Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1906     1908

Summary of Season 1907-08

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Manchester United 38 15 1 3 43 19 8 5 6 38 29 1.687 52
  2.  Aston Villa 38 9 6 4 47 24 8 3 8 30 35 1.305 43
  3.  Manchester City 38 12 5 2 36 19 4 6 9 26 35 1.148 43
  4.  Newcastle United 38 11 4 4 41 24 4 8 7 24 30 1.203 42
  5.  The Wednesday 38 14 0 5 50 25 5 4 10 23 39 1.14 42
  6.  Middlesbrough 38 12 2 5 32 16 5 5 9 22 29 1.2 41
  7.  Bury 38 8 7 4 29 22 6 4 9 29 39 0.95 39
  8.  Liverpool 38 11 2 6 43 24 5 4 10 25 37 1.114 38
  9.  Nottingham Forest 38 11 6 2 42 21 2 5 12 17 41 0.951 37
10.  Bristol City 38 8 7 4 29 21 4 5 10 29 40 0.95 36
11.  Everton 38 11 4 4 34 24 4 2 13 24 40 0.906 36
12.  Preston North End 38 9 7 3 33 18 3 5 11 14 35 0.886 36
13.  Chelsea 38 8 3 8 30 35 6 5 8 23 27 0.854 36
14.  Woolwich Arsenal 38 9 8 2 32 18 3 4 12 19 45 0.809 36
15.  Blackburn Rovers 38 10 7 2 35 23 2 5 12 16 40 0.809 36
16.  Sunderland 38 11 2 6 53 31 5 1 13 25 44 1.04 35
17.  Sheffield United 38 8 6 5 27 22 4 5 10 25 36 0.896 35
18.  Notts County 38 9 3 7 24 19 4 5 10 15 32 0.764 34
19.  Bolton Wanderers 38 10 3 6 35 26 4 2 13 17 32 0.896 33
20.  Birmingham 38 6 6 7 22 28 3 6 10 18 32 0.666 30

Matches

Sep 7 Sheffield United Home 2-4 Hilsdon, Windridge
Sep 14 Newcastle United Away 0-1
Sep 21 Nottingham Forest Away 0-6
Sep 23 Newcastle United Home 2-0 Bridgeman, Windridge
Sep 28 Manchester United Home 1-4 Hilsdon
Oct 5 Blackburn Rovers Away 0-2
Oct 12 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-3 Hilsdon
Oct 19 Birmingham Away 1-1 Hilsdon
Oct 26 Everton Home 2-1 Windridge(2)
Nov 2 Sunderland Away 0-3
Nov 9 Woolwich Arsenal Home 2-1 Hilsdon(2)
Nov 16 The Wednesday Away 1-3 Hilsdon
Nov 23 Bristol City Home 4-1 Hilsdon(4)
Nov 30 Notts County Away 0-2
Dec 2 Blackburn Rovers Home 1-0 Whitehouse
Dec 7 Manchester City Home 2-2 Brawn, Hilsdon
Dec 14 Preston North End Away 4-2 Stark, Rouse(2), Brawn
Dec 21 Bury Home 3-4 Hilsdon(3)
Dec 25 Liverpool Away 4-1 Henderson, Hilsdon(2), Windridge
Dec 26 Middlesbrough Home 1-0 Rouse
Dec 28 Aston Villa Away 0-0
Jan 1 Middlesbrough Away 1-3 Brawn
Jan 4 Sheffield United Away 3-0 Hilsdon(2), Windridge
Jan 18 Nottingham Forest Home 0-4
Jan 25 Manchester United Away 0-1
Feb 8 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-1 Hilsdon, Windridge
Feb 15 Birmingham Home 2-2 Brawn, Fairgray
Feb 29 Sunderland Home 2-1 Rouse(2)
Mar 7 Woolwich Arsenal Away 0-0
Mar 14 The Wednesday Home 3-1 Stark, Hilsdon, Windridge
Mar 21 Bristol City Away 0-0
Apr 1 Everton Away 3-0 Hilsdon(3)
Apr 4 Manchester City Away 3-0 Humphreys, Rouse, O.G.
Apr 11 Preston North End Home 0-0
Apr 18 Bury Away 1-1 Hilsdon(P)
Apr 20 Liverpool Home 0-2
Apr 25 Aston Villa Home 1-3 Birnie
Apr 29 Notts County Home 1-2 Hilsdon

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 625,000 55,000 10,000 32,895
Away 389,000 40,000 5,000 20,474
Total 1,014,000 55,000 5,000 26,684

F.A. Cup

Round 2

Matches

Jan 11 Worksop Town Away 9-1 Hilsdon(6), Windridge(2), Bridgeman
Feb 1 Manchester United Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 44,179 25,184 18,995 22,090
Total 44,179 25,184 18,995 22,090

Diary

16/07/1907 Christopher Ferguson born

16/07/1907 Len Allum born

01/08/1907 William Lewis finished as manager

01/08/1907 David Calderhead appointed manager

22/08/1907 James Robertson transfered to Glossop

28/08/1907 Jack Whitley transfered from Leeds City

00/09/1907 David Calderhead transfered from Lincoln City

06/09/1907 Norman Fairgray transfered from Lincoln City

07/09/1907 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 2-4 in Football League Division 1

09/09/1907 Chelsea beat Brentford 4-2 in Southern Charity Cup (Round One)

14/09/1907 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

21/09/1907 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-6 in Football League Division 1

23/09/1907 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

24/09/1907 Frank Higgs born

28/09/1907 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-4 in Football League Division 1

05/10/1907 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-2 in Football League Division 1

05/10/1907 Jock Cameron transfered from Blackburn for 550

12/10/1907 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-3 in Football League Division 1

18/10/1907 Fred Rouse transfered from Everton for 1,000

19/10/1907 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 1-1 in Football League Division 1

26/10/1907 Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in Football League Division 1

02/11/1907 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-3 in Football League Division 1

09/11/1907 Chelsea beat Woolwich Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1

16/11/1907 Chelsea lost to The Wednesday 1-3 in Football League Division 1

21/11/1907 Billy Brawn transfered from Middlesborough for 950

23/11/1907 Chelsea beat Bristol City 4-1 in Football League Division 1

25/11/1907 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 1-2 in Southern Charity Cup (Round Two)

26/11/1907 Samuel Dudley born

30/11/1907 Chelsea lost to Notts County 0-2 in Football League Division 1

02/12/1907 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

07/12/1907 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

14/12/1907 Chelsea beat Preston North End 4-2 in Football League Division 1

21/12/1907 Chelsea lost to Bury 3-4 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1907 Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1907 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in Football League Division 1

28/12/1907 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 0-0 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1908 Robert Mackie transfered to Leicester

00/00/1908 Bob Whiting transfered to Brighton

00/00/1908 Edward Reilly transfered from ???

01/01/1908 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 1-3 in Football League Division 1

04/01/1908 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 3-0 in Football League Division 1

11/01/1908 Chelsea beat Worksop Town 9-1 in F.A. Cup Round 1

14/01/1908 Sidney Elliot born

17/01/1908 Jimmy Frost transfered to West Ham

18/01/1908 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-4 in Football League Division 1

25/01/1908 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

01/02/1908 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 2

08/02/1908 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 1

15/02/1908 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 2-2 in Football League Division 1

22/02/1908 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in a friendly

26/02/1908 Percy Humphreys transfered from Leicester Fosse

26/02/1908 Peter O'Dowd born

29/02/1908 Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-1 in Football League Division 1

07/03/1908 Chelsea drew with Woolwich Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

14/03/1908 Chelsea beat The Wednesday 3-1 in Football League Division 1

21/03/1908 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 0-0 in Football League Division 1

01/04/1908 Chelsea beat Everton 3-0 in Football League Division 1

01/04/1908 Tommy Law born

04/04/1908 Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-0 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1908 Chelsea drew with Preston North End 0-0 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1908 Chelsea drew with Bury 1-1 in Football League Division 1

20/04/1908 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-2 in Football League Division 1

25/04/1908 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-3 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1908 Chelsea lost to Notts County 1-2 in Football League Division 1

30/04/1908 Chelsea drew with Norwich City 3-3 in Norwich Hospital Cup

00/05/1908 Frank Lyon Retired

00/05/1908 Angus Douglas transfered from Rangers

00/05/1908 Bill Cartwright transfered from Gainsborough T.

01/05/1908 Charlie Freeman transfered from Burton Utd.

03/05/1908 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-4 in a friendly

11/05/1908 George Kennedy transfered from Lincoln City

13/05/1908 Martin Moran transfered to Celtic

20/05/1908 Jack Kirwan transfered to Clyde

23/05/1908 Ben Whitehouse transfered to Stockport

25/06/1908 Arthur Robinson transfered from Birmingham

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
EL Birnie 36 1 2 38 1
G Hilsdon 33 26 2 6 35 32
J Cameron 32 2 34
J Stark 30 2 2 32 2
JE Windridge 29 8 2 2 31 10
T Miller 30 1 31
WF Brawn 26 4 2 28 4
N Fairgray 28 1 28 1
J Whitley 23 2 25
F Rouse 20 6 1 21 6
R McRoberts 20 1 21
W Bridgeman 18 1 2 1 20 2
G Henderson 14 1 1 15 1
R Whiting 15 15
G Key 13 13
P Humphreys 11 1 11 1
B Whitehouse 10 1 1 11 1
M Moran 10 10
F Lyon 6 6
R Mackie 6 6
JL Frost 3 3
A Harding 1 1 2
J Kirwan 2 2
P Proudfoot 1 1
J Walton 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
Total