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Summary of Season 1927-28
Football League Division 2
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1.694 | 59 | 2. Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 57 | 3. Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1.666 | 54 | 4. Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 1.515 | 53 | 5. Stoke | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 1.322 | 52 | 6. Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 1.19 | 48 | 7. Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 1.47 | 46 | 8. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 1.285 | 46 | 9. Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 1.192 | 44 | 10. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 0.988 | 40 | 11. Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 0.831 | 40 | 12. Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 0.962 | 39 | 13. Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 0.764 | 39 | 14. Hull City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 0.759 | 39 | 15. Notts County | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 0.918 | 38 | 16. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 0.692 | 36 | 17. Southampton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 0.883 | 35 | 18. Reading | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 0.706 | 35 | 19. Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 58 | 0.821 | 34 | 20. Clapton Orient | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 0.647 | 34 | 21. Fulham | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 67 | 0.764 | 33 | 22. South Shields | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 70 | 0.504 | 23 |
Matches
| Aug 27 | Reading | Away | 2-1 | Crawford, Thompson |
| Sep 3 | Blackpool | Home | 3-0 | Wilding, Thompson(2) |
| Sep 7 | Notts County | Home | 5-0 | Wilding, Thain, Thompson(2), Wilson |
| Sep 10 | Fulham | Away | 1-1 | Thain |
| Sep 17 | Clapton Orient | Away | 1-2 | Wilson |
| Sep 24 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 1-1 | Thompson |
| Oct 1 | Bristol City | Away | 1-1 | Wilson |
| Oct 6 | Notts County | Away | 1-0 | Wilson |
| Oct 8 | Stoke | Home | 1-0 | Crawford(P) |
| Oct 15 | Southampton | Away | 4-2 | Thain, Thompson, Pearson(2) |
| Oct 22 | Hull City | Home | 2-0 | Thompson, Wilson |
| Oct 29 | Preston North End | Away | 3-0 | Thompson(2), Pearson |
| Nov 5 | Swansea Town | Home | 4-0 | Crawford(2), Thain, Thompson |
| Nov 12 | Manchester City | Away | 1-0 | Pearson |
| Nov 19 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2-1 | Thain, Crawford |
| Nov 26 | Port Vale | Away | 1-1 | Crawford |
| Dec 3 | South Shields | Home | 6-0 | Priestley, Miller, Thompson(4) |
| Dec 10 | Leeds United | Away | 0-5 | |
| Dec 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 2-0 | Turnbull, Wilson |
| Dec 24 | Barnsley | Away | 1-3 | Priestley |
| Dec 26 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1-1 | Turnbull |
| Dec 31 | Reading | Home | 0-0 | |
| Jan 7 | Blackpool | Away | 4-2 | Wilding, Brown, Thompson, Wilson |
| Jan 21 | Fulham | Home | 2-1 | Thompson, Wilson |
| Jan 28 | Clapton Orient | Home | 1-0 | Wilding |
| Feb 4 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0-3 | |
| Feb 11 | Bristol City | Home | 5-2 | Priestley(2), Ferguson, Thain, Wilson |
| Feb 20 | Stoke | Away | 0-1 | |
| Feb 25 | Southampton | Home | 0-2 | |
| Mar 3 | Hull City | Away | 2-0 | Thompson(2) |
| Mar 10 | Preston North End | Home | 2-1 | Law(P), Thompson |
| Mar 14 | Grimsby Town | Home | 4-0 | Thain, Thompson(3) |
| Mar 17 | Swansea Town | Away | 0-0 | |
| Mar 24 | Manchester City | Home | 0-1 | |
| Mar 31 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 2-2 | Thompson, Jackson |
| Apr 6 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2-1 | Thain(2) |
| Apr 7 | Port Vale | Home | 1-0 | Crawford |
| Apr 9 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1-2 | Thain |
| Apr 14 | South Shields | Away | 1-2 | Irving |
| Apr 21 | Leeds United | Home | 2-3 | Rodger, Wilson |
| Apr 28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 2-1 | Wilson, Jackson |
| May 5 | Barnsley | Home | 1-2 | Biswell |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 712,256 | 53,309 | 13,707 | 33,917 | Away | 409,995 | 52,830 | 3,395 | 19,524 | Total | 1,122,251 | 53,309 | 3,395 | 26,720 |
F.A. Cup
Round 3
Matches
| Jan 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-2 | Brown |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Away | 32,134 | 32,134 | 32,134 | 32,134 | Total | 32,134 | 32,134 | 32,134 | 32,134 |
Diary
16/07/1927 Bobby Evans born
11/08/1927 John McInnes born
27/08/1927 Chelsea beat Reading 2-1 in Football League Division 2
03/09/1927 Chelsea beat Blackpool 3-0 in Football League Division 2
07/09/1927 Chelsea beat Notts County 5-0 in Football League Division 2
10/09/1927 Chelsea drew with Fulham 1-1 in Football League Division 2
17/09/1927 Chelsea lost to Clapton Orient 1-2 in Football League Division 2
24/09/1927 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in Football League Division 2
26/09/1927 Chelsea beat Fulham 5-2 in London Professional Charity Fund
00/10/1927 Christopher Ferguson transfered from ???
