1913–14 Chelsea F.C. season

9th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1913–14 football season
Chelsea
1913–14 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division8th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Harold Halse (10)

All:
Harold Halse (10)
Highest home attendance61,500 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(6 September 1913)
Lowest home attendance19,000 vs Sheffield United
(14 March 1914)
Average home league attendance36,974
Biggest win3–0 v Liverpool
(18 October 1913)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Burnley
(27 September 1913)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1913–14 season was Chelsea Football Club's ninth competitive season. The club finished 8th in the First Division, their highest league placing to that point.

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 11 7 78 42 1.857 51
2 Aston Villa 38 19 6 13 65 50 1.300 44
3 Middlesbrough 38 19 5 14 77 60 1.283 43
4 Oldham Athletic 38 17 9 12 55 45 1.222 43
5 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 13 10 46 42 1.095 43
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 65 52 1.250 42
7 Sunderland 38 17 6 15 63 52 1.212 40
8 Chelsea 38 16 7 15 46 55 0.836 39
9 Bradford City 38 12 14 12 40 40 1.000 38
10 Sheffield United 38 16 5 17 63 60 1.050 37
11 Newcastle United 38 13 11 14 39 48 0.813 37
12 Burnley 38 12 12 14 61 53 1.151 36
13 Manchester City 38 14 8 16 51 53 0.962 36
14 Manchester United 38 15 6 17 52 62 0.839 36
15 Everton 38 12 11 15 46 55 0.836 35
16 Liverpool 38 14 7 17 46 62 0.742 35
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 10 16 50 62 0.806 34
18 The Wednesday 38 13 8 17 53 70 0.757 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 12 6 20 52 69 0.754 30 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Derby County (R) 38 8 11 19 55 71 0.775 27
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

  • 1913–14 season at stamford-bridge.com
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