2007–08 Aldershot Town F.C. season
Season 2007–08 | |
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League | Conference National |
Manager | Gary Waddock |
League position | Champions (101 pts) |
Highest league attendance | Home: 5,980 v Weymouth Away: 5,811 v Oxford United |
Lowest league attendance | Home: 1,779 v Droylsden Away: 733 v Droylsden |
FA Cup | First Round |
FA Trophy | SF |
Setanta Shield | Winners |
Hampshire Senior Cup | QF |
The 2007–08 season is the 16th year of football played by Aldershot Town, and their 5th season in The Conference National, and covers the period from 11 August 2007 to 26 April 2008.
Team kit
The team kit for the 2007–08 season is produced by Erreà. The main shirt sponsor is Ezylet.
Match results
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 July 2007 | Alton Town | Away | Won 1-0 | 353 | Nicholls |
14 July 2007 | Staines Town | Away | Drew 0-0 | Unknown | |
17 July 2007 | Crystal Palace | Home | Lost 2-0 | 1,520 | |
24 July 2007 | Ash United | Away | Drew 2-2 | Unknown | Unknown |
25 July 2007 | Farnborough | Away | Won 5-0 | 427 | Unknown |
1 August 2007 | Charlton Athletic | Home | Drew 0-0 | 1,505 | |
7 August 2007 | Fulham XI | Home | Drew 1-1 | 1,035 | Chalmers |
Conference National
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance (Away) | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 August 2007 | Kidderminster Harriers | Away | Won 2-1 | 1,976 | Scott Davies, John Grant |
15 August 2007 | Torquay United | Home | Lost 0-3 | 3,139 | |
18 August 2007 | Droylsden | Home | Won 3-1 | 1,779 | John Grant, Lewis Chalmers, Ben Harding |
24 August 2007 | Histon | Away | Won 2-1 | 1,976 | Scott Davies (2) |
27 August 2007 | Crawley Town | Home | Lost 0-1 | 2,457 | |
1 September 2007 | Altrincham | Away | Won 2-1 | 991 | Jonny Dixon, Louie Soares |
4 September 2007 | Forest Green Rovers | Away | Won 3-2 | 1,103 | John Grant (2), Jonny Dixon |
8 September 2007 | Northwich Victoria | Home | Won 5-0 | 2,002 | Rhys Day, Scott Davies (2), John Grant, Rob Elvins |
15 September 2007 | Oxford United | Away | Won 3-2 | 5,811 | John Grant (2), Lewis Chalmers |
18 September 2007 | York City | Home | Won 2-0 | 2,402 | Scott Davies, Rob Elvins |
22 September 2007 | Farsley Celtic | Home | Won 4-3 | 2,334 | John Grant (2), Rob Elvins, Ricky Newman |
25 September 2007 | Cambridge United | Away | Drew 1-1 | 3,610 | Dave Winfield |
2 October 2007 | Exeter City | Home | Won 2-0 | 2,943 | Louie Soares, Joel Grant |
6 October 2007 | Stevenage Borough | Away | Lost 1-3 | 3,070 | Rhys Day (Penalty) |
9 October 2007 | Ebbsfleet United | Home | Won 2-0 | 2,399 | Rhys Day (Penalty), Louis Soares |
13 October 2007 | Burton Albion | Away | Lost 0-2 | 1,971 | |
20 October 2007 | Halifax Town | Home | Won 1-0 | 2,389 | Jonny Dixon |
2 November 2007 | Weymouth | Away | Won 2-0 | 1,752 | Rob Elvins, Jonny Dixon |
17 November 2007 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home | Won 2-1 | 3,110 | John Grant, Ben Harding |
22 November 2007 | Grays Athletic | Home | Won 3-2 | 2,034 | Ben Harding, Jonny Dixon, Joel Grant |
2 December 2007 | Salisbury City | Away | Won 4-0 | 1,786 | John Grant (3), Ben Harding |
8 December 2007 | Stafford Rangers | Home | Won 4-3 | 2,669 | Louis Soares, John Grant, Jonny Dixon, Scott Davies |
26 December 2007 | Woking | Away | Won 1-0 | 4,356 | Kirk Hudson |
29 December 2007 | Grays Athletic | Away | Lost 1-2 | 1,210 | Jonny Dixon |
1 January 2008 | Woking | Home | Won 2-1 | 4,728 | Kirk Hudson, Ricky Newman |
5 January 2008 | Northwich Victoria | Away | Won 2-1 | 871 | Kirk Hudson, Joel Grant |
19 January 2008 | Forest Green Rovers | Home | Lost 0-1 | 2,895 | |
26 January 2008 | York City | Lost | Lost 0-2 | 3,092 | |
29 January 2008 | Oxford United | Home | Won 1-0 | 2,754 | John Grant |
9 February 2008 | Farsley Celtic | Away | Won 3-1 | 662 | Danny Hylton, Kirk Hudson (2) |
12 February 2008 | Cambridge United | Home | Drew 0-0 | 3,259 | |
17 February 2008 | Stevenage Borough | Home | Won 3-1 | 3,261 | Joel Grant, John Grant, Danny Hylton |
1 March 2008 | Kidderminster Harriers | Home | Won 2-1 | 2,835 | Danny Hylton, Ben Harding |
3 March 2008 | Torquay United | Away | Won 2-1 | 4,510 | Danny Hylton, Scott Davies |
11 March 2008 | Histon | Home | Won 3-1 | 2,177 | Kirk Hudson (2), Scott Davies |
22 March 2008 | Altrincham | Home | Won 2-1 | 2,991 | Anthony Charles, Scott Davies |
24 March 2008 | Crawley Town | Away | Won 1-0 | 1,940 | Lewis Chalmers |
27 March 2008 | Droylsden | Away | Drew 2-2 | 733 | Junior Mendes, O.G |
29 March 2008 | Stafford Rangers | Away | Won 2-1 | 981 | Rob Elvins, John Grant |
5 April 2008 | Salisbury City | Home | Won 2-1 | 3,388 | Rob Elvins, Danny Hylton |
8 April 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | Away | Drew 2-2 | 1,439 | John Grant (2) |
12 April 2008 | Burton Albion | Home | Won 1-0 | 5,791 | Rob Elvins |
15 April 2008 | Exeter City | Away | Drew 1-1 | 5,005 | Scott Donnelly |
19 April 2008 | Halifax Town | Away | Drew 0-0 | 1,545 | |
22 April 2008 | Weymouth | Home | Drew 0-0 | 5,980 | - |
26 April 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | Away | Drew 1-1 | 2,197 | John Grant |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4th QR | 27 October 2007 | Crawley Town | Away | Drew 1-1 | 1,934 | Jonny Dixon |
4th QR Replay | 30 October 2007 | Crawley Town | Home | Won 1-0 | 2,058 | Louie Soares |
1st | 10 November 2007 | Cambridge United | Away | Lost 1-2 | 3,547 | Jonny Dixon |
FA Trophy
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 15 December 2007 | Hayes & Yeading United | Away | Won 5-0 | 435 | Jonny Dixon (2), John Grant, Scott Davies, Kirk Hudson |
2nd | 12 January 2008 | Woking | Away | Won 4-2 | 2,570 | John Grant (2), Louie Soares, Anthony Charles |
3rd | 2 February 2008 | Braintree Town | Home | Won 3-0 | 1,772 | John Grant (2), Ben Harding |
QF | 23 February 2008 | Tamworth | Away | Won 2-1 | 1,204 | Dave Winfield, Kirk Hudson |
SF 1st Leg | 8 March 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | Away | Lost 1-3 | 2,483 | Junior Mendes |
SF 2nd Leg | 15 March 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | Home | Drew 1-1 (Lost 2-4 on Aggregate) | 4,344 | Junior Mendes |
Ebbsfleet United won 4-2 on aggregate | ||||||
Setanta Shield
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4th | 22 December 2007 | Oxford United | Home | Won 1-0 | 1,573 | Kirk Hudson |
5th | 5 February 2008 | St Albans City | Away | Won 4-0 | 375 | Rob Elvins (2), Kirk Hudson, Scott Donnelly |
QF | 26 February 2008 | Crawley Town | Away | Won 6-2 (A.E.T) | 827 | Rhys Day (2), Kirk Hudson, Scott Donnelly, Danny Hylton, Joel Grant |
SF | 18 March 2008 | Woking | Home | Drew 2-2 (Aldershot Town win 4-3 on Penalties) | 1,629 | Anthony Straker, Joel Grant |
Final | 3 April 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | The Recreation Ground, Aldershot | Drew 3-3 (Aldershot Town win 4-3 on Penalties) | 3,714 | Junior Mendes, Scott Donnelly, Kirk Hudson |
Hampshire Senior Cup
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 November 2007 | Christchurch | Home | Won 4-0 | 287 | Miles Jones, Rob Elvins (2), Louie Soares |
4 December 2007 | Hamble ASSC | Away | Won 3-0 | 119 | Kirk Hudson (2), Scott Donnelly |
19 February 2008 | Basingstoke Town | Home | Lost 1-2 (A.E.T) | 557 | Lewis Phillips |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aldershot Town (C) (P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 101 | Promotion to League Two |
2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 86 | Qualification to Conference playoffs |
3 | Torquay United | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 57 | +26 | 86 | |
4 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 83 | |
5 | Burton Albion | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 81 | |
6 | Stevenage Borough | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 79 | |
7 | Histon | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 72 | |
8 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 71 | |
