1906–07 Blackpool F.C. season explained

Club:	Blackpool F.C.
Season:	1906–07
League:	Division Two
Manager:	None
League Result:	13th
League Topscorer:	William Grundy (8)
Season Topscorer:	William Grundy (8)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Highest Attendance:	7,000 (v. Burnley)^[1]
Lowest Attendance:	1,000 (v. Leeds United)
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Prevseason:	1905–06

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.

William Grundy 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.

Player statistics

Appearances

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

Goals

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

Transfers

In

width=20%	Date	width=25%	Player	width=30%	From	width=15%	Fee
1906	Tom Wilcox	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Albert Dunkley	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Hugh Rimmer	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Andrew Swan	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Bert Wake	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Herbert Crossthwaite	Preston North End	Unknown
1906	T. Clake	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Alf Pearson	Unknown	Unknown
1906	J. Collier	Unknown	Unknown
1906	William Grundy	Unknown	Unknown

Out

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

width=20%	Date	width=25%	Player	width=30%	To	width=15%	Fee
1906	Thomas Bate	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Arthur Hull	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Harry Hancock	Oldham Athletic	Unknown
1906	Thomas Duckworth	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Luke Raisbeck	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Charles Bennett	Unknown	Unknown
1906	J. Hollingworth	Unknown	Unknown
1906	E. Darlington	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Robert Topping	Unknown	Unknown
1906	Albert Brown	Retired
1906	C. Sanderson	Unknown	Unknown
1906	James Reilly	Unknown	Unknown
1906	John Jones	Unknown	Unknown
1906	C. Musgrove	Unknown	Unknown

References

• Book: Calley, Roy . Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 . Breedon Books Sport . 1992 . 1-873626-07-X.

Notes and References

1. Attendances were approximated by the reporter at the ground.