1906–07 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea

1906–07 season

Owner

Gus Mears

Chairman

Claude Kirby

Manager

John Tait Robertson (until Nov 1906)
William Lewis

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League:
George Hilsdon (27)
All:
George Hilsdon (27)^[1]

Highest home attendance

48,000 vs Hull City
(29 Mar 1907)

Lowest home attendance

10,000 vs Bradford City
(15 September 1906)

Average home league attendance

17,453

Biggest win

9–2 v Glossop North End
(1 September 1906)

Biggest defeat

3–6 v Bradford City
(19 March 1907)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1905–06

1907–08 →

The 1906–1907 season was Chelsea Football Club's second competitive season and second year in existence. The club finished as runners-up in the Second Division to secure promotion to the top-flight.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Nottingham Forest	38	28	4	6	74	36	2.056	60	Division Champions
2	Chelsea	38	26	5	7	80	34	2.353	57	Promoted
3	Leicester Fosse	38	20	8	10	62	39	1.590	48
4	West Bromwich Albion	38	21	5	12	83	45	1.844	47
5	Bradford City	38	21	5	12	70	53	1.321	47

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ "George Hilsdon". chelseafc.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

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

Chelsea 1906–07 season at stamford-bridge.com

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