| 1907–08 season | |
|---|---|
| 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
      |
Football League First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Scorers
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| 1907–08 season | |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Football League First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Scorers
All
|
League
|
FA Cup
|
|
See also
References
| History | |
|---|---|
| People | |
| Grounds |
|
| Reserve grounds | |
| Training grounds |
|
| Football teams | |
| Affiliated football teams under CFG | |
| Affiliated academies | |
| Media | |
| Rivalries | |
| Schools | |
| Related articles | |