- 2007–08 Coventry City F.C. season
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Coventry City F.C. Season 2007–08 Contents
Review and events
Monthly events
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:
- Iain Dowie is named Coca-Cola Championship Manager of the Month.[1]
September:
- Tribunal sets the prices for Gary Borrowdale and Leon Best.
- £650,000 upfront for Best, rising to a maximum of £1,200,000.[2]
- £400,000 upfront for Borrowdale, rising to a maximum of £650,000.[3]
October:
- Managing Director Paul Fletcher announces his resignation.[4]
- Acting Chairman Geoffrey Robinson MP stands down with Joe Elliott taking his place.[5]
- Transfer embago installed due to failure to pay installment on Leon Best transfer.[6]
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.[7]
- Club and new owners SISU file intent to go into administration as a precaution.
January
- Transfer embago imposed in October is lifted.[8]
February
- Iain Dowie is sacked as manager, with John Harbin and Frankie Bunn taking over as caretaker managers.[9]
- Chris Coleman is appointed as new manager, with Steve Kean coming in as his assistant[10]
- SISU acquire the 90% ownership of the club required to complete their takeover.
March
- Scott Dann and Daniel Fox are both called up into the England Under-21 squad for first time.[11]
April
- Jay Tabb is voted the official Fans' Players of the Season, while Leon Best picks up Young Player Award.[12]
May
- Coventry City escape relegation on the last day of the season despite 4-1 defeat to Charlton Athletic.[13]
Squad details
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
2007-07-21 Northampton Town 1 – 1 Coventry City Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Kirk 73' (Report) Best 21'
Ward 71'
2007-07-26 Glentoran 1 – 2 Coventry City The Oval, Belfast Nixon pen 89' (Report) Hawkins 47'
McKenzie 53'
2007-07-29 Ballymena United 0 – 6 Coventry City Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena (Report) Mifsud 13'
Doyle 45'
Gray 50', 55'
Adebola 62'
Simpson 86'
2007-07-31 Coventry City 1 – 1 RCD Espanyol Ricoh Arena, Coventry Tabb 44'
Doyle 60'(Report) Torrejón 28'
Rufete 60'
2007-08-04 Coventry City 0 – 2 Udinese Ricoh Arena, Coventry (Report) D'Agostino 18'
Gyan 80'
2007-08-14 Bedworth United 0 – 3 Coventry City The Oval Ground, Bedworth (Report) Simpson 16', 63'
Hildreth 86'
Coca-Cola Championship
2007-08-11
15:00Barnsley 1 – 4 Coventry City Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 12,616
Referee: Scott MathiesonHoward pen 9' (Report) McKenzie 6'
Kyle 50'
Gray 65'
Mifsud 90'
2007-08-18
15:00Coventry City 1 – 1 Hull City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry KnightMcKenzie 51' (Report) Barmby 62'
Ricketts 68'
2007-08-25
15:00Cardiff City 0 – 1 Coventry City Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Rob Shoebridge(Report) Tabb 23'
2007-09-01
17:20Coventry City 2 – 1 Preston North End Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,551
Referee: Anthony TaylorAdebola 80'
Doyle 85'(Report) Agyemang 16'
2007-09-15
15:00Coventry City 0 – 3 Bristol City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 21,538
Referee: Phil Joslin(Report) McIndoe 15'
Konstantopoulos og 74'
Byfield 90'
2007-09-18
20:00Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy WoolmerGreen 26' (Report) Best 87'
2007-09-22
17:20Ipswich Town 4 – 1 Coventry City Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 18,840
Referee: Trevor KettleDe Vos 10'
Couñago 24', 57'
Walters 40'(Report) S. Hughes 69'
2007-09-29
15:00Coventry City 1 – 1 Charlton Athletic Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 19,021
Referee: Neil SwarbrickMifsud 84' (Report) Sam 15'
2007-10-02
19:45Coventry City 3 – 1 Blackpool Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Mike ThorpeDoyle pen 44'
Mifsud 69'
Simpson 86'(Report) Morrell 32'
Gorkšs 81'
2007-10-06
15:00Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 0 Coventry City Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 24,338
Referee: Keith StroudCollins 90' (Report)
2007-10-20
15:00Plymouth Argyle 1 – 0 Coventry City Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Keith HillMartin 16' (Report)
2007-10-23
19:45Coventry City 0 – 3 Watford Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Lee Probert(Report) Johnson 30'
King 42'
Henderson 46'
2007-10-27
15:00Coventry City 1 – 0 Colchester United Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Rayford LeeMifsud 81' (Report) Sheringham 90'
2007-11-03
15:00Stoke City 1 – 3 Coventry City Britannia Stadium, Stoke
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Andre MarrinerLawrence 72' (Report) Mifsud 58', 79'
Adebola 53'
2007-11-06
20:00Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Coventry City Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: Anthony BatesBuzsáky 50' (Report) Mifsud 61'