9 | Oxford United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 71 | |
10 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 70 | |
11 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 69 | |
12 | Salisbury City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 68 | |
13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 67 | |
14 | York City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 62 | |
15 | Crawley Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 601 | |
16 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 59 | |
17 | Woking | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 | |
18 | Weymouth | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 46 | |
19 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 44 | |
20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 422 | |
21 | Altrincham (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 82 | −26 | 41 | Relegation to Conference North/Conference South |
22 | Farsley Celtic (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 39 | |
23 | Stafford Rangers (R) | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 99 | −57 | 25 | |
24 | Droylsden (R) | 46 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 103 | −57 | 24 |
Updated to games played on 26 Apr 2008.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Deducted 6 points for a breach of financial regulations.[1]
2 Halifax deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Goalscorers
- IN ALL COMPETITIONS
Name | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Setanta Shield | Hampshire Senior Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Grant | 20 | - | 5 | - | - | 25 |
Kirk Hudson | 7 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
Scott Davies | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
Jonny Dixon | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
Rob Elvins | 7 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Louie Soares | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
Ben Harding | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Danny Hylton | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
Joel Grant | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 |
Rhys Day | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
Scott Donnelly | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Lewis Chalmers | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Junior Mendes | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Ricky Newman | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Dave Winfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Anthony Charles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Anthony Straker | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Miles Jones | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Lewis Phillips | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Records
Aldershot Town secured a number of records during the 2007–08 season:
- The 101 points recorded surpassed the previous Conference record of 95 points set by both Yeovil Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.
- Aldershot Town recorded 31 victories which is also a Conference record surpassing the 28 victories recorded by Colchester United (1991–92), Yeovil Town (2002–03) and Accrington Stanley (2005–06).
- A total of 18 home league victories were recorded. This is a record for any Aldershot team since the inception of Aldershot F.C. in 1926.
The record is as follows:
Aldershot Town 17: (1993–94) (2002–03)
16: (1997–98)
15: (2000–01)
14: (1992–93) (1994–95)
Aldershot FC
16: (1960–61) (1961–62) (1969–70) (1978–79)
15: 1963–64) (1977–78)
14: (1959–60) (1964–65) (1966–67) (1972–73) (1983–84)
- The 5,980 attendance versus Weymouth was the highest home league crowd since the inception of Aldershot Town in 1992.
- Aldershot Town were the only team in the Conference who did not lose a single game when featured live on Setanta Sports during the 2007–08 season.
References
- ↑ Football Conference, 10 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.