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1907–08 Primera Fuerza season

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Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association
Season1907-08
ChampionsBritish Club (1st title)
Matches played12
Goals scored17 (1.42 per match)
1906-07
1908-09

The 1907-08 season was the edition VI of the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association. This time only 4 teams participated, due to the dissolution of Puebla AC, Mexico Country Club was withdrawn from the league and México FC joined.

Overview

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The British Club won the championship, whose players were almost exclusively British and where player-trainer Percy Clifford, centre half-back "Jack" Caldwall and the Hogg brothers were the most prominent characters.

Champions squad

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  • United Kingdom John Easton
  • United Kingdom Alexander Dewar
  • United Kingdom Pierce Mennill
  • United Kingdom Percy Clifford
  • United Kingdom Bryan White
  • United Kingdom John Johnson
  • United Kingdom John Hogg
  • United Kingdom Douglas Watson
  • United Kingdom Stephen Crowder
  • United Kingdom George Ratcliff
  • United Kingdom John Caldwall
  • United Kingdom Horace Hogg

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 British Club 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 10
2 México FC 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6
3 Pachuca 6 0 4 2 0 2 −2 4
4 Reforma 6 0 4 2 1 5 −4 4
Source: RSSSF

References

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