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Summary of Season 1952-53

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Arsenal 42 15 3 3 60 30 6 9 6 37 34 1.515 54
  2.  Preston North End 42 15 3 3 46 25 6 9 6 39 35 1.416 54
  3.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 5 3 54 27 6 8 7 32 36 1.365 51
  4.  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 35 19 8 5 8 31 41 1.1 50
  5.  Charlton Athletic 42 12 8 1 47 22 7 3 11 30 41 1.222 49
  6.  Burnley 42 11 6 4 36 20 7 6 8 31 32 1.288 48
  7.  Blackpool 42 13 5 3 45 22 6 4 11 26 48 1.014 47
  8.  Manchester United 42 11 5 5 35 30 7 5 9 34 42 0.958 46
  9.  Sunderland 42 11 9 1 42 27 4 4 13 26 55 0.829 43
10.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 6 4 55 37 4 5 12 23 32 1.13 41
11.  Aston Villa 42 9 7 5 36 23 5 6 10 27 38 1.032 41
12.  Cardiff City 42 7 8 6 32 17 7 4 10 22 29 1.173 40
13.  Middlesbrough 42 12 5 4 46 27 2 6 13 24 50 0.909 39
14.  Bolton Wanderers 42 9 4 8 39 35 6 5 10 22 34 0.884 39
15.  Portsmouth 42 10 6 5 44 34 4 4 13 30 49 0.891 38
16.  Newcastle United 42 9 5 7 34 33 5 4 12 25 37 0.842 37
17.  Liverpool 42 10 6 5 36 28 4 2 15 25 54 0.743 36
18.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 6 7 35 32 4 5 12 27 40 0.861 35
19.  Chelsea 42 10 4 7 35 24 2 7 12 21 42 0.848 35
20.  Manchester City 42 12 2 7 45 28 2 5 14 27 59 0.827 35
21.  Stoke City 42 10 4 7 35 26 2 6 13 18 40 0.803 34
22.  Derby County 42 9 6 6 41 29 2 4 15 18 45 0.797 32

Matches

Aug 23 Manchester United Away 0-2
Aug 27 Derby County Home 1-1 Harris(P)
Aug 30 Portsmouth Home 2-0 Parsons, Gray
Sep 3 Derby County Away 2-3 Dickson, McNichol
Sep 6 Bolton Wanderers Away 1-1 McNichol
Sep 10 Blackpool Home 4-0 Bentley, McNichol(2), Gray
Sep 13 Aston Villa Home 4-0 Campbell, Bentley(2), McNichol
Sep 15 Blackpool Away 1-3 Bentley
Sep 20 Sunderland Away 1-2 Bentley
Sep 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-2 Bentley
Oct 4 Charlton Athletic Away 2-2 Lewis, Bentley(P)
Oct 11 Preston North End Home 5-3 Parsons(2), Campbell, Bentley, McNichol
Oct 18 Burnley Away 1-1 Bentley
Oct 25 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-1 McNichol, O.G.
Nov 1 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-1
Nov 8 Cardiff City Home 0-2
Nov 15 Newcastle United Away 1-2 Parsons
Nov 22 West Bromwich Albion Home 0-2
Nov 29 Middlesbrough Away 0-4
Dec 13 Manchester City Away 0-4
Dec 20 Manchester United Home 2-3 Dickson, Smith
Dec 26 Stoke City Away 1-1 Campbell
Dec 27 Stoke City Home 0-0
Jan 3 Portsmouth Away 0-2
Jan 17 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-0 Parsons
Jan 24 Aston Villa Away 1-1 Armstrong
Feb 7 Sunderland Home 3-2 Parsons, Bentley(2)
Feb 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-2 Bentley, Gray
Feb 21 Charlton Athletic Home 0-1
Feb 28 Preston North End Away 1-2 Parsons
Mar 7 Burnley Home 0-2
Mar 14 Tottenham Hotspur Away 3-2 Lewis, Edwards, Blunstone
Mar 21 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-0 McNichol
Mar 23 Liverpool Home 3-0 Lewis, Edwards, Blunstone
Mar 28 Cardiff City Away 3-3 McKnight, Dickson, O.G.
Apr 3 Arsenal Home 1-1 Parsons
Apr 4 Newcastle United Home 1-2 Harris(P)
Apr 6 Arsenal Away 0-2
Apr 11 West Bromwich Albion Away 1-0 McNichol
Apr 18 Middlesbrough Home 1-1 McNichol
Apr 25 Liverpool Away 0-2
Apr 29 Manchester City Home 3-1 Harris(P), McNichol, Lewis

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 920,672 72,614 17,173 43,842
Away 675,709 48,186 13,957 32,177
Total 1,596,381 72,614 13,957 38,009

