1907–08 in English football
Season | 1907–08 | |
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The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive
FA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final.
Football League
Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League.
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 52 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 43 | |
3 | Manchester City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 1.148 | 43 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 42 | |
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 1.141 | 42 | |
6 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | 41 | |
7 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 39 | |
8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 61 | 1.115 | 38 | |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 62 | 0.952 | 37 | |
10 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 36 | |
11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 36 | |
12 | Preston North End | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 36 | |
13 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 36 | |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 36 | |
15 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 36 | |
16 | Sunderland | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | 1.040 | 35 | |
17 | Sheffield United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 35 | |
18 | Notts County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 0.765 | 34 | |
19 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
20 | Birmingham (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 0.667 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bradford City | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 42 | 2.143 | 54 | Division champions |
2 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 52 | Promoted |
3 | Oldham Athletic[a] | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 42 | 1.810 | 50 | |
4 | Fulham[a] | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 49 | |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 39 | 1.564 | 47 | |
6 | Derby County | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 46 | |
7 | Burnley | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 67 | 50 | 1.340 | 46 | |
8 | Hull City | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 46 | |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 1.111 | 37 | FA Cup Winners |
10 | Stoke[b] | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 37 | Resigned |
11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 71 | 0.662 | 35 | |
12 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 32 | |
13 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 0.716 | 32 | |
14 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 65 | 0.615 | 32 | |
15 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 31 | |
16 | Barnsley | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 0.794 | 30 | |
17 | Glossop | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 30 | |
18 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 | Re-elected |
19 | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 92 | 0.500 | 23 | |
20 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 83 | 0.554 | 21 | Failed re-election |
Notes:
- ^ a b New club in the league
- ^ Stoke resigned from the Football League due to financial difficulties. Bradford Park Avenue and Tottenham Hotspur took the available places in the league the following season.
National team
The
England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin.
England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against
Results
Ireland | 1–3 | England |
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Denis Hannon |
(Summary) | George Hilsdon 2, Vivian Woodward |
Wales | 1–7 | England |
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Billy Davies |
(Summary) | Vivian Woodward 3, George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge, Billy Wedlock |
Scotland | 1–1 | England |
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Andrew Wilson |
(Summary) | Jimmy Windridge |
European tour
England undertook their first matches against opposition outside the Home Nations, with a summer tour of four games against Central European opposition.
Players
The players chosen for the tour were:
Name | Position | Club | Appearances | Goals |
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Horace Bailey | GK | Leicester Fosse |
4 | 0 |
Frank Bradshaw | CF | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 3 |
Arthur Bridgett | LW | Sunderland | 4 | 2 |
Walter Corbett |
CB | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 |
Bob Crompton | RB | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 |
Robert Hawkes | LH | Luton Town | 4 | 0 |
George Hilsdon | CF | Chelsea | 3 | 8 |
Jesse Pennington | LB | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 |
Jock Rutherford | RW | Newcastle United | 4 | 3 |
Ben Warren | RH | Derby County | 4 | 1 |
Billy Wedlock | CH | Bristol City | 4 | 0 |
Jimmy Windridge | FW | Chelsea | 4 | 5 |
Vivian Woodward[2] | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 6 |
Key
- GK — Goalkeeper
- RB — Right back
- LB — Left back
- CB — Centre back
- CH — Centre half
- LH — Left half
- RH — Right half
- RW — Right winger
- LW — Left winger
- FW — Forward
- CF — Centre forward
Match details
Austria | 1–6 | England |
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Wilhelm Schmieger | (Summary) | George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge 2, Arthur Bridgett, Vivian Woodward |
Austria | 1–11 | England |
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Friedrich Hirschl | (Summary) | Vivian Woodward 4, Frank Bradshaw 3, Arthur Bridgett, Ben Warren, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge |
Bohemia | 0–4 | England |
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(Summary) | George Hilsdon 2 (1P), Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge |