1907–08 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
Oldham Athletic 1907–08 football season
| 1907–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | David Ashworth |
| Stadium | Boundary Park |
| Football League Second Division | 3rd |
| FA Cup | 2nd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Newton All: Frank Newton |
← 1906–07 1908–09 → | |
The 1907–08 season saw Oldham Athletic compete in the Football League Second Division after winning the Lancashire Combination in the previous season.
In 1907–08 Leicester Fosse finished as Second Division runners-up, gaining promotion to the First Division, the highest level of English football.[1][2] Oldham finished just below them. Oldham were Lancashire Cup Winners in 1907-08.[3]
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 2 | F.A. Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| MF |  ENG | Bill Bottomley | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Matt Brunton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Billy Cook | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Billy Dodds | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jimmy Fay | 42 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | James Hamilton | 41 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Harry Hancock | 31 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| MF | ENG | Frank Hesham | 29 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| GK | ENG | Bob Hewitson | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jimmy Hodson | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Frank Newton | 39 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | |
| GK | ENG | Elijah Round | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Joe Shadbolt | 27 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG | Jack Shufflebotham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Joe Stafford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jimmy Swarbrick | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | David Walders | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Wilkie Ward | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Harry Watts | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Alex Whaites | 39 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
| MF |  SCO | David Wilson | 42 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Arthur Wolstenholme | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Bill Wright | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Final league table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2.143 | 54 | Division champions |
| 2 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 1.532 | 52 | Promoted |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic[a] | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 1.810 | 50 | |
| 4 | Fulham[a] | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 1.673 | 49 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1.564 | 47 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b New club in the league
Competitions
Second Division
Stoke City v Oldham Athletic
| 7 September 1907 (1907 -09-07) 1 | Stoke City | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Stoke-on-Trent |
Watkins  | Report | Swarbrick Newton Dodds | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
Oldham Athletic v West Bromwich Albion
| 14 September 1907 (1907 -09-14) 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Oldham |
| Hancock Swarbrick | Report | Garratt | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,397 |
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic
| 21 September 1907 (1907 -09-21) 3 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
| McDonald | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Hull City
| 28 September 1907 (1907 -09-28) 4 | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Hull City | Oldham |
| Dodds Fay Newton  | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,041 |
Derby County v Oldham Athletic
| 5 October 1907 (1907 -10-05) 5 | Derby County | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Derby |
| Warren | Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City
| 12 October 1907 (1907 -10-12) 6 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Lincoln City | Oldham |
| Newton Hesham Whaites | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,116 Referee: F Heath |
Fulham v Oldham Athletic
| 19 October 1907 (1907 -10-19) 7 | Fulham | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | London |
| Fraser | Report | Newton Dodds | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Barnsley
| 26 October 1907 (1907 -10-26) 8 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Barnsley | Oldham |
| Newton | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,582 |
Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic
| 2 November 1907 (1907 -11-02) 9 | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Chesterfield |
| Marples (pen.) | Report | Newton Wilson | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 7,500 |
West Bromwich Albion v Oldham Athletic
| 4 November 1907 (1907 -11-04) 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | West Bromwich |
| Walker | Report | Whaites Newton | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Burnley
| 9 November 1907 (1907 -11-09) 11 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Burnley | Oldham |
| Whaites | Report | Beddow 44' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,185 |
Oldham Athletic v Grimsby Town
| 16 November 1907 (1907 -11-16) 12 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Oldham |
| Newton (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,097 |
Clapton Orient v Oldham Athletic
| 23 November 1907 (1907 -11-23) 13 | Clapton Orient | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | London |
| Parker Leigh | Report | Stadium: Clapton Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Leeds City
| 30 November 1907 (1907 -11-30) 14 | Oldham Athletic | 4–2 | Leeds City | Oldham |
| Newton 15' Fay 75'Hesham 80'Whaites 80' | Report | McLeod 43' Gemmell 47' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,165 Referee: A Hargreaves |
Oldham Athletic v Gainsborough Trinity
| 14 December 1907 (1907 -12-14) 15 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Oldham |
| Shadbolt Newton | Report | Tellum Davidson  | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,884 |
Stockport County v Oldham Athletic
| 21 December 1907 (1907 -12-21) 16 | Stockport County | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Stockport |
