2007–08 Yeovil Town F.C. season

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Yeovil Town 2007–08 football season

Yeovil Town
2007–08 season
Manager	Russell Slade
Stadium	Huish Park
League One	18th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	First round
Johnstones Paint Trophy	Southern Quarter Final
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

This page shows the progress of Yeovil Town F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Yeovil Town competed in League One in the English league system.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bristol Rovers	46	12	17	17	45	53	−8	53
17	Millwall	46	14	10	22	45	61	−16	52
18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	−21	52
19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	−22	51
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	−18	50

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Football League One

Huddersfield Town v Yeovil Town

11 August 2007 1	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Yeovil Town	Huddersfield
	Beckett 17'			Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,876

Yeovil Town v Port Vale

18 August 2007 2	Yeovil Town	1–0	Port Vale	Yeovil
	Cochrane 17'			Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,071

Northampton Town v Yeovil Town

25 August 2007 3	Northampton Town	1–2	Yeovil Town	Northampton
	Hübertz 32'		Cochrane 26' Owusu 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 4,555

Yeovil Town v Tranmere Rovers

1 September 2007 4	Yeovil Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Yeovil
	Stewart 57'		Davies 90'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,985

Swindon Town v Yeovil Town

9 September 2007 5	Swindon Town	0–1	Yeovil Town	Swindon
			Owusu 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,944

Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient

15 September 2007 6	Yeovil Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Yeovil
			Boyd 57'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,217

Brighton & Hove Albion v Yeovil Town

22 September 2007 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Yeovil Town	Brighton
	Hammond 61' (pen.)		Owusu 15' Warne 43'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,231

Yeovil Town v Nottingham Forest

29 September 2007 8	Yeovil Town	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Yeovil
			Chambers 57' Agogo 79' Commons 84'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,818

Yeovil Town v Luton Town

2 October 2007 9	Yeovil Town	0–0	Luton Town	Yeovil
				Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,848

Leeds United v Yeovil Town

6 October 2007 10	Leeds United	1–0	Yeovil Town	Leeds
	de Vries 89'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 27,808

Yeovil Town v Carlisle United

13 October 2007 11	Yeovil Town	2–1	Carlisle United	Yeovil
	Owusu 54' Jones 65'		Hackney 49'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,757

Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town

20 October 2007 12	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Yeovil Town	Bristol
	Elliott 90'		Rose 62'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,726

Yeovil Town v Swansea City

27 October 2007 13	Yeovil Town	1–2	Swansea City	Yeovil
	Betsy 48'		Scotland 40' Bodde 79'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,207

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

3 November 2007 14	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Yeovil Town	Crewe
	McCready 28' Moore 40'			Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,363

Cheltenham Town v Yeovil Town

6 November 2007 15	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Yeovil Town	Cheltenham
	Caines 89'		Owusu 31'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,169

Yeovil Town v Gillingham

17 November 2007 16	Yeovil Town	2–1	Gillingham	Yeovil
	Owusu 66' Walker 88'		Dickson 76'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,408

Millwall v Yeovil Town

24 November 2007 17	Millwall	2–1	Yeovil Town	London
	O'Hara 71' Fuseini 82'		Walker 49'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,105

Yeovil Town v Bournemouth

4 December 2007 18	Yeovil Town	2–1	Bournemouth	Yeovil
	Skiverton 3' Walker 38' Jones 64'		Cummings 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,321

Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

8 December 2007 19	Yeovil Town	3–1	Hartlepool United	Yeovil
	Skiverton 27' Stewart 31' Owusu 77'		Mackay 10'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,694

Doncaster Rovers v Yeovil Town

16 December 2007 20	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Yeovil Town	Doncaster
	Skiverton 50' (o.g.)		Way 37' Stewart 78' 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,967

Leyton Orient v Yeovil Town

22 December 2007 21	Leyton Orient	0–0	Yeovil Town	London
				Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,687

Yeovil Town v Swindon Town

26 December 2007 22	Yeovil Town	0–1	Swindon Town	Yeovil
	Skiverton 78'		Corr 66'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,539

