2007–08 Coventry City F.C. season
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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 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]
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
2007-07-29
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Ballymena United | 0 – 6 | Coventry City |
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(Report) | Mifsud ![]() Doyle ![]() Gray ![]() ![]() Adebola ![]() Simpson ![]() |
2007-08-14
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Bedworth United | 0 – 3 | Coventry City |
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(Report) | Simpson ![]() ![]() Hildreth ![]() |
The Oval Ground, Bedworth
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Championship
2007-08-11
15:00 |
Barnsley | 1 – 4 | Coventry City |
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Howard pen ![]() |
(Report) | McKenzie ![]() Kyle ![]() Gray ![]() Mifsud ![]() |
2007-09-15
15:00 |
Coventry City | 0 – 3 | Bristol City |
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(Report) | McIndoe ![]() Konstantopoulos og ![]() Byfield ![]() |
2007-09-22
17:20 |
Ipswich Town | 4 – 1 | Coventry City |
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De Vos ![]() Couñago ![]() ![]() Walters ![]() |
(Report) | S. Hughes ![]() |
2007-10-02
19:45 |
Coventry City | 3 – 1 | Blackpool |
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Doyle pen ![]() Mifsud ![]() Simpson ![]() |
(Report) | Morrell ![]() Gorkšs ![]() |
2007-11-12
19:45 |
Coventry City | 0 – 4 | West Bromwich Albion |
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Mifsud ![]() |
(Report) | Robinson ![]() Teixeira ![]() ![]() Koren ![]() |
2007-11-24
15:00 |
Coventry City | 1 – 1 | Scunthorpe United |
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Doyle pen ![]() |
(Report) | Cork ![]() Murphy ![]() Youga ![]() |
2007-12-04
19:45 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2 – 4 | Coventry City |
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Bednář ![]() Brunt ![]() Robinson ![]() |
(Report) | Best ![]() ![]() Mifsud ![]() ![]() |
2007-12-22
15:00 |
Blackpool | 4 – 0 | Coventry City |
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Hoolahan pen ![]() Flynn ![]() Gorkšs ![]() Vernon ![]() |
(Report) | Kyle ![]() |
2007-12-29
17:20 |
Coventry City | 2 – 1 | Ipswich Town |
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Gray ![]() Adebola ![]() |
(Report) | Haynes ![]() Miller ![]() |
2008-03-01
15:00 |
Scunthorpe United | 2 – 1 | Coventry City |
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Paterson ![]() Cork ![]() |
(Report) | Thornton pen ![]() |
2008-04-19
15:00 |
Colchester United | 1 – 5 | Coventry City |
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Vernon ![]() |
(Report) | Best ![]() Fox ![]() Ward pen ![]() ![]() Doyle ![]() |
2008-05-04
14:00 |
Charlton Athletic | 4 – 1 | Coventry City |
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Varney ![]() Gray ![]() Basey ![]() Powell ![]() |
(Report) | Mifsud ![]() |
League Cup
FA Cup
2008-01-05
15:00 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 4 | Coventry City |
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Bentley ![]() |
(Report) | Mifsud ![]() ![]() Ward pen ![]() Adebola ![]() |
2008-02-16
15:00 |
Coventry City | 0 – 5 | West Bromwich Albion |
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Doyle ![]() |
(Report) | Brunt ![]() Bednář ![]() ![]() Miller ![]() Gera ![]() |
Season statistics
Starts and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||
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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 | ![]() |
Rob 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 Championship
- 8 in the League Cup
- 6 in the FA Cup
- The top goalscorer was Michael Mifsud with 17 goals.
Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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Michael Mifsud | 10 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
Leon Best | 8 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Elliott Ward | 6 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Michael Doyle | 7 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Jay Tabb | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Dele Adebola | 4 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Julian Gray | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Robbie Simpson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Leon McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Kevin Kyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Stephen Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Kevin Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Zavon Hines | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Daniel Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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 Championship
- 3 in the League Cup
- 2 in the FA Cup
- The most booked player was Leon Best with 11 cards.
Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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Leon Best | 10 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Michael Doyle | 7 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Elliott Ward | 7 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Stephen Hughes | 7 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Isaac Osbourne | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Arjan De Zeeuw | 6 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Daniel Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Jay Tabb | 4 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Michael Mifsud | 4 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Robbie Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
David McNamee | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Kevin Kyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Scott Dann | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Gary Borrowdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Dele Adebola | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Kevin Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Michael Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Liam Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Ellery Cairo | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Ben Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Leon McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Marcus Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Julian Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Richard Duffy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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 Championship
- 0 in the League Cup
- 0 in the FA Cup
- The most sent off player was Kevin Kyle with 2 sending offs.
Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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Kevin Kyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Michael Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Michael Mifsud | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Transfers
Transfers In
Player | From | Date | Fee |
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Hartlepool United | 25 May 2007 | Free[14] |
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Wigan Athletic | 30 June 2007 | Free[15] |
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Hertha Berlin | 30 June 2007 | Free[15] |
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Charlton Athletic | 1 July 2007 | Free[16] |
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Cambridge United | 1 July 2007 | £40,000[17] |
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Southampton | 6 July 2007 | £650,000[18] |
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Crystal Palace | 6 July 2007 | £400,000[18] |
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Crystal Palace | 6 July 2007 | Free[19] |
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Birmingham City | 10 July 2007 | Free[20] |
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Walsall | 28 January 2008 | Undisclosed[21] |
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Walsall | 1 February 2008 | Undisclosed[22] |
Transfers Out
Player | To | Date | Fee |
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Hartlepool United | 25 May 2007 | Free[14] |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 June 2007 | Free[23] |
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K.A.A. Gent | 1 July 2007 | Free |
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Waikato FC | 1 July 2007 | Free[24] |
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Luton Town | 26 July 2007 | Free[25] |
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Milton Keynes Dons | 1 August 2007 | Free[26] |
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Bury | 10 August 2007 | Free[27] |
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Crewe Alexandra | 17 August 2007 | Free[28] |
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Rushden & Diamonds | 1 January 2008 | Free[29] |
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Huddersfield Town | 21 January 2008 | Free[30] |
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Bristol City | 31 January 2008 | Undisclosed[31] |
Loans In
Player | From | Date From | Date Till |
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Manchester City | 13 March 2008 | 5 May 2008[32] |
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Portsmouth | 21 March 2008 | 6 April 2008[33] |
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West Ham United | 27 March 2008 | 5 May 2008[34] |
Loans Out
Player | To | Date From | Date Till |
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Oldham Athletic | 10 August 2007 | 1 January 2008[35] |
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St Mirren | 31 August 2007 | 2 December 2007[36] |
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Burton Albion | 31 August 2007 | 18 November 2007[37] |
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Leeds United | 1 October 2007 | 1 November 2007[38] |
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Nottingham Forest | 25 March 2008 | 29 March 2008[39] |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 January 2008 | 20 April 2008[40] |
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Chesterfield | 27 March 2008 | 4 May 2008[41] |
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Bristol Rovers | 27 March 2008 | 27 April 2008[42] |
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Gillingham | 27 March 2008 | 27 April 2008[43] |
Kit profile
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Cassidy Group
References
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External links
- Official Site: 2007/2008 Fixtures & Results
- BBC Sport - Club Stats
- Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers