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 -

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* Players' Player of the Season -

* Young Player of the Season -

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* 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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Disciplinary record

: ''Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.''

References

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