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1933–34 Chelsea F.C. season

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25th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1933–34 football season
Chelsea
1933–34 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerLeslie Knighton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division19th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Mills (14)
All:
Hughie Gallacher (16)
Highest home attendance67,454 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(30 September 1933)
Lowest home attendance12,800 vs Sunderland
(26 December 1933)
Average home league attendance29,774
Biggest win5–0 v Sheffield United
(20 January 1934)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Huddersfield Town
(4 September 1933)
Home colours Away colours
← 1932–331934–35 →

The 1933–34 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-fifth competitive season. The club had a new manager for the first time since 1907, as long-serving David Calderhead left during the close-season, and was succeeded by Leslie Knighton.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
17 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 59 74 0.797 39
18 Liverpool 42 14 10 18 79 87 0.908 38
19 Chelsea 42 14 8 20 67 69 0.971 36
20 Birmingham 42 12 12 18 54 56 0.964 36
21 Newcastle United (R) 42 10 14 18 68 77 0.883 34 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(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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