1908–09 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 1908–09 season saw Palace fail to reach the heights of the previous season. They had finished fourth in 1907-08, but this season would see them end up in 16th place. The squad underwent changes once again, with Matthew Edwards moving from Palace to Doncaster Rovers, Bill Forster moving to Grimsby Town, Billy Davies moving to West Bromwich Albion, Dick Roberts to Worcester City and Isaac Owens to Bath City.

Crystal Palace
1908–09 season
ChairmanSydney Bourne
ManagerEdmund Goodman
Southern Football League Division One16th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Bauchop 17
All: Jimmy Bauchop 20
Highest home attendance17,076 (vs. Burnley, 6 February, FA Cup)
Lowest home attendance1,500 (vs. Exeter City, 6 March)
Average home league attendance7,519

Edward Collins came into the club from Carlisle United as a full back. James Thorpe, a half back, joined from Leeds City, while forward George Garratt joined from West Bromwich Albion. Adam Haywood joined as a player-coach, playing in a forward role, mainly as an inside right. Charles McGibbon, a centre forward, came from New Brompton and Bill Lawrence returned for a second spell at the club. Jimmy Bauchop not only finished the season top-scorer, he also started it off by becoming the first player to be sent off in a Palace shirt, on 9 September 1908 in a London Challenge Cup tie against Croydon Common.[1]

Southern Football League First Division
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
1 September 1908 Coventry City A 1 – 1 Bauchop 5,000
5 September 1908 Leyton H 5 – 1 Bauchop 2, Swann, Woodger, unknown 10,000
12 September 1908 West Ham United A 1 – 0 Woodger 10,000
16 September 1908 Southampton H 2 – 3 Swann, Bauchop
19 September 1908 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4 – 0 McGibbon 3, Bauchop 10,000
26 September 1908 Plymouth Argyle A 0 – 0 8,000
30 September 1908 Norwich City H 4 – 0 Woodger, Haywood, McGibbon, Lawrence 5,000
3 October 1908 Brentford A 3 – 1 Haywood, Barker, McGibbon 6,000
5 October 1908 Southampton A 4 – 4 McGibbon 3, Lawrence 5,000
10 October 1908 Luton Town H 2 – 0 McGibbon, Woodger 10,000
15 October 1908 Norwich City A 0 – 2 5,000
17 October 1908 Swindon Town A 0 – 4 7,000
21 October 1908 Queen's Park Rangers H 3 – 0 Garratt, Lawrence 2 6,000
24 October 1908 Portsmouth H 3 – 2 Bauchop 3 9,500
31 October 1908 Exeter City A 1 – 1 McGibbon 7,000
7 November 1908 Northampton Town H 2 – 3 Swann 2 12,000
14 November 1908 New Brompton A 1 – 2 McGibbon 4,000
21 November 1908 Millwall H 2 – 1 Swann, Bauchop 10,000
28 November 1908 Southend United A 0 – 1 6,000
12 December 1908 Bristol Rovers A 2 – 2 Ryan, Bauchop 6,000
19 December 1908 Watford H 3 – 1 McGibbon 2, Swann 8,000
26 December 1908 Reading A 2 – 2 Woodger 11,000
2 January 1909 Leyton A 0 – 2 4,000
9 January 1909 West Ham United H 2 – 2 Bauchop, Woodger 6,000
23 January 1909 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3 – 0 5,000
30 January 1909 Plymouth Argyle H 0 – 1 6,000
13 February 1909 Luton Town A 1 – 4 Bauchop 5,000
20 February 1909 Swindon Town H 1 – 1 Swann 7,000
27 February 1909 Portsmouth A 1 – 1 Bauchop 5,000
6 March 1909 Exeter City H 0 – 0 1,500
13 March 1909 Northampton Town A 0 – 1 7,000
17 March 1909 Southend United H 1 – 3 Brearley
20 March 1909 New Brompton H 1 – 2 Bauchop 4,000
27 March 1909 Millwall 1 – 2 Swann 5,000
31 March 1909 Brentford H 3 – 1 Woodger 2, Bauchop 2,000
3 April 1909 Queen's Park Rangers A 1 – 1 Swann 5,000
10 April 1909 Coventry City H 0 – 1 5,000
12 April 1909 Reading H 0 – 0 5,000
17 April 1909 Bristol Rovers H 4 – 1 Lee 2, Swann, Bauchop 4,000
24 April 1909 Watford A 1 – 5 Bauchop 4,000
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
14 Watford 40 14 9 17 51 64 0.797 37
15 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 12 16 52 50 1.040 36
16 Crystal Palace 40 12 12 16 62 62 1.000 36
17 West Ham United 40 16 4 20 56 60 0.933 36
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 40 14 7 19 60 61 0.984 35
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

FA Cup

Palace again entered the draw in the first round proper. They were drawn away to the winners of the previous season, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bauchop, formerly of Celtic, secured a draw with two goals for Palace. In the replay, Wolves took the lead with barely a minute gone, before Palace equalised through Lawrence within 15 minutes. Bauchop then thought he had put Palace ahead, but was in an off-side position. Palace lost Ryan to an injury shortly before half-time and battled on with ten men, before Ryan re-entered the fray to help see them to the half-time whistle. Collins eventually put Palace ahead but they failed to hold onto the lead and a resurgent Wolves equalised with 8 minutes to play. The tie went to extra time, and Bauchop scored a third with Needham, covering at full back, putting the tie beyond Wolves in the final minute. The goal was recalled nearly forty years later by a letter writer to the Croydon Advertiser: "Needham playing at left back tackled and robbed a Wolves forward - a clever piece of play. Instead of passing the ball up field, he simply weaved his way through all the players and dribbled it right up to the Wolves' goal, putting in an unstoppable shot."[2] In the second round they drew Burnley, drawing at home and losing the replay 9–0 in. The defeat remains the club's heaviest loss in the FA Cup.[3]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
16 January 1909 First Round Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 2 Bauchop 2 18,653
21 January 1909 First Round Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4 – 2 Lawrence, Garratt, Bauchop, Needham 12,300
6 February 1909 Second Round Burnley H 0 – 0 17,066
10 February 1909 Second Round Replay Burnley A 0 – 9 12,000

Squad statistics
Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Henry Balding 200020
GK Joshua Johnson 38040420
FB Harry Collyer 27040310
FB George Walker 800080
FB Edward Collins 24030270
HB Wilf Innerd (c) 24040280
HB Charles Ryan 28140321
HB Fred Lewis 13010140
HB John Brearley 39140401
HB James Thorpe 17000170
HB James Hullock 500050
HB Arthur Wilson 100010
FW George Garratt 33141372
FW George Woodger 37940419
FW Archie Needham 24041281
FW Dick Roberts 200020
FW James Bauchop 3517433920
FW H. Higgins 100010
FW Herbert Swann 2511002511
FW Jack Kyle 300030
FW Adam Haywood 920092
FW Charles McGibbon 1713001713
FW H. Barker 610061
FW Bill Lawrence 16441205
FW Frank Lee 620062

Notes

    References
    Bibliography
    • King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-78091-221-9.
    • Matthews, Tony (editor). We All Follow The Palace. Juma, 1998. ISBN 1-872204-55-4
    Citations
    1. King, 234-5
    2. Matthews, pp. 17-18.
    3. King, p. 443
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