Season 1908-09

[ Results Summary ]

Football League Division One

  P  W  D  L  F  A
Home 19 8 7 4 33 22
Away 19 6 2 11 23 39
Total 38 14 9 15 56 61
Date Opponents Att Result Scorers
1st Sep 1908 Preston NE (H) 25000 0-0  
5th Liverpool (A) 25000 1-2 Hilsdon
7th Preston NE (A) 6000 0-6  
12th Bury (H) 50000 4-1 Bridgeman, Hilsdon, Humphreys, Warren
19th Sheffield Utd (A) 15000 3-1 Brawn, Hilsdon, Humphreys
21st Nottm Forest (H) 20000 2-1 Hilsdon, Windridge
26th Aston Villa (H) 40000 0-2  
3rd Oct 1908 Nottm Forest (A) 18000 1-2 Humphreys
10th Sunderland (H) 35000 2-0 Rouse, Windridge
17th Sheffield Wed (H) 25000 2-2 Rouse (2)
24th Blackburn Rovers (A) 15000 0-2  
31st Bradford City (H) 30000 1-1 Hilsdon
7th Nov 1908 Manchester Utd (A) 20000 1-0 Hilsdon
14th Everton (H) 40000 3-3 Hilsdon (3)
21st Leicester Fosse (A) 15000 2-5 Hilsdon, Warren
28th Woolwich Arsenal (H) 55000 1-2 Hilsdon
5th Dec 1908 Notts County (A) 12000 0-3  
12th Newcastle Utd (H) 25000 1-2 Humphreys
19th Bristol City (A) 10000 0-1  
25th Manchester City (A) 35000 2-1 Brawn, Rouse
26th Manchester City (H) 40000 1-2 Humphreys
1st Jan 1909 Middlesbrough (A) 25000 4-1 Hilsdon (3), Windridge
2nd Liverpool (H) 30000 3-0 Hilsdon, Rouse, Windridge
23rd Sheffield Utd (H) 25000 1-1 Brawn
30th Aston Villa (A) 18000 0-0  
13th Feb 1909 Sunderland (A) 16000 2-1 Birnie, Douglas
27th Blackburn Rovers (H) 10000 1-1 Hilsdon
13th Mar 1909 Manchester Utd (H) 30000 1-1 Bridgeman
20th Everton (A) 25000 2-3 Hilsdon, Windridge
22nd Sheffield Wed (A) 12000 1-5 Windridge
31st Bury (A) 3000 1-2 Hilsdon
3rd Apr 1909 Woolwich Arsenal (A) 20000 0-0  
9th Middlesbrough (H) 50000 3-0 Hilsdon (2), Humphreys
10th Notts County (H) 30000 3-2 Hilsdon, Humphreys, Warren
17th Newcastle Utd (A) 30000 3-1 Hilsdon (2), Humphreys
20th Bradford City (A) 14000 0-3  
26th Bristol City (H) 12000 3-1 Hilsdon (2), Humphreys
29th Leicester Fosse (H) 10000 1-0 Bridgeman

Gate Statistics (Football League Division One)

Venue Lowest Highest Total / Games Average
Home 10000 (Blackburn Rovers) 55000 (Woolwich Arsenal) 582000 / 19 30632
Away 3000 (Bury) 35000 (Manchester City) 334000 / 19 17579
All 3000 (Bury, Away) 55000 (Woolwich Arsenal, Home) 916000 / 38 24105

Football League Division One

Pos   Team   P   W   D   L   F   A   Pts   GD
1 Newcastle Utd 38 24 5 9 65 41 53 +24
2 Everton 38 18 10 10 82 57 46 +25
3 Sunderland 38 21 2 15 78 63 44 +15
4 Blackburn Rovers 38 14 13 11 61 50 41 +11
5 Sheffield Wed 38 17 6 15 67 61 40 +6
6 Woolwich Arsenal 38 14 10 14 52 49 38 +3
7 Aston Villa 38 14 10 14 58 56 38 +2
8 Bristol City 38 13 12 13 45 58 38 -13
9 Middlesbrough 38 14 9 15 59 53 37 +6
10 Preston NE 38 13 11 14 48 44 37 +4
11 Chelsea 38 14 9 15 56 61 37 -5
12 Sheffield Utd 38 14 9 15 51 59 37 -8
13 Manchester Utd 38 15 7 16 58 68 37 -10
14 Nottm Forest 38 14 8 16 66 57 36 +9
15 Notts County 38 14 8 16 51 48 36 +3
16 Liverpool 38 15 6 17 57 65 36 -8
17 Bury 38 14 8 16 63 77 36 -14
18 Bradford City 38 12 10 16 47 47 34 --
19 Manchester City 38 15 4 19 67 69 34 -2
20 Leicester Fosse 38 8 9 21 54 102 25 -48

FA Cup

P  W  D  L  F  A
3 1 1 1 3 3
Match Date Opponents Att Result Scorers
1st Round 16th Jan 1909 Hull City (A) 18100 1-1 Hilsdon
1st Round Replay 20th Jan 1909 Hull City (H) 25792 1-0 Warren
2nd Round 6th Feb 1909 Blackburn Rovers (A) 31897 1-2 Hilsdon

Goal Scorers

Key

  League   Football League Division One

Player Total League FA Cup
George Hilsdon 27 25 2
Percy Humphreys 9 9  
Jimmy Windridge 6 6  
Fred Rouse 5 5  
Ben Warren 4 3 1
Billy Brawn 3 3  
William Bridgeman 3 3  
Edward Birnie 1 1  
Angus Douglas 1 1  
Total 59 56 3

Appearances

Key

  League   Football League Division One

The first number is the number of appearances
as a starter; the second number is the number
of appearances as a substitute.

Player Total League FA Cup
Jack Whitley 39/- 36/- 3/-
Jock Cameron 38/- 35/- 3/-
George Hilsdon 37/- 34/- 3/-
Ben Warren 37/- 34/- 3/-
Jimmy Windridge 37/- 34/- 3/-
Billy Brawn 34/- 32/- 2/-
Edward Birnie 34/- 31/- 3/-
Percy Humphreys 24/- 23/- 1/-
Tommy Miller 23/- 20/- 3/-
Fred Rouse 21/- 18/- 3/-
Norman Fairgray 20/- 18/- 2/-
William Bridgeman 17/- 16/- 1/-
Bob McRoberts 15/- 15/-  
William Cartwright 12/- 12/-  
Joseph Walton 12/- 12/-  
George Kennedy 12/- 10/- 2/-
Angus Douglas 7/- 7/-  
George Henderson 7/- 6/- 1/-
Sam Downing 6/- 6/-  
Charlie Freeman 4/- 4/-  
Arthur Holden 4/- 4/-  
George Key 4/- 4/-  
Tommy Mair 4/- 4/-  
Arthur C Robinson 2/- 2/-  
Edward Reilly 1/- 1/-  
Games Played 41 38 3