1928–29 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1928–29 season was Chelsea Football Club's twentieth competitive season and fifth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 9th in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division.

Chelsea

1928–29 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	9th
FA Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: George Biswell, Andrew Wilson (9) All: Jimmy Thompson, George Biswell, Andrew Wilson (9)
Highest home attendance	61,316 vs Everton (12 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance	7,086 vs West Bromwich Albion (17 April 1929)
Average home league attendance	28,475
Biggest win	4–0 v Swansea Town (25 August 1928)
Biggest defeat	1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur (20 April 1929)
Home colours Away colours

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Peter McKenna
-	GK	ENG	Sam Millington
-	DF	SCO	Tommy Law
-	DF	ENG	Leslie Odell
-	DF	SCO	George Rodgers
-	DF	SCO	George Smith
-	DF	ENG	John Townrow
-	MF	ENG	Sid Bishop
-	MF	EIR	Sam Irving
-	MF	ENG	Jack Meredith
-	MF	SCO	Willie Russell
-	FW	SCO	George Anderson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	FW	ENG	George Biswell
-	FW	ENG	Jackie Crawford
-	FW	ENG	Sidney Elliott
-	FW	SCO	Willie Ferguson
-	FW	ENG	William Jackson
-	FW	ENG	Harold Miller
-	FW	ENG	George Pearson
-	FW	ENG	Albert Thain
-	FW	ENG	James Thompson
-	FW	ENG	Reginald Weaver
-	FW	SCO	Andrew Wilson

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Second Division	25 August 1928	27 April 1929	Matchday 1	9th	42	17	10	15	64	65	−1	040.48
FA Cup	12 January 1929	20 February 1929	Third round	Fifth round	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Total					46	19	11	16	68	67	+1	041.30

Source: Stamford-bridge.com

Second Division

Main article: 1928–29 Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	8	15	80	79	1.013	46
8	Blackpool	42	19	7	16	92	76	1.211	45
9	Chelsea	42	17	10	15	64	65	0.985	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	75	81	0.926	43
11	Nottingham Forest	42	15	12	15	71	70	1.014	42

Source:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	17	10	15	64	65	0.985	44	10	6	5	40	30	26	7	4	10	24	35	18

Source: Stamford-bridge.com

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chelsea v Swansea Town

25 August 1928 1	Chelsea	4–0	Swansea Town	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Elliott 23' Crawford 72' Pearson 78' Biswell 87'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 47,264 Referee: Albert Caseley

Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea

27 August 1928 2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	Chelsea	Bradford
18:30 GMT	Quantrill 15' (pen.)	Report	Biswell 67' Wilson 70'	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ernie Westwood

Blackpool v Chelsea

1 September 1928 3	Blackpool	0–1	Chelsea	Blackpool
15:15 GMT		Report	Wilson 4'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 17,653 Referee: Tom Bryan

Chelsea v Bradford Park Avenue

5 September 1928 4	Chelsea	3–1	Bradford Park Avenue	Fulham
18:00 GMT	Bishop 20' Wilson 35' Pearson 88'	Report	Robinson 49'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,556 Referee: Ernie Westwood

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

8 September 1928 5	Chelsea	2–0	Middlesbrough	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Thain 15' Pearson 80'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 48,775 Referee: William Bunnell

Chelsea v Barnsley

15 September 1928 6	Chelsea	1–0	Barnsley	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Wilson 27'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,793 Referee: G.S. Osell

Bristol City v Chelsea

22 September 1928 7	Bristol City	0–0	Chelsea	Ashton Gate
15:15 GMT		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Tom Bryan

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

29 September 1928 8	Chelsea	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Biswell 25', 75' Jackson 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,139 Referee: William Harper

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

6 October 1928 9	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Bytheway 28' Short 85' Glidden 88'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 28,969 Referee: R.O. Rees

Chelsea v Clapton Orient

13 October 1928 10	Chelsea	2–2	Clapton Orient	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Wilson 47', 67' (pen.)	Report	Turnbull 30' Spence 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,890 Referee: F.W. Reeve

Oldham Athletic v Chelsea

20 October 1928 11	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Chelsea	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Stanton 78'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 13,385 Referee: Thomas Greaves

Chelsea v Southampton

27 October 1928 12	Chelsea	1–1	Southampton	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Meredith 4'	Report	Cribb 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,197 Referee: Gordon Franklin

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

3 November 1928 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Chadwick 69'	Report	Meredith 9'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,178 Referee: J.V. Pennington

Chelsea v Preston North End

10 November 1928 14	Chelsea	2–1	Preston North End	Fulham
14:45 GMT	Meredith 8' Wilson 23'	Report	Reid 80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,285 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

Millwall v Chelsea

17 November 1928 15	Millwall	2–1	Chelsea	New Cross
14:30 GMT	Phillips 38' Bryant 59'	Report	Meredith 30'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 37,774 Referee: W. Phipps

Chelsea v Port Vale

24 November 1928 16	Chelsea	3–3	Port Vale	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Biswell 16', 30' Thain 18'	Report	Kirkham 15', 31' Simms 86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 23,305 Referee: William Thomas

Hull City v Chelsea

1 December 1928 17	Hull City	2–2	Chelsea	Hull
14:30 GMT	Walsh 21' MacDonald 87' (pen.)	Report	Biswell 6' Thain 30'	Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 16,925 Referee: F. Robinson

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

8 December 1928 18	Chelsea	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Townrow 38'	Report	Armstrong 67'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 45,840 Referee: E.C. Sambrook

