1949–50 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-sixth competitive season. The club finished 13th in the First Division for the second consecutive season. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to Arsenal after a replay.

Chelsea
1949–50 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division13th
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Bentley (17)
Hugh Billington (17)
All: Roy Bentley (22)
Highest home attendance70,362 vs Manchester United
(4 March 1950)
Lowest home attendance24,677 vs Newcastle United
(29 April 1950)
Average home league attendance42,243
Biggest win3–0 (five matches)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Portsmouth
(25 March 1950)
0–4 v Aston Villa
(8 April 1950)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Portsmouth (C) 42 22 9 11 74 38 1.947 53
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 13 9 76 49 1.551 53
3 Sunderland 42 21 10 11 83 62 1.339 52
4 Manchester United 42 18 14 10 69 44 1.568 50
5 Newcastle United 42 19 12 11 77 55 1.400 50
6 Arsenal 42 19 11 12 79 55 1.436 49
7 Blackpool 42 17 15 10 46 35 1.314 49
8 Liverpool 42 17 14 11 64 54 1.185 48
9 Middlesbrough 42 20 7 15 59 48 1.229 47
10 Burnley 42 16 13 13 40 40 1.000 45
11 Derby County 42 17 10 15 69 61 1.131 44
12 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 61 61 1.000 42
13 Chelsea 42 12 16 14 58 65 0.892 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 12 16 47 53 0.887 40
15 Huddersfield Town 42 14 9 19 52 73 0.712 37
16 Bolton Wanderers 42 10 14 18 45 59 0.763 34
17 Fulham 42 10 14 18 41 54 0.759 34
18 Everton 42 10 14 18 42 66 0.636 34
19 Stoke City 42 11 12 19 45 75 0.600 34
20 Charlton Athletic 42 13 6 23 53 65 0.815 32
21 Manchester City (R) 42 8 13 21 36 68 0.529 29 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Birmingham City (R) 42 7 14 21 31 67 0.463 28
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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