2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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Bolton Wanderers
2007–08 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSammy Lee (until 17 October)
Gary Megson (from 25 October)
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (10)
All: Nicolas Anelka (11)
Highest home attendance26,163 (vs. Atlético Madrid, 14 February 2008)
Lowest home attendance10,229 (vs. Aris, 29 November 2007)

The 2007–08 season was the 130th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their 7th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. Having finished seventh the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Regular season

After finishing runners-up in the Peace Cup Bolton entered the new season under the management of Sammy Lee. Lee, who had previously worked under former manager Sam Allardyce, had taken over from Allardyce towards the end of the previous season, but had yet to record a league win.

The league season kicked off at home, against Newcastle United, now managed by Allardyce. Three first-half goals for Newcastle ensured an early defeat.[1] This was followed by an away defeat to Fulham.[2] By the time Bolton lost 3–1 to Portsmouth,[3] the club found itself at the bottom of the league. However, a 3–0 win over Reading lifted them off the basement.[4] Another bright note was that striker Nicolas Anelka had found the net in three of the four games in August and found himself towards the top of the Premier League scoring charts.

Back to back defeats to Everton[5] and Birmingham City[6] saw Bolton quickly return to the bottom three and Lee come under pressure for his job. An unconvincing away draw in the UEFA Cup to Macedonian side FK Rabotnički, only saved by a late equaliser from Abdoulaye Méïté,[7] was followed by a 1–1 home draw against fellow strugglers Tottenham Hotspur.[8] Much-needed relief was found in an extra time win over Fulham in the Carling Cup[9] but an early season six pointer against bottom side Derby County only yielded a draw[10] and meant that Bolton finished September only one place above their opponents.

The UEFA Cup home leg against Rabotnički was won 1–0 with another goal from Anelka. However, if Bolton were looking for an easy passage through the group stage they were disappointed as the draw put them up against former European Cup winners Bayern Munich and Red Star Belgrade as well as highly regarded Portuguese side Braga and Aris from Greece.[11] Meanwhile, there appeared to be problems at the club behind-the-scenes, marked by the confusion when Gary Speed stepped down as player-coach.[12] However, there was little confusion to what happened following Bolton's 1–0 home defeat to Chelsea on 15 October,[13] with Lee being relieved of his duties on the Monday.[14] Assistant manager Archie Knox was put in temporary charge until a new manager was found. Steve Bruce, Paul Jewell and Chris Coleman were linked to the job.[15] In the meantime, Bolton lost again, this time to Arsenal 2–0[16] on 25 October Gary Megson was appointed as manager following his resignation from Leicester City. While chairman Phil Gartside said, "We feel Gary is the right man to take Bolton forward,"[17] some fans were decidedly unimpressed, stating that it was "possibly the most bizarre and clueless appointment this season".[18] Megson sat in the dugout for 1–1 draw that evening at home to Braga in the UEFA Cup[19] before taking charge fully in the home game against Aston Villa, that also finished 1–1.[20] The month finished with Bolton being knocked out of the Carling Cup by Manchester City 1–0, the game being settled late on by a controversial penalty.[21]

A late Kevin Nolan goal saved the day at West Ham United in the first game in November.[22] Bolton then travelled to Germany to take on Bayern Munich. Few fancied Bolton to come away with a result, but an early goal from Ricardo Gardner and a late equaliser from Kevin Davies gave Bolton a valuable point in their attempt to qualify from the group stage.[23] Seemingly buoyed by this result Bolton finished the month unbeaten, drawing 0–0 with Middlesbrough,[24] beating Manchester United 1–0 (giving Megson his first win as manager and Bolton's first home win against their neighbours for thirty years[25]) and drawing with Aris in the UEFA Cup, Stelios Giannakopoulos scoring an injury-time equaliser against his countrymen.[26]

Bolton's busiest month of the campaign started with a 4–0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield.[27] but this was quickly followed by another famous European night as Red Star Belgrade were beaten 1–0 as Bolton qualified for the last thirty-two of the UEFA Cup,[28] the occasion slightly marred when some fans were held in a hotel in the Serbian capital.[29] This was followed by a 4–1 derby win over Wigan Athletic,[30] in what turned out to be Gary Speed's last game for the club, and another defeat to Manchester City, 4–2.[31] When the draw for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup was made, Bolton were given another tough draw, paired with Spaniards Atlético Madrid.[32] The day after the draw was made fellow strugglers Birmingham City were despatched 3–0,[33] but this was followed by two defeats over the Christmas period to Everton[34] and Sunderland.[35]

