1910–11 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1910–11 season
Owner	Gus Mears
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bob Whittingham (30); All: ; Bob Whittingham (34)
Highest home attendance	77,952 vs Swindon Town; (11 March 1911)
Lowest home attendance	12,600 vs West Bromwich Albion; (29 March 1911)
Average home league attendance	24,611
Biggest win	7–0 v Lincoln City; (29 October 1910)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Newcastle United; (25 March 1911)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1909–10 1911–12 →

The 1910–11 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixth competitive season and sixth year in existence. The club finished 3rd in the Second Division, narrowly missing out on promotion back to the First Division. They also reached an FA Cup semi-final for the first time, losing 3–0 to Newcastle United.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion	38	22	9	7	67	41	1.634	53	Division Champions
2	Bolton Wanderers	38	21	9	8	69	40	1.725	51	Promoted
3	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	71	35	2.029	49
4	Clapton Orient	38	19	7	12	44	35	1.257	45
5	Hull City	38	14	16	8	55	39	1.410	44

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References

Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.

External links

1910–11 season at stamford-bridge.com