1948–49 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1948–49 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division13th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Bentley (20)
All: Roy Bentley (22)
Highest home attendance77,696 vs Blackpool
(16 October 1948)
Lowest home attendance25,864 vs Sunderland
(18 April 1949)
Average home league attendance47,652
Biggest win6–0 v Everton
(11 September 1948)
Biggest defeat2–5 v Portsmouth
(27 December 1948)

The 1948–49 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-fifth competitive season. Chelsea finished 13th in the First Division and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. The season also saw the arrival of Roy Bentley, who would become, at the time, the club's leading goalscorer.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Portsmouth (C) 42 25 8 9 84 42 2.000 58
2 Manchester United 42 21 11 10 77 44 1.750 53
3 Derby County 42 22 9 11 74 55 1.345 53
4 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 70 56 1.250 52
5 Arsenal 42 18 13 11 74 44 1.682 49
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 12 13 79 66 1.197 46
7 Manchester City 42 15 15 12 47 51 0.922 45
8 Sunderland 42 13 17 12 49 58 0.845 43
9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 63 67 0.940 42
10 Aston Villa 42 16 10 16 60 76 0.789 42
11 Stoke City 42 16 9 17 66 68 0.971 41
12 Liverpool 42 13 14 15 53 43 1.233 40
13 Chelsea 42 12 14 16 69 68 1.015 38
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 59 68 0.868 38
15 Burnley 42 12 14 16 43 50 0.860 38
16 Blackpool 42 11 16 15 54 67 0.806 38
17 Birmingham City 42 11 15 16 36 38 0.947 37
18 Everton 42 13 11 18 41 63 0.651 37
19 Middlesbrough 42 11 12 19 46 57 0.807 34
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 10 20 40 69 0.580 34
21 Preston North End (R) 42 11 11 20 62 75 0.827 33 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Sheffield United (R) 42 11 11 20 57 78 0.731 33
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.
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