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Summary of Season 1953-54

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 1 4 61 25 9 6 6 35 31 1.714 57
  2.  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 5 3 51 24 9 4 8 35 39 1.365 53
  3.  Huddersfield Town 42 13 6 2 45 24 7 5 9 33 37 1.278 51
  4.  Manchester United 42 11 6 4 41 27 7 6 8 32 31 1.258 48
  5.  Bolton Wanderers 42 14 6 1 45 20 4 6 11 30 40 1.25 48
  6.  Blackpool 42 13 6 2 43 19 6 4 11 37 50 1.159 48
  7.  Burnley 42 16 2 3 51 23 5 2 14 27 44 1.164 46
  8.  Chelsea 42 12 3 6 45 26 4 9 8 29 42 1.088 44
  9.  Charlton Athletic 42 14 4 3 51 26 5 2 14 24 51 0.974 44
10.  Cardiff City 42 12 4 5 32 27 6 4 11 19 44 0.718 44
11.  Preston North End 42 12 2 7 43 24 7 3 11 44 34 1.5 43
12.  Arsenal 42 8 8 5 42 37 7 5 9 33 36 1.027 43
13.  Aston Villa 42 12 5 4 50 28 4 4 13 20 40 1.029 41
14.  Portsmouth 42 13 5 3 53 31 1 6 14 28 58 0.91 39
15.  Newcastle United 42 9 2 10 43 40 5 8 8 29 37 0.935 38
16.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 3 7 38 33 5 2 14 27 43 0.855 37
17.  Manchester City 42 10 4 7 35 31 4 5 12 27 46 0.805 37
18.  Sunderland 42 11 4 6 50 37 3 4 14 31 52 0.91 36
19.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 4 5 43 30 3 2 16 27 61 0.769 36
20.  Sheffield United 42 9 5 7 43 38 2 6 13 26 52 0.766 33
21.  Middlesbrough 42 6 6 9 29 35 4 4 13 31 56 0.659 30
22.  Liverpool 42 7 8 6 49 38 2 2 17 19 59 0.701 28

Matches

Aug 19 Manchester United Away 1-1 McNichol
Aug 22 Blackpool Away 1-2 Lewis
Aug 25 Portsmouth Home 4-3 Lewis(3), McNichol
Aug 29 Charlton Athletic Home 3-1 Bentley, McNichol(2)
Sep 2 Portsmouth Away 2-3 Armstrong, O.G.
Sep 5 Sheffield United Home 1-2 McNichol
Sep 8 Arsenal Away 2-1 Bentley, Lewis
Sep 12 Huddersfield Town Away 1-3 Stubbs
Sep 15 Arsenal Home 0-2
Sep 19 Aston Villa Home 1-2 O.G.
Sep 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-8 Bentley
Oct 3 Sunderland Home 2-2 Bentley, Lewis
Oct 10 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-2
Oct 17 Middlesbrough Home 1-1 Lewis
Oct 24 West Bromwich Albion Away 2-5 Bentley(2)
Oct 31 Liverpool Home 5-2 Armstrong, Bentley(2), Stubbs, Blunstone
Nov 7 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1-2 Stubbs
Nov 14 Burnley Home 2-1 McNichol, Bentley
Nov 21 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-2 McNichol(2)
Nov 28 Preston North End Home 1-0 Bentley
Dec 5 Newcastle United Away 1-1 Stubbs
Dec 12 Manchester United Home 3-1 Parsons, McNichol(2)
Dec 19 Blackpool Home 5-1 McNichol(3), Bentley, Stubbs
Dec 26 Cardiff City Home 2-0 Stubbs, Blunstone
Dec 28 Cardiff City Away 0-0
Jan 2 Charlton Athletic Away 1-1 McNichol
Jan 16 Sheffield United Away 3-1 Parsons, Stubbs, Blunstone
Jan 23 Huddersfield Town Home 2-2 McNichol, Bentley
Feb 6 Aston Villa Away 2-2 McNichol, Bentley
Feb 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 4-2 Parsons, Bentley(2), Stubbs
Feb 20 Sunderland Away 2-1 Parsons, Bentley
Feb 27 Sheffield Wednesday Home 0-1
Mar 6 Middlesbrough Away 3-3 Parsons(2), Bentley
Mar 17 West Bromwich Albion Home 5-0 Saunders, McNichol, Bentley, Stubbs, Lewis
Mar 20 Liverpool Away 1-1 Parsons
Mar 27 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-0 McNichol
Apr 3 Burnley Away 2-1 Bentley, Lewis
Apr 10 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-0 Parsons, Bentley
Apr 16 Manchester City Home 0-1
Apr 17 Preston North End Away 0-1
Apr 19 Manchester City Away 1-1 Bentley
Apr 24 Newcastle United Home 1-2 Parsons

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 985,820 61,336 23,513 46,944
Away 694,991 54,946 20,312 33,095
Total 1,680,811 61,336 20,312 40,019

F.A. Cup

Round 3

Matches

Jan 9 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 35,294 35,294 35,294 35,294
Total 35,294 35,294 35,294 35,294

