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Blackpool F.C.
Season 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
League	The Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
Manager	Simon Grayson Simon Grayson Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....
League position	19th
Top goalscorer	League: Ben Burgess Ben Burgess Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:... (9) Combined: Ben Burgess Ben Burgess Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:... (10)
Highest attendance	9,640 v. Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
Lowest attendance	7,214 v. Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...	Third round
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...	Fourth round
Previous season	← 2006–07 Blackpool F.C. season 2006-07 The 2006–07 season was Blackpool F.C.s 100th season in the Football League. It was also their sixth consecutive season in the third tier of English football...
Next season	2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season 2008–09 The 2008-09 season was Blackpool F.C.s 102nd season in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.D. J... →

The 2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...

season was Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

's 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

. It was their first season back in the second tier

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

of English football

Football in England

Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

in 29 years. They finished nineteenth, the club's highest-place finish in the Football League in 27 years.

Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess

Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

was the club's top scorer, with ten goals overall.

Blackpool set a new club record of twelve consecutive victories, carrying over from the end of the previous season, with 0–1 and 1–0 results over Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

and Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

, respectively.

At the end of the season, manager Simon Grayson released eleven players, most of whom had not featured in the first team this season, and on 30 May he confirmed that he wanted to sign at least six new players. He went on to sign twelve (including three on loan) before the start of the 2008–09 season.

Table

33
			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	46	23	12	11	88	55
81
P	2	Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	46	21	16	9	69	55
79
	3	Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...	46	21	12	13	65	47
75
	4	Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	46	20	14	12	54	53
74
	5	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	46	18	17	11	58	42
71
	6	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	46	18	16	12	62	56
70
	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	46	18	16	12	53	48
70
	8	Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....	46	18	15	13	65	56
69
	9	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	46	17	15	14	56	51
66
	10	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	46	17	13	16	61	49
64
	11	Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...	46	17	13	16	63	58
64
	12	Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...	46	16	16	14	59	55
64
	13	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	46	16	14	16	60	67	−7	62
	14	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	46	14	16	16	60	66	−6	58
	15	Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	46	15	11	20	50	55	−5	56
	16	Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...	46	14	13	19	54	55	−1	55
	17	Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	46	15	10	21	49	59	−10	55
	18	Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...	46	14	13	19	52	65	−13	55
	19	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	46	12	18	16	59	64	-5	54
	20	Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...	46	13	15	18	56	72	−16	54
	21	Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...	46	14	11	21	52	64	−12	53
R	22	Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	46	12	16	18	42	45	−3	52
R	23	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	46	11	13	22	45	69	−24	46
R	24	Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....	46	7	17	22	62	86	−24	38

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

League

Shaun Barker
Shaun Barker
Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

– 46
Paul Rachubka
Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

– 46
Wes Hoolahan
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

– 45
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

– 42
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Blackpool and the Scottish national team. He has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.-Celtic and Southampton:...

– 40
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

– 40
Andy Morrell
Andy Morrell
Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

– 38
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....

– 37
Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

– 35
Keith Southern
Keith Southern
Keith William Southern is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road.-Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool:...

– 30
Ian Evatt
Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackpool.He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County and has also played for Northampton Town , Chesterfield and Queens Park Rangers.-Early life:...

– 29
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn (footballer)
Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

– 28
David Fox
David Fox (footballer)
David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

– 28
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (footballer)
Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

– 25
Keigan Parker
Keigan Parker
Keigan Parker is a Scottish footballer who plays for non-league A.F.C. Fylde.-St. Johnstone:Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained...

– 21
Andy Welsh
Andy Welsh
Andrew Peter David "Andy" Welsh is an English footballer currently playing for Carlisle United. Despite being born in Manchester, Welsh qualifies to play for Scotland and has played for the Under 19 side....

– 21
Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten year career he has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 55 goals in 249 games in all competitions.Starting his career at Coventry City, following a...

