1907–08 Crystal Palace F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 April 2026 Crystal Palace 1907–08 Edmund Goodman Sydney Bourne Chairman Southern Football League Division One 4th FA Cup Third round George Woodger 13 George Woodger 15 14,000 (vs. Norwich City, 20 April) 4,000 (vs. Luton Town, 4 March) 8,710 1906–07 1908–09 The 1907–08 season was one of change for the new club. John Robson departed the club to manage Brighton and Hove Albion, and club secretary Edmund Goodman stepped in to take over the role. Goodman's first problem was to find a replacement for goalkeeper Bob Hewitson. Hewitson had departed for Oldham, and his early replacement was William Hall of Manchester City. Hall played in the first ten games before losing his place to Josh Johnson, signed from Plymouth Argyle. Johnson swiftly established himself as first choice and would go on to play 295 times for the first team. Dick Harker left for Hibernian and Charlie Wallace was snapped up by Aston Villa, where he would go on to win both the Football League and the FA Cup. Horace Astley, hero of last season's FA Cup exploits, moved on to Heywood United, and Bill Ledger moved on to Sunderland. Although Goodman brought players into the club, the squad of players used dropped from last season's 26 to 22. George Walker returned to the club from New Brompton, and forward Jimmy Bauchop was signed from Norwich City. John Brearley came to the club from Tottenham and Billy Davies joined from Stoke City. Davies would become Palace's first International, playing for Wales in their match against Scotland on 7 March 1908. George Woodger was called into the England squad as a reserve for the 4 April 1908 game against Scotland but did not make the first team. Forwards Isaac Owens and George Smith also played for Palace during this season, joining from Bristol Rovers and Bristol City respectively. Southern Football League First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance4 September 1907Northampton TownH 0 – 25,0007 SeptemberSouthamptonA 3 – 2Davies, Woodger, Edwards (pen)5,00014 September 1907Plymouth ArgyleH 0 – 48,00028 SeptemberQueen's Park RangersH 2 – 3Roberts (2)8,0005 October 1907Tottenham HotspurA 2 – 1Innerd, Needham17,0007 October 1907Northampton TownA 1 – 1Innerd12 October 1907Swindon TownH 4 – 1Woodger (3), Owens8,00019 October 1907New BromptonH 3 – 3Owens, Davies, Woodger8,00026 October 1907Luton TownA 0 – 46,0002 November 1907Brighton & Hove AlbionH 2 – 1Owens, Innerd10,0009 NovemberPortsmouthA 1 – 0Swann8,00016 NovemberBradford (Park Avenue)H 1 – 1Roberts (pen)11,00023 November 1907MillwallA 0 – 15,00030 November 1907BrentfordH 2 – 1Roberts, Woodger7,0007 December 1907Bristol RoversA 1 – 2Roberts7,00014 December 1907LeytonH 3 – 0Swann (2), Owens6,00021 December 1907ReadingA 1 – 2Brearley5,00025 December 1907Norwich CityA 1 – 0Brearley13,50028 December 1907WatfordH 3 – 1Roberts (pen), Woodger (2)7,0004 January 1908SouthamptonH 1 – 0Roberts (pen)8,00018 January 1908West Ham UnitedH 1 – 3Woodger10,00025 January 1908Queen's Park RangersA 2 – 1Smith, Swann8,0008 February 1908Swindon TownA 0 – 07,00012 February 1908Tottenham HotspurH 0 – 28,00015 February 1908New BromptonA 2 – 2Smith, Woodger2,00029 February 1908Brighton & Hove AlbionA 1 – 0Owens4,0004 March 1908Luton TownH 4 – 2Needham, Owens (2), Davies4,0007 March 1908PortsmouthH 2 – 2Woodger, Ryan10,00014 March 1908Bradford (Park Avenue)A 1 – 0Owens8,00021 March 1908MillwallH 2 – 0Needham, Bauchop13,50028 March 1908BrentfordA 1 – 1Bauchop9,0004 April 1908Bristol RoversH 1 – 1Woodger10,0008 April 1908Plymouth ArgyleA 1 – 1Bauchop7,00011 April 1908LeytonA 0 – 05,00018 April 1908ReadingH 2 – 0Bauchop, Woodger10,00020 April 1908Norwich CityH 2 – 1Needham, Bauchop14,00025 April 1908WatfordA 1 – 4Bauchop3,000 Division One CRY FA Cup After a good run in the FA Cup last season, Palace were this time allowed to enter the draw in the first round proper. They were eventually dispatched by Grimsby Town in the third round, having been drawn away from home in each tie. Had they managed to beat Grimsby, a rematch with Newcastle would have been the reward. DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance11 January 2908First RoundCoventry CityA4 – 2Roberts, Woodger (2), Davies9,9921 February 1908Second RoundPlymouth ArgyleA3 – 2Roberts, Smith, Swann17,83022 February 1908Third RoundGrimsby TownA0 – 18,828 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG William Hall10000100GKENG Henry Balding500050GKENG Joshua Johnson23030260FBENG Matthew Edwards11100111FBENG Harry Collyer21020230FBENG George Walker34030370HBENG Wilf Innerd (c)34330373HBENG Charles Ryan28120301HBENG Bill Forster20030230HBENG Arthur Wilson100010HBENG Fred Lewis300030HBENG John Brearley31230342FWWAL Billy Davies31331344FW George Smith9221113FWENG George Woodger3513323815FWENG Archie Needham30410314FWENG Dick Roberts20722229FWENG Robert Baker400040FWSCO James Bauchop860086FWENG H. Higgins100010FWENG Herbert Swann37431405FWENG Isaac Owens22800228 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.