1931–32 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-third competitive season. While the team's league form remained indifferent and they finished 12th for the second successive year, they did advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to Newcastle United.

Chelsea

1931–32 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Hughie Gallacher (24) All: Hughie Gallacher (30)
Highest home attendance	64,427 vs Arsenal (21 November 1931)
Lowest home attendance	12,605 vs Newcastle United (14 April 1932)
Average home league attendance	32,230
Biggest win	4–0 v Middlesbrough (2 January 1932)
Biggest defeat	2–7 v Everton (14 November 1931)
Home colours Away colours
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Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Liverpool	42	19	6	17	81	93	0.871	44
11	Newcastle United	42	18	6	18	80	87	0.920	42
12	Chelsea	42	16	8	18	69	73	0.945	40
13	Sunderland	42	15	10	17	67	73	0.918	40
14	Manchester City	42	13	12	17	83	73	1.137	38

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

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

• 1931–32 season at stamford-bridge.com