# 2007–08 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 2007–08 season Peterborough United finished as runners-up in Football League Two.

## Sponsors

| Area | Sponsor | Type |
| Football League | Football League | Domestic League |
| Fitness | Muscle Finesse | Fitness |
| Photography | FC Pix | Photography |
| Stand Sponsor | Norwich and Peterborough | Building Society |
| Club Partner | Thomas Cook | Charter airline |

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | Cup Apps | Cup Gls | Tot Apps | Tot Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club |
| 1 | Mark Tyler | GK | 17 | - | 4 | - | 21 | - | 7 December 1994 | Norwich |
| 13 | Shwan Jalal | GK | 7 | - | 3 | - | 10 | - | 8 January 2007 | Woking |
| 31 | James McKeown | GK | 0 (1) | - | 0 | - | 0 (1) | - | 20 July 2007 | Walsall |
| 32 | Joe Lewis | GK | 22 | - | 1 | - | 23 | - | 8 January 2008 | Norwich |

### Defenders

| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | Cup Apps | Cup Gls | Tot Apps | Tot Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club |
| 3 | Shane Blackett | DF | 9 (2) | - | 3 | - | 12 (2) | - | 29 January 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 4 | Craig Morgan | DF | 41 | 2 | 5 | - | 46 | 2 | 23 November 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 5 | Chris Westwood | DF | 35 (2) | - | 5(1) | - | 40 (3) | - | 14 May 2007 | Walsall |
| 6 | Charlie Lee | DF | 32 (10) | 6 | 5 (3) | 2 | 37 (13) | 8 | 23 May 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | Scott Mitchell | DF | 1 (4) | - | 0 (1) | - | 1 (5) | - | 1 January 2008 | Livingston |
| 19 | Adam Smith | DF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 November 2006 | King's Lynn |
| 22 | Kieran Charnock | DF | 10 | - | 4 | - | 14 | - | 5 July 2007 | Northwich Victoria |
| 25 | Jeff Hughes | DF | 2 (5) | 1 | 1 (1) | - | 3 (6) | 1 | - | Crystal Palace |
| 27 | Claude Gnakpa | DF | 25 (3) | - | 3 (1) | - | 28 (4) | - | 17 July 2007 | Swindon Town |
| 28 | Guy Branston | DF | 1 (1) | - | 0 | - | 1 (1) | - | 24 July 2006 | Oldham |
| 29 | Tom Williams | DF | 3 (4) | - | 0 (0) | - | 3 (4) | - | 1 July 2008 | Wycombe |
| 33 | Danny Blanchett | DF | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 19 March 2007 | Cambridge City |

### Midfielders

| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | Cup Apps | Cup Gls | Tot Apps | Tot Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club |
| 2 | Josh Low | MF | 9 (6) | 2 | 3 (2) | - | 12 (8) | 2 | 4 January 2007 | Leicester City |
| 7 | Adam Newton | MF | 26 (6) | - | 5 | - | 31 (6) | - | 1 May 2002 | West Ham United |
| 8 | Micah Hyde (c) | MF | 33 (4) | - | 6 | - | 39 (4) | - | 11 January 2007 | Burnley |
| 10 | George Boyd | MF | 41 (5) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 48 (5) | 15 | 8 January 2007 | Stevenage Borough |
| 11 | Dean Keates | MF | 33 (7) | 5 | 3 (2) | - | 36 (9) | 5 | 14 May 2007 | Walsall |
| 15 | Peter Gain | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 June 2005 | Lincoln City |
| 17 | Jamie Day | MF | 42 | 3 | 6 (1) | - | 48 (1) | 3 | 1 July 2003 | Youth Team |
| 18 | Chris Whelpdale | MF | 29 (6) | 3 | 7 | - | 36 (6) | 3 | 15 May 2007 | Billericay Town |
| 20 | Alfie Potter | MF | 0 (2) | - | 0 (1) | - | 0 (3) | - | 1 June 2007 | Youth Team |
| 21 | Darren Ferguson | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 January 2007 | Wrexham |
| 24 | Billy Crook | MF | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 20 June 2007 | Youth Team |
| 29 | Gavin Strachan | MF | 0 (3) | - | 2 (1) | - | 2 (4) | - | 29 January 2007 | Hartlepool United |

### Forwards

| No. | Player | Pos | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | Cup Apps | Cup Gls | Tot Apps | Tot Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club |
| 9 | Aaron McLean | ST | 45 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 1 January 2007 | Grays Athletic |
| 12 | Craig Mackail-Smith | ST | 34 (2) | 12 | 4 (1) | 7 | 38 (3) | 19 | 29 January 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 15 | Scott Rendell | ST | 3 (7) | 3 | 0 | - | 3 (7) | 3 | 22 May 2008 | Cambridge United |
| 16 | Danny Crow | ST | 2(2) | 2 | 1(1) | - | 3 (3) | 2 | 8 July 2005 | Northampton Town |
| 23 | Rene Howe | ST | 2 (13) | 1 | 1 (2) | - | 3 (15) | 1 | 2 July 2007 | Kettering Town |
| 26 | Liam Hatch | ST | 1 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (10) | 2 | 1 January 2008 | Barnet |

## Transfers

A transfer between 1 June 2007 & 31 May 2008

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 June 2007 | MF | Alfie Potter | Youth Team | n/a |
| 2 July 2007 | FW | Rene Howe | Kettering Town | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2007 | DF | Kieran Charnock | Northwich Victoria | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2007 | DF | Claude Gnakpa | Swindon Town | Free |
| 20 July 2007 | GK | James McKeown | Walsall | Free |
| 22 November 2007 | DF | Jeff Hughes | Crystal Palace | Loan |
| 1 January 2008 | FW | Liam Hatch | Barnet | £150,000 |
| 1 January 2008 | DF | Scott Mitchell | Livingston | Undisclosed |
| 31 December 2007 | DF | Tom Williams | Wycombe Wanderers | Loan |
| 8 January 2008 | GK | Joe Lewis | Norwich City | £400,000 |
| 18 February 2008 | ST | Scott Rendell | Cambridge United | Loan |
| 22 May 2008 | ST | Scott Rendell | Cambridge United | £115,000 |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 June 2007 | FW | Justin Richards | Kidderminster Harriers | £0 |
| 28 June 2007 | DF | Ben Futcher | Bury | £0 |
| 28 June 2007 | DF | Mark Arber | Stevenage Borough | £0 |
| 16 July 2007 | MF | Richard Butcher | Notts County | £0 |
| 1 August 2007 | DF | Jude Stirling | Milton Keynes Dons | £0 |
| 1 August 2007 | FW | Trevor Benjamin | Hereford United | £0 |
| 20 September 2007 | MF | Alfie Potter | Havant & Waterlooville | Loan |
| 1 January 2008 | DF | Guy Branston | Notts County | £0 |
| 10 January 2008 | MF | Gavin Strachan | Notts County | £0 |
| 11 January 2008 | FW | Rene Howe | Rochdale | Loan |
| 11 January 2008 | GK | Shwan Jalal | Morecambe | Loan |
| 17 January 2008 | MF | Peter Gain | Dagenham & Redbridge | £0 |

## Fixtures and results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 10 July | Stamford | Away | 1–0 | 712 | Ginty |
| 13 July | Celtic | Home | 1–2 | 5,800 | McLean |
| 18 July | Hucknall Town | Away | 3–0 | 216 | Howe, Ginty, Branston |
| 21 July | Liverpool | Home | 0–0 | 9,339 | |
| 24 July | Stevenage Borough | Away | 1–1 | 1,500 | Low |
| 26 July | Kettering Town | Away | | | Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch |
| 28 July | Billericay Town | Away | 3–3 | 935 | McLean, Whelpdale, Howe |
| 31 July | Birmingham City | Home | 0–3 | 4,371 | |
| 4 August | Manchester United | Home | 1–3 | 11,574 | Howe |
| 8 August | Bedford Town | Away | 0–1 | 379 | |

