1923–24 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1923–24 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division21st
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Wilson (5)

All:
Andy Wilson (6)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs West Ham United
(20 October 1923)
Lowest home attendance15,000 vs Notts County
(9 February 1924)
Average home league attendance32,048
Biggest win4–1 v Sunderland
(26 April 1924)
Biggest defeat0–6 v Notts County
(9 February 1924)

The 1923–24 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifteenth competitive season. The club finished 21st in the First Division and were relegated.


Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 Preston North End 42 12 10 20 52 67 0.776 34
19 Arsenal 42 12 9 21 40 63 0.635 33
20 Nottingham Forest 42 10 12 20 42 64 0.656 32
21 Chelsea (R) 42 9 14 19 31 53 0.585 32 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Middlesbrough (R) 42 7 8 27 37 60 0.617 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

References

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  • 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.
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