1907 International Cross Country Championships
# 1907 International Cross Country Championships

The 1907 International Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1907. The race was held at the Glasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the first year that athletes from France competed in the event. Race results, and medallists were published in the Glasgow Herald.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 56 athletes participated from five countries:

* England (12)
* France (10)
* Ireland (10)
* Scotland (12)
* Wales (12)

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) | Adam Underwood England | 54:26.4 | George Pearce England | 54:48 | Sammy Welding England | 54:50 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 23 | Scotland | 85 | Ireland | 123 |

## Individual Race Results

### Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Adam Underwood | England | 54:26.4 |
| | George Pearce | England | 54:48 |
| | Sammy Welding | England | 54:50 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashby | England | 55:00 |
| 5 | Tom Jack | Scotland | 55:24 |
| 6 | Harry Bennion | England | 55:27 |
| 7 | Billy Day | England | 55:32 |
| 8 | James Murphy | Ireland | 55:35 |
| 9 | Harry Young | Ireland | 55:37 |
| 10 | Jack Price | England | 55:50 |
| 11 | Gaston Ragueneau | France | 55:59 |
| 12 | W. Hulse | England | 56:20 |
| 13 | Jean Bouin | France | 56:31 |
| 14 | Pat Melville | Scotland | 56:35 |
| 15 | Thomas Robertson | Scotland | 56:39 |
| 16 | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 56:44 |
| 17 | William Bowman | Scotland | 56:47 |
| 18 | George MacKenzie | Scotland | 56:48 |
| 19 | Georges Cousin | France | 56:53 |
| 20 | H.S. Pullinger | England | 57:12 |
| 21 | Jacques Keyser | France | 57:13 |
| 22 | William Birtles | England | 57:17 |
| 23 | John Ranken | Scotland | 57:28 |
| 24 | Sam Carson | Scotland | 57:42 |
| 25 | Sam Lee | Ireland | 57:46 |
| 26 | W. Cooke | Ireland | 57:47 |
| 27 | Frank Buckley | Ireland | 58:06 |
| 28 | Tom Downing | Ireland | 58:09 |
| 29 | Ernest Rax | France | 58:10 |
| 30 | Edgar Ballon | France | 58:15 |
| 31 | Georges David | France | 58:18 |
| 32 | Edgar Price | Wales | 58:25 |
| 33 | D.H. Griffiths | Wales | 58:43 |
| 34 | Jack Smith | Ireland | 59:02 |
| 35 | Alexandre Fayollat | France | 59:38 |
| 36 | Louis Haller | France | 59:43 |
| 37 | Frank Pinkard | Wales | 59:46 |
| 38 | W. Fitzjohn | Wales | 1:00:32 |
| 39 | Ben Christmas | Wales | 1:00:39 |
| 40 | T. Bunford | Wales | 1:01:17 |
| 41 | Eddie Ace | Wales | 1:01:35 |
| 42 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 1:01:39 |
| 43 | Adam Grieve | Scotland | 1:02:34 |
| 44 | W. Cooper | Wales | 1:03:08 |
| 45 | J. Moore | Ireland | 1:03:15 |
| 46 | Eddie Francis | Wales | 1:03:22 |
| — | Joe Deakin | England | DNF |
| — | Ernest Loney | England | DNF |
| — | E. Rosset | France | DNF |
| — | Charlie Harris | Ireland | DNF |
| — | G.W. Hill | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Albert Baker | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Alex McPhee | Scotland | DNF |
| — | James Ure | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Llewellyn Lloyd | Wales | DNF |
| — | Eddie O'Donnell | Wales | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | Adam Underwood George Pearce Sammy Welding Arthur Ashby Harry Bennion Billy Day | 23 |
| 2 | Scotland | Tom Jack Pat Melville Thomas Robertson Tom Johnston William Bowman George MacKenzie | 85 |
| 3 | Ireland | James Murphy Harry Young Sam Lee W. Cooke Frank Buckley Tom Downing | 123 |
| 4 | France | Gaston Ragueneau Jean Bouin Georges Cousin Jacques Keyser Ernest Rax Edgar Ballon | 123 |
| 5 | Wales | Edgar Price D.H. Griffiths Frank Pinkard W. Fitzjohn Ben Christmas T. Bunford | 219 |