### Football League Two

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Pos | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 August | Rochdale | Home | 3–0 | 2nd | 5,575 | Low, McLean, Crow |
| 19 August | Rotherham United | Away | 1–3 | 8th | 4,291 | McLean |
| 25 August | Chesterfield | Home | 2–3 | 15th | 5,005 | Lee, McLean |
| 1 September | Accrington Stanley | Away | 2–0 | 7th | 1,484 | Lee, McLean |
| 8 September | Mansfield Town | Home | 2–1 | 4th | 4,721 | Low, Crow |
| 15 September | Bradford City | Away | 0–1 | 9th | 13,819 | |
| 22 September | Morecambe | Home | 1–1 | 9th | 4,473 | McLean |
| 29 September | Darlington | Away | 1–1 | 10th | 3,974 | Mackail-Smith |
| 2 October | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 2–0 | 7th | 5,220 | Lee, Boyd |
| 6 October | Grimsby Town | Home | 2–1 | 7th | 4,786 | Boyd, McLean |
| 13 October | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | 2–1 | 6th | 4,567 | McLean, Lee |
| 20 October | Lincoln City | Away | 1–1 | 6th | 5,036 | Croft (o.g.) |
| 27 October | Hereford United | Home | 1–1 | 6th | 5,008 | Mackail-Smith |
| 3 November | Stockport County | Away | 2–1 | 5th | 5,042 | Mackail-Smith, McLean |
| 6 November | Dagenham and Redbridge | Home | 3–1 | 5th | 4,200 | Keates, McLean (2) |
| 17 November | Bury | Away | 0–2 | 5th | 2,660 | |
| 24 November | Brentford | Home | 7–0 | 3rd | 4,865 | McLean (3), Whelpdale, Boyd, Mackail-Smith, Howe |
| 4 December | Notts County | Away | 1–0 | 3rd | 4,412 | Mackail-Smith |
| 8 December | Chester City | Away | 2–1 | 2nd | 2,291 | McLean, Mackail-Smith |
| 15 December | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 1–2 | 3rd | 10,351 | McLean |
| 22 December | Bradford City | Home | 2–1 | 2nd | 5,355 | McLean, Hughes |
| 26 December | Mansfield Town | Away | 0–2 | 3rd | 3,107 | |
| 29 December | Morecambe | Away | 2–3 | 4th | 2,371 | Morgan, Lee |
| 1 January | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 2–1 | 5th | 5,062 | Lee, Morgan |
| 12 January | Macclesfield Town | Home | 0–1 | 6th | 5,238 | |
| 15 January | Accrington Stanley | Home | 8–2 | 5th | 4,257 | Boyd (3), McLean (3), Mackail-Smith (2) |
| 29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) | Rotherham United | Home | 3–1 | | 5,152 | Lee, McLean, Mackail-Smith |
| 2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) | Rochdale | Away | 2–0 | | 3,076 | Boyd, McLean |
| 9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) | Wrexham | Home | 0–0 | | 5,505 | |
| 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) | Chesterfield | Away | 2–1 | | 3,973 | McLean, Boyd |
| 16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) | Barnet | Home | 1–0 | | 5,520 | Hatch |
| 23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) | Macclesfield Town | Away | 3–0 | | 2,094 | Boyd, Whelpdale, McLean |
| 26 February 2008 (2008-02-26) | Wrexham | Away | 2–0 | | 4,103 | Day (2) |
| 1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) | Bury | Home | 1–0 | | 6,150 | Keates |
| 4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) | Barnet | Away | 2–0 | | 2,202 | Keates, Day |
| 8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) | Dagenham & Redbridge | Away | 3–2 | | 3,130 | Boyd, Mackail-Smith, McLean |
| 11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) | Brentford | Away | 2–1 | | 4,049 | McLean, Mackail-Smith |
| 15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) | Notts County | Home | 0–0 | | 7,173 | |
| 21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 1–1 | | 14,521 | Whelpdale |
| 24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) | Chester City | Home | 1–0 | | 6,457 | Keates |
| 29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) | Lincoln City | Home | 4–0 | | 8,035 | McLean (2), Rendell (2) |
| 5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 2–2 | | 6,202 | Boyd, Hatch |
| 12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) | Stockport County | Home | 0–1 | | 10,023 | |
| 19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) | Hereford United | Away | 1–0 | | 5,279 | Keates |
| 26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) | Grimsby Town | Away | 4–1 | | 4,125 | McLean (2), Mackail-Smith, Rendell |
| 3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) | Darlington | Home | 0–2 | 2nd | 10,400 | |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 10 November | Round 1 | Wrexham | Home | 4–1 | 4,266 | Mackail-Smith (3), McLean |
| 1 December | Round 2 | Staines Town | Away | 5–0 | 2,460 | Mackail-Smith (4), McLean |
| 5 January | Round 3 | Colchester United F.C. | Away | 3–1 | 4,003 | McLean, Boyd, Lee |
| 26 January | Round 4 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Home | 0–3 | 12,701 | |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 13 August | First round | Southampton | Home | 2–1 | 4,087 | Rasiak (o.g.), Boyd |
| 28 August | Second round | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0–2 | 4,917 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 4 September | First round | Nottingham Forest | Away | 3–2 | 3,102 | Lee, Chambers (o.g.), Boyd |
| 8 October | Second round | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 1–3 | 5,087 | McLean |

## Statistics
### Goal scorers

| Pos | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Aaron McLean | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | Craig Mackail-Smith | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | George Boyd | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Charlie Lee | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Dean Keates | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Scott Rendell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jamie Day | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Chris Whelpdale | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Cards

| Pos | Player | | |
| 1 | Craig Morgan | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Claude Gnakpa | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Aaron McLean | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Jamie Day | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Charlie Lee | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Chris Whelpdale | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kieran Charnock | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chris Westwood | 0 | 3 |