Blackpool F.C. season 1907-08
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| Season 1907-08 1907-08 in English football The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were Football League champions for the first time, while Bradford City won the Second Division and Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup... |
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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 | 15th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bob Whittingham Bob Whittingham Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War... (15) Combined: Bob Whittingham Bob Whittingham Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War... (15) |
| 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 | 9,500 (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 | 2,000 (v. 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... ) |
| Previous season | ← 1906-07 Blackpool F.C. season 1906-07 The 1906-07 season was Blackpool F.C.s tenth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.... |
| Next season | 1908-09 Blackpool F.C. season 1908-09 The 1908-09 season was Blackpool F.C.s twelfth season in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing bottom. The club's application for re-election was successful.Bob Whittingham top-scored for the second consecutive season... → |
The 1907-08
1907-08 in English football
The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were Football League champions for the first time, while Bradford City won the Second Division and Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup...
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 eleventh season (eighth 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 fifteenth.
Bob Whittingham
Bob Whittingham
Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War...
, signed from amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers, was the club's top scorer, with fifteen goals in his 31 league games.
Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Bradford City | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 42 | 2.143 | 54 |
| 2 | 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 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 52 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 42 | 1.810 | 50 |
| 4 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 49 |
| 5 | 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 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 39 | 1.564 | 47 |
| 6 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 46 |
| 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 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 67 | 50 | 1.340 | 46 |
| 8 | 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 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 46 |
| 9 | 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 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 1.111 | 37 |
| 10 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 37 |
| 11 | 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 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 71 | 0.662 | 35 |
| 12 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 32 |
| 13 | 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 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 0.716 | 32 |
| 14 | 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 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 65 | 0.615 | 32 |
| 15 | 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 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 31 |
| 16 | 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 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 0.794 | 30 |
| 17 | Glossop Glossop North End A.F.C. Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a... |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 30 |
| 18 | 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 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 |
| 19 | 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 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 92 | 0.500 | 23 |
| 20 | 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 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 83 | 0.554 | 21 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
League
- 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...
– 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...
– 35 - 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...
– 33 - Bob WhittinghamBob WhittinghamRobert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War...
– 31 - T. Clarke – 27
- 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...
– 26 - 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:...
– 23 - William Weston – 22
- William FiskeWilliam Fiske (footballer)William A. Fiske was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
– 21 - 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:...
– 20 - Horace Brindley – 19
- Stephen TillotsonStephen TillotsonStephen Tillotson was an English professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.-Blackpool:Tillotson made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1907–08 season, a 1–1 draw at Stockport County on 2 September. He remained in goal for the following sixteen games, of...
– 17 - W.H. Reid – 16
- William Birch – 13
- J. Gow – 13
- Adam HaywoodAdam HaywoodAdam Seymour Haywood was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward. Some sources spell his surname as Heywood or Hayward.- Biography :Haywood was born in Horninglow, Burton upon Trent...
– 13 - Hugh Rimmer – 13
- John Waddington – 11
- Horace King – 10
- Ernest Owers – 9
- Frederick Rose – 6
- Walter CooksonWalter CooksonWalter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
– 2 - W. Lowe – 1
Players used: 23
FA Cup
- Horace Brindley – 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 - William FiskeWilliam Fiske (footballer)William A. Fiske was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
– 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 - Adam HaywoodAdam HaywoodAdam Seymour Haywood was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward. Some sources spell his surname as Heywood or Hayward.- Biography :Haywood was born in Horninglow, Burton upon Trent...
– 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 - William Weston – 1
Players used: 11
League
- Bob WhittinghamBob WhittinghamRobert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War...
– 15 - 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...
– 12 - William Weston – 5
- William Birch – 3
- Ernest Owers – 3
- Horace Brindley – 2
- J. Gow – 2
- 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...
– 2 - Walter CooksonWalter CooksonWalter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
– 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 - Adam HaywoodAdam HaywoodAdam Seymour Haywood was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward. Some sources spell his surname as Heywood or Hayward.- Biography :Haywood was born in Horninglow, Burton upon Trent...
– 1 - Horace King – 1
- W.H. Reid – 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
League goals scored: 51
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|1907
|Bob Whittingham
Bob Whittingham
Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War...
|Goldenhill Wanderers
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|1907
|William Weston
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|1907
|William Fiske
William Fiske (footballer)
William A. Fiske was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
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|1907
|Horace Brindley
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|1907
|Stephen Tillotson
Stephen Tillotson
Stephen Tillotson was an English professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.-Blackpool:Tillotson made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1907–08 season, a 1–1 draw at Stockport County on 2 September. He remained in goal for the following sixteen games, of...
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|1907
|W.H. Reid
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|1907
|William Birch
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|1907
|Adam Haywood
Adam Haywood
Adam Seymour Haywood was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward. Some sources spell his surname as Heywood or Hayward.- Biography :Haywood was born in Horninglow, Burton upon Trent...
|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...
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|1907
|John Waddington
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|1907
|Horace King
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|1907
|Ernest Owers
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|1907
|Frederick Rose
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|1907
|Walter Cookson
Walter Cookson
Walter S. Cookson was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.-Blackpool:...
|Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
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|1907
|Tom Wilcox
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|1907
|E. Francis
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|1907
|Andrew Swan
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|1907
|William Anderton
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|1907
|Jack Morris
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|1907
|Levi Copestake
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|Unknown
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|1907
|J. Lavery
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|1907
|Albert Dunkley
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|1907
|Sam Johnson
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|1907
|Bob Birkett
Bob Birkett
Robert Kirkham "Bob" Birket was an English professional footballer who spent his entire ten-year football league career with Blackpool after signing from Fleetwood Rangers....
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|1907
|T. Bate
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|1907
|Alf Pearson
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|1907
|Bert Wake
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|1907
|J. Collier
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|1907
|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...
|Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
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