Notts County Coventry
19:45 Adebola 47'
Best 67'
Simpson 78'		 (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Rayford Lee
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) Second round Carlisle United 0–2 Coventry City Carlisle
19:45 (Report) Mifsud 21', 56' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) Third round Manchester United 0–2 Coventry City Manchester
20:00 (Report) Mifsud 27', 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,055
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30) Fourth round Coventry City 1–2 West Ham United Coventry
19:45 Tabb 68' (Report) Hall 72' (o.g.)
Cole 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Rob Styles


FA Cup

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5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) Third round Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Coventry City Blackburn
15:00 Bentley 85' (Report) Mifsud 34', 90'
Ward 64' (pen.)
Adebola 83'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Lee Probert
26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) Fourth round Coventry City 2–1 Millwall Coventry
15:00 S. Hughes 16'
Mifsud 52'		 (Report) Simpson 42' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) Fifth round Coventry City 0–5 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
15:00 Doyle Red card 48' (Report) Brunt 12'
Bednář 59', 69' (pen.)
Miller 76'
Gera 78'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 28,163
Referee: Mark Halsey

Season statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 23 0 21 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Netherlands NED Arjan De Zeeuw 19 0 16+1 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Marcus Hall 21 0 17+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
4 DF Wales WAL Rob Page 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Daniel Fox 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Elliott Ward 42 7 35+2 6 2 0 3 1
6 MF England ENG Stephen Hughes 41 2 32+5 1 3 0 1 1
7 MF England ENG Wayne Andrews 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ireland EIR Michael Doyle 49 7 42 7 4 0 3 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Dele Adebola 31 6 15+11 4 2+1 1 2 1
9 FW England ENG Zavon Hines 7 1 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle 14 2 7+6 2 0+1 0 0 0
11 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
14 MF Netherlands NED Ellery Cairo 8 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW England ENG Leon McKenzie 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Isaac Osbourne 49 0 37+5 0 4 0 3 0
17 FW Malta MLT Michael Mifsud 47 17 34+7 10 3 4 3 3
18 DF Scotland SCO David McNamee 15 1 12+1 1 1+1 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Stuart Giddings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Ireland EIR Colin Hawkins 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Ireland EIR Jay Tabb 49 6 40+2 5 3+1 1 3 0
22 FW Ireland EIR Leon Best 40 9 29+5 8 3 1 2+1 0
23 GK Australia AUS Danny Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Robbie Simpson 34 2 10+18 1 1+3 1 1+1 0
25 MF England ENG Julian Gray 29 3 20+6 3 2 0 1 0
26 DF England ENG Scott Dann 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes 20 0 16+2 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale 26 0 20+1 0 3 0 2 0
29 MF England ENG Kevin Thornton 20 1 9+10 1 0 0 0+1 0
30 MF England ENG Liam Davis 7 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW England ENG Donovan Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK England ENG Andy Marshall 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0
34 DF England ENG Ben Turner 23 0 19 0 2+1 0 1 0
35 MF England ENG Lee Hildreth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF England ENG Liam Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Wales WAL Richard Duffy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Michael Mifsud 10 4 3 17
Leon Best 8 1 0 09
Elliott Ward 6 0 1 07
Michael Doyle 7 0 0 07
Jay Tabb 5 1 0 06
Dele Adebola 4 1 1 06
Julian Gray 3 0 0 03
Robbie Simpson 1 1 0 02
Leon McKenzie 2 0 0 02
Kevin Kyle 2 0 0 02
Stephen Hughes 1 0 1 01
Kevin Thornton 1 0 0 01
Zavon Hines 1 0 0 01
Daniel Fox 1 0 0 01

