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Summary of Season 1914-15
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Everton | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 1.617 | 46 | 2. Oldham Athletic | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 1.25 | 45 | 3. Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 1.36 | 43 | 4. Burnley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 1.297 | 43 | 5. Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1.256 | 43 | 6. Sheffield United | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.195 | 43 | 7. The Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.129 | 43 | 8. Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 1.125 | 41 | 9. Bradford | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 1.061 | 41 | 10. West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 1.139 | 40 | 11. Bradford City | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1.122 | 40 | 12. Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 0.837 | 38 | 13. Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 0.866 | 37 | 14. Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 0.861 | 37 | 15. Newcastle United | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 0.958 | 32 | 16. Notts County | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 0.719 | 31 | 17. Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 57 | 0.809 | 30 | 18. Manchester United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 0.741 | 30 | 19. Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 0.784 | 29 | 20. Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 0.633 | 28 |
Matches
| Sep 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 1-1 | McNeil |
| Sep 9 | Bradford City | Away | 2-2 | Logan, Croal |
| Sep 12 | Newcastle United | Home | 0-3 | |
| Sep 19 | Middlesbrough | Away | 0-3 | |
| Sep 26 | Sheffield United | Home | 1-1 | McNeil |
| Oct 3 | Aston Villa | Away | 1-2 | Abram |
| Oct 10 | Liverpool | Home | 3-1 | Ford, Thomson, McNeil |
| Oct 17 | Bradford | Away | 0-3 | |
| Oct 24 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2-2 | Abram(2) |
| Oct 31 | Manchester United | Away | 2-2 | Halse(2) |
| Nov 7 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 2-1 | Halse, Croal |
| Nov 14 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 2-3 | Halse, Thomson |
| Nov 21 | Notts County | Home | 4-1 | Logan, Abram(P), Thomson(2) |
| Nov 28 | Sunderland | Away | 1-2 | Abram |
| Dec 5 | The Wednesday | Home | 0-0 | |
| Dec 12 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0-2 | |
| Dec 19 | Everton | Home | 2-0 | Freeman(2) |
| Dec 25 | Manchester City | Home | 0-0 | |
| Dec 26 | Manchester City | Away | 1-2 | Thomson |
| Dec 28 | Burnley | Home | 1-4 | Ford |
| Jan 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-1 | Thomson |
| Jan 23 | Middlesbrough | Home | 2-2 | Halse, Croal |
| Feb 6 | Aston Villa | Home | 3-1 | Thomson, Croal, Brown |
| Feb 13 | Liverpool | Away | 3-3 | Halse, Thomson, Croal |
| Feb 27 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 0-0 | |
| Mar 1 | Bradford | Home | 0-1 | |
| Mar 8 | Sheffield United | Away | 1-1 | Thomson |
| Mar 17 | Newcastle United | Away | 0-2 | |
| Mar 20 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 1-3 | Thomson |
| Apr 2 | Bradford City | Home | 2-0 | Logan(P), Halse |
| Apr 3 | Sunderland | Home | 3-0 | Woodward, Thomson(2) |
| Apr 5 | Burnley | Away | 0-2 | |
| Apr 10 | The Wednesday | Away | 2-3 | Thomson, Croal |
| Apr 14 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 1-3 | Brittan |
| Apr 17 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 4-1 | Ford, Halse(2), Woodward |
| Apr 19 | Manchester United | Home | 1-3 | Woodward |
| Apr 26 | Everton | Away | 2-2 | Logan(P), Brittan |
| Apr 28 | Notts County | Away | 0-2 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 384,500 | 30,000 | 7,500 | 20,237 | Away | 283,421 | 30,000 | 5,000 | 14,917 | Total | 667,921 | 30,000 | 5,000 | 17,577 |
F.A. Cup
Final
Matches
| Jan 9 | Swindon Town | Away | 1-1 | Thomson |
| Jan 16 | Swindon Town | Home | 5-2 | Ford(2), Thomson(2), McNeil |
| Jan 30 | Arsenal | Home | 1-0 | Halse |
| Feb 20 | Manchester City | Away | 1-0 | Thomson |
| Mar 6 | Newcastle United | Home | 1-1 | Thomson |
| Mar 13 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-0 | Ford |
| Mar 27 | Everton | Neutral | 2-0 | Halse, Croal |
| Apr 24 | Sheffield United | Neutral | 0-3 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 117,742 | 58,760 | 18,610 | 39,247 | Away | 116,827 | 49,827 | 28,000 | 38,942 | Neutral | 71,557 | 49,557 | 22,000 | 35,778 | Total | 306,126 | 58,760 | 18,610 | 38,266 |
Diary
27/08/1914 Chelsea drew with Fulham 2-2 in Prince Of Wales National Relief Fund
05/09/1914 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in Football League Division 1
09/09/1914 Chelsea drew with Bradford City 2-2 in Football League Division 1
12/09/1914 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-3 in Football League Division 1
14/09/1914 Chelsea lost to Millwall 0-2 in London Professional Charity Fund
19/09/1914 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 0-3 in Football League Division 1
21/09/1914 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 1
26/09/1914 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
03/10/1914 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in Football League Division 1
10/10/1914 Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-1 in Football League Division 1
15/10/1914 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in T.O.T. Mutual Aid Fund
