1927–28 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1927–28 season was Chelsea Football Club's nineteenth competitive season and fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 3rd in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division.

Chelsea
1927–28 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Thompson (25)

All:
Jimmy Thompson (25)
Highest home attendance53,309 vs Oldham Athletic
(6 April 1928)
Lowest home attendance13,707 vs Barnsley
(5 May 1928)
Average home league attendance33,917
Biggest win6–0 v South Shields
(3 December 1927)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Leeds United
(10 December 1927)

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   ENG Sam Millington
- GK   ENG Peter McKenna
- DF   ENG Leslie Odell
- DF   ENG Harold Miller
- DF   SCO George Rodgers
- DF   ENG Harry Wilding
- DF   ENG John Townrow
- DF   SCO Tommy Law
- DF   SCO George Smith
- MF   EIR Sam Irving
- MF   SCO John Priestley
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   SCO Bob Turnbull
- FW   ENG George Biswell
- FW   SCO George Anderson
- FW   ENG William Jackson
- FW   ENG James Thompson
- FW   ENG Albert Thain
- FW   ENG George Pearson
- FW   SCO Andrew Wilson
- FW   ENG Jackie Crawford
- FW   SCO Willie Ferguson

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Second Division 27 August 1927 5 May 1928 Matchday 1 3rd 42 23 8 11 75 45 +30 054.76
FA Cup 14 January 1928 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 43 23 8 12 76 47 +29 053.49

Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City 42 25 9 8 100 59 1.695 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Leeds United 42 25 7 10 98 49 2.000 57 Promoted
3 Chelsea 42 23 8 11 75 45 1.667 54
4 Preston North End 42 22 9 11 100 66 1.515 53
5 Stoke City 42 22 8 12 78 59 1.322 52
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 23 8 11 75 45 1.667 54 15 2 4 46 15 32 8 6 7 29 30 22

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 1927 1 Reading 1–2 Chelsea Reading
15:15 GMT
  • Davey   38'
Report
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 24,529
Referee: Archie Caseley
3 September 1927 2 Chelsea 3–0 Blackpool Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,529
Referee: Harry Kingscott
7 September 1927 3 Chelsea 5–0 Notts County Fulham
18:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,416
Referee: George Nunnerley
10 September 1927 4 Fulham 1–1 Chelsea Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 39,860
Referee: F.W. Reeve
17 September 1927 5 Clapton Orient 2–1 Chelsea Clapton
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Millfields Road
Attendance: 34,838
Referee: Archie Caseley
24 September 1927 6 Chelsea 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,724
Referee: William Russell
1 October 1927 7 Bristol City 1–1 Chelsea Ashton Gate
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 24,005
Referee: Thomas Greaves
6 October 1927 8 Notts County 0–1 Chelsea Nottingham
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,127
Referee: George Nunnerley
8 October 1927 9 Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,472
Referee: Charles Lines
15 October 1927 10 Southampton 2–4 Chelsea Southampton
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,724
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
22 October 1927 11 Chelsea 2–0 Hull City Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,153
Referee: Tommy Crew
29 October 1927 12 Preston North End 0–3 Chelsea Preston
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 23,107
Referee: H.V. Stott
5 November 1927 13 Chelsea 4–0 Swansea Town Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,220
Referee: William Russell
12 November 1927 14 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Moss Side
14:40 GMT Report
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 52,830
Referee: Edwin Small
19 November 1927 15 Chelsea 2–1 Nottingham Forest Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,743
Referee: W.H. Burnell
26 November 1927 16 Port Vale 1–1 Chelsea Hanley
14:35 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,115
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
3 December 1927 17 Chelsea 6–0 South Shields Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,719
Referee: Percy Strouther
10 December 1927 18 Leeds United 5–0 Chelsea Beeston
14:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,059
Referee: Frank Burton
17 December 1927 19 Chelsea 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,340
Referee: C.F. Moon
24 December 1927 20 Barnsley 3–1 Chelsea Barnsley
14:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: A.H. Price
26 December 1927 21 Grimsby Town 1–1 Chelsea Cleethorpes
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 18,630
Referee: John Rickwood
31 December 1927 22 Chelsea 0–0 Reading Fulham
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,525
Referee: Archie Caseley
7 January 1928 23 Blackpool 2–4 Chelsea Blackpool
14:35 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,704
Referee: Harry Kingscott
21 January 1928 24 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,297
Referee: F.W. Reeve
28 January 1928 25 Chelsea 1–0 Clapton Orient Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,875
Referee: Tom Botham
4 February 1928 26 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
  • Short   58', 65'
  • Carter   86'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,718
Referee: William Russell
11 February 1928 27 Chelsea 5–2 Bristol City Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Thomas Greaves
20 February 1928 28 Stoke City 1–0 Chelsea Stoke
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 15,770
Referee: Charles Lines
25 February 1928 29 Chelsea 0–2 Southampton Fulham
15:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,567
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
3 March 1928 30 Hull City 0–2 Chelsea Hull
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 12,679
Referee: Tommy Crew
10 March 1928 31 Chelsea 2–1 Preston North End Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,780
Referee: H.V. Stott
14 March 1928 32 Chelsea 4–0 Grimsby Town Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,278
Referee: John Rickwood
17 March 1928 33 Swansea Town 0–0 Chelsea Swansea
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 15,563
Referee: William Russell
24 March 1928 34 Chelsea 0–1 Manchester City Fulham
15:20 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 51,813
Referee: Edwin Small
31 March 1928 35 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Chelsea West Bridgford
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,989
Referee: W.H. Burnell
6 April 1928 36 Chelsea 2–1 Oldham Athletic Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 53,309
Referee: Tom Bryan
7 April 1928 37 Chelsea 1–0 Port Vale Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,278
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
9 April 1928 38 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Chelsea Oldham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 18,992
Referee: Tom Bryan
14 April 1928 39 South Shields 2–1 Chelsea South Shields
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Horsley Hill
Attendance: 3,395
Referee: Percy Strouther
21 April 1928 40 Chelsea 2–3 Leeds United Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,562
Referee: Frank Burton
28 April 1928 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 16,727
Referee: C.F. Moon
5 May 1928 42 Chelsea 1–2 Barnsley Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 13,707
Referee: A.H. Price

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 January 1928 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea Wolverhampton
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 32,134
Referee: Tommy Crew

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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