– 19
Scott Vernon
Scott Vernon
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

– 15
Danny Coid
Danny Coid
Daniel John "Danny" Coid is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley.-Blackpool:Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Coid started his career with Blackpool in 1995, when he was in the youth team. He was then a trainee before signing his first professional contract in 1998...

– 13
Paul Dickov
Paul Dickov
Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

– 11
Stuart Green
Stuart Green
Stuart Green is an English professional footballer currently playing for Workington A.F.C..-Career:...

– 6
Bartosz Ślusarski
Bartosz Slusarski
Bartosz Ślusarski is a Polish footballer who is currently playing for Lech Poznań.-Career:Ślusarski joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski in early 2004 as a replacement for Grzegorz Rasiak who had refused to sign a new contract...

– 6
John Hills – 4
Grant Holt
Grant Holt
Grant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....

– 4
Matt Jackson
Matt Jackson
Matthew Alan "Matt" Jackson is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender throughout his career and represented and captained England at U21 level.-Career:...

– 3
Adrian Forbes
Adrian Forbes
Adrian Emmanuel Forbes is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town. His primary position is as a right midfielder, but he also capable of playing as a forward...

– 2
Tony McMahon – 2
Joe Martin
Joe Martin (footballer)
Joseph "Joe" Martin is an English professional footballer for Gillingham. He is a left-sided midfielder and can also play at left-back...

– 1
Marcus Bean
Marcus Bean
Marcus Tristam Bean is a Jamaican international footballer born in England. He currently plays for Brentford.-Blackpool:...

– 0
Phil Doughty
Phil Doughty
Philip Michael Doughty is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fylde-Career:...

– 0
Rhys Evans
Rhys Evans
Rhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps....

– 0
Scott Flinders
Scott Flinders
Scott Liam Flinders is an English footballer who plays for Hartlepool United as a goalkeeper. He has also played for the England Under-20 team.-Club career:...

– 0
Paul Gerrard – 0
Matt Lawlor – 0
Pāvels Šteinbors
Pavels Šteinbors
Pāvels Šteinbors is a Latvian football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He has played for Latvia at both Under-19 and Under-21 levels.-Club career:...

– 0

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

– 1
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Blackpool and the Scottish national team. He has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.-Celtic and Southampton:...

– 1
Ian Evatt
Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackpool.He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County and has also played for Northampton Town , Chesterfield and Queens Park Rangers.-Early life:...

– 1
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn (footballer)
Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

– 1
David Fox
David Fox (footballer)
David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

– 1
John Hills – 1
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (footballer)
Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

– 1
Wes Hoolahan
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

– 1
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....

– 1
Andy Morrell
Andy Morrell
Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

– 1
Paul Rachubka
Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

– 1
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

– 1
Scott Vernon
Scott Vernon
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

– 1
Andy Welsh
Andy Welsh
Andrew Peter David "Andy" Welsh is an English footballer currently playing for Carlisle United. Despite being born in Manchester, Welsh qualifies to play for Scotland and has played for the Under 19 side....

– 1

Players used: 14

League Cup

Sean Barker
Sean Barker
Sean Reed Barker is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He made his major league debut June 6, , with a plate appearance against Chad Qualls of the Houston Astros...

– 4
David Fox
David Fox (footballer)
David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

– 4
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

– 4
Wes Hoolahan
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

– 4
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (footballer)
Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

– 4
Andy Morrell
Andy Morrell
Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

– 4
Keigan Parker
Keigan Parker
Keigan Parker is a Scottish footballer who plays for non-league A.F.C. Fylde.-St. Johnstone:Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained...

– 4
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

– 3
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn (footballer)
Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

– 3
John Hills – 3
Scott Vernon
Scott Vernon
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

– 3
Danny Coid
Danny Coid
Daniel John "Danny" Coid is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley.-Blackpool:Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Coid started his career with Blackpool in 1995, when he was in the youth team. He was then a trainee before signing his first professional contract in 1998...

– 2
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Blackpool and the Scottish national team. He has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.-Celtic and Southampton:...