Reading v Chelsea

15 December 1928 19	Reading	3–3	Chelsea	Reading
14:30 GMT	Meads 17' Johnstone 57' Goodwin	Report	Crawford 40' Pearson 50' Meredith 85'	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 13,338 Referee: Stanley Rous

Chelsea v Notts County

22 December 1928 20	Chelsea	1–1	Notts County	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Thain 1'	Report	Mills 61'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,560 Referee: Albert Fogg

Stoke City v Chelsea

25 December 1928 21	Stoke City	0–1	Chelsea	Stoke
14:15 GMT		Report	Miller 5'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 21,862 Referee: Tom Botham

Chelsea v Stoke City

26 December 1928 22	Chelsea	3–1	Stoke City	Fulham
14:15 GMT	Thompson 44', 55', 76'	Report	Wilson 74'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,251 Referee: Tom Botham

Swansea Town v Chelsea

29 December 1928 23	Swansea Town	0–1	Chelsea	Swansea
14:30 GMT		Report	Thompson 12'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Albert Caseley

Chelsea v Blackpool

5 January 1929 24	Chelsea	2–3	Blackpool	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Pearson 64' Irving 89'	Report	Neal 20' Tremelling 42' Hampson 44'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 20,069 Referee: Tom Bryan

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

19 January 1929 25	Middlesbrough	4–5	Chelsea	Ayresome
14:45 GMT	Williams 10' Pease 50' (pen.), 89' Camsell 82'	Report	Law 30' (pen.) Miller 33' Thompson 36', 42' Thain 65'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 24,768 Referee: William Bunnell

Barnsley v Chelsea

30 January 1929 26	Barnsley	0–1	Chelsea	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Miller 33'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,886 Referee: G.S. Osell

Chelsea v Bristol City

2 February 1929 27	Chelsea	3–0	Bristol City	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Pearson 71' Thompson 86', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Tom Bryan

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea

9 February 1929 28	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Chelsea	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Stocks 13', 46' Burton 51'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 10,829 Referee: William Harper

Clapton Orient v Chelsea

23 February 1929 29	Clapton Orient	1–0	Chelsea	Clapton
15:30 GMT	Whipp 67'	Report		Stadium: Millfields Road Attendance: 18,844 Referee: F.W. Reeve

Chelsea v Oldham Athletic

2 March 1929 30	Chelsea	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Miller 21' Odell 40' (pen.)	Report	Worrall 33' Littlewood 67', 80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,538 Referee: Thomas Greaves

Southampton v Chelsea

9 March 1929 31	Southampton	1–2	Chelsea	Southampton
15:15 GMT	Mackie 47'	Report	Pearson 54' Biswell 78'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,829 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

Notts County v Chelsea

13 March 1929 32	Notts County	4–3	Chelsea	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Fenner 9', 38' Haden 27' (pen.) Andrews 40'	Report	Bishop 17' Weaver 49', 86'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,235 Referee: Albert Fogg

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 March 1929 33	Chelsea	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Fulham
15:15 GMT		Report	Hartill 23', 37'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,383 Referee: J.V. Pennington

Preston North End v Chelsea

23 March 1929 34	Preston North End	3–0	Chelsea	Preston
15:15 GMT	James 30' Harrison 44' Hair 62'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,415 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

Grimsby Town v Chelsea

29 March 1929 35	Grimsby Town	1–0	Chelsea	Cleethorpes
14:30 GMT	Bestall	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 23,644 Referee: Albert Caseley

Chelsea v Millwall

30 March 1929 36	Chelsea	0–3	Millwall	Fulham
15:30 GMT		Report	Cock 75', 85' Black 76'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,637 Referee: William Russell

Chelsea v Grimsby Town

1 April 1929 37	Chelsea	3–2	Grimsby Town	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Weaver 14' Jackson 27' Townrow	Report	Coleman 15' Wrack 55'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 25,079 Referee: Albert Caseley

Port Vale v Chelsea

6 April 1929 38	Port Vale	1–0	Chelsea	Hanley
15:30 GMT	Pynegar 21'	Report		Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,701 Referee: William Thomas

Chelsea v Hull City

13 April 1929 39	Chelsea	0–0	Hull City	Fulham
15:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 9,654 Referee: F. Robinson

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

17 April 1929 40	Chelsea	2–5	West Bromwich Albion	Fulham
17:30 GMT	Elliott Odell (pen.)	Report	Glidden 12', 67' Evans 90' Carr (o.g.) Carter	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 7,086 Referee: R.O. Rees

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

20 April 1929 41	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1	Chelsea	Tottenham
15:15 GMT	Harper 36', 40', 87' O'Callaghan 61'	Report	Elliott 69'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 24,356 Referee: E.C. Sambrook

Chelsea v Reading

27 April 1929 42	Chelsea	2–1	Reading	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Weaver 2' Wilson	Report	Oswald 69'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Stanley Rous

FA Cup

Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chelsea v Everton

12 January 1929 Third round	Chelsea	2–0	Everton	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Thompson 82' Miller 88'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 61,316 Referee: Leslie Watson

Chelsea v Birmingham

26 January 1929 Fourth round	Chelsea	1–0	Birmingham	Fulham
14:45 GMT	Miller 8'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Tommy Crew

Chelsea v Portsmouth

16 February 1929 Fifth round	Chelsea	1–1	Portsmouth	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Law 5' (pen.)	Report	Weddle 41'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,474 Referee: Albert Fogg

Portsmouth v Chelsea

20 February 1929 Fifth round replay	Portsmouth	1–0	Chelsea	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Weddle 36'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 31,966 Referee: Albert Fogg

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

• 1928–29 season at stamford-bridge.com