1913–14 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1913–14 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division8th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Harold Halse (10)
All:
Harold Halse (10)
Highest home attendance61,500 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(6 September 1913)
Lowest home attendance19,000 vs Sheffield United
(14 March 1914)
Average home league attendance36,974
Biggest win3–0 v Liverpool
(18 October 1913)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Burnley
(27 September 1913)

The 1913–14 season was Chelsea Football Club's ninth competitive season. The club finished 8th in the First Division, their highest league placing to that point.

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 11 7 78 42 1.857 51
2 Aston Villa 38 19 6 13 65 50 1.300 44
3 Middlesbrough 38 19 5 14 77 60 1.283 43
4 Oldham Athletic 38 17 9 12 55 45 1.222 43
5 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 13 10 46 42 1.095 43
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 65 52 1.250 42
7 Sunderland 38 17 6 15 63 52 1.212 40
8 Chelsea 38 16 7 15 46 55 0.836 39
9 Bradford City 38 12 14 12 40 40 1.000 38
10 Sheffield United 38 16 5 17 63 60 1.050 37
11 Newcastle United 38 13 11 14 39 48 0.813 37
12 Burnley 38 12 12 14 61 53 1.151 36
13 Manchester City 38 14 8 16 51 53 0.962 36
14 Manchester United 38 15 6 17 52 62 0.839 36
15 Everton 38 12 11 15 46 55 0.836 35
16 Liverpool 38 14 7 17 46 62 0.742 35
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 10 16 50 62 0.806 34
18 The Wednesday 38 13 8 17 53 70 0.757 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 12 6 20 52 69 0.754 30 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Derby County (R) 38 8 11 19 55 71 0.775 27
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (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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