2007–08 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2007–08 Tottenham Hotspur season was the club's 16th season in the Premier League, their 29th successive season in the top division of the English football league system and their 125th year overall.

Tottenham Hotspur

2007–08 season
Tottenham Hotspur players and fans celebrating their win the 2008 Football League Cup Final
Chairman	Daniel Levy
Manager	Martin Jol (until 25 October)[1] Juande Ramos (from 27 October)[2]
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane (15) All: Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane (23)
Highest home attendance	36,178 (vs. Chelsea, 19 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance	35,504 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 11 November 2007)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Spurs had finished fifth in the previous season's Premier League, thereby qualifying for the UEFA Cup. They then progressed to the last 16 of the competition to face PSV. After the two rounds and one away goal each, Spurs were finally eliminated 6–5 on penalties.[3]

In the FA Cup, Spurs were eliminated by Manchester United in the fourth round, losing 3–1.[4] This was also the season where Tottenham won the League Cup, beating Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.[5] Their victory remains the team's last official trophy, as of 2020, although they've been close to ending the drought, most notably in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.

Pre-season and friendlies

During the 2007 summer transfer period Tottenham added centre-back Younès Kaboul from Auxerre for £8 million, followed by striker Darren Bent for a club record fee of £16.5 million.[6][7] This was also the season that Spurs acquired Gareth Bale from Southampton for £5 million.[8] Additional signings included Danny Rose from Leeds United and Kevin-Prince Boateng from Hertha BSC.[9][10]

Departing the club was Egyptian footballer Mido. He initially arrived on an 18-month loan deal from Roma in January 2005 and in 2006 signed a permanent deal; on 16 August 2007, he was sold to Middlesbrough for £6 million.[11] Also departing was Reto Ziegler, who was loaned out to Sampdoria in Italy for the second half of the 2006–07 season. Sampdoria subsequently signed him permanently from Spurs for an undisclosed fee.[12]

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
7 July 2007	Stevenage	A	1 – 3	Keane 17' (pen.), Bent 46', Taarabt 62'	Not reported
12 July 2007	St Patricks	A	0 – 1	Keane 42'	Not reported
21 July 2007	Kaizer Chiefs	A	1 – 2	Keane 39', Berbatov 62'	Not reported
24 July 2007	Orlando Pirates	A	1 – 2	Bent 12', Routledge 69'	30,000
28 July 2007	Orlando Pirates	A	0 – 3	Bent 10', 22', Berbatov 18'	30,000
1 August 2007	Leyton Orient	A	2 – 4	Keane 18', 56', Defoe 60', Bent 65'	9,126
4 August 2007	Torino	H	2 – 0	Keane 15', Berbatov 64'	30,823

2007–08 Season

Tottenham started off their Premier League campaign away at promoted Sunderland with a 1–0 loss.[13] Three days later they travelled to Everton, losing 3–1, then back at White Hart Lane recorded their first win, 4–0 against Derby County. After that Tottenham recorded four draws and three defeats in the Premier League, which included a 3–3 draw away to Fulham and a 4–4 draw against Aston Villa. In the UEFA Cup first round Spurs won 6–1 against Cypriot club Anorthosis, then followed up with a 1–1 draw away in Cyprus.[14] Manager Martin Jol's final Premier League game was on 22 October, a 3–1 away loss at Newcastle United. On 25 October, in the UEFA Cup, Spurs hosted Getafe, losing 2–1. Following the match, it was announced that Jol had been sacked.[1]

After one match with Clive Allen and Alex Inglethorpe in charge, Juande Ramos was hired as Jol's replacement, having previously managed Sevilla. Alongside Ramos, Gus Poyet was handed the assistant head coaching role. Marcos Álvarez, who worked alongside Ramos at Sevilla, also joined the backroom staff, as fitness coach.[2] Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was widely criticised for his treatment of Jol following revelations that Ramos was approached to replace Jol during the summer, which many thought undermined his leadership and ruined his credibility as an authoritative figure.[15]

