1925–26 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1925–26 David Calderhead Claude Kirby Stamford Bridge Second Division 3rd FA Cup Fourth round Bob Turnbull (29) Bob Turnbull (30) 6–0 v Port Vale(5 September 1925) 0–4 v Portsmouth(1 May 1926) 49,379 vs Fulham(26 September 1925) 14,000 vs Clapton Orient(10 Feb 1926) 32,357 _chelsea1907h _2bluestripes 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF ffffFF 000000 _chelsea1905a _2_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000ff 1924–25 1926–27 The 1925–26 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventeenth competitive season. Players yes yes ENG GK Benjamin Baker yes ENG GK Peter McKenna yes ENG DF Harold Miller yes ENG DF Harry Wilding yes SCO DF George Rodgers yes ENG DF Jack Harrow yes SCO DF George Smith yes ENG DF Fred Barrett yes ENG MF Billy Brown yes yes SCO MF John Priestley yes ENG FW Jackie Crawford yes SCO FW Willie Ferguson yes SCO FW Bob McNeil yes ENG FW George Stone yes ENG FW Albert Thain yes SCO FW Andrew Wilson yes SCO FW Bob Turnbull Competitions Overall record 2 Second Division 29 August 1925 1 May 1926 Matchday 1 3rd 19 14 9 76 49 FA Cup 9 January 1926 30 January 1926 Third round Fourth round 1 0 1 3 3 Stamford-bridge.com Second Division 1925–26 Football League League table Second Division y 5 CHE Results summary 10 7 4 42 22 9 7 5 34 27 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 29 August 1925 15:30 GMT 1 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=918&opp=Bradford%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 2–0 Bradford City Thain 26 Turnbull 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 31,443 Albert Caseley W 31 August 1925 18:10 GMT 2 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=919&opp=Nottingham%20Forest&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Nottingham Forest 1–5 Chelsea Harrow 76 o.g. Turnbull 7 28 Wilson 9 24 Stone 62 City Ground West Bridgford 9,981 Archie Caseley W 5 September 1925 15:15 GMT 3 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=920&opp=Port%20Vale&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Port Vale 0–6 Chelsea Crawford 23 Thain 34 Turnbull 35 55 Wilson 51 Stone 61 Old Recreation Ground Hanley 12,801 Tom Bryan W 7 September 1925 18:00 GMT 4 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=921&opp=Nottingham%20Forest&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–0 Nottingham Forest Stamford Bridge Fulham 22,352 Archie Caseley D 12 September 1925 15:30 GMT 5 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=922&opp=Barnsley&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 3–2 Barnsley Turnbull 38 42 54 Hine 62 Halliwell 64 Stamford Bridge Fulham 35,161 Ernie Pinckston W 19 September 1925 15:30 GMT 6 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=923&opp=Clapton%20Orient&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Clapton Orient 1–2 Chelsea Shea Turnbull 4 47 Millfields Road Clapton 15,538 AJ Prince-Cox W 26 September 1925 15:30 GMT 7 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=924&opp=Fulham&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 4–0 Fulham Ferguson 35 Crawford 67 Thain 75 Wilson pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 49,379 W.E. Greenland W 3 October 1925 15:15 GMT 8 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=925&opp=Hull%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 4–0 Hull City Priestley 10 Thain 17 Turnbull 50 Wilson pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 47,428 Harry Kingscott W 10 October 1925 15:00 GMT 9 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=926&opp=Darlington&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Darlington 1–1 Chelsea Brown 21 Turnbull 15 Feethams Darlington 16,897 R. Collinge D 17 October 1925 15:15 GMT 10 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=927&opp=South%20Shields&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 South Shields 0–0 Chelsea Horsley Hill South Shields 11,805 Isaac Caswell D 24 October 1925 15:00 GMT 11 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=928&opp=Preston%20North%20End&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 5–0 Preston North End Thain 35 58 Turnbull x2 Wilson Stamford Bridge Fulham 40,539 Joseph Head W 31 October 1925 15:00 GMT 12 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=929&opp=Oldham%20Athletic&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Chelsea Watson 42 Thain 70 Boundary Park Oldham 15,531 Herbert Mee D 7 November 1925 14:45 GMT 13 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=930&opp=Stockport%20County&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 3–2 Stockport County Turnbull 19 54 60 Mitchell 61 Blood 64 Stamford Bridge Fulham 29,139 Lewis Vickery W 14 November 1925 14:45 GMT 14 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=932&opp=Wolverhampton%20Wanderers&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Chelsea Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 17,185 Henry Clayton D 21 November 1925 14:30 GMT 15 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=933&opp=Swansea%20Town&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 1–3 Swansea Town Wilding 6 Thompson 20 Fowler 22 Hole 55 Stamford Bridge Fulham 43,827 Albert Caseley L 28 November 1925 14:30 GMT 16 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=934&opp=The%20Wednesday&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 The Wednesday 4–1 Chelsea Hill 18 30 46 Trotter 72 Miller 80 Hillsborough Stadium Owlerton 23,827 William Harper L 5 December 1925 14:30 GMT 17 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=936&opp=Stoke%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 1–1 Stoke Thain 51 Davies 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 23,382 David Asson D 12 December 1925 14:15 GMT 18 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=937&opp=Middlesbrough&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Middlesbrough 1–2 Chelsea Williams 65 Turnbull 70 Barrett 87 Ayresome Park Ayresome 14,395 William Forshaw W 19 December 1925 14:30 GMT 19 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=938&opp=Portsmouth&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–0 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge Fulham 29,010 A. Richards D 25 December 1925 11:00 GMT 20 