1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1930–31 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-second competitive season. It was the club's first season back in the top-flight after a six-year absence.

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)

Table

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C, P) 42 28 5 9 121 66 1.833 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 42 22 10 10 83 49 1.694 54
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 7 13 88 55 1.600 51
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 5 16 84 67 1.254 47
5 Port Vale 42 21 5 16 67 61 1.098 47
6 Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 10 14 97 66 1.470 46
7 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 83 64 1.297 45
8 Burnley 42 17 11 14 81 77 1.052 45
9 Southampton 42 19 6 17 74 62 1.194 44
10 Bradford City 42 17 10 15 61 63 0.968 44
11 Stoke City 42 17 10 15 64 71 0.901 44
12 Oldham Athletic 42 16 10 16 61 72 0.847 42
13 Bury 42 19 3 20 75 82 0.915 41
14 Millwall 42 16 7 19 71 80 0.888 39
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 9 18 59 86 0.686 39
16 Bristol City 42 15 8 19 54 82 0.659 38
17 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 80 85 0.941 37
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 8 20 76 84 0.905 36
19 Barnsley 42 13 9 20 59 79 0.747 35
20 Swansea Town 42 12 10 20 51 74 0.689 34
21 Reading (R) 42 12 6 24 72 96 0.750 30 Relegation to the Third Division South
22 Cardiff City (R) 42 8 9 25 47 87 0.540 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (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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