Under new manager Chris Hutchings, the team started the season well, winning two of their opening three games and briefly leading the Premiership table for the first time in the club's history. However, after going the next ten games without a win, Wigan found themselves in the bottom three.[1] Hutchings was sacked and Birmingham City's Steve Bruce was appointed as the new manager a couple of weeks later. Results began to improve, and the club steadily pulled away from relegation before finally securing their survival in their penultimate game in a 2–0 away win against Aston Villa.[2] The club finished in 14th place at the end of the season.
Wigan had little success in the cups, and were knocked out of the League Cup in their first game against Hull City. The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup before losing 2–1 to Chelsea. Marcus Bent, on loan from Charlton Athletic, finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of seven goals, and Paul Scharner was voted as the club's Player of the Year.
Source: Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
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^Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his full international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
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The 2007 08 Wigan Athletic F C season was the club s 30th season in the Football League and their third season in the Premier League Wigan Athletic2007 08 seasonChairmanDave WhelanManagerChris Hutchings until 5 November Frank Barlow caretaker Steve Bruce from 19 November Premier League14thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupSecond roundTop goalscorerLeague Marcus Bent 7 All Marcus Bent 7 Highest home attendance25 133 vs Manchester United Premier League 11 May 2008 Lowest home attendance5 440 vs Hull City League Cup 28 August 2007 2006 072008 09 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Squad 3 1 First team squad 3 2 On loan 3 3 Starting 11 4 Results 4 1 Premier League 4 1 1 Results summary 4 1 2 Results per matchday 4 2 FA Cup 4 3 League Cup 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSeason summary editUnder new manager Chris Hutchings the team started the season well winning two of their opening three games and briefly leading the Premiership table for the first time in the club s history However after going the next ten games without a win Wigan found themselves in the bottom three 1 Hutchings was sacked and Birmingham City s Steve Bruce was appointed as the new manager a couple of weeks later Results began to improve and the club steadily pulled away from relegation before finally securing their survival in their penultimate game in a 2 0 away win against Aston Villa 2 The club finished in 14th place at the end of the season Wigan had little success in the cups and were knocked out of the League Cup in their first game against Hull City The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup before losing 2 1 to Chelsea Marcus Bent on loan from Charlton Athletic finished the season as the club s top goalscorer with a total of seven goals and Paul Scharner was voted as the club s Player of the Year Final league table editMain article 2007 08 Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 45 65 20 43 13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 43 53 10 42 14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 34 51 17 40 15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 36 59 23 39 16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 36 54 18 37Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored For further information on European qualification see Premier League CompetitionSquad editFirst team squad edit Sources 3 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 nbsp ENG Chris Kirkland 2 DF nbsp ENG Ryan Taylor 3 DF nbsp SWE Erik Edman 5 MF nbsp HON Wilson Palacios 6 FW nbsp FRA Antoine Sibierski 8 MF nbsp IRL Kevin Kilbane 4 9 FW nbsp ENG Emile Heskey 10 MF nbsp WAL Jason Koumas 11 MF nbsp ENG Michael Brown 12 GK nbsp ENG Mike Pollitt 14 FW nbsp JAM Marlon King 5 15 FW nbsp NGA Julius Aghahowa 16 MF nbsp ECU Antonio Valencia No Pos Nation Player 17 DF nbsp BRB Emmerson Boyce 6 18 DF nbsp AUT Paul Scharner 19 DF nbsp ENG Titus Bramble 20 DF nbsp CMR Salomon Olembe 21 MF nbsp POL Tomasz Cywka 23 FW nbsp ENG Marcus Bent on loan from Charlton Athletic 24 MF nbsp AUS Josip Skoko 25 DF nbsp NED Mario Melchiot captain 26 MF nbsp NED Rachid Bouaouzan 27 MF nbsp POL Tomasz Kupisz 31 DF nbsp HON Maynor Figueroa on loan from Olimpia 32 DF nbsp NOR Erik Hagen on loan from Zenit St Petersburg On loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 