1907–08 in English football

The 1907-08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Events

Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League.

Honours

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

National team

The England national football team were joint winners in the 1908 British Home Championship. England and Scotland shared the trophy, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1-1 with each other in the final game.

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7-1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5-0 in Dublin.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Results

footballbox
date = February 15, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 1–3
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=92 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Denis Hannon
goals2 = George Hilsdon 2, Vivian Woodward
stadium = Solitude Ground, Belfast
referee = Tom Robertson (Scotland)
attendance = 22,600----footballbox
date = March 16, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 1–7
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=93 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Billy Davies
goals2 = Vivian Woodward 3, George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge, Billy Wedlock
stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
referee = David Phillips (Scotland)
attendance = 7,000----footballbox
date = April 4, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 1–1
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=94 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Andrew Wilson
goals2 = Jimmy Windridge
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
referee = James Mason (England)
attendance = 121,452 [New world record attendance.]

European tour

England undertook their first matches against opposition outside the Home Nations, with a summer tour of four games against Central European opposition.

Players

The players chosen for the tour were:

Key

* GK — Goalkeeper
* RB — Right back
* LB — Left back
* CB — Centre back
* CH — Centre half
* LH — Left half
* RH — Right half
* RW — Right winger
* LW — Left winger
* FW — Forward
* CF — Centre forward

Match details

footballbox
date = June 6, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|AUT|empire
score = 1–6
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=95 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Wilhelm Schmieger
goals2 = George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge 2, Arthur Bridgett, Vivian Woodward
stadium = Cricketer Platz, Vienna
referee = Christiaan J Groothoff (Holland)
attendance = 3,500----footballbox
date = June 8, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|AUT|empire
score = 1–11
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=96 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Friedrich Hirschl
goals2 = Vivian Woodward 4, Frank Bradshaw 3, Arthur Bridgett, Ben Warren, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge
stadium = Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna
referee = Ede Herczog (Hungary)
attendance = 5,000----footballbox
date = June 10, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|HUN|1867
score = 0–7
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=97 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = George Hilsdon 4, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge, Vivian Woodward
stadium = Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest
referee = Hugo Meisl (Austria)
attendance = 6,500----footballbox
date = June 13, 1908
team1 = fb-rt|Bohemia
score = 0–4
report= [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=98 (Summary)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = George Hilsdon 2 (1P), Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge
stadium = Letná stadium, Prague
referee = John Lewis (England)
attendance = 12,000

Footnotes