– 2
Rhys Evans
Rhys Evans
Rhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps....

– 2
Ian Evatt
Ian Evatt
Ian Ross Evatt is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackpool.He began his professional career in 1999 at Derby County and has also played for Northampton Town , Chesterfield and Queens Park Rangers.-Early life:...

– 2
Paul Rachubka
Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....

– 2
Keith Southern
Keith Southern
Keith William Southern is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road.-Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool:...

– 2
Andy Welsh
Andy Welsh
Andrew Peter David "Andy" Welsh is an English footballer currently playing for Carlisle United. Despite being born in Manchester, Welsh qualifies to play for Scotland and has played for the Under 19 side....

– 2
Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

– 1
Adrian Forbes
Adrian Forbes
Adrian Emmanuel Forbes is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town. His primary position is as a right midfielder, but he also capable of playing as a forward...

– 1

Players used: 20

League

Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

– 9
Paul Dickov
Paul Dickov
Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

– 6
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

– 6
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

– 6
Wes Hoolahan
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

– 5
Andy Morrell
Andy Morrell
Andrew Jonathan "Andy" Morrell is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Wrexham. Initially handed the role on an interim basis after Dean Saunders left to manage Doncaster Rovers, Morrell was given the job until the end of the season after a run of seven wins in nine...

– 5
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen
Claus Bech Jørgensen is a Danish-born Faroese international footballer currently without a team following his release from Tamworth on 11 August 2010....

– 4
Scott Vernon
Scott Vernon
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

– 4
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn (footballer)
Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

– 3
Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten year career he has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 55 goals in 249 games in all competitions.Starting his career at Coventry City, following a...

– 3
Keith Southern
Keith Southern
Keith William Southern is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road.-Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool:...

– 3
Shaun Barker
Shaun Barker
Shaun Barker is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender, where he is also captain.-Rotherham United:...

– 2
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Blackpool and the Scottish national team. He has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.-Celtic and Southampton:...

– 1
David Fox
David Fox (footballer)
David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010....

– 1
Bartosz Ślusarski
Bartosz Slusarski
Bartosz Ślusarski is a Polish footballer who is currently playing for Lech Poznań.-Career:Ślusarski joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski in early 2004 as a replacement for Grzegorz Rasiak who had refused to sign a new contract...

– 1

Total League goals scored: 59

League Cup

Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs
Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

– 2
Ben Burgess
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron "Ben" Burgess is an English-born Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.-Early career:...

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Scott Vernon
Scott Vernon
Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (footballer)
Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

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Total League Cup goals scored: 5

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| July 10, 2007 || Stephen Crainey

Stephen Crainey

Stephen Daniel Crainey is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Blackpool and the Scottish national team. He has also represented Scotland at under-21 level.-Celtic and Southampton:...

|| Leeds United || Free
|-
| July 10, 2007 || Gary Taylor-Fletcher

Gary Taylor-Fletcher

Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...

|| Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

|| Unknown
|-
| August 1, 2007 || Wes Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

|| Livingston

Livingston F.C.

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

|| Free
|-
| September 5, 2007 || Phil Marsh

Phil Marsh

Philip "Phil" Marsh is an English footballer who plays for Stalybridge Celtic.He started his career at Manchester United where he played one game in the League Cup against Crewe Alexandra, before moving down the ladder to join Blackpool. He later moved into non-league football, joining Northwich...

|| Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

|| Free
|-
| October 6, 2007 || Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson

Matthew Alan "Matt" Jackson is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender throughout his career and represented and captained England at U21 level.-Career:...

|| Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

|| One-month loan
|-
| November 9, 2007 || Tony McMahon || Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

|| One-month loan
|-
| November 20, 2007 || Bartosz Ślusarski

Bartosz Slusarski

Bartosz Ślusarski is a Polish footballer who is currently playing for Lech Poznań.-Career:Ślusarski joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski in early 2004 as a replacement for Grzegorz Rasiak who had refused to sign a new contract...

