1947–48 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1947–48 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division18th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ken Armstrong/
Bobby Campbell (11)
All: Ken Armstrong (13)
Highest home attendance67,789 vs Aston Villa
(4 October 1947)
Lowest home attendance30,085 vs Sunderland
(10 September 1947)
Average home league attendance47,652
Biggest win5–0 v Barrow
(10 January 1948)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Manchester United
(17 April 1948)

The 1947–48 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-fourth competitive season.

Table

[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 23 13 6 81 32 2.531 59
2 Manchester United 42 19 14 9 81 48 1.688 52
3 Burnley 42 20 12 10 56 43 1.302 52
4 Derby County 42 19 12 11 77 57 1.351 50
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 83 70 1.186 47
6 Aston Villa 42 19 9 14 65 57 1.140 47
7 Preston North End 42 20 7 15 67 68 0.985 47
8 Portsmouth 42 19 7 16 68 50 1.360 45
9 Blackpool 42 17 10 15 57 41 1.390 44
10 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 52 47 1.106 42
11 Liverpool 42 16 10 16 65 61 1.066 42
12 Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 65 70 0.929 42
13 Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 57 66 0.864 40
14 Everton 42 17 6 19 52 66 0.788 40
15 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 41 55 0.745 38
16 Middlesbrough 42 14 9 19 71 73 0.973 37
17 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 5 21 46 58 0.793 37
18 Chelsea 42 14 9 19 53 71 0.746 37
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 12 18 51 60 0.850 36
20 Sunderland 42 13 10 19 56 67 0.836 36
21 Blackburn Rovers (R) 42 11 10 21 54 72 0.750 32 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Grimsby Town (R) 42 8 6 28 45 111 0.405 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

[edit]
  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
[edit]
Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This article about an English association football club season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1947–48_Chelsea_F.C._season&oldid=1160865242"