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1907–08 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United | ||||
| season | 1907–08 | ||||
| manager | Ernest Mangnall | ||||
| chairman | John Henry Davies | ||||
| league | First Division | ||||
| league result | 1st | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Fourth Round | ||||
| cup2 | Charity Shield | ||||
| cup2 result | Winners | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Sandy Turnbull (25) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Sandy Turnbull (27) | |||||
| highest attendance | 50,000 vs Newcastle United (8 February 1908) | ||||
| lowest attendance | 6,000 vs Everton (9 November 1904) | ||||
| average attendance | 22,105 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1906–07 | ||||
| nextseason | 1908–09 |
Sandy Turnbull (25) Sandy Turnbull (27) The 1907–08 season was Manchester United's 16th season in the Football League. They won the Football League First Division, marking their first league title.
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 2 September 1907 | Aston Villa | A | 4–1 | Wall , Meredith {{goal | 42 | 85}}, Bannister |
| 7 September 1907 | Liverpool | H | 4–0 | Wall , S. Turnbull {{goal | 35 | 48 |
| 9 September 1907 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | S. Turnbull {{goal | 65 | 75}} |
| 14 September 1907 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | Bannister | 18,000 | |
| 21 September 1907 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | S. Turnbull {{goal | 8 | 35}} |
| 28 September 1907 | Chelsea | A | 4–1 | Meredith {{goal | 7 | 89}}, S. Turnbull , Bannister |
| 5 October 1907 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–0 | Bannister , Maltby , Wall , J. Turnbull | 20,000 | |
| 12 October 1907 | Newcastle United | A | 6–1 | Meredith , J. Turnbull , S. Turnbull , Wall {{goal | 50 | 62}}, Roberts |
| 19 October 1907 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 5–1 | S. Turnbull {{goal | 10 | 40 |
| 26 October 1907 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | J. Turnbull , S. Turnbull | 35,000 | |
| 2 November 1907 | Birmingham City | A | 4–3 | J. Turnbull , Meredith {{goal | 21 | 55}}, Wall |
| 9 November 1907 | Everton | H | 4–3 | Meredith , Roberts , Wall {{goal | 67 | 69}} |
| 16 November 1907 | Sunderland | A | 2–1 | S. Turnbull {{goal | 53 | 59}} |
| 23 November 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 4–2 | S. Turnbull {{goal | 2 | 32 |
| 30 November 1907 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 40,000 | ||
| 7 December 1907 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Wall {{goal | 20 | 80}} |
| 14 December 1907 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Meredith | 11,000 | |
| 21 December 1907 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | Wall , S. Turnbull {{goal | 30 | 46}} |
| 25 December 1907 | Bury | H | 2–1 | J. Turnbull , Meredith | 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 {{goal | ?? | 68}}, S. Turnbull , Bannister |
| 28 March 1908 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–1 | Halse , Wall {{goal | 55 | 65}}, S. Turnbull |
| 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 , Rodway | 8,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||||
| 11 January 1908 | First Round | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | Wall {{goal | ?? | ??}}, Bannister |
| 1 February 1908 | Second Round | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | S. Turnbull | 25,184 | |
| 22 February 1908 | Third Round | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | Wall , S. Turnbull | 12,777 | |
| 7 March 1908 | Fourth Round | Fulham | A | 1–2 | J. Turnbull | 41,000 |
FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1908 FA Charity Shield
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Replay | ||||
| 27 April 1908 | Queens Park Rangers | N | 1–1 | Meredith | 6,000 | ||
| 29 August 1908 | Queens Park Rangers | N | 4–0 | J. Turnbull {{goal | 25 | 30 | 75}}, Wall |
References
References
- "Manchester United Season 1907/08". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
- "Manchester United Season 1907-1908". MUFCInfo.
- Barton, Dick. (11 October 2015). "Rare Manchester United medal commemorating first league title win in 1908 set to fetch around £30,000 at auction".
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