1906–07 Chelsea F.C. season

2nd season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1906–07 football season

Chelsea

1906–07 season

Owner

Gus Mears

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

John Tait Robertson (until Nov 1906)
William Lewis

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

Second Division

2nd

FA Cup

First Round

Top goalscorer

League:
George Hilsdon (27)
All:
George Hilsdon (27)^[1]

Highest home attendance

48,000 vs Hull City
(29 Mar 1907)

Lowest home attendance

10,000 vs Bradford City
(15 September 1906)

Average home league attendance

17,453

Biggest win

9–2 v Glossop North End
(1 September 1906)

Biggest defeat

3–6 v Bradford City
(19 March 1907)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1905–06

1907–08 →

The 1906–1907 season was Chelsea Football Club's second competitive season and second year in existence. The club finished as runners-up in the Second Division to secure promotion to the top-flight.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Nottingham Forest	38	28	4	6	74	36	2.056	60	Division Champions
2	Chelsea	38	26	5	7	80	34	2.353	57	Promoted
3	Leicester Fosse	38	20	8	10	62	39	1.590	48
4	West Bromwich Albion	38	21	5	12	83	45	1.844	47
5	Bradford City	38	21	5	12	70	53	1.321	47

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ "George Hilsdon". chelseafc.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

References

Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.

External links

Chelsea 1906–07 season at stamford-bridge.com

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