1935–36 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-seventh competitive season. In October 1935, Claude Kirby died. He had been Chelsea chairman since the club's foundation in 1905 and was succeeded by Charles Pratt, Sr. Also in October, a crowd of 82,905 attended Chelsea's First Division match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, setting a club record which still stands.^[1]

Chelsea

1935–36 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby Charles Pratt
Manager	Leslie Knighton
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Bambrick (15) All: Joe Bambrick (19)
Highest home attendance	82,905 vs Arsenal (12 October 1935)
Lowest home attendance	13,225 vs West Bromwich Albion (11 March 1936)
Average home league attendance	34,977
Biggest win	5–1 v Blackburn Rovers (2 May 1936)
Biggest defeat	1–5 v Everton (19 October 1935)
Home colours Away colours
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Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
6	Arsenal	42	15	15	12	78	48	1.625	45
7	Preston North End	42	18	8	16	67	64	1.047	44
8	Chelsea	42	15	13	14	65	72	0.903	43
9	Manchester City	42	17	8	17	68	60	1.133	42
10	Portsmouth	42	17	8	17	54	67	0.806	42

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored