1907–08 in English football

none July 2020 July 2020 England 1907–08 1906–07 1908–09 yes The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were Football League champions for the first time, while Bradford City won the Second Division and Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup. The Home Championship was shared between England and Scotland. FA Cup 1907–08 FA Cup 1908 FA Cup Final Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final. Football League 1907–08 Football League Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League. First Division 1907–08 Football League#First Division First Division y Second Division 1907–08 Football League#Second Division Second Division y 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 15 February 1908 IRE 1–3 (Summary) ENG Denis Hannon George Hilsdon 2, Vivian Woodward Solitude Ground, Belfast Thomas Robertson (Scotland) 22,600 16 March 1908 WAL 1–7 (Summary) ENG Billy Davies Vivian Woodward 3, George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge, Billy Wedlock Racecourse Ground, Wrexham David Phillips (Scotland) 7,000 4 April 1908 SCO 1–1 (Summary) ENG Andrew Wilson Jimmy Windridge Hampden Park, Glasgow James Mason (England) 121,452New 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: NamePositionClubAppearancesGoalsHorace BaileyGKLeicester Fosse 40Frank BradshawCFSheffield Wednesday 13Arthur BridgettLWSunderland 42Walter CorbettCBBirmingham City 30Bob CromptonRBBlackburn Rovers 40Robert HawkesLHLuton Town 40George HilsdonCFChelsea 38Jesse PenningtonLBWest Bromwich Albion 10Jock RutherfordRWNewcastle United 43Ben Warren English footballerRHDerby County 41Billy WedlockCHBristol City 40Jimmy WindridgeFWChelsea 45Vivian WoodwardCaptainFWTottenham Hotspur 46 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 6 June 1908 AUT empire 1–6 (Summary) ENG Wilhelm Schmieger George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge 2, Arthur Bridgett, Vivian Woodward Cricketer Platz, Vienna Christiaan J Groothoff (Netherlands) 3,500 8 June 1908 AUT empire 1–11 (Summary) ENG Friedrich Hirschl Vivian Woodward 4, Frank Bradshaw 3, Arthur Bridgett, Ben Warren, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Ede Herczog (Hungary) 5,000 10 June 1908 HUN 1867 0–7 (Summary) ENG   George Hilsdon 4, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge, Vivian Woodward Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest Hugo Meisl (Austria) 6,500 13 June 1908 Bohemia 0–4 (Summary) ENG   George Hilsdon 2 (1P), Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Windridge Letná stadium, Prague John Lewis (England) 12,000 Footnotes 1907