West Ham United 2007–08 football season
| 2007–08 season | |||
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| Chairman | Björgólfur Guðmundsson | ||
| Manager | Alan Curbishley | ||
| Premier League | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (knocked out by Manchester City) | ||
| League Cup | Fifth round (knocked out by Everton) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dean Ashton (10) All: Dean Ashton (12) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 33,898 | ||
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| ← 2006–072008–09 → | |||
The 2007–08 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 10th place.
Final league table
Main article: 2007–08 Premier League| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 49 | |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
Notes:
- As FA Cup winners
- Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premier League Fair Play Ranking by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
- As League Cup winners
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
Premier League
West Ham United v Manchester City| 11 August 2007 1 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Manchester City | London |
| Report | Bianchi  18'Geovanni 87' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,921 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 18 August 2007 2 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Report | Noble 70' |
Stadium: ST Andrew's Attendance: 24,961 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 25 August 2007 3 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | London |
| Bowyer 81' |
Report | Scharner 78' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,793 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 1 September 2007 4 | Reading | 0–3 | West Ham United | Reading |
| Report | Bellamy 6' Etherington 49', 90' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,533 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 15 September 2007 5 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Bowyer 46' Young 51', og'Ashton 62' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,351 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 23 September 2007 6 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Viduka 2', 41' N'Zogbia 76' |
Report | Ashton 32' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 29 September 2007 7 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Arsenal | London |
| Report | van Persie 13' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 6 October 2007 8 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Gardner 24' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,842 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 21 October 2007 9 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Sunderland | London |
| Cole 9' Gordon 78', og'Bellamy 90' |
Report | Jones 52' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,913 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 27 October 2007 10 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
| Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,525 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 4 November 2007 11 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| McCartney 20' |
Report | Nolan 90' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,867 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 10 November 2007 12 | Derby County | 0–5 | West Ham United | Derby |
| Report | Bowyer 42', 59' Etherington 51'Lewis 55' (o.g.)Solano 69' |
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 32,440 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 25 November 2007 13 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Cole 20' |
Report | Dawson 67' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 1 December 2007 14 | Chelsea | 1–0 | West Ham United | London |
| J. Cole 76' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 9 December 2007 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Report | Ashton 52' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,870 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 15 December 2007 16 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Everton | London |
| Report | Yakubu 45' Johnson 90' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,430 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 22 December 2007 17 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
| Wheater 40' |
Report | Ashton 44' Parker 90' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,007 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 26 December 2007 18 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Reading | London |
| Solano 42' |
Report | Kitson 60' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,277 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 29 December 2007 19 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Manchester United | London |
| Ferdinand 77' Upson 82' |
Report | Ronaldo 14' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 1 January 2008 20 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Ham United | London |
| Eduardo 2' Adebayor 18' |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,102 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 12 January 2008 21 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Fulham | London |
| Ashton 28' Ferdinand 69' |
Report | Davies 8' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,947 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 20 January 2008 22 | Manchester City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Vassell 16' |
Report | Cole 8' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,042 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 30 January 2008 23 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Liverpool | London |
| Noble 90' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2 February 2008 24 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | West Ham United | Wigan |
| Kilbane 45' |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 20,525 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 9 February 2008 25 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Birmingham City | London |
| Ljungberg 7' |
Report | McFadden 16' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,884 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 23 February 2008 26 | Fulham | 0–1 | West Ham United | London |
| Report | Solano 87' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,280 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 1 March 2008 27 | West Ham United | 0–4 | Chelsea | London |
| Report | Lampard 17' J. Cole 20'Ballack 22'A. Cole 64' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,969 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 5 March 2008 28 | Liverpool | 4–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Torres 8', 61', 81' Gerrard 83' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,954 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 9 March 2008 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | West Ham United | London |
| Berbatov 8', 11' Gilberto 85'Bent 90' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,062 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 15 March 2008 30 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Ashton 39' Sears 81' |
Report | Santa Cruz 19' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,006 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 22 March 2008 31 | Everton | 1–1 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Yakubu 8' |
Report | Ashton 68' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,430 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 29 March 2008 32 | Sunderland | 2–1 | West Ham United | Sunderland |
| Jones 29' Reid 90' |
