2007-08 WHAT ELSE...

HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE had the whole country glued to their televisions and radios when they met 18-time champions of England Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup fourth round proper – taking the lead twice in the first-half through Richard Pacquette and a Martin Skrtel own goal, before a fightback from Liverpool saw them progress with a 5-2 victory. That didn’t stop the Hawks receiving a standing ovation from both sets of supporters. IN the Conference final at Wembley, Exeter City ended a five-year stay to return to the Football League with a 1-0 win over Cambridge United. Defender Rob Edwards heading home from inside the six-yard box for the game’s only goal. A STERLING season for Forest Green Rovers striker Stuart Fleetwood saw him bag a move to the Championship side Charlton Athletic. The 22-year-old scored 28 goals in 41 league appearances to win the Golden Boot award in the Conference. With a season total of 36 goals in all competitions Fleetwood would join the Addicks on a free transfer. HALIFAX TOWN folded under the strain of more than £2m of debt and a 10-point deduction by the league for entering administration. The club soon re-formed as FC Halifax Town in the NPL Division One North. The Shaymen’s predicament meant a reprieve for Altrincham who had finished 21st in the Conference table. ELSEWHERE in the FA Cup, Chasetown set a new record for their biggest home attendance when they hosted Cardiff City in the third round proper – 2,420 were in attendance to watch the Bluebirds avoid an upset with a 3-1 victory. The Scholars beat Staffordshire rivals Port Vale in a second round replay. ENGLAND’S Three Lions were humiliated at Wembley by losing 3-2 to Croatia in a game which ended their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. Goals by Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch were not enough to spare England. Steve McClaren was nicknamed the ‘Wally with a Brolly’ and England fans were left tending to their gardens or just getting blind drunk that summer.