2007-08 in Scottish football

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

[edit] Notable events

[edit] 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, signing a three year deal.^[2]

October 11: Celtic are fined £25,000 by UEFA for "lack of organisation and improper conduct by supporters" during their UEFA Champions League match with AC Milan at Celtic Park.^[3]^[4]

November 17: The Scotland national team fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after a 2–1 defeat by Italy at Hampden Park eliminated them at the qualifying stage.

November 25: St. Johnstone beat Dunfermline 3–2 to win the Challenge Cup for the first time.^[5]

December 29: Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, 35, collapsed on the pitch at Fir Park during a match against Dundee United, and died later that evening.^[6]

[edit] 2008

March 15: East Fife confirm their promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions with a 3–0 victory over East Stirlingshire, becoming the first team in Britain to win a league trophy in the 2007–08 season.^[7]

March 16: Rangers win the Scottish League Cup by beating Dundee United 3–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in the final at Hampden Park.

March 22: Scotland's Under-17s qualify for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship after finishing top of their Elite qualifying group.

March 29: Gretna are relegated from the SPL after losing 2–0 to St. Mirren at St. Mirren Park. ^[8]

March 29: Berwick Rangers are relegated from the Second Division after a 2–2 draw with Peterhead.^[9]

April 5: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions after defeating already-relegated Berwick Rangers 4–0 and second place Airdrie United losing 2–1 to Brechin City.^[10]

April 8: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle.^[11]

April 12: First Division Queen of the South beat SPL Aberdeen 4–3 at Hampden Park to qualify for their first Scottish Cup final, in the highest scoring semi-final ever.^[12]

April 19: Hamilton Academical win promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 2–0 over Clyde.^[13]

May 10: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.^[14]

May 10: Arbroath are promoted to the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate win over Stranraer in the Second Division play-off final.^[15] Cowdenbeath, who were beaten by Arbroath in the semi-finals, are relegated to the Third Division.

May 14: Rangers lose 2–0 to Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Cup Final.^[16]

May 22: Celtic win their third successive SPL title after defeating Dundee United 1–0. ^[17]

May 24: Rangers win the Scottish Cup for the 32nd time after defeating Queen of the South 3–2 in the Final.^[18]

May 29: Gretna are demoted to the Third Division after administrator David Elliot could not guareentee the Football League that the club would fulfil its fixtures next season. Consequently, First Division play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division and Second Division play-off runners-up Stranraer are promoted to the Second Division.^[19]

[edit] Transfer deals

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2007-08

[edit] Managerial changes

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

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Clyde	Joe Miller	Mutual Consent	25 May^[20]	Colin Hendry	11 June^[21]
Motherwell	Maurice Malpas	Resigned	1 June^[22]	Mark McGhee	18 June^[23]
Gretna	Rowan Alexander	Sacked	18 July^[24]	David Irons	18 July^[24]
Inverness CT	Charlie Christie	Resigned	20 August^[25]	Craig Brewster	27 August^[26]
Stenhousemuir	Campbell Money	Resigned	29 September^[27]	John Coughlin	12 October^[28]
Ross County	Dick Campbell	Mutual consent	2 October^[29]	Derek Adams	21 November^[30]
Berwick Rangers	John Coughlin	Resigned	7 October^[31]	Michael Renwick	24 October^[32]
Ayr United	Neil Watt	Resigned	23 October^[33]	Brian Reid	24 October^[34]
Dumbarton	Gerry McCabe	Sacked	11 November^[35]	Jim Chapman	31 December^[36]
St. Johnstone	Owen Coyle	Mutual consent	22 November^[37]	Derek McInnes	27 November^[38]
Dunfermline Athletic	Stephen Kenny	Sacked	4 December^[39]	Jim McIntyre	3 January^[40]
Hibernian	John Collins	Resigned	20 December^[41]	Mixu Paatelainen	10 January^[42]
Queen's Park	Billy Stark	Resigned	9 January^[43]	Gardner Speirs	25 January^[44]
Clyde	Colin Hendry	Resigned	18 January^[45]	John Brown	26 January^[46]
Greenock Morton	Jim McInally	Resigned	12 February^[47]	David Irons	19 February^[24]
Gretna	David Irons	Resigned	19 February^[48]	Mick Wadsworth (Caretaker)	February 19
East Stirlingshire	Gordon Wylde	Resigned	28 February^[49]	Jim McInally	13 March^[50]
Forfar Athletic	Jim Moffat	Mutual consent	21 April^[51]	Dick Campbell	21 April^[52]
Berwick Rangers	Michael Renwick	Sacked	28 February^[53]	Allan McGonigal	13 May^[54]
Hearts	Stephen Frail	Mutual Consent	27 May 2008^[55]	Vacant