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=939&opp=Blackpool&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Blackpool 0–0 Chelsea Bloomfield Road Blackpool 13,690 Ernie Pinckston D 26 December 1925 14:30 GMT 21 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=940&opp=Blackpool&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 2–3 Blackpool Thain 3 Turnbull 30 Thorpe 32 pen. Meredith 44 Fishwick 87 Stamford Bridge Fulham 49,707 Ernie Pinckston L 28 December 1925 14:15 GMT 22 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=941&opp=Derby%20County&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Derby County 4–2 Chelsea Bedford 6 61 Storer 41 Thoms 67 Thain 4 Barrett 20 Baseball Ground Derby 25,108 David Asson L 2 January 1926 14:15 GMT 23 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=942&opp=Bradford%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Bradford City 4–2 Chelsea McMillan 30 Cheetham 36 89 Chalmers 60 Turnbull 46 Priestley 56 Valley Parade Bradford 14,702 Albert Caseley L 16 January 1926 14:45 GMT 24 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=944&opp=Port%20Vale&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 3–1 Port Vale Thain 8 Turnbull 46 McNeil 68 Page Stamford Bridge Fulham 15,568 Tom Bryan W 23 January 1926 14:45 GMT 25 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=945&opp=Barnsley&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Barnsley 2–3 Chelsea Johnson 5 Bedford 35 McNeil 17 Crawford 47 Thain 67 Oakwell Barnsley 7,031 Ernie Pinckston W 6 February 1926 15:15 GMT 26 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=947&opp=Fulham&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Fulham 0–3 Chelsea Priestley 3 Thain 38 Barrett 65 pen. Craven Cottage Fulham 42,611 W.E. Greenland W 10 February 1926 15:15 GMT 27 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=948&opp=Clapton%20Orient&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 1–3 Clapton Orient McNeil Cock 4 McKay 49 McLaughlan Stamford Bridge Fulham 14,000 AJ Prince-Cox L 13 February 1926 15:00 GMT 28 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=949&opp=Hull%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Hull City 0–1 Chelsea Thain 25 Anlaby Road Hull 9,464 Harry Kingscott W 20 February 1926 15:30 GMT 29 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=950&opp=Darlington&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 5–2 Darlington Barrett 25 75 Wilding 46 Wilson 51 Priestley 67 Hooper 2 McKenzie 6 Stamford Bridge Fulham 34,442 George Watson W 27 February 1926 15:30 GMT 30 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=951&opp=South%20Shields&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–0 South Shields Stamford Bridge Fulham 38,242 Isaac Caswell D 6 March 1926 15:00 GMT 31 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=952&opp=Preston%20North%20End&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Preston North End 3–1 Chelsea James 55 Jackson x2 Miller 3 Deepdale Preston 16,463 Ernie Westwood L 13 March 1926 15:15 GMT 32 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=953&opp=Oldham%20Athletic&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 3–0 Oldham Athletic Turnbull 23 58 McNeil 43 Stamford Bridge Fulham 28,889 A.H. Price W 20 March 1926 15:15 GMT 33 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=954&opp=Stockport%20County&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Stockport County 0–0 Chelsea Edgeley Park Stockport 7,828 Lewis Vickery D 27 March 1926 15:30 GMT 34 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=955&opp=Wolverhampton%20Wanderers&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Turnbull 8 20 Brown 9 Scott 18 58 Phillipson Stamford Bridge Fulham 26,889 Henry Clayton D 2 April 1926 15:00 GMT 35 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=956&opp=Southampton&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton Stamford Bridge Fulham 43,391 Edward Beards D 3 April 1926 15:15 GMT 36 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=957&opp=Swansea%20Town&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Swansea Town 0–0 Chelsea Vetch Field Swansea 20,993 C.F. Moon D 5 April 1926 15:00 GMT 37 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=911&opp=Southampton&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Southampton 0–1 Chelsea Turnbull 30 The Dell Southampton 14,408 Edward Beards W 10 April 1926 15:15 GMT 38 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=958&opp=The%20Wednesday&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–0 The Wednesday Stamford Bridge Fulham 41,817 William Harper D 17 April 1926 15:15 GMT 39 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=959&opp=Stoke%20City&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Stoke 1–3 Chelsea Wilson 5 Turnbull 35 80 McNeil 65 Victoria Ground Stoke 10,268 David Asson W 24 April 1926 15:15 GMT 40 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=960&opp=Middlesbrough&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 0–1 Middlesbrough McClelland 56 Stamford Bridge Fulham 25,552 William Forshaw L 26 April 1926 18:00 GMT 41 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=961&opp=Derby%20County&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea 2–1 Derby County Turnbull 25 Thain 30 Bedford 20 Stamford Bridge Fulham 9,335 David Asson W 1 May 1926 15:15 GMT 42 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=962&opp=Portsmouth&comp_id=7&sid=26&season=1925/26 Portsmouth 4–0 Chelsea Mackie 10 Goodwin 30 85 Cook 55 Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,235 A. Timmins L FA Cup 1925–26 FA Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFFF Fixtures 1px solid #AAAAAA 9 January 1926 14:30 GMT Third round Plymouth Argyle 1–2 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=943&opp=Plymouth%20Argyle&comp_id=4&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea Cock 70 Turnbull 26 McNeil 29 Home Park Plymouth 31,025 Edwin Small W 30 January 1926 14:45 GMT Fourth round Crystal Palace 2–1 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=946&opp=Crystal%20Palace&comp_id=4&sid=26&season=1925/26 Chelsea Cherrett 32 Hawkins 55 Thain 80 Selhurst Park Selhurst 41,000 W.E. Greenland 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 1925–26 season at stamford-bridge.com 1925-26 Category:English football clubs 1925–26 season