2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2007–08 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Tony Mowbray
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Championship	1st (promoted to the Premier League)
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Phillips (22); All: Kevin Phillips (24)
Average home league attendance	22,311

During the 2007–08 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League Championship. They finished the season in first place, thus earning promotion to the Premier League the following season.

Season summary

After the previous season's play-off final heartbreak, Tony Mowbray set about restructuring his squad, moving out several players for multimillion-pound fees after press reports of dressing room division.[1] High-profile players such as Jason Koumas, Diomansy Kamara and Curtis Davies were sold to Premier League clubs for large fees, joining Paul McShane, Nathan Ellington, Darren Carter and Steve Watson in leaving the Hawthorns. Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process.

Despite the large changes in his squad, Mowbray won the Championship Manager of the Month award in September, after Albion gained 13 out of the maximum 15 points and climbed to second.[2] At the start of 2008, Mowbray's young Albion team topped the table, receiving growing plaudits from the media[3] and supporters[4] alike for their attractive brand of attacking one touch passing football, a reflection of Mowbray's staunch footballing philosophy.[5]

Mowbray guided Albion to the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League, and also reached the FA Cup semi-final. The semi-final, the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, pitted Albion against Portsmouth, the only remaining Premier League team left in the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the match 1–0 with the only goal of the game coming from former Albion striker Nwankwo Kanu. Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award for April,[6] as well as the League Managers Association manager of the year award.[7]

Kit

English company Umbro remained West Bromwich's kit manufacturers. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion (C, P)	46	23	12	11	88	55	+33	81	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Stoke City (P)	46	21	16	9	69	55	+14	79	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Hull City (O, P)	46	21	12	13	65	47	+18	75	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Bristol City	46	20	14	12	54	53	+1	74
5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	58	42	+16	71

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[8]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Championship

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 2007	Burnley	A	1–2	15,337 (2,191)	Phillips
18 August 2007	Preston North End	H	2–0	19,556	Phillips, Miller
25 August 2007	Sheffield United	A	0–1	23,491
1 September 2007	Barnsley	H	2–0	18,310	Teixeira, Beattie
15 September 2007	Ipswich Town	H	4–0	19,460 (1,013)	Miller, Teixeira, Phillips (2)
18 September 2007	Bristol City	A	1–1	16,571 (2,019)	Koren
22 September 2007	Scunthorpe United	A	3–2	8,307 (1,800)	Barnett, Brunt, Teixeira
30 September 2007	Queens Park Rangers	H	5–1	24,757 (785)	Phillips (2), Miller, Koren, Greening
3 October 2007	Stoke City	H	1–1	20,048 (1,384)	Barnett
6 October 2007	Southampton	A	2–3	21,967 (2,218)	Koren (2)
20 October 2007	Colchester United	A	2–3	5,798 (1,000)	Phillips, Miller
23 October 2007	Blackpool	H	2–1	22,030 (1,382)	Miller, Morrison
27 October 2007	Norwich City	H	2–0	20,247	Miller, Phillips
3 November 2007	Watford	A	3–0	18,273 (2,200)	Miller, Phillips, Albrechtsen
6 November 2007	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	19,807 (1,726)	Phillips
12 November 2007	Coventry City	A	4–0	18,566 (2,818)	Robinson, Teixeira (2), Koren
25 November 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	27,493 (2,600)
28 November 2007	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–1	14,348	Bednář (2)
1 December 2007	Crystal Palace	A	1–1	15,247	Hudson (own goal)
4 December 2007	Coventry City	H	2–4	20,641	Bednář (2)
8 December 2007	Leicester City	A	2–1	22,088	Gera, Beattie
15 December 2007	Charlton Athletic	H	4–2	20,346 (463)	Bednář, Gera (2), Phillips
22 December 2007	Stoke City	A	1–3	18,420 (2,439)	Bednář
26 December 2007	Bristol City	H	4–1	27,314 (2,600)	Bednář, Koren, Phillips (2)
29 December 2007	Scunthorpe United	H	5–0	25,238 (584)	Phillips (2), Koren, Gera, Beattie
1 January 2008	Ipswich Town	A	0–2	24,000
12 January 2008	Hull City	A	3–1	18,391 (1,524)	Phillips, Morrison, Bednář
19 January 2008	Cardiff City	H	3–3	22,325 (2,453)	Bednář, Albrechtsen, Johnson (own goal)
29 January 2008	Preston North End	A	1–2	12,473	Gera
2 February 2008	Burnley	H	2–1	22,206 (2,081)	Cesar, Bednář
9 February 2008	Barnsley	A	1–2	13,083 (2,065)	Morrison
12 February 2008	Sheffield United	H	0–0	22,643
23 February 2008	Hull City	H	1–2	22,716 (1,424)	Bednář
1 March 2008	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–0	22,503 (1,346)	Gera, Miller, Bednář
4 March 2008	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–0	18,805	Phillips
12 March 2008	Crystal Palace	H	1–1	20,378	Phillips
15 March 2008	Leicester City	H	1–4	22,038 (1,736)	Koren
21 March 2008	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	23,412	Phillips
29 March 2008	Colchester United	H	4–3	20,433 (686)	Phillips, Brunt, Bednář, Morrison
1 April 2008	Cardiff City	A	0–0	13,915
8 April 2008	Blackpool	A	3–1	9,628 (1,900)	Phillips (2, 1 pen), Miller
12 April 2008	Watford	H	1–1	26,508	Barnett
15 April 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	27,883 (2,600)	Gera
19 April 2008	Norwich City	A	2–1	25,442 (2,500)	Koren, Gera
28 April 2008	Southampton	H	1–1	26,167 (1,263)	Brunt
4 May 2008	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–0	18,309 (2,600)	Do-Heon, Brunt

