1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season
Blackpool F.C. | |
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Season 1906-07 | |
League | Division Two |
Manager | None |
League position | 13th |
Top goalscorer | League: William Grundy (8) Combined: William Grundy (8) |
FA Cup | First round |
Highest home attendance | 7,000 (v. Burnley)[1] |
Lowest home attendance | 1,000 (v. Leeds United)[1] |
Previous season | ← 1905-06 |
Next season | 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, a new signing from Huddersfield Town, was the club's top scorer, with eight goals.
Contents
1 Season synopsis
2 Table
3 Player statistics
3.1 Appearances
3.1.1 League
3.1.2 FA Cup
3.2 Goals
3.2.1 League
3.2.2 FA Cup
4 Transfers
4.1 In
4.2 Out
5 Notes
6 References
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
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 2.056 | 60 |
2 | Chelsea | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 2.353 | 57 |
3 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 48 |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 45 | 1.844 | 47 |
5 | Bradford City | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 47 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | 41 |
7 | Burnley | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 40 |
8 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 38 |
9 | Hull City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 37 |
10 | Leeds City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 36 |
11 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 35 |
12 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 0.808 | 35 |
13 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 0.647 | 33 |
14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 33 |
15 | Glossop North End | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 32 |
16 | Burslem Port Vale[2] | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 0.723 | 31 |
17 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 30 |
18 | Chesterfield | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 29 |
19 | Lincoln City | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 73 | 0.630 | 28 |
20 | Burton United[3] | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 23 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Player statistics
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 | Huddersfield Town | 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
^ ab Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.
^ Resigned from the Football League due to financial difficulties
^ Failed to be re-elected to the Football League. Disbanded in 1910
References
Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}