James Goldthorpe's Notebook
Leeds results and scorers - 1907-08
Played 36, Won 11, Drawn 1, Lost 24
Try scorers in white, Goal scorers in normal.
Date |
Opponents |
Grnd |
Res |
Leeds |
Opp |
Scorers for Leeds |
| 3 Sep | York | A | L | 7 | 25 | Greaney, Young(3)(2P) |
| 14 | Huddersfield | H | W | 12 | 5 | Webster, W Llewellyn, W Llewellyn(3)(P), Ward(D) |
| 21 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | L | 0 | 19 | - |
| 28 | Salford | H | W | 23 | 2 | Fawcett(2), Lunn, W Llewellyn, Hughes, W Llewellyn(3)(D), Young |
| 5 Oct | Hunslet | H | L | 5 | 10 | Stead, W Llewellyn |
| 12 | Bramley | A | W | 12 | 5 | Howell(2), Brayshaw(2)(P), Young(3) |
| 19 | Dewsbury | H | W | 3 | 0 | Thomas |
| 26 | New Zealand | H | L | 2 | 8 | Thomas(D) |
| 2 Nov | Wakefield Trinity | A | L | 7 | 14 | W Llewellyn, W Llewellyn(M), Young(D) |
| 16 | Halifax | H | L | 3 | 23 | Ward |
| 30 | Hull | A | L | 7 | 19 | Wilson, Brown(2)(P) |
| 3 Dec | Keighley | A | L | 7 | 12 | Ward, Brown(2)(P) |
| 7 | Ebbw Vale | H | W | 18 | 7 | Thomas, Wilson, Wainwright, Reed, Brown(2), Thomas |
| 14 | Dewsbury | A | L | 2 | 15 | Brown(P) |
| 25 | Bradford | A | L | 8 | 11 | Lunn, Webster, Chapman(D) |
| 26 | Salford | A | L | 2 | 20 | Brown(P) |
| 28 | Ebbw Vale | A | L | 2 | 9 | Young(P) |
| 1908 | ||||||
| 1 Jan | Oldham | H | L | 7 | 12 | Rhodes, Brown, Ward(D) |
| 4 | Bradford | H | L | 11 | 20 | Ward, Fawcett, Thomas, Burgess |
| 11 | Huddersfield | A | W | 11 | 4 | Ward(2), Webster, Young(P) |
| 18 | Bramley | H | W | 21 | 3 | Birch, Wade, Desborough(2), Burgess, Young(P), Stead, Desborough(P) |
| 25 | Batley | A | L | 0 | 9 | - |
| 1 Feb | Warrington | H | W | 11 | 5 | Harrison, Thomas(2), Young |
| 8 | Hull | H | W | 32 | 3 | Wade(2), Ward(3), Webster, Whitaker, Birch, Young, Wilson(3) |
| 15 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | L | 4 | 6 | Brown(P), Young(P) |
| 3 Mar | Batley | H | L | 8 | 18 | Birch, Chapman, Young |
| 7 | Oldham | A | L | 5 | 24 | Birch, Young(P) |
| 18 | Hunslet | A | L | 4 | 10 | Young(2P) |
| 21 | Wakefield Trinity | H | L | 3 | 6 | Wade |
| 28 | Keighley | H | D | 5 | 5 | Smith,Young |
| 4 Apr | Halifax | A | L | 4 | 46 | Greaney(D), Young(P) |
| 11 | York | H | W | 21 | 11 | Thomas(2), Ward, Howell, Desborough, Young(3) |
| 17 | Warrington | A | L | 5 | 22 | Ward, Young |
| Yorkshire Cup | ||||||
| 9 Nov | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | W | 16 | 2 | Burley, Fawcett, W Llewellyn, Thomas, W Llewellyn(2) |
| 23 | Hunslet | A | L | 10 | 17 | Harrison, W Llewellyn, W Llewellyn, Ward(D) |
| Northern Union Cup | ||||||
| 29 Feb | Hunslet | H | L | 5 | 14 | Thomas, Young(P) |
Albert Henry Baskerville organized the first tour by New Zealand this season. Amongst the ranks of the tourists was the legendary Lance Todd who was to become one of the leading figures in the sport and the player after whom the man of the match award in the Challenge Cup Final in named.
Northern Rugby Football League 1907 - 08
| P | W | D | L | Pts | ||
| 1 | Oldham | 32 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
| 2 | Hunslet | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 51 |
| 3 | Broughton Rangers | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 47 |
| 4 | Wigan | 32 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Halifax | 34 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| 7 | Warrington | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Salford | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| 10 | Batley | 32 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 40 |
| 11 | Keighley | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 35 |
| 12 | Bradford | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
| 13 | Runcorn | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | Barrow | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| 15 | Huddersfield | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 16 | Hull | 34 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 30 |
| 17 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
| 18 | Dewsbury | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| 19 | Leigh | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 23 |
| 20 | Leeds | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Swinton | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 19 |
| 22 | York | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 18 |
| 23 | Merthyer Tydfil | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
| 24 | Widnes | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 |
| 25 | St Helens | 30 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 |
| 26 | Ebbw Vale | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 |
| 27 | Bramley | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
The final positions were decided on a % basis.
