1951–52 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1951–52 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division19th
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Bentley and
Jimmy D'Arcy (12)
All: Roy Bentley (17)
Highest home attendance60,840 vs Leeds United
(27 February 1952)
Lowest home attendance25,165 vs Huddersfield Town
(15 September 1951)
Average home league attendance39,932
Biggest win5–0 v Middlesbrough
(16 February 1952)
Biggest defeat1–7 v Aston Villa
(15 April 1952)

The 1951–52 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-eighth competitive season. The club once more struggled in the First Division and finished 19th. In the FA Cup, Chelsea reached the semi-finals for the second time in three years, and once again lost to Arsenal after a replay. Manager Billy Birrell retired at the end of the season and was replaced by Ted Drake.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 23 11 8 95 52 1.827 57
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 9 11 76 51 1.490 53
3 Arsenal 42 21 11 10 80 61 1.311 53
4 Portsmouth 42 20 8 14 68 58 1.172 48
5 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 65 61 1.066 48
6 Aston Villa 42 19 9 14 79 70 1.129 47
7 Preston North End 42 17 12 13 74 54 1.370 46
8 Newcastle United 42 18 9 15 98 73 1.342 45
9 Blackpool 42 18 9 15 64 64 1.000 45
10 Charlton Athletic 42 17 10 15 68 63 1.079 44
11 Liverpool 42 12 19 11 57 61 0.934 43
12 Sunderland 42 15 12 15 70 61 1.148 42
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 13 15 74 77 0.961 41
14 Burnley 42 15 10 17 56 63 0.889 40
15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 61 0.951 39
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 14 16 73 73 1.000 38
17 Derby County 42 15 7 20 63 80 0.788 37
18 Middlesbrough 42 15 6 21 64 88 0.727 36
19 Chelsea 42 14 8 20 52 72 0.722 36
20 Stoke City 42 12 7 23 49 88 0.557 31
21 Huddersfield Town (R) 42 10 8 24 49 82 0.598 28 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Fulham (R) 42 8 11 23 58 77 0.753 27
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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