1946–47 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1946–47 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-third competitive season. The season marked the resumption of the Football League, which had been suspended since 1939 due to the Second World War. £14,000 signing Tommy Lawton scored a then-club record 26 league goals, but was unable to help the team to success, as they finished 15th in the First Division.

Chelsea
1946–47 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division15th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Lawton (26)

All:
Tommy Lawton (30)
Highest home attendance70,257 vs Arsenal
(11 January 1947)
Lowest home attendance17,896 vs Grimsby Town
(8 February 1947)
Average home league attendance44,517
Biggest win4–1 v Huddersfield Town
(14 December 1946)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Stoke City
(15 February 1947)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Arsenal 42 16 9 17 72 70 1.029 41
14 Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 0.924 41
15 Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 0.821 39
16 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 0.744 38
17 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 0.849 36
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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