Diary

00/07/1953 Benny Jones transfered to Accrington Stanley

01/07/1953 Derek Saunders transfered from Walthamstow Avenue

21/07/1953 Ralph Oelofse transfered to Watford

27/07/1953 David Cameron died

19/08/1953 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

20/08/1953 Freddie Lewis transfered to Colchester United

22/08/1953 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1

25/08/1953 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 4-3 in Football League Division 1

29/08/1953 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in Football League Division 1

02/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 2-3 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

08/09/1953 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1

12/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-3 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-2 in Football League Division 1

19/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in Football League Division 1

26/09/1953 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-8 in Football League Division 1

28/09/1953 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 1-1 in a friendly

02/10/1953 Bill Dickson transfered to Arsenal for 15,000

03/10/1953 Chelsea drew with Sunderland 2-2 in Football League Division 1

10/10/1953 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 in Football League Division 1

17/10/1953 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

24/10/1953 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 2-5 in Football League Division 1

31/10/1953 Chelsea beat Liverpool 5-2 in Football League Division 1

04/11/1953 Derek Johnstone born

07/11/1953 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in Football League Division 1

09/11/1953 Chelsea drew with Millwall 2-2 in a friendly

14/11/1953 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in Football League Division 1

20/11/1953 William Russell died

21/11/1953 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

28/11/1953 Chelsea beat Preston North End 1-0 in Football League Division 1

01/12/1953 Chelsea beat Bristol City 5-2 in a friendly

05/12/1953 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

10/12/1953 Steve Sherwood born

11/12/1953 Alan Mayes born

12/12/1953 Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 in Football League Division 1

12/12/1953 Arthur Holden died

17/12/1953 Fred Rouse died

19/12/1953 Chelsea beat Blackpool 5-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1953 Chelsea beat Cardiff City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

28/12/1953 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 0-0 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1954 Peter Tuck Retired

02/01/1954 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 1-1 in Football League Division 1

09/01/1954 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

16/01/1954 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 3-1 in Football League Division 1

19/01/1954 Stan Wicks transfered from Reading for 10,000

23/01/1954 Chelsea drew with Huddersfield Town 2-2 in Football League Division 1

30/01/1954 Chelsea drew with Young Boys 3-3 in a friendly

31/01/1954 Chelsea lost to Servette 0-1 in a friendly

31/01/1954 Vivian Woodward died

06/02/1954 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 2-2 in Football League Division 1

13/02/1954 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 in Football League Division 1

20/02/1954 Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-1 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1954 Leonard Casey transfered from Leyton

27/02/1954 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 in Football League Division 1

04/03/1954 Garry Stanley born

06/03/1954 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 3-3 in Football League Division 1

08/03/1954 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 5-2 in a friendly

09/03/1954 Joseph Walton died

13/03/1954 Chelsea drew with Racing Club 0-0 in a friendly

17/03/1954 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0 in Football League Division 1

20/03/1954 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/03/1954 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in a friendly

27/03/1954 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1954 Chelsea beat Heart Of Midlothian 3-1 in a friendly

03/04/1954 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in Football League Division 1

10/04/1954 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in Football League Division 1

16/04/1954 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

17/04/1954 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-1 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1954 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1954 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

26/04/1954 Chelsea beat Bohemians Selected 2-1 in a friendly

01/05/1954 Chelsea drew with Olaria 1-1 in a friendly

08/05/1954 John Sillett transfered from Southampton

09/05/1954 Chelsea beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 3-2 in a friendly

16/05/1954 Chelsea lost to Glasgow Rangers 0-1 in a friendly

19/05/1954 Ian Britton born

21/05/1954 Chelsea beat Baltimore Rockets 7-1 in a friendly

23/05/1954 Chelsea lost to Borussia Dortmund 1-6 in a friendly

26/05/1954 Chelsea beat Eastern Seaboard All-Stars 6-0 in a friendly

30/05/1954 Chelsea beat New Jersey All-Stars 2-0 in a friendly

00/06/1954 Len Kell transfered to Norwich

05/06/1954 Chelsea beat Glasgow Rangers 4-1 in a friendly

06/06/1954 Chelsea drew with Glasgow Rangers 0-0 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
J McNichol 41 18 1 42 18
RT Bentley 41 21 1 42 21
SB Willemse 41 1 42
K Armstrong 40 2 1 41 2
DW Saunders 33 1 1 34 1
R Greenwood 33 1 34
WG Robertson 34 34
J Harris 32 1 33
F Blunstone 32 3 1 33 3
L Stubbs 30 9 1 31 9
EG Parsons 29 9 1 30 9
JL Lewis 20 9 20 9
PR Sillett 12 12
FJ Saunders 9 9
CR Thomson 7 1 8
RA Smith 8 8
P McKnight 8 8
LW Kell 3 3
A Dicks 2 2
JH Smith 2 2
R Campbell 2 2
M Collins 1 1
A Bowman 1 1
MD Spector 1 1
Own Goal 2 2

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
Total