2007–08 Stockport County F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Stockport County
2007–08 season
ManagerJim Gannon
StadiumEdgeley Park
League Two4th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea semi-finals
Top goalscorerLiam Dickinson (19)

Season summary

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Stockport County defeated Rochdale in the play-off final to gain promotion to League One.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 28 8 10 84 43 +41 92 Promotion to 2008–09 League One
3 Hereford United (P) 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88
4 Stockport County (O, P) 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82 Qualification for League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Chris Adamson
2 DF   ENG Robert Clare
3 DF   ENG Michael Rose
4 MF   ENG Jason Taylor
5 DF   WAL Gareth Owen[notes 1]
7 MF   ENG David Poole
8 MF   IRL Gary Dicker
9 FW   ENG Amari Morgan-Smith
10 FW   ENG Matty McNeil
11 MF   ENG Adam Griffin
14 DF   IRL Leon McSweeney
15 DF   ENG Michael Raynes
16 DF   ENG James Tunnicliffe
17 MF   ENG Anthony Pilkington[notes 2]
18 MF   ENG Greg Tansey
19 MF   IRL Stephen Gleeson (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ENG Liam Dickinson
21 MF   ENG Tommy Rowe
23 DF   ENG Jimmy McNulty
24 GK   ENG John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
25 DF   ENG Gianluca Havern
26 GK   IRL Conrad Logan (on loan from Leicester City)
27 FW   ENG Danny Ellis
28 MF   ENG Paul Turnbull
29 FW   ENG Chris Coward
30 MF   ENG Dominic Blizzard
31 FW   ENG Adam Proudlock
32 DF   ENG James Smith
33 FW   ENG Ryan Lowe (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
34 MF   ENG James Vincent
40 GK   ENG Ben Imeson

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF   WAL Ashley Williams[notes 3] (on loan to Swansea City)
9 FW   ENG Anthony Elding (to Leeds United)
9 FW   USA Johann Smith (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
14 MF   ENG Keith Briggs (to Shrewsbury Town)
19 DF   ENG Paul Tierney (on loan from Blackpool)
22 GK   ENG Zak Jones (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ENG Shaleum Logan (on loan from Manchester City)
23 DF   ENG Michael Bowler (to Northwich Victoria)
24 MF   ENG Tony Dinning (to Chester City)
24 MF   ENG Les Thompson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
24 MF   ENG Adam Nowland (on loan from Preston North End)

Notes

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  1. ^ Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
  2. ^ Pilkington was born in Blackburn, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his paternal grandfather and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2013.
  3. ^ Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and made his international debut for Wales in March 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.