2007–08 in English football
Managerial changes
Table:
Name
Club
Date of departure
Replacement
Date of appointment

Neil McDonald
Carlisle United
13 August 2007[14]
John Ward
2 October 2007[15]

Martin Allen
Leicester City
29 August 2007[16]
Gary Megson
13 September 2007[17]

Ronnie Jepson
Gillingham
9 September 2007[18]
Mark Stimson
1 November 2007[19]

José Mourinho
Chelsea
20 September 2007[20]
Avram Grant
20 September 2007[21]

Martin Foyle
Port Vale
26 September 2007[22]
Lee Sinnott
5 November 2007[23]

John Gregory
Queens Park Rangers
1 October 2007[24]
Luigi De Canio
29 October 2007[25]

John Ward
Cheltenham Town
2 October 2007[15]
Keith Downing1
2 November 2007[26]

Willie Donachie
Millwall
8 October 2007[27]
Kenny Jackett
6 November 2007[28]

Peter Taylor
Crystal Palace
8 October 2007[29]
Neil Warnock
11 October 2007[30]

Peter Grant
Norwich City
9 October 2007[31]
Glenn Roeder
30 October 2007[32]

John Schofield
Lincoln City
15 October 2007[33]
Peter Jackson
30 October 2007[34]

Steve Thompson
Notts County
16 October 2007[35]
Ian McParland
18 October 2007[36]

Sammy Lee
Bolton Wanderers
17 October 2007[37]
Gary Megson
25 October 2007[38]

Gary Megson
Leicester City
24 October 2007[39]
Ian Holloway
22 November 2007[40]

Martin Jol
Tottenham Hotspur
25 October 2007[41]
Juande Ramos
27 October 2007[42]

Chris Hutchings
Wigan Athletic
5 November 2007[43]
Steve Bruce
26 November 2007[44]

Steve Cotterill
Burnley
8 November 2007[45]
Owen Coyle
22 November 2007[46]

Paul Simpson
Preston North End
13 November 2007[47]
Alan Irvine
20 November 2007[48]

Brian Carey
Wrexham
15 November 2007[49]
Brian Little
15 November 2007[49]

Steve Bruce
Birmingham City
19 November 2007[50]
Alex McLeish
28 November 2007[51]

Ian Holloway
Plymouth Argyle
21 November 2007[52]
Paul Sturrock
27 November 2007[53]

Billy Davies
Derby County
26 November 2007[54]
Paul Jewell
28 November 2007[55]

Paul Sturrock
Swindon Town
27 November 2007[53]
Maurice Malpas
15 January 2008[56]

Terry Butcher
Brentford
11 December 2007[57]
Andy Scott2
4 January 2008[58]

Lawrie Sanchez
Fulham
21 December 2007[59]
Roy Hodgson
30 December 2007[60]

Sam Allardyce
Newcastle United
9 January 2008[61]
Kevin Keegan
16 January 2008[62]

Chris Casper
Bury
14 January 2008[63]
Alan Knill
4 February 2008[64]

Kevin Blackwell
Luton Town
16 January 2008[65]
Mick Harford3
16 January 2008[66]

George Burley
Southampton
24 January 2008[67]
Nigel Pearson
18 February 2008[68]

Dennis Wise
Leeds United
29 January 2008[69]
Gary McAllister
29 January 2008[70]

Iain Dowie
Coventry City
11 February 2008[71]
Chris Coleman
19 February 2008[72]

Bryan Robson
Sheffield United
14 February 2008[73]
Kevin Blackwell4
14 February 2008[73]

Ian Brightwell
Macclesfield Town
27 February 2008[74]
Keith Alexander
27 February 2008[74]

Bobby Williamson
Chester City
2 March 2008[75]
Simon Davies5
11 March 2008[76]

Gary Peters
Shrewsbury Town
3 March 2008[77]
Paul Simpson
12 March 2008[78]

Billy Dearden
Mansfield Town
8 March 2008[79]
Paul Holland6
25 March 2008[80]

Andy Ritchie
Huddersfield Town
1 April 2008[81]
Stan Ternent
24 April 2008[82]

Richard Money
Walsall
22 April 2008[83]
Jimmy Mullen7
22 May 2008[84]

Dean Wilkins
Brighton & Hove Albion
8 May 2008[85]
Micky Adams
8 May 2008[85]

Luigi De Canio
Queens Park Rangers
8 May 2008[86]
Iain Dowie
14 May 2008[87]

Paul Lambert
Wycombe Wanderers
20 May 2008[88]
Peter Taylor
29 May 2008[89]

Ian Holloway
Leicester City
23 May 2008[90]
Nigel Pearson
20 June 2008[91]

Avram Grant
Chelsea
24 May 2008[92]
Luiz Felipe Scolari
1 July 2008[93]

Nigel Pearson
Southampton
30 May 2008[94]
Jan Poortvliet
30 May 2008[94]

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Manchester City
2 June 2008[95]
Mark Hughes
5 June 2008[96]

Mark Hughes
Blackburn Rovers
5 June 2008[96]
Paul Ince
22 June 2008[97]

Paul Ince
Milton Keynes Dons
22 June 2008[97]
Roberto Di Matteo
2 July 2008[98]

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