| 2007–08 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner & chairman | Thaksin Shinawatra | |||
| Manager | Sven-Göran Eriksson | |||
| Stadium | City of Manchester Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 9th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Elano (8) All: Elano (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 47,321 (vs. Liverpool, 30 December 2007) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,938 (vs. Norwich City, 25 September 2007) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 42,126 | |||
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← 2006–07
2008–09 →
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The 2007–08 season was Manchester City Football Club's sixth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its 11th season since the Premier League was first created, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 116th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
The season started with a new owner in Thaksin Shinawatra and his newly appointed manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson. After spending three of the four previous Premier League seasons finishing in low mid-table positions (i.e., two to four places above the relegation zone), the Manchester City team was badly in need of an influx of new blood if it was to avoid a similar fate, or worse, in the upcoming season. Consequently, the newly infused funds from the club's wealthy Thai owner came at quite a fortuitous time for the team, and Eriksson was very active in the summer transfer market as he spent approximately £30 million adding eight relatively high-profile players to the City first team squad.
As a consequence of this mini spending spree Manchester City started the new season strongly and spent a large portion of it occupying one of the top five positions in the Premier League table. Unfortunately, the strong results of the first two-thirds of the season were not sustained in the final third and the team ultimately slipped down the rankings to finish the season in ninth place. This loss of form in the final months also led to Shinawatra summarily sacking Eriksson, a decision that was received with mixed emotions by the Manchester City supporters since both characters had achieved the status of "white knights" in their eyes for their respective financial and managerial contributions to the transformation of the club.[1] Two days after his end-of-season dismissal, on 2 June 2008 Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes.[2]
This season also saw Manchester City gain entry into the next season's UEFA Cup competition by finishing sixth in the English "Fair Play" rankings (with the five teams ranked above City having already qualified for European competition).
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The start of the 2007–08 Premier League campaign saw a number of changes for Manchester City, the most notable being the hiring of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, while a somewhat less prominent change for the club saw the termination of Reebok as the team's kit supplier (for the four previous seasons) with the French sportswear manufacturer, Le Coq Sportif, now resuming this role once again. The shirt sponsor continued to be Thomas Cook, although the travel company had undergone a name change during the close season after its announced merger with MyTravel Group in June 2007, with the newly merged company now being called Thomas Cook Group.
The switch to a new kit supplier resulted in three new team kits for this season. The new home kit consisted of a return to a full sky blue shirt, but now with vertical white pin stripes on the body (but not the sleeves and shoulders) together with matching solid sky blue socks and the traditional all white shorts. The shirt sported a Le Coq Sportif logo on the upper portion of both sleeves with the Manchester City crest in the centre of the chest above the Thomas Cook logo, while the City crest was also repeated at the base of the right leg on the shorts.
The new away kit – a striking solid purple colour but sporting the same vertical white pin stripes on the body of the shirt as the home kit plus all the same kit supplier, sponsorship and club crest logos – was possibly a throwback to the classic maroon and thin white striped shirts that had been the club's one-time strip created for its appearance at Wembley in the 1956 FA Cup Final against Birmingham City. In comparison to the new home and away kits, the new third kit consisted of a relatively conservative all white shirt and socks with solid sky blue shorts, with the white shirt sporting a thin sky blue diagonal sash across the front of the left shoulder.
New goalkeeper strips – a two-tone green (solid light green shirt plus solid dark green shorts and socks), an all-grey change and a yellow third with purple shorts and socks, were introduced for this season.
On 10 February 2008, during the club's local derby game against Manchester United, the City team played in a one-off special kit to mark the 50-year memorial of the Munich air disaster. This kit was devoid of the pinstripes, contained no kit supplier or sponsorship logos and had a black ribbon on the right shoulder bearing "1958–2008", with "Manchester remembers" written underneath.[3]
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
v Manchester City
| 14 July 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Manchester City | Doncaster, England |
| 15:00 BST | McDaid  17' |
MCFC report | 48' Corradi 62' Richards 64' Mpenza |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,375 |
v Manchester City
| 18 July 2007 | Örgryte IS | 1–4 | Manchester City | Varberg, Sweden |
| 19:00 BST | Mwila 37' |
MCFC report BBC Sport report YouTube video |
18' Bianchi 53' Corradi 61' Samaras 64' Logan  65' Fernandes 75' Dickov |
Stadium: Påskbergsvallen Attendance: 5,000+ |
v Manchester City
| 21 July 2007 | Carlstad United | 0–4 | Manchester City | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 15:00 BST | MCFC report | 5' Corradi 20' 51' Bianchi 52' Richards 78' Laird |
Stadium: Tingvalla IP |
v Manchester City
| 28 July 2007 | Charleroi | 2–0 | Manchester City | Charleroi, Belgium |
| 18:00 BST | Oulmers 20' (pen.) Jovial 35' |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
39' M. Mills |
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
v Manchester City
| 1 August 2007 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Manchester City | Shrewsbury, England |
| 19:45 BST | MCFC report Guardian report |
42' Geovanni 81' Corradi 90' Dickov |
Stadium: New Meadow |
v
Valencia
| 4 August 2007 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Valencia | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST | Corradi 74' |
M.E.N. report Guardian report Dailymotion video |
10' Silva 52' Angulo |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,902 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
v Manchester City
| 17 May 2008 | Thai League All-Star XI | 3–1 | Manchester City | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:00 (local time) | Ney Fabiano 37' Sripan 44' Chanabut 73' |
MCFC report | 22' Caicedo |
Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
v Manchester City
| 22 May 2008 | Hong Kong Invitational XI | 3–1 | Manchester City | Hong Kong, China |
| 18:00 (local time) | Giovane 27' Festus 48' Liang 71' |
MCFC report | 15' Hamann |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 58 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[b] |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 49 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[c] |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 33 | −16 |
Last updated: 11 May 2008 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2007–08
Points breakdown
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Biggest & smallest
Biggest home wins: 4–2 vs. Bolton Wanderers, 15 December 2007 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 August 2007 1 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 BST | MCFC report | Bianchi 18' Geovanni 87' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,921 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 15 August 2007 2 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Derby County | Manchester, England |
| 19:45 BST | Johnson 43' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,620 Referee: L. S. Mason |
| 19 August 2007 3 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Manchester United | Manchester, England |
| 13:30 BST | Geovanni 31' |
MCFC report YouTube video |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,955 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 25 August 2007 4 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 BST | Fàbregas 80' |
MCFC report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,114 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 2 September 2007 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester City | Blackburn, England |
| 15:00 BST | McCarthy 13' Kerimoğlu 54'  |
MCFC report | Dunne 65'  |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,881 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 16 September 2007 6 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester, England |
| 16:00 BST | Johnson 48' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 38,363 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 22 September 2007 7 | Fulham | 3–3 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 BST | Davies 13' Bouazza 48' Murphy 74' |
MCFC report | Petrov 36', 60' Mpenza 50' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,674 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 29 September 2007 8 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester, England |
| 12:45 BST | Petrov 37' Mpenza 47' Elano 87' |
MCFC report | Martins 29' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,606 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 7 October 2007 9 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST | Riggott 10' (o.g.) Elano 33', 63' |
MCFC report | Hutchinson 88' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,438 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 20 October 2007 10 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST | Elano 36' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,688 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 27 October 2007 11 | Chelsea | 6–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 BST | Essien 16' Drogba 31', 56' Cole 60' Kalou 75' Shevchenko 90' |
MCFC report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,832 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 5 November 2007 12 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Ireland 66' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,038 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 November 2007 13 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Manchester City | Portsmouth, England |
| 16:00 GMT | MCFC report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,529 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 24 November 2007 14 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Reading | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Petrov 11' Ireland 90' |
MCFC report | Harper 43' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,813 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 1 December 2007 15 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Manchester City | Wigan, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Scharner 24' Melchiot 88' |
MCFC report | Geovanni 1' |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,614 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 9 December 2007 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Chimbonda 44' Defoe 82' |
MCFC report | Bianchi 60' Ireland 81' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,646 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 15 December 2007 17 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Bianchi 7' Michalík 48' (o.g.) Vassell 77' Etuhu 90' |
MCFC report | Diouf 31' Nolan 40' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,506 Referee: P. Walton |
| 22 December 2007 18 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Manchester City | Birmingham, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Carew 14' |