The new year started with an unconvincing last-minute win over Derby County, Stelios Giannakopoulos again coming up with a winner.[36] The game proved to be Nicolas Anelka's last game for the club before he was sold to Chelsea for £15 million.[37] Other players to leave in the transfer window were Gary Speed,[38] Christian Wilhelmsson,[39] Gérald Cid[40] and Ľubomír Michalík.[41] Megson used this opportunity to strengthen the defence with the purchases of Grétar Steinsson from AZ[42] and Gary Cahill from Aston Villa.[43] Matt Taylor, who had scored against Bolton earlier in the season for his previous club Portsmouth, was also brought in,[44] as was Tamir Cohen from Maccabi Netanya.[45] Surprisingly, the only like-for-like replacement for Anelka brought in was Grzegorz Rasiak on loan from Championship side Southampton.[46] An early FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United could be put down to Megson putting out a largely reserve side.[47] This was followed by another derby defeat this time at home to Blackburn Rovers[48] before two successive 0–0 draws, away to Newcastle United, by now managed by Kevin Keegan,[49] and then home to Fulham.[50]

A 2–0 victory over Reading gave Bolton a much-needed three points over relegation rivals and gave them their first double over a team for the season[51] but this proved to be Bolton's last win in the league until mid-April as they embarked on a run that put them back into the bottom three. A game that they dominated against Portsmouth ended up as a 1–0 defeat.[52] The next two games were the UEFA Cup home-and-away legs against Atlético Madrid. A 1–0 victory at home, courtesy of an El Hadji Diouf goal,[53] was followed by a 0–0 draw away,[54] meaning that Bolton would go further in Europe this season than in their previous UEFA Cup attempt two seasons previously. However, there was trouble again for some Bolton fans, with 17 being injured in what was seen as "heavy handed tactics" by Spanish police.[55] Both Bolton and Atlético were subject to a UEFA investigation.[56] Bolton were drawn against Sporting CP in the last 16 of the competition.[57] On their return home, Bolton were beaten again by Blackburn Rovers, 4–1.[58]

Bolton's season reached its nadir in the month of March, with only one point being gained in the league. A 3–1 defeat to Liverpool was epitomised by a bizarre own goal scored by Jussi Jääskeläinen.[59] Bolton then met Sporting Lisbon home and away in the UEFA Cup. A 1–1 draw at home[60] was followed by a 1–0 defeat away.[61] Megson suffered criticism as again he had put a weakened side out in a cup competition, but he vindicated his choice by stating that Premiership survival was more important. Fans who had travelled to Lisbon for the game were not happy with this excuse and they were made to feel worse when a virtually wholly changed side lost to Wigan Athletic in the following league game, despite being up against ten men for the majority of the game.[62] In the following game, Cristiano Ronaldo put two early goals into Bolton's net to continue Manchester United's push for the title.[63] Despite picking up a point a week later at home to United's city rivals with a goalless draw,[64] a week later Bolton managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by throwing away a two-goal lead against ten-man Arsenal to lose 2–3.[65]

Bolton entered April knowing that they would probably have to go undefeated through to the end of the season to avoid relegation, but got off to the worst possible start with a 4–0 defeat to Aston Villa.[66] However, two successive victories at home to West Ham[67] and away to Middlesbrough[68] took them out of the bottom three and left them in control of their own destiny, even after being outplayed but still drawing at Tottenham.[69]

Bolton's penultimate game of the season, at home to Sunderland, kicked off at 5:15pm with Bolton having the knowledge that, as Birmingham City and Reading had lost earlier that day, a win would virtually secure their Premiership status. And win they did,[70] with goalscorer El Hadji Diouf doing a personal lap of honour at the end of the game after stating that he would be leaving the club, even though he was not out of contract.[71] The final game, away to title-chasing Chelsea, finished 1–1, with Matt Taylor scoring Bolton's final goal of the season and ensuring that they did not avoid relegation on goal difference.[72]

