2007–08 Swansea City A.F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.

2007–08 Swansea City A.F.C. season
ChairmanHuw Jenkins
ManagerRoberto Martínez
StadiumLiberty Stadium
League One1st (promoted to the Football League Championship)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Scotland (24)
All:
Jason Scotland (29)

Season summary

Swansea finished the season as champions of League One, ten points ahead of runners-up Nottingham Forest. Swansea had flirted with the top six for the first third of the season, before a run of six straight wins lifted them to first place, which they did not relinquish for the rest of the season. This winning sequence was the start of eighteen straight matches without defeat.[1] The club also enjoyed good form in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Southern finals before being knocked out by Milton Keynes Dons in a penalty shootout.

Squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Kevin Amankwaah
3 DF  TRI Kevin Austin[3]
4 DF  WAL Kristian O'Leary
5 DF  ENG Alan Tate
6 MF  NED Ferrie Bodde
7 MF  ENG Leon Britton
8 MF  ENG Darren Pratley
9 FW  TRI Jason Scotland
10 MF  ESP Andrea Orlandi
11 FW  SCO Darryl Duffy
14 DF  IRL Marcos Painter[4]
15 DF  TRI Dennis Lawrence
16 DF  ENG Garry Monk
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  WAL Owain Tudur Jones
18 MF  ENG Andy Robinson
20 MF  WAL Shaun MacDonald
21 GK  NED Dorus de Vries
22 DF  ESP Àngel Rangel
23 FW  ESP Guillem Bauzà
24 MF  ENG Darren Way
26 MF  ENG Paul Anderson (on loan from Liverpool)
28 MF  IRL Thomas Butler
29 MF  ENG Febian Brandy (on loan from Manchester United)
30 GK  ENG David Knight
32 MF  WAL Joe Allen
36 DF  WAL Ashley Williams[5] (on loan from Stockport County)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  SCO Steven Watt (on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
29 MF  ENG Ian Craney (to Accrington Stanley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW  NIR Warren Feeney (on loan to Cardiff City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  WAL Chris Jones
25 MF  WAL Matthew Collins
27 DF  ENG Kyle Graves
31 MF  WAL Scott Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW  WAL Kerry Morgan
34 GK  WAL Callum Hawthorne
35 DF  ENG James Burgin

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[6]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
21 GK Dorus de Vries 58
22 RB Àngel Rangel 52
15 CB Dennis Lawrence 45
16 CB Garry Monk 43
14 LB Marcos Painter 36
7 RM Leon Britton 40
8 CM Darren Pratley 45
6 CM Ferrie Bodde 35
18 LM Andy Robinson 40
9 CF Jason Scotland 47
23 CF Guillem Bauzà 33 Thomas Butler has 33 stars

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swansea-city/2007-2008
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flone/swansea.htm
  3. Austin was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. Painter was born in Solihull, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Williams was born in Wolverhampton, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  6. http://www.11v11.com/teams/swansea-city/tab/players/season/2008
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