1908–09_Chelsea_F.C._season
1908–09 Chelsea F.C. season
4th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.
The 1908–09 season was Chelsea Football Club's fourth competitive season and fourth year in existence.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
1908–09 season | |||
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Owner | Gus Mears | ||
Chairman | Claude Kirby | ||
Manager | David Calderhead | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 11th | ||
FA Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: George Hilsdon (25) All: George Hilsdon (27) | ||
Highest home attendance | 55,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (28 November 1908) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers (27 February 1909) | ||
Average home league attendance | 30,632 | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 v Bury (12 September 1908) 4–1 v Middlesbrough (1 January 1909) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–6 v Preston North End (7 September 1908) | ||
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More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Newcastle United (C) | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 1.585 | 53 | |
2 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 1.439 | 46 | |
3 | Sunderland | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 44 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 41 | |
5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 40 | |
6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 1.061 | 38 | |
7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 38 | |
8 | Bristol City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 1.113 | 37 | |
10 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 37 | |
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 37 | |
12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 | |
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 37 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 36 | |
15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 36 | |
16 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 36 | |
17 | Bury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 34 | |
19 | Manchester City (R) | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |
20 | Leicester Fosse (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 0.529 | 25 |
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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 1908–09 season at stamford-bridge.com