2007–08 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town

2007–08 season
Manager	Jim Magilton
Stadium	Portman Road
Championship	8th
FA Cup	Third round
Carling Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Walters (13) All: Jonathan Walters (13)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

During the 2007–08 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Despite making a strong challenge for promotion during the season, Ipswich Town were denied the chance to participate in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League on the last day of the season, with Crystal Palace and Watford taking the play-off places instead.

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Fabian Wilnis 4 DF Jason De Vos 5 DF Alex Bruce[1] 6 DF Richard Naylor 7 MF Owen Garvan 8 MF Sylvain Legwinski 9 FW Pablo Couñago 10 MF Tommy Miller 11 MF Gavin Williams 12 MF Jaime Peters 14 FW Alan Lee 15 DF Sito 16 DF Chris Casement 18 MF Danny Haynes 19 FW Jonathan Walters[2]

No. Position Player 20 DF David Wright 21 MF George O'Callaghan 21 DF Danny Simpson (on loan from Manchester United) 22 MF Gary Roberts 23 DF Dan Harding 24 FW Billy Clarke (on loan to Falkirk) 25 MF Alan Quinn 26 MF Veliče Šumulikoski 27 GK Neil Alexander 28 MF David Norris 32 FW Shefki Kuqi[3] (on loan from Crystal Palace) 36 MF Liam Trotter 38 FW Jordan Rhodes 43 GK Stephen Bywater (on loan from Derby County)

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Shane Supple (on loan to Falkirk)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Matt Richards 13 GK Nick Colgan 17 FW Dean Bowditch 29 MF Ed Upson 30 MF Sammy Moore

No. Position Player 31 DF Michael Synnott 32 DF Ian Miller 35 DF Tommy Smith 37 GK Andrew Plummer

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[4]

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 27 GK Neil Alexander 31 20 RB David Wright 41 4 CB Jason De Vos 47 5 CB Alex Bruce 37 23 LB Dan Harding 30 19 RM Jonathan Walters 40 7 CM Owen Garvan 41 10 CM Tommy Miller 33 25 LM Alan Quinn 14 Danny Haynes has 19 starts 9 CF Pablo Couñago 37 14 CF Alan Lee 38 References Bruce was born in Norwich, England. Walters was born in Moreton, England. Kuqi was born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo). http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2008