[edit] League competitions

[edit] Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2007-08

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	28	5	5	84	26	58	89	UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group stage
2	Rangers	38	27	5	6	84	33	51	86	UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Second qualifying round
3	Motherwell	38	18	6	14	50	46	4	60	UEFA Cup 2008-09 First round
4	Aberdeen	38	15	8	15	50	58	-8	53
5	Dundee United	38	14	10	14	53	47	6	52
6	Hibernian	38	14	10	14	49	45	4	52	UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Second round
7	Falkirk	38	13	10	15	45	49	-4	49
8	Hearts	38	13	9	16	47	55	-8	48
9	Inverness CT	38	13	4	21	51	62	-11	43
10	St. Mirren	38	10	11	17	26	54	-28	41
11	Kilmarnock	38	10	10	18	39	52	-13	40
12	Gretna (R)	38	5	8	25	32	83	-51	13	Relegation to First Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
Gretna: 10 points were deducted from Gretna for going into administration.^[56]
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.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Scottish First Division

Main article: Scottish First Division 2007-08

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical (C) (P)	36	23	7	6	62	27	35	76	Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee	36	20	9	7	58	30	28	69
3	St. Johnstone	36	15	13	8	60	45	15	58
4	Queen of the South	36	14	10	12	47	43	4	52	UEFA Cup 2008-09 Second Qualifying Round
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	13	12	11	36	41	-5	51
6	Partick Thistle	36	11	12	13	40	39	1	45
7	Livingston	36	10	9	17	55	66	-11	39
8	Greenock Morton	36	9	10	17	40	58	-18	37
9	Clyde	36	9	10	17	40	59	-19	37	First Division Play-offs
10	Stirling Albion (R)	36	4	12	20	41	71	-30	24	Second Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd 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
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Scottish Second Division

Main article: Scottish Second Division 2007-08

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C) (P)	36	22	7	7	78	44	34	73	First Division
2	Airdrie United (P)	36	20	6	10	64	36	28	66	First Division Play-offs
3	Raith Rovers	36	19	3	14	60	50	10	60
4	Alloa Athletic	36	16	8	12	57	56	1	56
5	Peterhead	36	16	7	13	65	54	11	55
6	Brechin City	36	13	13	10	63	43	20	52
7	Ayr United	36	13	7	16	51	62	-11	46
8	Queen's Park	36	13	5	18	48	51	-3	44
9	Cowdenbeath (R)	36	10	7	19	47	73	-26	37	Second Division Play-offs
10	Berwick Rangers (R)	36	3	7	26	40	101	-61	16	Third Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd 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.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Scottish Third Division

Main article: Scottish Third Division 2007-08

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	East Fife (C) (P)	36	28	4	4	77	24	53	88	Second Division
2	Stranraer (P)	36	19	8	9	65	43	22	65	Second Division Play-offs
3	Montrose	36	17	8	11	57	35	22	59
4	Arbroath (P)	36	14	10	12	54	47	7	52
5	Stenhousemuir	36	13	9	14	49	57	-8	48
6	Elgin City	36	13	8	15	56	69	-13	47
7	Albion Rovers	36	9	10	17	52	69	-17	37
8	Dumbarton	36	9	10	17	31	48	-17	37
9	East Stirlingshire	36	10	4	22	48	71	-23	34
10	Forfar Athletic	36	8	9	19	35	62	-27	33

