1907–08 in English football

FA Cup

Main article: 1907–08 FA Cup, 1908 FA Cup Final

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final.

Football League

Main article: 1907–08 Football League

Fulham and Oldham Athletic replaced Burslem Port Vale and Burton United in the Football League.

[[Football League First Division|First Division]]

Main article: 1907–08 Football League#First Division

[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]

Main article: 1907–08 Football League#Second Division

National team

The England national football team were joint winners in the 1908 British Home Championship. England and Scotland shared the trophy, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Results

date = 15 February 1908 | team1 = | score = 1–3 | report=(Summary) | team2 = | goals1 = Denis Hannon | goals2 = George Hilsdon 2, Vivian Woodward | stadium = Solitude Ground, Belfast

date = 16 March 1908 | team1 = | score = 1–7 | report=(Summary) | team2 = | goals1 = Billy Davies | goals2 = Vivian Woodward 3, George Hilsdon 2, Jimmy Windridge, Billy Wedlock | stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

date = 4 April 1908 | team1 = | score = 1–1 | report=(Summary) | team2 = | goals1 = Andrew Wilson | goals2 = Jimmy Windridge | stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

European tour

England undertook their first matches against opposition outside the Home Nations, with a summer tour of four games against Central European opposition.

Players

The players chosen for the tour were:

Key

• GK — Goalkeeper
• RB — Right back
• LB — Left back
• CB — Centre back
• CH — Centre half
• LH — Left half
• RH — Right half
• RW — Right winger
• LW — Left winger
• FW — Forward
• CF — Centre forward

Match details

Footnotes

References

1. New world record attendance.
2. Captain