# 2007–08 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

In the 2007–08 season, the Owls made their worst ever start to a season, losing six league games in a row. Chairman Dave Allen resigned in November 2007, and Wednesday avoided relegation with a win on the last day of the season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 58 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 55 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 55 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 55 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 August 2007 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–4 | 23,099 | Clarke |
| 19 August 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 22,131 | Small |
| 25 August 2007 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | 22,033 | O'Brien, Spurr |
| 1 September 2007 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 17,559 | |
| 15 September 2007 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 13,062 | |
| 18 September 2007 | Burnley | H | 0–2 | 18,359 | |
| 22 September 2007 | Hull City | H | 1–0 | 21,518 | Jeffers |
| 29 September 2007 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 23,293 | Small |
| 2 October 2007 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 15,473 | Kavanagh |
| 6 October 2007 | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | 20,010 | |
| 20 October 2007 | Stoke City | A | 4–2 | 14,019 | J Johnson, Tudgay (2), Burton |
| 23 October 2007 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–2 | 21,557 | Burton (pen) |
| 27 October 2007 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 19,238 | Tudgay, Hinds |
| 3 November 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 12,145 | Sodje, O'Brien |
| 6 November 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 19,807 | Watson |
| 10 November 2007 | Southampton | H | 5–0 | 19,442 | Whelan (2, 1 pen), Sodje (2), O'Brien |
| 24 November 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 15,241 | |
| 27 November 2007 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 27,769 | Sodje |
| 1 December 2007 | Colchester United | H | 1–2 | 22,331 | Sodje |
| 4 December 2007 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 17,981 | |
| 15 December 2007 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 14,865 | Hinds |
| 22 December 2007 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 19,641 | |
| 26 December 2007 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 15,326 | Burton (pen) |
| 30 December 2007 | Hull City | A | 0–1 | 21,252 | |
| 1 January 2008 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | 20,690 | Sodje, Jeffers (pen) |
| 12 January 2008 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | 14,015 | |
| 19 January 2008 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 30,486 | Sodje, Tudgay |
| 29 January 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 22,746 | Tudgay |
| 2 February 2008 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 19,092 | Tudgay |
| 9 February 2008 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 15,520 | Bullen |
| 12 February 2008 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 17,211 | |
| 23 February 2008 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 18,539 | Tudgay |
| 1 March 2008 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | 18,257 | |
| 4 March 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 18,805 | |
| 8 March 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 18,555 | Kavanagh, Burton (pen) |
| 11 March 2008 | Colchester United | A | 2–1 | 5,086 | Burton, Small |
| 15 March 2008 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 19,283 | |
| 22 March 2008 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 19,875 | Sahar, Small |
| 29 March 2008 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 21,857 | Songo'o |
| 1 April 2008 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 21,110 | Wood |
| 5 April 2008 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–1 | 7,425 | Sahar |
| 8 April 2008 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 31,760 | Bolder (2) |
| 14 April 2008 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 20,635 | Spurr |
| 19 April 2008 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 9,633 | Wood |
| 26 April 2008 | Leicester City | A | 3–1 | 31,892 | Slusarski, Watson, Clarke |
| 4 May 2008 | Norwich City | H | 4–1 | 36,208 | Burton (2, 1 pen), Sahar, Clarke |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2008 | Derby County | A | 2–2 | 20,094 | Beevers, Tudgay |
| R3R | 22 January 2008 | Derby County | H | 1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens) | 25,449 | Watson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 16 August 2007 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | 6,416 | Whelan, Burton, Small |
| R2 | 28 August 2007 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 8,751 | Burton, Folly |
| R3 | 26 September 2007 | Everton | H | 0–3 | 16,463 | |

## Squad

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 | ENG | Lee Grant |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Lee Bullen |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Peter Gilbert |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kenny Lunt |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Hinds |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Graham Kavanagh (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Marcus Tudgay |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Burton O'Brien |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 11 | FW | NED | Etiënne Esajas |
| 12 | MF | NOR | Rocky Lekaj |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Sean McAllister |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Mark Beevers |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Steve Watson |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jason Bradley |
| 20 | DF | USA | Frankie Simek |
| 21 | MF | NIR | Dave McClements |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Richard O'Donnell |
| 23 | MF | JAM | Jermaine Johnson |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Luke Boden |
| 25 | DF | NIR | Liam McMenamin |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Wade Small |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Rob Burch |
| 28 | DF | ENG | James Kay |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Adam Bolder (on loan from QPR) |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Wallwork |
| 34 | FW | ISR | Ben Sahar (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 35 | MF | CMR | Franck Songo'o (on loan from Portsmouth) |
| 36 | FW | POL | Bartosz Ślusarski (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |

### 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 |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt (to West Bromwich Albion) |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Graham Kavanagh (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 31 | MF | FRA | Yoann Folly (to Plymouth Argyle) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | DF | JAM | Michael Johnson (on loan from Derby County) |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glenn Whelan (to Stoke City) |
| 31 | FW | NGA | Enoch Showunmi (on loan from Bristol City) |