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1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Blackpool F.C. |
| season | 1906–07 |
| league | Division Two |
| manager | None |
| league result | 13th |
| league topscorer | William Grundy (8) |
| season topscorer | William Grundy (8) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | First round |
| highest attendance | 7,000 (v. Burnley) |
| lowest attendance | 1,000 (v. Leeds United) |
| pattern_b1 | _buttons |
| leftarm1 | ff0000 |
| body1 | ff0000 |
| rightarm1 | ff0000 |
| shorts1 | ffffff |
| socks1 | ff0000 |
| prevseason | 1905–06 |
| nextseason | 1907–08 |
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
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Tom Wilcox | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Albert Dunkley | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Hugh Rimmer | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Andrew Swan | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Bert Wake | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Herbert Crossthwaite | Preston North End | Unknown |
| 1906 | T. Clake | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Alf Pearson | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | J. Collier | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | William Grundy | Unknown | Unknown |
Out
The following players left after the final game of the previous season:
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Thomas Bate | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Arthur Hull | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Harry Hancock | Oldham Athletic | Unknown |
| 1906 | Thomas Duckworth | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Luke Raisbeck | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Charles Bennett | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | J. Hollingworth | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | E. Darlington | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Robert Topping | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | Albert Brown | Retired | |
| 1906 | C. Sanderson | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | James Reilly | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | John Jones | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1906 | C. Musgrove | Unknown | Unknown |
Notes
References
References
- Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
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