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd 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.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Main cup honours

Competition	Winner	score	Runner-up	Report
Scottish Cup 2007–08	Rangers	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Wikipedia article
League Cup 2007–08	Rangers	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 pen.)	Dundee United	Wikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2007–08	St. Johnstone	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	BBC Sport
Youth Cup	Rangers	3 – 1 (a.e.t)	Celtic	The Herald
Junior Cup	Bathgate Thistle	2 – 1	Cumnock Juniors	The Scotsman

[edit] Non-league honours

[edit] Senior

Competition	Winner
Highland League	Cove Rangers
Highland League Cup	Inverurie Loco Works
East of Scotland Premier Division	Whitehill Welfare
East of Scotland First Division	Heriot-Watt University
East of Scotland King Cup
East of Scotland League Cup	Spartans
South of Scotland League	Crichton
South of Scotland League Cup	St. Cuthbert Wanderers
SFA North Challenge Cup	Huntly
SFA South Challenge Cup	Annan Athletic

[edit] Junior

West Region

Competition	Winner
Premier League	Pollok
Division One	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Ayrshire League	Hurlford United
Central League Division One	Port Glasgow
Central League Division Two	Vale of Leven

Competition	Winner
Evening Times Cup
West of Scotland Cup	Kilbirnie Ladeside
Central League Cup
Central Sectional League Cup	Rutherglen Glencairn
Ayrshire League Cup
Ayrshire Sectional League Cup	Auchinleck Talbot
North Ayrshire Cup
South Ayrshire Cup

East Region

Competition	Winner
Super League	Lochee United
Premier League	Bo'ness United
North Division	Blairgowrie
Central Division	Ballingry Rovers
South Division	Fauldhouse United

North Region

Competition	Winner
Premier League	Banks O'Dee
Division One	Banchory St. Ternan
Division Two	Lossiemouth United

[edit] Individual honours

[edit] PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Aiden McGeady	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Aiden McGeady	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Billy Reid	Hamilton Academical

[edit] SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Carlos Cuellar	Rangers
Young Player of the Year	Steven Fletcher	Hibernian
Manager of the Year	Walter Smith	Rangers

[edit] Monthly awards

Main articles: Scottish Premier League monthly awards and Scottish Football League monthly awards

Month	SPL				SFA
Month	Manager	Player	Young player	Rising star	Div 1 manager	Div 2 manager	Div 3 manager	Player	Young player
August	Walter Smith (Rangers)	Carlos Cuéllar (Rangers)	Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)	Mark Staunton (Falkirk)	Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical)	Billy Stark (Queen's Park)	Gordon Wylde (East Stirlingshire)	Richard Offiong (Hamilton Academical)	Kevin McDonald (Dundee)
September	John Collins (Hibernian)	Scott McDonald (Celtic)	Andrew Driver (Hearts)	Scott Anson (Kilmarnock)	Owen Coyle (St. Johnstone)	Steve Paterson (Peterhead)	John McGlashan (Arbroath)	Ryan Stevenson (Ayr United)	James McArthur (Hamilton Academical)
October	Craig Levein (Dundee United)	Lee Wilkie (Dundee United)	Ross McCormack (Motherwell)	Jack Wilson (Hibernian)	Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical)	Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic)	David Baikie (East Fife)	Bryn Halliwell (Hamilton Academical)	James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical)
November	Mark McGhee (Motherwell)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)	Ross McCormack (Motherwell)	Liam Cusack (Gretna)	Alex Rae (Dundee)	Derek Adams (Ross County)	David Baikie (East Fife)	Kenny Deuchar (St. Johnstone)	Scott Fox (East Fife)
December	Craig Brewster (Inverness CT)	Marius Niculae (Inverness CT)	Scott Arfield (Falkirk)	—	Jim McIntyre (Dunfermline Athletic)	Michael O'Neill (Brechin City)	Gerry Britton (Stranraer)	Allan Russell (Airdrie United)	Kevin McDonald (Dundee)
January	Walter Smith (Rangers)	Barry Robson (Dundee United)	Danny Grainger (Dundee United)	—	Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)	Derek Adams (Ross County)	David Baikie (East Fife)	Andrew Barrowman (Ross County)	Andy Jackson (St. Johnstone)
February	Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)	Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)	Ryan Strachan (Aberdeen)	Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)	Neale Cooper (Peterhead)	Derek Ferguson (Stranraer)	Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Dundee)	Graham Dorrans (Livingston)
March	Walter Smith (Rangers)	Darren Barr (Falkirk)	Garry Kenneth (Dundee United)	Ryan Crighton (St. Mirren)	Ian McCall (Partick Thistle)	Brian Reid (Ayr United)	Robbie Williamson (Elgin City)	Jonathan Tuffey (Partick Thistle)	Leigh Griffiths (Livingston)
April	Gordon Strachan (Celtic)	Barry Robson (Celtic)	Gary Glen (Hearts)	—	Gordon Chisholm (Queen of the South)	Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic)	Derek Ferguson (Stranraer)	Mark McLaughlin (Hamilton Academical)	Brian Easton (Hamilton Academical)