Kyle 90'
2007-11-12
19:45Coventry City 0 – 4 West Bromwich Albion Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,566
Referee: Phil DowdMifsud 11' (Report) Robinson 56'
Teixeira 58', 73'
Koren 90'
2007-11-24
15:00Norwich City 2 – 0 Coventry City Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,590
Referee: Andy D'UrsoChadwick 34'
Cureton 77'(Report)
2007-11-24
15:00Coventry City 1 – 1 Scunthorpe United Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Mike JonesDoyle pen 51' (Report) Cork 68'
Murphy 49'
Youga 84'
2007-12-01
15:00Coventry City 0 – 1 Sheffield United Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 20,355
Referee: Colin Webster(Report) Armstrong 62'
2007-12-04
19:45West Bromwich Albion 2 – 4 Coventry City The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance: 20,641
Referee: Mark ClattenburgBednář 52'
Brunt 65'
Robinson 71'(Report) Best 6', 83'
Mifsud 11', 86'
2007-12-15
15:00Coventry City 1 – 1 Southampton Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Neil SwarbrickTabb 19' (Report) Wright-Phillips 59'
2007-12-22
15:00Blackpool 4 – 0 Coventry City Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 8,690
Referee: Anthony TaylorHoolahan pen 28'
Flynn 65'
Gorkšs 72'
Vernon 88'(Report) Kyle 31'
2007-12-26
15:00Coventry City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud(Report) Morrison 47'
Ifill 88'
2007-12-29
17:20Coventry City 2 – 1 Ipswich Town Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Iain WilliamsonGray 11'
Adebola 64'(Report) Haynes 42'
Miller 86'
2008-01-01
15:00Bristol City 2 – 1 Coventry City Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 15,899
Referee: Paul TaylorByfield 5'
Elliott 67'(Report) Adebola 72'
2008-01-12
15:00Leicester City 2 – 0 Coventry City Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 23,905
Referee: Martin AtkinsonHoward 11'
Hayles 85'(Report)
2008-01-19
15:00Coventry City 1 – 2 Burnley Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,347
Referee: Eddie IldertonDoyle 26'
Kyle 56'(Report) Akinbiyi 10'
Blake 68'
2008-01-29
19:45Hull City 1 – 0 Coventry City KC Stadium, Hull
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive OliverFolan 90' (Report)
2008-02-02
15:00Coventry City 4 – 0 Barnsley Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 16,449
Referee: Mike RussellBest 37', 84'
Gray 70'
Tabb 75'(Report)
2008-02-09
15:00Preston North End 1 – 0 Coventry City Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Mike PikeSt Ledger 21' (Report)
2008-02-12
19:45Coventry City 0 – 0 Cardiff City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Danny McDermid(Report)
2008-02-23
15:00Coventry City 2 – 0 Leicester City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,129
Referee: Keith StroudWard pen 32'
Best 79'(Report)
2008-02-26
19:45Burnley 2 – 0 Coventry City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: Anthony BatesMcCann 20'
Caldwell 85'(Report)
2008-03-01
15:00Scunthorpe United 2 – 1 Coventry City Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Steve BrattPaterson 15'
Cork 66'(Report) Thornton pen 21'
2008-03-05
19:45Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Coventry City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 15,225
Referee: Mike Dean(Report)
2008-03-08
15:00Coventry City 1 – 0 Norwich City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Paul TaylorTabb 6' (Report) Doherty 53'
Russell 85'
2008-03-11
19:45Sheffield United 2 – 1 Coventry City Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,864
Referee: Trevor KettleSharp 69'
Speed 78'(Report) Ward pen 81'
2008-03-15
15:00Coventry City 0 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 19,283
Referee: Jarnail Singh(Report)
2008-03-22
15:00Southampton 0 – 0 Coventry City St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 22,014
Referee: Clive Penton(Report)
2008-03-29
15:00Coventry City 3 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 18,775
Referee: Richard BeebyDoyle 37', 43'
Tabb 65'(Report) MacLean 81'
2008-04-01
19:45Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1 Coventry City Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 21,110
Referee: Graham LawsWood 90' (Report) Hines 82'
2008-04-05
15:00Watford 2 – 1 Coventry City Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: Darren DeadmanEllington 7'
Smith 79'(Report) Best 59'
2008-04-12
15:00Coventry City 1 – 2 Stoke City Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 20,249
Referee: Uriah RennieWard pen 31' (Report) Fuller pen 55'
Lawrence 79'
2008-04-19
15:00Colchester United 1 – 5 Coventry City Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin WebsterVernon 17' (Report) Best 48'
Fox 51'
Ward pen 78', pen 90'
Doyle 80'
