Crystal Palace F.C. season 2007-08

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Crystal Palace
Season 2007-08
Manager Flag of England Neil Warnock
Chairman Flag of England Simon Jordan
League The Championship
Final league position 5th (play-offs)
FA Cup 3rd round
Carling Cup 1st round
Top goalscorer League:
Clinton Morrison (16)
All:
Clinton Morrison (16)
Highest home attendance 23,950 vs Burnley (04 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance 13,048 vs Preston North End (27 November 2007)

The 2007-08 season was Crystal Palace Football Club's 3rd consecutive season in the The Championship. Manager Peter Taylor was sacked on October 8, 2007[1] and replaced by former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock on October 11, 2007.[2]


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[edit] Statistics

Last updated on May 13, 2008.
No. Nat. Position Player Total The Championship (including Play-offs) FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of England GK Scott Flinders 2 -3 0 0 1 -2 1 -1
2 Flag of England DF Matthew Lawrence 41 1 39 1 1 0 1 0
3 Flag of England DF Tony Craig 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
4 Flag of England DF Clint Hill 31 3 30 3 1 0 0 0
5 Flag of England DF Mark Hudson 49 2 47 2 1 0 1 0
6 Flag of England DF Leon Cort 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
7 Flag of Wales FW Carl Fletcher 29 1 28 1 1 0 0 0
8 Flag of England FW James Scowcroft 40 9 39 9 1 0 0 0
9 Flag of Scotland FW Dougie Freedman 20 2 19 1 0 0 1 1
10 Flag of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 47 16 45 16 1 0 1 0
11 Flag of Barbados MF Paul Ifill 13 2 13 2 0 0 0 0
12 Flag of Argentina GK Julian Speroni 48 -45 48 -45 0 0 0 0
14 Flag of England MF Ben Watson 49 7 47 7 1 0 1 0
15 Flag of Ireland MF Mark Kennedy 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
16 Flag of England MF Neil Danns 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
17 Flag of Austria FW Besian Idrizaj 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 Flag of England FW Scott Sinclair 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
18 Flag of England DF John Halls 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
19 Flag of England MF Tom Soares 42 6 41 6 0 0 1 0
20 Flag of England DF Danny Butterfield 33 0 32 0 0 0 1 0
21 Flag of England MF Dave Martin 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
21 Flag of England MF Kyel Reid 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 Flag of Scotland FW Paul Dickov 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
22 Flag of England MF Nathan Ashton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Flag of Portugal DF José Fonte 26 1 24 1 1 0 1 0
24 Flag of Northern Ireland MF Jeff Hughes 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
25 Flag of England MF Stuart Green 11 2 10 2 0 0 1 0
27 Flag of France MF Franck Songo'o 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
28 Flag of England MF Shaun Derry 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0
30 Flag of England MF John Bostock 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
31 Flag of England DF Arron Fray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Flag of Finland FW Shefki Kuqi 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
33 Flag of England FW Lewis Grabban 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
34 Flag of England DF Lee Hills 13 0 12 0 1 0 0 0
35 Flag of Wales DF Rhoys Wiggins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Flag of England MF Lewwis Spence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Flag of England FW Charlie Sheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Flag of England GK David Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Flag of England MF James Dayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Flag of England MF Ryan Hall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 Flag of England DF Moses Swaibu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Flag of England FW Ben Kudjodji 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
43 Flag of England FW Victor Moses 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0
44 Flag of Ireland FW Sean Scannell 26 2 25 2 1 0 0 0
48 Flag of England MF Ashley-Paul Robinson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Club

[edit] The management

Position Staff
Manager Flag of England Peter Taylor (August-October)/Flag of England Neil Warnock (October-May)
Assistant manager Flag of England Mick Jones (October-May)
First team coach Flag of Wales Kit Symons (August-October)/Flag of England Keith Curle (October-May)
Goalkeeping coach Flag of England Tony Burns (August-November)/Flag of England Jim Stannard (November-May)
Chief scout Flag of Scotland Allan Gemmill (August-May)
Fitness coach Flag of England Mark Hulse (August-November)/Flag of England Carl Serrant (November-May)
Reserve team manager Flag of Wales Kit Symons (August-October)/Flag of Scotland Dougie Freedman (October-March)/Flag of England Gary Issot (March-May)
U18 team/Academy manager Flag of England Gary Issot (August-May)
Head physiotherapist Flag of England Paul Caton (August-May)

