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Summary of Season 1930-31

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Arsenal 42 14 5 2 67 27 14 5 2 60 32 2.152 66
  2.  Aston Villa 42 17 3 1 86 34 8 6 7 42 44 1.641 59
  3.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 3 4 65 32 8 5 8 37 43 1.36 52
  4.  Portsmouth 42 11 7 3 46 26 7 6 8 38 41 1.253 49
  5.  Huddersfield Town 42 10 8 3 45 27 8 4 9 36 38 1.246 48
  6.  Derby County 42 12 6 3 56 31 6 4 11 38 48 1.189 46
  7.  Middlesbrough 42 13 5 3 57 28 6 3 12 41 62 1.088 46
  8.  Manchester City 42 13 2 6 41 29 5 8 8 34 41 1.071 46
  9.  Liverpool 42 11 6 4 48 28 4 6 11 38 57 1.011 42
10.  Blackburn Rovers 42 14 3 4 54 28 3 5 13 29 56 0.988 42
11.  Sunderland 42 12 4 5 61 38 4 5 12 28 47 1.047 41
12.  Chelsea 42 13 4 4 42 19 2 6 13 22 48 0.955 40
13.  Grimsby Town 42 13 2 6 55 31 4 3 14 27 56 0.942 39
14.  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 6 3 45 26 3 3 15 23 55 0.839 39
15.  Sheffield United 42 10 7 4 49 31 4 3 14 29 53 0.928 38
16.  Leicester City 42 12 4 5 50 38 4 2 15 30 57 0.842 38
17.  Newcastle United 42 9 2 10 41 45 6 4 11 37 42 0.896 36
18.  West Ham United 42 11 3 7 56 44 3 5 13 23 50 0.84 36
19.  Birmingham 42 11 3 7 37 28 2 7 12 18 42 0.785 36
20.  Blackpool 42 8 7 6 41 44 3 3 15 30 81 0.568 32
21.  Leeds United 42 10 3 8 49 31 2 4 15 19 50 0.839 31
22.  Manchester United 42 6 6 9 30 37 1 2 18 23 78 0.46 22

Matches

Aug 30 Grimsby Town Away 1-0 Law(P)
Sep 3 Newcastle United Away 0-1
Sep 6 Manchester United Home 6-2 Townrow, Cheyne(3), Gallacher(2)
Sep 8 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1-1 Wilson
Sep 13 West Ham United Away 1-4 Law(P)
Sep 15 Sheffield Wednesday Home 0-0
Sep 20 Bolton Wanderers Home 0-1
Sep 27 Liverpool Away 1-3 Cheyne
Oct 4 Middlesbrough Home 4-0 Jackson, Pearson, Wilson(2)
Oct 11 Huddersfield Town Away 1-1 Russell
Oct 18 Sheffield United Home 1-0 Law(P)
Oct 25 Birmingham Away 2-6 Law(P), Gallacher
Nov 1 Blackpool Home 3-0 Jackson, Cheyne, Gallacher
Nov 8 Blackburn Rovers Away 0-2
Nov 15 Manchester City Home 2-0 Cheyne, Gallacher
Nov 22 Leeds United Away 3-2 Jackson(2), Pearson
Nov 29 Arsenal Home 1-5 Law(P)
Dec 6 Derby County Away 2-6 Jackson, Miller
Dec 13 Sunderland Home 5-0 Law(P), Cheyne, Gallacher(2), Crawford
Dec 20 Portsmouth Away 1-1 Jackson
Dec 25 Aston Villa Home 0-2
Dec 26 Aston Villa Away 3-3 Odell(2)(1P), Gallacher
Dec 27 Grimsby Town Home 5-0 Odell(P), Jackson(2), Cheyne, Gallacher
Jan 3 Manchester United Away 0-1
Jan 17 West Ham United Home 2-1 Jackson, Cheyne
Jan 31 Liverpool Home 2-2 Mills, Crawford
Feb 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 1-1 Mills
Feb 7 Middlesbrough Away 2-2 Jackson, Pearson
Feb 18 Huddersfield Town Home 1-2 Wilson
Feb 21 Sheffield United Away 0-4
Mar 7 Blackpool Away 1-2 Irving
Mar 14 Blackburn Rovers Home 3-2 Odell(P), Gallacher, Crawford
Mar 21 Manchester City Away 0-2
Mar 25 Birmingham Home 1-0 Gallacher
Mar 28 Leeds United Home 1-0 Gallacher
Apr 4 Arsenal Away 1-2 Gallacher
Apr 6 Leicester City Home 1-0 Pearson
Apr 7 Leicester City Away 1-2 Rankin
Apr 11 Derby County Home 1-1 Irving
Apr 18 Sunderland Away 0-2
Apr 25 Portsmouth Home 2-0 Odell(P), Gallacher
May 2 Newcastle United Home 1-1 Jackson

