The 2007–08 Everton F.C. season was
Everton's 16th season in the
Premier League, and their 54th consecutive season in the top division of
English football.
Season summary
After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points. In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in
2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning them to
UEFA Cup football. Nonetheless, this was a great result for a club with limited financial resources, and served to enhance manager
David Moyes
David William Moyes ( ; born 25 April 1963) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of Premier League club West Ham United. He was previously the manager of Preston North End, Everton, Manches ...
' reputation as one of the best managers in England.
Final league table
Squad
:''Squad at end of season''
Left club during season
Player awards
* Player of the Season -
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as a coach with the England U21s.
Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. H ...
* Players' Player of the Season -
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as a coach with the England U21s.
Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. H ...
* Young Player of the Season -
Victor Anichebe
Victor Chinedu Anichebe (born 23 April 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Early life
Anichebe was born in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria but moved to Liverpool, Merseyside, England aged one. His family ori ...
* Reserve / U21 Player of the Season -
John Irving
* Academy Player of the Season -
Jack Rodwell
Jack Christian Rodwell (born 11 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Sydney FC as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Rodwell joined Everton's academy at the age of seven, and made his debut in 2007. He spent fi ...
* Goal of the Season -
Leon Osman
Leon Osman (born 17 May 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent almost all of his career at Everton, making 433 appearances and scoring 57 goals. Earlier in his career he spent time on loan at Fo ...
vs. AEL
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
Results
Premier League
Results by round
Matches
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Round of 32
''Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.''
Round of 16
''Fiorentina 2–2 Everton on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.''
FA Cup
Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground.
League Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
Disciplinary record
: ''Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.''
References
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Everton F.C. seasons
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