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Scunthorpe United F.C.
2007–08 season
ChairmanJ. Steven Wharton
ManagerEngland Nigel Adkins
The Championship4th[1]
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Paterson
All: Martin Paterson
Highest home attendance8801 (vs Sheffield United F.C., 1 September 2007) [2]
Lowest home attendance6975 (vs Burnley F.C., 18 August 2007)

Scunthorpe United F.C. are currently playing the season 2007–08 in the The Championship. This is their first season at this level for 43 years.[3]


Review and events

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Ins and Outs

Scunthorpe started strengthening their squad for the new season in the Championship by signing Kevan Hurst permanently for a club record £200,000 from Sheffield United. Then the Iron made their first big capture of the summer by signing Paul Hayes back from Barnsley F.C. for a fee to be decided by a Football League tribunal. Nigel Adkins' third summer signing was defender Izzy Iriekpen from Swansea City on a two year deal, with an option on a third. On a day of frenzied transfer activity, Adkins captured Martin Paterson from Stoke City, with the fee again to be decided by tribunal, and Jonathan Forte from Sheffield United. Adkins also signed French defender Kelly Youga on a 6 month loan from Charlton Athletic, young Cameroon midfielder Alex Mowfor on a one year deal, and Chelsea youth team captain Jack Cork on loan until January. However, returning to Bramall Lane was leading marksman Billy Sharp for £2 million. Other departures included Steve Foster to Darlington, Richard Hinds to Sheffield Wednesday, Lee Ridley to Cheltenham Town and veteran Steve Torpey was released and subsequently signed for local rivals Lincoln City. Defender Dave Mulligan was sent on loan to Grimsby Town to gain first team experience, as he had not been figuring in the United starting XI.

Championship

Scunthorpe's return to this level began with an away match against newly relegated Charlton Athletic. The first match between these sides in 33 years resulted in a 1-1 draw at The Valley with an attendance of over 23,000.

This was followed a week later with the first home game played by United in the second tier of English football for 43 years with Burnley being the visitors. The game ended 2-0 with Martin Paterson scoring his first goal for the club with a second scored by Jim Goodwin.

Cup Competitions

Scunthorpe were knocked out of the Carling Cup after a first round 2-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United.

Match results

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League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance[4] !Position
August 11, 2007 – 15:00 Charlton Athletic Away Drew 1-1 Iriekpen 23,151 -
August 18, 2007 – 15:00 Burley Home Won 2-0 Paterson, Goodwin 6,975 -
August 25, 2007 – 15:00 Bristol City Away Lost 2-1 Paterson 12,474 -
September 1, 2007 – 15:00 Sheffield United Home Won 3-2 Crosby, Paterson, Sparrow 8,801 4

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
August 14, 2019 – 19:30 First round Hartlepool United Home Lost 1-2 Paterson 2,965

Player details

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship[5] FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
11 MF England ENG Ian Baraclough 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Andy Butler 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Ireland EIR Cliff Byrne 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF England ENG Jack Cork 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Andy Crosby 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Jonathon Forte 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Ireland EIR Jim Goodwin 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
9 FW England ENG Paul Hayes 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW England ENG Kevan Hurst 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Izzy Iriekpen 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
22 GK England ENG Josh Lillis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Australia AUS Daniel McBreen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF New Zealand NZL Dave Mulligan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Ireland EIR Joe Murphy 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Martin Paterson 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 1
7 MF England ENG Matthew Sparrow 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG Cleveland Taylor 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Marcus Williams 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF England ENG Kelly Youga 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Transfers

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In

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Sourced list of players signed during the season

Out

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Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

Team kit

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2019-20 home colours
2007-08 away colours

Awards

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Only official awards regarding individuals associated with the club

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe".
  2. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe Statistics". ESPN. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ "BBC Football: Charlton 1-1 Scunthorpe". BBC. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  4. ^ "ESPN Soccernet: Scunthorpe Fixtures and Results". BBC. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  5. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database". www.soccerbase.com. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-12.