The Football League 2007–08 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The third and final division of these is League Two. The winner and the runner up of League Two will be automatically promoted to the Football League One and they will be joined by the winner of the League Two playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the Conference.
Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe played at this level for the first time.
Changes from last season
From League Two Promoted to League One Walsall Hartlepool United Swindon Town Bristol Rovers
Relegated to Conference Boston United Torquay United
To League Two Relegated from League One Chesterfield Bradford City Rotherham United Brentford
Promoted from Conference Dagenham & Redbridge Morecambe
League table
Play-offs
Results
Top scorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1 Aaron McLeanPeterborough United292 Scott McGleishWycombe Wanderers263 Jack LesterChesterfield244 Michael BouldingMansfield Town225 Liam DickinsonStockport County196 Andy BishopBury177 Glenn PooleBrentford147 Peter ThorneBradford City147 Adam Le FondreRochdale147 Ben StrevensDagenham & Redbridge14
Managers ClubManager Accrington Stanley John Coleman Barnet Paul Fairclough Bradford City Stuart McCall Brentford Terry Butcher Bury Chris Casper Chester City Bobby Williamson Chesterfield Lee Richardson Dagenham & Redbridge John Still Darlington Dave Penney Grimsby Town Alan Buckley Hereford United Graham Turner Lincoln City John Schofield Macclesfield Town Ian Brightwell Mansfield Town Bill Dearden Milton Keynes Dons Paul Ince Morecambe Sammy McIlroy Notts County Steve Thompson Peterborough United Darren Ferguson Rochdale Keith Hill Rotherham United Mark Robins Shrewsbury Town Gary Peters Stockport County Jim Gannon Wrexham Brian Carey Wycombe Wanderers Paul Lambert
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Darlington The Darlington Arena 25,294 Bradford City Valley Parade 25,136 Rotherham United Don Valley Stadium 25,000 Milton Keynes Dons stadium:mk 22,000 Notts County Meadow Lane 19,588 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,550 Peterborough United London Road Stadium 15,460 Brentford Griffin Park 12,763 Bury Gigg Lane 11,840 Stockport County Edgeley Park 10,651 Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,249 Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10,127 Mansfield Town Field Mill 10,000 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park 10,000 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow 9,875 Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9,106 Chesterfield Saltergate 8,504 Hereford United Edgar Street 7,100 Morecambe Christie Park 6,400 Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6,335 Dagenham & Redbridge Victoria Road 6,000 Barnet Underhill Stadium 5,568 Chester Deva Stadium 5,376 Accrington Stanley Crown Ground 5,057
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Lincoln City John Schofield Contract terminated 15 October 2007 Peter Jackson 30 October 2007 23rd Notts County Steve Thompson Contract terminated 16 October 2007 Ian McParland 18 October 2007 19th Wrexham Brian Carey Replaced 15 November 2007 Brian Little 15 November 2007 23rd Brentford Terry Butcher Mutual consent 11 December 2007 Andy Scott 4 January 2008 19th Bury Chris Casper Contract terminated 14 January 2008 Alan Knill 4 February 2008 19th Macclesfield Town Ian Brightwell Mutual consent 27 February 2008 Keith Alexander 27 February 2008 22nd Chester City Bobby Williamson Contract terminated 4 March 2008 Simon Davies 11 March 2008 17th Shrewsbury Town Gary Peters Mutual consent 4 March 2008 Paul Simpson 12 March 2008 16th Mansfield Town Bill Dearden Mutual consent 8 March 2008 Paul Holland 25 March 2008 23rd Wycombe Wanderers Paul Lambert Mutual consent 20 May 2008 Peter Taylor 29 May 2008 7th Milton Keynes Dons Paul Ince Mutual consent (hired by Blackburn Rovers) 22 June 2008 Roberto Di Matteo 2 July 2008 1st
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