1938β39 season | |||
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Chairman | Lt. Col Charles Chrisp | ||
Manager | Leslie Knighton | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 20th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Payne (17) All: Joe Payne (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 69,987 vs
Fulham (21 January 1939) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,971 vs
Blackpool (15 March 1939) | ||
Average home league attendance | 30,953 | ||
Biggest win | 5β1 v
Grimsby Town (11 March 1939) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1β6 v
Stoke City (4 February 1939) | ||
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The 1938β39 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirtieth competitive season. It was the last completed season of competitive football in England before the outbreak of the Second World War. The club finished the season 20th in The First Division, one point above the relegation zone. They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, a run which ended with a 1β0 home loss to Grimsby Town.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 52 | 1.692 | 59 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 2.256 | 55 | |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 50 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 41 | 1.341 | 47 | |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 46 | |
7 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 46 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 45 | |
9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 44 | |
10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 43 | |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 | |
12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 41 | |
13 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 0.881 | 41 | |
14 | Manchester United | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 38 | |
15 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 68 | 0.824 | 38 | |
16 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 37 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 74 | 0.716 | 36 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 35 | |
20 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 33 | |
21 | Birmingham (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 82 | 0.585 | 29 |
1938β39 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Lt. Col Charles Chrisp | ||
Manager | Leslie Knighton | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 20th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Payne (17) All: Joe Payne (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 69,987 vs
Fulham (21 January 1939) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,971 vs
Blackpool (15 March 1939) | ||
Average home league attendance | 30,953 | ||
Biggest win | 5β1 v
Grimsby Town (11 March 1939) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1β6 v
Stoke City (4 February 1939) | ||
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The 1938β39 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirtieth competitive season. It was the last completed season of competitive football in England before the outbreak of the Second World War. The club finished the season 20th in The First Division, one point above the relegation zone. They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, a run which ended with a 1β0 home loss to Grimsby Town.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 52 | 1.692 | 59 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 2.256 | 55 | |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 50 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 41 | 1.341 | 47 | |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 46 | |
7 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 46 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 45 | |
9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 44 | |
10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 43 | |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 | |
12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 41 | |
13 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 0.881 | 41 | |
14 | Manchester United | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 38 | |
15 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 68 | 0.824 | 38 | |
16 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 37 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 74 | 0.716 | 36 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 35 | |
20 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 33 | |
21 | Birmingham (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 82 | 0.585 | 29 |