1907–08 Haverford Fords men's soccer team

1907–08 Haverford Fords men's soccer
ISFA National co-champions
Conference	Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
Record	8–5–2 (4–1–0 ISFA)
Head coach	Wilfred P. Mustard (7th season)
Home stadium	Walton Field

1907–08 ISFL standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Haverford ‡	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	5	–	2
Yale ‡	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Columbia	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	5	–	1
Harvard	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	2
Penn	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	1
Cornell	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	5	–	1
‡-National champion

The 1907–08 Haverford Fords men's soccer team represented Haverford College during the 1907–08 ISFL season, and the 1907–08 ACCL season. It was the Fords seventh season of existence. The Fords entered the season as the three-time defending ISFA National Champions and successfully defended their title, sharing the national championship with Yale.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACCL season
11-09-1907*		at Merion CC	L 0–5	0–1–0	MCC Field Haverford, PA
11-30-1907*		Germantown	T 3–3	0–1–1	Walton Field Haverford, PA
12-07-1907*		Frankford CC	W 1–0	1–1–1	FCC Grounds Philadelphia, PA
12-21-1907		Penn	T 3–3	1–1–2	Walton Field Haverford, PA
01-11-1908*		Philadelphia CC	W 2–1	2–1–2	Walton Field Haverford, PA
01-18-1908*		at Germantown	L 1–2	2–2–2	Germantown Soccer Field Philadelphia, PA
02-01-1908*		Belmont CC	L 0–1	2–3–2	Walton Field Haverford, PA
02-22-1908*		at Philadelphia & Reading AA	L 0–2	2–4–2	unknown Philadelphia, PA
02-29-1908*		at Philadelphia CC	W 3–1	3–4–2	PCC Grounds Flourtown, PA
03-01-1908*		unknown opponent	W 1–0	4–4–2	Walton Field Haverford, PA
ISFA season
03-13-1908		Columbia	W 3–0	5–4–2 (1–0–0)	Walton Field Haverford, PA
03-14-1908		Penn	W 2–0	6–4–2 (2–0–0)	Walton Field Haverford, PA
03-20-1908		at Cornell	W 4–1	7–4–2 (3–0–0)	Cornell Field Ithaca, NY
03-21-1908		at Yale	L 1–2	7–5–2 (3–1–0)	Yale Field New Haven, CT
03-21-1908		vs. Harvard	W 1–0	8–5–2 (4–1–0)	Yale Field New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

No.	Player	Goals[4]
1	Thomas Lewis	7
2	Harold Furness	6
3	Walt Shoemaker	2
	Earl Cadbury
	George Strode
6	Cecil Drinker	1
	Joseph Bushnell III
	Carey Thoma
	Carroll Brown
	unknown goalscorer

References

1. Westcott, Rich (2001). "Sports Play a Major Role in City Life - Haverford Pioneers Soccer". A Century of Philadelphia Sports. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 7–10. ISBN 9781566398619.
2. Wangerin, David (2006). Soccer in a Football World: A Story of America's Forgotten Game (1st ed.). London: WSC Books via Temple University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9781592138852.
3. Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
4. "Individual Statistics Summary for 1907". Haverford Fords. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

External links

• 1907–08 Season Stats