1927–28 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1927–28 David Calderhead Claude Kirby Stamford Bridge Second Division 3rd FA Cup Third round Jimmy Thompson (25) Jimmy Thompson (25) 6–0 v South Shields(3 December 1927) 0–5 v Leeds United(10 December 1927) 53,309 vs Oldham Athletic(6 April 1928) 13,707 vs Barnsley(5 May 1928) 33,917 _chelsea1907h _2bluestripes 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF ffffFF 000000 _chelsea1905a _2_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000ff 1926–27 1928–29 The 1927–28 season was Chelsea Football Club's nineteenth competitive season and fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. The club finished 3rd in the league, narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division. Players yes yes ENG GK Sam Millington yes ENG GK Peter McKenna yes ENG DF Leslie Odell yes ENG DF Harold Miller yes SCO DF George Rodgers yes ENG DF Harry Wilding yes ENG DF John Townrow yes SCO DF Tommy Law yes SCO DF George Smith yes IRE MF Sam Irving yes SCO MF John Priestley yes yes SCO FW Bob Turnbull yes ENG FW George Biswell yes SCO FW George Anderson yes ENG FW William Jackson yes ENG FW James Thompson yes ENG FW Albert Thain yes ENG FW George Pearson yes SCO FW Andrew Wilson yes ENG FW Jackie Crawford yes SCO FW Willie Ferguson Competitions Overall record 2 Second Division 27 August 1927 5 May 1928 Matchday 1 3rd 23 8 11 75 45 FA Cup 14 January 1928 Third round Third round 0 0 1 1 2 Stamford-bridge.com Second Division 1927–28 Football League League table Second Division y 5 CHE Results summary 15 2 4 46 15 8 6 7 29 30 Stamford-bridge.com January 2026 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFFF Fixtures 1px solid #AAAAAA 27 August 1927 15:15 GMT 1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#777 Reading 1–2 Chelsea Davey 38 Thompson 22 Crawford 27 Elm Park Reading 24,529 Archie Caseley W 3 September 1927 15:30 GMT 2 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#778 Chelsea 3–0 Blackpool Wilding 14 Thompson 72 88 Stamford Bridge Fulham 36,529 Harry Kingscott W 7 September 1927 18:00 GMT 3 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#779 Chelsea 5–0 Notts County Thompson x2 Wilson 26 Thain 58 Wilding 63 Stamford Bridge Fulham 18,416 George Nunnerley W 10 September 1927 15:30 GMT 4 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#780 Fulham 1–1 Chelsea McKenna 81 Thain 13 Craven Cottage Fulham 39,860 F.W. Reeve D 17 September 1927 15:30 GMT 5 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#781 Clapton Orient 2–1 Chelsea Whipp 30 Kerr 85 Wilson 90 Millfields Road Clapton 34,838 Archie Caseley L 24 September 1927 15:30 GMT 6 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#782 Chelsea 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Thompson 70 Carter 40 Stamford Bridge Fulham 44,724 William Russell D 1 October 1927 15:15 GMT 7 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#783 Bristol City 1–1 Chelsea Blakemore 40 Wilson 3 Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate 24,005 Thomas Greaves D 6 October 1927 15:15 GMT 8 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#784 Notts County 0–1 Chelsea Wilson 7 Meadow Lane Nottingham 9,127 George Nunnerley W 8 October 1927 15:30 GMT 9 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#785 Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City Crawford 30 pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 41,472 Charles Lines W 15 October 1927 15:15 GMT 10 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#786 Southampton 2–4 Chelsea Petrie 36 90 Pearson x2 Thain 60 Thompson 75 The Dell Southampton 14,724 E.C. Sambrook W 22 October 1927 15:00 GMT 11 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#787 Chelsea 2–0 Hull City Wilson 40 Thompson 79 Stamford Bridge Fulham 15,153 Tommy Crew W 29 October 1927 15:00 GMT 12 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#788 Preston North End 0–3 Chelsea Pearson 20 Thompson 35 46 Deepdale Preston 23,107 H.V. Stott W 5 November 1927 14:45 GMT 13 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#789 Chelsea 4–0 Swansea Town Crawford 12 17 Thain 40 Thompson 44 Stamford Bridge Fulham 41,220 William Russell W 12 November 1927 14:40 GMT 14 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#790 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Pearson 38 Maine Road Moss Side 52,830 Edwin Small W 19 November 1927 14:30 GMT 15 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#791 Chelsea 2–1 Nottingham Forest Thain 20 Crawford 82 Gibson 47 Stamford Bridge Fulham 28,743 W.H. Burnell W 26 November 1927 14:35 GMT 16 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#792 Port Vale 1–1 Chelsea Gillespie 35 Crawford 10 Old Recreation Ground Hanley 14,115 E.C. Sambrook D 3 December 1927 14:30 GMT 17 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#793 Chelsea 6–0 South Shields Priestley 8 Miller 26 Thompson x4 Stamford Bridge Fulham 28,719 Percy Strouther W 10 December 1927 14:30 GMT 18 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#794 Leeds United 5–0 Chelsea Jennings x4 White 52 Elland Road Beeston 22,059 Frank Burton L 17 December 1927 14:30 GMT 19 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#795 