01/10/1927 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 1-1 in Football League Division 2
06/10/1927 Chelsea beat Notts County 1-0 in Football League Division 2
08/10/1927 Chelsea beat Stoke 1-0 in Football League Division 2
15/10/1927 Chelsea beat Southampton 4-2 in Football League Division 2
19/10/1927 Chelsea lost to Clapton Orient 4-5 in London Challenge Cup Round 1
22/10/1927 Chelsea beat Hull City 2-0 in Football League Division 2
29/10/1927 Chelsea beat Preston North End 3-0 in Football League Division 2
05/11/1927 Chelsea beat Swansea Town 4-0 in Football League Division 2
12/11/1927 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in Football League Division 2
19/11/1927 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Football League Division 2
26/11/1927 Chelsea drew with Port Vale 1-1 in Football League Division 2
03/12/1927 Chelsea beat South Shields 6-0 in Football League Division 2
10/12/1927 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-5 in Football League Division 2
17/12/1927 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 in Football League Division 2
24/12/1927 Chelsea lost to Barnsley 1-3 in Football League Division 2
26/12/1927 Chelsea drew with Grimsby Town 1-1 in Football League Division 2
31/12/1927 Chelsea drew with Reading 0-0 in Football League Division 2
06/01/1928 Derek Saunders born
07/01/1928 Chelsea beat Blackpool 4-2 in Football League Division 2
14/01/1928 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3
21/01/1928 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 2
27/01/1928 George Biswell transfered from Charlton
28/01/1928 Chelsea beat Clapton Orient 1-0 in Football League Division 2
00/02/1928 Willie Jackson transfered from West Ham
02/02/1928 Tommy Harmer born
04/02/1928 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-3 in Football League Division 2
11/02/1928 Chelsea beat Bristol City 5-2 in Football League Division 2
20/02/1928 Chelsea lost to Stoke 0-1 in Football League Division 2
24/02/1928 Bob Turnbull transfered to Clapton Orient
25/02/1928 Chelsea lost to Southampton 0-2 in Football League Division 2
29/02/1928 Sam Irving transfered from Cardiff
03/03/1928 Chelsea beat Hull City 2-0 in Football League Division 2
10/03/1928 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-1 in Football League Division 2
14/03/1928 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 4-0 in Football League Division 2
17/03/1928 Chelsea drew with Swansea Town 0-0 in Football League Division 2
24/03/1928 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 2
31/03/1928 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 2-2 in Football League Division 2
06/04/1928 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 2-1 in Football League Division 2
07/04/1928 Chelsea beat Port Vale 1-0 in Football League Division 2
09/04/1928 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 1-2 in Football League Division 2
14/04/1928 Chelsea lost to South Shields 1-2 in Football League Division 2
21/04/1928 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 2-3 in Football League Division 2
24/04/1928 Tommy Docherty born
28/04/1928 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 2
28/04/1928 Tommy Docherty born
00/05/1928 Arthur Sales Released
05/05/1928 Chelsea lost to Barnsley 1-2 in Football League Division 2
22/05/1928 Sidney Elliot transfered from Fulham
23/05/1928 Jack Meredith transfered from Blackpool
24/05/1928 William Williams Released
25/05/1928 John Priestley transfered to Grimsby
13/06/1928 English McConnell died
18/06/1928 Sid Bishop transfered from Leicester for 4,500
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 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| GW Smith | 40 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| S Millington | 40 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| JF Crawford | 39 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| AN Wilson | 38 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| T Law | 38 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| GW Pearson | 35 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| AE Thain | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| JW Thompson | 29 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| JE Townrow | 25 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| J Priestley | 17 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| HT Wilding | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| GB Rodger | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| HS Miller | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| SJ Irving | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| W Jackson | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| LF Odell | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| GW Biswell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| GR Anderson | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| RH Turnbull | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| W Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| WD Williams | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Russell | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| P McKenna | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A Sales | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Ferguson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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