1929–30 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1929–30 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division2nd
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Mills (14)

All:
George Mills (14)
Highest home attendance53,819 vs Blackpool
(26 December 1929)
Lowest home attendance11,353 vs Barnsley
(11 September 1929)
Average home league attendance27,703
Biggest win5–0 v Preston North End
(21 December 1929)
Biggest defeat2–4 v Southampton
(21 September 1929)

The 1929–30 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-first competitive season and sixth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished as runners-up in the Second Division, securing promotion to the First Division.

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blackpool 42 27 4 11 98 67 1.463 58 Division Champions, promoted
2 Chelsea 42 22 11 9 74 46 1.609 55 Promoted
3 Oldham Athletic 42 21 11 10 90 51 1.765 53
4 Bradford Park Avenue 42 19 12 11 91 70 1.300 50
5 Bury 42 22 5 15 78 67 1.164 49
Source:[citation needed]

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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