2007-08 in Scottish football

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Information may change as the event progresses.

Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890.

The 2007-08 season is the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2007.

Notable events

2007

June 1: The Scottish Football Association appoint former Rangers and Kilmarnock striker Gordon Smith as the new Chief Executive following the departure of David Taylor who was appointed General Secretary of UEFA.^[1]

July 20: Irn-Bru becomes the new sponsor of the Scottish Football League.^[2]

2008

Transfer deals

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2007-08

Managerial changes

Main article: List of managers in the Scottish football league system by date of appointment

Name	Club	Departed	Replacement	Appointed
Valdas Ivanauskas	Hearts	20 March 2007^[3]	Anatoly Korobochka	30 July 2007^[4]
Dick Campbell	Partick Thistle	27 March 2007^[5]	Ian McCall	25 May 2007^[6]
John Robertson	Livingston	15 April 2007^[7]	Mark Proctor	23 May 2007 ^[8]
Ian McCall	Queen of the South	28 April 2007^[9]	Gordon Chisholm	7 May 2007^[10]
Scott Leitch	Ross County	30 April 2007^[11]	Dick Campbell	17 May 2007^[12]
Jim Chapman	Albion Rovers	7 May 2007^[13]	John McCormack	31 May 2007^[14]
Joe Miller	Clyde	25 May 2007^[15]	Colin Hendry	11 June 2007^[16]
Maurice Malpas	Motherwell	1 June 2007^[17]	Mark McGhee	18 June 2007^[18]
Rowan Alexander	Gretna	18 July 2007^[19]	Davie Irons	18 July 2007^[19]
Charlie Christie	Inverness CT	20 August 2007^[20]	Craig Brewster	27 August 2007^[21]
Campbell Money	Stenhousemuir	29 September 2007^[22]
Dick Campbell	Ross County	2 October 2007^[23]
John Coughlin	Berwick Rangers	7 October 2007^[24]

Tables

Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2007-08

Scottish First Division

Main article: Scottish First Division 2007-08

Scottish Second Division

Main article: Scottish Second Division 2007-08

Scottish Third Division

Main article: Scottish Third Division 2007-08

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Details	Match report
Scottish Cup				Scottish Cup 2007-08
Scottish League Cup				Scottish League Cup 2007-08
Scottish Challenge Cup				Scottish Challenge Cup 2007-08
Scottish Junior Cup				Scottish Junior Cup 2007-08

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition	Winner
Highland League
East of Scotland League
South of Scotland League

Junior

West Region

Division	Winner
Premier League
Division One
Ayrshire League
Central League Division One
Central League Division Two

East Region

Division	Winner
Super League
Premier League
North Division
Central Division
South Division

North Region

Division	Winner
Premier League
Division One
Division Two

Performance in Europe

Club	Competition(s)	Progress	Coef.
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Still competing
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Still competing
Aberdeen	UEFA Cup	Still competing
Dunfermline Athletic	UEFA Cup	Second Qualifying Round	0.50

Individual honours

PFA awards

Award	Player	Club
Players' Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
PFA Manager of the Year

Writers' Association awards

Award	Player	Club
Footballer of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Manager of the Year

Scotland national team

Main article: List of Scotland national football team results

Note: Scores are written Scotland first.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorers	Match Report
August 22, 2007	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	South Africa	1-0	F	Kris Boyd	BBC
September 8, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Lithuania	3-1	ECQB	Kris Boyd, Stephen McManus, James McFadden	BBC
September 12, 2007	Parc des Princes, Paris (A)	France	1-0	ECQB	James McFadden	BBC
October 13, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Ukraine	3-1	ECQB	Kenny Miller, Lee McCulloch, James McFadden	BBC
October 17, 2007	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)	Georgia	0-2	ECQB
November 17, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Italy		ECQB

Deaths

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.^[25]

References

^ "Top SFA job confirmed for Smith", BBC Scotland website, 1 June 2007.
^ "SFL ends search for new sponsor", BBC Sport wesbite, July 20, 2007.
^ "Hearts part with boss Ivanauskas", BBC Sport website, 20 March 2007.
^ "Korobochka to remain with Hearts", BBC Sport website, 30 July 2007.
^ "Campbell axed by Partick Thistle", BBC Sport website, 27 March 2007.
^ "McCall takes control at Firhill", BBC Sport website, 25 May 2007.
^ "Robertson positive after sacking", BBC Sport website, 16 April 2007.
^ "Proctor takes over at Livingston", BBC Sport website, 22 May 2007.
^ "McCall set to depart Doonhamers", BBC Sport website, 26 April 2007.
^ "Chisholm confirmed as Queens boss", BBC Sport website, 7 May 2007.
^ "Leitch quits post at Ross County", BBC Sport website, 30 April 2007.
^ "Campbell confirmed as County boss", BBC Sport website, 17 May 2007.
^ "Chapman surprise at Rovers sack", BBC Sport website, 7 May 2007.
^ "Albion Rovers appoint McCormack", BBC Sport website, 31 May 2007.
^ "Miller rejects Clyde's best offer", BBC Sport website, 25 May 2007.
^ "Hendry appointed new Clyde boss", BBC Sport website, 11 June 2007.
^ "Malpas leaves post at Motherwell", BBC Sport website, 1 June 2007.
^ "McGhee named new Motherwell boss", BBC Sport website, 18 June 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Irons will lead Gretna into SPL", BBC Sport website, 18 July 2007.
^ "Christie quits as Inverness boss", BBC Sport website, 20 August 2007.
^ "Brewster appointed Inverness boss", BBC Sport website, 27 August 2007.
^ "Money quits and blames dual role", BBC Sport website, 1 October 2007.
^ "Boss Campbell exits Ross County", BBC Sport website, 2 October 2007.
^ "Couglin resigns as Berwick boss", BBC Sport website, 7 October 2007.
^ "Cup hero Porterfield dies at 61", BBC Sport website, 11 September 2007.

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2007-08 in Scottish football
Domestic Leagues	Domestic Cups	European Competitions	Competitions involving Scotland
Premier League	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Euro 2008 qualifying Group B
First Division	League Cup	UEFA Cup
Second Division	Challenge Cup
Third Division	Junior Cup
Transfers
List of Scottish football transfers 2007-08

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