1931–32 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-third competitive season. While the team's league form remained indifferent and they finished 12th for the second successive year, they did advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to Newcastle United.

Chelsea
1931–32 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division12th
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hughie Gallacher (24)

All:
Hughie Gallacher (30)
Highest home attendance64,427 vs Arsenal
(21 November 1931)
Lowest home attendance12,605 vs Newcastle United
(14 April 1932)
Average home league attendance32,230
Biggest win4–0 v Middlesbrough
(2 January 1932)
Biggest defeat2–7 v Everton
(14 November 1931)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Liverpool 42 19 6 17 81 93 0.871 44
11 Newcastle United 42 18 6 18 80 87 0.920 42
12 Chelsea 42 16 8 18 69 73 0.945 40
13 Sunderland 42 15 10 17 67 73 0.918 40
14 Manchester City 42 13 12 17 83 73 1.137 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

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  • 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.
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