2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
2007–08 season
ChairmanBjörgólfur Guðmundsson
ManagerAlan Curbishley
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Manchester City)
League CupFifth round
(knocked out by Everton)
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Ashton (10)
All: Dean Ashton (12)
Average home league attendance33,898

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[a]
9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 45 53 −8 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[b]
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[c]
12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 45 65 −20 43
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
Notes:
  1. ^ As FA Cup winners
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ As League Cup winners

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Robert Green
2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill (captain)
3 DF  NIR George McCartney
4 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon
5 DF  ENG Anton Ferdinand
6 DF  ENG Matthew Upson
7 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg
8 MF  ENG Scott Parker
9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton
10 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy
11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole
14 DF  GHA John Paintsil
15 MF  PER Nolberto Solano
16 MF  ENG Mark Noble
17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins
18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector
19 DF  WAL James Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Julien Faubert
21 GK  ENG Richard Wright
22 MF  ENG Tony Stokes
23 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker
25 FW  ENG Bobby Zamora
26 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[1]
27 DF  ENG Calum Davenport
28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid
29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer
30 DF  ENG James Tomkins
32 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer
33 GK  CZE Marek Štěch
34 MF  POR Luís Boa Morte
37 FW  SEN Henri Camara (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
39 MF  WAL Jack Collison
40 FW  ENG Freddie Sears
45 DF  ENG Jordan Spence

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  SCO Christian Dailly (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF  ENG Hogan Ephraim (to Queens Park Rangers)

Transfers

In

Date Position Name From Fee
6 June 2007[2] MF Scott Parker Newcastle United £7,000,000
1 July 2007[3] MF Julien Faubert Bordeaux £6,100,000
4 July 2007[4] GK Richard Wright Everton Free
10 July 2007[5] MF Craig Bellamy Liverpool £7,500,000
23 July 2007[6] MF Freddie Ljungberg Arsenal £3,000,000
16 August 2007[7] MF Kieron Dyer Newcastle United £6,000,000
31 August 2007[8] MF Nolberto Solano Newcastle United Undisclosed

Out

Date Position Name To Fee
4 July 2007[9] FW Teddy Sheringham Colchester United Free
5 July 2007[10] MF Nigel Reo-Coker Aston Villa £8,500,000
6 July 2007[11] MF Shaun Newton Leicester City Free
7 July 2007[12] GK Roy Carroll Rangers Free
12 July 2007[13] MF Yossi Benayoun Liverpool £5,000,000
13 July 2007[14] DF Paul Konchesky Fulham Undisclosed
17 July 2007[15] FW Marlon Harewood Aston Villa Undisclosed
3 August 2007[16] FW Carlos Tevez Media Sport Investment Settlement [a]
2 January 2008[17] MF Hogan Ephraim Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
31 January 2008[18] DF Christian Dailly Rangers Free
  1. ^ This was an agreement to allow Tevez to move to Manchester United on a two-year loan

Loans In

Date Position Name From Length
31 August 2007[8] FW Henri Camara Wigan Athletic Full Season

Loans Out

Date Position Name To Length
10 August 2007[19] MF Hogan Ephraim Queens Park Rangers One Month (extended in September[20])
22 November 2007[21] MF Tony Stokes Stevenage Two Months
18 January 2008[22] DF Calum Davenport Watford One Month (recalled 21 January)[23]
27 March 2008[24] MF Kyel Reid Crystal Palace Until end of season

Results

Premier League

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

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

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
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAH
ResultLWDWWLLLWDDWDLWLWDWLWDWLDWLLLWDLLLWDLD
Position20151285710111091191010101110991010101010109101010101010101010101010
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Robert Green 41 0 38 0 2 0 1 0
21 GK  ENG Richard Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF  AUS Lucas Neill 40 0 34 0 2 0 4 0
3 DF  NIR George McCartney 44 1 38 1 2 0 4 0
4 DF  WAL Daniel Gabbidon 14 0 8+2 0 0 0 3+1 0
5 DF  ENG Anton Ferdinand 29 2 22+3 2 2 0 2 0
6 DF  ENG Matthew Upson 33 1 29 1 2 0 2 0
14 DF  GHA John Paintsil 17 0 4+10 0 1 0 0+2 0
18 DF  USA Jonathan Spector 28 0 13+13 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
19 DF  WAL James Collins 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
30 DF  ENG James Tomkins 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg 28 2 22+3 2 1 0 2 0
8 MF  ENG Scott Parker 20 1 17+1 1 0 0 2 0
11 MF  ENG Matthew Etherington 21 3 15+3 3 2 0 1 0
15 MF  PER Nolberto Solano 23 4 14+9 4 0 0 0 0
16 MF  ENG Mark Noble 36 3 25+6 3 2 0 1+2 0
17 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins 39 0 32+2 0 1 0 4 0
20 MF  FRA Julien Faubert 8 0 4+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 MF  ENG Kyel Reid 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer 20 4 12+3 4 1+1 0 2+1 0
32 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF  POR Luis Boa Morte 32 0 18+9 0 1 0 4 0
39 MF  WAL Jack Collison 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Dean Ashton 34 11 20+11 10 2 0 1 1
10 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy 9 4 7+1 2 0 0 1 2
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole 37 6 21+10 4 1+1 0 3+1 2
25 FW  ENG Bobby Zamora 14 1 11+2 1 0 0 1 0
37 FW  SEN Henri Camara 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW  ENG Freddie Sears 7 1 1+6 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "West Ham sign Parker in £7m deal". BBC Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ "West Ham sign Faubert for £6.1m". BBC Sport. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ^ "West Ham sign goalkeeper Wright". BBC Sport. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ^ "West Ham seal £7.5m Bellamy deal". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ "West Ham swoop to sign Ljungberg". BBC Sport. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ^ "West Ham complete signing of Dyer". BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "West Ham sign Solano and Camara". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Sheringham switches to Colchester". BBC Sport. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Villa complete Reo-Coker signing". BBC Sport. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Leicester swoop for winger Newton". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Carroll signs one year Gers deal". BBC Sport. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Benayoun seals Liverpool transfer". BBC Sport. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Fulham snap up defender Konchesky". BBC Sport. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Villa complete deal for Harewood". BBC Sport. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Tevez cleared to sign for Man Utd". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  17. ^ "QPR complete trio of new signings". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Rangers snap up defender Dailly". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  19. ^ "QPR recruit West Ham midfielder". BBC Sport. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  20. ^ "QPR extend Ephraim's loan spell". BBC Sport. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Stevenage recruit three loanees". BBC Sport. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  22. ^ "Davenport seals Watford loan move". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Davenport suffers neck fracture". BBC Sport. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Palace sign Premier League trio". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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