1909–10 Chelsea F.C. season

5th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1909–10 football season

Chelsea

1909–10 season

Owner

Gus Mears

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

David Calderhead

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

First Division

19th

FA Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:
Jimmy Windridge (6)
All:
Jimmy Windridge (6)

Highest home attendance

70,000 vs Newcastle United
(27th Dec 1909)

Lowest home attendance

12,000 vs Notts County
(1 September 1909)

Average home league attendance

30,211

Biggest win

4–1 v Bristol City
(4th Dec 1909)
4–1 v The Wednesday
(9 Apr 1910)

Biggest defeat

1–5 v Liverpool
(8 Jan 1910)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1908–09

1910–11 →

The 1909–10 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifth competitive season and fifth year in existence. They club finished 19th in the First Division and were relegated.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Aston Villa (C)	38	23	7	8	84	42	2.000	53
2	Liverpool	38	21	6	11	78	57	1.368	48
3	Blackburn Rovers	38	18	9	11	73	55	1.327	45
4	Newcastle United	38	19	7	12	70	56	1.250	45
5	Manchester United	38	19	7	12	69	61	1.131	45
6	Sheffield United	38	16	10	12	62	41	1.512	42
7	Bradford City	38	17	8	13	64	47	1.362	42
8	Sunderland	38	18	5	15	66	51	1.294	41
9	Notts County	38	15	10	13	67	59	1.136	40
10	Everton	38	16	8	14	51	56	0.911	40
11	The Wednesday	38	15	9	14	60	63	0.952	39
12	Preston North End	38	15	5	18	52	58	0.897	35
13	Bury	38	12	9	17	62	66	0.939	33
14	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	54	72	0.750	33
15	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	10	17	53	69	0.768	32
16	Bristol City	38	12	8	18	45	60	0.750	32
17	Middlesbrough	38	11	9	18	56	73	0.767	31
18	Woolwich Arsenal	38	11	9	18	37	67	0.552	31
19	Chelsea (R)	38	11	7	20	47	70	0.671	29	Relegation to the Second Division
20	Bolton Wanderers (R)	38	9	6	23	44	71	0.620	24	Relegation to the Second Division

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 1909–10 season at stamford-bridge.com

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