| Crump Carter | Report | Hesham Wilson Newton | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,000 |
Leicester Fosse v Oldham Athletic
| 25 December 1907 (1907 -12-25) 17 | Leicester Fosse | 4–1 | Oldham Athletic | Leicester |
| Humphreys Hubbard Shinton | Report | Shadbolt | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Blackpool
| 26 December 1907 (1907 -12-26) 18 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Blackpool | Oldham |
| Hancock Newton | Report | Gow Grundy | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,665 |
Oldham Athletic v Glossop
| 28 December 1907 (1907 -12-28) 19 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Glossop | Oldham |
| Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,279 |
Blackpool v Oldham Athletic
| 1 January 1908 (1908 -01-01) 20 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Blackpool |
| Grundy | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Stoke City
| 4 January 1908 (1908 -01-04) 21 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Stoke City | Oldham |
| Hesham Hancock | Report | Brown | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,300 |
Oldham Athletic v Bradford City
| 18 January 1908 (1908 -01-18) 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Bradford City | Oldham |
| Hesham Newton Whaites | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,603 |
Hull City v Oldham Athletic
| 25 January 1908 (1908 -01-25) 23 | Hull City | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Hull |
| Smith Robinson | Report | Hesham Newton | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000 |
Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
| 8 February 1908 (1908 -02-08) 24 | Lincoln City | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | Lincoln |
| Report | Shadbolt 29' Whaites 71' | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,000 Referee: F Heath |
Oldham Athletic v Fulham
| 15 February 1908 (1908 -02-15) 25 | Oldham Athletic | 3–3 | Fulham | Oldham |
| Newton Watts Shadbolt | Report | Harrison Dalrymple | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,004 |
Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield
| 29 February 1908 (1908 -02-29) 26 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Chesterfield | Oldham |
| Newton Hamilton (pen.)Hesham | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,128 |
Burnley v Oldham Athletic
| 7 March 1908 (1908 -03-07) 27 | Burnley | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Burnley |
| Whittaker Mayson | Report | Newton | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 16,000 |
Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic
| 14 March 1908 (1908 -03-14) 28 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
| Hakin Stokes | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Barnsley v Oldham Athletic
| 19 March 1908 (1908 -03-19) 29 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Barnsley |
| McShea Surtees | Report | Wilson | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 6,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Clapton Orient
| 21 March 1908 (1908 -03-21) 30 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Clapton Orient | Oldham |
| Shadbolt Watts Newton | Report | Greechan | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,569 |
Leeds City v Oldham Athletic
| 28 March 1908 (1908 -03-28) 31 | Leeds City | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Leeds |
| Parnell | Report | Shadbolt Newton | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 15,000 Referee: A Hargreaves |
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
| 30 March 1908 (1908 -03-30) 32 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Derby County | Oldham |
| Watts Newton Waites | Report | Bentley | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,753 |
Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 4 April 1908 (1908 -04-04) 33 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oldham |
| Newton Waites | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,008 |
Gainsborough Trinity v Oldham Athletic
| 11 April 1908 (1908 -04-11) 34 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gainsborough |
| Wood | Report | Watts | Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 5,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Stockport County
| 18 April 1908 (1908 -04-18) 35 | Oldham Athletic | 5–0 | Stockport County | Oldham |
| Newton Ward Hancock Shadbolt | Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,845 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic
| 20 April 1908 (1908 -04-20) 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| Radford Shelton | Report | Shadbolt | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 17,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Leicester Fosse
| 21 April 1908 (1908 -04-21) 37 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Leicester Fosse | Oldham |
| Hancock | Report | Shanks | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 23,110 |
Glossop v Oldham Athletic
| 25 April 1908 (1908 -04-25) 38 | Glossop | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Glossop |
| Report | Stadium: North Road Attendance: 6,000 |
F.A. Cup
Oldham Athletic v Darwen
| 7 December 1907 (1907 -12-07) Q5 | Oldham Athletic | 8–1 | Darwen | Oldham |
| Hancock Wilson Shadbolt Newton Hesham | Crook | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Leeds City
| 11 January 1908 (1908 -01-11) 1 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Leeds City | Oldham |
| Whaites 13' Newton 44' | Report | Parnell 57' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,000 |
Oldham Athletic v Everton
| 1 February 1908 (1908 -02-01) 2 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Everton | Oldham |
| Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 25,690 |
Everton v Oldham Athletic
| 5 February 1908 (1908 -02-05) 2 | Everton | 6–1 | Oldham Athletic | Liverpool |
| Young Bolton Abbott | Report | Whaites | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,849 |
References
- ^ "The History of Leicester City Football Club". Leicester City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Final 1908/1909 English Division 1 (old) Table". Football DataCo Limited. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/club/honours/
- ^ "Home". English National Football Archive. [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Latest Oldham Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Oldham Athletic match record: 1908".
