1928–29 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1928–29 season was Chelsea Football Club's twentieth competitive season and fifth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 9th in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division.

Chelsea
1928–29 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division9th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Biswell,
Andrew Wilson (9)

All:
Jimmy Thompson, George Biswell,
Andrew Wilson (9)
Highest home attendance61,316 vs Everton
(12 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance7,086 vs West Bromwich Albion
(17 April 1929)
Average home league attendance28,475
Biggest win4–0 v Swansea Town
(25 August 1928)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur
(20 April 1929)

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 Peter McKenna
- GK   ENG Sam Millington
- DF   SCO Tommy Law
- DF   ENG Leslie Odell
- DF   SCO George Rodgers
- DF   SCO George Smith
- DF   ENG John Townrow
- MF   ENG Sid Bishop
- MF   EIR Sam Irving
- MF   ENG Jack Meredith
- MF   SCO Willie Russell
- FW   SCO George Anderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   ENG George Biswell
- FW   ENG Jackie Crawford
- FW   ENG Sidney Elliott
- FW   SCO Willie Ferguson
- FW   ENG William Jackson
- FW   ENG Harold Miller
- FW   ENG George Pearson
- FW   ENG Albert Thain
- FW   ENG James Thompson
- FW   ENG Reginald Weaver
- FW   SCO Andrew Wilson

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 25 August 1928 27 April 1929 Matchday 1 9th 42 17 10 15 64 65 −1 040.48
FA Cup 12 January 1929 20 February 1929 Third round Fifth round 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 46 19 11 16 68 67 +1 041.30

Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 19 8 15 80 79 1.013 46
8 Blackpool 42 19 7 16 92 76 1.211 45
9 Chelsea 42 17 10 15 64 65 0.985 44
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 75 81 0.926 43
11 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 71 70 1.014 42
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 17 10 15 64 65 0.985 44 10 6 5 40 30 26 7 4 10 24 35 18

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 August 1928 1 Chelsea 4–0 Swansea Town Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,264
Referee: Albert Caseley
27 August 1928 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 Chelsea Bradford
18:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ernie Westwood
1 September 1928 3 Blackpool 0–1 Chelsea Blackpool
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 17,653
Referee: Tom Bryan
5 September 1928 4 Chelsea 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue Fulham
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 21,556
Referee: Ernie Westwood
8 September 1928 5 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 48,775
Referee: William Bunnell
15 September 1928 6 Chelsea 1–0 Barnsley Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,793
Referee: G.S. Osell
22 September 1928 7 Bristol City 0–0 Chelsea Ashton Gate
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 24,748
Referee: Tom Bryan
29 September 1928 8 Chelsea 3–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,139
Referee: William Harper
6 October 1928 9 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 28,969
Referee: R.O. Rees
13 October 1928 10 Chelsea 2–2 Clapton Orient Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,890
Referee: F.W. Reeve
20 October 1928 11 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Chelsea Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,385
Referee: Thomas Greaves
27 October 1928 12 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,197
Referee: Gordon Franklin
3 November 1928 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,178
Referee: J.V. Pennington
10 November 1928 14 Chelsea 2–1 Preston North End Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,285
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
17 November 1928 15 Millwall 2–1 Chelsea New Cross
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 37,774
Referee: W. Phipps
24 November 1928 16 Chelsea 3–3 Port Vale Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,305
Referee: William Thomas
1 December 1928 17 Hull City 2–2 Chelsea Hull
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 16,925
Referee: F. Robinson
8 December 1928 18 Chelsea 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 45,840
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
15 December 1928 19 Reading 3–3 Chelsea Reading
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,338
Referee: Stanley Rous
22 December 1928 20 Chelsea 1–1 Notts County Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,560
Referee: Albert Fogg
25 December 1928 21 Stoke City 0–1 Chelsea Stoke
14:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 21,862
Referee: Tom Botham
26 December 1928 22 Chelsea 3–1 Stoke City Fulham
14:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,251
Referee: Tom Botham
29 December 1928 23 Swansea Town 0–1 Chelsea Swansea
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 12,659
Referee: Albert Caseley
5 January 1929 24 Chelsea 2–3 Blackpool Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,069
Referee: Tom Bryan
19 January 1929 25 Middlesbrough 4–5 Chelsea Ayresome
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,768
Referee: William Bunnell
30 January 1929 26 Barnsley 0–1 Chelsea Barnsley
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,886
Referee: G.S. Osell
2 February 1929 27 Chelsea 3–0 Bristol City Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,768
Referee: Tom Bryan
9 February 1929 28 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Chelsea West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,829
Referee: William Harper
23 February 1929 29 Clapton Orient 1–0 Chelsea Clapton
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Millfields Road
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: F.W. Reeve
2 March 1929 30 Chelsea 2–3 Oldham Athletic Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,538
Referee: Thomas Greaves
9 March 1929 31 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 23,829
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
13 March 1929 32 Notts County 4–3 Chelsea Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,235
Referee: Albert Fogg
16 March 1929 33 Chelsea 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,383
Referee: J.V. Pennington
23 March 1929 34 Preston North End 3–0 Chelsea Preston
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,415
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
29 March 1929 35 Grimsby Town 1–0 Chelsea Cleethorpes
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 23,644
Referee: Albert Caseley
30 March 1929 36 Chelsea 0–3 Millwall Fulham
15:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,637
Referee: William Russell
1 April 1929 37 Chelsea 3–2 Grimsby Town Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,079
Referee: Albert Caseley
6 April 1929 38 Port Vale 1–0 Chelsea Hanley
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,701
Referee: William Thomas
13 April 1929 39 Chelsea 0–0 Hull City Fulham
15:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 9,654
Referee: F. Robinson
17 April 1929 40 Chelsea 2–5 West Bromwich Albion Fulham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7,086
Referee: R.O. Rees
20 April 1929 41 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Chelsea Tottenham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 24,356
Referee: E.C. Sambrook
27 April 1929 42 Chelsea 2–1 Reading Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Stanley Rous

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 January 1929 Third round Chelsea 2–0 Everton Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 61,316
Referee: Leslie Watson
26 January 1929 Fourth round Chelsea 1–0 Birmingham Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 56,953
Referee: Tommy Crew
16 February 1929 Fifth round Chelsea 1–1 Portsmouth Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,474
Referee: Albert Fogg
20 February 1929 Fifth round replay Portsmouth 1–0 Chelsea Portsmouth
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 31,966
Referee: Albert Fogg

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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