|| West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

|| Loan
|-
| January 11, 2008 || Stephen McPhee

Stephen McPhee

Stephen McPhee is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten year career he has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 55 goals in 249 games in all competitions.Starting his career at Coventry City, following a...

|| Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

|| Unknown
|-
| January 25, 2008 || Paul Gerrard || Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...

|| Loan
|-
| January 31, 2008 || Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov is a retired Scottish footballer, turned manager who is currently in charge of League One side Oldham Athletic...

|| Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

|| Loan
|-
| February 8, 2008 || Stuart Green

Stuart Green

Stuart Green is an English professional footballer currently playing for Workington A.F.C..-Career:...

|| Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

|| Free
|-
| March 21, 2008 || Grant Holt

Grant Holt

Grant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....

|| Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

|| Loan
|-
| March 27, 2008 || Joe Martin

Joe Martin (footballer)

Joseph "Joe" Martin is an English professional footballer for Gillingham. He is a left-sided midfielder and can also play at left-back...

|| Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

|| Loan
|-
| January 31, 2008 || Scott Flinders

Scott Flinders

Scott Liam Flinders is an English footballer who plays for Hartlepool United as a goalkeeper. He has also played for the England Under-20 team.-Club career:...

|| Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

|| Loan
|-
| June 4, 2008 || Marlon Broomes

Marlon Broomes

Marlon Charles Broomes is an English professional footballer. His natural position is at centre-back or as a sweeper , although he can also play at left-back as well...

|| Unattached || Free
|-
| June 26, 2008 || Matthew Gilks

Matthew Gilks

Matthew "Matt" Gilks is a football goalkeeper who plays for Blackpool. He previously played for Rochdale for seven years before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He stayed one season with the Canaries without making a first-team appearance...

|| Norwich City F.C || Free
|-
| July 1, 2008 || Alex Baptiste

Alex Baptiste

Alexander Aaron John "Alex" Baptiste is an English footballer who plays for Blackpool. He usually plays in central defence, but has also played at both full back positions and as a defensive midfielder.-Mansfield Town:...

|| Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

|| Undisclosed
|-
| July 3, 2008 || Joe Martin

Joe Martin (footballer)

Joseph "Joe" Martin is an English professional footballer for Gillingham. He is a left-sided midfielder and can also play at left-back...

|| Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

|| Free
|-
| July 11, 2008 || Jermaine Wright

Jermaine Wright

Jermaine Malaki Wright is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and can also operate as a defender.-Football career:...

|| Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

|| Free
|-
| July 11, 2008 || Steve Kabba

Steve Kabba

Sorfitu Tejan "Steve" Kabba is an English professional footballer. He is of Sierra Leonean origin. He plays as a striker for Football League Two side Barnet...

|| Watford

Watford F.C.

|| Undisclosed
|-
| July 18, 2008 || Adam Hammill

Adam Hammill

Adam James Hammill is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....

|| Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

|| Loan
|-
| July 31, 2008 || Zesh Rehman || Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

|| Loan
|-
| July 31, 2008 || Daniel Nardiello

Daniel Nardiello

Daniel Antony Nardiello is an English-born Welsh footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello and cousin of Reis Ashraf and Michael Nardiello....

|| Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

|| Part-exchange
|-
| August 4, 2008 || David Vaughan

David Vaughan (footballer)

David Owen Vaughan is a Welsh footballer who plays for Sunderland. He plays as a midfielder.Vaughan previously played for Crewe Alexandra, where he spent seven years between 2000 and 2007...

|| Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

|| £200,000
|-
| August 6, 2008 || Mohammed Camara

Mohammed Camara

Mohammed "Mo" Camara is a Guinean professional footballer. He is a left back and a Guinean international.-Early career:...