Matches

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLLWLLDDLLDDDWLWLWLLWLDDWLLLLLDLLWWDWD
Position1919201819201919192019191815171416141516141515151415161718181818181816161616
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
11 August 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka 50' Report N'Zogbia 11'
Martins 21', 27'		 Attendance: 25,414
Referee: Chris Foy
15 August 2007 Fulham 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
19:45 BST Healy 23'
Cid 26' (o.g.)		 Report Helguson 12' Attendance: 21,102
Referee: Lee Probert
18 August 2007 Portsmouth 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
12:45 BST Kanu 16'
Utaka 30'
Taylor 88' (pen.)		 Report Anelka 12' Attendance: 17,108
Referee: Steve Tanner
25 August 2007 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Reading Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Speed 32'
Anelka 55'
Braaten 91'		 Report Attendance: 20,023
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 September 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Everton Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka 55' Report Yakubu 11'
Lescott 90'		 Attendance: 22,064
Referee: Peter Walton
15 September 2007 Birmingham City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's Stadium
15:00 BST Kapo 37'
Ridgewell Yellow card 55'		 Report Nolan Yellow card 34'
Speed Yellow card 57'
O'Brien Yellow card 75'		 Attendance: 28,124
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 September 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Campo 39' Report Keane 34' Attendance: 20,308
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 September 2007 Derby County 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Pride Park Stadium
15:00 BST Miller 19' Report Anelka 32' Attendance: 31,503
Referee: Rob Styles
7 October 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Report Kalou 41' Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 October 2007 Arsenal 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
15:00 BST Touré 68'
Rosický 80'		 Report Attendance: 59,442
Referee: Mike Riley
28 October 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Anelka 22' Report Moore 57' Attendance: 18,413
Referee: Martin Atkinson
4 November 2007 West Ham United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
15:00 GMT George McCartney 20' Report Kevin Nolan 93' Attendance: 33,867 (89 away)
Referee: Peter Walton
11 November 2007 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,624
Referee: Lee Probert
24 November 2007 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Anelka 11' Report Attendance: 25,028
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 December 2007 Liverpool 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
15:00 GMT Hyypiä 17'
Torres 45'
Gerrard 46'
Babel 66'		 Report Attendance: 43,270
Referee: Steve Bennett
9 December 2007 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Scharner 3' (o.g.)
Nolan 37'
Davies 70'
Anelka 89'		 Report Landzaat 14' Attendance: 20,309
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 December 2007 Manchester City 4–2 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
15:00 GMT Bianchi 7'
Michalík 48' (o.g.)
Vassell 77'
Etuhu 90+4'		 Report Diouf 31'
Nolan 40'		 Attendance: 40,506
Referee: Peter Walton
22 December 2007 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Birmingham City Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Diouf 72'
Anelka 78', 93'		 Report Attendance: 19,111
Referee: Chris Foy
26 December 2007 Everton 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
15:00 GMT Neville 51'
Cahill 70'		 Report Attendance: 38,918
Referee: Rob Styles
29 December 2007 Sunderland 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light
15:00 GMT Richardson 13'
Jones 32'
Murphy 91'		 Report Diouf 41' Attendance: 42,058
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Derby County Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Giannakopoulos 90+1' Report Attendance: 17,014
Referee: Howard Webb
13 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
16:00 GMT Nolan 43' Report Samba 53'
Roberts 90'		 Attendance: 18,315
Referee: Mike Dean
19 January 2008 Newcastle United 0–0 Bolton Wanderers St. James' Park
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 52,250
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 January 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Fulham Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 February 2008 Reading 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Nolan 33'
Helguson 58'		 Attendance: 21,893
Referee: Rob Styles
9 February 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Diarra 81' Attendance: 18,544
Referee: Peter Walton
24 February 2008 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
15:00 GMT McCarthy 25' (pen.) 67' (pen.)
Bentley 71'
Pederson 94'		 Report Davies 50' Attendance: 23,995
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
13:30 GMT Cohen 79' Report Jääskeläinen 10' (o.g.)
Babel 60'
Aurélio 75'		 Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 March 2008 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
15:00 GMT Heskey 33' Report Attendance: 17,055
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 March 2008 Manchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
20:00 GMT Ronaldo 9', 19' Report Attendance: 75,476
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 22,633
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 March 2008 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor 14', 43' Report Gallas 62'
Van Persie 68' (pen.)
Samuel 91' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 22,431
Referee: Chris Foy
5 April 2008 Aston Villa 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
15:00 BST Gareth Barry 54' 60'
Agbonlahor 56'
Harewood 85'		 Report Attendance: 37,773
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 April 2008 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Davies 47' Report Attendance: 23,043
Referee: Peter Walton
19 April 2008 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
15:00 BST Report McCann 61' Attendance: 25,037
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 April 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
15:00 BST Malbranque 52' Report Giannakopoulos 46' Attendance: 36,176
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 May 2008 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Sunderland Reebok Stadium
17:15 BST Diouf 42'
Murphy 83' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 May 2008 Chelsea 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
15:00 BST Shevchenko 62' Report Taylor 90+3' Attendance: 41,755
Referee: Chris Foy