2008-04-26
15:00Coventry City 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 27,992
Referee: Paul ArmstrongWard 18' (Report) Ebanks-Blake pen 53'
2008-05-04
14:00Charlton Athletic 4 – 1 Coventry City The Valley, Charlton
Attendance: 26,130
Referee: Andy D'UrsoVarney 4'
Gray 19'
Basey 48'
Powell 86'(Report) Mifsud 20'
Carling Cup
2007-08-14
19:45Coventry City 3 – 0 Notts County Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Rayford LeeAdebola 47'
Best 67'
Simpson 78'(Report)
2007-08-28
19:45Carlisle United 0 – 2 Coventry City Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Jonathan Moss(Report) Mifsud 21', 56'
2007-09-26
20:00Manchester United 0 – 2 Coventry City Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 74,055
Referee: Mark Halsey(Report) Mifsud 27', 70'
2007-10-30
19:45Coventry City 1 – 2 West Ham United Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Rob StylesTabb 68' (Report) Hall og 72'
Cole 90'
FA Cup
2008-01-05
15:00Blackburn Rovers 1 – 4 Coventry City Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Lee ProbertBentley 85' (Report) Mifsud 34', 90'
Ward pen 64'
Adebola 83'
2008-01-26
15:00Coventry City 2 – 1 Millwall Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Nigel MillerS. Hughes 16'
Mifsud 52'(Report) Simpson 42'
2008-02-16
15:00Coventry City 0 – 5 West Bromwich Albion Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 28,163
Referee: Mark HalseyDoyle 48' (Report) Brunt 12'
Bednář 59', pen 69'
Miller 76'
Gera 78'
Season statistics
Starts and goals
No. Nat Pos Player Total Coca-Cola Championship Carling Cup FA Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 23 0 21 0 0 0 2 0 2 DF Arjan De Zeeuw 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0 3 DF Marcus Hall 19 0 17 0 1 0 1 0 4 DF Robert Page 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 DF Daniel Fox 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 5 DF Elliott Ward 40 7 35 6 2 0 3 1 6 MF Stephen Hughes 36 2 32 1 3 0 1 1 7 MF Wayne Andrews (on loan to Leeds United & Bristol Rovers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF Michael Doyle 49 7 42 7 4 0 3 0 9 FW Dele Adebola 19 6 15 4 2 1 2 1 9 FW Zavon Hines (on loan from West Ham United) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 FW Kevin Kyle 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 11 MF Chris Birchall (on loan to St. Mirren) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 MF Ellery Cairo 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15 FW Leon McKenzie 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 16 MF Isaac Osbourne 44 0 37 0 4 0 3 0 17 FW Michael Mifsud 40 17 34 10 3 4 3 3 18 DF David McNamee 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 19 DF Stuart Giddings (on loan to Oldham Athletic) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 DF Colin Hawkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 MF Jay Tabb 46 6 40 5 3 1 3 0 22 FW Leon Best 34 9 29 8 3 1 2 0 23 GK Danny Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 FW Robbie Simpson 12 2 10 1 1 1 1 0 25 MF Julian Gray 23 3 20 3 2 0 1 0 26 DF Scott Dann 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 27 MF Michael Hughes 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0 28 DF Gary Borrowdale 25 0 20 0 3 0 2 0 29 MF Kevin Thornton 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 30 MF Liam Davis 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 FW Donovan Simmonds (on loan to Gillingham) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 GK Kasper Schmeichel (on loan from Manchester City) 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 33 GK Andy Marshall 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0 34 DF Ben Turner 22 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 35 MF Lee Hildreth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 DF Liam Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 DF Richard Duffy (on loan from Portsmouth) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Notes:
- Player substitutions are not included.
Goalscorers
- 14 players have scored for the Coventry City first team during the 2007-08 season.
- 66 goals were scored in total during the 2007-08 season.
- 52 in the Coca-Cola Championship
- 8 in the Carling Cup
- 6 in the FA Cup
- The top goalscorer was Michael Mifsud with 17 goals.
Name Coca-Cola Championship Carling Cup FA Cup Total Michael Mifsud 10 4 3 17 Leon Best 8 1 0 9 Elliott Ward 6 0 1 7 Michael Doyle 7 0 0 7 Jay Tabb 5 1 0 6 Dele Adebola 4 1 1 6 Julian Gray 3 0 0 3 Robbie Simpson 1 1 0 2 Leon McKenzie 2 0 0 2 Kevin Kyle 2 0 0 2 Stephen Hughes 1 0 1 1 Kevin Thornton 1 0 0 1 Zavon Hines 1 0 0 1 Daniel Fox 1 0 0 1 Yellow cards
- 24 players have been booked for the Coventry City first team during the 2007-08 season.
