1910–11 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1910–11 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob Whittingham (30)

All:
Bob Whittingham (34)
Highest home attendance77,952 vs Swindon Town
(11 March 1911)
Lowest home attendance12,600 vs West Bromwich Albion
(29 March 1911)
Average home league attendance24,611
Biggest win7–0 v Lincoln City
(29 October 1910)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Newcastle United
(25 March 1911)

The 1910–11 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixth competitive season and sixth year in existence. The club finished 3rd in the Second Division, narrowly missing out on promotion back to the First Division. They also reached an FA Cup semi-final for the first time, losing 3–0 to Newcastle United.

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion 38 22 9 7 67 41 1.634 53 Division Champions
2 Bolton Wanderers 38 21 9 8 69 40 1.725 51 Promoted
3 Chelsea 38 20 9 9 71 35 2.029 49
4 Clapton Orient 38 19 7 12 44 35 1.257 45
5 Hull City 38 14 16 8 55 39 1.410 44
Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

  • 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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