The 2007-08 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2007. [edit] Overview [edit] Notable events [edit] Transfer deals [edit] Managerial changes [edit] League competitions [edit] Scottish Premier League Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Gretna: 10 points were deducted from Gretna for going into administration.[60]
Intertoto Cup: The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded a place in that competition, Falkirk and Hibernian were the applicants for the Intertoto Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Scottish First Division Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division.
UEFA Cup: Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Scottish Second Division Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted.
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division.
UEFA Cup: Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up.
Airdrie United: won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Scottish Third Division Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted.
Relegation: Had East Stirlingshire finished bottom of the table for what would have been a fifth consecutive time, they would have lost their Scottish Football League status, they finished second bottom.
Stranraer: won promotion to Second Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Other honours [edit] Main cup honours [edit] Non-league honours [edit] Senior [edit] Junior West Region East Region North Region [edit] Individual honours [edit] PFA Scotland awards [edit] SFWA awards [edit] Monthly awards [edit] Scottish clubs in Europe [edit] Summary [edit] Celtic | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[61] | Celtic scorer(s) | Report | | Champions League third qualifying round | | 15 August | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A) |  Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | Paul Hartley | BBC Sport | | 29 August | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Spartak Moscow | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 Pen.) | Scott McDonald | BBC Sport | | Champions League group stage | | 18 September | RSK Olimpiyskyi, Donetsk (A) |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–2 | | BBC Sport | | 18 September | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |  A.C. Milan | 2–1 | Stephen McManus, Scott McDonald | BBC Sport | | 24 October | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A) |  Benfica | 0–1 | | BBC Sport | | 6 November | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Benfica | 1–0 | Aiden McGeady | BBC Sport | | 28 November | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | Jiří Jarošík, Massimo Donati | BBC Sport | | 4 December | San Siro, Milan (A) | A.C. Milan | 0–1 | | BBC Sport | | Champions League Round of 16 | | 20 February | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |  Barcelona | 2–3 | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Barry Robson | BBC Sport | | 4 March | Nou Camp, Barcelona (A) | Barcelona | 0–1 | | BBC Sport | [edit] Rangers | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[61] | Rangers scorer(s) | Report | | Champions League second qualifying round | | 31 July | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |  FK Zeta | 2–0 | David Weir, Lee McCulloch | BBC Sport | | 7 August | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A) | FK Zeta | 1–0 | DaMarcus Beasley | BBC Sport | | Champions League third qualifying round | | 14 August | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |  Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | Nacho Novo | BBC Sport | | 28 August | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A) | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | Champions League group stage | | 13 September | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |  Stuttgart | 2–1 | Charlie Adam, Jean-Claude Darcheville | BBC Sport | | 19 September | Stade Gerland, Lyon (A) |  Lyon | 3–0 | Lee McCulloch, Daniel Cousin DaMarcus Beasley | BBC Sport | | 23 October | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Barcelona | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | 7 November | Nou Camp, Barcelona (A) | Barcelona | 0–2 | | BBC Sport | | 27 November | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A) | Stuttgart | 2–3 | Charlie Adam, Barry Ferguson | BBC Sport | | 12 December | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Lyon | 0–3 | | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Round of 32 | | 13 February | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |  Panathinaikos | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | 21 February | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens (A) | Panathinaikos | (a)1–1 | Nacho Novo | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Round of 16 | | 6 March | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Daniel Cousin, Steven Davis | BBC Sport | | 13 March | Weserstadion, Bremen (A) | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Quarter-final | | 3 April | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Sporting CP | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | 10 April | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (A) | Sporting CP | 2–0 | Jean-Claude Darcheville, Steven Whittaker | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Semi-final | | 24 April | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Fiorentina | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | 1 May | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence (A) | Fiorentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.) | | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Final | | 14 May | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (N) | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–2 | | BBC Sport | [edit] Aberdeen | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[61] | Aberdeen scorer(s) | Report | | UEFA Cup first round | | 20 September | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Dnipro | 0–0 | | BBC Sport | | 4 October | Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk (A) | Dnipro | (a)1–1 | Darren Mackie | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup group stage | | 25 October | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens (A) | Panathinaikos | 0–3 | | BBC Sport | | 8 November | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | Zander Diamond | BBC Sport | | 29 November | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid (A) | Atlético Madrid | 0–2 | | BBC Sport | | 20 December | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) |  F.C. Copenhagen | 4–0 | Jamie Smith (2), Mikael Antonsson (o.g.), Richard Foster | BBC Sport | | UEFA Cup Round of 32 | | 13 February | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | Josh Walker, Sone Aluko | BBC Sport | | 21 February | Allianz Arena, Munich (A) | Bayern Munich | 1–5 | Steve Lovell | BBC Sport | [edit] Dunfermline Athletic [edit] National teams [edit] Summary Scotland failed in their attempt to qualify for the Euro 2008, finishing third in Group B behind 2006 World Cup finalists France and Italy despite beating France twice. Scotland needed a win in their final group game against Italy to qualify, although a draw would have been enough if Ukraine beat France in the last group fixture. Scotland lost 2–1 as a result of a heavily criticised decision[62] by Spanish referee Manuel Mejuto González to award Italy a free kick in stoppage time (resulting in a goal) when it was clear it should have been a free kick to Scotland. Manager Alex McLeish resigned on 27 November 2007 following the loss against Italy and became manager of Birmingham City,[63] his assistants Roy Aitken and Andy Watson joined him at Birmingham. He was eventually replaced on 24 January 2008 by Southampton manager George Burley,[64] he appointed Steven Pressley and former England captain Terry Butcher as his assistants.[65] In first match in charge a 1–1 draw was achieved against Croatia despite the withdrawal of 7 players. [edit] Results | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[66] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report | | 22 August | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) |  South Africa | 1–0 | Friendly | Kris Boyd | BBC Sport | | 8 September | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Lithuania | 3–1 | ECQ(B) | Kris Boyd, Stephen McManus, James McFadden | BBC Sport | | 12 September | Parc des Princes,[67] Paris (A) | France | 1–0 | ECQ(B) | James McFadden | BBC Sport | | 13 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Ukraine | 3–1 | ECQ(B) | Kenny Miller, Lee McCulloch, James McFadden | BBC Sport | | 17 October | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A) |  Georgia | 0–2 | ECQ(B) | | BBC Sport | | 17 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Italy | 1–2 | ECQ(B) | Barry Ferguson | BBC Sport | | 26 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Croatia | 1–1 | Friendly | Kenny Miller | BBC Sport | | 30 May | AXA Arena, Prague (A) |  Czech Republic | 1–3 | Friendly | David Clarkson | BBC Sport | [edit] Youth and Reserve football [edit] Deaths - Tommy Burns, 51, Celtic first team coach who also played for and managed the club. He also played for and managed Kilmarnock and won six caps for Scotland.[68]
- Ian Crawford, 73, former player and manager best remembered for scoring 2 goals in the 1955–56 Scottish Cup Final for Heart of Midlothian. He also played for West Ham, Scunthorpe and Peterborough.
- 'Phil O'Donnell, 35, footballer who played for Motherwell, Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday during a 17-year career. In that time, he played once for Scotland. He died on 29 December 2007 whilst playing for Motherwell, in their 5–3 win over Dundee United.[69]
- Ian Porterfield, 61, former player and manager best remembered for scoring in the winning goal in the 1973 FA Cup Final for Sunderland. He also succeeded Alex Ferguson as manager of Aberdeen.[70]
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