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1919–20 Chelsea F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Chelsea |
| season | 1919–20 |
| manager | David Calderhead |
| chairman | Claude Kirby |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Semi-finals |
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| league topscorer | |
| Jack Cock (21) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Jack Cock (24) | |
| highest attendance | 70,000 vs Aston Villa (7 April 1920) |
| lowest attendance | 12,000 vs Newcastle United (13 September 1919) |
| prevseason | 1918–19 |
| nextseason | 1920–21 |
Jack Cock (21) Jack Cock (24)
The 1919–1920 season Chelsea Football Club was 11th of competitive football. It was also the first full English football season since the end of World War I. It proved to be Chelsea's most successful season to that point, as they finished 3rd in the First Division and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
Table
Results
First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1919 | Everton | A | 3–2 | 35,000 | Halse, Whittingham (pen), Wilding | |
| 1 September 1919 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 50,000 | Wilding, Croal | |
| 6 September 1919 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 60,000 | ||
| 10 September 1919 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 35,000 | Brittan, Croal | |
| 13 September 1919 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 12,000 | ||
| 20 September 1919 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 40,000 | ||
| 27 September 1919 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 38,000 | ||
| 4 October 1919 | Burnley | A | 3–2 | 25,000 | Croal, Abrams (2) | |
| 11 October 1919 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 35,000 | Brittan | |
| 18 October 1919 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | 25,000 | Brittan | |
| 25 October 1919 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 0–1 | 18,000 | ||
| 1 November 1919 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–0 | 36,000 | Ford, Cock (2), Croal | |
| 8 November 1919 | Preston North End | A | 1–3 | 20,000 | Cock | |
| 15 November 1919 | Preston North End | H | 4–0 | 34,000 | Cock (3), McNeil | |
| 22 November 1919 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 29 November 1919 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 50,000 | Cock (2), Croal | |
| 6 December 1919 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 50,000 | Cock | |
| 13 December 1919 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 60,000 | Ford, Cock, McNeil | |
| 20 December 1919 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 25,000 | Halse | |
| 25 December 1919 | Aston Villa | A | 2–5 | 30,000 | Dale, McNeil | |
| 26 December 1919 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | 40,000 | Harrow | |
| 27 December 1919 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 40,000 | Cock | |
| 1 January 1920 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 3 January 1920 | Manchester United | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | Cock (2) | |
| 17 January 1920 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 40,000 | Cock | |
| 24 January 1920 | Bradford City | A | 1–3 | 18,000 | Browning | |
| 4 February 1920 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 25,000 | Logan | |
| 7 February 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 20,000 | Cock, Croal | |
| 14 February 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–3 | 45,000 | Cock (2) | |
| 28 February 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 52,000 | Sharp (2) | |
| 11 March 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | 12,000 | Logan | |
| 13 March 1920 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | 15,000 | Sharp | |
| 17 March 1920 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 25,000 | Wilding, Cock | |
| 20 March 1920 | The Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 47,000 | Lee | |
| 2 April 1920 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 70,000 | Cock, Hardy (o.g.) | |
| 3 April 1920 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 40,000 | Cock | |
| 6 April 1920 | The Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 15,000 | Halse, Cock | |
| 10 April 1920 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | ||
| 17 April 1920 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 40,000 | ||
| 24 April 1920 | Derby County | A | 0–5 | 20,000 | ||
| 26 April 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 39,902 | Harrow (pen), Ford | |
| 1 May 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–4 | 35,668 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 1920 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 35,298 | Cock |
| 31 January 1920 | 2 | Swindon Town | H | 4–0 | 67,054 | Ford, Cock, McNeil (2) |
| 21 February 1920 | 3 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 40,000 | Ford, Cock, Browning |
| 6 March 1920 | 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–1 | 61,223 | Logan, Wilding, Sharp (2) |
| 21 March 1920 | SF | Aston Villa | N | 1–3 | 37,771 | Croal |
References
- Chelsea 1919/1920 results and fixtures at Soccerbase
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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