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2007–08 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Ipswich Town
season	2007–08
manager	Jim Magilton
chairman	David Sheepshanks
stadium	Portman Road
league	Championship
league result	8th
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	Third round
cup3	League Cup
cup3 result	First round
league topscorer	Jonathan Walters (13)
season topscorer	Jonathan Walters (13)
highest attendance	29,656
(vs Norwich City, 13 Apr 2008, Championship)
lowest attendance	17,938
(vs Leicester City, 11 Dec 2007, Championship)
average attendance	21,935
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prevseason	2006–07
nextseason	2008–09

(vs Norwich City, 13 Apr 2008, Championship) (vs Leicester City, 11 Dec 2007, Championship) During the 2007–08 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Despite making a strong challenge for promotion during the season, Ipswich Town were denied the chance to participate in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League on the last day of the season, with Crystal Palace and Watford taking the play-off places instead.

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Left club during season

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	NIR Jim Magilton
Assistant Manager	ENG Bryan Klug
Goalkeeping Coach	ENG Andy Rhodes
Specialist Skills Coach	ENG Steve Foley
Fitness Coach	ENG Simon Thadani
Head Physiotherapist	ENG Matt Byard

Pre-season

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 July 2007	Burton Albion	A	3–0	935	Richards, Lee (2) (pen)
12 July 2007	Kettering Town	A	3–1	Unknown	O'Callaghan, Clarke, Synnott
18 July 2007	Stevenage	A	0–3	Unknown
19 July 2007	Chelmsford City	A	2–2	Unknown	Unknown (o.g.) Moore
21 July 2007	Rushden & Diamonds	A	2–1	1,060	Walters, Roberts
24 July 2007	Crawley Town	A	5–1	1,043	Miller (3) (pen), Lee (2)
27 July 2007	Bury Town	A	6–1	1,926	Clarke (3), Haynes, Garvan, Robinson
31 July 2007	Royal Antwerp	A	1–1	Unknown	Roberts
3 August 2007	Leiston	A	P
5 August 2007	Panathinaikos	H	2–0	8,165	Couñago (2)
7 August 2007	ENG Dartford	A	3–1	649	Roberts, Clarke, O'Callaghan

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 2007	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4–1	23,099	Lee (2) (pen), Roberts, Couñago
18 August 2007	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–1	13,260	Lee
26 August 2007	Crystal Palace	H	1–0	19,382	Walters
1 September 2007	Watford	A	0–2	17,295
15 September 2007	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–4	19,460
22 September 2007	Coventry City	H	4–1	18,840	de Vos, Couñago (2), Walters
29 September 2007	Hull City	A	1–3	15,456	Harding
2 October 2007	Burnley	A	2–2	9,952	Legwinski, Lee
6 October 2007	Preston North End	H	2–1	19,243	Lee, Miller
20 October 2007	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	13,946	Legwinski
23 October 2007	Colchester United	H	3–1	25,727	Walters, Trotter, Haynes
27 October 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-0	23,308	Lee, Couñago, Haynes
4 November 2007	Norwich City	A	2–2	25,461	Lee, Couñago
6 November 2007	Sheffield United	A	1–3	25,033	Walters
10 November 2007	Bristol City	H	6–0	22,020	Walters (3), Wright, Miller (pen), Couñago
24 November 2007	Cardiff City	A	0–1	15,173
27 November 2007	Southampton	H	2–0	19,791	Walters, Couñago
1 December 2007	Barnsley	H	0–0	19,540
4 December 2007	Bristol City	A	0–2	14,062
8 December 2007	Charlton Athletic	A	1–3	24,680	Couñago
11 December 2007	Leicester City	H	3–1	17,938	Couñago, Lee (pen), Walters
15 December 2007	Scunthorpe United	H	3–2	19,306	Couñago, Garvan, Miller
22 December 2007	Burnley	H	0–0	20,077
26 December 2007	Leicester City	A	0–2	24,049
29 December 2007	Coventry City	A	1–2	18,346	Haynes
1 January 2008	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	24,000	Wright, de Vos
12 January 2008	Stoke City	H	1–1	20,346	Haynes
19 January 2008	Blackpool	A	1–1	9,154	Walters
29 January 2008	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	20,095
2 February 2008	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	19,092	Quinn, Lee
9 February 2008	Watford	H	1–2	24,227	Walters
12 February 2008	Crystal Palace	A	1–0	16,090	Haynes
16 February 2008	Blackpool	H	2–1	21,059	Šumulikoski, Walters
23 February 2008	Stoke City	A	0–1	23,563
1 March 2008	Southampton	A	1–1	23,299	David Norris
4 March 2008	Sheffield United	H	1–1	20,190	Lee
11 March 2008	Barnsley	A	1–4	11,333	Couñago
15 March 2008	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	23,539	Garvan, Haynes
22 March 2008	Scunthorpe United	A	2–1	6,636	Couñago, Sito
29 March 2008	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	24,570
5 April 2008	Colchester United	A	0–2	6,264
9 April 2008	Cardiff City	H	1–1	20,311	Rhodes
13 April 2008	Norwich City	H	2–1	29,656	Pearce (o.g.), Haynes
19 April 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	26,072	Miller
26 April 2008	Preston North End	A	2–2	14,187	Miller, Walters
4 May 2008	Hull City	H	1–0	28,233	Lee

