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Summary of Season 1926-27

Football League Division 2

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Middlesbrough 42 18 2 1 78 23 9 6 6 44 37 2.033 62
  2.  Portsmouth 42 14 4 3 58 17 9 4 8 29 32 1.775 54
  3.  Manchester City 42 15 3 3 65 23 7 7 7 43 38 1.77 54
  4.  Chelsea 42 13 7 1 40 17 7 5 9 22 35 1.192 52
  5.  Nottingham Forest 42 14 6 1 57 23 4 8 9 23 32 1.454 50
  6.  Preston North End 42 14 4 3 54 29 6 5 10 20 43 1.027 49
  7.  Hull City 42 13 4 4 43 19 7 3 11 20 33 1.211 47
  8.  Port Vale 42 11 6 4 50 26 5 7 9 38 52 1.128 45
  9.  Blackpool 42 13 5 3 65 26 5 3 13 30 54 1.187 44
10.  Oldham Athletic 42 12 3 6 50 37 7 3 11 24 47 0.88 44
11.  Barnsley 42 13 5 3 56 23 4 4 13 32 64 1.011 43
12.  Swansea Town 42 13 5 3 44 21 3 6 12 24 51 0.944 43
13.  Southampton 42 9 8 4 35 22 6 4 11 25 40 0.967 42
14.  Reading 42 14 1 6 47 20 2 7 12 17 52 0.888 40
15.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 54 30 4 3 14 19 45 0.973 35
16.  Notts County 42 11 4 6 45 24 4 1 16 25 72 0.729 35
17.  Grimsby Town 42 6 7 8 39 39 5 5 11 35 52 0.813 34
18.  Fulham 42 11 4 6 39 31 2 4 15 19 61 0.63 34
19.  South Shields 42 10 8 3 49 25 1 3 17 22 71 0.739 33
20.  Clapton Orient 42 9 3 9 37 35 3 4 14 23 61 0.625 31
21.  Darlington 42 10 3 8 53 42 2 3 16 26 56 0.806 30
22.  Bradford City 42 6 4 11 30 28 1 5 15 20 60 0.568 23

Matches

Aug 28 Middlesbrough Home 3-0 Thain, Miller, McNeil
Aug 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 3-0 Brown, Turnbull, Miller
Sep 4 Port Vale Away 0-0
Sep 6 Notts County Home 2-0 Turnbull(2)
Sep 11 Southampton Home 2-3 Barrett, Turnbull
Sep 13 Notts County Away 0-5
Sep 18 Bradford City Away 1-0 Thain
Sep 25 Fulham Home 2-2 Turnbull, Pearson
Oct 2 Preston North End Home 2-1 Thain(2)
Oct 9 South Shields Away 1-5 Priestley
Oct 16 Portsmouth Away 3-2 Turnbull(2), Miller
Oct 23 Oldham Athletic Home 1-0 Turnbull
Oct 30 Grimsby Town Away 0-0
Nov 6 Blackpool Home 1-1 Crawford
Nov 13 Reading Away 1-2 Thain
Nov 20 Swansea Town Home 2-2 Brown(2)
Nov 27 Nottingham Forest Away 1-4 Pearson
Dec 4 Barnsley Home 4-2 Thain, Brown(3)
Dec 11 Manchester City Away 0-1
Dec 18 Darlington Home 2-2 Priestley, Crawford
Dec 25 Hull City Home 1-0 Thain
Dec 27 Hull City Away 1-0 Brown
Jan 1 Clapton Orient Home 2-1 Priestley(2)(2P)
Jan 15 Middlesbrough Away 0-0
Feb 5 Bradford City Home 5-2 Priestley(2), Thain(2), Pearson
Feb 12 Fulham Away 2-1 Turnbull, Wilson
Feb 26 South Shields Home 4-1 Thain(2), Turnbull(2)
Mar 12 Oldham Athletic Away 2-1 Turnbull, Wilson(P)
Mar 16 Port Vale Home 2-0 Wilson, Thain
Mar 19 Grimsby Town Home 2-0 Turnbull(2)
Mar 21 Preston North End Away 2-0 Wilding, Ferguson
Mar 26 Blackpool Away 1-3 Thain
Apr 2 Reading Home 0-0
Apr 4 Southampton Away 1-1 Turnbull
Apr 9 Swansea Town Away 1-2 Crawford
Apr 16 Nottingham Forest Home 2-0 Turnbull(2)
Apr 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-0 Ferguson
Apr 23 Barnsley Away 0-3
Apr 28 Clapton Orient Away 0-3
Apr 30 Manchester City Home 0-0
May 4 Portsmouth Home 0-0
May 7 Darlington Away 2-2 Ferguson, Crawford

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 627,071 46,084 15,572 29,861
Away 320,312 31,501 3,705 15,253
Total 947,383 46,084 3,705 22,557

F.A. Cup

Round 6 (replay)

Matches

Jan 8 Luton Town Home 4-0 Thain(2), Turnbull(2)
Jan 29 Accrington Stanley Home 7-2 Thain(2), Turnbull(3), Wilson(2)
Feb 19 Burnley Home 2-1 Wilding, Thain
Mar 5 Cardiff City Home 0-0
Mar 9 Cardiff City Away 2-3 Priestley, Turnbull