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 2008	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	12,682	Miller
R3R	15 January 2008	Charlton Athletic	H	2–2 (won 4–3 on pens)	12,691	Bednář, Morrison
R4	26 January 2008	Peterborough United	A	3–0	12,701	Bednář, Koren, Phillips (pen)
R5	16 February 2008	Coventry City	A	5–0	28,163 (5,000)	Brunt, Bednář (2, 1 pen), Miller, Gera
QF	9 March 2008	Bristol Rovers	A	5–1	12,011 (1,500)	Morrison, Miller (3), Phillips
SF	5 April 2008	Portsmouth	N	0–1	83,584

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	14 August 2007	Bournemouth	H	1–0	10,250 (432)	Beattie
R2	28 August 2007	Peterborough United	A	2–0	4,917	Gera, Ellington
R3	25 September 2007	Cardiff City	H	2–4	14,085	Miller (2, 1 pen)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[9]

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	IRL	Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2	DF	BEL	Carl Hoefkens
3	DF	ENG	Paul Robinson
4	DF	ENG	Leon Barnett
5	DF	ENG	Neil Clement
7	MF	SVN	Robert Koren
8	MF	ENG	Jonathan Greening
9	FW	CZE	Roman Bednář (on loan from Hearts)
10	FW	SCO	Craig Beattie
11	MF	HUN	Zoltán Gera
12	MF	KOR	Kim Do-heon (on loan from Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
13	GK	ENG	Luke Steele
14	DF	DEN	Martin Albrechtsen
15	FW	NED	Sherjill MacDonald
16	DF	ENG	Jared Hodgkiss


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ENG	Ishmael Miller
18	DF	ANT	Shelton Martis
19	GK	CZE	Michal Daněk (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
20	MF	POR	Filipe Teixeira[notes 2]
21	FW	ENG	Kevin Phillips
22	FW	ENG	Stuart Nicholson
23	DF	MOZ	Tininho
24	FW	ENG	Luke Moore (on loan from Aston Villa)
25	DF	SVN	Boštjan Cesar (on loan from Marseille)
26	DF	CPV	Pelé[notes 3]
27	MF	SCO	James Morrison[notes 4]
29	MF	NIR	Chris Brunt
30	FW	POL	Bartosz Ślusarski
32	MF	ENG	David Worrall

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
6	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies (on loan to Aston Villa)
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington (to Watford)
12	MF	ENG	Richard Chaplow (to Preston North End)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	WAL	John Hartson (retired)
24	DF	ENG	Ronnie Wallwork (to Sheffield Wednesday)
31	GK	ENG	Luke Daniels (on loan to Motherwell)

Transfers

Out

Chris Perry – released (later joined Luton Town), 1 June 2007
Diomansy Kamara – Fulham, £6,000,000, 9 July 2007[10]
Steve Watson – Sheffield Wednesday, free, 10 July 2007[11]
Jason Koumas – Wigan Athletic, £5,300,000, 10 July 2007[12]
Paul McShane – Sunderland, £1,500,000, 26 July 2007[13]
Darren Carter – Preston North End, £750,000, 9 August 2007[14]
Nathan Ellington – Watford, £3,250,000, 29 August 2007[15]
Curtis Davies – Aston Villa, season loan, 31 August 2007[16]

