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1952–53 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirty-ninth competitive season.

Chelsea
1952–53 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerTed Drake
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division19th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Bentley (12)
All: Roy Bentley (17)
Highest home attendance72,614 vs Arsenal
(3 April 1953)
Lowest home attendance17,173 vs Stoke City
(27 December 1952)
Average home league attendance43,842
Biggest win4–0 (three matches)
Biggest defeat0–4 (three matches)

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 21 12 9 97 64 1.516 54
2 Preston North End 42 21 12 9 85 60 1.417 54
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 13 10 86 63 1.365 51
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 21 8 13 66 60 1.100 50
5 Charlton Athletic 42 19 11 12 77 63 1.222 49
6 Burnley 42 18 12 12 67 52 1.288 48
7 Blackpool 42 19 9 14 71 70 1.014 47
8 Manchester United 42 18 10 14 69 72 0.958 46
9 Sunderland 42 15 13 14 68 82 0.829 43
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 11 16 78 69 1.130 41
11 Aston Villa 42 14 13 15 63 61 1.033 41
12 Cardiff City 42 14 12 16 54 46 1.174 40
13 Middlesbrough 42 14 11 17 70 77 0.909 39
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 61 69 0.884 39
15 Portsmouth 42 14 10 18 74 83 0.892 38
16 Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 59 70 0.843 37
17 Liverpool 42 14 8 20 61 82 0.744 36
18 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 62 72 0.861 35
19 Chelsea 42 12 11 19 56 66 0.848 35
20 Manchester City 42 14 7 21 72 87 0.828 35
21 Stoke City (R) 42 12 10 20 53 66 0.803 34 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Derby County (R) 42 11 10 21 59 74 0.797 32
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  • 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.
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