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1912–13 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1912–13 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division18th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vivian Woodward (10)

All:
Bob Whittingham (12)
Highest home attendance65,000 vs Aston Villa
(21 March 1913)
Lowest home attendance14,569 vs Southend United
(11 January 1913)
Average home league attendance35,111
Biggest win5–2 v Southend United
(11 January 1913)
5–2 v Notts County
(26th Apr 1913)
Biggest defeat0–6 v The Wednesday
(5 February 1913)

The 1912–13 season was Chelsea Football Club's eighth competitive season The club finished 18th in the First Division, narrowly avoiding relegation.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C) 38 25 4 9 86 43 2.000 54
2 Aston Villa 38 19 12 7 86 52 1.654 50
3 The Wednesday 38 21 7 10 75 55 1.364 49
4 Manchester United 38 19 8 11 69 43 1.605 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 13 9 79 43 1.837 45
6 Manchester City 38 18 8 12 53 37 1.432 44
7 Derby County 38 17 8 13 69 66 1.045 42
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 62 63 0.984 42
9 Oldham Athletic 38 14 14 10 50 55 0.909 42
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 12 13 57 50 1.140 38
11 Everton 38 15 7 16 48 54 0.889 37
12 Liverpool 38 16 5 17 61 71 0.859 37
13 Bradford City 38 12 11 15 50 60 0.833 35
14 Newcastle United 38 13 8 17 47 47 1.000 34
15 Sheffield United 38 14 6 18 56 70 0.800 34
16 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 55 69 0.797 32
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 6 20 45 72 0.625 30
18 Chelsea 38 11 6 21 51 73 0.699 28
19 Notts County (R) 38 7 9 22 28 56 0.500 23 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Woolwich Arsenal (R) 38 3 12 23 26 74 0.351 18
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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