1907–08 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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Oldham Athletic 1907–08 football season

Oldham Athletic
1907–08 season
Manager	David Ashworth
Stadium	Boundary Park
Football League Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Newton All: Frank Newton
← 1906–07 1908–09 →

The 1907–08 season saw Oldham Athletic compete in the Football League Second Division after winning the Lancashire Combination in the previous season.

In 1907–08 Leicester Fosse finished as Second Division runners-up, gaining promotion to the First Division, the highest level of English football. Oldham finished just below them. Oldham were Lancashire Cup Winners in 1907-08.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		F.A. Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Bill Bottomley	13	0	13	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Matt Brunton	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Billy Cook	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Dodds	13	3	13	3	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jimmy Fay	42	2	38	2	4	0
	DF	ENG	James Hamilton	41	1	37	1	4	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Hancock	31	10	27	7	4	3
	MF	ENG	Frank Hesham	29	9	25	8	4	1
	GK	ENG	Bob Hewitson	31	0	27	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Jimmy Hodson	40	0	36	0	4	0
	FW	ENG	Frank Newton	39	30	36	28	3	2
	GK	ENG	Elijah Round	8	0	8	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Shadbolt	27	11	23	9	4	2
	DF	ENG	Jack Shufflebotham	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Joe Stafford	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Swarbrick	3	2	3	2	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Walders	28	0	25	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Wilkie Ward	15	1	15	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Watts	9	4	9	4	0	0
	MF	ENG	Alex Whaites	39	10	35	8	4	2
	MF	SCO	David Wilson	42	4	38	3	4	1
	FW	ENG	Arthur Wolstenholme	2	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Bill Wright	3	0	3	0	0	0

Final league table

Main article: 1907–08 Football League Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bradford City	38	15	2	2	58	16	9	4	6	32	26	2.143	54	Division champions
2	Leicester Fosse	38	14	2	3	41	20	7	8	4	31	27	1.532	52	Promoted
3	Oldham Athletic	38	15	4	0	53	14	7	2	10	23	28	1.810	50
4	Fulham	38	12	2	5	50	14	10	3	6	32	35	1.673	49
5	West Bromwich Albion	38	13	3	3	38	13	6	6	7	23	26	1.564	47

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^ New club in the league

Competitions

Second Division

Main article: 1907–08 Football League Stoke City v Oldham Athletic

7 September 1907 (1907 -09-07) 1	Stoke City	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
	Watkins	Report	Swarbrick Newton Dodds	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,000

Oldham Athletic v West Bromwich Albion

14 September 1907 (1907 -09-14) 2	Oldham Athletic	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Oldham
	Hancock Swarbrick	Report	Garratt	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,397

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

21 September 1907 (1907 -09-21) 3	Bradford City	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
	McDonald	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,000

Oldham Athletic v Hull City

28 September 1907 (1907 -09-28) 4	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Hull City	Oldham
	Dodds Fay Newton	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,041

Derby County v Oldham Athletic

5 October 1907 (1907 -10-05) 5	Derby County	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Derby
	Warren	Report		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,000

Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City

12 October 1907 (1907 -10-12) 6	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Lincoln City	Oldham
	Newton Hesham Whaites	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,116 Referee: F Heath

Fulham v Oldham Athletic

19 October 1907 (1907 -10-19) 7	Fulham	1–2	Oldham Athletic	London
	Fraser	Report	Newton Dodds	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,000

Oldham Athletic v Barnsley

26 October 1907 (1907 -10-26) 8	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Barnsley	Oldham
	Newton	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,582

Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic

2 November 1907 (1907 -11-02) 9	Chesterfield	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Chesterfield
	Marples (pen.)	Report	Newton Wilson	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 7,500

West Bromwich Albion v Oldham Athletic

4 November 1907 (1907 -11-04) 10	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Oldham Athletic	West Bromwich
	Walker	Report	Whaites Newton	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,000

Oldham Athletic v Burnley

9 November 1907 (1907 -11-09) 11	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Burnley	Oldham
	Whaites	Report	Beddow 44'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,185

Oldham Athletic v Grimsby Town

16 November 1907 (1907 -11-16) 12	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Grimsby Town	Oldham
	Newton (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,097

Clapton Orient v Oldham Athletic

23 November 1907 (1907 -11-23) 13	Clapton Orient	2–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Parker Leigh	Report		Stadium: Clapton Stadium Attendance: 7,000

Oldham Athletic v Leeds City

30 November 1907 (1907 -11-30) 14	Oldham Athletic	4–2	Leeds City	Oldham
	Newton 15' Fay 75' Hesham 80' Whaites 80'	Report	McLeod 43' Gemmell 47'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,165 Referee: A Hargreaves

Oldham Athletic v Gainsborough Trinity

14 December 1907 (1907 -12-14) 15	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Gainsborough Trinity	Oldham
	Shadbolt Newton	Report	Tellum Davidson	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,884