In

Shelton Martis – Hibernian, £50,000, 2 July 2007.[17]
Craig Beattie – Celtic, £1,250,000, 3 July 2007[18]
Filipe Teixeira – Académica, £600,000, 17 July 2007[19]
Leon Barnett – Luton Town, £2,500,000, 26 July 2007[20]
Tininho – Beira-Mar, £230,000, 31 July 2007[21]
Boštjan Cesar – Marseille, season loan, 7 August 2007[22]
Carl Hoefkens – Stoke City, £750,000, 7 August 2007[23]
James Morrison – Middlesbrough, £1,500,000, 7 August 2007[24]
Pelé – Southampton, £1,000,000, 9 August 2007[25]
Chris Brunt – Sheffield Wednesday, £3,000,000,15 August 2007[26]
Bartosz Ślusarski – Dyskobolia Grodzisk
Michal Daněk – Viktoria Plzeň, loan
Roman Bednář – Hearts, loan
Ishmael Miller – Manchester City

References

Boss: I had to clear decks Express & Star, 12 September 2007
"Mowbray wins award". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
Culley, Jon (27 December 2007). "West Bromwich Albion 4 Bristol City 1: Bednar fires Albion to the summit". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
Mowbray hails Baggies fans Birmingham Post, 28 December 2007
Mowbray can pass Premier test Birmingham Post, 11 December 2007
"Mowbray claims managerial award". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
"Ferguson wins managerial honour". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2007-2008/results
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/wba.htm
"Fulham sign Kamara from West Brom". BBC Sport. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
"Owls complete signing of Watson". 10 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"Wigan complete signing of Koumas". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
"Sunderland sign defender McShane". 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"Carter joins Preston from Baggies". 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Watford | Watford sign Ellington for £3.25m". newsimg.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"Villa sign Davies on season loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
"West Brom capture defender Martis". BBC Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
"West Brom complete Beattie deal". 3 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
"Baggies sign midfielder Teixeira". BBC Sport. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
"Barnett completes West Brom move". 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Tininho bags Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
"Baggies sign Marseille defender". BBC Sport. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
"West Brom sign Stoke's Hoefkens". 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Morrison secures move to Baggies". 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Baggies swoop for midfielder Pelé". BBC Sport. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
"West Brom complete £3m Brunt deal". 15 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

Notes

Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
Teixeira was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level.
Pelé was born in Albufeira, Portugal, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally and made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2006.
Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.

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[1] Boss: I had to clear decks Express & Star, 12 September 2007

[2] "Mowbray wins award". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2007.

[3] Culley, Jon (27 December 2007). "West Bromwich Albion 4 Bristol City 1: Bednar fires Albion to the summit". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

[4] Mowbray hails Baggies fans Birmingham Post, 28 December 2007

[5] Mowbray can pass Premier test Birmingham Post, 11 December 2007

[6] "Mowbray claims managerial award". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.

[7] "Ferguson wins managerial honour". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.

[8] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2007-2008/results

[9] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/wba.htm

[14] "Fulham sign Kamara from West Brom". BBC Sport. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

[15] "Owls complete signing of Watson". 10 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[16] "Wigan complete signing of Koumas". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.

[17] "Sunderland sign defender McShane". 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[18] "Carter joins Preston from Baggies". 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[19] "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Watford | Watford sign Ellington for £3.25m". newsimg.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[20] "Villa sign Davies on season loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[21] "West Brom capture defender Martis". BBC Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

[22] "West Brom complete Beattie deal". 3 July 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[Baggies_sign_midfielder_Teixeira-23] "Baggies sign midfielder Teixeira". BBC Sport. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.

[24] "Barnett completes West Brom move". 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[25] "Tininho bags Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2008.

[Baggies_sign_Marseille_defender-26] "Baggies sign Marseille defender". BBC Sport. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[27] "West Brom sign Stoke's Hoefkens". 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[28] "Morrison secures move to Baggies". 7 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Baggies_swoop_for_midfielder_Peleeon-29] "Baggies swoop for midfielder Pelé". BBC Sport. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.

[30] "West Brom complete £3m Brunt deal". 15 August 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[10] Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.

[11] Teixeira was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level.

[12] Pelé was born in Albufeira, Portugal, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally and made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2006.

[13] Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.