2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 30th season in the Football League and their third season in the Premier League.

Season summary Under new manager Chris Hutchings, the team started the season well, winning two of their opening three games and briefly leading the Premier League table for the first time in the club's history. However, after going the next ten games without a win, Wigan found themselves in the bottom three. Hutchings was sacked and Birmingham City's Steve Bruce was appointed as the new manager a couple of weeks later. Results began to improve, and the club steadily pulled away from relegation before finally securing their survival in their penultimate game in a 2–0 away win against Aston Villa. The club finished in 14th place at the end of the season.

Wigan had little success in the cups, and were knocked out of the League Cup in their first game against Hull City. The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup before losing 2–1 to Chelsea. Marcus Bent, on loan from Charlton Athletic, finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of seven goals, and Paul Scharner was voted as the club's Player of the Year.

Transfers In +DatePositionNameClub FromTransfer Fee19 June 2007DefenderAndreas GranqvistHelsingborgsUndisclosed27 June 2007GoalkeeperCarlo NashPreston North End£300,0001 July 2007DefenderMario MelchiotStade RennaisFree Transfer1 July 2007DefenderTitus BrambleNewcastle UnitedFree Transfer1 July 2007ForwardAntoine SibierskiNewcastle UnitedFree Transfer10 July 2007MidfielderJason KoumasWest Bromwich Albion£5,300,00031 July 2007MidfielderMichael BrownFulhamUndisclosed30 August 2007ForwardRachid BouaouzanSparta RotterdamUndisclosed18 January 2008MidfielderAntonio ValenciaVillarrealUndisclosed18 January 2008DefenderErik EdmanStade RennaisUndisclosed25 January 2008ForwardMarlon KingWatfordUndisclosed

Transfers Out DatePositionNameClub ToTransfer Fee24 May 2007DefenderMatt JacksonWatfordFree Transfer1 July 2007GoalkeeperJohn FilanFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007DefenderDavid UnsworthFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007DefenderArjan de ZeeuwFree AgencyReleased11 July 2007MidfielderLee McCullochRangers£2,250,0007 August 2007DefenderLeighton BainesEverton£6,000,00031 August 2007ForwardCaleb FolanHull City£1,000,00025 January 2008ForwardDenny LandzaatFeyenoord£1,000,000

Loans In DatePositionNameClub FromLength31 August 2007ForwardMarcus BentCharlton AthleticFull Season17 January 2008DefenderMaynor FigueroaOlimpiaUntil end of season31 January 2008DefenderErik HagenZenit St. PetersburgUntil end of season

Loans Out DatePositionNameClub FromLength31 August 2007ForwardHenri CamaraWest Ham UnitedFull Season

Results

Premier League

Results summary

Results per matchday

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport111 August 2007EvertonA1–239,220Sibierski 80'Report215 August 2007MiddlesbroughH1–014,007Sibierski 55'Report318 August 2007SunderlandH3–018,639Heskey 19', Landzaat 62' (pen), Sibierski 69' (pen)Report425 August 2007West Ham UnitedA1–133,793Scharner 78'Report51 September 2007Newcastle UnitedA0–150,461Report615 September 2007FulhamH1–116,973Koumas 80' (pen)Report722 September 2007ReadingA1–221,379Bent 50'Report829 September 2007LiverpoolH0–124,311Report96 October 2007Manchester UnitedA0–475,300Report1020 October 2007PortsmouthH0–217,695Report1127 October 2007Birmingham CityA2–327,661Bent (2) 23', 59'Report123 November 2007ChelseaH0–219,011Report1311 November 2007Tottenham HotspurA0–435,504Report1424 November 2007ArsenalA0–260,126Report151 December 2007Manchester CityH1–118,614Scharner 25'Report169 December 2007Bolton WanderersA1–420,309Landzaat 14'Report1715 December 2007Blackburn RoversH5–316,489Landzaat 10', Bent (3) 12', 66', 81', Scharner 37'Report1822 December 2007FulhamA1–120,820Bent 70'Report1926 December 2007Newcastle UnitedH1–020,304Taylor 40'Report2029 December 2007Aston VillaH1–218,806Bramble 28'Report212 January 2008LiverpoolA1–142,302Bramble 80'Report2212 January 2008Derby CountyA1–031,652Sibierski 82'Report2320 January 2008EvertonH1–218,820Jagielka 53' (o.g.)Report2429 January 2008MiddlesbroughA0–122,963Report252 February 2008West Ham UnitedH1–020,525Kilbane 45'Report269 February 2008SunderlandA0–243,600Report2723 February 2008Derby CountyH2–020,176 Scharner 60', Valencia 84'Report281 March 2008Manchester CityA0–038,261Report299 March 2008ArsenalH0–019,676Report3016 March 2008Bolton WanderersH1–017,055Heskey 33'Report3122 March 2008Blackburn RoversA1–323,541King 17' (pen)Report3229 March 2008PortsmouthA0–218,623Report335 April 2008Birmingham CityH2–017,926Taylor (2) 15', 55'Report3414 April 2008ChelseaA1–140,487Heskey 90'Report3519 April 2008Tottenham HotspurH1–118,673Heskey 12'Report3626 April 2008ReadingH0–019,043Report373 May 2008Aston VillaA2–042,640Valencia (2) 52', 63'Report3811 May 2008Manchester UnitedH0–225,133Report

Final league table

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR35 January 2008SunderlandA3–020,821Scharner, Cotterill, McShane (o.g.)ReportR426 January 2008ChelseaH1–214,166SibierskiReport

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReportR228 August 2007Hull CityH0–15,440Report

Squad

First-team squad (Sources)http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/faprem/wigan.htm FootballSquads – Wigan Athletic – 2007/08

On loan

See also List of Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons 2007–08 in English football

References

External links Wigan Athletic 2007/08 fixtures