|| Derby County

Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

|| Loan
|-
| August 6, 2008 || Robert Edwards || Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

|| Undisclosed
|}

Out

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| July 18, 2007 || Paul Tierney || Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

|| Loan
|-
| July 18, 2007 || Simon Wiles

Simon Wiles

Simon Peter Wiles is an English footballer who currently plays for Barrow.-Career:Wiles signed for Blackpool in 2003 as a trainee. In October 2006, he joined Macclesfield Town under then manager, Paul Ince, on a month's loan, following teammate John Murphy who had also joined the club on loan a...

|| Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...

|| Loan
|-
| August 1, 2007 || Michael D'Agostino

Michael D'Agostino

Michael D'Agostino is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Sportfreunde Siegen. He plays as a wide midfielder.He has played at Under-15 and Under-20 levels for Canada.-Background:...

|| Cheltenham Town

Cheltenham Town F.C.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

|| Loan
|-
| August 10, 2007 || Marcus Bean

Marcus Bean

Marcus Tristam Bean is a Jamaican international footballer born in England. He currently plays for Brentford.-Blackpool:...

|| Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

|| Loan
|-
| October 5, 2007 || Rhys Evans

Rhys Evans

Rhys Karl Evans is an English footballer who played for Southend United and is currently on trial at Bradford City, a club he is very much fond of. He is a goalkeeper, who won two England under-21 caps....

|| Bradford City

Bradford City A.F.C.

Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

|| Loan
|-
| November 7, 2007 || Phil Doughty

Phil Doughty

Philip Michael Doughty is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fylde-Career:...

|| Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield Town F.C.

|| Loan
|-
| January 4, 2008 || Adrian Forbes

Adrian Forbes

Adrian Emmanuel Forbes is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town. His primary position is as a right midfielder, but he also capable of playing as a forward...

|| Millwall

Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

|| Unknown
|-
| January 7, 2008 || Matt Lawlor || Farsley Celtic || Loan
|-
| January 18, 2008 || Phil Doughty

Phil Doughty

Philip Michael Doughty is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fylde-Career:...

|| Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley F.C.

Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....

|| Loan
|-
| January 22, 2008 || Rhys Evans

Rhys Evans

|| Millwall

Millwall F.C.

|| Unknown
|-
| January 25, 2008 || Lewis Edge

Lewis Edge

Lewis John Spencer Edge is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Fylde in the NPL Division One North league.-Cricket:...

|| Northwich Victoria

Northwich Victoria F.C.

Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...

|| Loan
|-
| January 31, 2008 || Scott Vernon

Scott Vernon

Scott Malcolm Vernon is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.-Early career:...

|| Colchester United

Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

|| Unknown
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (footballer)

Michael James Jackson is a retired English professional football defender.-Career:Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for...

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Kyle Clancy || Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || John Hills || Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Paul Tierney || Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Phil Doughty

Phil Doughty

Philip Michael Doughty is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fylde-Career:...

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Andy Welsh

Andy Welsh

Andrew Peter David "Andy" Welsh is an English footballer currently playing for Carlisle United. Despite being born in Manchester, Welsh qualifies to play for Scotland and has played for the Under 19 side....

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Marcus Bean

Marcus Bean

Marcus Tristam Bean is a Jamaican international footballer born in England. He currently plays for Brentford.-Blackpool:...

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn (footballer)

Michael John Flynn is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.-Career:...

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Phil Marsh

Phil Marsh

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Lewis Edge

Lewis Edge

Lewis John Spencer Edge is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Fylde in the NPL Division One North league.-Cricket:...

|| Released || ||
|-
| May 7, 2008 || Matt Lawlor || Released || ||
|-
| May 27, 2008 || Keigan Parker

Keigan Parker

Keigan Parker is a Scottish footballer who plays for non-league A.F.C. Fylde.-St. Johnstone:Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained...

|| Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

|| Free ||
|-
| June 26, 2008 || Wes Hoolahan

Wes Hoolahan

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

|| Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

|| £250,000||
|-
| July 28, 2008 || Kaspars Gorkšs

Kaspars Gorkšs

Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:...

|| Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

|| £250,000 ||
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