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Summary of Season 1938-39

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Everton 42 17 3 1 60 18 10 2 9 28 34 1.692 59
  2.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 6 1 55 12 8 5 8 33 27 2.256 55
  3.  Charlton Athletic 42 16 3 2 49 24 6 3 12 26 35 1.271 50
  4.  Middlesbrough 42 13 6 2 64 27 7 3 11 29 47 1.256 49
  5.  Arsenal 42 14 3 4 34 14 5 6 10 21 27 1.341 47
  6.  Derby County 42 12 3 6 39 22 7 5 9 27 33 1.2 46
  7.  Stoke City 42 13 6 2 50 25 4 6 11 21 43 1.044 46
  8.  Bolton Wanderers 42 10 6 5 39 25 5 9 7 28 33 1.155 45
  9.  Preston North End 42 13 7 1 44 19 3 5 13 19 40 1.067 44
10.  Grimsby Town 42 11 6 4 38 26 5 5 11 23 43 0.884 43
11.  Liverpool 42 12 6 3 40 24 2 8 11 22 39 0.984 42
12.  Aston Villa 42 11 3 7 44 25 5 6 10 27 35 1.183 41
13.  Leeds United 42 11 5 5 40 27 5 4 12 19 40 0.88 41
14.  Manchester United 42 7 9 5 30 20 4 7 10 27 45 0.876 38
15.  Blackpool 42 9 8 4 37 26 3 6 12 19 42 0.823 38
16.  Sunderland 42 7 7 7 30 29 6 5 10 24 38 0.805 38
17.  Portsmouth 42 10 7 4 25 15 2 6 13 22 55 0.671 37
18.  Brentford 42 11 2 8 30 27 3 6 12 23 47 0.716 36
19.  Huddersfield Town 42 11 4 6 38 18 1 7 13 20 46 0.906 35
20.  Chelsea 42 10 5 6 43 29 2 4 15 21 51 0.8 33
21.  Birmingham 42 10 5 6 40 27 2 3 16 22 57 0.738 32
22.  Leicester City 42 7 6 8 35 35 2 5 14 13 47 0.585 29

Matches

Aug 27 Liverpool Away 1-2 Allum
Aug 31 Preston North End Home 3-1 Spence(2), Hanson
Sep 3 Leicester City Home 3-0 Mills(2), Hanson
Sep 5 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-0 Hanson(2)
Sep 10 Middlesbrough Away 1-1 Mills
Sep 17 Birmingham Home 2-2 Spence, Mills
Sep 24 Manchester United Away 1-5 Burgess(P)
Oct 1 Stoke City Home 1-1 Burgess
Oct 8 Blackpool Away 1-5 Payne
Oct 15 Arsenal Home 4-2 Mills, Burgess, Hanson(2)
Oct 22 Brentford Away 0-1
Oct 29 Derby County Home 0-2
Nov 5 Grimsby Town Away 1-2 Mills
Nov 12 Sunderland Home 4-0 Spence, Argue, Burgess, Hanson
Nov 19 Aston Villa Away 2-6 Argue, Mills
Nov 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-3 Mills
Dec 3 Everton Away 1-4 Mills
Dec 10 Huddersfield Town Home 3-0 Payne(2), Burgess
Dec 17 Portsmouth Away 1-2 Mills
Dec 24 Liverpool Home 4-1 Spence, Payne(2), Burgess(P)
Dec 26 Leeds United Away 1-1 Mills
Dec 27 Leeds United Home 2-2 Spence, Mills
Dec 31 Leicester City Away 2-3 Argue(2)
Jan 14 Middlesbrough Home 4-2 Argue, Payne(3)
Jan 28 Manchester United Home 0-1
Feb 4 Stoke City Away 1-6 Spence
Feb 18 Arsenal Away 0-1
Feb 25 Brentford Home 1-3 Payne
Mar 8 Derby County Away 1-0 Spence
Mar 11 Grimsby Town Home 5-1 Spence(2), Payne, Burgess, Hanson
Mar 15 Blackpool Home 1-1 Payne
Mar 18 Sunderland Away 2-3 Argue, Burgess(P)
Mar 25 Aston Villa Home 2-1 Argue, Spence
Apr 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 0-2
Apr 7 Charlton Athletic Away 0-2
Apr 8 Everton Home 0-2
Apr 10 Charlton Athletic Home 1-3 Payne
Apr 15 Huddersfield Town Away 1-3 Payne
Apr 22 Portsmouth Home 1-0 Payne
Apr 26 Birmingham Away 1-1 Payne
Apr 29 Preston North End Away 1-1 Payne
May 6 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-1 Payne

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 650,021 64,443 6,801 30,953
Away 524,931 54,510 6,697 24,997
Total 1,174,952 64,443 6,697 27,975