Chelsea 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wilson 1 Turnbull 88 Stamford Bridge Fulham 24,340 C.F. Moon W 24 December 1927 14:15 GMT 20 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#796 Barnsley 3–1 Chelsea Tilson 7 Proudfoot 27 Curran pen. Priestley Oakwell Barnsley 5,634 A.H. Price L 26 December 1927 14:45 GMT 21 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#797 Grimsby Town 1–1 Chelsea Coglin 38 pen. Turnbull 51 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 18,630 John Rickwood D 31 December 1927 14:30 GMT 22 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#798 Chelsea 0–0 Reading Stamford Bridge Fulham 26,525 Archie Caseley D 7 January 1928 14:35 GMT 23 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#799 Blackpool 2–4 Chelsea Browell 2 Tremelling 39 Thompson 6 Wilson 23 Wilding Ferguson Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,704 Harry Kingscott W 21 January 1928 14:45 GMT 24 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#801 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham Wilson 4 Thompson 45 Elliott 40 Stamford Bridge Fulham 42,297 F.W. Reeve W 28 January 1928 15:00 GMT 25 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#802 Chelsea 1–0 Clapton Orient Wilding 36 Stamford Bridge Fulham 17,875 Tom Botham W 4 February 1928 15:00 GMT 26 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#803 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Chelsea Short 58 65 Carter 86 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,718 William Russell L 11 February 1928 15:15 GMT 27 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#804 Chelsea 5–2 Bristol City Priestley 10 19 Thain 48 Wilson 63 Ferguson 72 Paul 30 Cherrett 32 Stamford Bridge Fulham 31,949 Thomas Greaves W 20 February 1928 15:30 GMT 28 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#805 Stoke City 1–0 Chelsea Bussey 67 Victoria Ground Stoke 15,770 Charles Lines L 25 February 1928 15:30 GMT 29 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#806 Chelsea 0–2 Southampton Rawlings 11 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 46,567 E.C. Sambrook L 3 March 1928 15:00 GMT 30 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#807 Hull City 0–2 Chelsea Thompson 4 84 Anlaby Road Hull 12,679 Tommy Crew W 10 March 1928 15:30 GMT 31 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#808 Chelsea 2–1 Preston North End Law 20 pen. Thompson 35 James 10 Stamford Bridge Fulham 47,780 H.V. Stott W 14 March 1928 15:30 GMT 32 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#809 Chelsea 4–0 Grimsby Town Thompson 10 12 37 Thain 35 Stamford Bridge Fulham 14,278 John Rickwood W 17 March 1928 15:15 GMT 33 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#810 Swansea Town 0–0 Chelsea Vetch Field Swansea 15,563 William Russell D 24 March 1928 15:20 GMT 34 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#811 Chelsea 0–1 Manchester City Roberts 35 Stamford Bridge Fulham 51,813 Edwin Small L 31 March 1928 15:15 GMT 35 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#812 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Chelsea Townsend 4 Thompson 42 pen. Thompson 65 Jackson 67 City Ground West Bridgford 10,989 W.H. Burnell D 6 April 1928 15:15 GMT 36 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#813 Chelsea 2–1 Oldham Athletic Thain 20 75 Pynegar 27 pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 53,309 Tom Bryan W 7 April 1928 15:30 GMT 37 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#814 Chelsea 1–0 Port Vale Crawford 12 Stamford Bridge Fulham 39,278 E.C. Sambrook W 9 April 1928 15:15 GMT 38 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#815 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Chelsea Watson 62 Harris 85 Thain 28 Boundary Park Oldham 18,992 Tom Bryan L 14 April 1928 15:15 GMT 39 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#816 South Shields 2–1 Chelsea Grenyer 40 Matthewson 80 Irving 70 Horsley Hill South Shields 3,395 Percy Strouther L 21 April 1928 15:30 GMT 40 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#817 Chelsea 2–3 Leeds United Rodgers 60 Wilson 70 Keetley 15 55 White 40 Stamford Bridge Fulham 47,562 Frank Burton L 28 April 1928 15:15 GMT 41 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#818 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea Weaver 55 Jackson 17 Wilson 25 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 16,727 C.F. Moon W 5 May 1928 15:30 GMT 42 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#819 Chelsea 1–2 Barnsley Biswell 67 Eaton x2 Stamford Bridge Fulham 13,707 A.H. Price L FA Cup 1927–28 FA Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFFF Fixtures 1px solid #AAAAAA 14 January 1928 14:30 GMT Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1927.htm#800 Chelsea Phillipson 7 Baxter 73 Brown 21 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 32,134 Tommy Crew L References Glanvill, Rick Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years Headline Book Publishing Ltd 2006 0-7553-1466-2 Hockings, Ron 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006 External links 1927–28 season at stamford-bridge.com 1927-28 Category:English football clubs 1927–28 season