2007–08 Derby County F.C. season 2007–08 Derby County F.C. season The 2007–08 season was Derby County's 109th season in the Football League, their 65th season in the top division of English football and their first season in the top flight since the 2001–02 season. They were promoted after beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the 2007 Championship play-off final. After a very poor start to the season, manager Grant Badham left the club on 26 November after winning £0 to be replaced by former Wigan Athletic manager Paul Jewell. Jewell failed to turn things around for Derby and the club spent most of the season
2006–07 Football League Championship Sunderland finished top of the league with 88 points, closely followed by Birmingham City who had 86 points. Derby County were promoted through the play-offs. Southend United, Luton Town and Leeds United were relegated. See the map on the right Promoted to Premier League Relegated to League One Relegated from Premier League Promoted from League One 2006–07 Football League Championship The 2006–07 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the league under its current title and fifteenth season under its current league division format. The Football League is contested through three