2007–08 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 100th season (97th consecutive) in the Football League. It was their first season back in the second tier of English football in 29 years. They finished nineteenth, the club's highest-placed finish in the Football League in 30 years.

Ben Burgess was the club's top scorer, with ten goals overall.

Blackpool set a new club record of twelve consecutive victories, carrying over from the end of the previous season, with 0–1 and 1–0 results over Leicester City and Huddersfield Town, respectively.

At the end of the season, manager Simon Grayson released eleven players, most of whom had not featured in the first team this season, and on 30 May he confirmed that he wanted to sign at least six new players. He went on to sign twelve (including three on loan) before the start of the 2008–09 season.

First-team squad Squad No. Name Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of Birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Goalkeepers1Paul RachubkaGK San Luis Obispo 11 0 Huddersfield Town 5 June 2007 Free13Kyle ClancyGKBarking 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy July 2006 Free21Rhys EvansGKSwindon 39 0 Swindon Town 1 July 2006 Free21Pāvels ŠteinborsGKRiga 0 0 FK Jūrmala 1 January 2008 Loan23Lewis EdgeGKMorecambe 6 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy November 2003 Free36Paul GerrardGKHeywood 0 0 Sheffield United 24 January 2008 Loan38Scott FlindersGKRotherham 0 0 Crystal Palace 27 March 2008 LoanDefenders2Danny CoidRB/LB/CMLiverpool 280 14 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 August 1998 Free3Stephen CraineyLBGlasgow 0 0 Leeds United 9 July 2007 Free5Michael JacksonCBChester 52 2 Tranmere Rovers 23 June 2006 Free6Ian EvattCBCoventry 54 1 Queens Park Rangers 5 January 2007 Free15John HillsCBSt Annes 192 20 Sheffield Wednesday 5 July 2007 Free17Kaspars GorkšsCBRiga 13 0 FK Ventspils 1 January 2007 Free18Paul TierneyLBSalford 13 0 Livingston 2 June 2006 Free19Phil DoughtyCBBlackpool 4 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 December 2002 Free24Matt JacksonRBLeeds 0 0 Watford 1 October 2007 Loan24Tony McMahonRBBishop Auckland 0 0 Middlesbrough 10 November 2007 Loan25Shaun BarkerRB/CBTrowell 55 6 Rotherham United 2 August 2006 Free31Joe MartinLB/LMDagenham 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur 27 March 2008 LoanMidfielders4Keith SouthernDM/CMGateshead 204 22 Everton 8 November 2002 Undisclosed8Adrian ForbesRMGreenford 43 1 Swansea City 1 July 2006 Free10Stuart GreenCMWhitehaven 0 0 Crystal Palace 31 January 2008 Free11Wes HoolahanLM/RMDublin 49 10 Livingston 10 August 2007 £75,00014David FoxCM/DMLeek 52 5 Manchester United January 2006 Free16Claus JørgensenCM/AMHolstebro 39 2 Coventry City 8 September 2006 Free20Andy WelshLMManchester 0 0 Toronto FC 31 August 2007 Free22Marcus BeanCMBournemouth 27 1 Queens Park Rangers 24 January 2006 Free26Simon WilesCMPreston 48 3 Blackpool F.C. Academy 14 October 2003 Free28Michael FlynnCMNewport 7 0 Gillingham 5 July 2007 Free29Matty KayCMBlackpool 1 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 13 November 2005 Free30Matt LawlorCM 0 0Blackpool F.C. Academy 1 July 2007 Free33Michael D'AgostinoRMVancouver 0 0Free agency September 2007 FreeForwards7Keigan ParkerSTLivingston 140 41 St Johnstone 25 June 2004 Free8Stephen McPheeSTGlasgow 0 0 Hull City 7 January 2008 £215,0009Andy MorrellSTDoncaster 48 20 Coventry City 15 August 2006 Free10Scott VernonSTManchester 68 19 Oldham Athletic 9 June 2005 Part-exchange12Gary Taylor-FletcherST/RW/LWWidnes 0 0 Huddersfield Town 9 July 2007 Undisclosed24Grant HoltSTCarlisle 0 0 Nottingham Forest 21 March 2008 Loan27Ben BurgessSTBuxton 32 5 Hull City 31 August 2006 £100,00032Phil MarshSTSt Helens 0 0 Manchester United 5 September 2007 Free34Bartosz ŚlusarskiSTSzamocin 0 0 West Bromwich Albion 20 November 2007 Loan35Danny MitchleySTLiverpool 0 0 Blackpool F.C. Academy 4 March 2008 Free37Paul DickovSTLivingston 0 0 Manchester City 31 January 2008 Loan