Final league table

Main article: 2007–08 Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 34 51 −17 40
15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 36 59 −23 39
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 36 54 −18 37
17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 38 60 −22 36
18 Reading (R) 38 10 6 22 41 66 −25 36 Relegation to Football League Championship
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
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

5 January 2008 R3 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Sheffield United Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Carney 42' Attendance: 15,286
Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup

26 September 2007 R3 Fulham 1 – 2
(aet)		 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
20:00 BST Healy 78' Report Guthrie 57'
Giannakopoulos 112'		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Steve Bennett
31 October 2007 R4 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Report Elano 86' (pen.) Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Peter Walton

UEFA Cup

First round

20 September 2007 1st Leg Rabotnički 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Skopje City Stadium
19:00 BST Milisavlević 53' Report Méïté 84' Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
4 October 2007 2nd Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rabotnički Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST Anelka 68' Report Attendance: 18,932 (80 away)
Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F
25 October 2007 Match 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Braga Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST Diouf 66' Report Jaílson 87' Attendance: 10,848 (31 away)
Referee: Darko Ceferin
8 November 2007 Match 2 Bayern Munich 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Allianz Arena
19:00 GMT Podolski 30', 49' Report Gardner 8'
Davies 82'		 Attendance: 66,000 (4,000 away)
Referee: Jaroslav Jara
29 November 2007 Match 3 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aris Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Giannakopoulos 90+3' Report Toni 44' Attendance: 10,229 (2,300 away)
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
6 December 2007 Match 4 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda
17:45 GMT Report McCann 45' Attendance: 45,000 (400 away)
Referee: Paul Allaerts

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BRA BOL ARI RSB
1 Germany Bayern Munich 4 2 2 0 12 5 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–2 6–0 —
2 Portugal Braga 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 6 1–1 — — — 2–0
3 England Bolton Wanderers 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 6 — 1–1 — 1–1 —
4 Greece Aris 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 5 — 1–1 — — 3–0
5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 2–3 — 0–1 — —
Source: [citation needed]

Round of 32

14 February 2008 1st Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Atlético Madrid Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Diouf 74' Report Attendance: 26,163
Referee: Peter Rasmussen
21 February 2008 2nd Leg Atlético Madrid 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Vicente Calderón Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 30,000 (3,000 away)
Referee: Jacek Granat

Round of 16

6 March 2008 1st Leg Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sporting CP Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT McCann 25' Report Vukčević 69' Attendance: 25,664
Referee: Alon Yefet
13 March 2008 2nd Leg Sporting CP 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Estádio José Alvalade
20:00 GMT Pereirinha 85' Report Attendance: 22,031
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Nicky Hunt 14 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 24 0 8 0
3 DF England Jlloyd Samuel 20 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 25 0 1 0
4 MF England Kevin Nolan 33 5 0 0 1 0 5 0 39 5 1 0
5 DF Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté 21 0 1 0 2 0 6 1 30 1 3 0
6 MF Wales Gary Speed 14 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 3 0
7 MF Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos 15 2 1 0 2 1 8 1 26 3 0 0
8 MF Spain Iván Campo 27 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 31 0 8 0
9 FW Iceland Heiðar Helguson 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 1 0
10 MF Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 0 0
11 MF Jamaica Ricardo Gardner 26 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 30 1 2 0
12 GK England Ian Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England Kevin Davies 32 3 0 0 1 0 8 1 41 4 13 0
15 DF France Gérald Cid 7 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 14 0 4 0
16 MF Iran Andranik Teymourian 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 9 0 1 0
17 MF England Danny Guthrie 25 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 35 1 5 0
18 MF Spain Mikel Alonso 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 12 0 0 0
19 MF England Gavin McCann 31 1 0 0 2 0 8 2 41 3 8 0
20 FW Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
21 MF Senegal El Hadji Diouf 34 4 1 0 1 0 6 2 42 6 16 0
22 GK Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen 28 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 35 0 2 0
23 MF Switzerland Blerim Džemaili 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 26 0 3 0
25 DF Senegal Abdoulaye Faye 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF Israel Tamir Cohen 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 2 0
26 GK Oman Ali Al-Habsi 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 16 0 0 0
27 MF Norway Daniel Braaten 6 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 14 1 1 0
28 DF Slovenia Ľubomír Michalík 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 13 0 1 0
29 FW Slovakia Zoltán Harsányi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien 32 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 42 0 7 0
32 MF England Matthew Taylor 16 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 3 1 0
33 DF England Gary Cahill 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 0 0 0
37 FW England James Sinclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka 18 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 22 11 1 0
41 DF Poland Jarosław Fojut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW United States Johann Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW England Nathan Woolfe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW Poland Grzegorz Rasiak 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
– – Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 - 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 May 2008

