Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1947     1949

Summary of Season 1948-49

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Portsmouth 42 18 3 0 52 12 7 5 9 32 30 2 58
  2.  Manchester United 42 11 7 3 40 20 10 4 7 37 24 1.75 53
  3.  Derby County 42 17 2 2 48 22 5 7 9 26 33 1.345 53
  4.  Newcastle United 42 12 5 4 35 29 8 7 6 35 27 1.25 52
  5.  Arsenal 42 13 5 3 51 18 5 8 8 23 26 1.681 49
  6.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 5 3 48 19 4 7 10 31 47 1.196 46
  7.  Manchester City 42 10 8 3 28 21 5 7 9 19 30 0.921 45
  8.  Sunderland 42 8 10 3 27 19 5 7 9 22 39 0.844 43
  9.  Charlton Athletic 42 10 5 6 38 31 5 7 9 25 36 0.94 42
10.  Aston Villa 42 10 6 5 40 36 6 4 11 20 40 0.789 42
11.  Stoke City 42 14 3 4 43 24 2 6 13 23 44 0.97 41
12.  Liverpool 42 5 10 6 25 18 8 4 9 28 25 1.232 40
13.  Chelsea 42 10 6 5 43 27 2 8 11 26 41 1.014 38
14.  Bolton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 43 32 4 6 11 16 36 0.867 38
15.  Burnley 42 10 6 5 27 19 2 8 11 16 31 0.86 38
16.  Blackpool 42 8 8 5 24 25 3 8 10 30 42 0.805 38
17.  Birmingham City 42 9 7 5 19 10 2 8 11 17 28 0.947 37
18.  Everton 42 12 5 4 33 25 1 6 14 8 38 0.65 37
19.  Middlesbrough 42 10 6 5 37 23 1 6 14 9 34 0.807 34
20.  Huddersfield Town 42 6 7 8 19 24 6 3 12 21 45 0.579 34
21.  Preston North End 42 8 6 7 36 36 3 5 13 26 39 0.826 33
22.  Sheffield United 42 8 9 4 32 25 3 2 16 25 53 0.73 33

Matches

Aug 21 Middlesbrough Home 1-0 Bentley
Aug 25 Newcastle United Away 2-2 Bentley, Billington
Aug 28 Birmingham City Away 0-1
Sep 1 Newcastle United Home 2-3 Walker(P), Jones
Sep 4 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-2 Campbell(2)
Sep 8 Charlton Athletic Away 1-1 Williams
Sep 11 Everton Home 6-0 Macaulay, Campbell, Bowie, Bentley(2), Walker(P)
Sep 16 Charlton Athletic Home 2-2 Macaulay, Bowie
Sep 18 Preston North End Away 2-3 Walker(2)(2P)
Sep 25 Burnley Home 1-0 Walker(P)
Oct 2 Stoke City Away 3-4 Bentley(2), Walker
Oct 9 Liverpool Away 1-1 Bowie
Oct 16 Blackpool Home 3-3 Bowie(2), McInnes
Oct 23 Derby County Away 1-2 McInnes
Oct 30 Arsenal Home 0-1
Nov 6 Huddersfield Town Away 4-3 Williams, Bentley, McInnes, O.G.
Nov 13 Manchester United Home 1-1 Bentley
Nov 20 Sheffield United Away 1-2 McInnes
Nov 27 Aston Villa Home 2-1 Macaulay, Bentley
Dec 4 Sunderland Away 0-3
Dec 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 4-1 Bowie(2), Bentley(2)
Dec 18 Middlesbrough Away 1-1 Walker
Dec 25 Portsmouth Home 1-2 Jones
Dec 27 Portsmouth Away 2-5 Bentley(2)
Jan 1 Birmingham City Home 2-0 Harris(P), Campbell
Jan 22 Everton Away 1-2 Jones
Feb 5 Preston North End Home 5-3 Macaulay, Bentley(2), Williams, Jones
Feb 19 Burnley Away 0-3
Feb 26 Stoke City Home 2-2 Campbell, Bentley
Mar 5 Liverpool Home 2-1 Bentley, Armstrong
Mar 12 Blackpool Away 1-2 Bentley
Mar 19 Sheffield United Home 1-0 Billington
Mar 26 Aston Villa Away 1-1 Mitchell
Apr 2 Huddersfield Town Home 5-0 Campbell, Bentley, Jones(2), O.G.
Apr 9 Manchester United Away 1-1 McInnes
Apr 15 Manchester City Away 0-1
Apr 16 Derby County Home 0-3
Apr 18 Manchester City Home 1-1 Campbell
Apr 23 Arsenal Away 2-1 Billington, Goulden
Apr 30 Sunderland Home 0-1
May 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 1-1 McInnes
May 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-1 Bentley

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 973,506 77,696 25,864 46,357
Away 760,660 58,020 18,693 36,222
Total 1,734,166 77,696 18,693 41,290

F.A. Cup

Round 5

Matches

Jan 8 Bristol City Away 3-1 Bentley(2), Jones
Jan 29 Everton Home 2-0 Bowie, Williams
Feb 12 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-3

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 56,671 56,671 56,671 56,671
Away 94,297 57,843 36,454 47,148
Total 150,968 57,843 36,454 50,323

Diary

07/07/1948 Ray Goddard transfered to Plymouth

07/07/1948 Robert Warren transfered from Plymouth

15/07/1948 Alexander White transfered to Swindon for 2,000

04/08/1948 Alexander Davidson transfered to Crystal Palace

04/08/1948 Ian Hutchinson born

12/08/1948 Bobby Russell transfered to Notts County

21/08/1948 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in Football League Division 1

25/08/1948 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 2-2 in Football League Division 1

28/08/1948 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1948 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

04/09/1948 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

08/09/1948 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/09/1948 Chelsea beat Everton 6-0 in Football League Division 1

16/09/1948 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 2-2 in Football League Division 1

18/09/1948 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 2-3 in Football League Division 1

25/09/1948 Chelsea beat Burnley 1-0 in Football League Division 1

02/10/1948 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 3-4 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1948 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/10/1948 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

16/10/1948 Chelsea drew with Blackpool 3-3 in Football League Division 1

23/10/1948 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-2 in Football League Division 1

25/10/1948 Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

30/10/1948 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-1 in Football League Division 1

06/11/1948 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 4-3 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1948 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 5-1 in London Challenge Cup Semi-Final

09/11/1948 Luiz Felipe Scolari born

09/11/1948 George Luke born

13/11/1948 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

20/11/1948 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

27/11/1948 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Football League Division 1

04/12/1948 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-3 in Football League Division 1

08/12/1948 Steve Kember born

11/12/1948 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in Football League Division 1

18/12/1948 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

22/12/1948 William Robertson transfered to Birmingham

25/12/1948 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 1-2 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1948 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 2-5 in Football League Division 1

28/12/1948 Tommy Walker transfered to Hearts

01/01/1949 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

08/01/1949 Chelsea beat Bristol City 3-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

15/01/1949 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 in a friendly

20/01/1949 Frank Mitchell transfered from Birmingham for 15,000

22/01/1949 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-2 in Football League Division 1

29/01/1949 Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

05/02/1949 Chelsea beat Preston North End 5-3 in Football League Division 1

12/02/1949 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-3 in F.A. Cup Round 5

19/02/1949 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-3 in Football League Division 1

19/02/1949 Barry Lloyd born

26/02/1949 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

05/03/1949 Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in Football League Division 1

12/03/1949 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1

19/03/1949 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

25/03/1949 Harold Halse died

26/03/1949 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1949 Billy Gray transfered from Leyton Orient

02/04/1949 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 5-0 in Football League Division 1

09/04/1949 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1949 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 1-1 in London Challenge Cup Final

15/04/1949 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

16/04/1949 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-3 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1949 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/04/1949 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1949 Chris Garland born

27/04/1949 Chelsea drew with Heart Of Midlothian 1-1 in a friendly

30/04/1949 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-1 in Football League Division 1

04/05/1949 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

04/05/1949 Sid Bishop died

07/05/1949 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

09/05/1949 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-2 in London Challenge Cup Final Replay

14/05/1949 Chelsea beat Combined Services Malta 6-0 in a friendly

15/05/1949 Chelsea beat Malta FA XI 3-2 in a friendly

18/05/1949 Chelsea beat Combined Services Malta 6-2 in a friendly

11/06/1949 John Allister transfered from Tranent Juniors

11/06/1949 James Leadbetter transfered from Edinburgh Thistle

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
J Harris 41 1 3 44 1
RT Bentley 40 20 3 2 43 22
R Campbell 36 7 3 39 7
JA Macaulay 36 4 3 39 4
WM Hughes 38 38
TB Jones 28 6 3 1 31 7
K Armstrong 25 1 3 28 1
DT Winter 25 3 28
HE Medhurst 26 26
JD Bowie 22 7 3 1 25 8
T Walker 21 7 21 7
LA Goulden 20 1 20 1
PB Pickering 16 3 19
JS McInnes 18 6 18 6
S Bathgate 17 17
RF Williams 13 3 3 1 16 4
HJ Billington 16 3 16 3
FR Mitchell 11 1 11 1
FA Lewis 3 3 6
WP Gray 2 2
C Dyke 2 2
W Dickson 2 2
P McKnight 2 2
AE Tennant 1 1
RE Warren 1 1
Own Goal 2 2