MCFC report | Bianchi 11' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,455 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 27 December 2007 19 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Vassell 27' Nelsen 30' (o.g.) |
MCFC report | Santa Cruz 28', 84' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,112 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 30 December 2007 20 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Liverpool | Manchester, England |
| 16:00 GMT | MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,321 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 2 January 2008 21 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle, England |
| 19:45 GMT | MCFC report | Elano 38' Fernandes 76' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,956 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 12 January 2008 22 | Everton | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Lescott 31' |
MCFC report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,474 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 20 January 2008 23 | Manchester City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Manchester, England |
| 16:00 GMT | Vassell 16' |
MCFC report | Cole 8' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,042 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 30 January 2008 24 | Derby County | 1–1 | Manchester City | Derby, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Jihai 47' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Sturridge 63' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,368 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 2 February 2008 25 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Arsenal | Manchester, England |
| 12:45 GMT | Fernandes 28' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Adebayor 9', 88' Eduardo 26' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,426 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 10 February 2008 26 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Manchester City | Manchester, England |
| 13:30 GMT | O'Shea 57' Carrick 90' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Vassell 24' Benjani 45' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,970 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 25 February 2008 27 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Everton | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Petrov 90' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Yakubu 30' Lescott 37' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,478 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 1 March 2008 28 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Manchester, England |
| 17:15 GMT | BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 38,261 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 8 March 2008 29 | Reading | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reading, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Long 62' Kitson 87' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,062 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 16 March 2008 30 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester, England |
| 16:00 GMT | Ireland 59' Onuoha 71' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Keane 32' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,108 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 22 March 2008 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Manchester City | Bolton, England |
| 15:00 GMT | MCFC report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,633 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 29 March 2008 32 | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Manchester City | Birmingham, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Zárate 40', 54' Queudrue 57'McSheffrey 77' (pen.) |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Elano 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,962 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 5 April 2008 33 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Chelsea | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST | BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Dunne 6' (o.g.) Kalou 53' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,594 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 12 April 2008 34 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Manchester City | Sunderland, England |
| 15:00 BST | Whitehead 82' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Elano 79' (pen.) Vassell 87' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,797 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 20 April 2008 35 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Manchester, England |
| 16:00 BST | Vassell 11' Petrov 13'Benjani 74' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Utaka 24' Hreiðarsson 40' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,205 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 26 April 2008 36 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Fulham | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST | Ireland 10' Benjani 21' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Kamara 69', 90' Murphy 79' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,634 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 4 May 2008 37 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
| 16:00 BST | Torres 58' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,074 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 11 May 2008 38 | Middlesbrough | 8–1 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough, England |
| 15:00 BST | Downing 16' (pen.), 58' Alves 37', 60', 90' Johnson 70' Rochemback 80' Aliadiere 85' |
BBC Sport report MCFC report |
Dunne 15' Elano 88' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,613 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 29 August 2007 Second Round | Bristol City | 1–2 | Manchester City | Bristol, England |
| 19:45 BST | Orr 69' |
MCFC report | Mpenza 17' Bianchi 81' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,541 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 25 September 2007 Third Round | Manchester City | 1–0 | Norwich City | Manchester, England |
| 19:45 BST | Samaras 89' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 20,938 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 31 October 2007 Fourth Round | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Manchester City | Bolton, England |
| 20:00 GMT | MCFC report | Elano 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 15,501 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 18 December 2007 Fifth Round | Manchester City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester, England |
| 19:45 GMT | MCFC report | Defoe 5' Zokora 19' Malbranque 83' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 38,564 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 5 January 2008 Third Round | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 GMT | MCFC report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,806 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 16 January 2008 Third Round Replay | Manchester City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Manchester, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Elano 73' |
MCFC report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,809 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 27 January 2008 Fourth Round | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Manchester City | Sheffield, England |
