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1936–37 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1936–37 season
ChairmanCharles Pratt
ManagerLeslie Knighton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Mills (22)

All:
George Mills (23)
Highest home attendance64,463 vs Charlton Athletic
(26 March 1937)
Lowest home attendance13,225 vs Manchester City
(3 February 1937)
Average home league attendance32,461
Biggest win4–0 v Everton
(28 November 1936)
4–0 v Leeds United
(16 January 1937)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Arsenal
(19 December 1936)
1–4 v Portsmouth
(6 February 1937)

The 1936–37 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-eighth competitive season. In May and June, Chelsea took part in the invitational Tournoi international de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris and reached the final, where they lost to Italian champions Bologna.[1]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Birmingham 42 13 15 14 64 60 1.067 41
12 Grimsby Town 42 17 7 18 86 81 1.062 41
13 Chelsea 42 14 13 15 52 55 0.945 41
14 Preston North End 42 14 13 15 56 67 0.836 41
15 Huddersfield Town 42 12 15 15 62 64 0.969 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Notes

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  1. ^ "Tournoi International de l'Expo Universelle de Paris 1937". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

References

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  • 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.
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