[edit] Scottish clubs in Europe

[edit] Summary

Club	Competition(s)	Final round	Coef.
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	11.00
Rangers	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup	Group stage Runners-up	23.50
Aberdeen	UEFA Cup	Round of 32	6.00
Dunfermline Athletic	UEFA Cup	Second Qualifying Round	0.50

[edit] Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[57]	Celtic scorer(s)	Report
Champions League Third qualifying round
August 15	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (A)	Spartak Moscow	1–1	Paul Hartley	BBC
August 29	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Spartak Moscow	1–1(a.e.t.) (4–3 Pen.)	Scott McDonald	BBC
Champions League group stage
September 18	RSK Olimpiyskyi, Donetsk (A)	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–2		BBC
September 18	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	A.C. Milan	2–1	Stephen McManus, Scott McDonald	BBC
October 24	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A)	Benfica	0–1		BBC
November 6	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Benfica	1–0	Aiden McGeady	BBC
November 28	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	Jiří Jarošík, Massimo Donati	BBC
December 4	San Siro, Milan (A)	A.C. Milan	0–1		BBC
Champions League Round of 16
February 20	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Barcelona	2–3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Barry Robson	BBC
March 4	Nou Camp, Barcelona (A)	Barcelona	0–1		BBC

[edit] Rangers

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[57]	Rangers scorer(s)	Report
Champions League Second qualifying round
July 31	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	FK Zeta	2–0	David Weir, Lee McCulloch	BBC
August 7	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A)	FK Zeta	1–0	DaMarcus Beasley	BBC
Champions League Third qualifying round
August 14	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	Nacho Novo	BBC
August 28	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)	Red Star Belgrade	0–0		BBC
Champions League group stage
September 13	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Stuttgart	2–1	Charlie Adam, Jean-Claude Darcheville	BBC
September 19	Stade Gerland, Lyon (A)	Lyon	3–0	Lee McCulloch, Daniel Cousin, DaMarcus Beasley	BBC
October 23	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Barcelona	0–0		BBC
November 7	Nou Camp, Barcelona (A)	Barcelona	0–2		BBC
November 27	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A)	Stuttgart	2–3	Charlie Adam, Barry Ferguson	BBC
December 12	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Lyon	0–3		BBC
UEFA Cup Round of 32
February 13	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Panathinaikos	0–0		BBC
February 21	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens (A)	Panathinaikos	(a)1–1	Nacho Novo	BBC
UEFA Cup Round of 16
March 6	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Werder Bremen	2–0	Daniel Cousin, Steven Davis	BBC
March 13	Weserstadion, Bremen (A)	Werder Bremen	0–1		BBC
UEFA Cup Quarter-final
April 3	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Sporting CP	0–0		BBC
April 10	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (A)	Sporting CP	2–0	Jean-Claude Darcheville, Steven Whittaker	BBC
UEFA Cup Semi-final
April 24	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Fiorentina	0–0		BBC
May 1	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence (A)	Fiorentina	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.)		BBC
UEFA Cup Final
May 14	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (N)	Zenit Saith Petersberg	0–2		BBC