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2007 DF France Gérald Cid France Bordeaux Free[73]
1 July 2007 MF Switzerland Blerim Džemaili Switzerland Zürich Free[74]
1 July 2007 MF England Gavin McCann England Aston Villa £1,000,000[75]
1 July 2007 DF Trinidad and Tobago Jlloyd Samuel England Aston Villa Free[76]
23 July 2007 FW Iceland Heiðar Helguson England Fulham £2,451,000[77]
1 August 2007 MF Norway Daniel Braaten Norway Rosenborg £645,000[78]
13 August 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien England Portsmouth Undisclosed[79]
1 January 2008 MF Israel Tamir Cohen Israel Maccabi Netanya £650,000[80]
16 January 2008 DF Iceland Grétar Steinsson Netherlands AZ £3,500,000[81]
17 January 2008 MF England Matthew Taylor England Portsmouth £4,042,019[82]
30 January 2008 DF England Gary Cahill England Aston Villa £5,000,000[83]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2007 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim England Chelsea Free[84]
1 July 2007 MF England Michael Roddy England Lincoln City Free[85]
1 July 2007 FW Denmark Henrik Pedersen England Hull City Free[86]
5 July 2007 MF Israel Idan Tal Israel Beitar Jerusalem Free[87]
31 August 2007 DF Senegal Abdoulaye Faye England Newcastle United £2,408,011[88]
1 January 2008 MF Wales Gary Speed England Sheffield United £250,000[89]
10 January 2008 DF France Gérald Cid France Nice Free[90]
11 January 2008 FW France Nicolas Anelka England Chelsea £15,000,000[91]
31 January 2008 GK Poland Przemysław Kazimierczak England Darlington Free[92]
31 January 2008 DF Slovenia Ľubomír Michalík England Leeds United £500,000[93]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Reference
3 July 2007 30 June 2008 MF England Danny Guthrie England Liverpool [94]
10 July 2007 30 June 2008 MF Spain Mikel Alonso Spain Real Sociedad [95]
27 July 2007 30 January 2008 MF Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson France Nantes [96][97]
31 January 2008 30 June 2008 FW Poland Grzegorz Rasiak England Southampton [98]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Reference
31 August 2007 2 January 2008 DF England Jarosław Fojut England Luton Town [99]
21 September 2007 27 April 2008 MF England Mark Ellis England Torquay United [100]
28 September 2007 28 October 2007 GK Poland Przemysław Kazimierczak England Wycombe Wanderers [101]
5 October 2007 5 November 2007 MF England Leslie Thompson England Stockport County [102]
12 October 2007 12 November 2007 FW United States Johann Smith England Darlington [103]
3 January 2008 24 January 2008 MF England Leslie Thompson England Torquay United [104]
7 February 2008 20 May 2008 MF England Chris Basham England Rochdale [105]
20 March 2008 20 April 2008 FW United States Johann Smith England Stockport County [106]

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  10. ^ "Derby 1–1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  11. ^ "Bolton to meet Bayern in Uefa Cup". BBC Sport. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  12. ^ "Speed steps down as Bolton coach". BBC Sport. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  13. ^ "Bolton 0–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  14. ^ "Bolton part company with boss Lee". BBC Sport. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
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  16. ^ "Arsenal 2–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
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  18. ^ "Now that I have calmed down..." BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
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