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1925–26 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1925–26 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob Turnbull (29)

All:
Bob Turnbull (30)
Highest home attendance49,379 vs Fulham
(26 September 1925)
Lowest home attendance14,000 vs Clapton Orient
(10 Feb 1926)
Average home league attendance32,357
Biggest win6–0 v Port Vale
(5 September 1925)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Portsmouth
(1 May 1926)

The 1925–26 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventeenth competitive season.

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 England ENG Benjamin Baker
- GK England ENG Peter McKenna
- DF England ENG Harold Miller
- DF England ENG Harry Wilding
- DF Scotland SCO George Rodgers
- DF England ENG Jack Harrow
- DF Scotland SCO George Smith
- DF England ENG Fred Barrett
- MF England ENG Billy Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Scotland SCO John Priestley
- FW England ENG Jackie Crawford
- FW Scotland SCO Willie Ferguson
- FW Scotland SCO Bob McNeil
- FW England ENG George Stone
- FW England ENG Albert Thain
- FW Scotland SCO Andrew Wilson
- FW Scotland SCO Bob Turnbull

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 29 August 1925 1 May 1926 Matchday 1 3rd 42 19 14 9 76 49 +27 045.24
FA Cup 9 January 1926 30 January 1926 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 44 20 14 10 79 52 +27 045.45

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 The Wednesday 42 27 6 9 88 48 1.833 60 Division Champions, promoted
2 Derby County 42 25 7 10 77 42 1.833 57 Promoted
3 Chelsea 42 19 14 9 76 49 1.551 52
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 7 14 84 60 1.400 49
5 Swansea Town 42 19 11 12 77 57 1.351 49
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 19 14 9 76 49 1.551 52 10 7 4 42 22 27 9 7 5 34 27 25

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 August 1925 1 Chelsea 2–0 Bradford City Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,443
Referee: Albert Caseley
31 August 1925 2 Nottingham Forest 1–5 Chelsea West Bridgford
18:10 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 9,981
Referee: Archie Caseley
5 September 1925 3 Port Vale 0–6 Chelsea Hanley
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,801
Referee: Tom Bryan
7 September 1925 4 Chelsea 0–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,352
Referee: Archie Caseley
12 September 1925 5 Chelsea 3–2 Barnsley Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,161
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
19 September 1925 6 Clapton Orient 1–2 Chelsea Clapton
15:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Millfields Road
Attendance: 15,538
Referee: AJ Prince-Cox
26 September 1925 7 Chelsea 4–0 Fulham Fulham
15:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 49,379
Referee: W.E. Greenland
3 October 1925 8 Chelsea 4–0 Hull City Fulham
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 47,428
Referee: Harry Kingscott
10 October 1925 9 Darlington 1–1 Chelsea Darlington
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 16,897
Referee: R. Collinge
17 October 1925 10 South Shields 0–0 Chelsea South Shields
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Horsley Hill
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Isaac Caswell
24 October 1925 11 Chelsea 5–0 Preston North End Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,539
Referee: Joseph Head
31 October 1925 12 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Chelsea Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 15,531
Referee: Herbert Mee
7 November 1925 13 Chelsea 3–2 Stockport County Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,139
Referee: Lewis Vickery
14 November 1925 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Chelsea Wolverhampton
14:45 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 17,185
Referee: Henry Clayton
21 November 1925 15 Chelsea 1–3 Swansea Town Fulham
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 43,827
Referee: Albert Caseley
28 November 1925 16 The Wednesday 4–1 Chelsea Owlerton
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: William Harper
5 December 1925 17 Chelsea 1–1 Stoke Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,382
Referee: David Asson
12 December 1925 18 Middlesbrough 1–2 Chelsea Ayresome
14:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 14,395
Referee: William Forshaw
19 December 1925 19 Chelsea 0–0 Portsmouth Fulham
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,010
Referee: A. Richards
25 December 1925 20 Blackpool 0–0 Chelsea Blackpool
11:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
26 December 1925 21 Chelsea 2–3 Blackpool Fulham
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 49,707
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
28 December 1925 22 Derby County 4–2 Chelsea Derby
14:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,108
Referee: David Asson
2 January 1926 23 Bradford City 4–2 Chelsea Bradford
14:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,702
Referee: Albert Caseley
16 January 1926 24 Chelsea 3–1 Port Vale Fulham
14:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,568
Referee: Tom Bryan
23 January 1926 25 Barnsley 2–3 Chelsea Barnsley
14:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Ernie Pinckston
6 February 1926 26 Fulham 0–3 Chelsea Fulham
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 42,611
Referee: W.E. Greenland
10 February 1926 27 Chelsea 1–3 Clapton Orient Fulham
15:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: AJ Prince-Cox
13 February 1926 28 Hull City 0–1 Chelsea Hull
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Harry Kingscott
20 February 1926 29 Chelsea 5–2 Darlington Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,442
Referee: George Watson
27 February 1926 30 Chelsea 0–0 South Shields Fulham
15:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,242
Referee: Isaac Caswell
6 March 1926 31 Preston North End 3–1 Chelsea Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,463
Referee: Ernie Westwood
13 March 1926 32 Chelsea 3–0 Oldham Athletic Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,889
Referee: A.H. Price
20 March 1926 33 Stockport County 0–0 Chelsea Stockport
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Lewis Vickery
27 March 1926 34 Chelsea 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,889
Referee: Henry Clayton
2 April 1926 35 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 43,391
Referee: Edward Beards
3 April 1926 36 Swansea Town 0–0 Chelsea Swansea
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 20,993
Referee: C.F. Moon
5 April 1926 37 Southampton 0–1 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,408
Referee: Edward Beards
10 April 1926 38 Chelsea 0–0 The Wednesday Fulham
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,817
Referee: William Harper
17 April 1926 39 Stoke 1–3 Chelsea Stoke
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10,268
Referee: David Asson
24 April 1926 40 Chelsea 0–1 Middlesbrough Fulham
15:15 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,552
Referee: William Forshaw
26 April 1926 41 Chelsea 2–1 Derby County Fulham
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 9,335
Referee: David Asson
1 May 1926 42 Portsmouth 4–0 Chelsea Portsmouth
15:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,235
Referee: A. Timmins

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 1926 Third round Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Chelsea Plymouth
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 31,025
Referee: Edwin Small
30 January 1926 Fourth round Crystal Palace 2–1 Chelsea Selhurst
14:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: W.E. Greenland

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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