- 90 bookings were received in total during the 2007-08 season.
- 47 in the Coca-Cola Championship
- 3 in the Carling Cup
- 2 in the FA Cup
- The most booked player was Leon Best with 11 cards.
Name Coca-Cola Championship Carling Cup FA Cup Total Leon Best 10 1 0 11 Michael Doyle 7 0 1 8 Elliott Ward 7 0 0 7 Stephen Hughes 7 0 0 7 Isaac Osbourne 5 1 0 6 Arjan De Zeeuw 6 0 0 6 Daniel Fox 5 0 0 5 Jay Tabb 4 0 0 4 Michael Mifsud 4 0 0 4 Robbie Simpson 3 0 0 3 David McNamee 3 0 0 3 Kevin Kyle 3 0 0 3 Scott Dann 3 0 0 3 Gary Borrowdale 3 0 0 3 Dele Adebola 2 1 0 3 Kevin Thornton 2 0 0 2 Michael Hughes 2 0 0 2 Liam Davis 2 0 0 2 Ellery Cairo 2 0 0 2 Ben Turner 2 0 0 2 Leon McKenzie 1 0 0 1 Marcus Hall 1 0 0 1 Julian Gray 0 0 1 1 Richard Duffy 1 0 0 1 Red cards
- 3 players have been sent off for the Coventry City first team during the 2007-08 season.
- 4 players were sent off in total during the 2007-08 season.
- 4 in the Coca-Cola Championship
- 0 in the Carling Cup
- 0 in the FA Cup
- The most sent off player was Kevin Kyle with 2 sending offs.
Name Coca-Cola Championship Carling Cup FA Cup Total Kevin Kyle 2 0 0 2 Michael Doyle 1 0 0 1 Michael Mifsud 1 0 0 1 Transfers
Transfers In
Player From Date Fee Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[14] Arjan De Zeeuw Wigan Athletic 30 June 2007 Free[15] Ellery Cairo Hertha Berlin 30 June 2007 Free[15] Donovan Simmonds Charlton Athletic 1 July 2007 Free[16] Robbie Simpson Cambridge United 1 July 2007 £40,000[17] Leon Best Southampton 6 July 2007 £650,000[18] Gary Borrowdale Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 £400,000[18] Michael Hughes Crystal Palace 6 July 2007 Free[19] Julian Gray Birmingham City 10 July 2007 Free[20] Daniel Fox Walsall 28 January 2008 Undisclosed[21] Scott Dann Walsall 1 February 2008 Undisclosed[22] Transfers Out
Player To Date Fee Arran Lee-Barrett Hartlepool United 25 May 2007 Free[14] Andrew Whing Brighton & Hove Albion 7 June 2007 Free[23] Khalilou Fadiga K.A.A. Gent 1 July 2007 Free Che Bunce Waikato FC 1 July 2007 Free[24] Don Hutchison Luton Town 26 July 2007 Free[25] Colin Cameron Milton Keynes Dons 1 August 2007 Free[26] Cameron Belford Bury 10 August 2007 Free[27] Ryan Lynch Crewe Alexandra 17 August 2007 Free[28] Andrew Gooding Rushden & Diamonds 1 January 2008 Free[29] Robert Page Huddersfield Town 21 January 2008 Free[30] Dele Adebola Bristol City 31 January 2008 Undisclosed[31] Loans In
Player From Date From Date Till Kasper Schmeichel Manchester City 13 March 2008 5 May 2008[32] Richard Duffy Portsmouth 21 March 2008 6 April 2008[33] Zavon Hines West Ham United 27 March 2008 5 May 2008[34] Loans Out
Player To Date From Date Till Stuart Giddings Oldham Athletic 10 August 2007 1 January 2008[35] Chris Birchall St Mirren 31 August 2007 2 December 2007[36] Andrew Gooding Burton Albion 31 August 2007 18 November 2007[37] Wayne Andrews Leeds United 1 October 2007 1 November 2007[38] Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Nottingham Forest 25 March 2008 29 March 2008[39] Kevin Kyle Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 January 2008 20 April 2008[40] Colin Hawkins Chesterfield 27 March 2008 4 May 2008[41] Wayne Andrews Bristol Rovers 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[42] Donovan Simmonds Gillingham 27 March 2008 27 April 2008[43] Kit profile
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- ^ "Chesterfield make triple signing". BBC Sport. 2008-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/7317556.stm.
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External links
- Official Site: 2007/2008 Fixtures & Results
- BBC Sport - Club Stats
- Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers
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