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Summary of Season 1922-23
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2.258 | 60 | 2. Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 1.333 | 54 | 3. Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1.875 | 53 | 4. Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1.216 | 48 | 5. Everton | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 1.067 | 47 | 6. Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 1.254 | 46 | 7. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 1.183 | 45 | 8. Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 1.02 | 45 | 9. Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 1.237 | 43 | 10. Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 1.062 | 42 | 11. Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 0.983 | 42 | 12. Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 41 | 13. Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 0.862 | 40 | 14. Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 0.758 | 40 | 15. Burnley | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 0.983 | 38 | 16. Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 0.937 | 37 | 17. Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 0.719 | 37 | 18. Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 0.904 | 36 | 19. Chelsea | 42 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 0.849 | 36 | 20. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 0.585 | 34 | 21. Stoke | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 48 | 0.701 | 30 | 22. Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 0.538 | 30 |
Matches
| Aug 26 | Birmingham | Home | 1-1 | Bell |
| Aug 28 | Stoke | Away | 2-1 | Sharp(2) |
| Sep 2 | Birmingham | Away | 1-0 | Sharp |
| Sep 4 | Stoke | Home | 3-2 | Wilding, Cock, Sharp |
| Sep 9 | Middlesbrough | Home | 1-1 | McNeil |
| Sep 16 | Middlesbrough | Away | 1-2 | Sharp |
| Sep 23 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 4-0 | Haywood, Ford, Hoddinott, McNeil |
| Sep 30 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 0-2 | |
| Oct 7 | Sheffield United | Home | 0-0 | |
| Oct 14 | Sheffield United | Away | 2-0 | Bell, Ford |
| Oct 21 | Sunderland | Home | 1-3 | Meehan(P) |
| Oct 28 | Sunderland | Away | 1-1 | Sharp |
| Nov 4 | Preston North End | Away | 0-2 | |
| Nov 11 | Preston North End | Home | 0-1 | |
| Nov 18 | Burnley | Away | 0-1 | |
| Nov 25 | Burnley | Home | 0-1 | |
| Dec 2 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 2-2 | Meehan(P), Sharp |
| Dec 9 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 0-3 | |
| Dec 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0-0 | |
| Dec 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 1-3 | Armstrong |
| Dec 25 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2-2 | Ford, McNeil |
| Dec 26 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 4-0 | Ford, Armstrong(2), Sharp |
| Dec 30 | Liverpool | Home | 0-0 | |
| Jan 6 | Liverpool | Away | 0-1 | |
| Jan 20 | Newcastle United | Home | 3-0 | Ford, Armstrong(2) |
| Jan 27 | Newcastle United | Away | 0-0 | |
| Feb 10 | Everton | Away | 1-3 | Sharp |
| Feb 14 | Everton | Home | 3-1 | Ford, Armstrong, Sharp |
| Feb 17 | Arsenal | Home | 0-0 | |
| Feb 24 | Arsenal | Away | 1-3 | Ford |
| Mar 3 | Cardiff City | Home | 1-1 | Ford |
| Mar 10 | Cardiff City | Away | 1-6 | Thain |
| Mar 17 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0-0 | |
| Mar 30 | Aston Villa | Away | 0-1 | |
| Mar 31 | Manchester City | Away | 0-3 | |
| Apr 2 | Aston Villa | Home | 1-1 | McNeil |
| Apr 7 | Manchester City | Home | 1-1 | Armstrong |
| Apr 14 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | Whitton |
| Apr 21 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 3-0 | Priestley, Whitton, Wilding |
| Apr 25 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 2-2 | Meehan(P), Wilding |
| Apr 28 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0-0 | |
| May 5 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 1-1 | Ford |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 644,000 | 50,000 | 12,000 | 30,667 | Away | 493,242 | 40,000 | 10,000 | 23,488 | Total | 1,137,242 | 50,000 | 10,000 | 27,077 |
F.A. Cup
Round 2 (replay)
Matches
| Jan 13 | Rotherham County | Home | 1-0 | Armstrong |
| Feb 3 | Southampton | Home | 0-0 | |
| Feb 7 | Southampton | Away | 0-1 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 97,605 | 67,105 | 30,500 | 48,802 | Away | 15,781 | 15,781 | 15,781 | 15,781 | Total | 113,386 | 67,105 | 15,781 | 37,795 |
Diary
02/07/1922 Tom Logan transfered to Arthurlie for Free
12/07/1922 Joseph Ward transfered to Swansea
26/08/1922 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 1-1 in Football League Division 1
28/08/1922 Chelsea beat Stoke 2-1 in Football League Division 1
02/09/1922 Chelsea beat Birmingham 1-0 in Football League Division 1
04/09/1922 Chelsea beat Stoke 3-2 in Football League Division 1
09/09/1922 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1
16/09/1922 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in Football League Division 1
23/09/1922 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 4-0 in Football League Division 1
23/09/1922 Nils Middelboe transfered to The Casuals
30/09/1922 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 0-2 in Football League Division 1
00/10/1922 James Armstrong transfered from Salwell-On-Tyne
07/10/1922 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 0-0 in Football League Division 1
14/10/1922 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 in Football League Division 1
16/10/1922 Chelsea drew with Fulham 0-0 in London Professional Charity Fund
19/10/1922 Jimmy Macaulay born
21/10/1922 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-3 in Football League Division 1
23/10/1922 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-3 in London Challenge Cup Round 1
28/10/1922 Chelsea drew with Sunderland 1-1 in Football League Division 1
04/11/1922 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-2 in Football League Division 1
11/11/1922 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-1 in Football League Division 1
18/11/1922 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1
18/11/1922 Wally Bettridge transfered to Gillingham
25/11/1922 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1
02/12/1922 Chelsea drew with Huddersfield Town 2-2 in Football League Division 1
09/12/1922 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 0-3 in Football League Division 1
13/12/1922 Len Dolding born
16/12/1922 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 in Football League Division 1
23/12/1922 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 in Football League Division 1
25/12/1922 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 2-2 in Football League Division 1
26/12/1922 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 in Football League Division 1
30/12/1922 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 0-0 in Football League Division 1
00/00/1923 Stephen Smith transfered to Merthyr Tydfil
06/01/1923 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1
13/01/1923 Chelsea beat Rotherham County 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 1
19/01/1923 Jack Cock transfered to Everton
20/01/1923 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-0 in Football League Division 1
27/01/1923 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 0-0 in Football League Division 1
03/02/1923 Chelsea drew with Southampton 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 2
07/02/1923 Chelsea lost to Southampton 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 2 (replay)
10/02/1923 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-3 in Football League Division 1
14/02/1923 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Football League Division 1
17/02/1923 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1
24/02/1923 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-3 in Football League Division 1
03/03/1923 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
10/03/1923 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 1-6 in Football League Division 1
13/03/1923 Joe Simner born
14/03/1923 Buchanan Sharp transfered to Tottenham
14/03/1923 William Whitton transfered from Tottenham
15/03/1923 Bill Dickson born
17/03/1923 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 0-0 in Football League Division 1
25/03/1923 William Robertson born
30/03/1923 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 0-1 in Football League Division 1
31/03/1923 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-3 in Football League Division 1
02/04/1923 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1
02/04/1923 John Paton born
07/04/1923 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
10/04/1923 Sid Tickridge born
14/04/1923 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1
18/04/1923 Chelsea lost to Celtic 0-1 in Docklands Settlement Fund
21/04/1923 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in Football League Division 1
25/04/1923 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 2-2 in Football League Division 1
28/04/1923 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 0-0 in Football League Division 1
30/04/1923 Chelsea drew with Fulham 3-3 in Arthur Reynolds Testimonial
00/05/1923 Ken McKenzie transfered to Cardiff
05/05/1923 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 1
23/05/1923 Jackie Crawford transfered from Hull City for 3,000
08/06/1923 Sid Castle transfered from Charlton
09/06/1923 Harold Miller transfered from Charlton for 1,500
20/06/1923 Bernard Duffy transfered from Bellshill Athletic
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 | ||
| T Meehan | 42 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| GW Smith | 42 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| R McNeil | 41 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| JH Harrow | 40 | 3 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| H Ford | 37 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| HT Wilding | 29 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| DF Cameron | 25 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| C Hampton | 25 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| B Sharp | 25 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| J Priestley | 20 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| BH Baker | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Haywood | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| JW Armstrong | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| F Linfoot | 14 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| J Frew | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| JB Bell | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| JG Cock | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| W Ferguson | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| AE Thain | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| F Hoddinott | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| WA Whitton | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| S Smith | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Lee | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| WR Bennett | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JW Ashford | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E Ferguson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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