Yellow cards

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Leon Best 10 1 0 Yellow card 11
Michael Doyle 7 0 1 Yellow card 8
Elliott Ward 7 0 0 Yellow card 7
Stephen Hughes 7 0 0 Yellow card 7
Isaac Osbourne 5 1 0 Yellow card 6
Arjan De Zeeuw 6 0 0 Yellow card 6
Daniel Fox 5 0 0 Yellow card 5
Jay Tabb 4 0 0 Yellow card 4
Michael Mifsud 4 0 0 Yellow card 4
Robbie Simpson 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
David McNamee 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
Kevin Kyle 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
Scott Dann 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
Gary Borrowdale 3 0 0 Yellow card 3
Dele Adebola 2 1 0 Yellow card 3
Kevin Thornton 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
Michael Hughes 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
Liam Davis 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
Ellery Cairo 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
Ben Turner 2 0 0 Yellow card 2
Leon McKenzie 1 0 0 Yellow card 1
Marcus Hall 1 0 0 Yellow card 1
Julian Gray 0 0 1 Yellow card 1
Richard Duffy 1 0 0 Yellow card 1

Red cards

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Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Kevin Kyle 2 0 0 Red card 2
Michael Doyle 1 0 0 Red card 1
Michael Mifsud 1 0 0 Red card 1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Player From Date Fee
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[16]
Netherlands Arjan De Zeeuw Wigan Athletic 30 June 2007 Free[17]
Netherlands Ellery Cairo Hertha Berlin 30 June 2007 Free[17]
England Donovan Simmonds Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free[18]
England Robbie Simpson Cambridge United 1 July 2007 £40,000[19]
England Leon Best Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000[20]
England Gary Borrowdale Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000[20]
Northern Ireland Michael Hughes Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 Free[21]
England Julian Gray Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free[22]
England Daniel Fox Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed[23]
England Scott Dann Walsall 1 February 2008 Undisclosed[24]

Transfers out

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Player To Date Fee
England Arran Lee-Barrett Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[16]
England Andy Whing Brighton & Hove Albion 7 June 2007 Free[25]
Senegal Khalilou Fadiga K.A.A. Gent 1 July 2007 Free
New Zealand Che Bunce Waikato FC 1 July 2007 Free[26]
Scotland Don Hutchison Luton Town 26 July 2007 Free[27]
Scotland Colin Cameron Milton Keynes Dons 1 August 2007 Free[28]
England Cameron Belford Bury 10 August 2007 Free[29]
England Ryan Lynch Crewe Alexandra 17 August 2007 Free[30]
England Andy Gooding Rushden & Diamonds 1 January 2008 Free[31]
Wales Rob Page Huddersfield Town 21 January 2008 Free[32]
Nigeria Dele Adebola Bristol City 31 January 2008 Undisclosed[33]

Loans in

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Player From Date From Date Till
Denmark Kasper Schmeichel Manchester City 13 March 2008 5 May 2008[34]
Wales Richard Duffy Portsmouth 21 March 2008 6 April 2008[35]
England Zavon Hines West Ham United 27 March 2008 5 May 2008[36]

Loans out

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Player To Date From Date Till
England Stuart Giddings Oldham Athletic 10 August 2007 1 January 2008[37]
Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall St Mirren 31 August 2007 2 December 2007[38]
England Andy Gooding Burton Albion 31 August 2007 18 November 2007[39]
England Wayne Andrews Leeds United 1 October 2007 1 November 2007[40]
Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Nottingham Forest 25 March 2008 29 March 2008[41]
Scotland Kevin Kyle Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 January 2008 20 April 2008[42]
Republic of Ireland Colin Hawkins Chesterfield 27 March 2008 4 May 2008[43]
England Wayne Andrews Bristol Rovers 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[44]
England Donovan Simmonds Gillingham 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[45]

Kit profile

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Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Cassidy Group

Home Strip
Away Strip

References

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  40. ^ "Leeds recruit Andrews & De Vries". BBC Sport. 1 October 2007.
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  42. ^ "Kyle joins Wolves from Coventry". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008.
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  44. ^ "Rovers make double loan signing". BBC Sport. 27 March 2007.
  45. ^ "Simmonds signs on loan for Gills". BBC Sport. 27 March 2007.
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