1928–29 Chelsea F.C. season

20th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1928–29 football season
Chelsea
1928–29 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division9th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Biswell,
Andrew Wilson (9)

All:
Jimmy Thompson, George Biswell,
Andrew Wilson (9)
Highest home attendance61,316 vs Everton
(12 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance7,086 vs West Bromwich Albion
(17 April 1929)
Average home league attendance28,475
Biggest win4–0 v Swansea Town
(25 August 1928)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur
(20 April 1929)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1928–29 season was Chelsea Football Club's twentieth competitive season and fifth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 9th in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division.

Table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 19 8 15 80 79 1.013 46
8 Blackpool 42 19 7 16 92 76 1.211 45
9 Chelsea 42 17 10 15 64 65 0.985 44
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 75 81 0.926 43
11 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 71 70 1.014 42
Source:[citation needed]

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

  • 1928–29 season at stamford-bridge.com
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