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	5 January 2008	Portsmouth	H	0–1	23,446

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R1	14 August 2007	Milton Keynes Dons	A	3–3 (lost 3–5 on pens)	7,496	Lee (pen), Murphy (o.g.), Garvan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
13 July 2007	FW	ESP Pablo Couñago	ESP Málaga	Free transfer
16 July 2007	GK	SCO Neil Alexander	WAL Cardiff City	Free transfer
19 July 2007	MF	ENG Tommy Miller	ENG Sunderland	Free transfer
23 January 2008	MF	IRL Alan Quinn	ENG Sheffield United	Undisclosed
28 January 2008	MF	NMK Veliče Šumulikoski	TUR Bursaspor	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	MF	ENG David Norris	ENG Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	GK	IRL Nick Colgan	Free agent	Free transfer

Loans in

Date from	Pos	Name	From	Date until
31 January 2008	GK	ENG Stephen Bywater	ENG Derby County	30 June 2008
15 March 2008	FW	FIN Shefki Kuqi	ENG Crystal Palace	30 June 2008
21 March 2008	DF	ENG Danny Simpson	ENG Manchester United	30 June 2008

Transfers out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
3 June 2007	DF	ENG James Krause	ENG Rushden & Diamonds	Free transfer
1 July 2007	MF	ENG Darren Currie	ENG Luton Town	Free transfer
1 July 2007	MF	ENG Martin Brittain	ENG Carlisle United	Free transfer
1 July 2007	MF	ENG Stuart O'Keefe	ENG Southend United	Free transfer
1 July 2007	FW	ENG Darryl Knights	ENG Yeovil Town	Free transfer
1 July 2007	FW	ENG Kieron Leabon	ENG Boston United	Free transfer
27 July 2007	GK	WAL Lewis Price	ENG Derby County	Undisclosed
11 January 2008	DF	ENG Ian Miller	ENG Darlington	Free transfer
24 January 2008	MF	ENG Sammy Moore	ENG Stevenage Borough	Free transfer
30 January 2008	GK	SCO Neil Alexander	SCO Rangers	£500,000
31 January 2008	MF	IRL George O'Callaghan	IRL Cork City	Free transfer

