1926–27 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1926–27 season
Chairman	Claude Kirby
Manager	David Calderhead
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Second Division	4th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bob Turnbull (17); All: ; Bob Turnbull (23)
Highest home attendance	70,184 vs Cardiff City; (29 January 1927)
Lowest home attendance	15,572 vs Notts County; (6 September 1926)
Average home league attendance	29,861
Biggest win	7–2 v Accrington Stanley; (8 January 1927)
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Notts County; (13 September 1926)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 season was Chelsea Football Club's eighteenth competitive season.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Sam Millington
-	GK	ENG	Peter McKenna
-	DF	SCO	Tommy Law
-	DF	ENG	Harold Miller
-	DF	ENG	Harry Wilding
-	DF	SCO	George Rodgers
-	DF	SCO	George Smith
-	DF	ENG	John Townrow
-	DF	ENG	Fred Barrett
-	MF	ENG	Billy Brown


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	SCO	John Priestley
-	FW	ENG	George Stone
-	FW	ENG	Jackie Crawford
-	FW	SCO	Willie Ferguson
-	FW	ENG	George Pearson
-	FW	SCO	Bob McNeil
-	FW	ENG	Albert Thain
-	FW	SCO	Andrew Wilson
-	FW	SCO	Bob Turnbull

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Second Division	28 August 1926	7 May 1927	Matchday 1	4th	42	20	12	10	62	52	+10	047.62
FA Cup	8 January 1927	9 March 1927	Third round	Sixth round	5	3	1	1	15	6	+9	060.00
Total					47	23	13	11	77	58	+19	048.94

Source: Stamford-bridge.com

Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Portsmouth	42	23	8	11	87	49	1.776	54	Promoted
3	Manchester City	42	22	10	10	108	61	1.770	54
4	Chelsea	42	20	12	10	62	52	1.192	52
5	Nottingham Forest	42	18	14	10	80	55	1.455	50
6	Preston North End	42	20	9	13	74	72	1.028	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	20	12	10	62	52	1.192	52	13	7	1	40	17	33	7	5	9	22	35	19

Source: Stamford-bridge.com

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

28 August 1926 1	Chelsea	3–0	Middlesbrough	Fulham
15:30 GMT	McNeil 42' Thain 70' Miller 86'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,849 Referee: Archie Caseley

30 August 1926 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–3	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
17:45 GMT		Report	Brown 12' Miller 88' Turnbull 89'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 16,874 Referee: Percy Strouther

4 September 1926 3	Port Vale	0–0	Chelsea	Hanley
15:15 GMT		Report		Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,720 Referee: Tommy Crew

6 September 1926 4	Chelsea	2–0	Notts County	Fulham
18:00 GMT	Turnbull 33', 61'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,572 Referee: Harry Sykes

11 September 1926 5	Chelsea	2–3	Southampton	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Barrett 70' Turnbull 84'	Report	Rawlings 1', 5', 32'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,298 Referee: H.P. Hinderer

13 September 1926 6	Notts County	5–0	Chelsea	Nottingham
18:00 GMT	Barry 34' Smith 37' (pen.) Harris 59' Davis 70' Mills 74'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,094 Referee: Harry Sykes

18 September 1926 7	Bradford City	0–1	Chelsea	Bradford
15:00 GMT		Report	Thain 27'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,350 Referee: Edwin Small

25 September 1926 8	Chelsea	2–2	Fulham	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Pearson 12' Turnbull	Report	Tonner 30' McNab (pen.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 46,084 Referee: J.C. O'Neill

2 October 1926 9	Chelsea	2–1	Preston North End	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Thain 24', 34'	Report	Roberts 2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,398 Referee: Archie Caseley

9 October 1926 10	South Shields	5–1	Chelsea	South Shields
15:00 GMT	Metcalf 1' Oxberry 3' Matthewson 9', 35' Ridley 47' (pen.)	Report	Priestley 62'	Stadium: Horsley Hill Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Albert Fogg

16 October 1926 11	Portsmouth	2–3	Chelsea	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Goodwin 30' Moffatt 83'	Report	Turnbull 42', 44' Miller 85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,689 Referee: C.F. Moon

23 October 1926 12	Chelsea	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Turnbull 42'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 25,232 Referee: Noah Shuker

30 October 1926 13	Grimsby Town	0–0	Chelsea	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 12,423 Referee: George Watson

6 November 1926 14	Chelsea	1–1	Blackpool	Fulham
14:45 GMT	Crawford 56'	Report	Binks 7'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 25,366 Referee: Archie Caseley

13 November 1926 15	Reading	2–1	Chelsea	Reading
14:45 GMT	Robson 40' Richardson 86'	Report	Thain 5'	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,589 Referee: Harry Sykes

20 November 1926 16	Chelsea	2–2	Swansea Town	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Brown 35', 67'	Report	Thompson 37' Fowler 63'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,140 Referee: Edwin Small

27 November 1926 17	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Chelsea	West Bridgford
14:30 GMT	Barratt 50' (pen.) Jones 55' Burton 70' Stocks 80'	Report	Pearson 7'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,841 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

