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Summary of Season 1951-52

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Manchester United 42 15 3 3 55 21 8 8 5 40 31 1.826 57
  2.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 1 4 45 20 6 8 7 31 31 1.49 53
  3.  Arsenal 42 13 7 1 54 30 8 4 9 26 31 1.311 53
  4.  Portsmouth 42 13 3 5 42 25 7 5 9 26 33 1.172 48
  5.  Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 26 8 3 10 30 35 1.065 48
  6.  Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 49 28 6 6 9 30 42 1.128 47
  7.  Preston North End 42 10 5 6 39 22 7 7 7 35 32 1.37 46
  8.  Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 62 28 6 5 10 36 45 1.342 45
  9.  Blackpool 42 12 5 4 40 27 6 4 11 24 37 1 45
10.  Charlton Athletic 42 12 5 4 41 24 5 5 11 27 39 1.079 44
11.  Liverpool 42 6 11 4 31 25 6 8 7 26 36 0.934 43
12.  Sunderland 42 8 6 7 41 28 7 6 8 29 33 1.147 42
13.  West Bromwich Albion 42 8 9 4 38 29 6 4 11 36 48 0.961 41
14.  Burnley 42 9 6 6 32 19 6 4 11 24 44 0.888 40
15.  Manchester City 42 7 5 9 29 28 6 8 7 29 33 0.95 39
16.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 6 7 40 33 4 8 9 33 40 1 38
17.  Derby County 42 10 4 7 43 37 5 3 13 20 43 0.787 37
18.  Middlesbrough 42 12 4 5 37 25 3 2 16 27 63 0.727 36
19.  Chelsea 42 10 3 8 31 29 4 5 12 21 43 0.722 36
20.  Stoke City 42 8 6 7 34 32 4 1 16 15 56 0.556 31
21.  Huddersfield Town 42 9 3 9 32 35 1 5 15 17 47 0.597 28
22.  Fulham 42 5 7 9 38 31 3 4 14 20 46 0.753 27

Matches

Aug 18 Blackpool Away 2-1 Campbell, Smith
Aug 22 Arsenal Home 1-3 Campbell
Aug 25 Liverpool Home 1-3 Armstrong
Aug 29 Arsenal Away 1-2 Smith
Sep 1 Portsmouth Away 0-1
Sep 5 Derby County Home 0-1
Sep 8 Fulham Home 2-1 Smith, Bentley
Sep 15 Huddersfield Town Home 2-1 Bentley, Smith
Sep 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 3-5 Campbell, Bentley, Smith
Sep 29 Sunderland Home 2-1 Smith, Bentley
Oct 6 Middlesbrough Away 0-0
Oct 13 West Bromwich Albion Home 1-3 Bentley
Oct 20 Newcastle United Away 1-3 Bentley
Oct 27 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-3 Armstrong(P)
Nov 3 Stoke City Away 2-1 Tuck, Bentley
Nov 10 Manchester United Home 4-2 D'Arcy(2), Smith, Bentley
Nov 17 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-3 Bentley, Campbell
Nov 24 Preston North End Home 0-0
Dec 1 Burnley Away 1-1 Smith
Dec 8 Charlton Athletic Home 1-0 D'Arcy
Dec 15 Blackpool Home 2-1 D'Arcy(2)
Dec 22 Liverpool Away 1-1 D'Arcy
Dec 25 Manchester City Home 0-3
Dec 26 Manchester City Away 1-3 Smith
Dec 29 Portsmouth Home 1-1 Smith
Jan 5 Fulham Away 2-1 Campbell, Parsons
Jan 19 Huddersfield Town Away 0-1
Jan 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 0-1
Feb 9 Sunderland Away 1-4 Jones
Feb 16 Middlesbrough Home 5-0 D'Arcy(3), Bentley(2)
Mar 1 West Bromwich Albion Away 1-0 Gray
Mar 12 Newcastle United Home 1-0 Allister
Mar 15 Bolton Wanderers Away 0-3
Mar 22 Stoke City Home 1-0 D'Arcy
Apr 12 Preston North End Away 0-1
Apr 14 Aston Villa Home 2-2 Randall, Jones
Apr 15 Aston Villa Away 1-7 Smith
Apr 19 Burnley Home 4-1 D'Arcy(2), Smith(2)
Apr 21 Manchester United Away 0-3
Apr 26 Charlton Athletic Away 1-1 Bentley
Apr 30 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0-2
May 3 Derby County Away 1-1 Smith

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 838,576 59,143 25,165 39,932
Away 675,536 52,168 8,582 32,168
Total 1,514,112 59,143 8,582 36,050

F.A. Cup

Semi-Final (replay)

Matches

Jan 12 Chester Home 2-2 Armstrong(P), Gray
Jan 16 Chester Away 3-2 Smith, Bentley, O.G.
Feb 2 Tranmere Rovers Home 4-0 Armstrong, Bentley(2), Jones
Feb 23 Leeds United Away 1-1 Smith
Feb 27 Leeds United Home 1-1 D'Arcy
Mar 3 Leeds United Neutral 5-1 Smith(3), Bentley, Gray
Mar 8 Sheffield United Away 1-0 Bentley
Apr 5 Arsenal Neutral 1-1 Gray
Apr 7 Arsenal Neutral 0-3

