1913–14 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

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)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
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
Source:

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.
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