Source:[citation needed]


[edit] Matches

[edit] Pre-season

2007-07-13
19:00		 Chelmsford City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
Attendance: 997
Referee: Rayford Lee
(Report) Freedman Scored after 74, 82 minutes 74, 82'
2007-07-14
15:00		 Bromley 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Hayes Lane, Bromley
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Steve Bennett
Hockton Scored after 56 minutes 56'
Chaaban Scored after 56 minutes 56'		 (Report) Duku Scored after 50 minutes 50' o.g.
Green Scored after 90 minutes 90'
2007-07-17
19:00		 Aldershot Town 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Steven Cook
(Report) Watson Scored after 22 minutes 22' (pen.)
Kuqi Scored after 58 minutes 58'
2007-07-20
19:00		 Dartford 0 – 3 Crystal Palace Princes Park, Dartford
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Steve Bennett
(Report) Fletcher Scored after 16 minutes 16'
Green Scored after 56 minutes 56'
Ifill Scored after 89 minutes 89'
2007-07-21
15:00		 Barnet 2 – 3 Crystal Palace Underhill Stadium, Barnet
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Grant Hegley
Carew Scored after 69 minutes 69'
Yakubu Scored after 89 minutes 89'		 (Report) Giele Scored after 18 minutes 18' o.g.
Watson Scored after 24 minutes 24'
Ifill Scored after 28 minutes 28'
2007-07-24
19:30		 IFK Göteborg Flag of Sweden 1 – 2 Flag of England Crystal Palace Grebbestad
Attendance: 1,300
Mourad Scored after 74 minutes 74' (Report) Ifill Scored after 2 minutes 2'
Scowcroft Scored after 35 minutes 35'
2007-07-27
19:30		 IK Oddevold Flag of Sweden 1 – 4 Flag of England Crystal Palace
Engelbrektsson Scored after 60 minutes 60' (Report) Dayton Scored
Morrison Scored
Martin Scored
Watson Scored
2007-07-31
20:00		 Crystal Palace Flag of England 1 – 1 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Alan Wiley
Watson Scored after 50 minutes 50' (pen.) (Report) Théréau Scored after 26 minutes 26'
2007-08-04
15:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Everton Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Phil Crossley
(Report)

