1938–39 Chelsea F.C. season

30th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1938–39 football season

Chelsea

1938–39 season

Chairman

Lt. Col Charles Chrisp

Manager

Leslie Knighton

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

First Division

20th

FA Cup

Quarter-finals

Top goalscorer

League:
Joe Payne (17)
All:
Joe Payne (19)

Highest home attendance

69,987 vs Fulham
(21 January 1939)

Lowest home attendance

12,971 vs Blackpool
(15 March 1939)

Average home league attendance

30,953

Biggest win

5–1 v Grimsby Town
(11 March 1939)

Biggest defeat

1–6 v Stoke City
(4 February 1939)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1937–38

1939–40 →

The 1938–39 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirtieth competitive season. It was the last completed season of competitive football in England before the outbreak of the Second World War. The club finished the season 20th in The First Division, one point above the relegation zone. They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, a run which ended with a 1–0 home loss to Grimsby Town.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	27	5	10	88	52	1.692	59
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	11	9	88	39	2.256	55
3	Charlton Athletic	42	22	6	14	75	59	1.271	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	20	9	13	93	74	1.257	49
5	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	55	41	1.341	47
6	Derby County	42	19	8	15	66	55	1.200	46
7	Stoke City	42	17	12	13	71	68	1.044	46
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	15	12	67	58	1.155	45
9	Preston North End	42	16	12	14	63	59	1.068	44
10	Grimsby Town	42	16	11	15	61	69	0.884	43
11	Liverpool	42	14	14	14	62	63	0.984	42
12	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	71	60	1.183	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	59	67	0.881	41
14	Manchester United	42	11	16	15	57	65	0.877	38
15	Blackpool	42	12	14	16	56	68	0.824	38
16	Sunderland	42	13	12	17	54	67	0.806	38
17	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	47	70	0.671	37
18	Brentford	42	14	8	20	53	74	0.716	36
19	Huddersfield Town	42	12	11	19	58	64	0.906	35
20	Chelsea	42	12	9	21	64	80	0.800	33
21	Birmingham (R)	42	12	8	22	62	84	0.738	32	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Leicester City (R)	42	9	11	22	48	82	0.585	29	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

1938–39 season at stamford-bridge.com

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
Final)
FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Brentford
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Derby County
Everton
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Stoke City
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Blackburn Rovers
Bradford Park Avenue
Burnley
Bury
Chesterfield
Coventry City
Fulham
Luton Town
Manchester City
Millwall
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United
Southampton
Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur
Tranmere Rovers
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Lincoln City New Brighton Oldham Athletic Rochdale Rotherham County Southport Stockport County Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford