Mike Miller
A long suffering fan of Canadian soccer since 1971 when I started
attending games of the Montreal Olympique of the pre-Pelé NASL.
CANADIANS IN ACTION
This week’s action was highlighted by Simeon Jackson’s first goal in League One.
In Romania Lars Hirschfield returned to action after being benched for two games.
England
Premier League
… David Edgar’s Newcastle defeated Paul Stalteri’s Fulham 2-0
… Newcastle moves to safety, Fulham remains mired in the relegation zone
… Stalteri played 84 minutes, Edgar saw his first action of the season, played 3 minutes
Championship League
… De Vos palyed 90 minutes Ipswich won 2-1
English League One
… Gillingham came back from two losses to win 2-1
… Jackson scored his first goal since joining Gillingham from Rushden
… D’Agostino still on the bench, played 23 minutes in 1-1 tie
English League Two
… Ross Smith started for Dag & Red, and played 90 minutes
Belgium
… Club Brugge lost and dropped 7 points out of first place
… Michael Klukowski played 90 minutes
Germany
German Bundesliga 1
… Three 1-1 ties in a row for Bochum , Imhof played 90 minutes
German Bundesliga 2
… Rob Friend plays today as he aims for the scoring lead
… Josh Simpson started and played 58 minutes for Kaiserslautern
… David Hoilett started his 2nd game this season, played 90 minutes
Greece
… Radzinski played 90 minutes in Xanthi 2-0 loss
… AEK won, move within 2 points of first, Nsaliwa played 22 minutes
Spain
… Deportivo lost, Julian de Guzman sits because of yellow card accumulation
| UK | Team | TW | GP | GS | MP | US | G | A |
| Premier League | ||||||||
| Paul Stalteri M | Fulham | 84 | 6 | 6 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Egar M | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Championship League | ||||||||
| Iain Hume M | Leicester | ND | 36 | 31 | 2,521 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Jason De Vos D | Ipswich | 90 | 39 | 39 | 3,510 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| League One | ||||||||
| Marc Bircham M | Yeovil | 11 | 8 | 4 | 286 | 4 | 0 | x |
| Jamie Peters F | Yeovil | ND | 8 | 5 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael D’Agostino M | Cheltenham | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1,150 | 1 | 0 | x |
| Simeon Jackson F | Gillingham | 90 | 10 | 6 | 557 | 0 | 1 | x |
| League Two | ||||||||
| Terry Dunfield M | Macclesfield | 90 | 35 | 34 | 3,025 | 0 | 1 | x |
| Ross Smith D | Dag & Red | 90 | 18 | 18 | 1,558 | x | 1 | x |
| Football Conference South | ||||||||
| Gavin McCallum M | Havant&W | 61 | 4 | 2 | 185 | 0 | 1 | x |
| Scottish Premier | ||||||||
| Richard Hastings D | Inverness CT | US | 26 | 24 | 2,131 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| EUROPE | Team | TW | GP | GS | MP | US | G | A |
| Dutch Eredivisie | ||||||||
| Will Johnson M | De Graafschap | NT | 22 | 7 | 805 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel De Jong M | Roda JC | ND | 21 | 18 | 1,583 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Spanish Primera | ||||||||
| Julian de Guzman M | Deportivo | ND | 26 | 24 | 2,126 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greek Super League | ||||||||
| Tomasz Radzinski F | Skoda Xanthi | 90 | 22 | 20 | 1,819 | 0 | 14 | x |
| Tam Nsaliwa D | AEK Athina FC | 22 | 16 | 12 | 1,118 | 7 | 0 | x |
| German Bundesliga 1 | ||||||||
| Daniel Imhof M | VfL Bochum | 90 | 19 | 13 | 1,348 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| German Bundesliga 2 | ||||||||
| Rob Friend F | Monchengladbach | TP | 23 | 21 | 1,819 | x | 15 | 2 |
| Patrice Bernier M | Kaiserslautern | US | 15 | 13 | 1,241 | x | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Simpson M | Kaiserslautern | 58 | 13 | 12 | 968 | x | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin McKenna D | Cologne | 90 | 20 | 20 | 1,755 | x | 2 | 0 |
| David Hoilett D | Paderborn 07 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 221 | x | 0 | 0 |
| German Regionalliga Sud (3) | ||||||||
| Ali Gerba F | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium Jupiler League | ||||||||
| Michael Klukowski D | Club Brugge | 90 | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 1 | 0 | x |
| Keepers | Team | TW | GP | GS | MP | US | GA | GAA |
| Romania | ||||||||
| Lars Hirschfeld G | CFR 1907 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 5 | 1.66 |
Legend
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started |
| G | Goals | A | Assists |
| TW | Minutes played this week | MP | Minutes played |
| ND | Not dressed | TP | Team did not play |
| US | Unused Sub | x | Info not available |
Canadian Goal Scorers 2007-2008
| Goals | Player | Team |
| 17 | Simeon Jackson | Rushden/Gillingham |
| 15 | Rob Friend | Borussia Monchengladbach |
| 14 | Tomasz Radzinski | Xanthi |
| 13 | Oliver Occean | Lillestrom |
| 10 | Charles Gbeke | Montreal Impact |
| 8 | Iain Hume | Leicester |
| 7 | Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 7 | Gavin McCallum | Weymouth/Havant&W |
| 6 | Dwanye De Rosario | Houston Dynamo |
| 5 | Issey Nakajima-Farran | FC Nordsjaelland |
| 3 | Atiba Hutchinson | FC Copenhagen |
| 3 | Josh Simpson | Kaiserslautern |
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