1929–30 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1929–30 season was Chelsea Football Club's 21st competitive season and after 6th consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished as runner-up in the Second Division, securing promotion to the First Division 1930-31.

Chelsea

1929–30 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: George Mills (14) All: George Mills (14)
Highest home attendance	53,819 vs Blackpool (26 December 1929)
Lowest home attendance	11,353 vs Barnsley (11 September 1929)
Average home league attendance	27,703
Biggest win	5–0 v Preston North End (21 December 1929)
Biggest defeat	2–4 v Southampton (21 September 1929)
Home colours Away colours
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Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Blackpool (C, P)	42	27	4	11	98	67	1.463	58	Promotion to the First Division
2	Chelsea (P)	42	22	11	9	74	46	1.609	55
3	Oldham Athletic	42	21	11	10	90	51	1.765	53
4	Bradford (Park Avenue)	42	19	12	11	91	70	1.300	50
5	Bury	42	22	5	15	78	67	1.164	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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

• 1929–30 season at stamford-bridge.com