4 December 1926 18	Chelsea	4–2	Barnsley	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Brown 20', 42', 49' Thain 85'	Report	Ferguson 48' (o.g.) Fletcher 75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,904 Referee: Harry Sykes

11 December 1926 19	Manchester City	1–0	Chelsea	Moss Side
14:15 GMT	Bell 18'	Report		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,868 Referee: R.O. Rees

18 December 1926 20	Chelsea	2–2	Darlington	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Crawford 10' Priestley 78'	Report	Ruddy 30', 62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,953 Referee: Francis Couldrey

25 December 1926 21	Chelsea	1–0	Hull City	Fulham
11:30 GMT	Thain 40'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,306 Referee: Frank Warriss

27 December 1926 22	Hull City	0–1	Chelsea	Hull
14:15 GMT		Report	Brown 49'	Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 23,440 Referee: Frank Warriss

1 January 1927 23	Chelsea	2–1	Clapton Orient	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Priestley 40' (pen.), 65' (pen.)	Report	Broadbent 20'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,279 Referee: William Thomas

15 January 1927 24	Middlesbrough	0–0	Chelsea	Ayresome
14:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,964 Referee: F. Robinson

5 February 1927 25	Chelsea	5–2	Bradford City	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Thain (x2) Pearson 52' Priestley 56', 86'	Report	Batten 22' Moore 28'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 25,835 Referee: Edwin Small

12 February 1927 26	Fulham	1–2	Chelsea	Fulham
15:15 GMT	Pape 33'	Report	Wilson 46' Turnbull 80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 31,501 Referee: J.C. O'Neill

26 February 1927 27	Chelsea	4–1	South Shields	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Turnbull 47', 88' Thain (x2)	Report	Smith 60'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,191 Referee: Albert Fogg

12 March 1927 28	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Chelsea	Oldham
15:15 GMT	Hargreaves 17'	Report	Wilson 14' (pen.) Turnbull 33'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,298 Referee: Noah Shuker

16 March 1927 29	Chelsea	2–0	Port Vale	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Thain 47' Wilson 70'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,169 Referee: Tommy Crew

19 March 1927 30	Chelsea	2–0	Grimsby Town	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Turnbull 3', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,239 Referee: George Watson

21 March 1927 31	Preston North End	0–2	Chelsea	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Ferguson 26' Wilding 40'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,995 Referee: Archie Caseley

26 March 1927 32	Blackpool	3–1	Chelsea	Blackpool
15:15 GMT	Neal 49' Tremelling 55', 84'	Report	Thain 70'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,251 Referee: Archie Caseley

2 April 1927 33	Chelsea	0–0	Reading	Fulham
15:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,424 Referee: Harry Sykes

4 April 1927 34	Southampton	1–1	Chelsea	Southampton
17:00 GMT	Rowley 4'	Report	Turnbull 55'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 5,368 Referee: H.P. Hinderer

9 April 1927 35	Swansea Town	2–1	Chelsea	Swansea
15:15 GMT	Fowler 10' Thompson 46'	Report	Crawford 30'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Edwin Small

16 April 1927 36	Chelsea	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Turnbull 35', 43'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 44,855 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

18 April 1927 37	Chelsea	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Fulham
15:30 GMT	Ferguson 20'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,945 Referee: Albert Fogg

23 April 1927 38	Barnsley	3–0	Chelsea	Barnsley
15:15 GMT	Brook 7' Curran 34' Fletcher 78'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,641 Referee: Harry Sykes

28 April 1927 39	Clapton Orient	3–0	Chelsea	Clapton
18:30 GMT	Dennison 6' Cock 52' Corkindale 80'	Report		Stadium: Millfields Road Attendance: 25,329 Referee: William Thomas

30 April 1927 40	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	Fulham
15:15 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,995 Referee: R.O. Rees

4 May 1927 41	Chelsea	0–0	Portsmouth	Fulham
18:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,037 Referee: C.F. Moon

7 May 1927 42	Darlington	2–2	Chelsea	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Ruddy 3' Crockford 75'	Report	Crawford 42' Ferguson 90'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 12,937 Referee: Francis Couldrey

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 January 1927 Third round	Chelsea	4–0	Luton Town	Fulham
14:30 GMT	Turnbull 34', 40' Thain 44', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,441 Referee: E.G. Goddard

29 January 1927 Fourth round	Chelsea	7–2	Accrington Stanley	Fulham
14:45 GMT	Thain (x2) Wilson 7', 10' Turnbull (x3)	Report	Powell 27' Wyper 32'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,142 Referee: Ernie Pinckston

19 February 1927 Fifth round	Chelsea	2–1	Burnley	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Thain 38' Wilding 49'	Report	Cross 60'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 63,238 Referee: Tom Bryan

5 March 1927 Sixth round	Chelsea	0–0	Cardiff City	Fulham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 70,184 Referee: J.V. Pennington

9 March 1927 Sixth round replay	Cardiff City	3–2	Chelsea	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Irving 10' Davies 20' Ferguson 70' (pen.)	Report	Priestley 43' Turnbull 49'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 47,353 Referee: J.V. Pennington

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

1926–27 season at stamford-bridge.com