1929–30 Chelsea F.C. season

21st season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1929–30 football season

Chelsea

1929–30 season

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

David Calderhead

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

Second Division

2nd

FA Cup

Third round

Top goalscorer

League:
George Mills (14)
All:
George Mills (14)

Highest home attendance

53,819 vs Blackpool
(26 December 1929)

Lowest home attendance

11,353 vs Barnsley
(11 September 1929)

Average home league attendance

27,703

Biggest win

5–0 v Preston North End
(21 December 1929)

Biggest defeat

2–4 v Southampton
(21 September 1929)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1928–29

1930–31 →

The 1929–30 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-first competitive season and sixth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished as runners-up in the Second Division, securing promotion to the First Division.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Blackpool (C, P)	42	27	4	11	98	67	1.463	58	Promotion to the First Division
2	Chelsea (P)	42	22	11	9	74	46	1.609	55	Promotion to the First Division
3	Oldham Athletic	42	21	11	10	90	51	1.765	53
4	Bradford Park Avenue	42	19	12	11	91	70	1.300	50
5	Bury	42	22	5	15	78	67	1.164	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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

1929–30 season at stamford-bridge.com

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
Final)
FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

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Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Derby County
Everton
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
West Ham United

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bradford City
Bradford Park Avenue
Bristol City
Bury
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Hull City
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Preston North End
Reading
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson New Brighton Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United South Shields Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Wigan Borough Wrexham York City
South	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Clapton Orient Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford