1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1930–31 season

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League:
Hughie Gallacher (14)
All:
Hughie Gallacher (14)

Highest home attendance

74,667 vs Arsenal
(29 November 1930)

Lowest home attendance

12,968 vs Birmingham
(25 March 1931)

Average home league attendance

35,580

Biggest win

5–0 v Sunderland
(13 December 1930)
5–0 v Grimsby Town
(27 December 1930)

Biggest defeat

2–6 v Birmingham
(25 October 1930)
2–6 v Derby County
(6 December 1930)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1929–30

1931–32 →

The 1930–31 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-second competitive season. It was the club's first season back in the top-flight after a six-year absence.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	8	17	83	84	0.988	42
11	Sunderland	42	16	9	17	89	85	1.047	41
12	Chelsea	42	15	10	17	64	67	0.955	40
13	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	82	87	0.943	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	68	81	0.840	39

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Everton (C, P)	42	28	5	9	121	66	1.833	61	Promotion to the First Division
2	West Bromwich Albion (P)	42	22	10	10	83	49	1.694	54	Promotion to the First Division
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	7	13	88	55	1.600	51
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	21	5	16	84	67	1.254	47
5	Port Vale	42	21	5	16	67	61	1.098	47
6	Bradford Park Avenue	42	18	10	14	97	66	1.470	46
7	Preston North End	42	17	11	14	83	64	1.297	45
8	Burnley	42	17	11	14	81	77	1.052	45
9	Southampton	42	19	6	17	74	62	1.194	44
10	Bradford City	42	17	10	15	61	63	0.968	44
11	Stoke City	42	17	10	15	64	71	0.901	44
12	Oldham Athletic	42	16	10	16	61	72	0.847	42
13	Bury	42	19	3	20	75	82	0.915	41
14	Millwall	42	16	7	19	71	80	0.888	39
15	Charlton Athletic	42	15	9	18	59	86	0.686	39
16	Bristol City	42	15	8	19	54	82	0.659	38
17	Nottingham Forest	42	14	9	19	80	85	0.941	37
18	Plymouth Argyle	42	14	8	20	76	84	0.905	36
19	Barnsley	42	13	9	20	59	79	0.747	35
20	Swansea Town	42	12	10	20	51	74	0.689	34
21	Reading (R)	42	12	6	24	72	96	0.750	30	Relegation to the Third Division South
22	Cardiff City (R)	42	8	9	25	47	87	0.540	25	Relegation to the Third Division South

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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

1930–31 season at stamford-bridge.com

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