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Summary of Season 1909-10

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Aston Villa 38 17 2 0 62 19 6 5 8 22 23 2 53
  2.  Liverpool 38 13 3 3 47 23 8 3 8 31 34 1.368 48
  3.  Blackburn Rovers 38 13 6 0 47 17 5 3 11 26 38 1.327 45
  4.  Newcastle United 38 11 3 5 33 22 8 4 7 37 34 1.25 45
  5.  Manchester United 38 14 2 3 41 20 5 5 9 28 41 1.131 45
  6.  Sheffield United 38 10 5 4 42 19 6 5 8 20 22 1.512 42
  7.  Bradford City 38 12 3 4 38 17 5 5 9 26 30 1.361 42
  8.  Sunderland 38 12 3 4 40 18 6 2 11 26 33 1.294 41
  9.  Notts County 38 10 5 4 41 26 5 5 9 26 33 1.135 40
10.  Everton 38 8 6 5 30 28 8 2 9 21 28 0.91 40
11.  The Wednesday 38 11 4 4 38 28 4 5 10 22 35 0.952 39
12.  Preston North End 38 14 2 3 36 13 1 3 15 16 45 0.896 35
13.  Bury 38 8 3 8 35 30 4 6 9 27 36 0.939 33
14.  Nottingham Forest 38 4 7 8 19 34 7 4 8 35 38 0.75 33
15.  Tottenham Hotspur 38 10 6 3 35 23 1 4 14 18 46 0.768 32
16.  Bristol City 38 9 5 5 28 18 3 3 13 17 42 0.75 32
17.  Middlesbrough 38 8 4 7 34 36 3 5 11 22 37 0.767 31
18.  Woolwich Arsenal 38 6 5 8 17 19 5 4 10 20 48 0.552 31
19.  Chelsea 38 10 4 5 32 24 1 3 15 15 46 0.671 29
20.  Bolton Wanderers 38 7 2 10 31 34 2 4 13 13 37 0.619 24

Relegated to Division 2

Matches

Sep 1 Notts County Home 2-2 Humphreys, O.G.
Sep 4 Liverpool Home 2-1 Hilsdon(P), Windridge
Sep 11 Aston Villa Away 1-4 Humphreys
Sep 18 Sheffield United Home 2-2 Downing, Windridge
Sep 25 Woolwich Arsenal Away 2-3 Wileman, Fairgray
Oct 2 Bolton Wanderers Home 3-2 Downing, Jones, Windridge
Oct 9 Middlesbrough Away 1-0 Jones
Oct 16 Blackburn Rovers Away 0-1
Oct 23 Nottingham Forest Home 0-1
Oct 27 Preston North End Home 2-0 Humphreys, Fairgray
Oct 30 Sunderland Away 0-4
Nov 6 Everton Home 0-1
Nov 13 Manchester United Away 0-2
Nov 20 Bradford City Home 0-3
Nov 27 The Wednesday Away 1-4 Downing(P)
Dec 4 Bristol City Home 4-1 Woodward(2), Jones, Bradshaw
Dec 11 Bury Away 2-4 Bradshaw, Mair
Dec 18 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-1 Bradshaw, Windridge
Dec 25 Notts County Away 1-2 Windridge
Dec 27 Newcastle United Home 2-1 Brawn, Woodward
Jan 1 Newcastle United Away 0-1
Jan 8 Liverpool Away 1-5 Woodward
Jan 10 Preston North End Away 0-2
Jan 22 Aston Villa Home 0-0
Feb 12 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-5 Freeman(2)
Feb 19 Middlesbrough Home 2-1 Downing, Hilsdon
Feb 26 Blackburn Rovers Home 3-1 Douglas, Woodward, Holden
Mar 5 Nottingham Forest Away 0-0
Mar 7 Sheffield United Away 0-0
Mar 12 Sunderland Home 1-4 Downing
Mar 19 Everton Away 2-2 Wileman(2)
Mar 26 Manchester United Home 1-1 Wileman
Mar 28 Woolwich Arsenal Home 0-1
Apr 2 Bradford City Away 1-4 Taylor
Apr 9 The Wednesday Home 4-1 Brawn(2), Wileman, McEwan
Apr 16 Bristol City Away 0-1
Apr 23 Bury Home 2-0 Douglas, Whittingham
Apr 30 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1-2 Windridge

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 574,000 70,000 12,000 30,211
Away 296,000 35,000 5,000 15,579
Total 870,000 70,000 5,000 22,895

F.A. Cup

Round 2

Matches

Jan 15 Hull City Home 2-1 Brawn, Williams
Feb 5 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 66,476 34,700 31,776 33,238
Total 66,476 34,700 31,776 33,238

Diary

01/09/1909 Chelsea drew with Notts County 2-2 in Football League Division 1

04/09/1909 Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in Football League Division 1

11/09/1909 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-4 in Football League Division 1

18/09/1909 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 2-2 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1909 Chelsea beat Brentford 6-0 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

25/09/1909 Chelsea lost to Woolwich Arsenal 2-3 in Football League Division 1

01/10/1909 Edward Reilly transfered to Fulham

01/10/1909 James Copeland born

02/10/1909 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1909 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in Football League Division 1

11/10/1909 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

16/10/1909 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

23/10/1909 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-1 in Football League Division 1

27/10/1909 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-0 in Football League Division 1

30/10/1909 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-4 in Football League Division 1

06/11/1909 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-1 in Football League Division 1

13/11/1909 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

20/11/1909 Chelsea lost to Bradford City 0-3 in Football League Division 1

20/11/1909 Vivian Woodward transfered from Tottenham

27/11/1909 Chelsea lost to The Wednesday 1-4 in Football League Division 1

03/12/1909 Ernest Williams signed amateur forms

04/12/1909 Chelsea beat Bristol City 4-1 in Football League Division 1

09/12/1909 Percy Humphreys transfered to Tottenham

11/12/1909 Chelsea lost to Bury 2-4 in Football League Division 1

18/12/1909 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Football League Division 1

21/12/1909 Frederick Taylor transfered from Gainsborough Trinity

25/12/1909 Chelsea lost to Notts County 1-2 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1909 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1910 Arthur Robinson transfered to Coventry

00/00/1910 Tommy Mair transfered to ???

00/00/1910 Arthur Holden transfered to Plymouth

01/01/1910 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

08/01/1910 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-5 in Football League Division 1

10/01/1910 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-2 in Football League Division 1

15/01/1910 Chelsea beat Hull City 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 1

22/01/1910 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 0-0 in Football League Division 1

05/02/1910 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 2

12/02/1910 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 2-5 in Football League Division 1

19/02/1910 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1910 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1910 Vic Woodley born

05/03/1910 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 0-0 in Football League Division 1

07/03/1910 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 0-0 in Football League Division 1

12/03/1910 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-4 in Football League Division 1

15/03/1910 Kenneth McKenzie transfered from Inverness Thistle for 25

19/03/1910 Chelsea drew with Everton 2-2 in Football League Division 1

21/03/1910 Chelsea beat Players Union XI 2-0 in Players Union Benevolent Fund

26/03/1910 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

28/03/1910 Chelsea lost to Woolwich Arsenal 0-1 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1910 Marshall McEwan transfered from Bolton for 1,000

00/04/1910 Philip Smith transfered from Crewe for 250

02/04/1910 Chelsea lost to Bradford City 1-4 in Football League Division 1

09/04/1910 Chelsea beat The Wednesday 4-1 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1910 English McConnell transfered from Sheffield Wed. for 1,000

14/04/1910 Bob Whittingham transfered from Bradford City for 1,300

16/04/1910 Chelsea lost to Bristol City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

23/04/1910 Chelsea beat Bury 2-0 in Football League Division 1

30/04/1910 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in Football League Division 1

00/05/1910 Ted Birnie Released

00/05/1910 James Saunders Released

03/05/1910 Joe Bradshaw transfered to QPR

15/05/1910 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 in Dedecker Cup

16/05/1910 Chelsea lost to Belgium XI 1-7 in a friendly

22/05/1910 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 3-5 in a friendly

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
S Downing 38 5 2 40 5
J Whitley 35 2 37
W Cartwright 24 2 26
A Ormiston 24 2 26
J Cameron 26 26
JE Windridge 23 6 2 25 6
WF Brawn 23 3 2 1 25 4
F Taylor 20 1 2 22 1
W Bettridge 18 2 20
E Jones 18 3 18 3
G Hilsdon 15 2 2 17 2
B Warren 17 17
A Holden 16 1 16 1
VJ Woodward 13 5 2 15 5
A Douglas 14 2 14 2
A Wileman 14 5 14 5
P Humphreys 11 3 11 3
C Freeman 9 2 9 2
EL Birnie 9 9
EW Williams 6 2 1 8 1
J Bradshaw 6 3 6 3
N Fairgray 6 2 6 2
M McEwan 5 1 5 1
T Mair 5 1 5 1
J Walton 5 5
R Whittingham 3 1 3 1
E McConnell 3 3
A Harding 3 3
G Horn 2 2
J Saunders 2 2
W Bridgeman 2 2
P Smith 1 1
AC Robinson 1 1
HR Dolby 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
JE Windridge 1 1
Total 1 1