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1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season

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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.

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William Grundy, a new signing from Huddersfield Town, was the club's top scorer, with eight goals.

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 = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

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

    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

    Out

    The following players left after the final game of the previous season:

    References

    1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season Wikipedia
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