Loans out

Date from	Pos	Name	From	Date until	Ref
25 July 2007	MF	ENG Sammy Moore	ENG Brentford	6 January 2008
30 July 2007	DF	ENG Ian Miller	ENG Darlington	10 January 2008
31 August 2007	MF	IRL George O'Callaghan	ENG Brighton & Hove Albion	1 January 2008
18 September 2007	DF	ENG Matt Richards	ENG Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2008
10 October 2007	FW	ENG Jordan Rhodes	ENG Oxford United	10 November 2007
22 November 2007	FW	ENG Dean Bowditch	ENG Northampton Town	22 January 2008
17 January 2008	DF	ENG Matt Richards	ENG Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2008
30 January 2008	MF	CAN Jaime Peters	ENG Yeovil Town	4 May 2008
31 January 2008	GK	IRL Shane Supple	SCO Falkrik	30 June 2008
31 January 2008	FW	IRL Billy Clarke	SCO Falkrik	30 June 2008
12 February 2008	FW	ENG Dean Bowditch	ENG Brighton & Hove Albion	5 March 2008
12 February 2008	MF	ENG Gary Roberts	ENG Crewe Alexandra	12 March 2008
20 February 2008	DF	ENG Tommy Smith	ENG Stevenage Borough	27 April 2008	date=October 2015}}, Stevenage F.C.

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
19	FW	IRL	Jonathan Walters	13	0	0	13
9	FW	ESP	Pablo Couñago	12	0	0	12
14	FW	IRL	Alan Lee	11	0	1	12
18	FW	ENG	Danny Haynes	7	0	0	7
10	MF	ENG	Tommy Miller	5	0	0	5
7	MF	IRL	Owen Garvan	2	0	1	3
4	DF	CAN	Jason de Vos	2	0	0	2
8	MF	FRA	Sylvain Legwinski	2	0	0	2
20	DF	ENG	David Wright	2	0	0	2
15	DF	ESP	Sito	1	0	0	1
22	MF	ENG	Gary Roberts	1	0	0	1
23	DF	ENG	Dan Harding	1	0	0	1
25	MF	IRL	Alan Quinn	1	0	0	1
26	MF	MKD	Veliče Šumulikoski	1	0	0	1
28	MF	ENG	David Norris	1	0	0	1
36	MF	ENG	Liam Trotter	1	0	0	1
38	FW	ENG	Jordan Rhodes	1	0	0	1
Own goal	1	0	1	2
Total	65	0	3	68

Clean sheets

Number	Nation	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
27	SCO	Neil Alexander	8	0	0	8
43	ENG	Stephen Bywater	4	0	0	4
Total	12	0	0	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
2	DF	NED Fabian Wilnis	0	1	0	0
4	DF	CAN Jason de Vos	4	0	0	0
5	DF	IRL Alex Bruce	3	0	0	0
7	MF	IRL Owen Garvan	3	0	0	0
8	MF	FRA Sylvain Legwinski	2	0	0	0
9	FW	ESP Pablo Couñago	4	1	1	0
10	MF	ENG Tommy Miller	2	1	0	0
11	MF	WAL Gavin Williams	4	0	0	0
14	FW	IRL Alan Lee	3	0	1	0
15	DF	ESP Sito	2	1	0	0
18	FW	ENG Danny Haynes	6	0	0	0
19	FW	IRL Jonathan Walters	1	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG David Wright	1	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG Danny Simpson	2	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG Gary Roberts	5	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG Dan Harding	3	0	0	0
24	FW	IRL Billy Clarke	1	0	0	0
25	MF	IRL Alan Quinn	1	0	0	0
27	GK	SCO Neil Alexander	2	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG Liam Trotter	1	0	0	1
43	GK	ENG Stephen Bywater	1	0	0	0
Total	51	4	2	1	2	0

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	IRL Jonathan Walters
Players' Player of the Year	IRL Jonathan Walters	title=Double joy for Ipswich's Walters	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7362403.stm	work=BBC Sport	access-date=24 June 2013	date=23 April 2008}}
Young Player of the Year	ENG Jordan Rhodes
Goal of the Season	ESP Pablo Couñago

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