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Summary of Season 1950-51

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 2 2 54 21 8 8 5 28 23 1.863 60
  2.  Manchester United 42 14 4 3 42 16 10 4 7 32 24 1.85 56
  3.  Blackpool 42 12 6 3 43 19 8 4 9 36 34 1.49 50
  4.  Newcastle United 42 10 6 5 36 22 8 7 6 26 31 1.169 49
  5.  Arsenal 42 11 5 5 47 28 8 4 9 26 28 1.303 47
  6.  Middlesbrough 42 12 7 2 51 25 6 4 11 25 40 1.169 47
  7.  Portsmouth 42 8 10 3 39 30 8 5 8 32 38 1.044 47
  8.  Bolton Wanderers 42 11 2 8 31 20 8 5 8 33 41 1.049 45
  9.  Liverpool 42 11 5 5 28 25 5 6 10 25 34 0.898 43
10.  Burnley 42 9 7 5 27 16 5 7 9 21 27 1.116 42
11.  Derby County 42 10 5 6 53 33 6 3 12 28 42 1.08 40
12.  Sunderland 42 8 9 4 30 21 4 7 10 33 52 0.863 40
13.  Stoke City 42 10 5 6 28 19 3 9 9 22 40 0.847 40
14.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 3 9 44 30 6 5 10 30 31 1.213 38
15.  Aston Villa 42 9 6 6 39 29 3 7 11 27 39 0.97 37
16.  West Bromwich Albion 42 7 4 10 30 27 6 7 8 23 34 0.868 37
17.  Charlton Athletic 42 9 4 8 35 31 5 5 11 28 49 0.787 37
18.  Fulham 42 8 5 8 35 37 5 6 10 17 31 0.764 37
19.  Huddersfield Town 42 8 4 9 40 40 7 2 12 24 52 0.695 36
20.  Chelsea 42 9 4 8 31 25 3 4 14 22 40 0.815 32
21.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 9 6 6 43 32 3 2 16 21 51 0.771 32
22.  Everton 42 7 5 9 26 35 5 3 13 22 51 0.558 32

Matches

Aug 19 Sheffield Wednesday Home 4-0 Gray, Bentley(2), Billington
Aug 23 Arsenal Away 0-0
Aug 26 Middlesbrough Away 0-3
Aug 30 Arsenal Home 0-1
Sep 2 Huddersfield Town Home 1-2 Harris(P)
Sep 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 0-1
Sep 9 Newcastle United Away 1-3 Armstrong
Sep 16 West Bromwich Albion Home 1-1 Harris(P)
Sep 23 Stoke City Away 1-2 Gray
Sep 30 Everton Home 2-1 Gray, Campbell
Oct 7 Blackpool Away 2-3 Bowie, Bentley
Oct 14 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0-2
Oct 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-2 Billington
Oct 28 Sunderland Home 3-0 Campbell(2), Billington
Nov 4 Charlton Athletic Away 2-1 Dyke, Campbell
Nov 11 Manchester United Home 1-0 Billington
Nov 18 Aston Villa Away 2-4 Billington, Gray
Nov 25 Derby County Home 1-2 Campbell
Dec 2 Liverpool Away 0-1
Dec 9 Fulham Home 2-0 Smith, Jones
Dec 23 Middlesbrough Home 1-1 Billington
Dec 25 Portsmouth Away 3-1 Bowie, Smith, Bentley
Dec 26 Portsmouth Home 1-4 Harris(P)
Jan 13 Newcastle United Home 3-1 Smith(2), Williams
Jan 20 West Bromwich Albion Away 1-1 Gray
Feb 3 Stoke City Home 1-1 Gray
Feb 17 Everton Away 0-3
Feb 24 Sheffield Wednesday Away 2-2 Harris(P), Dickson
Feb 28 Blackpool Home 0-2
Mar 3 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1-2 Campbell
Mar 17 Sunderland Away 1-1 Hinshelwood
Mar 23 Burnley Away 1-2 Harris(P)
Mar 24 Charlton Athletic Home 2-3 Williams, Bentley
Mar 26 Burnley Home 0-2
Mar 31 Manchester United Away 1-4 Willemse
Apr 7 Aston Villa Home 1-1 Williams
Apr 14 Derby County Away 0-1
Apr 18 Huddersfield Town Away 1-2 O.G.
Apr 21 Liverpool Home 1-0 Smith
Apr 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 2-1 Bentley(P), Armstrong
Apr 28 Fulham Away 2-1 Armstrong(2)
May 5 Bolton Wanderers Home 4-0 Bentley(2), Smith(2)

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 833,001 65,992 23,723 39,667
Away 693,312 61,166 16,364 33,015
Total 1,526,313 65,992 16,364 36,341

F.A. Cup

Round 5 (replay)

Matches

Jan 9 Rochdale Away 3-2 Billington, Bentley(2)
Jan 27 Exeter City Away 1-1 Williams
Jan 31 Exeter City Home 2-0 Smith(2)
Feb 10 Fulham Home 1-1 Bentley
Feb 14 Fulham Away 0-3

