1935–36 Chelsea F.C. season
1935–36 season | |||
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Chairman | Claude Kirby Charles Pratt | ||
Manager | Leslie Knighton | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 8th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Bambrick (15) All: Joe Bambrick (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 82,905 vs Arsenal (12 October 1935) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 13,225 vs West Bromwich Albion (11 March 1936) | ||
Average home league attendance | 34,977 | ||
Biggest win | 5–1 v Blackburn Rovers (2 May 1936) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–5 v Everton (19 October 1935) | ||
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The 1935–36 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-seventh competitive season. In October 1935, Claude Kirby died. He had been Chelsea chairman since the club's foundation in 1905 and was succeeded by Charles Pratt, Sr. Also in October, a crowd of 82,905 attended Chelsea's First Division match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, setting a club record which still stands.[1]
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 74 | 1.473 | 56 | |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 48 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 48 | |
4 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 47 | |
5 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 46 | |
6 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 45 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | |
8 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 43 | |
9 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | |
10 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 42 | |
11 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 41 | |
12 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 41 | |
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 41 | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 40 | |
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 40 | |
16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 1.000 | 39 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 39 | |
18 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 38 | |
19 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 38 | |
21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 0.736 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 33 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes[]
- ^ "Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1 Division One - 12 October 1935". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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.
External links[]
- 1935–36 season at stamford-bridge.com
Categories:
- Chelsea F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1935–36 season
- English football club season stubs