1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1930–31 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Hughie Gallacher (14) All: Hughie Gallacher (14)
Highest home attendance	74,667 vs Arsenal (29 November 1930)
Lowest home attendance	12,968 vs Birmingham (25 March 1931)
Average home league attendance	35,580
Biggest win	5–0 v Sunderland (13 December 1930) 5–0 v Grimsby Town (27 December 1930)
Biggest defeat	2–6 v Birmingham (25 October 1930) 2–6 v Derby County (6 December 1930)
Home colours Away colours

The 1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season was the 22nd edition of Chelsea Football Club annual football competition. It was the club's first season return in the top-flight after a six-year hiatus.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	8	17	83	84	0.988	42
11	Sunderland	42	16	9	17	89	85	1.047	41
12	Chelsea	42	15	10	17	64	67	0.955	40
13	Grimsby Town	42	17	5	20	82	87	0.943	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	68	81	0.840	39

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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

• 1930–31 season at stamford-bridge.com