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2007–08 Scottish Premier League
102nd season of top-tier football league in Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2007–08 Scottish Premier League season was the tenth season of the Scottish Premier League. It began on 4 August 2007 and was originally due to end on 18 May 2008. Due to the death of Phil O'Donnell and extremely poor weather causing the postponement of fixtures during the winter, as well as a backlog of Rangers fixtures and their progression to the UEFA Cup Final, the SPL decided to move the final round of fixtures back four days to 22 May 2008.[1] It was the first season under the sponsorship of the Clydesdale Bank.
Gretna had been promoted from the First Division and played in the SPL for the first time, replacing Dunfermline Athletic. Gretna did not play at their home stadium Raydale Park as it did not meet the SPL stadia criteria of 6,000 and instead used Motherwell's Fir Park for all but one of their games; that match was at Livingston's Almondvale Stadium.
The championship was determined on the final day of the season with Celtic and Rangers even on 86 points. Celtic travelled to Tannadice to play Dundee United knowing that a win would likely secure the title due to their superior goal difference (+57 to +53). Meanwhile, Rangers needed to better Celtic's result in their match against Aberdeen at Pittodrie (or in the event of both winning, overhaul the goal difference). As it turned out, Celtic won 1–0 following Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's second-half header, while Aberdeen beat Rangers 2–0 thanks to goals from Lee Miller and Steve Lovell.
Celtic qualified directly for the Champions League, while second-placed Rangers qualified for the Second qualifying round. Third-placed Motherwell qualified for the UEFA Cup and Hibernian qualified for the Intertoto Cup. First Division side Queen of the South also qualified for the UEFA Cup after reaching the Scottish Cup Final, losing to Rangers. Gretna were relegated after just one season in the SPL and were replaced by First Division champions Hamilton Academical for the following season.
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Clubs
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Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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Notable events
- 29 December: Thirty-five-year-old Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell collapsed on the pitch at Fir Park during a match against Dundee United, and died later that evening.[24]
- 29 March: Gretna were relegated after losing 2–0 to St Mirren at Love Street.[25]
- 19 April: Hamilton Academical won promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 2–0 over Clyde.[26]
- 22 May: Celtic won their third successive SPL title after defeating Dundee United 1–0.[27]
- 29 May: Gretna were demoted to the Third Division after administrator David Elliot could not guarantee the Football League that the club would fulfil its fixtures next season.[28]
- 2 June: Gretna resigned from the Scottish Football League because the administrator concluded that the club could not continue to run as a business.[29]
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League table
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Hibernian qualified for the Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked club to apply for a place in the competition.
- Gretna were deducted 10 points for entering administration.
- At the end of the season, Gretna were relegated to the Third Division due to their financial struggles. However, as no buyer was found for the club, they resigned from the Scottish Football League and were subsequently liquidated.
Results
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Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.
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Goals
Top scorers

Hat-tricks
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Kits and shirt sponsors
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For the first time in the SPL, certain teams also carried secondary sponsors on the back of their jerseys, above the players' names.
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Attendances
As of 22 May 2008[30]
1 Gretna were sharing Motherwell's stadium whilst Raydale Park was being upgraded. However, in March the Fir Park pitch was considered unplayable so the game between Gretna and Celtic was played instead at Almondvale, the home of First Division club Livingston.[31]
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Managerial changes
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Awards
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Clydesdale Bank Premier League Monthly awards
Clydesdale Bank Premier League Awards
Broadcasting rights
Setanta Sports provided domestic TV live coverage and highlights as in previous seasons, with STV and BBC Scotland also broadcasting free-to-air highlights. BBC Radio Scotland continued to provide domestic radio coverage, with many games also available internationally, and all domestically, through their website. The BBC held rights to show highlights online and do so through the BBC Sport website. Internationally, the Premier League's overseas television broadcasting partner was TWI, with coverage of the SPL available in over 100 territories worldwide.Overseas Broadcasting | Scottish Premier League | Broadcasting | Overseas
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Transfer deals
External links
- Scottish Premier League 2007–08 on BBC Sport: News Archived 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine - Recent results Archived 3 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Upcoming fixtures Archived 28 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Live Scores Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Current standings Archived 10 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Premier League site
- Scottish Premier League Kits
References
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