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1932–33 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1932–33 season
ChairmanClaude Kirby
ManagerDavid Calderhead
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division18th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hughie Gallacher (19)

All:
Hughie Gallacher (19)
Highest home attendance72,260 vs Arsenal
(22 April 1933)
Lowest home attendance12,968 vs Bolton Wanderers
(25 February 1933)
Average home league attendance31,485
Biggest win6–0 v Leeds United
(8 April 1933)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Blackpool
(29 October 1932)

The 1932–33 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-fourth competitive season. Chelsea finished 18th in the First Division and were knocked out in the third round of the FA Cup. David Calderhead, who had been Chelsea's secretary-manager for 26 years, retired at the end of the season.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Manchester City 42 16 5 21 68 71 0.958 37
17 Middlesbrough 42 14 9 19 63 73 0.863 37
18 Chelsea 42 14 7 21 63 73 0.863 35
19 Leicester City 42 11 13 18 75 89 0.843 35
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 9 20 80 96 0.833 35
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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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