2007–08 Clyde F.C. season
Clyde Football Club 2007–08 football season
Season 2007–08 was Clyde 's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division . Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry was appointed manager in June 2007, replacing Joe Miller . Hendry resigned in January 2008, and was replaced by John Brown . The club finished 9th in the division by 1 goal, and were confined to the playoffs. They staged an impressive 6–5 aggregate victory over Alloa Athletic in the Semi Final, coming from 5–2 down with 25 minutes left. They defeated Airdrie United 3–0 over two legs to regain their status as a First Division team.
Events
May
June
July
August
Transfers
Summer
In
Out
January
In:
Out:
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Fixtures and results
Pre-season
Scottish First Division
Date
Opponents
Stadium
Result F – A
Scorers
Attendance
Position
Notes
4 August 2007
Greenock Morton
Cappielow
2 – 3
Masterton 10' , Higgins 45'
3,784
8th
[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
11 August 2007
Hamilton Academical
Broadwood Stadium
0 – 2
N. McGregor 45'
1,182
8th
[ 23]
18 August 2007
Partick Thistle
Firhill Stadium
0 – 4
3,175
10th
[ 24] [ 25]
25 August 2007
St Johnstone
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 0
Ruari MacLennan 70'
1,310
9th
[ 26]
1 September 2007
Dundee
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 2
Higgins 4' , Cardle 25'
1,500
9th
[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
15 September 2007
Queen of the South
Palmerston Park
1 – 1
N. McGregor 49'
1,730
10th
[ 30]
22 September 2007
Dunfermline Athletic
Broadwood Stadium
2 – 1
Masterton 19' , D. McGowan 65'
1,554
7th
29 September 2007
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
2 – 4
D. McGowan 15' , Ruari MacLennan 42' , Imrie 85' (pen) , Smith 88'
1,500
9th
[ 31]
6 October 2007
Stirling Albion
Forthbank Stadium
2 – 0
Arbuckle 38' , N. McGregor 45'
950
7th
20 October 2007
Greenock Morton
Broadwood Stadium
0 – 1
1,231
7th
27 October 2007
St Johnstone
McDiarmid Park
1 – 1
Imrie 75'
2,782
7th
3 November 2007
Partick Thistle
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 2
Imrie 88' (pen)
1,980
10th
11 November 2007
Dundee
Dens Park
1 – 0
Dixon 86' (own goal)
3,727
7th
1 December 2007
Queen of the South
Broadwood Stadium
0 – 0
1,008
7th
8 December 2007
Dunfermline Athletic
East End Park
1 – 1
D. McGowan 3' , Imrie 57'
3,574
7th
[ 32]
15 December 2007
Livingston
Broadwood Stadium
2 – 1
McKeown 43' , N. McGregor 75'
910
7th
26 December 2007
Hamilton Academical
New Douglas Park
0 – 0
1,750
9th
29 December 2007
St Johnstone
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 3
Bradley 14' , Wilson 59'
1,200
9th
[ 33]
2 January 2008
Partick Thistle
Firhill Stadium
1 – 1
Arbuckle 26'
3,299
8th
5 January 2008
Queen of the South
Palmerston Park
1 – 3
Michael McGowan 15' (pen)
1,513
9th
19 January 2008
Dundee
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 1
Arbuckle 72'
1,328
9th
[ 34]
26 January 2008
Hamilton Academical
Broadwood Stadium
2 – 3
Arbuckle 3' , Imrie 14'
1,214
9th
[ 35]
2 February 2008
Stirling Albion
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 3
Fagan 79' (pen)
961
9th
[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39]
9 February 2008
Greenock Morton
Cappielow
2 – 1
Ruari MacLennan 90+1' , McKeown 90+3'
2,239
8th
23 February 2008
Dunfermline Athletic
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 2
Clarke 68' (pen)
1,126
8th
[ 40] [ 41] [ 42]
1 March 2008
Partick Thistle
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 4
McKeown 10'
1,717
9th
[ 43]
8 March 2008
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
0 – 0
1,800
9th
11 March 2008
Greenock Morton
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 1
Clarke 56'
1,265
9th
15 March 2008
Stirling Albion
Forthbank Stadium
1 – 1
Albertz 45', Campbell 65'
1,089
9th
[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
22 March 2008
Queen of the South
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 4
Masterton 69'
1,211
9th
[ 47]
25 March 2008
St Johnstone
McDiarmid Park
2 – 1
Bradley 30' , Albertz 51'
1,686
7th
29 March 2008
Dundee
Dens Park
0 – 2
4,037
8th
[ 48]
5 April 2008
Livingston
Broadwood Stadium
3 – 2
Clarke 19' , Ruari MacLennan 24' 48'
1,156
8th
12 April 2008
Dunfermline Athletic
East End Park
1 – 2
Clarke 44'
3,129
8th
19 April 2008
Hamilton Academical
New Douglas Park
0 – 2
N. McGregor 21'
4,940
9th
[ 49]
26 April 2008
Stirling Albion
Broadwood Stadium
3 – 0
McSwegan 44' , Clarke 46' 83' (pen)
1,426
9th
Playoffs
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Reserve League Cup
Date
Stage
Opponents
Stadium
Result F – A
Scorers
16 October 2007
Group
Airdrie United
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 0
Valentim
29 October 2007
Group
Stranraer
Stair Park
6 – 0
Valentim , McKeown , Smith , Bradley
15 November 2007
Group
East Stirlingshire
Firs Park
4 – 1
Valentim , Bradley , McKenna
22 January 2008
Group
Stenhousemuir
Ochilview Park
3 – 2
Roddy MacLennan , McKenna , Connolly
12 February 2008
Group
Hamilton Academical
Broadwood Stadium
2 – 1
McKay (Trialist) , Smith
4 March 2008
Group
Queens Park
Broadwood Stadium
1 – 1
McKay
12 March 2008
Group
Partick Thistle
Firhill Stadium
3 – 5
Roddy MacLennan , McKay
27 April 2007
Semi Final
St Johnstone
McDiarmid Park
2 – 0
McKenna , McLaren (Trialist)
5 May 2008
Final
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
4 – 1
McKay , C. McGregor
Player statistics
Overall
Clyde used 33 players during the 2007–08 season, and another 3 were unused substitutes. David Hutton was the only ever-present, starting all 45 competitive matches.
Note: Players in italics left the club before or during the January transfer window.
League table
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ 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.
Notes
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