Yeovil Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 December 2007 23	Yeovil Town	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Yeovil
	Dempsey 42' Stieber 50'		Revell 19'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,881

Luton Town v Yeovil Town

1 January 2008 24	Luton Town	1–0	Yeovil Town	Luton
	Andrew 48'		Warne 89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,811

Yeovil Town v Walsall

8 January 2008 25	Yeovil Town	0–2	Walsall	Yeovil
			Dann 59' Nicholls 64'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,319

Southend United v Yeovil Town

12 January 2008 26	Southend United	1–1	Yeovil Town	Southend-on-sea
	Bailey 20' Harrold 89'		Owusu 71'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,352

Yeovil Town v Oldham Athletic

19 January 2008 27	Yeovil Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Yeovil
				Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,905

Tranmere Rovers v Yeovil Town

26 January 2008 28	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Yeovil Town	Birkenhead
	Zola 20' Myrie-Williams 62' (pen.)		Kirk 51' Bircham 71'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,386

Port Vale v Yeovil Town

29 January 2008 29	Port Vale	2–2	Yeovil Town	Stoke-on-Trent
	Eckersley 38' Edwards 58'		Dempsey 6' Kirk 52'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,869

Yeovil Town v Huddersfield Town

2 February 2008 30	Yeovil Town	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Yeovil
			Beckett 25' (pen.) Collins 51'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,823

Walsall v Yeovil Town

9 February 2008 31	Walsall	2–0	Yeovil Town	Walsall
	Holmes 55' Betsy 90'			Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,034

Yeovil Town v Northampton Town

12 February 2008 32	Yeovil Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Yeovil
	Skiverton 90'			Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,001

Oldham Athletic v Yeovil Town

16 February 2008 33	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Yeovil Town	Oldham
	McDonald 15' Peltier 77' (o.g.) Davies 87'			Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,781

Yeovil Town v Southend United

23 February 2008 34	Yeovil Town	0–3	Southend United	Yeovil
			Barnard 20' Clarke 34' Gower 64'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,820

Gillingham v Yeovil Town

1 March 2008 35	Gillingham	0–0	Yeovil Town	Gillingham
				Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5,083

Yeovil Town v Cheltenham Town

8 March 2008 36	Yeovil Town	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Yeovil
	Wright 9' (o.g.) Kirk 73'		Brooker 64'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,588

Yeovil Town v Millwall

11 March 2008 37	Yeovil Town	0–1	Millwall	Yeovil
			Savage 70'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,439

Bournemouth v Yeovil Town

15 March 2008 38	Bournemouth	2–0	Yeovil Town	Bournemouth
	Hollands 9' Vokes 32'			Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,145

Yeovil Town v Doncaster Rovers

21 March 2008 39	Yeovil Town	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Yeovil
	Skiverton 22' Owusu 31'		Heffernan 73'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,146

Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town

24 March 2008 40	Hartlepool United	2–0	Yeovil Town	Hartlepool
	Brown 28' Porter 67'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,808

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

29 March 2008 41	Yeovil Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Yeovil
				Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 6,654

Carlisle United v Yeovil Town

5 April 2008 42	Carlisle United	2–1	Yeovil Town	Carlisle
	Murphy 77' Dobie 90'		Stewart 38'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,843

Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra

12 April 2008 43	Yeovil Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Yeovil
			Maynard 8', 58' Pope 90'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,785

Swansea City v Yeovil Town

19 April 2008 44	Swansea City	1–2	Yeovil Town	Swansea
	Robinson 79' Pratley 90'		Skiverton 23' Downes 60'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,321

Yeovil Town v Leeds United

26 April 2008 45	Yeovil Town	0–1	Leeds United	Yeovil
			Freedman 4' Sheehan 65'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 9,527

