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2007–08 Stockport County F.C. season

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Stockport County
2007–08 season
ManagerJim Gannon
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two4th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea semi-finals
Top goalscorerLiam Dickinson (19)

During the 2007–08 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Season summary

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Stockport County defeated Rochdale in the play-off final to gain promotion to League One.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 28 8 10 84 43 +41 92 Promotion to 2008–09 League One
3 Hereford United (P) 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88
4 Stockport County (O, P) 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82 Qualification for League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Chris Adamson
2 DF England ENG Robert Clare
3 DF England ENG Michael Rose
4 MF England ENG Jason Taylor
5 DF Wales WAL Gareth Owen[notes 1]
7 MF England ENG David Poole
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Dicker
9 FW England ENG Amari Morgan-Smith
10 FW England ENG Matty McNeil
11 MF England ENG Adam Griffin
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Leon McSweeney
15 DF England ENG Michael Raynes
16 DF England ENG James Tunnicliffe
17 MF England ENG Anthony Pilkington[notes 2]
18 MF England ENG Greg Tansey
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Gleeson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Liam Dickinson
21 MF England ENG Tommy Rowe
23 DF England ENG Jimmy McNulty
24 GK England ENG John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
25 DF England ENG Gianluca Havern
26 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan (on loan from Leicester City)
27 FW England ENG Danny Ellis
28 MF England ENG Paul Turnbull
29 FW England ENG Chris Coward
30 MF England ENG Dominic Blizzard
31 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock
32 DF England ENG James Smith
33 FW England ENG Ryan Lowe (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
34 MF England ENG James Vincent
40 GK England ENG Ben Imeson

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Wales WAL Ashley Williams[notes 3] (on loan to Swansea City)
9 FW England ENG Anthony Elding (to Leeds United)
9 FW United States USA Johann Smith (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
14 MF England ENG Keith Briggs (to Shrewsbury Town)
19 DF England ENG Paul Tierney (on loan from Blackpool)
22 GK England ENG Zak Jones (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF England ENG Shaleum Logan (on loan from Manchester City)
23 DF England ENG Michael Bowler (to Northwich Victoria)
24 MF England ENG Tony Dinning (to Chester City)
24 MF England ENG Les Thompson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
24 MF England ENG Adam Nowland (on loan from Preston North End)

Notes

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  1. ^ Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
  2. ^ Pilkington was born in Blackburn, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his paternal grandfather and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2013.
  3. ^ Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and made his international debut for Wales in March 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.