1907–08 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
1907–08 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division1st
FA CupFourth Round
Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sandy Turnbull (25)
All:
Sandy Turnbull (27)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs Newcastle United (8 February 1908)
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Everton (9 November 1904)
Average home league attendance22,105

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

First Division[edit]

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 Woolwich 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 Woolwich 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 Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 23 6 9 81 48 1.688 52
2 Aston Villa 38 17 9 12 77 59 1.305 43
3 Manchester City 38 16 11 11 62 54 1.148 43
4 Newcastle United 38 15 12 11 65 54 1.204 42
5 The Wednesday 38 19 4 15 73 64 1.141 42
6 Middlesbrough 38 17 7 14 54 45 1.200 41
7 Bury 38 14 11 13 58 61 0.951 39
8 Liverpool 38 16 6 16 68 61 1.115 38
9 Nottingham Forest 38 13 11 14 59 62 0.952 37
10 Bristol City 38 12 12 14 58 61 0.951 36
11 Everton 38 15 6 17 58 64 0.906 36
12 Preston North End 38 12 12 14 47 53 0.887 36
13 Chelsea 38 14 8 16 53 62 0.855 36
14 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 12 14 51 63 0.810 36
15 Woolwich Arsenal 38 12 12 14 51 63 0.810 36
16 Sunderland 38 16 3 19 78 75 1.040 35
17 Sheffield United 38 12 11 15 52 58 0.897 35
18 Notts County 38 13 8 17 39 51 0.765 34
19 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 14 5 19 52 58 0.897 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Birmingham (R) 38 9 12 17 40 60 0.667 30
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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