1951–52 Chelsea F.C. season

38th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1951–52 football season

Chelsea

1951–52 season

Chairman

Joe Mears

Manager

Billy Birrell

Stadium

Stamford Bridge

First Division

19th

FA Cup

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

League: Roy Bentley and
Jimmy D'Arcy (12)
All: Roy Bentley (17)

Highest home attendance

60,840 vs Leeds United
(27 February 1952)

Lowest home attendance

25,165 vs Huddersfield Town
(15 September 1951)

Average home league attendance

39,932

Biggest win

5–0 v Middlesbrough
(16 February 1952)

Biggest defeat

1–7 v Aston Villa
(15 April 1952)

Home colours

Away colours

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1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-eighth competitive season. The club once more struggled in the First Division and finished 19th. In the FA Cup, Chelsea reached the semi-finals for the second time in three years, and once again lost to Arsenal after a replay. Manager Billy Birrell retired at the end of the season and was replaced by Ted Drake.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	42	23	11	8	95	52	1.827	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	9	11	76	51	1.490	53
3	Arsenal	42	21	11	10	80	61	1.311	53
4	Portsmouth	42	20	8	14	68	58	1.172	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	65	61	1.066	48
6	Aston Villa	42	19	9	14	79	70	1.129	47
7	Preston North End	42	17	12	13	74	54	1.370	46
8	Newcastle United	42	18	9	15	98	73	1.342	45
9	Blackpool	42	18	9	15	64	64	1.000	45
10	Charlton Athletic	42	17	10	15	68	63	1.079	44
11	Liverpool	42	12	19	11	57	61	0.934	43
12	Sunderland	42	15	12	15	70	61	1.148	42
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	13	15	74	77	0.961	41
14	Burnley	42	15	10	17	56	63	0.889	40
15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	61	0.951	39
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	14	16	73	73	1.000	38
17	Derby County	42	15	7	20	63	80	0.788	37
18	Middlesbrough	42	15	6	21	64	88	0.727	36
19	Chelsea	42	14	8	20	52	72	0.722	36
20	Stoke City	42	12	7	23	49	88	0.557	31
21	Huddersfield Town (R)	42	10	8	24	49	82	0.598	28	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Fulham (R)	42	8	11	23	58	77	0.753	27	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

1951–52 season at stamford-bridge.com

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First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Derby County
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Bury
Cardiff City
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
Everton
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Luton Town
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Queens Park Rangers
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Colchester United Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Reading Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford