1935–36 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-seventh competitive season. In October 1935, Claude Kirby died. He had been Chelsea chairman since the club's foundation in 1905 and was succeeded by Charles Pratt, Sr. Also in October, a crowd of 82,905 attended Chelsea's First Division match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, setting a club record which still stands.[1]

Chelsea
1935–36 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
Charles Pratt
ManagerLeslie Knighton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Bambrick (15)
All:
Joe Bambrick (19)
Highest home attendance82,905 vs Arsenal
(12 October 1935)
Lowest home attendance13,225 vs West Bromwich Albion
(11 March 1936)
Average home league attendance34,977
Biggest win5–1 v Blackburn Rovers
(2 May 1936)
Biggest defeat1–5 v Everton
(19 October 1935)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C) 42 25 6 11 109 74 1.473 56
2 Derby County 42 18 12 12 61 52 1.173 48
3 Huddersfield Town 42 18 12 12 59 56 1.054 48
4 Stoke City 42 20 7 15 57 57 1.000 47
5 Brentford 42 17 12 13 81 60 1.350 46
6 Arsenal 42 15 15 12 78 48 1.625 45
7 Preston North End 42 18 8 16 67 64 1.047 44
8 Chelsea 42 15 13 14 65 72 0.903 43
9 Manchester City 42 17 8 17 68 60 1.133 42
10 Portsmouth 42 17 8 17 54 67 0.806 42
11 Leeds United 42 15 11 16 66 64 1.031 41
12 Birmingham 42 15 11 16 61 63 0.968 41
13 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 13 15 67 76 0.882 41
14 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 84 70 1.200 40
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 10 17 77 76 1.013 40
16 Everton 42 13 13 16 89 89 1.000 39
17 Grimsby Town 42 17 5 20 65 73 0.890 39
18 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 6 20 89 88 1.011 38
19 Liverpool 42 13 12 17 60 64 0.938 38
20 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 63 77 0.818 38
21 Aston Villa (R) 42 13 9 20 81 110 0.736 35 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 42 12 9 21 55 96 0.573 33
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Notes
  1. "Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1 Division One - 12 October 1935". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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.
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