1907–08 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2022) |
1907–08 season | |
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Manager | David Ashworth |
Stadium | Boundary Park |
Football League Second Division | 3rd |
FA Cup | 2nd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Frank Newton All: Frank Newton |
The 1907–08 season saw Oldham Athletic compete in the Football League Second Division after winning the Lancashire Combination in the previous season.
In 1907–08 Leicester Fosse finished as Second Division runners-up, gaining promotion to the First Division, the highest level of English football.[1][2] Oldham finished just below them. Oldham were Lancashire Cup Winners in 1907-08.[3]
Statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 2 | F.A. Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Bill Bottomley | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Matt Brunton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Billy Cook | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Dodds | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Fay | 42 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James Hamilton | 41 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Harry Hancock | 31 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() |
Frank Hesham | 29 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
GK | ![]() |
Bob Hewitson | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Hodson | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Frank Newton | 39 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | |
GK | ![]() |
Elijah Round | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Shadbolt | 27 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jack Shufflebotham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Stafford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Swarbrick | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Walders | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Wilkie Ward | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Harry Watts | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alex Whaites | 39 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Wilson | 42 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Arthur Wolstenholme | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Bill Wright | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final league table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2.143 | 54 | Division champions |
2 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 1.532 | 52 | Promoted |
3 | Oldham Athletic[a] | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 1.810 | 50 | |
4 | Fulham[a] | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 1.673 | 49 | |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1.564 | 47 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
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Competitions
[edit]Second Division
[edit]7 September 1907 1 | Stoke City | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Stoke-on-Trent |
Watkins ![]() |
Report | Swarbrick ![]() Newton ![]() Dodds ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
14 September 1907 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Oldham |
Hancock ![]() Swarbrick ![]() |
Report | Garratt ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,397 |
21 September 1907 3 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
McDonald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,000 |
28 September 1907 4 | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Hull City | Oldham |
Dodds ![]() Fay ![]() Newton ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,041 |
5 October 1907 5 | Derby County | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Derby |
Warren ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
12 October 1907 6 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Lincoln City | Oldham |
Newton ![]() ![]() Hesham ![]() Whaites ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,116 Referee: F Heath |
19 October 1907 7 | Fulham | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | London |
Fraser ![]() |
Report | Newton ![]() Dodds ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,000 |
26 October 1907 8 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Barnsley | Oldham |
Newton ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,582 |
2 November 1907 9 | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Chesterfield |
Marples ![]() |
Report | Newton ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 7,500 |
4 November 1907 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | West Bromwich |
Walker ![]() |
Report | Whaites ![]() Newton ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,000 |
9 November 1907 11 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Burnley | Oldham |
Whaites ![]() |
Report | Beddow ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,185 |
16 November 1907 12 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Oldham |
Newton ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,097 |
23 November 1907 13 | Clapton Orient | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | London |
Parker ![]() Leigh ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Clapton Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
30 November 1907 14 | Oldham Athletic | 4–2 | Leeds City | Oldham |
Newton ![]() Fay ![]() Hesham ![]() Whaites ![]() |
Report | McLeod ![]() Gemmell ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,165 Referee: A Hargreaves |
14 December 1907 15 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Oldham |
Shadbolt ![]() Newton ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Tellum ![]() Davidson ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,884 |
21 December 1907 16 | Stockport County | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Stockport |
Crump ![]() Carter ![]() |
Report | Hesham ![]() Wilson ![]() Newton ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,000 |
25 December 1907 17 | Leicester Fosse | 4–1 | Oldham Athletic | Leicester |
Humphreys ![]() ![]() Hubbard ![]() Shinton ![]() |
Report | Shadbolt ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,000 |
26 December 1907 18 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Blackpool | Oldham |
Hancock ![]() ![]() Newton ![]() |
Report | Gow ![]() Grundy ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,665 |
28 December 1907 19 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Glossop | Oldham |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,279 |
1 January 1908 20 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Blackpool |
Grundy ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,000 |
4 January 1908 21 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Stoke City | Oldham |
Hesham ![]() Hancock ![]() ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,300 |
18 January 1908 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Bradford City | Oldham |
Hesham ![]() Newton ![]() ![]() Whaites ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,603 |
25 January 1908 23 | Hull City | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Hull |
Smith ![]() ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Report | Hesham ![]() Newton ![]() |
Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000 |
8 February 1908 24 | Lincoln City | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | Lincoln |
Report | Shadbolt ![]() Whaites ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,000 Referee: F Heath |
15 February 1908 25 | Oldham Athletic | 3–3 | Fulham | Oldham |
Newton ![]() Watts ![]() Shadbolt ![]() |
Report | Harrison ![]() ![]() Dalrymple ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,004 |
29 February 1908 26 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Chesterfield | Oldham |
Newton ![]() Hamilton ![]() Hesham ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,128 |
7 March 1908 27 | Burnley | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Burnley |
Whittaker ![]() Mayson ![]() |
Report | Newton ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 16,000 |
14 March 1908 28 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
Hakin ![]() Stokes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,000 |
19 March 1908 29 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Barnsley |
McShea ![]() Surtees ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 6,000 |
21 March 1908 30 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Clapton Orient | Oldham |
Shadbolt ![]() ![]() Watts ![]() Newton ![]() |
Report | Greechan ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,569 |
28 March 1908 31 | Leeds City | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Leeds |
Parnell ![]() |
Report | Shadbolt ![]() Newton ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 15,000 Referee: A Hargreaves |
30 March 1908 32 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Derby County | Oldham |
Watts ![]() Newton ![]() Waites ![]() |
Report | Bentley ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,753 |
4 April 1908 33 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oldham |
Newton ![]() Waites ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,008 |
11 April 1908 34 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gainsborough |
Wood ![]() |
Report | Watts ![]() |
Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 5,000 |
18 April 1908 35 | Oldham Athletic | 5–0 | Stockport County | Oldham |
Newton ![]() ![]() Ward ![]() Hancock ![]() Shadbolt ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,845 |
20 April 1908 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Wolverhampton |
Radford ![]() Shelton ![]() |
Report | Shadbolt ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 17,000 |
21 April 1908 37 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Leicester Fosse | Oldham |
Hancock ![]() |
Report | Shanks ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 23,110 |
25 April 1908 38 | Glossop | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Glossop |
Report | Stadium: North Road Attendance: 6,000 |
F.A. Cup
[edit]7 December 1907 Q5 | Oldham Athletic | 8–1 | Darwen | Oldham |
Hancock ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilson ![]() Shadbolt ![]() ![]() Newton ![]() Hesham ![]() |
Crook ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,000 |
11 January 1908 1 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Leeds City | Oldham |
Whaites ![]() Newton ![]() |
Report | Parnell ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,000 |
1 February 1908 2 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Everton | Oldham |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 25,690 |
5 February 1908 2 | Everton | 6–1 | Oldham Athletic | Liverpool |
Young ![]() Bolton ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Abbott ![]() |
Report | Whaites ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,849 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The History of Leicester City Football Club". Leicester City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Final 1908/1909 English Division 1 (old) Table". Football DataCo Limited. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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