1919–20 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1919–20 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
First Division3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Cock (21)
All:
Jack Cock (24)
Highest home attendance70,000 vs Aston Villa (7 April 1920)
Lowest home attendance12,000 vs Newcastle United (13 September 1919)

The 1919–1920 season Chelsea Football Club was 11th of competitive football. It was also the first full English football season since the end of World War I. It proved to be Chelsea's most successful season to that point, as they finished 3rd in the First Division and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C) 42 28 4 10 104 47 2.213 60
2 Burnley 42 21 9 12 65 59 1.102 51
3 Chelsea 42 22 5 15 56 51 1.098 49
4 Liverpool 42 19 10 13 59 44 1.341 48
5 Sunderland 42 22 4 16 72 59 1.220 48
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 72 65 1.108 47
7 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 71 62 1.145 45
8 Newcastle United 42 17 9 16 44 39 1.128 43
9 Aston Villa 42 18 6 18 75 73 1.027 42
10 Arsenal 42 15 12 15 56 58 0.966 42
11 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 12 15 60 63 0.952 42
12 Manchester United 42 13 14 15 54 50 1.080 40
13 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 61 65 0.938 40
14 Sheffield United 42 16 8 18 59 69 0.855 40
15 Bradford City 42 14 11 17 54 63 0.857 39
16 Everton 42 12 14 16 69 68 1.015 38
17 Oldham Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 0.942 38
18 Derby County 42 13 12 17 47 57 0.825 38
19 Preston North End 42 14 10 18 57 73 0.781 38
20 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 64 77 0.831 37
21 Notts County (R) 42 12 12 18 56 74 0.757 36 Relegation to the Second Division
22 The Wednesday (R) 42 7 9 26 28 64 0.438 23
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 August 1919 Everton A 3–2 35,000 Halse, Whittingham (pen), Wilding
1 September 1919 Sunderland H 2–0 50,000 Wilding, Croal
6 September 1919 Everton H 0–1 60,000
10 September 1919 Sunderland A 2–3 35,000 Brittan, Croal
13 September 1919 Newcastle United H 0–0 12,000
20 September 1919 Newcastle United A 0–3 40,000
27 September 1919 Burnley H 0–1 38,000
4 October 1919 Burnley A 3–2 25,000 Croal, Abrams (2)
11 October 1919 Liverpool H 1–0 35,000 Brittan
18 October 1919 Liverpool A 1–0 25,000 Brittan
25 October 1919 Bradford Park Avenue A 0–1 18,000
1 November 1919 Bradford Park Avenue H 4–0 36,000 Ford, Cock (2), Croal
8 November 1919 Preston North End A 1–3 20,000 Cock
15 November 1919 Preston North End H 4–0 34,000 Cock (3), McNeil
22 November 1919 Middlesbrough A 0–0 20,000
29 November 1919 Middlesbrough H 3–1 50,000 Cock (2), Croal
6 December 1919 Arsenal A 1–1 50,000 Cock
13 December 1919 Arsenal H 3–1 60,000 Ford, Cock, McNeil
20 December 1919 Sheffield United A 1–3 25,000 Halse
25 December 1919 Aston Villa A 2–5 30,000 Dale, McNeil
26 December 1919 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 40,000 Harrow
27 December 1919 Sheffield United H 1–0 40,000 Cock
1 January 1920 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 12,000
3 January 1920 Manchester United A 2–0 25,000 Cock (2)
17 January 1920 Manchester United H 1–0 40,000 Cock
24 January 1920 Bradford City A 1–3 18,000 Browning
4 February 1920 Bradford City H 1–0 25,000 Logan
7 February 1920 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 20,000 Cock, Croal
14 February 1920 Bolton Wanderers H 2–3 45,000 Cock (2)
28 February 1920 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 52,000 Sharp (2)
11 March 1920 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 12,000 Logan
13 March 1920 Notts County A 1–0 15,000 Sharp
17 March 1920 Notts County H 2–0 25,000 Wilding, Cock
20 March 1920 The Wednesday H 1–1 47,000 Lee
2 April 1920 Aston Villa H 2–1 70,000 Cock, Hardy (o.g.)
3 April 1920 Manchester City H 1–0 40,000 Cock
6 April 1920 The Wednesday A 2–0 15,000 Halse, Cock
10 April 1920 Manchester City A 0–1 25,000
17 April 1920 Derby County H 0–0 40,000
24 April 1920 Derby County A 0–5 20,000
26 April 1920 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 39,902 Harrow (pen), Ford
1 May 1920 West Bromwich Albion A 0–4 35,668

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 January 1920 1 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 35,298 Cock
31 January 1920 2 Swindon Town H 4–0 67,054 Ford, Cock, McNeil (2)
21 February 1920 3 Leicester City H 3–0 40,000 Ford, Cock, Browning
6 March 1920 4 Bradford Park Avenue H 4–1 61,223 Logan, Wilding, Sharp (2)
21 March 1920 SF Aston Villa N 1–3 37,771 Croal

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