SEASON: 1908-09
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Haslam
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Derby County (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Enoch West (25 goals)
LEAGUE POSITIONS
SEASON END TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1908-09 | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Newcastle United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 1.58537 | 53 | 0-4 | 1-1 | ||
2 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 1.43860 | 46 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
3 | Sunderland | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 1.23810 | 44 | 4-0 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 1.22000 | 41 | 2-1 | 3-0 | ||
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 1.09836 | 40 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 1.06122 | 38 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 1.03571 | 38 | 1-2 | 2-1 | ||
8 | Bristol City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | .77586 | 38 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 1.11321 | 37 | 4-1 | 0-4 | ||
10 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 1.09091 | 37 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 39 | .91803 | 37 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | .86441 | 37 | 0-2 | 2-1 | ||
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | .85294 | 37 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 1.15789 | 36 | ||||
15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 1.06250 | 36 | 1-0 | 0-3 | ||
16 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 40 | .87692 | 36 | 5-1 | 1-1 | ||
17 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 50 | .81818 | 36 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
18 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 1.00000 | 34 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 46 | .97101 | 34 | Relegated | 0-2 | 1-2 | |
20 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 61 | .52941 | 25 | Relegated | 12-0 | 3-0 |
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- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 42
- Competitive Goals:
- 72
- Goals per game:
- 1.7
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 36 out of 76 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 10 times | 4 times | 2 times | 2 times | Conceded | 16 times | 11 times | 5 times | 2 times | Won By | 8 times | 3 times | 3 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 9 times | 3 times | 3 times | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 19,000 (Chelsea)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 5,000 (Leicester Fosse)
- Average League Attendance:
- 10,947
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 20,000 (Millwall)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 14,000 (Aston Villa)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Red cards:
- 1
- Own goals (for):
- 1 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Haslam
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Harry Haslam
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 16, 1909 | Aston Villa | 1 | H | 2-0 | Win | 14,000 | Hooper (?), Spouncer (?) | ||
Sat Feb 06, 1909 | Brentford | 2 | H | 1-0 | Win | 16,000 | West (?) | ||
Sat Feb 20, 1909 | Millwall | 3 | H | 3-1 | Win | 20,000 | Hooper (?), West (?, ?) | ||
Sat Mar 13, 1909 | Derby County | Quarter | A | 0-3 | Loss | 16,000 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Sep 15, 1908 | Bradford Park Avenue | England | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Shearman (?), West (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (2) - £0 | Out (4) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Fred Rowan | Bought | Arthur Green | Sold | May 01, 1908 | William Birch | Bought | Harry Linacre | Retired | William Shearman | Sold | Dec 28, 1908 | William Birch | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | ||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Country | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | ![]() | Harry Linacre | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | Defenders | |||||||
D | Edwin Hughes | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 3 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | James Iremonger | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | ![]() | George Maltby | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||
M | George Wolfe | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
M | Richard Butler | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | ![]() | Thomas Gibson | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | Walter Dudley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||
M | William Shearman | 2 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | ![]() | Alf Spouncer | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
F | Arthur Green | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | Bill Hooper | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
F | ![]() | Enoch West | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 1 | ||||||
F | Fred Rowan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | George Needham | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | Grenville Morris | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Herbert Whitchurch | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | Jack Armstrong | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | Thomas Marrison | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
F | ![]() | William Birch | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
25 | Enoch West | 38 |
11 | Grenville Morris | 37 |
10 | Bill Hooper | 41 |
10 | Thomas Marrison | 40 |
4 | Alf Spouncer | 24 |
3 | Arthur Green | 6 |
3 | Edwin Hughes | 41 |
2 | Herbert Whitchurch | 8 |
2 | William Birch | 13 |
1 | George Needham | 16 |
1 | Own Goals | 42 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Oct 10, 1908 | Away | 3-0 | Sat Feb 13, 1909 | Home | 2-1 | |
Leicester Fosse | Sat Nov 07, 1908 | Away | 3-0 | Wed Apr 21, 1909 | Home | 12-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Bury | Fri Dec 25, 1908 | Away | 2-3 | Mon Apr 12, 1909 | Home | 0-2 | |
Manchester City | Mon Dec 28, 1908 | Home | 0-2 | Tue Apr 13, 1909 | Away | 1-2 | |
The Wednesday | Sat Sep 19, 1908 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Jan 23, 1909 | Away | 0-3 |