1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season















































Blackpool F.C.

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





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


  2. ^ Resigned from the Football League due to financial difficulties


  3. ^ 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}









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