1907-08
First Division
Finished 2nd of 20 · P38 W17 D9 L12 · 77 scored, 59 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 1907 | H | Manchester United | 1–4 | L |
| 7 Sept 1907 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | L |
| 9 Sept 1907 | H | Sunderland | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Sept 1907 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Sept 1907 | A | Birmingham City | 3–2 | W |
| 28 Sept 1907 | H | Everton | 0–2 | L |
| 5 Oct 1907 | A | Sunderland | 0–3 | L |
| 12 Oct 1907 | H | Arsenal | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Oct 1907 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Oct 1907 | H | Bristol City | 4–4 | D |
| 2 Nov 1907 | A | Notts County | 3–0 | W |
| 9 Nov 1907 | H | Manchester City | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Nov 1907 | A | Preston North End | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Nov 1907 | H | Bury | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Nov 1907 | H | Newcastle United | 3–3 | D |
| 7 Dec 1907 | A | Liverpool | 0–5 | L |
| 14 Dec 1907 | H | Middlesbrough | 6–0 | W |
| 21 Dec 1907 | A | Sheffield United | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Dec 1907 | H | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Dec 1907 | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Dec 1907 | H | Chelsea | 0–0 | D |
| 4 Jan 1908 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Jan 1908 | H | Birmingham City | 2–3 | L |
| 25 Jan 1908 | A | Everton | 0–1 | L |
| 8 Feb 1908 | A | Arsenal | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Feb 1908 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | W |
| 2 Mar 1908 | H | Notts County | 5–1 | W |
| 7 Mar 1908 | A | Manchester City | 2–3 | L |
| 11 Mar 1908 | A | Bristol City | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar 1908 | H | Preston North End | 3–0 | W |
| 21 Mar 1908 | A | Bury | 1–2 | L |
| 4 Apr 1908 | H | Liverpool | 5–1 | W |
| 8 Apr 1908 | A | Newcastle United | 5–2 | W |
| 11 Apr 1908 | A | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr 1908 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | L |
| 18 Apr 1908 | H | Sheffield United | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr 1908 | A | Manchester United | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Apr 1908 | A | Chelsea | 3–1 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 52 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 43 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 42 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 42 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 41 |
| 7 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 39 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 38 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 36 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 35 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 34 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 33 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 30 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.