Overview[]

**1908-09 season**
	1908-09 season
Club information
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Harry Bradshaw
Club Secretary	Harry Bradshaw
Ground	Craven Cottage
League season information
League	Football League
Division	Second Division
Position	10th/20
Matches played	38 (W13 D11 L14)
Other competitions
FA Cup	2nd Round (v Tottenham)
London Challenge Cup	1st Round (v Woolwich Arsenal)
Southern Charity Cup	Semi-final (v Brentford)
Season statistics
Top goalscorer (League)	Fred Harrison (13)
Top goalscorer (All)	Fred Harrison (13)
Most appearances (League)	Bert Lipsham (35); Bob Suart (35)
Most appearances (All)	Arthur Collins (37); Bob Suart (37)
Biggest home attendance	35,000 v Tottenham (5 Dec 1908)
Lowest home attendance	3,000 v Luton (25 Nov 1908)
Previous season	Next season
← 1907-08	1909-10 →

The 1908-09 season was Fulham's 26th of organised football, and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the Second Division. Harry Bradshaw remained in charge to start his fifth campaign at Fulham.

League table[]

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	38	24	4	10	59	28	2.107	52
2	Tottenham Hotspur	38	20	11	7	67	32	2.094	51
3	West Bromwich Albion	38	19	13	6	56	27	2.074	51
4	Hull City	38	19	6	13	63	39	1.615	44
5	Derby County	38	16	11	11	55	41	1.341	43
6	Oldham Athletic	38	17	6	15	55	43	1.279	40
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	14	11	13	56	48	1.167	39
8	Glossop	38	15	8	15	57	53	1.075	38
9	Gainsborough Trinity	38	15	8	15	49	70	0.700	38
10	Fulham	38	13	11	14	58	48	1.208	37
11	Birmingham City	38	14	9	15	58	61	0.951	37
12	Leeds City	38	14	7	17	43	53	0.811	35
13	Grimsby Town	38	14	7	17	41	54	0.759	35
14	Burnley	38	13	7	18	51	58	0.879	33
15	Clapton Orient	38	12	9	17	37	49	0.755	33
16	Bradford Park Avenue	38	13	6	19	51	59	0.864	32
17	Barnsley	38	11	10	17	48	57	0.842	32
18	Stockport County	38	14	3	21	39	71	0.549	31
19	Chesterfield*	38	11	8	19	37	67	0.552	30
20	Blackpool	38	9	11	18	46	68	0.676	29

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
*Failed to be re-elected to the Football League

Squad[]

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jack Fryer
		GK	Leslie Skene
		DF	Ted Charlton
		DF	Tommy Leigh
		DF	Archie Lindsay
		DF	Harry Ross
		DF	Jimmy Sharp
		MF	Arthur Collins
		MF	Jock Goldie
		MF	Harry Littlewort
		MF	Billy Morrison
		MF	George Parsonage
		MF	Bob Suart
		MF	Fred Waterson
		MF	Albert Wilkes

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Bob Carter
		MF	Harry Lee
		MF	James Smith
		MF	Fred Threlfall
		MF	Bert Lipsham
		MF	Fred Mouncher
		FW	Joe Bradshaw
		FW	Harry Brown
		FW	Bob Dalrymple
		FW	Walter Freeman
		FW	John McCourt
		FW	Ben Millington
		FW	Charlie Millington
		FW	Fred Harrison
		FW	David Wyllie

Staff[]

Board[]

Position	Staff
Chairman	William Hall
President	William Hayes Fisher
Honorary Assistant Secretary	Thomas Pearks
Assistant Secretary	John Norris
Director	William Allen
Director	Charles Barter
Director	John Dean
Director	Dudley Evans
Director	Arthur Foulds
Director	Henry Norris
Director	James Watts

Coaching staff[]

Position	Staff
Manager	Harry Bradshaw
Trainer	Jock Hamilton
Assistant Trainer	Jack Price

Other staff[]

Position	Staff
Groundsman	Tom Walker
Steward	T Pyne

Kits[]

Transfers[]

Players in[]

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
May 1908	HB	Jock Goldie	Hurlford Thistle	Unknown
May 1908	FB	Archie Harper	Dundee	Unknown
May 1908	HB	George Parsonage	Brentford	Unknown
Nov 1908	IF	Ben Millington	Lincoln South End	Unknown
Jan 1909	FB	Jimmy Sharp	Rangers	£1,000
Mar 1909	OR	James Smith	Chorley	Unknown
			Total	£1,000

Players out[]

