1907–08_Chelsea_F.C._season
1907–08 Chelsea F.C. season
3rd season in existence of Chelsea F.C.
The 1907–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's third competitive season and third year in existence. The club played their first ever season in the top-flight, finishing 13th.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 1907–08 season | |||
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| Owner | Gus Mears | ||
| Chairman | Claude Kirby | ||
| Manager | David Calderhead | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| First Division | 13th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: George Hilsdon (24) All: George Hilsdon (30) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 55,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (9 November 1907) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,000 vs Blackburn Rovers (2 December 1907) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 32,895 | ||
| Biggest win | 9–1 v Worksop Town (11 January 1908) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 v Nottingham Forest (21 September 1907) | ||
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 52 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 43 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 1.148 | 43 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 42 | |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 1.141 | 42 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | 41 | |
| 7 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 39 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 61 | 1.115 | 38 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 62 | 0.952 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 0.951 | 36 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 36 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 36 | |
| 13 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 0.855 | 36 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 36 | |
| 15 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 36 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | 1.040 | 35 | |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 35 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 0.765 | 34 | |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Birmingham (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 0.667 | 30 |
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
- 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.
- Chelsea 1907–08 season at stamford-bridge.com