[edit] Football League Championship

2007-08-11
15:00		 Southampton 1 – 4 Crystal Palace St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 25,054
Referee: Lee Probert
Saganowski Scored after 45+2 minutes 45+2' (Report) Scowcroft Scored after 30, 31, 55 minutes 30, 31, 55'
Morrison Scored after 57 minutes 57'
2007-08-18
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 2 Leicester City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,607
Referee: Michael Russell
Green Scored after 33 minutes 33'
Morrison Scored after 90+3 minutes 90+3'		 (Report) Campbell Scored after 63 minutes 63'
Kisnorbo Scored after 87 minutes 87'
2007-08-26
13:15		 Ipswich Town 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 19,382
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Walters Scored after 73 minutes 73' (Report)
2007-09-01
15:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Charlton Athletic Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 18,556
Referee: Nigel Miller
(Report) Todorov Scored after 74 minutes 74'
2007-09-15
15:00		 Norwich City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Lee Probert
Střihavka Scored after 75 minutes 75' (Report)
2007-09-18
20:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Coventry City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Green Scored after 26 minutes 26' (Report) Best Scored after 87 minutes 87'
2007-09-22
15:00		 Crystal Palace 3 – 2 Sheffield United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Kevin Friend
Soares Scored after 60 minutes 60'
Fletcher Scored after 70 minutes 70'
Watson Scored after 89 minutes 89' (pen.)		 (Report) Hudson Scored after o.g. 48 minutes o.g. 48'
Beattie Scored after 76 minutes 76'
2007-09-29
15:00		 Burnley 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Blake Scored after 13 minutes 13' (Report) Hudson Scored after 5 minutes 5'
2007-10-02
19:45		 Plymouth Argyle 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Halmosi Scored after 50 minutes 50' (Report)
2007-10-06
15:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Hull City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,769
Referee: Richard Beeby
Scowcroft Scored after 81 minutes 81' (Report) Marney Scored after 90+1 minutes 90+1' (pen.)
2007-10-20
15:00		 Blackpool 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Graham Laws
Fox Scored after 69 minutes 69' (Report) Soares Scored after 59 minutes 59' Sent off after 88' 88'
2007-10-23
20:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 3 Stoke City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,237
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Freedman Scored after 51 minutes 51' (Report) Cresswell Scored after 49, 59 minutes 49, 59'
Shawcross Scored after 74 minutes 74'
2007-10-29
20:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Watford Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,986
Referee: Keith Stroud
(Report) Smith Scored after 32 minutes 32'
King Scored after 67 minutes 67'
2007-11-03
15:00		 Scunthorpe United 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Clive Penton
(Report)
2007-11-06
19:45		 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 11,781
Referee: Lee Mason
Purse Scored after 9 minutes 9' (Report) Watson Scored after 44 minutes 44' (pen.)
2007-11-10
15:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Queens Park Rangers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,010
Referee: Peter Walton
Morrison Scored after 88 minutes 88' (Report) Sinclair Scored after 45 minutes 45'
2007-11-24
15:00		 Colchester United 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Paul Taylor
Balwin Sent off after 8' 8'
Jackson Scored after 69 minutes 69'		 (Report) Morrison Scored after 8, 74 minutes 8, 74'
2007-11-27
19:45		 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Preston North End Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,048
Referee: Phil Joslin
Morrison Scored after 40 minutes 40'
Hill Scored after 45+3 minutes 45+3'		 (Report) Mawene Scored after 36 minutes 36'
2007-12-01
15:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 West Bromwich Albion Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Morrison Scored after 21 minutes 21' (Report) Hudson Scored after o.g. 8 minutes o.g. 8'
2007-12-04
20:00		 Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Alan Wiley
Stewart Scored after 10 minutes 10' (Report) Hill Scored after 65 minutes 65'
Morrison Scored after 68 minutes 68'
2007-12-08
15:00		 Barnsley 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 10,298
Referee: Anthony Bates
(Report)
2007-12-15
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,865
Referee: Grant Hegley
Morrison Scored after 37 minutes 37'
Scannell Scored after 90 minutes 90'		 (Report) Hinds Scored after 11 minutes 11'
2007-12-22
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,097
Referee: Mike Jones
Hill Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Scowcroft Scored after 44 minutes 44'		 (Report) Easter Scored after 49 minutes 49'
2007-12-26
15:00		 Coventry City 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Keith Stroud
(Report) Morrison Scored after 47 minutes 47'
Ifill Scored after 88 minutes 88'
2007-12-29
12:45		 Sheffield United 0 – 1 Crystal Palace Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,982
Referee: Andy D'Urso
(Report) Scowcroft Scored after 38 minutes 38'
2008-01-01
15:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Norwich City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,199
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Morrison Scored after 50 minutes 50' (Report) Russell Scored after 8 minutes 8'
2008-01-12
15:00		 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 3 Crystal Palace Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 22,650
Referee: Howard Webb
(Report) Morrison Scored after 24 minutes 24'
Scannell Scored after 49 minutes 49'
Scowcroft Scored after 69 minutes 69'
2008-01-19
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Morrison Scored after 6 minutes 6'
Hudson Scored after 85 minutes 85'		 (Report)
2008-01-28
19:45		 Leicester City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 21,764
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Hayles Scored after 89 minutes 89' (Report)
2008-02-02
15:00		 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Southampton Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Mark Halsey
Scowcroft Scored after 73 minutes 73' (Report) John Scored after 84 minutes 84'
2008-02-08
19:45		 Charlton Athletic 2 – 0 Crystal Palace The Valley, London
Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Lee Probert
Varney Scored after 60, 87 minutes 60, 87' (Report)
2008-02-12
20:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Clive Penton
(Report) Haynes Scored after 45+1 minutes 45+1'
2008-02-18
20:00		 Bristol City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 16,446
Referee: Richard Beeby
McCombe Scored after 90+6 minutes 90+6' (Report) Hills Scored after 61 minutes 61'
2008-02-23
15:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,679
Referee: Andy Woolmer
(Report) Gray Scored after 76 minutes 76'
Kyle Scored after 89 minutes 89'
2008-03-01
15:00		 Preston North End 0 – 1 Crystal Palace Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 12,347
Referee: Mike Jones
(Report) Morrison Scored after 76 minutes 76'
2008-03-04
20:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Cardiff City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,446
Referee: Scott Mathieson
(Report)
2008-03-08
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Colchester United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Phil Joslin
Ifil Scored after o.g. 21 minutes o.g. 21'
Watson Scored after 74 minutes 74'		 (Report) Lisbie Scored after 23 minutes 23'
2008-03-12
19:45		 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 1 Crystal Palace The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance: 20,378
Referee: Peter Walton
Phillips Scored after 30 minutes 30' (Report) Moses Scored after 55 minutes 55'
2008-03-15
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Barnsley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 17,459
Referee: Iain Williamson
Soares Scored after 46 minutes 46'
Scowcroft Scored after 83 minutes 83'		 (Report)
2008-03-22
15:00		 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 2 Crystal Palace Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 19,875
Referee: Russell Booth
Sahar Scored after 18 minutes 18'
Small Scored after 68 minutes 68'		 (Report) Watson Scored after 40 minutes 40'
Lawrence Scored after 90+4 minutes 90+4'
2008-03-29
15:00		 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Blackpool Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Anthony Taylor
(Report)
2008-04-07
20:00		 Stoke City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace Britannia Stadium, Stoke-upon-Trent
Attendance: 15,756
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Whelan Scored after 85 minutes 85' (Report) Soares Scored after 23 minutes 23'
Fonte Scored after 45+1 minutes 45+1'
2008-04-12
15:00		 Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Scunthorpe United Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 15,975
Referee: Keith Hill
Soares Scored after 21 minutes 21'
Morrison Scored after 39 minutes 39'		 (Report)
2008-04-19
15:00		 Watford 0 – 2 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 17,694
Referee: Howard Webb
(Report) Ifill Scored after 72 minutes 72'
Moses Scored after 75 minutes 75'
2008-04-26
15:00		 Hull City 2 – 1 Crystal Palace KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 24,350
Referee: Russell Booth
Campbell Scored after 18 minutes 18'
Ashbee Scored after 85 minutes 85'		 (Report) Sinclair Scored after 38 minutes 38'
2008-05-04
14:00		 Crystal Palace 5 – 0 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 23,950
Referee: Kevin Friend
Watson Scored after 8 minutes 8' (pen.)
Moses Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Soares Scored after 37 minutes 37'
Sinclair Scored after 61 minutes 61'
Morrison Scored after 65 minutes 65'		 (Report)