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 747,187 74,667 12,968 35,580
Away 533,807 68,386 8,854 25,419
Total 1,280,994 74,667 8,854 30,500

F.A. Cup

Round 6 (replay)

Matches

Jan 10 West Ham United Away 3-1 Jackson(2), O.G.
Jan 24 Arsenal Home 2-1 Bishop, Mills
Feb 14 Blackburn Rovers Home 3-0 Law(P), Cheyne, Mills
Feb 28 Birmingham Away 2-2 Jackson, Crawford
Mar 4 Birmingham Home 0-3

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 198,480 74,365 61,170 66,160
Away 76,298 55,298 21,000 38,149
Total 274,778 74,365 21,000 54,956

Diary

17/07/1930 Alec Donald transfered from New York Nationals

21/07/1930 Sidney Elliot transfered to Bristol City

30/08/1930 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 1-0 in Football League Division 1

03/09/1930 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

06/09/1930 Chelsea beat Manchester United 6-2 in Football League Division 1

08/09/1930 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Football League Division 1

12/09/1930 Alex Jackson transfered from Huddersfield for 8,500

13/09/1930 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-4 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1930 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1930 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

27/09/1930 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-3 in Football League Division 1

04/10/1930 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 4-0 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1930 Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

11/10/1930 Chelsea drew with Huddersfield Town 1-1 in Football League Division 1

16/10/1930 Jack Meredith transfered to Reading

18/10/1930 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

20/10/1930 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-3 in London Professional Charity Fund

25/10/1930 Chelsea lost to Birmingham 2-6 in Football League Division 1

27/10/1930 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in London Challenge Cup Round 2

31/10/1930 Ray Kitchener born

01/11/1930 Chelsea beat Blackpool 3-0 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1930 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-2 in Football League Division 1

15/11/1930 Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

22/11/1930 Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-2 in Football League Division 1

29/11/1930 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-5 in Football League Division 1

06/12/1930 Chelsea lost to Derby County 2-6 in Football League Division 1

13/12/1930 Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-0 in Football League Division 1

16/12/1930 Jimmy Smith born

20/12/1930 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 1-1 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1930 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 0-2 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1930 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 3-3 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1930 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 5-0 in Football League Division 1

03/01/1931 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

10/01/1931 Chelsea beat West Ham United 3-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

17/01/1931 Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

24/01/1931 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4

31/01/1931 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 2-2 in Football League Division 1

04/02/1931 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

07/02/1931 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 in Football League Division 1

14/02/1931 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in F.A. Cup Round 5

18/02/1931 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-2 in Football League Division 1

21/02/1931 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 0-4 in Football League Division 1

28/02/1931 Chelsea drew with Birmingham 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 6

04/03/1931 Chelsea lost to Birmingham 0-3 in F.A. Cup Round 6 (replay)

07/03/1931 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1

14/03/1931 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in Football League Division 1

21/03/1931 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

25/03/1931 Chelsea beat Birmingham 1-0 in Football League Division 1

28/03/1931 Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

04/04/1931 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-2 in Football League Division 1

06/04/1931 Chelsea beat Leicester City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

07/04/1931 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 1-2 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1931 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1931 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-2 in Football League Division 1

25/04/1931 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 in Football League Division 1

30/04/1931 Willie Jackson transfered to Leicester

00/05/1931 Peter McKenna Released

00/05/1931 Vic Woodley transfered from Windsor & Eton

02/05/1931 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

22/05/1931 Bob Edwards born

24/05/1931 Leonard Casey born

26/06/1931 John Carr transfered to Chester

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 Millington 40 5 45
AN Wilson 34 4 5 39 4
AG Cheyne 34 9 5 1 39 10
JF Crawford 32 3 5 1 37 4
AS Jackson 29 11 5 3 34 14
JE Townrow 27 1 5 32 1
T Law 27 6 5 1 32 7
H Gallacher 30 14 1 31 14
SM Bishop 22 5 1 27 1
GW Pearson 26 4 26 4
W Ferguson 25 25
SJ Irving 20 2 5 25 2
LF Odell 23 5 23 5
W Russell 17 1 17 1
GF Barber 11 5 16
GB Rodger 14 14
A Donald 12 12
GR Mills 7 2 4 2 11 4
GW Smith 11 11
HS Miller 10 1 10 1
JP Rankin 6 1 6 1
W Jackson 2 2
SW Macintosh 1 1
R Carter 1 1
P McKenna 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
H Gallacher 1 1
Total 1 1