| 1928–29 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Claude Kirby | ||
| Manager | David Calderhead | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| Second Division | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: George Biswell, Andrew Wilson (9) All: Jimmy Thompson,George Biswell, Andrew Wilson (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 61,316 vsEverton (12 January 1929) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,086 vsWest Bromwich Albion (17 April 1929) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 28,475 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vSwansea Town (25 August 1928) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 vTottenham Hotspur (20 April 1929) | ||
The1928–29 season wasChelsea Football Club's twentieth competitive season and fifth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 9th in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Second Division | 25 August 1928 | 27 April 1929 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 040.48 |
| FA Cup | 12 January 1929 | 20 February 1929 | Third round | Fifth round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 041.30 | ||||
Source:Stamford-bridge.com
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 | 1.211 | 45 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 44 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 43 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 18 |
Source:Stamford-bridge.com
Win Draw Loss
| 25 August 19281 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Swansea Town | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 47,264 Referee: Albert Caseley |
| 27 August 19282 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–2 | Chelsea | Bradford |
| 18:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Park Avenue Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ernie Westwood |
| 1 September 19283 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Chelsea | Blackpool |
| 15:15GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 17,653 Referee: Tom Bryan |
| 5 September 19284 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Fulham |
| 18:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,556 Referee: Ernie Westwood |
| 8 September 19285 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 48,775 Referee: William Bunnell |
| 15 September 19286 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Barnsley | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,793 Referee: G.S. Osell |
| 22 September 19287 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Chelsea | Ashton Gate |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Tom Bryan |
| 29 September 19288 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,139 Referee: William Harper |
| 6 October 19289 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 28,969 Referee: R.O. Rees |
| 13 October 192810 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Clapton Orient | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,890 Referee: F.W. Reeve |
| 20 October 192811 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Chelsea | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 13,385 Referee: Thomas Greaves |
| 27 October 192812 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Southampton | Fulham |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,197 Referee: Gordon Franklin |
| 3 November 192813 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Chelsea | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,178 Referee: J.V. Pennington |
| 10 November 192814 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Preston North End | Fulham |
| 14:45GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,285 Referee: Ernie Pinckston |
| 17 November 192815 | Millwall | 2–1 | Chelsea | New Cross |
| 14:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:The Den Attendance: 37,774 Referee: W. Phipps |
| 24 November 192816 | Chelsea | 3–3 | Port Vale | Fulham |
| 14:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 23,305 Referee: William Thomas |
| 1 December 192817 | Hull City | 2–2 | Chelsea | Hull |
| 14:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Anlaby Road Attendance: 16,925 Referee: F. Robinson |
| 8 December 192818 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham |
| 14:30GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 45,840 Referee: E.C. Sambrook |
| 15 December 192819 | Reading | 3–3 | Chelsea | Reading |
| 14:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Elm Park Attendance: 13,338 Referee: Stanley Rous |
| 22 December 192820 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Notts County | Fulham |
| 14:30GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,560 Referee: Albert Fogg |
| 25 December 192821 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Chelsea | Stoke |
| 14:15GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 21,862 Referee: Tom Botham |
| 26 December 192822 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Stoke City | Fulham |
| 14:15GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,251 Referee: Tom Botham |
| 29 December 192823 | Swansea Town | 0–1 | Chelsea | Swansea |
| 14:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Vetch Field Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Albert Caseley |
| 5 January 192924 | Chelsea | 2–3 | Blackpool | Fulham |
| 14:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 20,069 Referee: Tom Bryan |
| 19 January 192925 | Middlesbrough | 4–5 | Chelsea | Ayresome |
| 14:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Ayresome Park Attendance: 24,768 Referee: William Bunnell |
| 30 January 192926 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Chelsea | Barnsley |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 7,886 Referee: G.S. Osell |
| 2 February 192927 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Bristol City | Fulham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Tom Bryan |
| 9 February 192928 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 10,829 Referee: William Harper |
| 23 February 192929 | Clapton Orient | 1–0 | Chelsea | Clapton |
| 15:30GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Millfields Road Attendance: 18,844 Referee: F.W. Reeve |
| 2 March 192930 | Chelsea | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,538 Referee: Thomas Greaves |
| 9 March 192931 | Southampton | 1–2 | Chelsea | Southampton |
| 15:15GMT |
| Report | Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 23,829 Referee: Ernie Pinckston |
| 13 March 192932 | Notts County | 4–3 | Chelsea | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,235 Referee: Albert Fogg |
| 16 March 192933 | Chelsea | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Fulham |
| 15:15GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,383 Referee: J.V. Pennington |
| 23 March 192934 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Chelsea | Preston |
| 15:15GMT | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,415 Referee: Ernie Pinckston |
| 29 March 192935 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Chelsea | Cleethorpes |
| 14:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 23,644 Referee: Albert Caseley |
| 30 March 192936 | Chelsea | 0–3 | Millwall | Fulham |
| 15:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,637 Referee: William Russell |
| 1 April 192937 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Fulham |
| 15:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 25,079 Referee: Albert Caseley |
| 6 April 192938 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Chelsea | Hanley |
| 15:30GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,701 Referee: William Thomas |
| 13 April 192939 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Hull City | Fulham |
| 15:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 9,654 Referee: F. Robinson |
| 17 April 192940 | Chelsea | 2–5 | West Bromwich Albion | Fulham |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 7,086 Referee: R.O. Rees |
| 20 April 192941 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Chelsea | Tottenham |
| 15:15GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 24,356 Referee: E.C. Sambrook |
| 27 April 192942 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Reading | Fulham |
| 15:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 12,898 Referee:Stanley Rous |
Win Draw Loss
| 12 January 1929Third round | Chelsea | 2–0 | Everton | Fulham |
| 14:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 61,316 Referee: Leslie Watson |
| 26 January 1929Fourth round | Chelsea | 1–0 | Birmingham | Fulham |
| 14:45GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Tommy Crew |
| 16 February 1929Fifth round | Chelsea | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Fulham |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,474 Referee: Albert Fogg |
| 20 February 1929Fifth round replay | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Chelsea | Portsmouth |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 31,966 Referee: Albert Fogg |