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 115,568 69,434 46,134 57,784
Away 66,595 29,346 17,249 22,198
Total 182,163 69,434 17,249 36,433

Diary

05/07/1950 Jock Cameron died

13/07/1950 Paul McMillan born

19/08/1950 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 in Football League Division 1

23/08/1950 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

26/08/1950 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 0-3 in Football League Division 1

30/08/1950 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-1 in Football League Division 1

02/09/1950 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-2 in Football League Division 1

04/09/1950 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

09/09/1950 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-3 in Football League Division 1

16/09/1950 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/09/1950 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 1-2 in Football League Division 1

30/09/1950 Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in Football League Division 1

07/10/1950 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 2-3 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1950 Chelsea lost to Millwall 1-2 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

14/10/1950 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1

21/10/1950 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 1

28/10/1950 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-0 in Football League Division 1

31/10/1950 Ian Hamilton born

04/11/1950 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in Football League Division 1

11/11/1950 Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

15/11/1950 Chelsea beat Lille Olympique 3-0 in a friendly

18/11/1950 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 2-4 in Football League Division 1

25/11/1950 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-2 in Football League Division 1

30/11/1950 Eric Parsons transfered from West Ham for 23,000

02/12/1950 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

03/12/1950 Kingsley Whiffen born

09/12/1950 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-0 in Football League Division 1

19/12/1950 Ernest Randall transfered from Bognor

23/12/1950 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1950 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 3-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1950 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 1-4 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1951 Charles Dyke transfered to Barry Town

00/00/1951 Billy Hughes transfered to Hereford

00/00/1951 Thomas Jenkins transfered to Barry Town

09/01/1951 Chelsea beat Rochdale 3-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3

13/01/1951 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-1 in Football League Division 1

20/01/1951 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/01/1951 James Bowie transfered to Fulham for 20,000

23/01/1951 Wally Hinshelwood transfered from Fulham

27/01/1951 Chelsea drew with Exeter City 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4

31/01/1951 Chelsea beat Exeter City 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)

03/02/1951 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

07/02/1951 Harry Hughes transfered from Southport

10/02/1951 Chelsea drew with Fulham 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5

14/02/1951 Chelsea lost to Fulham 0-3 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

17/02/1951 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-3 in Football League Division 1

24/02/1951 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 in Football League Division 1

28/02/1951 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-2 in Football League Division 1

03/03/1951 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in Football League Division 1

07/03/1951 Andy Bowman signed professional forms

16/03/1951 Sid Tickridge transfered from Tottenham

17/03/1951 Chelsea drew with Sunderland 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/03/1951 Chelsea lost to Burnley 1-2 in Football League Division 1

24/03/1951 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 2-3 in Football League Division 1

24/03/1951 Frank Wolff died

26/03/1951 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-2 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1951 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-4 in Football League Division 1

00/04/1951 Jimmy Smith transfered from Army

07/04/1951 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1951 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-1 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1951 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-2 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1951 William Read died

21/04/1951 Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 in Football League Division 1

25/04/1951 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 1

28/04/1951 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1951 Chelsea beat KB Copenhagen 2-1 in a friendly

00/05/1951 Peter Tuck transfered from Youth

05/05/1951 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 in Football League Division 1

07/05/1951 Micky Droy born

08/05/1951 Chelsea beat Floriana 5-1 in Festival Of Britain

08/05/1951 Wally Hinshelwood transfered to Fulham

12/05/1951 Chelsea beat Heart Of Midlothian 2-0 in a friendly

15/05/1951 Chelsea beat KB Copenhagen 1-0 in Festival Of Britain

19/05/1951 Chelsea beat Algiers Combination 2-1 in a friendly

20/05/1951 Chelsea beat FC Wien 4-0 in a friendly

26/05/1951 Chelsea drew with Oran Combination 0-0 in a friendly

27/05/1951 Chelsea beat Real Valladolid 4-0 in a friendly

21/06/1951 Alan Hudson 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
K Armstrong 40 4 5 45 4
RT Bentley 38 8 5 3 43 11
J Harris 36 5 5 41 5
R Campbell 33 6 4 37 6
S Bathgate 34 3 37
WP Gray 31 6 5 36 6
WM Hughes 23 5 28
FR Mitchell 27 1 28
HE Medhurst 28 28
W Dickson 20 1 4 24 1
RA Smith 16 7 5 2 21 9
HJ Billington 20 6 1 1 21 7
JD Bowie 16 2 16 2
PB Pickering 10 5 15
RF Williams 13 3 2 1 15 4
SB Willemse 15 1 15 1
W Hinshelwood 12 1 2 14 1
C Dyke 9 1 1 10 1
S Tickridge 8 8
DT Winter 5 2 7
FJ Saunders 7 7
TB Jones 7 1 7 1
EG Parsons 5 5
P McKnight 5 5
WG Robertson 4 4
Own Goal 1 1

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
JD Bowie 1 1
FR Mitchell 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1