F.A. Cup

Round 5

Matches

Jan 10 Derby County Away 4-4 Armstrong, Parsons, Bentley, McNichol
Jan 14 Derby County Home 1-0 Parsons
Jan 31 West Bromwich Albion Home 1-1 Bentley
Feb 4 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-0
Feb 9 West Bromwich Albion Neutral 1-1 Bentley
Feb 11 West Bromwich Albion Neutral 4-0 Parsons, Campbell, Bentley(2)
Feb 14 Birmingham City Home 0-4

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 142,899 58,912 38,115 47,633
Away 62,841 37,974 24,867 31,420
Neutral 61,531 33,534 27,997 30,766
Total 267,271 58,912 24,867 38,182

Diary

28/07/1952 Frank Mitchell transfered to Watford

22/08/1952 James Leadbetter transfered to Brighton

22/08/1952 Johnny McNichol transfered from Brighton for 12,000

23/08/1952 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

27/08/1952 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1

30/08/1952 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 in Football League Division 1

03/09/1952 Chelsea lost to Derby County 2-3 in Football League Division 1

06/09/1952 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

10/09/1952 Chelsea beat Blackpool 4-0 in Football League Division 1

13/09/1952 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-0 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1952 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-3 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1952 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-2 in Football League Division 1

24/09/1952 John Rankin died

27/09/1952 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 1

01/10/1952 Jim Lewis transfered from Walthamstow Avenue

04/10/1952 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 2-2 in Football League Division 1

04/10/1952 John Allister transfered to Aberdeen

05/10/1952 Chick Thomson transfered from Clyde for 5,000

11/10/1952 Chelsea beat Preston North End 5-3 in Football League Division 1

15/10/1952 Tommy Ord born

18/10/1952 Chelsea drew with Burnley 1-1 in Football League Division 1

21/10/1952 Seamus D'Arcy transfered to Brentford

21/10/1952 Ron Greenwood transfered from Brentford

25/10/1952 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Football League Division 1

01/11/1952 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1952 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

12/11/1952 Harry Medhurst transfered to Brighton

14/11/1952 Les Stubbs transfered from Southend for 10,000

15/11/1952 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

22/11/1952 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-2 in Football League Division 1

29/11/1952 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 0-4 in Football League Division 1

13/12/1952 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-4 in Football League Division 1

20/12/1952 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1952 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1952 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 0-0 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1953 Albert Tennant transfered to Training Staff

00/00/1953 Sid Bathgate transfered to Hamilton

03/01/1953 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 0-2 in Football League Division 1

10/01/1953 Chelsea drew with Derby County 4-4 in F.A. Cup Round 3

14/01/1953 Chelsea beat Derby County 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)

17/01/1953 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

21/01/1953 Tony Potrac born

24/01/1953 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1

31/01/1953 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4

04/02/1953 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)

07/02/1953 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-2 in Football League Division 1

09/02/1953 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)

11/02/1953 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)

12/02/1953 Frank Blunstone transfered from Crewe for 7,000

14/02/1953 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 0-4 in F.A. Cup Round 5

18/02/1953 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

21/02/1953 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 0-1 in Football League Division 1

28/02/1953 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 1-2 in Football League Division 1

07/03/1953 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-2 in Football League Division 1

14/03/1953 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in Football League Division 1

21/03/1953 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in Football League Division 1

23/03/1953 Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-0 in Football League Division 1

28/03/1953 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 3-3 in Football League Division 1

00/04/1953 Ron Tindall transfered from Camberley

00/04/1953 Paul Berry transfered from Youth

03/04/1953 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Football League Division 1

04/04/1953 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

06/04/1953 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-2 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1953 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1953 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

25/04/1953 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-2 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1953 Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-1 in Football League Division 1

00/05/1953 Peter Sillett transfered from Southampton for 12,000

04/05/1953 Chelsea drew with Fulham 1-1 in Coronation Festival Match

08/05/1953 Chelsea drew with Bohemians Select 1-1 in a friendly

03/06/1953 Ernest Randall transfered to Crystal Palace

25/06/1953 Billy Gray transfered to Burnley

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 41 1 7 1 48 2
J McNichol 39 11 7 1 46 12
SB Willemse 39 7 46
W Dickson 38 3 7 45 3
RT Bentley 37 12 7 5 44 17
EG Parsons 33 8 7 3 40 11
J Harris 36 3 3 39 3
WP Gray 32 3 5 37 3
FJ Saunders 20 7 27
WG Robertson 27 27
R Campbell 18 3 6 1 24 4
CR Thomson 15 7 22
S Tickridge 12 4 16
RH Edwards 12 2 12 2
F Blunstone 11 2 11 2
R Greenwood 11 11
JL Lewis 9 4 9 4
RA Smith 7 1 7 1
MD Spector 2 3 5
L Stubbs 5 5
R Oelofse 5 5
P McKnight 4 1 4 1
S Bathgate 3 3
S D'Arcy 2 2
JH Smith 1 1
A Dicks 1 1
JG Allister 1 1
FA Lewis 1 1
Own Goal 2 2