1907–08 Chelsea F.C. season

3rd season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1907–08 football season
Chelsea
1907–08 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division13th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Hilsdon (24)

All:
George Hilsdon (30)
Highest home attendance55,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal
(9 November 1907)
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs Blackburn Rovers
(2 December 1907)
Average home league attendance32,895
Biggest win9–1 v Worksop Town
(11 January 1908)
Biggest defeat0–6 v Nottingham Forest
(21 September 1907)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1907–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's third competitive season and third year in existence. The club played their first ever season in the top-flight, finishing 13th.

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 23 6 9 81 48 1.688 52
2 Aston Villa 38 17 9 12 77 59 1.305 43
3 Manchester City 38 16 11 11 62 54 1.148 43
4 Newcastle United 38 15 12 11 65 54 1.204 42
5 The Wednesday 38 19 4 15 73 64 1.141 42
6 Middlesbrough 38 17 7 14 54 45 1.200 41
7 Bury 38 14 11 13 58 61 0.951 39
8 Liverpool 38 16 6 16 68 61 1.115 38
9 Nottingham Forest 38 13 11 14 59 62 0.952 37
10 Bristol City 38 12 12 14 58 61 0.951 36
11 Everton 38 15 6 17 58 64 0.906 36
12 Preston North End 38 12 12 14 47 53 0.887 36
13 Chelsea 38 14 8 16 53 62 0.855 36
14 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 12 14 51 63 0.810 36
15 Woolwich Arsenal 38 12 12 14 51 63 0.810 36
16 Sunderland 38 16 3 19 78 75 1.040 35
17 Sheffield United 38 12 11 15 52 58 0.897 35
18 Notts County 38 13 8 17 39 51 0.765 34
19 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 14 5 19 52 58 0.897 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Birmingham (R) 38 9 12 17 40 60 0.667 30
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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 1907–08 season at stamford-bridge.com
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