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1907–08 in English football

37th season of competitive football in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final.

Football League

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Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League.

First Division

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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division

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Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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National team

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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

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Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)

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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Phillips (Scotland)

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Attendance: 121,452[1]
Referee: James Mason (England)

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:

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Match details

Cricketer Platz, Vienna
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Christiaan J Groothoff (Netherlands)

Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ede Herczog (Hungary)

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Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria)

More information Bohemia, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Lewis (England)
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