Season | 1907–08 |
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Champions | British Club (1st title) |
Relegated | Mexico Cricket |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 16 (1.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Hogg (4 goals) |
← 1906–07 1908–09 → |
Statistics of Primera Fuerza in season 1907–08.
It was contested by four teams, and the British Club won the championship. It was the first Mexican championship title for British Football Club (Mexico City), 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | British Club (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 |
2 | Mexico Cricket (R) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Pachuca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
4 | Reforma | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 4 |
1907–08 Primera Fuerza |
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British Club 1st title |
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | John Hogg | British Club | 4 |
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