1906–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Crystal Palace 1906–07 John Robson Sydney Bourne Chairman Southern Football League Division One 19th FA Cup Fourth round Horace Astley 10 Horace Astley 12 35,000 (vs. Everton, 9 March, FA Cup) 2,000 (vs. Bristol Rovers, 17 April) 9,437 1905–06 1907–08 Crystal Palace started their second season in a new division, having gained promotion from the Southern League Division Two the previous season. There were a number of personnel changes this season, with Archie Grant and captain Ted Birnie moving to Chelsea and George Walker going to New Brompton. Palace's hat-trick hero in their FA Cup exploits of last season, Walter Watkins, also moved on to Northampton Town. In their places Palace brought in a number of new faces. Charles Ryan joined from Nunhead, Thomas Wills from Newcastle, Bill Forster from Sheffield United and Bill Ledger from Pryhope Villa. Wilf Innerd was made captain and played in all but one of the club's League and Cup matches. The club struggled to find their feet on the new division, and failed to score in 13 of their matches, finishing the season in 19th position, one place off the bottom. This was enough to ensure safety though, as for this season there was no relegation. Palace again called on a number of amateurs from the local area and beyond, including Henry Littlewort. Littlewort, who made his only appearance for the club this season, would go on to win a gold medal with the British Football team in the 1912 Olympics. Southern Football League First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance1 September 1906Northampton TownH3–0Woodger (2), Harker7,0008 September 1906Queen's Park RangersA 0–17,90015 September 1906FulhamA 0–37,90019 September 1906ReadingH 4–1Harker, Roberts, Woodger, Hodgkinson4,00022 September 1906SouthamptonA 1–1Edwards (pen)4,50029 September 1906West Ham UnitedH 1–1Wallace10,0006 October 1906Tottenham HotspurA 0–318,00013 October 1906Swindon TownH 3–2Wallace (3)5,00020 October 1906Norwich CityA 2–4Edwards (pen.), Wallace5,00027 October 1906Luton TownH 0–18,0003 November 1906Bristol RoversA 1–1Wallace5,00010 November 1906BrentfordA 0–26,00017 November 1906MillwallH 3–0Roberts, Wallace, Innerd6,00024 November 1906LeytonA 4–0Astley (2), Wallace, Harker1 December 1906PortsmouthH 1–0Woodger7,50015 December 1906Plymouth ArgyleH 0–26,00022 December 1906Brighton & Hove AlbionA 1–2Wallace5,00026 December 1906WatfordA 0–23,00029 December 1906Northampton TownA 1–2Roberts3,0005 January 1907Queen's Park RangersH 5–1Astley (4), Harker15,00019 January 1907FulhamA 1–2Astley6,50026 January 1907SouthamptonH 1–1Roberts6,5009 February 1907Tottenham HotspurH 0–18,00016 February 1907Swindon TownA 1–2Astley5,0002 March 1907Luton TownA 1–2Astley8,00016 March 1907BrentfordH 0–37,00023 March 1907MillwallA 0–210,00025 March 1907West Ham UnitedA 1–1Harker3,00029 March 1907ReadingA 1–1Weston10,00030 March 1907LeytonH 1–0Woodger7,0001 April 1907WatfordH 1–3Roberts (pen.)10,0006 April 1907PortsmouthA 0–67,00013 April 1907New BromptonH 1–3Edwards (pen.)5,50017 April 1907Bristol RoversH 3–3Astley, Roberts, Woodger2,00020 April 1907Plymouth ArgyleA 0–024 April 1907Norwich CityH 0–1200027 April 1907Brighton & Hove AlbionH 2–2Harker, Edwards (pen.)4,00029 April 1907New BromptonA 2–4Harker, Roberts3,000 Division One CRY FA Cup Newcastle United F.C. 0–1 Crystal Palace F.C. (1907) After their exploits in the FA Cup the previous season, Crystal Palace were entered into the Cup in the final qualifying round by the Football Association. They drew Rotherham County, overcoming them 4–0 at Stamford Bridge. The match was a home tie for Palace, but due to their Crystal Palace ground already being booked for a rugby international the club had to have the tie moved. The next round, the first round proper, saw them drawn against the biggest club of the time, Newcastle United. Unbeaten at home in over a year, and unbeaten at home in the Cup since the previous century, Newcastle were expected to easily defeat Palace, but in the first great FA Cup shock, Palace went to Newcastle and won 1–0. The second round saw Palace defeat Fulham in a replay, and then the club took Brentford to a replay and won that too. Drawn at home against Everton in the quarter finals, Palace took a 1–0 lead, but were unable to hold on and drew 1–1 in front of their highest crowd to date of 35,000. In the replay at Goodison Park Palace lost 4–0 and another good cup run was at an end. DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance8 December 1906Fourth Qualifying RoundRotherham CountyNAn international rugby match between England and South Africa was being played at Crystal Palace so the game was held at Stamford Bridge.4–0Roberts (2), Harker, own goal1,50012 January 1907First RoundNewcastle UnitedA1–0Astley28,0002 February 1907Second RoundFulhamA0–028,0006 February 1907Second Round ReplayFulhamH1–0 Woodger20,00023 February 1907Third RoundBrentfordH1–1 Harker31,12327 February 1907Third Round ReplayBrentfordA1–0Roberts4,0009 March 1907Fourth RoundEvertonH 1–1 Astley35,00013 March 1907Fourth Round ReplayEvertonA 0–4 34,340 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Bob Hewitson36080440GKENG Herbert Hunter200020FBENG Matthew Edwards31480394FBSCO Thomas Wills17010180FBSCO Harry Menzies400040FBENG Harry Collyer400040FBENG J. Richard Jackson700070HBENG Wilf Innerd (c)37180451HBENG Charles Ryan26060320HBENG Bill Forster30080380HBENG Arthur Wilson200020HBIRE Frank Ransom100010HB Bill Ledger11020112HBENG Henry Littlewort100010HBENG Frank Edwards100010FWENG Charles Wallace35970429FWENG Dick Harker35782439FWENG George Woodger34681427FWENG Archie Needham28080360FWENG Dick Roberts367834410FWENG Horace Astley1910822712FWENG Joe Hodgkinson510051FWENG William Weston610061FWENG Arthur Sans200020FWENG Herbert Swann700070FW Bill Lawrence100010 Notes upper-alpha References Bibliography King Ian Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011 Derby Books Publishing Company Limited 2012 978-1-78091-221-9 Matthews, Tony (editor). We All Follow The Palace. Juma, 1998. 1-872204-55-4 Citations Category:Crystal Palace F.C. seasons Crystal Palace F.C.