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1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1930–31 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division12th
FA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hughie Gallacher (14)

All:
Hughie Gallacher (14)
Highest home attendance74,667 vs Arsenal
(29 November 1930)
Lowest home attendance12,968 vs Birmingham
(25 March 1931)
Average home league attendance35,580
Biggest win5–0 v Sunderland
(13 December 1930)
5–0 v Grimsby Town
(27 December 1930)
Biggest defeat2–6 v Birmingham
(25 October 1930)
2–6 v Derby County
(6 December 1930)

The 1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season was the 22nd edition of Chelsea Football Club annual football competition. It was the club's first season return in the top-flight after a six-year hiatus.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 8 17 83 84 0.988 42
11 Sunderland 42 16 9 17 89 85 1.047 41
12 Chelsea 42 15 10 17 64 67 0.955 40
13 Grimsby Town 42 17 5 20 82 87 0.943 39
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 68 81 0.840 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

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  • 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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