1931–32 Chelsea F.C. season

23rd season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1931–32 football season

Chelsea

1931–32 season

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

David Calderhead

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

First Division

12th

FA Cup

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

League:
Hughie Gallacher (24)
All:
Hughie Gallacher (30)

Highest home attendance

64,427 vs Arsenal
(21 November 1931)

Lowest home attendance

12,605 vs Newcastle United
(14 April 1932)

Average home league attendance

32,230

Biggest win

4–0 v Middlesbrough
(2 January 1932)

Biggest defeat

2–7 v Everton
(14 November 1931)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1930–31

1932–33 →

The 1931–32 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-third competitive season. While the team's league form remained indifferent and they finished 12th for the second successive year, they did advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to Newcastle United.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Liverpool	42	19	6	17	81	93	0.871	44
11	Newcastle United	42	18	6	18	80	87	0.920	42
12	Chelsea	42	16	8	18	69	73	0.945	40
13	Sunderland	42	15	10	17	67	73	0.918	40
14	Manchester City	42	13	12	17	83	73	1.137	38

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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

1931–32 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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Club seasons

First Division

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

Second Division

Barnsley
Bradford City
Bradford Park Avenue
Bristol City
Burnley
Bury
Charlton Athletic
Chesterfield
Leeds United
Manchester United
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Preston North End
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Lincoln City New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham County Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham York City
South	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swindon Town Thames Torquay United Watford