Stockport County v Oldham Athletic

21 December 1907 (1907 -12-21) 16	Stockport County	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Stockport
	Crump Carter	Report	Hesham Wilson Newton	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,000

Leicester Fosse v Oldham Athletic

25 December 1907 (1907 -12-25) 17	Leicester Fosse	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Leicester
	Humphreys Hubbard Shinton	Report	Shadbolt	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,000

Oldham Athletic v Blackpool

26 December 1907 (1907 -12-26) 18	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Blackpool	Oldham
	Hancock Newton	Report	Gow Grundy	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,665

Oldham Athletic v Glossop

28 December 1907 (1907 -12-28) 19	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Glossop	Oldham
		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,279

Blackpool v Oldham Athletic

1 January 1908 (1908 -01-01) 20	Blackpool	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
	Grundy	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,000

Oldham Athletic v Stoke City

4 January 1908 (1908 -01-04) 21	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Stoke City	Oldham
	Hesham Hancock	Report	Brown	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,300

Oldham Athletic v Bradford City

18 January 1908 (1908 -01-18) 22	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Bradford City	Oldham
	Hesham Newton Whaites	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,603

Hull City v Oldham Athletic

25 January 1908 (1908 -01-25) 23	Hull City	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Hull
	Smith Robinson	Report	Hesham Newton	Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000

Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic

8 February 1908 (1908 -02-08) 24	Lincoln City	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Lincoln
		Report	Shadbolt 29' Whaites 71'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,000 Referee: F Heath

Oldham Athletic v Fulham

15 February 1908 (1908 -02-15) 25	Oldham Athletic	3–3	Fulham	Oldham
	Newton Watts Shadbolt	Report	Harrison Dalrymple	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,004

Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield

29 February 1908 (1908 -02-29) 26	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Chesterfield	Oldham
	Newton Hamilton (pen.) Hesham	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,128

Burnley v Oldham Athletic

7 March 1908 (1908 -03-07) 27	Burnley	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Burnley
	Whittaker Mayson	Report	Newton	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 16,000

Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic

14 March 1908 (1908 -03-14) 28	Grimsby Town	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Cleethorpes
	Hakin Stokes	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,000

Barnsley v Oldham Athletic

19 March 1908 (1908 -03-19) 29	Barnsley	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Barnsley
	McShea Surtees	Report	Wilson	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 6,000

Oldham Athletic v Clapton Orient

21 March 1908 (1908 -03-21) 30	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Clapton Orient	Oldham
	Shadbolt Watts Newton	Report	Greechan	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,569

Leeds City v Oldham Athletic

28 March 1908 (1908 -03-28) 31	Leeds City	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Leeds
	Parnell	Report	Shadbolt Newton	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 15,000 Referee: A Hargreaves

Oldham Athletic v Derby County

30 March 1908 (1908 -03-30) 32	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Derby County	Oldham
	Watts Newton Waites	Report	Bentley	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,753

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 April 1908 (1908 -04-04) 33	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oldham
	Newton Waites	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,008

Gainsborough Trinity v Oldham Athletic

11 April 1908 (1908 -04-11) 34	Gainsborough Trinity	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Gainsborough
	Wood	Report	Watts	Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 5,000

Oldham Athletic v Stockport County

18 April 1908 (1908 -04-18) 35	Oldham Athletic	5–0	Stockport County	Oldham
	Newton Ward Hancock Shadbolt	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,845

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

20 April 1908 (1908 -04-20) 36	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Wolverhampton
	Radford Shelton	Report	Shadbolt	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 17,000

Oldham Athletic v Leicester Fosse

21 April 1908 (1908 -04-21) 37	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Leicester Fosse	Oldham
	Hancock	Report	Shanks	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 23,110

Glossop v Oldham Athletic

25 April 1908 (1908 -04-25) 38	Glossop	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Glossop
		Report		Stadium: North Road Attendance: 6,000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1907–08 FA Cup Oldham Athletic v Darwen

7 December 1907 (1907 -12-07) Q5	Oldham Athletic	8–1	Darwen	Oldham
	Hancock Wilson Shadbolt Newton Hesham		Crook	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,000

Oldham Athletic v Leeds City

11 January 1908 (1908 -01-11) 1	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Leeds City	Oldham
	Whaites 13' Newton 44'	Report	Parnell 57'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,000

Oldham Athletic v Everton

1 February 1908 (1908 -02-01) 2	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Everton	Oldham
		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 25,690

Everton v Oldham Athletic

5 February 1908 (1908 -02-05) 2	Everton	6–1	Oldham Athletic	Liverpool
	Young Bolton Abbott	Report	Whaites	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,849

References

"The History of Leicester City Football Club". Leicester City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
"Final 1908/1909 English Division 1 (old) Table". Football DataCo Limited. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/club/honours/
"Home". English National Football Archive.
"Latest Oldham Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
"Oldham Athletic match record: 1908".

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