Ramos' reign began with a 2–0 win over Blackpool in the League Cup.[16] Immediately following Ramos' appointment, it was made clear in the public forum that he was very unhappy with the fitness of the team and instigated a new diet and fitness regime.[17] Tottenham's league form began to improve and their progress in the League Cup began with a 2–0 win over Manchester City, which ended City's unbeaten home record.[18]

On 27 January 2008, Spurs went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round to a 3–1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United at Old Trafford. Tottenham took the lead through Robbie Keane but eventually lost to United to a goal from Carlos Tevez and two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, one of which was a penalty where Michael Dawson was sent off for a deliberate handball.[4]

Tottenham's run in the League Cup continued with a semi-final first leg 1–1 draw against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium;[19] a 5–1 win over Arsenal at White Hart Lane followed, resulting in a 6–2 Spurs aggregate victory.[20] This booked a place in the final against Chelsea. Tottenham went on to win the match 2–1 thanks to a Jonathan Woodgate header in extra time, securing Tottenham's first trophy since 1999.[5] It also guaranteed them UEFA Cup qualification for the third season running.

On 13 March 2008, Tottenham were eliminated from the UEFA Cup in the last 16 round by PSV. The first leg played at White Hart Lane was a 1–0 defeat for Spurs following a mistake from Gilberto.[21] Dimitar Berbatov scored in the second leg away at the Philips Stadion to take the game to extra time and subsequently penalties. Here, Tottenham lost 6–5 when Pascal Chimbonda missed his kick.[3]

On 22 March 2008, Spurs played Portsmouth, winning 2–0. Darren Bent struck the 100th goal of the 2007–08 Premier League campaign. Jamie O'Hara followed two minutes later with the club's 101st. BBC sport writer Ian Hughes noted that Tottenham have "an average of 3.63 goals in every Spurs game this season".[22]

After earning a point on 19 April in a 1–1 draw against Wigan Athletic, Tottenham secured their mathematical safety in the Premier League after reaching 42 points.[23] Berbatov's sixth-minute strike was Tottenham's 100th in all competitions that season, 64 in the Premier League and 36 in cup competitions.[24] The season ended on 11 May 2008 with a 2–0 home defeat to Liverpool.[25]

Premier League table

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Season honours

League Cup: 2007–08

Team kit

The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced by Puma. The main shirt sponsor was Mansion, an Internet gambling establishment. A special 125th anniversary commemorative kit was produced for a match against Aston Villa.

Home Kit

Away kit

Third kit

125 year anniversary kit

Alternate kit

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Previous Club	Cost
25 May 2007	Gareth Bale	Southampton	£5 million[8]
29 June 2007	Darren Bent	Charlton Athletic	£16.5 million[7]
5 July 2007	Younès Kaboul	Auxerre	£8 million[6]
25 July 2007	Danny Rose	Leeds	Free[9]
31 July 2007	Kevin-Prince Boateng	Hertha Berlin	£5.4 million[10]
1 January 2008	Chris Gunter	Cardiff City	£3 million[26]
28 January 2008	Jonathan Woodgate	Middlesbrough	£8 million[27]
30 January 2008	Alan Hutton	Rangers	£9 million[28]
31 January 2008	Gilberto	Hertha Berlin	£1.9 million[29]
			Total
			£57.5 million

Out

Date	Player	New Club	Cost
3 July 2007	Reto Ziegler	Sampdoria	Undisclosed.[12]
3 July 2007	Mark Yeates	Colchester United	Undisclosed.[30]
5 July 2007	Emil Hallfreðsson	Lyn Oslo	Undisclosed.[31]
16 August 2007	Mido	Middlesbrough	£6 million.[11]
10 January 2008	Philip Ifil	Colchester United	Undisclosed.[32]
25 January 2008	Lee Barnard	Southend United	Undisclosed.[33]
30 January 2008	Wayne Routledge	Aston Villa	£1.5 million.[34]
30 January 2008	Jermain Defoe	Portsmouth	£7 million.[35]
			Total
			£14.5 million

Loaned out

Date	Player	Club	Loan Length
31 August 2007	Danny Murphy	Fulham	End of season[36]
15 January 2008	Andy Barcham	Leyton Orient	End of season[37]
7 January 2008	Ben Alnwick	Leicester City	End of season
11 January 2008	Hossam Ghaly	Derby County	End of 2007–08 season[38]
30 January 2008	Paul Stalteri	Fulham	End of 2007–08 season[39]
31 January 2008	Anthony Gardner	Everton	End of 2007–08 season[40]
29 February 2008	Jake Livermore	Milton Keynes Dons	1 month[41]