Pre-season

Season proper Football League Championship

League table

Results In summary

By matchday

In detail

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Paul Rachubka460102000490002MF Danny Coid130002000150003DF Stephen Crainey401102000431104MF Keith Southern303002000323205DF Michael Jackson230104100281316DF Ian Evatt290102000320417FW Keigan Parker210004000250208MF Adrian Forbes2000100030008FW Stephen McPhee193000000193109FW Andy Morrell2851040003352010MF Stuart Green60000000600010FW Scott Vernon1541030001940011MF Wes Hoolahan4551041005064012FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher4261030004665013GK Kyle Clancy00000000000014MF David Fox2811140003320015DF John Hills40103000801016MF Claus Jørgensen3741000003844017DF Kaspars Gorkšs4060042004484218DF Paul Tierney00000000000019DF Phil Doughty00000000000020MF Andy Welsh2101020002401021GK Rhys Evans00002000201021GK Pāvels Šteinbors00000000000022MF Marcus Bean00000000000023GK Lewis Edge00000000000024FW Grant Holt40000000400024DF Matt Jackson50000000500024DF Tony McMahon20000000200025DF Shaun Barker4620040005025026MF Simon Wiles00000000000027FW Ben Burgess35910110037103028MF Michael Flynn3231030003631029MF Matty Kay00000000000030MF Matt Lawlor00000000000031MF Joe Martin10000000100032FW Phil Marsh00000000000033MF Michael D'Agostino00000000000034FW Bartosz Slusarski61000000610036GK Paul Gerrard00000000000037FW Paul Dickov1160000001162038GK Scott Flinders000000000000—FW Danny Mitchley000000000000Discipline totals 46 4

Players used: 29 Goals scored: 65

Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref. 5 June 2007 GK Paul Rachubka Free agency — 5 July 2007 CM Michael Flynn Free agency — 5 July 2007 LB John Hills Free agency — 9 July 2007 LB Stephen Crainey Free agency — 9 July 2007 RW Gary Taylor-Fletcher Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 10 August 2007 LM Wes Hoolahan Livingston £75,000 31 August 2007 LM Andy Welsh Toronto — 5 September 2007 CF Phil Marsh Free agency — 7 January 2008 CF Stephen McPhee Hull City £300,000 31 January 2008 RW Stuart Green Crystal Palace —

Loans in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref. 1 October 2007 RB Matt Jackson Watford 5 November 2007 10 November 2007 RB Tony McMahon Middlesbrough 10 December 2007 20 November 2007 CF Bartosz Ślusarski West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2008 24 January 2008 GK Paul Gerrard Sheffield United 31 May 2008 20 March 2008 CF Grant Holt Nottingham Forest 31 May 2008 27 March 2008 GK Scott Flinders Crystal Palace 31 May 2008 27 March 2008 LB Joe Martin Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 2008 31 January 2008 CF Paul Dickov Manchester City 31 May 2008 31 January 2008 GK Pāvels Šteinbors FK Jūrmala 31 May 2008

Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2007 CM Ciaran Donnelly Free agency — 31 May 2007 CB Marc Joseph Free agency — 31 May 2007 CM Sean Paterson Free agency — 3 January 2008 CF Adrian Forbes Millwall — 22 January 2008 GK Rhys Evans Millwall — 31 January 2008 CF Scott Vernon Colchester United —

Loans out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref. 17 July 2007 LB Paul Tierney Stockport County 17 January 2008 17 July 2007 RM Simon Wiles Macclesfield Town 1 January 2008 9 August 2007 CDM Marcus Bean Rotherham United 31 October 2007 5 October 2007 GK Rhys Evans Bradford City 30 October 2007 7 November 2007 CB Phil Doughty Macclesfield Town 17 January 2008 22 November 2007 RB Michael D'Agostino Cheltenham Town 1 January 2008 1 January 2008 CB Phil Doughty Accrington Stanley 21 February 2008 7 January 2008 CM Matt Lawlor Farsley Celtic 7 February 2008 25 January 2008 GK Lewis Edge Northwich Victoria 25 February 2008

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