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1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubBlackpool F.C.
season1906–07
leagueDivision Two
managerNone
league result13th
league topscorerWilliam Grundy (8)
season topscorerWilliam Grundy (8)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFirst round
highest attendance7,000 (v. Burnley)
lowest attendance1,000 (v. Leeds United)
pattern_b1_buttons
leftarm1ff0000
body1ff0000
rightarm1ff0000
shorts1ffffff
socks1ff0000
prevseason1905–06
nextseason1907–08

The 1906–07 season was '''Blackpool F.C.''''s tenth season (seventh consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

William Grundy was the club's top scorer, with eight goals.

Season synopsis

It took nine games for the Seasiders to chalk up their first victory. It occurred on 20 October at home to Glossop Town. Only three more wins were procured before the end of the year.

Of the eighteen fixtures that took place in 1907, Blackpool won seven, drew six and lost five.

Blackpool's FA Cup campaign ended where it started: at West Ham United in the First Round.

Table

Player statistics

Back: Rothwell, Clarke, Wilcox, Crossthwaite, Parkinson, Pearson, Wake, Runnier, Morris, Miller, Dr. Jeffrey Centre: Threlfall, Anderton, Johnson, Barcroft, Birkett, Lowe, Francis, Gow Front: Swan, Connor, Copestake, Bate, Scott, Lavery, Dunkley]] --

Appearances

League

  • Tom Wilcox – 37
  • Jack Scott – 34
  • Edward Threlfall – 36
  • T. Clarke – 34
  • Jack Parkinson – 31
  • Bob Crewdson – 29
  • J. Gow – 26
  • E. Francis – 23
  • Andrew Swan – 19
  • William Anderton – 18
  • Jack Morris – 17
  • Levi Copestake – 17
  • William Grundy – 16
  • J. Lavery – 16
  • Albert Dunkley – 15
  • Jimmy Connor – 13
  • Sam Johnson – 9
  • Hugh Rimmer – 7
  • Bob Birkett – 4
  • T. Bate – 4
  • Alf Pearson – 4
  • Bert Wake – 3
  • J. Collier – 2
  • W. Lowe – 2
  • Herbert Crossthwaite – 1 Players used: 25

FA Cup

  • T. Clarke – 1
  • Jimmy Connor – 1
  • Bob Crewdson – 1
  • Albert Dunkley – 1
  • E. Francis – 1
  • J. Gow – 1
  • William Grundy – 1
  • Jack Parkinson – 1
  • Jack Scott – 1
  • Edward Threlfall – 1
  • Tom Wilcox – 1

Players used: 11

Goals

League

  • William Grundy – 8
  • E. Francis – 5
  • Jimmy Connor – 4
  • Jack Morris – 4
  • Albert Dunkley – 3
  • Edward Threlfall – 3
  • William Anderton – 2
  • Jack Scott – 2
  • Levi Copestake – 1

League goals scored: 32 (plus one own-goal)

FA Cup

  • Jack Parkinson – 1

FA Cup goals scored: 1

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
1906Tom WilcoxUnknownUnknown
1906Albert DunkleyUnknownUnknown
1906Hugh RimmerUnknownUnknown
1906Andrew SwanUnknownUnknown
1906Bert WakeUnknownUnknown
1906Herbert CrossthwaitePreston North EndUnknown
1906T. ClakeUnknownUnknown
1906Alf PearsonUnknownUnknown
1906J. CollierUnknownUnknown
1906William GrundyUnknownUnknown

Out

The following players left after the final game of the previous season:

DatePlayerToFee
1906Thomas BateUnknownUnknown
1906Arthur HullUnknownUnknown
1906Harry HancockOldham AthleticUnknown
1906Thomas DuckworthUnknownUnknown
1906Luke RaisbeckUnknownUnknown
1906Charles BennettUnknownUnknown
1906J. HollingworthUnknownUnknown
1906E. DarlingtonUnknownUnknown
1906Robert ToppingUnknownUnknown
1906Albert BrownRetired
1906C. SandersonUnknownUnknown
1906James ReillyUnknownUnknown
1906John JonesUnknownUnknown
1906C. MusgroveUnknownUnknown

Notes

References

References

  1. Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
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