Squad list

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 Paul Robinson 2 DF  FRA Pascal Chimbonda 3 DF  KOR Lee Young-pyo 4 MF  CIV Didier Zokora 5 DF  FRA Younès Kaboul 6 MF  FIN Teemu Tainio 8 MF  ENG Jermaine Jenas 9 FW  BUL Dimitar Berbatov 10 FW  IRL Robbie Keane (team captain) 11 DF  BRA Gilberto 12 GK  CZE Radek Černý (on loan from Slavia Prague) 15 MF  FRA Steed Malbranque[42] 16 DF  WAL Gareth Bale 17 MF  GER Kevin-Prince Boateng[43] 19 MF  FRA Adel Taarabt[44] 20 DF  ENG Michael Dawson

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  ENG Tom Huddlestone 23 FW  ENG Darren Bent 24 MF  ENG Jamie O'Hara 25 MF  ENG Aaron Lennon 26 DF  ENG Ledley King (club captain) 28 DF  SCO Alan Hutton 31 GK  ENG Tommy Forecast 32 DF  CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto[45] 33 DF  POR Ricardo Rocha 34 FW  ENG Andy Barcham 35 DF  FRA Dorian Dervite 36 FW  ENG Simon Dawkins 37 MF  ENG Danny Rose 38 DF  ENG Troy Archibald-Henville 39 DF  ENG Jonathan Woodgate 44 DF  WAL Chris Gunter

Injury list

Date	Player	Injury	Return date
January 2007	Dorian Dervite	Knee injury	4 December 2007[46]
14 June 2007	Ledley King	Knee Surgery[47]	4 December 2007[46]
5 October 2007	Ricardo Rocha	Ankle injury[48]	4 December 2007[46]
30 November 2007	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	Knee Surgery	Start of 2008–09 season
10 December 2007	Gareth Bale	Ankle Ligament damage.[49]	Start of 2008–09 season
3 April 2008	Ledley King	Knee Rehabilitation	Start of 2008–09 season.[50]
April 2008	Jonathan Woodgate
April 2008	Pascal Chimbonda
May 2008	Dimitar Berbatov	Groin injury	Start of 2008–09 season.[51]