[edit] Aberdeen

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[57]	Aberdeen scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Cup First Round
September 20	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	Dnipro	0–0		BBC
October 4	Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk (A)	Dnipro	(a)1–1	Darren Mackie	BBC
UEFA Cup group stage
October 25	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens (A)	Panathinaikos	0–3		BBC
November 8	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–1	Zander Diamond	BBC
November 29	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid (A)	Atlético Madrid	0–2		BBC
December 20	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	F.C. Copenhagen	4–0	Jamie Smith (2), Mikael Antonsson (o.g.), Richard Foster	BBC
UEFA Cup Round of 32
February 13	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	Bayern Munich	2–2	Josh Walker, Sone Aluko	BBC
February 21	Allianz Arena, Munich (A)	Bayern Munich	1–5	Steve Lovell	BBC

[edit] Dunfermline Athletic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[57]	Dunfermline scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round
August 16	East End Park, Dunfermline (H)	BK Häcken	1–1	Jim Hamilton	BBC
August 30	Rambergsvallen, Gothenburg (A)	BK Häcken	0–1		BBC

[edit] National teams

[edit] Scotland national team

[edit] Overview

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^[58] 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,^[59] his assistants Roy Aitken and Andy Watson joined him at Birmingham. He was eventually replaced on 24 January 2008 by Southampton manager George Burley,^[60] he appointed Steven Pressley and former England captain Terry Butcher as his assistants.^[61] In first match in charge a 1–1 draw was achieved against Croatia despite the withdrawal of 7 players.

[edit] Results

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[62]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
August 22	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	South Africa	1–0	F	Kris Boyd	BBC
September 8	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Lithuania	3–1	ECQ(B)	Kris Boyd, Stephen McManus, James McFadden	BBC
September 12	Parc des Princes^[63], Paris (A)	France	1–0	ECQ(B)	James McFadden	BBC
October 13	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Ukraine	3–1	ECQ(B)	Kenny Miller, Lee McCulloch, James McFadden	BBC
October 17	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi (A)	Georgia	0–2	ECQ(B)		BBC
November 17	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Italy	1–2	ECQ(B)	Barry Ferguson	BBC
March 26	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Croatia	1–1	F	Kenny Miller	BBC
May 30	AXA Arena, Prague (A)	Czech Republic	1–3	F	David Clarkson	BBC

Key

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
F = Friendly
ECQ(B) = European Championship qualifying (Group B)

[edit] Scotland Under-21 team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[62]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
August 21	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H)	Czech Republic	1–0	F	Steven Naismith	BBC
September 8	Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa (A)	Finland	2–3	ECQ(6)	Steven Fletcher, Charlie Mulgrew	BBC
September 12	East End Park, Dunfermline (H)	Denmark	0–0	ECQ(6)		BBC
October 11	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	Lithuania	3–0	ECQ(6)	Ross McCormack, Charlie Mulgrew, Steven Fletcher	BBC
October 16	Netherlands (A)	Netherlands	0–4	F		BBC
November 17	Nova Gorica (A)	Slovenia	4–0	ECQ(6)	Jamie Hamill, Ross McCormack, Steven Naismith, Steven Fletcher	BBC
February 5	Estadio Municipal, Abrantes (A)	Portugal	1–2	F	Paul Quinn	BBC
February 6	Estadio Municipal, Cartaxo (N)	Ukraine	2–2	F	Scott Arfield, Ryan Conroy	BBC
March 26	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	Finland	2–1	ECQ(6)	Steven Naismith, Kevin McDonald	BBC
May 20	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Norway	1–4	F	Scott Cuthbert	BBC

Key

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
(N) = Neutral venue
F = Friendly
ECQ(6) = European Championship qualifying (Group 6)

