1911–12 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1911–12 season
Owner	Gus Mears
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Whittingham (26) All: Bob Whittingham (26)
Highest home attendance	45,000 vs Clapton Orient (2 March 1912)
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs Huddersfield Town (18 November 1911)
Average home league attendance	27,198
Biggest win	4–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (16 September 1911)
Biggest defeat	1–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (25 March 1911)
Home colours Away colours

The 1911–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventh competitive season and seventh year in existence. The club finished 2nd in the Second Division and gained promotion back to the First Division.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Derby County	38	23	8	7	74	28	2.643	54	Division Champions
2	Chelsea	38	24	6	8	64	34	1.882	54	Promoted
3	Burnley	38	22	8	8	77	41	1.878	52
4	Clapton Orient	38	21	3	14	61	44	1.386	45
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	57	33	1.727	42

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References

• 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.

External links

• 1911–12 season at stamford-bridge.com