1909–10 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1909–10 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division19th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Windridge (6)
All:
Jimmy Windridge (6)
Highest home attendance70,000 vs Newcastle United
(27th Dec 1909)
Lowest home attendance12,000 vs Notts County
(1 September 1909)
Average home league attendance30,211
Biggest win4–1 v Bristol City
(4th Dec 1909)
4–1 v The Wednesday
(9 Apr 1910)
Biggest defeat1–5 v Liverpool
(8 Jan 1910)

The 1909–10 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifth competitive season and fifth year in existence. They club finished 19th in the First Division and were relegated.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Aston Villa (C) 38 23 7 8 84 42 2.000 53
2 Liverpool 38 21 6 11 78 57 1.368 48
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 9 11 73 55 1.327 45
4 Newcastle United 38 19 7 12 70 56 1.250 45
5 Manchester United 38 19 7 12 69 61 1.131 45
6 Sheffield United 38 16 10 12 62 41 1.512 42
7 Bradford City 38 17 8 13 64 47 1.362 42
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 66 51 1.294 41
9 Notts County 38 15 10 13 67 59 1.136 40
10 Everton 38 16 8 14 51 56 0.911 40
11 The Wednesday 38 15 9 14 60 63 0.952 39
12 Preston North End 38 15 5 18 52 58 0.897 35
13 Bury 38 12 9 17 62 66 0.939 33
14 Nottingham Forest 38 11 11 16 54 72 0.750 33
15 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 10 17 53 69 0.768 32
16 Bristol City 38 12 8 18 45 60 0.750 32
17 Middlesbrough 38 11 9 18 56 73 0.767 31
18 Woolwich Arsenal 38 11 9 18 37 67 0.552 31
19 Chelsea (R) 38 11 7 20 47 70 0.671 29 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 9 6 23 44 71 0.620 24
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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.