1923–24 Chelsea F.C. season

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

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)


Table edit

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 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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