Chelsea 1933–34 football season
1933–34 season | |||
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Chairman | Claude Kirby | ||
Manager | Leslie Knighton | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 19th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: George Mills (14) All: Hughie Gallacher (16) | ||
Highest home attendance | 67,454 vs Tottenham Hotspur (30 September 1933) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,800 vs Sunderland (26 December 1933) | ||
Average home league attendance | 29,774 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 v Sheffield United (20 January 1934) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Huddersfield Town (4 September 1933) | ||
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← 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 |
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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 |
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.
External links
- 1933–34 season at stamford-bridge.com
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