4 DF nbsp SWE Andreas Granqvist at Helsingborg 7 FW nbsp SEN Henri Camara at West Ham United 13 GK nbsp ENG Carlo Nash at Stoke City No Pos Nation Player 22 MF nbsp WAL David Cotterill at Sheffield United DF nbsp SCO Andy Webster at Rangers Starting 11 edit Considering starts in all competitions 7 GK 13 nbsp Chris Kirkland 38 RB 25 nbsp Mario Melchiot 33 CB 5 nbsp Fitz Hall 24 CB 19 nbsp Titus Bramble 27 LB 17 nbsp Emmerson Boyce 26 RM 16 nbsp Antonio Valencia 31 CM 11 nbsp Michael Brown 29 CM 18 nbsp Paul Scharner 39 LM 8 nbsp Kevin Kilbane 36 CF 9 nbsp Emile Heskey 29 CF 23 nbsp Marcus Bent 26Results editPremier League edit Main article 2007 08 Premier League Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 10 10 18 34 51 17 40 8 5 6 21 17 4 2 5 12 13 34 21 Last updated 24 January 2019 Source 11v11 Results per matchday edit Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHResultLWWDLDLLLLLLLLDLWDWLDWLLWLWDDWLLWDDDWLPosition1710137101012141616181919191919191718171717181516141413121416141513141314Updated to match es played on 11 May 2008 Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report 1 11 August 2007 Everton A 1 2 39 220 Sibierski 80 Report 2 15 August 2007 Middlesbrough H 1 0 14 007 Sibierski 55 Report 3 18 August 2007 Sunderland H 3 0 18 639 Heskey 19 Landzaat 62 pen Sibierski 69 pen Report 4 25 August 2007 West Ham United A 1 1 33 793 Scharner 78 Report 5 1 September 2007 Newcastle United A 0 1 50 461 Report 6 15 September 2007 Fulham H 1 1 16 973 Koumas 80 pen Report 7 22 September 2007 Reading A 1 2 21 379 Bent 50 Report 8 29 September 2007 Liverpool H 0 1 24 311 Report 9 6 October 2007 Manchester United A 0 4 75 300 Report 10 20 October 2007 Portsmouth H 0 2 17 695 Report 11 27 October 2007 Birmingham City A 2 3 27 661 Bent 2 23 59 Report 12 3 November 2007 Chelsea H 0 2 19 011 Report 13 11 November 2007 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 4 35 504 Report 14 24 November 2007 Arsenal A 0 2 60 126 Report 15 1 December 2007 Manchester City H 1 1 18 614 Scharner 25 Report 16 9 December 2007 Bolton Wanderers A 1 4 20 309 Landzaat 14 Report 17 15 December 2007 Blackburn Rovers H 5 3 16 489 Landzaat 10 Bent 3 12 66 81 Scharner 37 Report 18 22 December 2007 Fulham A 1 1 20 820 Bent 70 Report 19 26 December 2007 Newcastle United H 1 0 20 304 Taylor 40 Report 20 29 December 2007 Aston Villa H 1 2 18 806 Bramble 28 Report 21 2 January 2008 Liverpool A 1 1 42 302 Bramble 80 Report 22 12 January 2008 Derby County A 1 0 31 652 Sibierski 82 Report 23 20 January 2008 Everton H 1 2 18 820 Jagielka 53 o g Report 24 29 January 2008 Middlesbrough A 0 1 22 963 Report 25 2 February 2008 West Ham United H 1 0 20 525 Kilbane 45 Report 26 9 February 2008 Sunderland A 0 2 43 600 Report 27 23 February 2008 Derby County H 2 0 20 176 Scharner 60 Valencia 84 Report 28 1 March 2008 Manchester City A 0 0 38 261 Report 29 9 March 2008 Arsenal H 0 0 19 676 Report 30 16 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers H 1 0 17 055 Heskey 33 Report 31 22 March 2008 Blackburn Rovers A 1 3 23 541 King 17 pen Report 32 29 March 2008 Portsmouth A 0 2 18 623 Report 33 5 April 2008 Birmingham City H 2 0 17 926 Taylor 2 15 55 Report 34 14 April 2008 Chelsea A 1 1 40 487 Heskey 90 Report 35 19 April 2008 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 1 18 673 Heskey 12 Report 36 26 April 2008 Reading H 0 0 19 043 Report 37 3 May 2008 Aston Villa A 2 0 42 640 Valencia 2 52 63 Report 38 11 May 2008 Manchester United H 0 2 25 133 Report FA Cup edit Main article 2007 08 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report R3 5 January 2008 Sunderland A 3 0 20 821 1 184 away Scharner Cotterill McShane o g Report R4 26 January 2008 Chelsea H 1 2 14 166 Sibierski Report League Cup edit Main article 2007 08 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report R2 28 August 2007 Hull City H 0 1 5 440 ReportSee also editList of Wigan Athletic F C seasons 2007 08 in English footballReferences edit Wigan 0 2 Chelsea 3 November 2007 Retrieved 7 August 2010 Latics are safe 3 May 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2010 http www footballsquads co uk eng 2007 2008 faprem wigan htm FootballSquads Wigan Athletic 2007 08 Kilbane was born in Preston England King was born in Dulwich London England Boyce was born in Aylesbury England but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his full international debut for Barbados in March 2008 Wigan Athletic FC External links editWigan Athletic 2007 08 fixtures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 08 Wigan Athletic F C season amp oldid 1179110732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,