The 2007–08 Premier Reserve League season is the ninth since its establishment. The events in the senior leagues during the 2006–07 season saw Watford, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Birmingham City, Derby County and Sunderland.
Northern Champions Liverpool beat Southern Champions Aston Villa 3–0 in the Premier Reserve League Play-off Final and were crowned the National Champions.
Final league tables
Premier Reserve League North
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Liverpool Reserves (C) | 18
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
31
|
8
|
+23
|
43
|
2
|
Manchester City Reserves | 18
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
34
|
29
|
+5
|
30
|
3
|
Manchester United Reserves | 18
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
25
|
19
|
+6
|
29
|
4
|
Sunderland Reserves | 18
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
28
|
24
|
+4
|
29
|
5
|
Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 18
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
32
|
25
|
+7
|
28
|
6
|
Newcastle United Reserves | 18
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
31
|
27
|
+4
|
22
|
7
|
Middlesbrough Reserves | 18
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
23
|
26
|
-3
|
22
|
8
|
Everton Reserves | 18
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
21
|
31
|
-10
|
16
|
9
|
Wigan Athletic Reserves | 18
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
19
|
36
|
-17
|
15
|
10
|
Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 18
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
13
|
32
|
-19
|
13
|
Premier Reserve League South
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Aston Villa Reserves (C) | 18
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
38
|
17
|
+21
|
35
|
2
|
Reading Reserves | 18
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
32
|
16
|
+16
|
31
|
3
|
West Ham United Reserves | 18
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
32
|
21
|
+11
|
31
|
4
|
Arsenal Reserves | 18
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
26
|
17
|
+9
|
30
|
5
|
Fulham Reserves | 18
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
27
|
25
|
+2
|
28
|
6
|
Chelsea Reserves | 18
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
23
|
21
|
+2
|
22
|
7
|
Birmingham City Reserves | 18
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
25
|
33
|
-8
|
22
|
8
|
Tottenham Hotspur Reserves | 18
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
22
|
24
|
-2
|
21
|
9
|
Portsmouth Reserves | 18
|
5
|
4
|
9
|
12
|
25
|
-13
|
19
|
10
|
Derby County Reserves | 18
|
1
|
3
|
14
|
13
|
51
|
-38
|
6
|
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions
Play-off Final
Liverpool Reserves | 3 – 0 | Aston Villa Reserves |
---|---|---|
Krisztián Németh ![]() Jordy Brouwer ![]() Lucas Leiva ![]() |
(Report) |
Relegated and Promoted teams
These three teams were relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season:
- Derby County (South)
- Birmingham City (South)
- Reading (South)
These three teams will promote to the Premier Reserve League at the start of next season:
- West Bromwich Albion (South)
- Stoke City (South)
- Hull City (North)
Top scorers
Premier Reserve League North
Scorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
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9 | Liverpool |
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8 | Liverpool |
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7 | Manchester City |
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Newcastle United | |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Premier Reserve League South
Scorer | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|
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8 | Aston Villa |
See also
External links
- Barclays Premier Reserve League Bulletin Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine