1928–29 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1928–29 David Calderhead Claude Kirby Stamford Bridge Second Division 9th FA Cup Fifth round George Biswell,Andrew Wilson (9) Jimmy Thompson, George Biswell,Andrew Wilson (9) 4–0 v Swansea Town(25 August 1928) 1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur(20 April 1929) 61,316 vs Everton(12 January 1929) 7,086 vs West Bromwich Albion(17 April 1929) 28,475 _chelsea1907h _2bluestripes 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF ffffFF 000000 _chelsea1905a _2_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000ff 1927–28 1929–30 The 1928–29 season was Chelsea 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. Players yes yes ENG GK Peter McKenna yes ENG GK Sam Millington yes SCO DF Tommy Law yes ENG DF Leslie Odell yes SCO DF George Rodgers yes SCO DF George Smith yes ENG DF John Townrow yes ENG MF Sid Bishop yes IRE MF Sam Irving yes ENG MF Jack Meredith yes SCO MF Willie Russell yes SCO FW George Anderson yes yes ENG FW George Biswell yes ENG FW Jackie Crawford yes ENG FW Sidney Elliott yes SCO FW Willie Ferguson yes ENG FW William Jackson yes ENG FW Harold Miller yes ENG FW George Pearson yes ENG FW Albert Thain yes ENG FW James Thompson yes ENG FW Reginald Weaver yes SCO FW Andrew Wilson Competitions Overall record 2 Second Division 25 August 1928 27 April 1929 Matchday 1 9th 17 10 15 64 65 FA Cup 12 January 1929 20 February 1929 Third round Fifth round 2 1 1 4 2 Stamford-bridge.com Second Division 1928–29 Football League League table Second Division y 5 CHE Results summary 10 6 5 40 30 7 4 10 24 35 Stamford-bridge.com January 2026 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 25 August 1928 15:15 GMT 1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#820 Chelsea 4–0 Swansea Town Elliott 23 Crawford 72 Pearson 78 Biswell 87 Stamford Bridge Fulham 47,264 Albert Caseley W 27 August 1928 18:30 GMT 2 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#821 Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 Chelsea Quantrill 15 pen. Biswell 67 Wilson 70 Park Avenue Bradford 20,801 Ernie Westwood W 1 September 1928 15:15 GMT 3 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#822 Blackpool 0–1 Chelsea Wilson 4 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 17,653 Tom Bryan W 5 September 1928 18:00 GMT 4 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#823 Chelsea 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue Bishop 20 Wilson 35 Pearson 88 Robinson 49 Stamford Bridge Fulham 21,556 Ernie Westwood W 8 September 1928 15:15 GMT 5 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#824 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough Thain 15 Pearson 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 48,775 William Bunnell W 15 September 1928 15:15 GMT 6 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#825 Chelsea 1–0 Barnsley Wilson 27 Stamford Bridge Fulham 34,793 G.S. Osell W 22 September 1928 15:15 GMT 7 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#826 Bristol City 0–0 Chelsea Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate 24,748 Tom Bryan D 29 September 1928 15:15 GMT 8 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#827 Chelsea 3–0 Nottingham Forest Biswell 25 75 Jackson 90 Stamford Bridge Fulham 38,139 William Harper W 6 October 1928 15:00 GMT 9 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#828 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Chelsea Bytheway 28 Short 85 Glidden 88 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 28,969 R.O. Rees L 13 October 1928 15:15 GMT 10 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#829 Chelsea 2–2 Clapton Orient Wilson 47 67 pen. Turnbull 30 Spence 80 pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 39,890 F.W. Reeve D 20 October 1928 15:00 GMT 11 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#830 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Chelsea Stanton 78 Boundary Park Oldham 13,385 Thomas Greaves L 27 October 1928 15:00 GMT 12 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#831 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton Meredith 4 Cribb 34 pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 33,197 Gordon Franklin D 3 November 1928 15:00 GMT 13 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#832 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Chadwick 69 Meredith 9 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 22,178 J.V. Pennington D 10 November 1928 14:45 GMT 14 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#833 Chelsea 2–1 Preston North End Meredith 8 Wilson 23 Reid 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 33,285 Ernie Pinckston W 17 November 1928 14:30 GMT 15 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#834 Millwall 2–1 Chelsea Phillips 38 Bryant 59 Meredith 30 The Den New Cross 37,774 W. Phipps L 24 November 1928 14:30 GMT 16 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#835 Chelsea 3–3 Port Vale Biswell 16 30 Thain 18 Kirkham 15 31 Simms 86 Stamford Bridge Fulham 23,305 William Thomas D 1 December 1928 14:30 GMT 17 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#836 Hull City 2–2 Chelsea Walsh 21 MacDonald 87 pen. Biswell 6 Thain 30 Anlaby Road Hull 16,925 F. Robinson D 8 December 1928 14:30 GMT 18 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#837 Chelsea 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Townrow 38 Armstrong 67 Stamford Bridge Fulham 45,840 E.C. Sambrook D 15 December 1928 14:30 GMT 19 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#838 Reading 3–3 Chelsea Meads 17 Johnstone 57 Goodwin Crawford 40 Pearson 50 Meredith 85 Elm Park Reading 13,338 Stanley Rous D 22 December 1928 14:30 GMT 20 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#839 Chelsea 1–1 Notts County Thain 1 Mills 61 Stamford Bridge Fulham 19,560 Albert Fogg D 25 December 1928 14:15 GMT 21 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#840 Stoke City 0–1 Chelsea Miller 5 Victoria Ground Stoke 21,862 Tom Botham W 26 December 1928 14:15 GMT 22 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#841 Chelsea 3–1 Stoke City Thompson 44 55 76 Wilson 74 Stamford Bridge Fulham 15,251 Tom Botham W 29 December 1928 14:30 GMT 23 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#842 Swansea Town 0–1 Chelsea Thompson 12 Vetch Field Swansea 12,659 Albert Caseley W 5 January 1929 14:30 GMT 24 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#843 Chelsea 2–3 Blackpool Pearson 64 Irving 89 Neal 20 Tremelling 42 Hampson 44 Stamford Bridge Fulham 20,069 Tom Bryan L 19 January 1929 14:45 GMT 25 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#845 Middlesbrough 4–5 Chelsea Williams 10 Pease 50 pen. 89 Camsell 82 Law 30 pen. Miller 33 Thompson 36 42 Thain 65 Ayresome Park Ayresome 24,768 William Bunnell W 30 January 1929 15:00 GMT 26 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#847 Barnsley 0–1 Chelsea Miller 33 Oakwell Barnsley 7,886 G.S. Osell W 2 February 1929 15:00 GMT 27 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#848 Chelsea 3–0 Bristol City Pearson 71 Thompson 86 90 Stamford Bridge Fulham 19,768 Tom Bryan W 9 February 1929 15:00 GMT 28 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#849 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Chelsea Stocks 13 46 Burton 51 City Ground West Bridgford 10,829 William Harper L 23 February 1929 15:30 GMT 29 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#852 Clapton Orient 1–0 Chelsea Whipp 67 Millfields Road Clapton 18,844 F.W. Reeve L 2 March 1929 15:15 GMT 30 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#853 Chelsea 2–3 Oldham Athletic Miller 21 Odell 40 pen. Worrall 33 Littlewood 67 80 Stamford Bridge Fulham 29,538 Thomas Greaves L 9 March 1929 15:15 GMT 31 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#854 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Mackie 47 Pearson 54 Biswell 78 The Dell Southampton 23,829 Ernie Pinckston W 13 March 1929 15:00 GMT 32 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#855 Notts County 4–3 Chelsea Fenner 9 38 Haden 27 pen. Andrews 40 Bishop 17 Weaver 49 86 Meadow Lane Nottingham 11,235 Albert Fogg L 16 March 1929 15:15 GMT 33 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#856 Chelsea 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hartill 23 37 Stamford Bridge Fulham 30,383 J.V. Pennington L 23 March 1929 15:15 GMT 34 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#857 Preston North End 3–0 Chelsea James 30 Harrison 44 Hair 62 Deepdale Preston 14,415 Ernie Pinckston L 29 March 1929 14:30 GMT 35 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#858 Grimsby Town 1–0 Chelsea Bestall Blundell Park Cleethorpes 23,644 Albert Caseley L 30 March 1929 15:30 GMT 36 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#859 Chelsea 0–3 Millwall Cock 75 85 Black 76 Stamford Bridge Fulham 42,637 William Russell L 1 April 1929 15:30 GMT 37 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#860 Chelsea 3–2 Grimsby Town Weaver 14 Jackson 27 Townrow Coleman 15 Wrack 55 Stamford Bridge Fulham 25,079 Albert Caseley W 6 April 1929 15:30 GMT 38 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#861 Port Vale 1–0 Chelsea Pynegar 21 Old Recreation Ground Hanley 11,701 William Thomas L 13 April 1929 15:30 GMT 39 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#862 Chelsea 0–0 Hull City Stamford Bridge Fulham 9,654 F. Robinson D 17 April 1929 17:30 GMT 40 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#863 Chelsea 2–5 West Bromwich Albion Elliott Odell pen. Glidden 12 67 Evans 90 Carr o.g. Carter Stamford Bridge Fulham 7,086 R.O. Rees L 20 April 1929 15:15 GMT 41 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#864 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Chelsea Harper 36 40 87 O'Callaghan 61 Elliott 69 White Hart Lane Tottenham 24,356 E.C. Sambrook L 27 April 1929 15:30 GMT 42 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#865 Chelsea 2–1 Reading Weaver 2 Wilson Oswald 69 Stamford Bridge Fulham 12,898 Stanley Rous W FA Cup 1928–29 FA Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 12 January 1929 14:30 GMT Third round Chelsea 2–0 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#844 Everton Thompson 82 Miller 88 Stamford Bridge Fulham 61,316 Leslie Watson W 26 January 1929 14:45 GMT Fourth round Chelsea 1–0 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#846 Birmingham Miller 8 Stamford Bridge Fulham 56,953 Tommy Crew W 16 February 1929 15:00 GMT Fifth round Chelsea 1–1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#850 Portsmouth Law 5 pen. Weddle 41 Stamford Bridge Fulham 38,474 Albert Fogg D 20 February 1929 15:00 GMT Fifth round replay Portsmouth 1–0 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1928.htm#851 Chelsea Weddle 36 Fratton Park Portsmouth 31,966 Albert Fogg 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 1928–29 season at stamford-bridge.com 1928-29 Category:English football clubs 1928–29 season