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 205,005 70,184 30,142 51,251
Away 47,353 47,353 47,353 47,353
Total 252,358 70,184 30,142 50,472

Diary

25/08/1926 Benjamin Baker transfered to Everton

28/08/1926 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in Football League Division 2

30/08/1926 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 in Football League Division 2

04/09/1926 Chelsea drew with Port Vale 0-0 in Football League Division 2

06/09/1926 Chelsea beat Notts County 2-0 in Football League Division 2

11/09/1926 Chelsea lost to Southampton 2-3 in Football League Division 2

13/09/1926 Chelsea lost to Notts County 0-5 in Football League Division 2

18/09/1926 Chelsea beat Bradford City 1-0 in Football League Division 2

23/09/1926 Charles Dyke born

25/09/1926 Chelsea drew with Fulham 2-2 in Football League Division 2

27/09/1926 Chelsea drew with Fulham 3-3 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

02/10/1926 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-1 in Football League Division 2

04/10/1926 Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in London Challenge Cup Round 1 Replay

09/10/1926 Chelsea lost to South Shields 1-5 in Football League Division 2

16/10/1926 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 3-2 in Football League Division 2

18/10/1926 Chelsea beat Millwall 1-0 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

23/10/1926 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 1-0 in Football League Division 2

30/10/1926 Chelsea drew with Grimsby Town 0-0 in Football League Division 2

01/11/1926 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in London Challenge Cup Semi-Final

06/11/1926 Chelsea drew with Blackpool 1-1 in Football League Division 2

08/11/1926 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in London Professional Charity Fund

12/11/1926 Ralph Oelofse born

13/11/1926 Chelsea lost to Reading 1-2 in Football League Division 2

15/11/1926 Chelsea beat Clapton Orient 2-1 in London Challenge Cup Final

20/11/1926 Chelsea drew with Swansea Town 2-2 in Football League Division 2

27/11/1926 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 1-4 in Football League Division 2

04/12/1926 Chelsea beat Barnsley 4-2 in Football League Division 2

09/12/1926 David Cameron transfered to Helensburgh

11/12/1926 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 2

18/12/1926 Chelsea drew with Darlington 2-2 in Football League Division 2

25/12/1926 Chelsea beat Hull City 1-0 in Football League Division 2

27/12/1926 Chelsea beat Hull City 1-0 in Football League Division 2

01/01/1927 Chelsea beat Clapton Orient 2-1 in Football League Division 2

08/01/1927 Chelsea beat Luton Town 4-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

08/01/1927 Robert Warren born

15/01/1927 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 0-0 in Football League Division 2

29/01/1927 Chelsea beat Accrington Stanley 7-2 in F.A. Cup Round 4

05/02/1927 Chelsea beat Bradford City 5-2 in Football League Division 2

12/02/1927 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 2

19/02/1927 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5

22/02/1927 John Townrow transfered from Clapton Orient

26/02/1927 Chelsea beat South Shields 4-1 in Football League Division 2

05/03/1927 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 6

09/03/1927 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 2-3 in F.A. Cup Round 6 (replay)

12/03/1927 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 2-1 in Football League Division 2

16/03/1927 Chelsea beat Port Vale 2-0 in Football League Division 2

16/03/1927 Bernard Duffy transfered to Clapton Orient

19/03/1927 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 2-0 in Football League Division 2

21/03/1927 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-0 in Football League Division 2

26/03/1927 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-3 in Football League Division 2

02/04/1927 Chelsea drew with Reading 0-0 in Football League Division 2

04/04/1927 Chelsea drew with Southampton 1-1 in Football League Division 2

09/04/1927 Chelsea lost to Swansea Town 1-2 in Football League Division 2

16/04/1927 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in Football League Division 2

18/04/1927 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in Football League Division 2

23/04/1927 Chelsea lost to Barnsley 0-3 in Football League Division 2

28/04/1927 Chelsea lost to Clapton Orient 0-3 in Football League Division 2

30/04/1927 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

04/05/1927 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 0-0 in Football League Division 2

07/05/1927 Chelsea drew with Darlington 2-2 in Football League Division 2

09/05/1927 George Anderson transfered from Brentford

23/05/1927 Seth Plum transfered to Southend United

23/05/1927 James Thompson transfered from Luton

24/05/1927 Billy Gray born

00/06/1927 William Williams transfered from West Ham

07/06/1927 William Russell transfered from Blantyre Victoria

10/06/1927 James Frew transfered to Southend

26/06/1927 Jim Lewis born

30/06/1927 John Allister born


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
W Ferguson 42 3 5 47 3
GW Smith 42 5 47
AE Thain 39 13 5 5 44 18
JF Crawford 39 4 5 44 4
J Priestley 39 6 5 1 44 7
T Law 36 5 41
GW Pearson 35 3 5 40 3
RH Turnbull 32 17 5 6 37 23
S Millington 32 5 37
AN Wilson 24 3 5 2 29 5
HT Wilding 16 1 5 1 21 2
HS Miller 20 3 20 3
GB Rodger 20 20
W Brown 11 7 11 7
P McKenna 10 10
JE Townrow 9 9
R McNeil 6 1 6 1
FK Barrett 6 1 6 1
G Stone 3 3
A Sales 1 1
Own Goal

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
HS Miller 1 1
Total 1 1