[edit] Football League Championship Play-offs

[edit] Semi-final
2008-05-10
12:15		 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Bristol City Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 22,869
Referee: Mike Jones
Watson Scored after 87 minutes 87' (pen.) (Report) Carey Scored after 53 minutes 53'
Noble Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2'
2008-05-13
19:45		 Bristol City (4) 2 – 1 (2) Crystal Palace Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 18,842
Referee: Howard Webb
Trundle Scored after 104 minutes 104'
McIndoe Scored after 110 minutes 110'		 (Report) Watson Scored after 24 minutes 24'

[edit] Football League Cup

[edit] Round 1

2007-08-14
19:45		 Bristol Rovers 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 5,566
Referee: Tony Bates
Disley Scored after 64 minutes 64' (Report) Freedman Scored after 31 minutes 31'
     
Penalties
Walker Scored
Jacobson Scored
Disley Scored
Anthony Scored		 4 – 1 Penalties
Missed (saved) Freedman
Scored Morrison
Missed (crossbar) Kuqi		  

[edit] FA Cup

[edit] Round 3

2008-01-05
15:00		 Watford 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 10,480
Referee: Lee Mason
Shittu Scored after 28, 65 minutes 28, 65' (Report)

[edit] End of season awards

Award Winner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year Julián Speroni
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Vice Presidents' Player of the Year Shaun Derry
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the Year Sean Scannell
Scholar Player of the Year Lee Hills
Academy Player of the Year Kyle de Silva
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the Season James Scowcroft v Wolverhampton Wanderers (12-01-08)
Special Achievement Award Clinton Morrison for scoring 100 Crystal Palace goals
Special Achievement Award Geoff Thomas for his services to the club as captain (1988-1992)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Crystal Palace boss Taylor sacked", BBC Sport, 2007-10-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 
  2. ^ "Warnock appointed new Palace boss", BBC Sport, 2007-10-11. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 

[edit] External links