The 1912–13 season was Chelsea Football Club's eighth competitive season The club finished 18th in the First Division, narrowly avoiding relegation.
| 1912–13 season | |||
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| Owner | Gus Mears | ||
| Chairman | Claude Kirby | ||
| Manager | David Calderhead | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| Second Division | 18th | ||
| FA Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vivian Woodward (10) All: Bob Whittingham (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 65,000 vs Aston Villa (21 March 1913) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,569 vs Southend United (11 January 1913) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 35,111 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–2 v Southend United (11 January 1913) 5–2 v Notts County (26th Apr 1913) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 v The Wednesday (5 February 1913) | ||
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Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Sunderland (C) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 43 | 2.000 | 54 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 52 | 1.654 | 50 | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 55 | 1.364 | 49 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 1.605 | 46 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 43 | 1.837 | 45 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 44 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 42 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 | |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 42 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 1.140 | 38 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 37 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 37 | |
| 13 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 34 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 32 | |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 30 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 28 | |
| 19 | Notts County (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 56 | 0.500 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Woolwich Arsenal (R) | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 74 | 0.351 | 18 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
References
edit- 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
edit- 1912–13 season at stamford-bridge.com