Match results

Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Spurs scorers	Attendance
11 August 2007	Sunderland	A	1 – 0		43,967
14 August 2007	Everton	H	1 – 3	Gardner 26'	35,716
18 August 2007	Derby County	H	4 – 0	Malbranque 1', 6', Jenas 14', Bent 80'	35,600
26 August 2007	Manchester United	A	1 – 0		75,696
1 September 2007	Fulham	A	3 – 3	Kaboul 10', Berbatov 28', Bale 61'	24,007
15 September 2007	Arsenal	H	1 – 3	Bale 14'	36,053
23 September 2007	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 – 1	Keane 34'	20,308
1 October 2007	Aston Villa	H	4 – 4	Berbatov 19', Chimbonda 68', Keane 80' (pen.), Kaboul 90+3',	36,094
7 October 2007	Liverpool	A	2 – 2	Keane 44', 46'	43,986
22 October 2007	Newcastle United	A	3 – 1	Keane 56'	51,411
28 October 2007	Blackburn Rovers	H	1 – 2	Keane 47' (pen.)	36,086
3 November 2007	Middlesbrough	A	1 – 1	Bent 35'	25,625
11 November 2007	Wigan Athletic	H	4 – 0	Jenas 13', 26', Lennon 34', Bent 72'	35,504
25 November 2007	West Ham	A	1 – 1	Dawson 67'	34,966
2 December 2007	Birmingham	H	2 – 3	Keane 50' (pen.), 53'	35,635
9 December 2007	Manchester City	H	2 – 1	Chimbonda 45', Defoe 82'	35,646
15 December 2007	Portsmouth	A	0 – 1	Berbatov 81'	20,520
22 December 2007	Arsenal	A	2 – 1	Berbatov 66'	60,087
26 December 2007	Fulham	H	5 – 1	Keane 27', 62', Huddlestone 45' 71', Defoe 90'	36,077
29 December 2007	Reading	H	6 – 4	Berbatov 7', 63', 73', 83', Malbranque 76', Defoe 79'	36,178
1 January 2008	Aston Villa	A	2 – 1	Defoe 79'	41,609
12 January 2008	Chelsea	A	2 – 0		41,777
19 January 2008	Sunderland	H	2 – 0	Lennon 2', Keane 90'	36,070
30 January 2008	Everton	A	0 – 0		35,840
2 February 2008	Manchester United	H	1 – 1	Berbatov 21'	36,075
9 February 2008	Derby County	A	0 – 3	Keane 68', Kaboul 81', Berbatov 90' (pen.)	33,058
1 March 2008	Birmingham City	A	4 – 1	Jenas 89'	26,055
9 March 2008	West Ham	H	4 – 0	Berbatov 8', 11', Gilberto 85', Bent 90'	36,062
16 March 2008	Manchester City	A	2 – 1	Keane 32'	40,188
19 March 2008	Chelsea	H	4 – 4	Woodgate 12', Berbatov 61', Huddlestone 75', Keane 88'	36,178
22 March 2008	Portsmouth	H	2 – 0	Bent 80', O'Hara 82'	35,998
30 March 2008	Newcastle	H	1 – 4	Bent 26'	36,067
5 April 2008	Blackburn	A	1 – 1	Berbatov 7'	24,592
12 April 2008	Middlesbrough	H	1 – 1	Grounds 27' (o.g.)	36,092
19 April 2008	Wigan Athletic	A	1 – 1	Berbatov 6'	18,673
26 April 2008	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 1	Malbranque 52'	36,176
3 May 2008	Reading	A	0 – 1	Keane 16'	24,125
11 May 2008	Liverpool	H	0 – 2		36,063

H/A = Home/Away Final updated: 11 May 2008

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3	5 January 2008	Reading	H	2 - 2	Berbatov 28', 48' (pen.)	35,243
3R	15 January 2008	Reading	A	0 - 1	Keane 15'	22,130
4	27 January 2008	Manchester United	A	3 - 1	Keane 24'	75,369

Eliminated

H/A = Home/Away

Final update: 27 February 2008

Robinson Hutton Woodgate King (c) Chimbonda Lennon Zokora Malbranque Berbatov Keane Jenas Tottenham v Chelsea League Cup Final line-up.

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3	26 September 2007	Middlesbrough	H	2 - 0	Bale 71', Huddlestone 74'	30,084
4	31 October 2007	Blackpool	H	2 - 0	Keane 17', Chimbonda 55'	32,196
QF	18 December 2007	Manchester City	A	0 - 2	Defoe 4', Malbranque 82'	38,564
SF L1	9 January 2008	Arsenal	A	1 - 1	Jenas 37'	53,163
SF L2	22 January 2008	Arsenal	H	5 - 1	Jenas 3', Bendtner 27' (o.g.), Keane 48', Lennon 60', Malbranque 90+4'	35,979
F	24 February 2008	Chelsea	N	1 - 2 (a.e.t)	Berbatov 70' (pen.), Woodgate 94'	87,660

Champions

H/A = Home/Away

Final update: 27 February 2008

First round and group stage

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
FR	20 September 2007	Anorthosis	H	6 - 1	Kaboul 5', Dawson 40', Keane 42', Bent 43', Defoe 65', 90'	35,780
FR	4 October 2007	Anorthosis	A	1 - 1	Keane 78'	8,000
G	25 October 2007	Getafe	H	1 - 2	Defoe 19'	36,240
G	8 November 2007	Hapoel Tel Aviv	A	0 - 2	Keane 26', Berbatov 31'	8,000
G	29 November 2007	Aalborg BK	H	3 - 2	Berbatov 45', Malbranque 51', Bent 66'	29,758
G	6 December 2007	Anderlecht	A	1 - 1	Berbatov 71' (pen.)	22,500

