1907–08 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1907–08 season
Manager England 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

Football League First Division

P WDLFAPts
1Manchester United 382369814852
2Aston Villa 3817912775943
3Manchester City 38161111625443
4Newcastle United 38151211655442
5The Wednesday 3819415736442

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
38 16 11 11 62 54 1.148 43 12 5 2 36 19 29 4 6 9 26 35 14

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
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

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
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

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Walter Smith 38060440
DFScotland James Buchan 27362335
DFEngland Frank Buckley 700070
MFEngland George Dorsett 3410614011
MFEngland Tom Holford 200020
FWWales Lot Jones 24452296
FWEngland Davie Ross 10310113
FWScotland George Stewart 10100101
FWEngland Irvine Thornley 3114603714
FWEngland Charles Webb 11300113
FWEngland John Wood 22453277
--William Baldwin 100010
--Ernest Bannister 100010
--Jimmy Blair 34051391
--Tommy Callaghan 200020
--Jimmy Conlin 37661437
--Scotland Bill Eadie 29360353
--Bob Grieve 1710211911
--Percy Hill 17000170
--Bertram Jackson 21060270
--Tommy Kelso 25060310
--Frank Norgrove 14000140
--Alex Steele 300030
--Jimmy Wilkinson 110011

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
England Irvine Thornley 14
England George Dorsett 11
Bob Grieve
Jimmy Conlin 7
England John Wood
Wales Lot Jones 6
Scotland James Buchan 5
Scotland Bill Eadie 3
England Davie Ross
England Charles Webb
Jimmy Blair 1
Scotland George Stewart
Jimmy Wilkinson

League

Scorer Goals
England Irvine Thornley 14
England George Dorsett 10
Bob Grieve
Jimmy Conlin 6
Wales Lot Jones 4
England John Wood
Scotland James Buchan 3
Scotland Bill Eadie
England Davie Ross
England Charles Webb
Scotland George Stewart 1
Jimmy Wilkinson

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
England John Wood 3
Scotland James Buchan 2
Wales Lot Jones
Jimmy Blair 1
Jimmy Conlin
England George Dorsett
Bob Grieve

See also

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