On December 29, Motherwell captain Phil O’Donnell died after collapsing during a match with Dundee United then on May 15 came the devastating news that Celtic coach Tommy Burns had lost his battle with cancer. The tie was replayed at Ibrox on 9 March, but Hibs lost 0–1 to a goal by Chris Burke while Hibs were temporarily down to 10 men due to an injury sustained by Ian Murray. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink’s goal earned them a 1-0 win as Rangers slipped to a 2-0 defeat. Fixtures Guide - 2007/2008 Season, List of Scottish football transfers 2007–08, 2007–08 in Scottish reserve and youth football, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007–08_Hibernian_F.C._season&oldid=979812320, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 23:03. Hamilton Academical will take their place when season 2008/09 begins on August 9.
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. All materials on this website © The Scottish Professional Football League 2019. Eventually interest rates started rising and home ownership reached a saturation point. [7] German youth international Torben Joneleit was taken on loan from AS Monaco. The Scottish Premier League have confirmed that they have paid the final instalment of fees for last season to their member clubs. The 2007–08 First Division season was the 13th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. By the end of 2007, Hibs had fallen out of the top six. Hibs won their first game under him, defeating Inverness 3–0 in the Scottish Cup, but lost their first league game, 1–0 in the derby at Tynecastle.
Hibs extended their unbeaten run with two draws, 0–0 away to Dundee Utd and 3–3 at home with Aberdeen. Celtic 2007/08 Home Jersey (Nike) Home shirt with special embroidery around badge to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the club's famous European Cup win over Inter Milan in 1967. Hibernian (Intertoto Cup). David Murphy was the only major transfer out during the winter, joining Birmingham for a fee of £1.5M.
Qualification for Europe: Hibs lost several key players in the 2007 close season. Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions: Celtic The championship race was in the balance but it swung in Celtic’s favour after the interval. Queen of the South (UEFA Cup)
Sunday 1st June 2008 Season review 2007/08 For the third time in six seasons, the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race came down to a thrilling last-day decider For the third time in six seasons, the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race came down to a thrilling last-day decider. Walter Smith took his team to Pittodrie and there were no goals there or at Tannadice as the half-time whistle sounded. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{sourcecheck}} (last update: 15 July 2018). It was a campaign of ups and downs for Jimmy Calderwood’s men but one of the highlights was undoubtedly the club’s UEFA Cup run, which saw them thump Copenhagen to set up a meeting with Bayern Munich. Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 09:39, 19 September 2016 (UTC). 2007-08 Fleer Ultra - Autographics #AU-SA Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Hibs lost their next two games to Rangers and Motherwell, but defeated St Mirren 2–0 in their last game before the SPL split. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. A place behind them were Hearts, who landed up in the bottom six for the first time. As of February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The final payments, totalling £800,000, mean more than £18million has been paid to clubs participating in last term's Clydesdale Bank Premier League – a record since the SPL's inception in 1998.
10 match days have now elapsed in the Scottish Premier League and so far Hibs' assault on the traditional Old Firm places at the top of the table shows no sign of stopping. Inverness started slowly but Craig Brewster dragged them away from danger. When it is done I shall post a preview here for people to judge if it should be put on. Please take a moment to review my edit. The 2008–09 Scottish Premier League season was the eleventh season of the Scottish Premier League and the second season under the sponsorship of the Clydesdale Bank.It began on 9 August 2008 with a game between Falkirk and Rangers. This slump prompted the resignation of manager John Collins in December. The SPL will be decided in the final throws after Celtic beat Hibs by … Four days later, Hibs routed First Division new boys Stirling Albion 5–0.
During the January transfer window, new Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen strengthened the squad by bringing in defenders Abderraouf Zarabi, Ian Murray and Martin Canning. An annual support payment of around £1.7million was also paid to the Scottish Football League last season, with £375,000 in parachute payments made to recently relegated clubs. Hibs then beat Inverness 1–0 in their next game, during which Makalambay saved a penalty taken by Marius Niculae. ... SPL - 2007/08 … It was also a season to remember for Motherwell, who finished third in the SPL for the first time in their history and were rewarded with a place in the UEFA Cup. Rangers also prospered in the domestic cup competitions, securing the CIS version on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Dundee United while Queen of the South were edged out 3-2 in the Scottish Cup showpiece in game 68 of a gruelling campaign. Darryl.matheson (talk) 13:35, 1 April 2008 (UTC), should the attendances table not be sorted by average attandance by default, or if not by team name. Hibs upset league champions Celtic at Easter Road 3–2, although they were aided by two clear errors made by Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Rangers again had a player sent off late on the match (Nacho Novo), but Hibs were unable to take advantage of the extra man. SFWA Young Player of Year: Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) Falkirk are the only team that I have heard have applied.
The current climate is challenging but thankfully we are in good shape with turnover likely to increase even further this season. Scottish Cup winners: Rangers The early season priority was qualification for the group stages of the Champions League and this was secured with hard-fought victories over FK Zeta and Red Star Belgrade.. Rangers were drawn in Group E with Barcelona, Lyon and Stuttgart.
8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. Does anyone have any objections? [5] Ivan Sproule was sold to Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, estimated to be around £500,000. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. Hibs then started a dreadful run of form by losing their next two games against Motherwell and St Mirren. It was a magnificent achievement and Rangers fans travelled to Manchester in their tens of thousands. These included the Bosman signings of Brian Kerr, Clayton Donaldson, goalkeeper Yves Makabu-Makalambay and Republic of Ireland international Alan O'Brien from Newcastle. Hibs started their defence of the CIS Cup with a 2–1 win over Queen's Park at Hampden. Celtic win keeps pressure on Rangers to the last. [6] Defender Shelton Martis joined up with former Hibs manager Tony Mowbray at West Brom for £50,000.
The club dissolved at the end of the season. Hibs started pre-season training at a training centre in Austria, where they worked with fitness coach Roger Propos. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[10]. I have just modified 2 external links on 2007–08 Scottish Premier League. They were drawn to play Motherwell at home in the next round. In the following match, Hibs beat Rangers 1–0 at Ibrox to temporarily go top of the SPL and extend their unbeaten league run to 10 games, including the last game of the 2006–07 season. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. 5 April: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Second Division champions after defeating Berwick Rangers 4–0 and second place Airdrie United losing 2–1 to Brechin City.
The Scottish Premier League (known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League or SPL) was a professional competition for football clubs.It was the top level of the Scottish football league system. Overview. Rangers (Champions League) Hibs manager John Collins made several signings in an effort to replace those players. In a season extended to Thursday, May 22 Gordon Strachan’s side went into their match at Dundee United level on points with Rangers but ahead on goal difference. Dean Shiels scored a hat-trick.
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