Group G final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Getafe	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9
Tottenham Hotspur	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
Anderlecht	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
Aalborg BK	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
Hapoel Tel Aviv	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	3

Source:

Knockout Rounds

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
L32	14 February 2008	Slavia Prague	A	1 - 2	Berbatov 4', Keane 30'	11,134
L32	21 February 2008	Slavia Prague	H	1 - 1	O'Hara 7'	34,224
L16	6 March 2008	PSV	H	0 - 1		33,259
L16	12 March 2008	PSV	A	0 - 1	Berbatov 81'	33,000
	12 March 2008	PSV		6–5	Penalties

Eliminated

H/A = Home/Away

Final update: 13 March 2008

Player statistics

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No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Apps	Goals	YC	RC
1	GK	England	Paul Robinson	37	0	1	0
2	DF	France	Pascal Chimbonda	49	3	7	0
3	DF	South Korea	Lee Young-pyo	29	0	2	0
4	MF	Ivory Coast	Didier Zokora	43	0	9	1
5	DF	France	Younès Kaboul	29	4	3	0
6	DF	Finland	Teemu Tainio	26	0	5	0
8	MF	England	Jermaine Jenas	45	6	9	0
9	FW	Bulgaria	Dimitar Berbatov	52	23	5	0
10	FW	Ireland	Robbie Keane	54	23	2	1
11	DF	Brazil	Gilberto	7	1	1	0
12	GK	Czech Republic	Radek Černý	20	0	1	0
15	MF	France	Steed Malbranque	55	7	6	0
16	MF	Wales	Gareth Bale	12	3	1	0
17	MF	Germany	Kevin-Prince Boateng	21	0	4	0
19	MF	France	Adel Taarabt	10	0	0	0
20	DF	England	Michael Dawson	40	2	4	1
22	MF	England	Tom Huddlestone	43	4	5	0
23	FW	England	Darren Bent	36	8	3	0
24	MF	England	Jamie O'Hara	25	2	3	0
25	MF	England	Aaron Lennon	47	3	3	0
26	DF	England	Ledley King	10	0	3	0
28	DF	Scotland	Alan Hutton	15	0	1	0
31	GK	England	Tommy Forecast	0	0	0	0
32	DF	Cameroon	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	2	0	1	0
33	DF	Portugal	Ricardo Rocha	5	0	1	0
35	DF	France	Dorian Dervite	1	0	0	0
39	DF	England	Jonathan Woodgate	17	2	2	0
44	DF	Wales	Chris Gunter	4	0	0	0

• Final update: 11 May 2008
• Data includes all competitions

Top scorers

As of End of 2007–08 season.

P	Player	Position	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	Dimitar Berbatov	Forward	15	2	1	5	23
1	Robbie Keane	Forward	15	2	2	4	23
3	Darren Bent	Forward	6	0	0	2	8
4	Steed Malbranque	Midfielder	4	0	2	1	7
5	Jermaine Jenas	Midfielder	4	0	2	0	6

Most appearances

As of End of 2007–08 season.

P	Player	Position	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	Steed Malbranque	Midfielder	37	3	5	10	55
2	Robbie Keane	Forward	36	3	5	10	54
3	Dimitar Berbatov	Forward	36	2	6	8	52
4	Pascal Chimbonda	Defender	31	2	6	9	49
5	Aaron Lennon	Midfielder	29	3	6	9	47

Head coach statistics

Stats correct as of the end of the season

Manager	Pld	Won[lower-alpha 1]	Drawn	Lost	Home Win %	Away Win %	Lge Pos	Lge Pts	PPLG	Lge Cup	FA Cup	Europe
Ramos	42	19 (45.2%)	13 (31.0%)	10 (23.8%)	50.0%	40.9%	11th	39	1.44
Jol	14	03 (21.4%)	05 (35.7%)	06 (42.9%)	50.0%	0.0%	18th	07	0.70
All[lower-alpha 2]	57	22 (38.6%)	18 (31.6%)	17 (29.8%)	48.2%	30.0%	11th	46	1.21	Winners	KO (4th Rd)	KO (Last 16)

1. Win/Draw/Loss % based on all competitions
2. Includes one game after Jol had departed and prior to the appointment of Ramos

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