1948β49 season | |||
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Chairman | Joe Mears | ||
Manager | Billy Birrell | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 13th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Roy Bentley (20) All: Roy Bentley (22) | ||
Highest home attendance | 77,696 vs
Blackpool (16 October 1948) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 25,864 vs
Sunderland (18 April 1949) | ||
Average home league attendance | 47,652 | ||
Biggest win | 6β0 v
Everton (11 September 1948) | ||
Biggest defeat | 2β5 v
Portsmouth (27 December 1948) | ||
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The 1948β49 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-fifth competitive season. Chelsea finished 13th in the First Division and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. The season also saw the arrival of Roy Bentley, who would become, at the time, the club's leading goalscorer.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Portsmouth (C) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 58 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 53 | |
3 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 53 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 52 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 44 | 1.682 | 49 | |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 1.197 | 46 | |
7 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 45 | |
8 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 0.845 | 43 | |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 42 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 42 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 41 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 40 | |
13 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 38 | |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 0.868 | 38 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 38 | |
16 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 | 37 | |
18 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 0.651 | 37 | |
19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 34 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 0.580 | 34 | |
21 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 33 |
1948β49 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Joe Mears | ||
Manager | Billy Birrell | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 13th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Roy Bentley (20) All: Roy Bentley (22) | ||
Highest home attendance | 77,696 vs
Blackpool (16 October 1948) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 25,864 vs
Sunderland (18 April 1949) | ||
Average home league attendance | 47,652 | ||
Biggest win | 6β0 v
Everton (11 September 1948) | ||
Biggest defeat | 2β5 v
Portsmouth (27 December 1948) | ||
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The 1948β49 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-fifth competitive season. Chelsea finished 13th in the First Division and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. The season also saw the arrival of Roy Bentley, who would become, at the time, the club's leading goalscorer.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portsmouth (C) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 58 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 53 | |
3 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 53 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 52 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 44 | 1.682 | 49 | |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 1.197 | 46 | |
7 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 45 | |
8 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 0.845 | 43 | |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 42 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 42 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 41 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 40 | |
13 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 38 | |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 0.868 | 38 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 38 | |
16 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 | 37 | |
18 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 0.651 | 37 | |
19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 34 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 0.580 | 34 | |
21 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 33 |