17/10/1914 Chelsea lost to Bradford 0-3 in Football League Division 1
24/10/1914 Chelsea drew with Oldham Athletic 2-2 in Football League Division 1
31/10/1914 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 2-2 in Football League Division 1
07/11/1914 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 1
11/11/1914 Ron Brebner died
12/11/1914 Chelsea beat Third Battalion Grenadier Guards 8-2 in Prince Of Wales National Relief Fund
14/11/1914 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 2-3 in Football League Division 1
21/11/1914 Chelsea beat Notts County 4-1 in Football League Division 1
28/11/1914 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-2 in Football League Division 1
05/12/1914 Chelsea drew with The Wednesday 0-0 in Football League Division 1
12/12/1914 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-2 in Football League Division 1
19/12/1914 Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in Football League Division 1
25/12/1914 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 0-0 in Football League Division 1
26/12/1914 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-2 in Football League Division 1
28/12/1914 Chelsea lost to Burnley 1-4 in Football League Division 1
00/00/1915 Vivian Woodward Retired
00/00/1915 James Sharp transfered to Dundee Hibernian
00/00/1915 Alex McFarlane Retired
02/01/1915 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in Football League Division 1
09/01/1915 Chelsea drew with Swindon Town 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 1
16/01/1915 Chelsea beat Swindon Town 5-2 in F.A. Cup Round 1 (replay)
23/01/1915 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 in Football League Division 1
30/01/1915 Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 2
06/02/1915 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-1 in Football League Division 1
13/02/1915 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 3-3 in Football League Division 1
20/02/1915 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3
27/02/1915 Chelsea drew with Oldham Athletic 0-0 in Football League Division 1
01/03/1915 Chelsea lost to Bradford 0-1 in Football League Division 1
06/03/1915 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4
08/03/1915 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
13/03/1915 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)
17/03/1915 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-2 in Football League Division 1
20/03/1915 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-3 in Football League Division 1
27/03/1915 Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in F.A. Cup SF
02/04/1915 Chelsea beat Bradford City 2-0 in Football League Division 1
03/04/1915 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-0 in Football League Division 1
05/04/1915 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-2 in Football League Division 1
10/04/1915 Chelsea lost to The Wednesday 2-3 in Football League Division 1
14/04/1915 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-3 in Football League Division 1
17/04/1915 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 4-1 in Football League Division 1
19/04/1915 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-3 in Football League Division 1
24/04/1915 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 0-3 in F.A. Cup Final
26/04/1915 Chelsea drew with Everton 2-2 in Football League Division 1
28/04/1915 Chelsea lost to Notts County 0-2 in Football League Division 1
26/05/1915 Tommy Walker born
Players Statistics
Appearances
| Player | League | F.A. Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||||||||
| App | Sub | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | ||
| R McNeil | 37 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| J Molyneux | 37 | 8 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| H Ford | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| T Logan | 35 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| F Taylor | 31 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| RJ Thomson | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| LR Abram | 31 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| H Halse | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| JA Croal | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| W Bettridge | 25 | 8 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| JH Harrow | 22 | 7 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| AM Walker | 12 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| J Sharp | 17 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| C Freeman | 15 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| OT Marshall | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| HP Brittan | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| N Middelboe | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| VJ Woodward | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| JA Brown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| E Tye | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A McFarlane | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Hampton | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Bridgeman | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Own Goal | |||||||||||||||||||
Disciplinary
SY=Single Yellow DY=Double Yellow (Red)
SR=Straight Red
| Sq | Player | League | F.A. Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||||||||
| SY | DY | SR | SY | DY | SR | SY | DY | SR | SY | DY | SR | SY | DY | SR | SY | DY | SR | ||
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