[edit] Scotland Under-19 team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[62]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
September 8	Sparisjods Stadium, Sandgerdi (A)	Iceland	0–3	F		SFA
October 26	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (A)	Moldova	0–1	ECQ(11)		UEFA
October 28	District Sport Complex, Orhei (N)	Azerbaijan	0–2	ECQ(11)		UEFA
October 31	District Sport Complex, Orhei (N)	Ukraine	0–1	ECQ(11)		UEFA
April 1	McDiarmid Park, Perth (H)	Denmark	5–1	F	Chris Maguire (2), Jamie Murphy (2), Mark Archdeacon	SFA

Key

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
(N) = Neutral venue
F = Friendly
ECQ(11) = European Championship qualifying round (Group 11)

[edit] Scotland Under-17 team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[62]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
August 24	Arnoldstein (N)	Switzerland	1–2	F	Daniel Wilson
August 26	Wigo-Haus Arena, Feldkirchen (N)	Slovenia	2–1	F	Gordon Smith, Robert McHugh
August 28	Lind Stadium, Villach (A)	Austria	1–3	F	Daniel Wilson
September 19	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy (H)	Slovakia	0–4	ECQ(3)		UEFA
September 21	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (H)	Liechtenstein	8–0	ECQ(3)	Sean Fitzharris (2), David Love (2), Gordon Smith (2), Robert McHugh, Claudio Beck (o.g.)	UEFA
September 24	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld (H)	Belarus	5–1	ECQ(3)	Archie Campbell (3), Gordon Smith, Sean Fitzharris	UEFA
March 17	The Oval, Belfast (A)	Northern Ireland	3–1	ECQE(5)	John Fleck (2, 1 pen.), Robert McHugh	UEFA
March 19	The Showgrounds, Newry (N)	Wales	1–0	ECQE(5)	Archie Campbell	UEFA
March 22	The Showgrounds, Newry (N)	Slovenia	1–0	ECQE(5)	John Fleck	UEFA
May 4	WOW Football Stadium, Antalya (N)	Serbia	0–2	EC(A)		UEFA
May 7	Mardan Sport Complex, Antalya (N)	Turkey	0–1	EC(A)		UEFA
May 10	Mardan Sport Complex, Antalya (N)	Netherlands	0–2	EC(A)		UEFA

Key

(H) = Home match
(A) = Away match
(N) = Neutral venue
F = Friendly
ECQ(3) = European Championship qualifying round (Group 3)
ECQE(5) = European Championship qualifying elite round (Group 5)
EC(A) = European Championship (Group A)

[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.^[64]

Ian Crawford, 73, former player and manager best remembered for scoring 2 goals in the 1955–56 Scottish Cup Final for Hearts. 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. ^[65]

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.^[66]

