Season 1907-08
| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| FA Cup Final 1908 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 74,967 | |
| Hunt, Hedley, Harrison | Howie | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1908 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | Fulham | D 2 | Anfield Road, Liverpool | 45,571 | |
| Appleyard, Gardner, Howie 2, Rutherford 2 | ||||||||
| D 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Southampton | SL | Stamford Bridge, London | 44,696 | |
| Radford, Hedley | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 1907-08
| First Division | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 7 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 1.688 | 52 | Rd 4 |
| 2 | 3 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 1.305 | 43 | Rd 3 |
| 3 | 14 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 1.148 | 43 | Rd 3 |
| 4 | -3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 1.204 | 42 | Final |
| 5 | 8 | The Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 1.141 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 6 | 5 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 1.200 | 41 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 0.951 | 39 | Rd 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 1.115 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 9 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 0.952 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 10 | -8 | Bristol City | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 0.951 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | -8 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 0.906 | 36 | Rd 4 |
| 12 | 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 0.887 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | D 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 0.855 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 14 | -7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 0.810 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 0.810 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 16 | -6 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 1.040 | 35 | Rd 1 |
| 17 | -13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 0.897 | 35 | Rd 1 |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 0.765 | 34 | Rd 2 |
| 19 | -13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 0.897 | 33 | Rd 3 |
| 20 | -11 | Birmingham | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 0.667 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers & Woolwich Arsenal equal 14th in First Division | ||||||||||||||||
| Second Division | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 4 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2.143 | 54 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 1.532 | 52 | Rd 2 |
| 3 | LaC | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 1.810 | 50 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | SL | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 1.673 | 49 | SF |
| 5 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1.564 | 47 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | D 1 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 1.711 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 1.340 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | 1 | Hull City | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 1.177 | 46 | Rd 2 |
| 9 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 1.111 | 37 | Win |
| 10 | D 1 | Stoke | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 1.096 | 37 | Rd 4 |
| 11 | 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 0.662 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 12 | -2 | Leeds City | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 0.815 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | -1 | Stockport County | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 0.716 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 0.615 | 32 | Q3 |
| 15 | -2 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 0.879 | 31 | Rd 1 |
| 16 | -8 | Barnsley | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 0.794 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| 17 | -2 | Glossop | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 0.730 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| 18 | -7 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 0.606 | 30 | Rd 4 |
| 19 | -1 | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 0.500 | 23 | Rd 2 |
| 20 | -1 | Lincoln City | 38 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 0.554 | 21 | Rd 1 |
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| 1908 Election to the Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Grimsby Town | 4,555 | Rd 4 | 32 | Re-Elected |
| D 2 | Chesterfield Town | 4,949 | Rd 2 | 23 | Re-Elected |
| SL | Bradford | 9,039 | DNE | 20 | Elected |
| D 2 | Lincoln City | 3,439 | Rd 1 | 18 | Not Re-elected |
| SL | Tottenham Hotspur | 13,618 | Rd 1 | 14 | Failed |
| Bir | Burton United | Q5 | 1 | Failed | |
| SL | Queens Park Rangers | 9,910 | Rd 2 | x | Withdrew |
| ML | Rotherham Town | Rd 1 | x | Withdrew | |
| Notes | |||||
| Stoke resigned from the Second Division sighting financal difficulties 16th June 1908. After the injection of new board and cash, Stoke endevoured to withdraw their resignation. The Football League refused, but after much lobbing from the club they were allowed to stand in the election for their old place | |||||
| 1908 Election to vacant place in the Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| SL | Tottenham Hotspur | 13,618 | Rd 1 | 20 | Tie |
| D 2 | Lincoln City | 3,439 | Rd 1 | 20 | Tie |
| D 2 | Stoke | 5,853 | Rd 4 | 6 | Failed |
| ML | Rotherham Town | Rd 1 | 0 | Failed | |
| Lan | Southport Central | Q2 | 0 | Failed | |
| 2nd Ballot | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| SL | Tottenham Hotspur | 13,618 | Rd 1 | 23 | Tie |
| D 2 | Lincoln City | 3,439 | Rd 1 | 23 | Tie |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| SL | Tottenham Hotspur | 13,618 | Rd 1 | 5 | Elected |
| D 2 | Lincoln City | 3,439 | Rd 1 | 3 | Failed |