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 162,895 60,840 42,954 54,298
Away 116,505 52,328 20,500 38,835
Neutral 156,038 68,084 30,504 52,013
Total 435,438 68,084 20,500 48,382

Diary

07/07/1951 John Phillips born

00/08/1951 Alan Dicks transfered from Millwall

01/08/1951 Daniel Winter transfered to Worcester City

01/08/1951 Hugh Billington transfered to Worcester City

02/08/1951 Peter Pickering transfered to Kettering Town

07/08/1951 John McInnes transfered to Bedford Town

08/08/1951 Robert Warren transfered to Torquay

09/08/1951 Jimmy Macaulay transfered to Aldershot for 6,000

18/08/1951 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-1 in Football League Division 1

22/08/1951 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-3 in Football League Division 1

25/08/1951 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-3 in Football League Division 1

29/08/1951 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-2 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1951 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1951 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-1 in Football League Division 1

08/09/1951 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1951 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 in Football League Division 1

22/09/1951 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-5 in Football League Division 1

29/09/1951 Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-1 in Football League Division 1

00/10/1951 Reg Williams Retired

00/10/1951 Ralph Oelofse transfered from Berea Park

06/10/1951 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 0-0 in Football League Division 1

13/10/1951 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-3 in Football League Division 1

15/10/1951 Chelsea beat Racing Club de Paris 2-1 in a friendly

20/10/1951 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-3 in Football League Division 1

20/10/1951 Claudio Ranieri born

26/10/1951 Seamus D'Arcy transfered from Charlton

27/10/1951 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-3 in Football League Division 1

03/11/1951 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-1 in Football League Division 1

10/11/1951 Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-2 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1951 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 in Football League Division 1

24/11/1951 Chelsea drew with Preston North End 0-0 in Football League Division 1

25/11/1951 Bob Edwards transfered from R.A.F.

25/11/1951 Michael Collins transfered from Redcar Albion

01/12/1951 Chelsea drew with Burnley 1-1 in Football League Division 1

08/12/1951 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 1-0 in Football League Division 1

15/12/1951 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-1 in Football League Division 1

22/12/1951 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 1-1 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1951 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-3 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1951 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-3 in Football League Division 1

29/12/1951 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 1-1 in Football League Division 1

05/01/1952 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 1

12/01/1952 Chelsea drew with Chester 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3

16/01/1952 Chelsea beat Chester 3-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)

19/01/1952 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 0-1 in Football League Division 1

26/01/1952 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

28/01/1952 Ken Swain born

02/02/1952 Chelsea beat Tranmere Rovers 4-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

09/02/1952 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-4 in Football League Division 1

16/02/1952 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 5-0 in Football League Division 1

23/02/1952 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5

27/02/1952 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

00/03/1952 Len Kell signed professional forms

01/03/1952 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in Football League Division 1

01/03/1952 George Johnson died

03/03/1952 Chelsea beat Leeds United 5-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

05/03/1952 Petar Borota born

08/03/1952 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 6

12/03/1952 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

15/03/1952 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-3 in Football League Division 1

22/03/1952 Chelsea beat Stoke City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

05/04/1952 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in F.A. Cup SF

07/04/1952 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-3 in F.A. Cup SF (replay)

10/04/1952 Alec Donald died

12/04/1952 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-1 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1952 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 2-2 in Football League Division 1

15/04/1952 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-7 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1952 Chelsea beat Burnley 4-1 in Football League Division 1

21/04/1952 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-3 in Football League Division 1

23/04/1952 Chelsea beat Heart Of Midlothian 3-2 in a friendly

26/04/1952 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 1-1 in Football League Division 1

30/04/1952 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1

00/05/1952 Richard Whittaker signed professional forms

03/05/1952 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1

31/05/1952 Billy Birrell finished as manager

00/06/1952 Harry Hughes transfered to Bournemouth

01/06/1952 Ted Drake appointed manager

22/06/1952 James Saunders died

30/06/1952 Andy Ormiston died

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
WP Gray 42 1 9 3 51 4
WG Robertson 41 9 50
S Tickridge 41 8 49
K Armstrong 37 2 9 2 46 4
W Dickson 37 7 44
RT Bentley 32 12 9 5 41 17
RA Smith 32 11 7 5 39 16
S Bathgate 32 6 38
R Campbell 32 5 4 36 5
J Harris 26 9 35
S D'Arcy 21 12 8 1 29 13
JH Smith 16 3 4 20 3
SB Willemse 11 4 15
EG Parsons 11 1 2 13 1
FJ Saunders 13 13
P McKnight 12 12
FR Mitchell 4 2 6
TB Jones 3 2 2 1 5 3
JH Leadbetter 3 3
JG Allister 3 1 3 1
R Oelofse 3 3
PG Tuck 3 1 3 1
EA Randall 3 1 3 1
RF Williams 2 2
HE Medhurst 1 1
HJ Hughes 1 1
Own Goal 1 1