1936–37 season | |||
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Chairman | Charles Pratt | ||
Manager | Leslie Knighton | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
First Division | 13th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: George Mills (22) All: George Mills (23) | ||
Highest home attendance | 64,463 vs
Charlton Athletic (26 March 1937) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 13,225 vs
Manchester City (3 February 1937) | ||
Average home league attendance | 32,461 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 v
Everton (28 November 1936) 4–0 v Leeds United (16 January 1937) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 v
Arsenal (19 December 1936) 1–4 v Portsmouth (6 February 1937) | ||
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The 1936–37 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-eighth competitive season. In May and June, Chelsea took part in the invitational Tournoi international de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris and reached the final, where they lost to Italian champions Bologna. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 41 |
12 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 81 | 1.062 | 41 |
13 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 41 |
14 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 41 |
15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 39 |