F.A. Cup

Round 6

Matches

Jan 7 Arsenal Home 2-1 Argue(2)
Jan 21 Fulham Home 3-0 Argue, Payne, Hanson
Feb 11 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-1 Burgess(P)
Feb 13 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-0
Feb 20 Sheffield Wednesday Neutral 3-1 Payne, Burgess(2)
Mar 4 Grimsby Town Home 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 234,411 69,987 45,409 58,603
Away 47,549 47,549 47,549 47,549
Neutral 51,879 51,879 51,879 51,879
Total 333,839 69,987 45,409 55,640

Diary

01/07/1938 Bobby Gregg transfered to Boston United

05/07/1938 Joe Bambrick transfered to Walsall

06/07/1938 Adolf Hanson transfered from Liverpool for 7,500

20/08/1938 Chelsea lost to Brentford 1-2 in Football League Jubilee Fund

27/08/1938 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1

31/08/1938 Chelsea beat Preston North End 3-1 in Football League Division 1

03/09/1938 Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1938 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in Football League Division 1

10/09/1938 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

17/09/1938 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 2-2 in Football League Division 1

24/09/1938 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-5 in Football League Division 1

01/10/1938 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

03/10/1938 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 2-2 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

08/10/1938 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-5 in Football League Division 1

10/10/1938 Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 1 Replay

15/10/1938 Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-2 in Football League Division 1

17/10/1938 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 2-2 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

22/10/1938 Chelsea lost to Brentford 0-1 in Football League Division 1

24/10/1938 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 3-3 in London Challenge Cup Round 2 Replay

29/10/1938 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-2 in Football League Division 1

31/10/1938 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 1-3 in London Challenge Cup Round 2 Second Replay

05/11/1938 Chelsea lost to Grimsby Town 1-2 in Football League Division 1

11/11/1938 Robert Salmond transfered from Portsmouth

12/11/1938 Chelsea beat Sunderland 4-0 in Football League Division 1

19/11/1938 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 2-6 in Football League Division 1

26/11/1938 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 in Football League Division 1

01/12/1938 Wilf Chitty transfered to Plymouth

03/12/1938 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-4 in Football League Division 1

10/12/1938 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 3-0 in Football League Division 1

17/12/1938 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 1-2 in Football League Division 1

24/12/1938 Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1938 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1938 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 2-2 in Football League Division 1

31/12/1938 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 2-3 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1939 Ernest Reid transfered to Swansea Town

07/01/1939 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

14/01/1939 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 4-2 in Football League Division 1

21/01/1939 Chelsea beat Fulham 3-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

28/01/1939 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

04/02/1939 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 1-6 in Football League Division 1

11/02/1939 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5

13/02/1939 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

18/02/1939 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-1 in Football League Division 1

20/02/1939 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

25/02/1939 Chelsea lost to Brentford 1-3 in Football League Division 1

04/03/1939 Chelsea lost to Grimsby Town 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 6

08/03/1939 Chelsea beat Derby County 1-0 in Football League Division 1

11/03/1939 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 5-1 in Football League Division 1

15/03/1939 Chelsea drew with Blackpool 1-1 in Football League Division 1

18/03/1939 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 2-3 in Football League Division 1

25/03/1939 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Football League Division 1

01/04/1939 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 in Football League Division 1

07/04/1939 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 0-2 in Football League Division 1

08/04/1939 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-2 in Football League Division 1

10/04/1939 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 1-3 in Football League Division 1

15/04/1939 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-3 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1939 Leslie Knighton finished as manager

19/04/1939 Billy Birrell appointed manager

22/04/1939 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 in Football League Division 1

26/04/1939 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 1-1 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1939 Chelsea drew with Preston North End 1-1 in Football League Division 1

01/05/1939 Harold Miller Released for Free

01/05/1939 Tommy Law Released for Free

01/05/1939 George Gibson Released for Free

01/05/1939 Ned Barkas Released for Free

06/05/1939 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

17/06/1939 Len Allum transfered to Clapton Orient

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 Spence 41 11 6 47 11
S Weaver 39 6 45
VR Woodley 39 6 45
A Hanson 37 8 6 1 43 9
H Burgess 36 8 6 3 42 11
AJ Smith 34 4 38
J Payne 26 17 6 2 32 19
GF Barber 27 5 32
J Argue 27 7 3 3 30 10
R Salmond 24 5 29
W Mitchell 23 6 29
GR Mills 26 12 3 29 12
J O'Hare 14 3 17
A Craig 16 1 17
LH Allum 13 1 13 1
SR Foss 11 11
E Barkas 9 9
AJ Mayes 6 6
PS Buchanan 5 5
J Jackson 3 3
R Griffiths 2 2
D Smale 1 1
GB Gibson 1 1
DB Alexander 1 1
EJ Reid 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
W Mitchell 1 1
Total 1 1