Blackpool F.C. season 1906-07
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| Season 1906-07 1906-07 in English football The 1906–07 season was the 36th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:-First Division:-Second Division:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsReferences... |
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| League | Division Two Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
| Manager | None |
| League position | 13th |
| Top goalscorer | League: William Grundy William Grundy William A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he... (8) Combined: William Grundy William Grundy William A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he... (8) |
| FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
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| Highest home attendance | 7,000 (v. Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... ) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 (v. Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... ) |
| Previous season | ← 1905-06 Blackpool F.C. season 1905-06 The 1905-06 season was Blackpool F.C.s ninth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth.... |
| Next season | 1907-08 Blackpool F.C. season 1907-08 The 1907-08 season was Blackpool F.C.s eleventh season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.... → |
The 1906-07
1906-07 in English football
The 1906–07 season was the 36th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:-First Division:-Second Division:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsReferences...
season was Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
's tenth season (seventh consecutive) in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, then the second tier of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
, finishing thirteenth.
William Grundy
William Grundy
William A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he...
was the club's top scorer, with eight goals.
Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 2.056 | 60 |
| 2 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 2.353 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 48 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 45 | 1.844 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 47 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | 41 |
| 7 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 40 |
| 8 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 38 |
| 9 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 37 |
| 10 | Leeds City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 36 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 35 |
| 12 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 0.808 | 35 |
| 13 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 0.647 | 33 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304... |
38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 33 |
| 15 | Glossop North End | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 32 |
| 16 | Burslem Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 0.723 | 31 |
| 17 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 30 |
| 18 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 29 |
| 19 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 73 | 0.630 | 28 |
| 20 | Burton United Burton United F.C. Burton United Football Club was an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire that played in The Football League between 1901 and 1907, before folding in 1910.-History:... |
38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 23 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Player statistics
League
- Tom Wilcox – 37
- Jack ScottJack Scott (footballer)Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
– 34 - Edward ThrelfallEdward ThrelfallEdward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
– 36 - T. Clarke – 34
- Jack ParkinsonJack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
– 31 - Bob CrewdsonBob CrewdsonBob "Robert" Crewdson was an English professional footballer. He spent nine years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club...
– 29 - J. Gow – 26
- E. Francis – 23
- Andrew Swan – 19
- William AndertonWilliam AndertonWilliam Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield....
– 18 - Jack Morris – 17
- Levi Copestake – 17
- William GrundyWilliam GrundyWilliam A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he...
– 16 - J. Lavery – 16
- Albert Dunkley – 15
- Jimmy ConnorJimmy Connor (English footballer)James "Jimmy" Connor was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
– 13 - Sam Johnson – 9
- Hugh Rimmer – 7
- Bob BirkettBob BirkettRobert Kirkham "Bob" Birket was an English professional footballer who spent his entire ten-year football league career with Blackpool after signing from Fleetwood Rangers....
– 4 - T. Bate – 4
- Alf Pearson – 4
- Bert Wake – 3
- J. Collier – 2
- W. Lowe – 2
- Herbert CrossthwaiteBert CrossthwaiteHerbert "Bert" Crossthwaite was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Born in Preston, Lancashire, he began his football career as a youth with home-town club Preston North End...
– 1
Players used: 25
FA Cup
- T. Clarke – 1
- Jimmy ConnorJimmy Connor (English footballer)James "Jimmy" Connor was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
– 1 - Bob CrewdsonBob CrewdsonBob "Robert" Crewdson was an English professional footballer. He spent nine years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club...
– 1 - Albert Dunkley – 1
- E. Francis – 1
- J. Gow – 1
- William GrundyWilliam GrundyWilliam A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he...
– 1 - Jack ParkinsonJack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
– 1 - Jack ScottJack Scott (footballer)Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
– 1 - Edward ThrelfallEdward ThrelfallEdward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
– 1 - Tom Wilcox – 1
Players used: 11
League
- William GrundyWilliam GrundyWilliam A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he...
– 8 - E. Francis – 5
- Jimmy ConnorJimmy Connor (English footballer)James "Jimmy" Connor was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
– 4 - Jack Morris – 4
- Albert Dunkley – 3
- Edward ThrelfallEdward ThrelfallEdward Threlfall was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.-Career:...
– 3 - William AndertonWilliam AndertonWilliam Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield....
– 2 - Jack ScottJack Scott (footballer)Jack "John" A. Scott was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender...
– 2 - Levi Copestake – 1
League goals scored: 32 (plus one own-goal)
FA Cup
- Jack ParkinsonJack Parkinson (footballer born 1869)John "Jack" Parkinson was an English professional football player. He played as a forward.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first...
– 1
FA Cup goals scored: 1
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|Herbert Crossthwaite
Bert Crossthwaite
Herbert "Bert" Crossthwaite was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Born in Preston, Lancashire, he began his football career as a youth with home-town club Preston North End...
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Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
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|T. Clake
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|Alf Pearson
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|J. Collier
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|William Grundy
William Grundy
William A. Grundy was a footballer in the early 20th century.-Playing career:Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he...
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Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
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|Arthur Hull
Arthur Hull (footballer)
Arthur Hull was an English football goalkeeper. He made over 100 Football League appearances for Blackpool in four years in the early 20th century. In season 1902–03, he made one appearance as a midfielder.-References:...
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|1906
|Harry Hancock
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|1906
|Thomas Duckworth
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|1906
|Luke Raisbeck
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|1906
|Charles Bennett
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|1906
|J. Hollingworth
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|1906
|E. Darlington
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|1906
|Robert Topping
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|1906
|Albert Brown
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|1906
|C. Sanderson
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|1906
|James Reilly
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|1906
|John Jones
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|1906
|C. Musgrove
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