[edit] 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.
^ "Celtic fined as Dida receives ban", BBC Sport website, 11 October 2007.
^ "Dida banned, Celtic fined", UEFA.com, 12 October 2007.
^ "Dunfermline 2-3 St. Johnstone", BBC Sport, 25 November 2007.
^ Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies BBC Sport. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
^ "East Stirlingshire 0-3 East Fife", BBC Sport, 1 June 2007.
^ "St Mirren 2-0 Gretna", BBC Sport, 2008-03-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
^ "Berwick Rangers 2-2 Peterhead", BBC Sport, 2008-03-28.
^ "Ross County 4-0 Berwick Rangers", BBC Sport, 2008-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
^ "Partick Thistle 1-0 Stirling Alb", BBC Sport, 2008-04-08. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
^ Queen of the South 4-3 Aberdeen. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
^ "Hamilton Accies 2-0 Clyde", BBC Sport, 2008-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
^ "Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)", BBC Sport, 2008-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
^ "Stranraer 1-0 Arbroath (1-2)", BBC Sport, 2008-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
^ "Uefa Cup final - Zenit 2-0 Rangers", BBC Sport, 2008-05-14. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
^ "Dundee United 0-1 Celtic", BBC Sport, 2008-05-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
^ "Scottish Cup final - Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers", BBC Sport, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
^ "Gretna demoted to Division Three", BBC Sport, 2008-05-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
^ "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 ^c "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.
^ "Coughlin takes over at Ochilview", BBC Sport website, 12 October 2007.
^ "Boss Campbell exits Ross County", BBC Sport website, 2 October 2007.
^ "Adams confirmed as County manager", BBC Sport website, 26 November 2007.
^ "Couglin resigns as Berwick boss", BBC Sport website, 7 October 2007.
^ "Berwick turn to Renwick as boss", BBC Sport website, 25 October 2007.
^ "Watt stands down as Ayr manager", BBC Sport website, 23 October 2007.
^ "Ayr swiftly appoint Reid as boss", BBC Sport website, 24 October 2007.
^ "Sons sack McCabe after poor start", BBC Sport website, 11 November 2007.
^ "Chapman becomes new Sons manager", BBC Sport website, 31 December 2007.
^ "Coyle named new Burnley manager", BBC Sport website, 22 November 2007.
^ "McInnes is new St Johnstone boss", BBC Sport website, 27 November 2007.
^ "Pars part company with boss Kenny", BBC Sport website, 4 December 2007.
^ "McIntyre named Dunfermline boss", BBC Sport website, 3 January 2008.
^ "Collins resigns as Hibs manager", BBC Sport website, 20 December 2007.
^ "Paatelainen is new Hibs manager", BBC Sport website, 10 January, 2008.
^ "Stark secures Scotland U21 role", BBC Sport website, 1 January 2008.
^ "Speirs is new Queens Park Boss", BBC Sport website, 25 January, 2008.
^ "Hendry resigns as Clyde manager", BBC Sport website, 18 January 2008.
^ "Birthday boy Brown is Clyde boss", BBC Sport website, 26 January, 2008.
^ "McInally resigns as Morton boss", BBC Sport website, 12 February 2008.
^ "Irons quits Gretna for Morton job", BBC Sport website, 19 February 2008.
^ "Wylde Resigns", East Stirlingshire website, 28 February 2008.
^ "McInally takes over at Firs Park", BBC Sport, 13 March 2008.
^ "Forfar exit for manager Moffat", BBC Sport website, 21 April 2008.
^ Campbell takes the helm at Forfar. BBC Sport (8 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
^ "Berwick part company with Renwick", BBC Sport website, 21 April 2008.
^ McGonigal takes over at Berwick. BBC Sport (8 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
^ "Caretaker Frail to leave Hearts", BBC Sport, 2008-05-21. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ "Crisis-hit Gretna facing uncertain future", The Times, 2008-03-13. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
^ Scots robbed of place in Euro 2008 by ref's howler says manager McLeish. AFP Sport. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
^ "McLeish leaves Scotland for Blues", BBC Sport, 2007-11-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
^ Burley appointed Scotland manager. BBC Sport (2008-01-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
^ Butcher and Pressley join Scots. BBC Sport (2008-02-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scotland's score is shown first.
^ Stade de France unavailable due to the Rugby World Cup 2007
^ "Celtic's Burns loses cancer fight", BBC Sport, 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
^ "Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies", BBC Sport website, 29 December 2007.
^ "Cup hero Porterfield dies at 61", BBC Sport website, 11 September 2007.

[edit] External links

« 2006–07 « 2007–08 in Scottish football »2008–09 »

v • d • e

Club			International
Domestic Leagues	Domestic Cups	European Competitions	Related to Scotland
Premier League	Scottish Cup (Final)	Champions League	Results
First Division	League Cup (Final)	Champions League	Results
Second Division	Challenge Cup	UEFA Cup	Euro 2008 qualifying (Group B)
Third Division	Junior Cup		Euro 2008 qualifying (Group B)
Club seasons
Premier League		First Division	Second Division
Aberdeen	Celtic	Clyde	Raith Rovers
Dundee United	Hibernian	Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers	St. Mirren	Partick Thistle
Transfers
List of Scottish football transfers 2007–08