The 1945–46 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-second competitive season. It saw the first competitive football in England since the end of the Second World War, the FA Cup; Chelsea reached the fifth round. The Football League did not resume until the following season, so Chelsea continued to play in the regional Football League South; Chelsea finished 10th in the 22-team league. In November, the club also played a high-profile friendly match against FC Dynamo Moscow of the Soviet Union.
| 1945–46 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Joe Mears | ||
| Manager | Billy Birrell | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| First Division | N/A | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Five players (1) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 69,987 vs West Ham United (26 January 1946) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 39,678 vs Leicester City (5 January 1946) | ||
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References edit
- 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 edit
- 1945–46 season at stamford-bridge.com
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