| 16:00 GMT | Shelton 11' Stead 24' |
MCFC report | Sturridge 48' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,800 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| No. | Pos. | Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK | Andreas Isaksson
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5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | DF | Micah Richards (vc)
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25 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 4 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Michael Ball
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28 (9) | 3 | 4 (1) | 35 (10) | 2 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Nedum Onuoha
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16 (3) | 1 | 2 | 3 (1) | 21 (4) | 1 | ||||
| Sold | MF |  Ousmane Dabo
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1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Michael Johnson
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23 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  Stephen Ireland
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33 (1) | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 | 39 (2) | 4 | 2 | - / 1 | ||
| 8 | MF |  Geovanni
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19 (17) | 3 | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 23 (19) | 3 | 4 | |||
| 9 | FW | Émile Mpenza
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15 (7) | 2 | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | 18 (8) | 3 | |||
| 10 | FW |  Rolando Bianchi
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19 (12) | 4 | 2 (2) | 3 | 1 | 24 (14) | 5 | |||
| 11 | MF | Elano
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34 (5) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 (5) | 10 | 5 | |
| 12 | FW | Darius Vassell
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27 (6) | 6 | 3 | 2 (1) | 32 (7) | 6 | 3 | |||
| 14 | FW |  Paul Dickov
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1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||||||
| 15 | MF |  Martin Petrov
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34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | - / 1 | ||
| 16 | DF |  Vedran Ćorluka
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37 (1) | 3 | 3 | 43 (1) | 5 | |||||
| 17 | DF |  Sun Jihai
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14 (7) | 2 | 16 (7) | 2 | ||||||
| 19 | GK |  Kasper Schmeichel
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7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW |  Georgios Samaras
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5 (3) | 2 | 1 | 7 (3) | 1 | |||||
| 21 | MF |  Dietmar Hamann
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29 (3) | 3 | 2 | 34 (3) | 10 | |||||
| 22 | DF | Richard Dunne (c)
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36 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 4 | - / 2 | ||||
| 24 | DF | Javier Garrido
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27 (5) | 2 | 29 (5) | 4 | ||||||
| 25 | GK | Joe Hart
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26 | 3 | 3 | 32 | ||||||
| 27 | FW |  Benjani
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13 (1) | 3 | 13 (1) | 3 | ||||||
| 28 | MF |  Gélson Fernandes
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26 (5) | 2 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 32 (8) | 2 | 6 | |||
| 29 | FW | Valeri Bojinov
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3 (2) | 3 (2) | ||||||||
| 30 | MF |  Nery Castillo
|
10 (8) | 2 | 12 (8) | |||||||
| 33 | FW |  Ched Evans
|
1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||||||||
| 34 | DF | Sam Williamson
|
1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 | |||||||
| 36 | FW | Daniel Sturridge
|
3 (1) | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 4 (2) | 2 | ||||
| 37 | MF |  Kelvin Etuhu
|
6 (4) | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 8 (6) | 1 | 1 | |||
| 38 | DF | Shaleum Logan
|
2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW |  Felipe Caicedo
|
7 (7) | 7 (7) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 60 | - / 4 | ||||||
Information current as of 11 May 2008 (end of season)
Last updated: 16 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2007–08 First Team Squad
00(for squad numbers) Season 2007–08 Squad Numbers
00(for actual stats.) All match ReportsinCompetitive games section above
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Awarded monthly to the player and manager that were chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| August 2007[4] | Sven-Göran Eriksson
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Micah Richards
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Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS
| Month | First Team | Reserve Team | Academy |
|---|---|---|---|
| August/September[5] | Dietmar Hamann
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Richard Martin
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Scott Kay
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| October[6] | Elano
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Ashley Grimes
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Ben Mee
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| November[7] | Vedran Ćorluka
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Javan Vidal
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Kieran Trippier
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| December[8] | Richard Dunne
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Karl Moore
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David Ball
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| January[9] | Michael Ball
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not announced |  Vladimír Weiss
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| February[9] | Joe Hart
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Paul Marshall
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Greg Hartley
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| March[10] | Gélson Fernandes
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Adam Clayton
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Andrew Tutte
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| April[10] | Darius Vassell
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Sam Williamson
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Vladimír Weiss
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| Player | Year 2007 awards[11] |
|---|---|
| Richard Dunne
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International Player of the Year |
| Stephen Ireland
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Young International Player of the Year |
| Player | Season 2007–08 awards[12] |
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| Richard Dunne
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Player of the Year |
| Joe Hart
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Young Player of the Year |
| Ben Mee
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Most Promising Player of the Year |
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First team
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Reserves & Academy
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First team |
Reserves & Academy
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