1906–07 New Brompton F.C. season
New Brompton 1906–07 football season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the 1906–07 English football season, New Brompton F.C. (named Gillingham F.C. since 1912) competed in the Southern League Division One. It was the 13th season in which the club competed in the Southern League and the 12th in Division One. The team started the season poorly, with only one win in the first four games, but then won three consecutive games to climb to 9th out of 20 teams in the league table. After another poor run between mid-October and the end of November, during which the team lost five out of six games and dropped to 19th, the directors appointed Steve Smith as player-manager. Although the team won their first game following his appointment, their results in the second half of the season remained inconsistent, with another six-game winless run in February and March. In April, however, New Brompton won four out of six games to finish the season 16th in the table.
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Chairman | James Barnes | |
Manager | Steve Smith (from late November 1906) | |
Southern League Division One | 16th | |
FA Cup | Second round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dan Cunliffe (15) All: Dan Cunliffe (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,000 vs Portsmouth (1 April 1907) | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs Leyton (13 February 1907) | |
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New Brompton also competed in the FA Cup, reaching the second round. The team played a total of 42 league and cup matches, winning 13, drawing 11 and losing 18. Dan Cunliffe was the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals. Smith and John Martin made the most appearances; both played in all 42 of the team's competitive games. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Road, was 7,000 for a game against Portsmouth on 1 April 1907.