# 1907–08 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1907–08 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventeenth season of league football and fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 52 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 43 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 1.148 | 43 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 42 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 1.141 | 42 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 1.148 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 1907 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 5 – 2 | Grieve (3), Stewart, Conlin | 20,000 |
| 7 September 1907 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 3 – 3 | Thornley (3) | 30,000 |
| 14 September 1907 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 30,000 |
| 21 September 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 1 – 2 | Thornley | 12,000 |
| 28 September 1907 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Ross (2), Thornley | 30,000 |
| 5 October 1907 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 1 – 2 | Thornley | 12,000 |
| 12 October 1907 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Grieve (2) | 10,000 |
| 19 October 1907 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Thornley | 28,000 |
| 26 October 1907 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 4 – 2 | Dorsett, Grieve, Thornley, Conlin | 14,000 |
| 2 November 1907 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Jones, Wood | 30,000 |
| 9 November 1907 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Thornley (2) | 20,000 |
| 16 November 1907 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Dorsett | 25,000 |
| 23 November 1907 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 2 | | 10,000 |
| 7 December 1907 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 2 – 2 | Buchan, Jones | 40,000 |
| 14 December 1907 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Wood (2), Eadie, Thornley | 18,000 |
| 21 December 1907 | Manchester United | A | Bank Street | 1 – 3 | Eadie | 35,000 |
| 25 December 1907 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 2 | Dorsett | 20,000 |
| 26 December 1907 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Grieve | 35,000 |
| 28 December 1907 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Dorsett, Thornley | 22,000 |
| 1 January 1908 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 2 | | 26,000 |
| 4 January 1908 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Grieve (2), Ross, Conlin | 9,000 |
| 18 January 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Eadie, Wood, Grieve, Jones | 25,000 |
| 25 January 1908 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 5 | Dorsett | 11,000 |
| 8 February 1908 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 1 | | 8,000 |
| 15 February 1908 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 1 | Conlin | 25,000 |
| 29 February 1908 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 0 | | 10,000 |
| 7 March 1908 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Dorsett (3) | 25,000 |
| 11 March 1908 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 18,000 |
| 14 March 1908 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 0 | Dorsett | 18,000 |
| 21 March 1908 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Webb, Thornley | 35,000 |
| 28 March 1908 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 2 – 1 | Thornley, Conlin | 12,000 |
| 4 April 1908 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | | 25,000 |
| 6 April 1908 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 0 | Buchan (2), Webb (2), Wilkinson | 10,000 |
| 11 April 1908 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 1 – 3 | Dorsett | 10,000 |
| 17 April 1908 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Jones, Conlin | 27,000 |
| 18 April 1908 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 40,000 |
| 21 April 1908 | Bristol City | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 2,500 |
| 25 April 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0 – 0 | | 10,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1908 | First round | Glossop | A | North Road | 0 – 0 | | 6,500 |
| 15 January 1908 | First round replay | Glossop | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 0 | Buchan, Wood, Dorsett, Grieve, Jones, Conlin | 20,000 |
| 1 February 1908 | Second round | New Brompton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Jones | 7,000 |
| 5 February 1908 | Second round replay | New Brompton | A | Priestfield Road | 2 – 1 | Buchan, Wood | 12,000 |
| 22 February 1908 | Third round | Fulham | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Blair | 25,000 |
| 26 February 1908 | Third round replay | Fulham | A | Craven Cottage | 1 – 3 | Wood | 37,000 |

## Squad statistics
### Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Walter Smith | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | James Buchan | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
| DF | Frank Buckley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | George Dorsett | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 11 |
| MF | Tom Holford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| FW | Davie Ross | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| FW | George Stewart | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| FW | Irvine Thornley | 31 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 14 |
| FW | Charles Webb | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| FW | John Wood | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
| -- | William Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Ernest Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Blair | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| -- | Tommy Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Conlin | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 7 |
| -- | Bill Eadie | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| -- | Bob Grieve | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
| -- | Percy Hill | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| -- | Bertram Jackson | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Kelso | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| -- | Frank Norgrove | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| -- | Alex Steele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |