1938–39 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1938–39 season
ChairmanLt. Col Charles Chrisp
ManagerLeslie Knighton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division20th
FA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Payne (17)
All:
Joe Payne (19)
Highest home attendance69,987 vs Fulham
(21 January 1939)
Lowest home attendance12,971 vs Blackpool
(15 March 1939)
Average home league attendance30,953
Biggest win5–1 v Grimsby Town
(11 March 1939)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Stoke City
(4 February 1939)

The 1938–39 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirtieth competitive season. It was the last completed season of competitive football in England before the outbreak of the Second World War. The club finished the season 20th in The First Division, one point above the relegation zone. They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, a run which ended with a 1–0 home loss to Grimsby Town.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55
3 Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47
6 Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 1.200 46
7 Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 1.044 46
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 1.155 45
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42
12 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41
14 Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38
15 Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 0.824 38
16 Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0.806 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0.671 37
18 Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0.716 36
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0.906 35
20 Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0.800 33
21 Birmingham (R) 42 12 8 22 62 84 0.738 32 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leicester City (R) 42 9 11 22 48 82 0.585 29
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.
Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This article about an English association football club season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.