The 2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The competition began on 14 October 2007 and ended on 17 March 2008.
Crossmaglen Rangers entered the competition as defending champion; however, the club was defeated by St Vincent's in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 17 March 2008, St Vincent's won the competition following a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat of Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was the club's second championship title overall, and a first title since 1976.
Tomás Quinn of the St Vincent's club was the competition's top scorer with 3-22.
Connacht
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Tomás QuinnSt Vincent's3-223165.162James MastersNemo Rangers0-292955.803Oisín McConvilleCrossmaglen Rangers2-162254.40Patrick MurrayMoorefield0-222254.404Paul KerriganNemo Rangers1-151855.805Diarmuid ConnollySt Vincent's1-131662.666Brian MaloneySt Vincent's2-081462.337Francis McGeeDromard1-101334.338Pádraic JoyceKillererin1-0912112.00Ronan SweeneyMoorefield1-091252.40James MartinDromard0-121243.00
In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Pádraic JoyceKillererin1-0912St Brigid's2David O'ConnorSt Brigid's2-039KillererinShane DooleyTullamore1-069Éire ÓgFrancis McGeeDromard1-069Moorefield3Tomás QuinnSt Vincent's1-058PortlaoiseKieran O'CallaghanBallylanders1-058Nemo RangersOisín McConvilleCrossmaglen Rangers1-058St Gall'sJames MastersNemo Rangers0-088Moyle Rovers4Denis GlennonTyrrellspass1-047MoorefieldPatrick MurrayMoorefield0-077DromardJames MastersNemo Rangers0-077Ballina StephenitesTomás QuinnSt Vincent's0-077Nemo Rangers
Miscellaneous Wexford champions Clongeen forfeited home advantage in their preliminary round tie with Moorefield in order to get the game brought forward by a week to facilitate star player Paddy Colfer’s stag party in Edinburgh. Wicklow champions Baltinglass did not compete this year due to the late finish of their county championships. The Leinster Club SFC quarter-finals brought a bizarre refereeing gaffe which brought a premature end to the match between St Vincent's and Seneschalstown in Parnell Park. The Dublin champions equalized in the final minute of normal time, before referee Eugene Murtagh blew for full-time shortly afterwards although extra-time had been scheduled. Both teams left the field and the spectators departed, and though a prominent refereeing official attempted to signal the mistake to Murtagh, the message wasn’t delivered in time. With the other quarter-final clash of Moorefield and Dromard at St Conleth's Park going to extra-time, the error was accentuated. After their Leinster Club SFC quarter-final second replay tie with Dromard, Moorefield were hit with three player bans and stripped of home advantage in their next two Leinster club matches for their part in a brawl which broke out on the pitch towards the end of their tie. The first of these two matches were against Tyrrellspass and the next was in 2010 against Portlaoise, the next time they qualified for the Leinster SFC.
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