Derby County F.C. season 2007–08
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| Season 2007–08 | |
| Manager |  Billy Davies until Nov, then Paul Jewell |
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| Chairman | Peter Gadsby until Oct, then Adam Pearson until Jan, then Andrew Appleby |
| Premier League | 20th (Relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fourth Round |
| Carling Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Miller (4) All: Kenny Miller (6) |
| Highest home attendance | 33,087 vs Reading (11 May 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,048 vs Blackburn Rovers (30 December 2007) |
| Average home attendance | 32, 432 |
The 2007–08 season was Derby County's 109th season in the Football League, their 65th season in the top division of English football and their first season in the top flight since the 2001-02 season. They were promoted after beating West Brom 1-0 in the 2006/07 Championship play-off final.
Due to a very poor start manager Billy Davies left the club on 26 November, to be replaced by former Wigan Athletic manager, Paul Jewell. They spent most of the season at the very bottom of the table and recorded a club and top flight record run of 32 league games without a win.
Derby were officially relegated on 29 March after the combination of their 2-2 home draw with fellow strugglers Fulham and Birmingham City's 3-1 victory over Manchester City left them 19 points away from safety with only 6 games (and 18 points) left. This made them the first club in Premiership history to be relegated in March and only the second in post-war English Football league history.[1] They also accumulated the league's lowest points total since the introduction of 3 points for a win.
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[edit] Review
Derby made a disastrous start to the Premier League 2007-08 season and following their 6-0 defeat to Liverpool on 1 September 2007, Irish bookmakers Paddy Power decided to pay out on the club to be relegated after just five games of the new season.[2]. The poor start saw fans accuse Gadsby and the board of failing to invest properly in players for the club. The repercussions of this saw Trevor Birch leave his position as Chief Executive on October 19[3] and, on October 29 2007, Gadsby stepped down as Chairman to be replaced by former Hull City owner Adam Pearson.[4] Meanwhile, results on the pitch weren't improving, with another poor performance away to Aston Villa being followed by a 5-0 home defeat against a West Ham side ravaged by injuries. After taking just 6 points from 14 matches Davies left by mutual consent after a meeting with Adam Pearson, taking nearly all of his newly assembled backroom staff with him. [5] The move was seen to be more as a result of Davies publicly questioning Adam Pearson's chairmanship of the club in a post-match interview following a 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea than actual results (as Pearson publicly gave Davies his backing a few weeks previously), with some supporters suggesting Davies engineered his dismissal as he was unable to turn the club around. Within two days of Davies's dismissal, on November 26, 2007, Derby appointed highly rated former Wigan manager Paul Jewell.[6]. He initially appointed Stan Ternent as his assistant but, when Ternant left to become Huddersfield manager in April 2008, Jewell moved to appoint Chris Hutchings[7] who had been his assistant at both Bradford and Wigan.
Jewell was busy in the January 2008 transfer window, selling several players and bringing eight new players in, namely Everton defender Alan Stubbs [8]; Argentine striker Emanuel Villa[9]; ex-England international defender Danny Mills on loan from Manchester City; Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage[10]; French winger Laurent Robert; Tottenham's Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly on loan[11]; Genclerbirligi's Mile Sterjovski [12] and Rangers goalkeeper Roy Carroll [13] . Although performances improved, results didn't, with many at the club already accepting relegation by the end of December. On January 28, 2008, it was announced that Derby had been purchased by American group General Sports and Entertainment, with Tom Glick taking the role of new President and Chief Executive.[14] Derby's relegation was confirmed on March 29, 2008, the first time a club had been relegated from the division before April[1] and sealing the club's first immediate relegation following promotion in its history. Poor results continued: a 6-0 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa on 12 April 2008 is the biggest defeat at Pride Park and, by the season's end, they had recorded the Premier League's lowest points total.[15] and equalled Loughborough's 108-year Football League record of going through an entire season with only one win.
[edit] Players
[edit] Squad information
[edit] Squad at end of season
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[edit] Players in/out
- Following the closure of the August transfer window.
