2007–08 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2007–08 season
ManagerJohn Coleman[1]
StadiumCrown Ground
League Two17th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophyFirst round

This page shows the progress of Accrington Stanley F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Accrington Stanley competed in League Two in the English league system.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 61 77 −16 58
16 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 55 66 −11 55
17 Accrington Stanley 46 16 3 27 49 83 −34 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 56 65 −9 50
19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 47 64 −17 50
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.

Results

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Football League Two

11 August 2007 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
Mullin 58' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,408
18 August 2007 2 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Darlington Accrington
Wright 26'
Abbott 49', 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,805
25 August 2007 3 Lincoln City 2–0 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
N'Guessan 31'
Dodds 66'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,189
1 September 2007 4 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Peterborough United Accrington
McEvilly Red card 63'
Branch Red card 90'		 Lee 55'
McLean 90'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,484
8 September 2007 5 Accrington Stanley 4–1 Grimsby Town Accrington
Procter 29' (pen.), 90'
Mullin 48', 69'		 Bolland 57' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,350
15 September 2007 6 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
Nicholson 3'
Hibbert 52' (pen.)		 Harris Red card 52' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,789
22 September 2007 7 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Mansfield Town Accrington
Mullin 26' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,408
29 September 2007 8 Bury 2–1 Accrington Stanley Bury
Mangan 71'
Adams 84'		 Mullin 48' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,784
2 October 2007 9 Bradford City 0–3 Accrington Stanley Bradford
Dsane 2', 32'
Procter 61'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 13,346
5 October 2007 10 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Wrexham Accrington
Roberts 37', 66' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,822
14 October 2007 11 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Accrington Stanley London
Cavanagh 26' (o.g.) McGivern 16'
Procter 27'
Mullin 78'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,596
19 October 2007 12 Accrington Stanley 3–2 Macclesfield Town Accrington
Dsane 51', 74'
Mullin 54'		 McIntyre 71' (pen.)
Evans 73'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,792
27 October 2007 13 Barnet 2–2 Accrington Stanley London
Hatch 59'
Burton 70'		 Craney 51'
DSane 83'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,178
3 November 2007 14 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Notts County Accrington
Lindfield 23'
Dudfield 87'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,722
6 November 2007 15 Morecambe 0–1 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
Cresswell 13' (o.g.) Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,814
17 November 2007 16 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rotherham United Accrington
Hudson 52' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,918
24 November 2007 17 Hereford United 0–0 Accrington Stanley Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,804
5 December 2007 18 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Accrington
Craney 23' Perkins Red card 20'
Higginbotham 56'
Murray 75'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,621
8 December 2007 19 Milton Keynes Dons 5–0 Accrington Stanley Milton Keynes
Andrews 9'
Navarro 25'
Cameron 33'
Dyer 49', 77'		 Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 6,917
15 December 2007 20 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Chesterfield Accrington
Procter 74' (pen.)
Dsane 89'		 Ward 18' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,448
22 December 2007 21 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
Mullin 39' Davies 64'
Hibbert 68'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,410
26 December 2007 22 Grimsby Town 1–2 Accrington Stanley Grimsby
Hegarty 8' Mullin 48'
Procter 58'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,240
29 December 2007 23 Mansfield Town 1–2 Accrington Stanley Mansfield
Holmes 90'
McIntosh Red card 90'		 Mullin 75'
Procter 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,494
1 January 2008 24 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Bradford City Accrington
Clarke 47'
Colbeck 90'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,898
5 January 2008 25 Accrington Stanley 3–3 Chester City Accrington
Procter 37'
Craney 63'
Dsane 74'		 Holroyd 9', 78'
Wilson 68'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,311
12 January 2008 26 Stockport County 2–0 Accrington Stanley Stockport
Rose 3'
Elding 45'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,714
15 January 2008 27 Peterborough United 8–2 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
Mackail-Smith 12', 89'
Boyd 27', 33', 76'
McLean 39', 78', 82'		 Mullin 46'
Whalley 62'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 4,257
29 January 2008 28 Darlington 1–0 Accrington Stanley Darlington
Wright 1' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,808
2 February 2008 29 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
McGleish 13'
Knight 75'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,200
9 February 2008 30 Chester City 2–3 Accrington Stanley Chester
Butler 20'
Murphy 34'		 Thomas 14', 68'
Craney 90'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,957
12 February 2008 31 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Lincoln City Accrington
Stallard 6'
Wright 70'
Beevers 75'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,281
16 February 2008 32 Brentford 3–1 Accrington Stanley London
Poole 34'
Heywood 44'
Connell 63'		 Craney 39' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,635
23 February 2008 33 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Stockport County Accrington
Dickinson 33', 63' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,576
26 February 2008 34 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Brentford Accrington
Richardson 31' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,149
1 March 2008 35 Rotherham United 0–1 Accrington Stanley Rotherham
Craney 64' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,683
8 March 2008 36 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Hereford United Accrington
Hooper 43'
Roberts 52' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,262
12 March 2008 37 Accrington Stanley 3–2 Morecambe Accrington
Kempson 43'
Mangan 72'
Mullin 73'		 Blinkhorn 14'
Twiss 50'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,448
16 March 2008 38 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Le Fondre 45' (pen.), 65', 83'
Jones 48'		 Whalley 34' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,247
22 March 2008 39 Chesterfield 4–2 Accrington Stanley Chesterfield
Niven 31'
Roberts 58' (o.g.)
Lowry 59'
Ward 85'		 Procter 23', 31' (pen.) Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,274
24 March 2008 40 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Accrington
Wright 83' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,559
29 March 2008 41 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Accrington Stanley Macclesfield
Brisley 15', 38' Craney 31'
Thomas Red card 70'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,853
4 April 2008 42 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Accrington
Edwards 47'
Richardson Red card 90'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,262
12 April 2008 43 Notts County 1–0 Accrington Stanley Nottingham
Jarvis 37' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,525
19 April 2008 44 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Barnet Accrington
Bishop 54'
Leary 82'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,288
26 April 2008 45 Wrexham 1–3 Accrington Stanley Wrexham
Roberts 90' (pen.) Pejic 7' (o.g.)
Cavanagh 28'
Whalley 72'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,657
3 May 2008 46 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Bury Accrington
Bishop 22' (pen.), 54' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,566


FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Huddersfield Town Accrington
Cavanagh 12'
Mullin 25'		 Kamara 45', 83'
Beckett 89'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,202

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
12 August 2007 Round 1 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Leicester City Accrington
Wesolowski 4' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,029

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
4 September 2007 Northern Section Round 1 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Oldham Athletic Accrington
Dsane 8'
Procter 29' (pen.)		 Liddell 55'
Davies 56'
Wolfenden 73'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,465

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Kenny Arthur
2 DF England ENG Peter Cavanagh
3 DF England ENG Leam Richardson
4 DF England ENG Robbie Williams
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Roberts
6 MF England ENG Andrew Procter
7 MF England ENG Shaun Whalley
8 MF England ENG Jay Harris
10 FW England ENG Paul Mullin
11 FW England ENG John Miles
12 DF England ENG Phil Edwards
15 FW England ENG Lee McEvilly
16 MF England ENG Paul Carden
17 DF England ENG Graham Branch
18 FW England ENG David Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Leighton McGivern
20 DF England ENG Jay Bell
21 DF Northern Ireland NIR Seán Webb
22 MF England ENG Bobby Grant
23 MF England ENG Ian Craney
24 FW England ENG Andrew Smith
25 GK England ENG Ian Dunbavin
26 GK England ENG Martin Fearon
27 FW England ENG Andy Todd (on loan from Rotherham United)
28 DF England ENG Mark King
30 MF England ENG David Mannix
31 DF England ENG Aswad Thomas (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
32 FW England ENG Chris Turner
40 GK England ENG Peter Murphy

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Chris McGrail (returned to parent club Preston North End following loan spell)
9 FW England ENG Roscoe D'sane (signed for Torquay United on 25 January 2008) [4]
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Dennehy (returned to parent club Sunderland following loan spell)
14 MF France FRA Romuald Boco (returned to parent club Tranmere Rovers following loan spell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Phil Doughty (returned to parent club Blackpool following loan spell)
33 FW England ENG Andy Mangan (returned to parent club Bury following loan spell)
14 DF England ENG Darran Kempson (returned to parent club Shrewsbury Town following loan spell)

References

  1. ^ "Accrington Manager History".
  2. ^ "Accrington Stanley match record: 2008".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Accrington Stanley - 2007/08".
  4. ^ "Torquay complete triple signing". 27 January 2008.