1911–12 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1911–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventh competitive season and seventh year in existence. The club finished 2nd in the Second Division and gained promotion back to the First Division.

Chelsea
1911–12 season
OwnerGus Mears
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division2nd
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob Whittingham (26)

All:
Bob Whittingham (26)
Highest home attendance45,000 vs Clapton Orient
(2 March 1912)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Huddersfield Town
(18 November 1911)
Average home league attendance27,198
Biggest win4–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(16 September 1911)
Biggest defeat1–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(25 March 1911)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County 38 23 8 7 74 28 2.643 54 Division Champions
2 Chelsea 38 24 6 8 64 34 1.882 54 Promoted
3 Burnley 38 22 8 8 77 41 1.878 52
4 Clapton Orient 38 21 3 14 61 44 1.386 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 57 33 1.727 42
Source:

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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