[edit] In
- Danny Mills - on loan from Manchester City
- Laurent Robert - free transfer (unattached)
- Robbie Savage - £1.5m deal from Blackburn Rovers
- Emanuel Villa - £2m deal from Tecos UAG
- Hossam Ghaly - on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
- Mile Sterjovski - undisclosed fee from Genclerbirligi
- Roy Carroll - free transfer from Rangers
- Alan Stubbs - free transfer from Everton
- Ruben Zadkovich - free transfer (unattached)
[edit] Out
- Steve Howard - £1.25m deal to Leicester City
- Matt Oakley - £500k deal to Leicester City
- Andy Griffin - Undisclosed fee to Stoke City
- Robert Malcolm - Contract terminated
- Laurent Robert - Contract terminated
[edit] Results
[edit] Premier League
| Date | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2007 | Portsmouth | H | 2 - 2 | Oakley [5], Todd [84] | 32,176 | 7th |
| 15 August 2007 | Manchester City | A | 0 - 1 | 43,620 | 14th | |
| 18 August 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 - 4 | 35,600 | 19th | |
| 25 August 2007 | Birmingham City | H | 1 - 2 | Oakley [51] | 31,117 | 20th |
| 1 September 2007 | Liverpool | A | 0 - 6 | 44,076 | 20th | |
| 17 September 2007 | Newcastle United | H | 1 - 0 | Miller [39] | 33,016 | 19th |
| 22 September 2007 | Arsenal | A | 0 - 5 | 60,122 | 19th | |
| 29 September 2007 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 - 1 | Miller [19] | 31,503 | 20th |
| 7 October 2007 | Reading | A | 0 - 1 | 23,091 | 20th | |
| 20 October 2007 | Fulham | A | 0 - 0 | 22,576 | 19th | |
| 28 October 2007 | Everton | H | 0 - 2 | 33,048 | 20th | |
| 3 November 2007 | Aston Villa | A | 0 - 2 | 40,938 | 20th | |
| 10 November 2007 | West Ham | H | 0 - 5 | 32,440 | 20th | |
| 24 November 2007 | Chelsea | H | 0 - 2 | 32,789 | 20th | |
| 1 December 2007 | Sunderland | A | 0 - 1 | 42,380 | 20th | |
| 8 December 2007 | Manchester United | A | 1 - 4 | Howard [76] | 75,725 | 20th |
| 15 December 2007 | Middlesbrough | H | 0 - 1 | 32,676 | 20th | |
| 23 December 2007 | Newcastle United | A | 2 - 2 | Barnes [6], Miller [52] | 51,386 | 20th |
| 26 December 2007 | Liverpool | H | 1 - 2 | McEveley [67] | 33,029 | 20th |
| 30 December 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 2 | Oakley [27] | 30,048 | 20th |
| 2 January 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 - 1 | 17,014 | 20th | |
| 12 January 2008 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0-1 | 31,658 | 20th | |
| 19 January 2008 | Portsmouth | A | 1-3 | Nyatanga [4] | 19,401 | 20th |
| 30 January 2008 | Manchester City | H | 1-1 | Sun Jihai (OG) [46] | 31,368 | 20th |
| 2 February 2008 | Birmingham City | A | 1-1 | Villa [89] | 25,924 | 20th |
| 9 February 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0-3 | 33,058 | 20th | |
| 23 February 2008 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0-2 | 20,176 | 20th | |
| 01 March 2008 | Sunderland | H | 0-0 | 33,058 | 20th | |
| 12 March 2008 | Chelsea | A | 1-6 | Jones [72] | 39,447 | 20th |
| 15 March 2008 | Manchester United | H | 0-1 | 33,072 | 20th | |
| 22 March 2008 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-1 | 25,649 | 20th | |
| 29 March 2008 | Fulham | H | 2-2 | Villa [10], [80] | 33,034 | 20th [R] |
| 06 April 2008 | Everton | A | 0-1 | 36,017 | 20th | |
| 12 April 2008 | Aston Villa | H | 0-6 | 33,036 | 20th | |
| 19 April 2008 | West Ham | A | 1-2 | Mears [65] | 34,612 | 20th |
| 28 April 2008 | Arsenal | H | 2-6 | McEveley [31], Earnshaw [77] | 33,003 | 20th |
| 3 May 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-3 | Miller [18] | 26,110 | 20th |
| 11 May 2008 | Reading | H | 0-4 | 33,087 | 20th |
[edit] FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2008 | Round 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2 - 2 | Miller [38], Barnes [45] | 20,612 |
| 22 January 2008 | Round 3 Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1-1 [aet, pen 4-2] | Miller [47] | 18,020 |
| 26 January 2008 | Round 4 | Preston North End | H | 1-4 | Earnshaw [55] | 17,344 |
[edit] Football League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 14 August 2007 | Round 2 | Blackpool | H | 2 - 2 [aet, pen 6-7] | Camara [63], Fagan [101] | 8,658 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b McNulty, Phil (2008-03-29). "Derby 2-2 Fulham". BBC Sport. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7309363.stm. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Paddy Power pays out on Derby relegation". Teamtalk.co.uk. 2007-08-31. http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3015_2697302,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Birch leaves Derby chief exec job BBC Sport Online
- ^ New Derby chairman backs Davies BBC Sport Online
- ^ Bily Davies leaves Derby by mutual consent Times online
- ^ Paul Jewell appointed Derby manager Telegraph
- ^ "Hutchings set to take Derby role". BBC Sport. 2008-04-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7364460.stm. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Stubbs Brings Steel". dcfc.co.uk. 2008-01-31. http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1230028,00.html.
- ^ "Rams sign Argentine striker Villa". BBC Sport. 2008-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7166848.stm.
- ^ ""Savage completes switch to Derby"". BBC Sport. January 9, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7166114.stm.
- ^ "Hossam Ghaly recruited for Derby’s rescue effort". Timesonline.co.uk. 2007-11-01. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3168714.ece.
- ^ "Derby complete Sterjovski signing". BBC Sport. January 24, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7180692.stm.
- ^ "Carroll Extends Derby Stay". BBC Sport. 22 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7258258.stm.
- ^ General Sports and Entertainment Takeover - BBC Sport
- ^ "Dismal Derby take Cats' sad place in the record books". Sunderland Echo. 2008-03-29. http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/Dismal-Derby-take-Cats39-sad.4095005.jp. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
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| Preceded by 2006-07 |
Derby County seasons 2007-08 |
Succeeded by 2008-09 |
