2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | David Gold | ||
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Ground | St Andrew's | ||
Premier League | 19th (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Huddersfield Town) | ||
League Cup | Third round (eliminated by Blackburn Rovers) | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Mikael Forssell (9) All: Mikael Forssell (9) |
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Highest home attendance | 29,252 vs Liverpool, 26 April 2008 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,185 vs Hereford United, League Cup 2nd round, 28 August 2007 | ||
Average home league attendance | 26,181 | ||
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The 2007–08 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 105th season in the English football league system since their admission to the Football League in 1892, their fifth season in the Premier League, and their 55th season in the top tier of English football. Birmingham finished 19th in the 20-team league, so were relegated back to the Championship after just one season at the higher level.
After Steve Bruce resigned as manager in November, Alex McLeish resigned his post as Scotland national team manager to take over.
After successfully returning to the Premier League at the first attempt, manager Steve Bruce started to look to add depth to his team ahead of the new season. On loan midfielder Fabrice Muamba became the first player to join the Blues, as he moved from Arsenal to the second city for an undisclosed fee. June saw the arrivals of Stuart Parnaby who signed on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, Scottish striker Garry O'Connor who signed for £2.7 million from Lokomotiv Moscow, and French midfielder Olivier Kapo who was signed from Juventus for £3m. July saw even more players arrive at St Andrew's: midfielder Daniël de Ridder signed on a free transfer from Celta Vigo, Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson also on a free transfer, from Antalyaspor, and Brazilian defender Rafael Schmitz on loan from Lille.