2007–08 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Preston North End competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

The club went on a ten-day preseason tour of the United States' West Coast in July. They played three matches against local side Seattle Sounders, Mexican side Monterrey, and host Portland Timbers, losing all three. After losing key player David Nugent, Preston North End made a bad start to the 2007–08 season with just three victories from the opening 16 matches, which resulted in manager Paul Simpson being sacked on 13 November. Everton assistant manager Alan Irvine took over as manager seven days later and guided Preston to a 15th-place finish.

This season is also noteworthy for the introduction of Gentry Day as an annual event.

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Transfers

In +DateNationPositionNameClub FromFee12 June 2007DFBilly JonesCrewe AlexandraFree29 June 2007MFKevin NichollsLeeds UnitedUndisclosed9 August 2007MFDarren CarterWest Bromwich Albion£1,250,0009 January 2008MFRichard ChaplowWest Bromwich Albion£1,350,00030 January 2008DFNeal TrotmanOldham Athletic£500,00031 January 2008DFMichael HartAberdeen£100,0006 February 2008GKGrzegorz SzamotulskiNoneFree

Out +DateNationPositionNameClub ToFee11 June 2007FWDave HibbertShrewsbury TownNominal27 June 2007GKCarlo NashWigan Athletic£300,0001 July 2007MFWarren BeattieFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007GKBen HinchcliffeFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007FWMichael RickettsFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007DFPavel PerglFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007MFAshley ParillonFree AgencyReleased1 July 2007MFSeyfo SoleyFree AgencyReleased11 July 2007FWDavid NugentPortsmouth£6,000,00016 July 2007DFKelvin WilsonNottingham Forest£300,00031 August 2007DFGraham AlexanderBurnley£200,0001 January 2008MFAdam NowlandFree AgencyReleased3 January 2008FWPatrick AgyemangQueens Park RangersUndisclosed16 January 2008MFDanny PughStoke City£500,00016 April 2008GKGrzegorz SzamotulskiFree AgencyReleased

Loans In +DateNationPositionNameClub FromLength14 August 2007FWAndy CarollNewcastle UnitedSix Months31 August 2007FWPaul GallagherBlackburn RoversSix Months1 November 2007DFJohn HallsReadingOne Month4 March 2008FWCraig BeattieWest Bromwich AlbionUntil end of season8 March 2008FWTamás PriskinWatfordOne Month

Loans Out +DateNationPositionNameClub ToLength21 September 2007MFAdam NowlandGillinghamOne Month2 November 2007MFDanny PughStoke CityUntil January9 November 2007MFAdam NowlandStockport CountyUntil January

Final league table

Results Preston North End's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Preseason friendlies Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance23 July 2007Seattle SoundersA1–2Agyemang3,39026 July 2007MonterreyA0–29,60528 July 2007Portland TimbersA1–2Ormerod8,238

Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2007 Norwich CityH0–013,408 18 August 2007 West Bromwich AlbionA0–219,556 25 August 2007 Colchester UnitedH0–311,582 1 September 2007 Coventry CityA1–217,551Agyemang 15 September 2007 Sheffield WednesdayH1–013,062Gallagher 18 September 2007 Scunthorpe UnitedA1–25,754Mawéné 22 September 2007 Cardiff CityA2–211,772Davidson (2) 29 September 2007 Bristol CityH0–012,098 2 October 2007 SouthamptonH5–110,279Hawley, Carter, Sedgwick, Agyemang (2) 6 October 2007 Ipswich TownA1–219,243Mellor (pen) 20 October 2007 Sheffield UnitedA1–123,661Carter 23 October 2007 Queens Park RangersH0–011,407 27 October 2007 Plymouth ArgyleH2–011,055Ormerod, Carter 3 November 2007 BarnsleyA0–110,223 6 November 2007 Leicester CityH1–110,930Carroll 10 November 2007 Hull CityA0–316,358 24 November 2007 Charlton AthleticH0–212,532 27 November 2007 Crystal PalaceA1–213,048Mawéné 1 December 2007 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–122,836 4 December 2007 Hull CityH3–011,311Agyemang, Whaley, L Neal 8 December 2007 BlackpoolH0–117,807 15 December 2007 BurnleyA3–214,829Sedgwick, Mellor, Whaley 22 December 2007 SouthamptonA1–023,267L Neal 26 December 2007 Scunthorpe UnitedH0–112,920 29 December 2007 Cardiff CityH1–212,046Whaley 1 January 2008 Sheffield WednesdayA1–220,690Hawley 12 January 2008 WatfordH1–012,347Mellor 19 January 2008 Stoke CityA1–315,011Brown 29 January 2008 West Bromwich AlbionH2–112,473Mawéné, Hawley 2 February 2008 Norwich CityA0–124,092 9 February 2008 Coventry CityH1–011,857St Ledger 12 February 2008 Colchester UnitedA1–25,122Mellor 23 February 2008 WatfordA0–016,798 26 February 2008 Stoke CityH2–012,798Chaplow (2) 1 March 2008 Crystal PalaceH0–112,347 4 March 2008 Leicester CityA1–019,264Carter 8 March 2008 Charlton AthleticA2–125,124Brown (2) 11 March 2008 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–112,090Davidson (pen), Whaley 15 March 2008 BlackpoolA0–09,629 22 March 2008 BurnleyH2–116,149Priskin, Brown 29 March 2008 Sheffield UnitedH3–114,647Davidson (pen), Mellor (2) 5 April 2008 Queens Park RangersA2–214,966Mellor, Priskin 12 April 2008 BarnsleyH1–213,994Foster (own goal) 19 April 2008 Plymouth ArgyleA2–210,727Mellor, Chaplow 26 April 2008 Ipswich TownH2–214,187Brown, Mellor 4 May 2008 Bristol CityA0–319,169

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2008 Scunthorpe UnitedH1–04,616WhaleyR426 January 2008 Derby CountyA4–117,344Hawley (2), Whaley, Mellor (pen)R517 February 2008 PortsmouthH0–111,840

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR114 August 2007 MorecambeH1–27,703Pugh

References

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