First Division 1907/08
Manchester United won the 1907/08 First Division with 52 points, 9 points ahead of Aston Villa. Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,176 goals, 3.09 a game.
Man United
Champions
1,176
Goals
3.09
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 52 |
| 2 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 43 |
| 3 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 42 |
| 5 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 42 |
| 6 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 41 |
| 7 |  BuryBury | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 39 |
| 8 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 38 |
| 9 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 |  Bristol CityBristol City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 36 |
| 16 |  SunderlandSunderland | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 35 |
| 17 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 34 |
| 19 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 33 |
| 20 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 30 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1907/08 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Wed 29 Apr 1908
1
Man United
52
2
Aston Villa
43
3
Man City
43
4
Newcastle
42
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1907/08 · Wed 29 Apr 1908
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The 1907/08 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
One result in 1907/08 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1907/08 compares
At 3.09 goals a game, 1907/08 was the 43rd highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 23% away wins.