1907–08 season | |
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Manager | Harry Newbould |
Football League First Division | 3rd |
FA Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Thornley (14 goals) All: Thornley (14 goals) |
Highest home attendance | 40,000 vs Manchester United (18 April 1908) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,500 vs Bristol City (21 April 1908) |
The 1907–08 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventeenth season of league football and fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
Team Kit edit
Football League First Division edit
P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 52 |
2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 43 |
3 | Manchester City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 43 |
4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 42 |
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 42 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football League
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports edit
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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2 September 1907 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 5 – 2 | Grieve (3), Stewart, Conlin | 20,000 |
7 September 1907 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 3 – 3 | Thornley (3) | 30,000 |
14 September 1907 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 30,000 | |
21 September 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 1 – 2 | Thornley | 12,000 |
28 September 1907 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Ross (2), Thornley | 30,000 |
5 October 1907 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 1 – 2 | Thornley | 12,000 |
12 October 1907 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Grieve (2) | 10,000 |
19 October 1907 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Thornley | 28,000 |
26 October 1907 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 4 – 2 | Dorsett, Grieve, Thornley, Conlin | 14,000 |
2 November 1907 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Jones, Wood | 30,000 |
9 November 1907 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Thornley (2) | 20,000 |
16 November 1907 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Dorsett | 25,000 |
23 November 1907 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
7 December 1907 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 2 – 2 | Buchan, Jones | 40,000 |
14 December 1907 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Wood (2), Eadie, Thornley | 18,000 |
21 December 1907 | Manchester United | A | Bank Street | 1 – 3 | Eadie | 35,000 |
25 December 1907 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 2 | Dorsett | 20,000 |
26 December 1907 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Grieve | 35,000 |
28 December 1907 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Dorsett, Thornley | 22,000 |
1 January 1908 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 2 | 26,000 | |
4 January 1908 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Grieve (2), Ross, Conlin | 9,000 |
18 January 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Eadie, Wood, Grieve, Jones | 25,000 |
25 January 1908 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 5 | Dorsett | 11,000 |
8 February 1908 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 1 | 8,000 | |
15 February 1908 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 1 | Conlin | 25,000 |
29 February 1908 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 0 | 10,000 | |
7 March 1908 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Dorsett (3) | 25,000 |
11 March 1908 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | 18,000 | |
14 March 1908 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 0 | Dorsett | 18,000 |
21 March 1908 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Webb, Thornley | 35,000 |
28 March 1908 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 2 – 1 | Thornley, Conlin | 12,000 |
4 April 1908 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | 25,000 | |
6 April 1908 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 0 | Buchan (2), Webb (2), Wilkinson | 10,000 |
11 April 1908 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 1 – 3 | Dorsett | 10,000 |
17 April 1908 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Jones, Conlin | 27,000 |
18 April 1908 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 40,000 | |
21 April 1908 | Bristol City | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 2,500 | |
25 April 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0 – 0 | 10,000 |
FA Cup edit
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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11 January 1908 | First round | Glossop | A | North Road | 0 – 0 | 6,500 | |
15 January 1908 | First round replay | Glossop | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 0 | Buchan, Wood, Dorsett, Grieve, Jones, Conlin | 20,000 |
1 February 1908 | Second round | New Brompton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Jones | 7,000 |
5 February 1908 | Second round replay | New Brompton | A | Priestfield Road | 2 – 1 | Buchan, Wood | 12,000 |
22 February 1908 | Third round | Fulham | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Blair | 25,000 |
26 February 1908 | Third round replay | Fulham | A | Craven Cottage | 1 – 3 | Wood | 37,000 |
Squad statistics edit
Squad edit
Appearances for competitive matches only
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Walter Smith | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
DF | James Buchan | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
DF | Frank Buckley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
MF | George Dorsett | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 11 |
MF | Tom Holford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | Lot Jones | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
FW | Davie Ross | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
FW | George Stewart | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
FW | Irvine Thornley | 31 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 14 |
FW | Charles Webb | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
FW | John Wood | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
-- | William Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
-- | Ernest Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
-- | Jimmy Blair | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
-- | Tommy Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
-- | Jimmy Conlin | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 7 |
-- | Bill Eadie | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
-- | Bob Grieve | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
-- | Percy Hill | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
-- | Bertram Jackson | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
-- | Tommy Kelso | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
-- | Frank Norgrove | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
-- | Alex Steele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
-- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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