Nottingham Forest v Yeovil Town

3 May 2008 46	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Yeovil Town	Nottingham
	Bennett 12' Commons 18' McGugan 28'		Peters 20' Kirk 75'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,520

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup Torquay United v Yeovil Town

11 November 2007 Round 1	Torquay United	4–1	Yeovil Town	Torquay
	Todd 43', 64' Stevens 45', 89'		Stewart 20'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,718

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup Hereford United v Yeovil Town

14 August 2007 Round 1	Hereford United	4–1	Yeovil Town	Hereford
	Ainsworth 8', 24', 41' Easton 35'		Owusu 50'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,085

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy Yeovil Town v Shrewsbury Town

4 September 2007 Southern Section Round 1	Yeovil Town	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Yeovil
	Owusu 53'			Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,669

Hereford United v Yeovil Town

9 October 2007 Southern Section Round 2	Hereford United	0–0 (2–4 p)	Yeovil Town	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,859

Swansea City v Yeovil Town

13 November 2007 Southern Section Quarter Final	Swansea City	1–0	Yeovil Town	Swansea
	Bauzà 41'			Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,644

Players

First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the 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
1	GK	ENG	Steve Mildenhall
2	DF	ENG	Mark Lynch
3	MF	WAL	Nathan Jones
4	DF	ENG	Terry Skiverton
5	DF	ENG	Scott Guyett
6	DF	ENG	Terrell Forbes
8	MF	ENG	Anthony Barry
9	FW	ENG	Lloyd Owusu
10	FW	ENG	Marcus Stewart
11	MF	FRA	Jean-François Christophe
12	DF	ENG	Matthew Rose
13	GK	ENG	Darren Behcet
14	FW	ENG	Paul Warne
15	MF	ENG	Liam Bridcutt (on loan from Chelsea)
16	MF	ENG	Jaime Peters (on loan from Ipswich Town)
17	FW	ENG	Simon Church (on loan from Reading)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	ENG	Darryl Knights
19	DF	ENG	Craig Alcock
20	MF	ENG	Marc Bircham
21	MF	ENG	Jerahl Hughes
22	DF	ENG	Jordan Street
23	MF	ENG	Ishmael Welsh
24	FW	NIR	Andy Kirk
25	MF	HUN	Zoltán Stieber
26	MF	IRL	Stephen Maher
27	MF	ENG	Lee Peltier
28	DF	ENG	Nathan Smith
29	MF	ENG	James Brown
30	FW	FRA	Wilfried Domoraud
32	MF	ENG	Marvin Williams
33	FW	ENG	Aidan Downes

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
31	GK	FRA	Romain Larrieu (returned to parent club Plymouth Argyle following loan spell)
25	MF	SEY	Kevin Betsy (returned to parent club Bristol City following loan spell)
16	MF	ENG	Ritchie Jones (returned to parent club Manchester United following loan spell)
17	MF	ENG	Simon Gillett (returned to parent club Southampton following loan spell)
28	FW	ENG	James Walker (returned to parent club Charlton Athletic following loan spell)
24	DF	ENG	Curtis Ujah
17	MF	ENG	Darren Way (returned to parent club Swansea City following loan spell)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	ENG	Tom Clarke
7	MF	ENG	Gary Dempsey (Irish footballer) (joined St Patrick's Athletic on 31 January 2008)
15	MF	ENG	Justin Cochrane
11	MF	ENG	Lee Morris
7	MF	ENG	Martin Woods (returned to parent club Doncaster Rovers following loan spell)
31	GK	ENG	Scott Flinders (returned to parent club Crystal Palace following loan spell)
31	GK	BIH	Asmir Begović (returned to parent club Portsmouth following loan spell)

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National teams

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern Football League (Premier, Midlands, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 9 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Other

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Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Derby County Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Reading Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wigan Athletic
Championship	Barnsley Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Hull City Ipswich Town Leicester City Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leyton Orient Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Port Vale Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town
League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester City Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Grimsby Town Hereford United Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Notts County Peterborough United Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Non-League	Torquay United York City

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