1946–47 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1946–47 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerBilly Birrell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division15th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Lawton (26)

All:
Tommy Lawton (30)
Highest home attendance70,257 vs Arsenal
(11 January 1947)
Lowest home attendance17,896 vs Grimsby Town
(8 February 1947)
Average home league attendance44,517
Biggest win4–1 v Huddersfield Town
(14 December 1946)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Stoke City
(15 February 1947)

The 1946–47 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-third competitive season. The season marked the resumption of the Football League, which had been suspended since 1939 due to the Second World War. £14,000 signing Tommy Lawton scored a then-club record 26 league goals, but was unable to help the team to success, as they finished 15th in the First Division.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Arsenal 42 16 9 17 72 70 1.029 41
14 Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 0.924 41
15 Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 0.821 39
16 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 0.744 38
17 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 0.849 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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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