1907–08 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United

1907–08 season

Chairman

John Henry Davies

Manager

1st

Fourth Round

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
Sandy Turnbull (25)
All:
Sandy Turnbull (27)

Highest home attendance

50,000 vs Newcastle United (8 February 1908)

Lowest home attendance

8,000 vs Preston North End (25 April 1908)

Average home league attendance

22,901

Home colours

Away colours

← 1906–07

1908–09 →

The 1907–08 season was Manchester United's 16th season in the Football League.^[1]

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
2 September 1907	Aston Villa	A	4 – 1	Meredith (2), Bannister, Wall	20,000
7 September 1907	Liverpool	H	4 – 0	S. Turnbull (3), Wall	24,000
9 September 1907	Middlesbrough	H	2 – 1	S. Turnbull (2)	20,000
14 September 1907	Middlesbrough	A	1 – 2	Bannister	18,000
21 September 1907	Sheffield United	H	2 – 1	S. Turnbull (2)	25,000
28 September 1907	Chelsea	A	4 – 1	Meredith (2), S. Turnbull, Bannister	40,000
5 October 1907	Nottingham Forest	H	4 – 0	Bannister, J. Turnbull, Wall, Own goal	20,000
12 October 1907	Newcastle United	A	6 – 1	Wall (2), Meredith, Roberts, S. Turnbull, J. Turnbull	25,000
19 October 1907	Blackburn Rovers	A	5 – 1	S. Turnbull (3), J. Turnbull (2)	30,000
26 October 1907	Bolton Wanderers	H	2 – 1	S. Turnbull, J. Turnbull	35,000
2 November 1907	Birmingham City	A	4 – 3	Meredith (2), J. Turnbull, Wall	20,000
9 November 1907	Everton	H	4 – 3	Wall (2), Meredith, Roberts	6,000
16 November 1907	Sunderland	A	2 – 1	S. Turnbull (2)	30,000
23 November 1907	Arsenal	H	4 – 2	S. Turnbull (4)	10,000
30 November 1907	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0 – 2		40,000
7 December 1907	Bristol City	H	2 – 1	Wall (2)	20,000
14 December 1907	Notts County	A	1 – 1	Meredith	11,000
21 December 1907	Manchester City	H	3 – 1	S. Turnbull (2), Wall	35,000
25 December 1907	Bury	H	2 – 1	Meredith, J. Turnbull	45,000
28 December 1907	Preston North End	A	0 – 0		12,000
1 January 1908	Bury	A	1 – 0	Wall	29,500
18 January 1908	Sheffield United	A	0 – 2		17,000
25 January 1908	Chelsea	H	1 – 0	J. Turnbull	20,000
8 February 1908	Newcastle United	H	1 – 1	J. Turnbull	50,000
15 February 1908	Blackburn Rovers	H	1 – 2	S. Turnbull	15,000
29 February 1908	Birmingham City	H	1 – 0	S. Turnbull	12,000
14 March 1908	Sunderland	H	3 – 0	Bell, Berry, Wall	15,000
21 March 1908	Arsenal	A	0 – 1		20,000
25 March 1908	Liverpool	A	4 – 7	Wall (2), Bannister, J. Turnbull	10,000
28 March 1908	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4 – 1	Wall (2), Halse, S. Turnbull	30,000
4 April 1908	Bristol City	A	1 – 1	Wall	12,000
8 April 1908	Everton	A	3 – 1	Halse, S. Turnbull, Wall	17,000
11 April 1908	Notts County	H	0 – 1		20,000
17 April 1908	Nottingham Forest	A	0 – 2		22,000
18 April 1908	Manchester City	A	0 – 0		40,000
20 April 1908	Aston Villa	H	1 – 2	Picken	10,000
22 April 1908	Bolton Wanderers	A	2 – 2	Halse, Stacey	18,000
25 April 1908	Preston North End	H	2 – 1	Halse, Own goal	8,000

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	23	6	9	81	48	52
2	Aston Villa	38	17	9	12	77	59	43
3	Manchester City	38	16	11	11	62	54	43

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
11 January 1908	First Round	Blackpool	H	3 – 1	Wall (2), Bannister	11,747
1 February 1908	Second Round	Chelsea	H	1 – 0	S. Turnbull	25,184
22 February 1908	Third Round	Aston Villa	A	2 – 0	S. Turnbull, Wall	12,777
7 March 1908	Fourth Round	Fulham	A	1 – 2	J. Turnbull	41,000

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1908 FA Charity Shield

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
27 April 1908	Queens Park Rangers	N	1 – 1	Meredith	6,000
Replay
29 August 1908	Queens Park Rangers	N	4 – 0	J. Turnbull (3), Wall	6,000

References

↑ "Manchester United Season 1907/08". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2008.

Manchester United F.C. seasons

1883–84
1884–85
1885–86
1886–87
1887–88
1888–89
1889–90
1890–91
1891–92
1892–93
1893–94
1894–95
1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–1900
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

1907–08 in English football

« 1906–07

1908–09 »

FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds
Final)

Football and Southern Leagues

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division	Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bury Chelsea Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland The Wednesday Woolwich Arsenal

Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burnley Chesterfield Derby County Fulham Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Grimsby Town Hull City Leeds City Leicester Fosse Clapton Orient Lincoln City Oldham Athletic Stockport County Stoke West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southern League	Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Crystal Palace Leyton Luton Town Millwall New Brompton Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Reading Southampton Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.