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
May 1908	HB	Billy Hind	Clapton Orient	Unknown
May 1908	OL	Benny Thompson	Clapton Orient	Unknown
Jul 1908	HB	Bill Goldie	Leicester Fosse	Unknown
Jul 1908	OR	Jimmy Hogan	Swindon Town	Unknown
Aug 1908	HB	James Hullock	Crystal Palace	Unknown
Aug 1908	OR	Felix Ward	Clapton Orient	Unknown
Sept 1908	HB	Billy Morrison	Glossop	Unknown
Oct 1908	FB	Harry Ross	St Mirren	Unknown
Apr 1909	HB	Albert Wilkes	Chesterfield Town	Unknown
			Total	£0

Matches[]

Second Division[]

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	Wed 2 Sept 1908	Glossop	Home	Lost	2-3
2	Sat 5 Sept 1908	Stockport	Home	Won	5-1
3	Sat 12 Sept 1908	West Brom	Away	Drew	1-1
4	Sat 19 Sept 1908	Birmingham	Home	Drew	1-1
5	Sat 26 Sept 1908	Gainsborough	Away	Drew	1-1
6	Sat 3 Oct 1908	Grimsby	Home	Won	5-2
7	Sat 10 Oct 1908	Bolton	Away	Drew	0-0
8	Sat 17 Oct 1908	Burnley	Away	Won	3-1
9	Sat 24 Oct 1908	Bradford	Home	Won	3-1
10	Sat 31 Oct 1908	Wolves	Away	Won	1-0
11	Sat 7 Nov 1908	Oldham	Home	Won	3-2
12	Sat 14 Nov 1908	Clapton Orient	Away	Drew	1-1
13	Sat 21 Nov 1908	Leeds City	Home	Lost	0-1
14	Sat 28 Nov 1908	Barnsley	Away	Won	2-1

Editing in progress

FA Cup[]

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1st Round	Sat 16 Jan 1909	Carlisle	Away	Won	4-1
2nd Round	Sat 6 Feb 1909	Tottenham	Away	Lost	0-1

London Challenge Cup[]

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1st Round	Mon 28 Sept 1908	Woolwich Arsenal	Home	Lost	0-1

Southern Charity Cup[]

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1st Round	Wed 25 Nov 1908	Luton Town	Home	Won	3-2
Semi-final	Tue 13 Apr 1909	Brentford	Away	Drew	0-0
Replay	Tue 26 Apr 1909	Brentford	Home	Lost	0-2

Statistics[]

Appearances & goals[]

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Second Division		FA Cup		London Challenge Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Jack Fryer	14	0	11	0	2	0	1	0
		GK	Leslie Skene	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Ted Charlton	30	4	28	4	2	0	0	0
		DF	Tommy Leigh	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Archie Lindsay	30	0	29	0	0	0	1	0
		DF	Jimmy Sharp	17	0	15	0	2	0	0	0
		MF	Arthur Collins	37	1	34	0	2	1	1	0
		MF	Jock Goldie	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
		MF	Harry Littlewort	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	George Parsonage	24	3	22	3	1	0	1	0
		MF	Bob Suart	37	0	35	0	1	0	1	0
		MF	Fred Waterson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Bob Carter	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
		MF	Harry Lee	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
		MF	James Smith	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Fred Threlfall	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
		MF	Bert Lipsham	36	3	35	3	1	0	0	0
		MF	Fred Mouncher	12	0	10	0	1	0	1	0
		FW	Joe Bradshaw	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Harry Brown	19	6	19	6	0	0	0	0
		FW	Bob Dalrymple	34	12	31	12	2	0	1	0
		FW	Walter Freeman	18	10	16	8	2	2	0	0
		FW	John McCourt	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Ben Millington	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Charlie Millington	30	6	27	5	2	1	1	0
		FW	Fred Harrison	33	13	31	13	2	0	0	0
		FW	David Wyllie	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during 1908-09:
		DF	Harry Ross	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
		MF	Billy Morrison	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Albert Wilkes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers[]

Includes all competitive matches. When total goals are equal, the list is sorted by player who gained that number first

Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	Total
1	Fred Harrison	13	0	13
2	Bob Dalrymple	12	0	12
3	Walter Freeman	8	2	10
4	Harry Brown	6	0	6
4	Charlie Millington	5	1	6
6	Ted Charlton	4	0	4
7	Bert Lipsham	3	0	3
7	George Parsonage	3	0	3
9	Bob Carter	1	0	1
	Harry Ross	1	0	1
	Arthur Collins	0	1	1
	Harry Lee	1	0	1
/	Own Goals	1	0	1
/	TOTALS	58	4	62

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