Report | Ljungberg 18' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,690 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 8 April 2008 33 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | London |
| Report | Kranjcar 61' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,629 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 12 April 2008 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Davies 47' |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,043 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 19 April 2008 35 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Derby County | London |
| Zamora 20' Cole 77' |
Report | Mears 65' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,612 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 26 April 2008 36 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| Noble 10' Ashton 23' |
Report | Martins 43' McCartney 45', og' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,980 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 3 May 2008 37 | Manchester United | 4–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Ronaldo 3', 24' Tevez 26'Carrick 59' |
Report | Ashton 28' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 76,013 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 11 May 2008 38 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Aston Villa | London |
| Solano 8' Ashton 88' |
Report | Young 14' Barry 58' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,969 Referee: Mike Dean |
League Cup
Bristol Rovers v West Ham United| 28 August 2007 Second round | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | West Ham United | Bristol |
| Williams 72' |
Report | Bellamy 31', 45' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,831 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 26 September 2007 Third round | West Ham United | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | London |
| Ashton 90' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,774 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 30 October 2007 Fourth round | Coventry City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Coventry |
| Tabb 68' |
Report | Hall 71', og' Cole 90' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 23,968 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 12 December 2007 Quarter Final | West Ham United | 1–2 | Everton | London |
| Cole 12' |
Report | Osman 40' Yakubu 88' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,777 Referee: Mark Halsey |
FA Cup
West Ham United v Manchester City| 5 January 2008 Third round | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,806 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 16 January 2008 Third round replay | Manchester City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Elano 73' |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,809 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Statistics
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 034.21 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 075.00 |
| Total | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 036.36 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | ST | 9 |  |
Dean Ashton | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | ST | 12 | |
Carlton Cole | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | ST | 10 |  |
Craig Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| MF | 15 |  |
Nolberto Solano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | 29 | |
Lee Bowyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | MF | 11 | |
Matthew Etherington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 16 | |
Mark Noble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | 5 | |
Anton Ferdinand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 7 |  |
Freddie Ljungberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 3 |  |
George McCartney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 6 | |
Matthew Upson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 8 | |
Scott Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | 25 | |
Bobby Zamora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | 40 | |
Freddie Sears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 0 | 6 | 48 | ||||
League position by matchday
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Robert Green | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
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Richard Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  AUS
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Lucas Neill | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NIR
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George McCartney | 44 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL
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Daniel Gabbidon | 14 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Anton Ferdinand | 29 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Matthew Upson | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  GHA
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John Paintsil | 17 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  USA
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Jonathan Spector | 28 | 0 | 13+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | WAL
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James Collins | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG
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James Tomkins | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SWE
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Freddie Ljungberg | 28 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Scott Parker | 20 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
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Matthew Etherington | 21 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  PER
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Nolberto Solano | 23 | 4 | 14+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Mark Noble | 36 | 3 | 25+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
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Hayden Mullins | 39 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  FRA
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Julien Faubert | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
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Kyel Reid | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
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Lee Bowyer | 20 | 4 | 12+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG
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Kieron Dyer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  POR
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Luis Boa Morte | 32 | 0 | 18+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | WAL
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Jack Collison | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Dean Ashton | 34 | 11 | 20+11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | WAL
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Craig Bellamy | 9 | 4 | 7+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | ENG
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Carlton Cole | 37 | 6 | 21+10 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | ENG
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Bobby Zamora | 14 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW |  SEN
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Henri Camara | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG
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Freddie Sears | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
External links
- West Ham United FC official website
- West Ham United FC on Soccerbase Archived 2006-05-11 at the Wayback Machine