1926–27 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1926–27 David Calderhead Claude Kirby Stamford Bridge Second Division 4th FA Cup Quarter-finals Bob Turnbull (17) Bob Turnbull (23) 7–2 v Accrington Stanley(8 January 1927) 0–5 v Notts County(13 September 1926) 70,184 vs Cardiff City(29 January 1927) 15,572 vs Notts County(6 September 1926) 29,861 _chelsea1907h _2bluestripes 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF ffffFF 000000 _chelsea1905a _2_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000ff 1925–26 1927–28 The 1926–27 season was Chelsea Football Club's eighteenth competitive season. Players yes yes ENG GK Sam Millington yes ENG GK Peter McKenna yes SCO DF Tommy Law yes ENG DF Harold Miller yes ENG DF Harry Wilding yes SCO DF George Rodgers yes SCO DF George Smith yes ENG DF John Townrow yes ENG DF Fred Barrett yes ENG MF Billy Brown yes yes SCO MF John Priestley yes ENG FW George Stone yes ENG FW Jackie Crawford yes SCO FW Willie Ferguson yes ENG FW George Pearson yes SCO FW Bob McNeil yes ENG FW Albert Thain yes SCO FW Andrew Wilson yes SCO FW Bob Turnbull Competitions Overall record 2 Second Division 28 August 1926 7 May 1927 Matchday 1 4th 20 12 10 62 52 FA Cup 8 January 1927 9 March 1927 Third round Sixth round 3 1 1 15 6 Stamford-bridge.com Second Division 1926–27 Football League League table Second Division y 5 CHE Results summary 13 7 1 40 17 7 5 9 22 35 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 28 August 1926 15:30 GMT 1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#730 Chelsea 3–0 Middlesbrough McNeil 42 Thain 70 Miller 86 Stamford Bridge Fulham 29,849 Archie Caseley W 30 August 1926 17:45 GMT 2 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#731 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Chelsea Brown 12 Miller 88 Turnbull 89 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 16,874 Percy Strouther W 4 September 1926 15:15 GMT 3 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#732 Port Vale 0–0 Chelsea Old Recreation Ground Hanley 14,720 Tommy Crew D 6 September 1926 18:00 GMT 4 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#733 Chelsea 2–0 Notts County Turnbull 33 61 Stamford Bridge Fulham 15,572 Harry Sykes W 11 September 1926 15:30 GMT 5 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#734 Chelsea 2–3 Southampton Barrett 70 Turnbull 84 Rawlings 1 5 32 Stamford Bridge Fulham 30,298 H.P. Hinderer L 13 September 1926 18:00 GMT 6 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#735 Notts County 5–0 Chelsea Barry 34 Smith 37 pen. Harris 59 Davis 70 Mills 74 Meadow Lane Nottingham 9,094 Harry Sykes L 18 September 1926 15:00 GMT 7 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#736 Bradford City 0–1 Chelsea Thain 27 Valley Parade Bradford 16,350 Edwin Small W 25 September 1926 15:30 GMT 8 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#737 Chelsea 2–2 Fulham Pearson 12 Turnbull Tonner 30 McNab pen. Stamford Bridge Fulham 46,084 J.C. O'Neill D 2 October 1926 15:30 GMT 9 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#738 Chelsea 2–1 Preston North End Thain 24 34 Roberts 2 Stamford Bridge Fulham 32,398 Archie Caseley W 9 October 1926 15:00 GMT 10 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#739 South Shields 5–1 Chelsea Metcalf 1 Oxberry 3 Matthewson 9 35 Ridley 47 pen. Priestley 62 Horsley Hill South Shields 3,705 Albert Fogg L 16 October 1926 15:00 GMT 11 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#740 Portsmouth 2–3 Chelsea Goodwin 30 Moffatt 83 Turnbull 42 44 Miller 85 Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,689 C.F. Moon W 23 October 1926 15:00 GMT 12 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#741 Chelsea 1–0 Oldham Athletic Turnbull 42 Stamford Bridge Fulham 25,232 Noah Shuker W 30 October 1926 15:00 GMT 13 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#742 Grimsby Town 0–0 Chelsea Blundell Park Cleethorpes 12,423 George Watson D 6 November 1926 14:45 GMT 14 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#743 Chelsea 1–1 Blackpool Crawford 56 Binks 7 Stamford Bridge Fulham 25,366 Archie Caseley D 13 November 1926 14:45 GMT 15 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#744 Reading 2–1 Chelsea Robson 40 Richardson 86 Thain 5 Elm Park Reading 11,589 Harry Sykes L 20 November 1926 14:30 GMT 16 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#745 Chelsea 2–2 Swansea Town Brown 35 67 Thompson 37 Fowler 63 Stamford Bridge Fulham 18,140 Edwin Small D 27 November 1926 14:30 GMT 17 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#746 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Chelsea Barratt 50 pen. Jones 55 Burton 70 Stocks 80 Pearson 7 City Ground West Bridgford 12,841 Ernie Pinckston L 4 December 1926 14:30 GMT 18 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#747 Chelsea 4–2 Barnsley Brown 20 42 49 Thain 85 Ferguson 48 o.g. Fletcher 75 Stamford Bridge Fulham 21,904 Harry Sykes W 11 December 1926 14:15 GMT 19 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#748 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Bell 18 Maine Road Moss Side 26,868 R.O. Rees L 18 December 1926 14:30 GMT 20 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#749 Chelsea 2–2 Darlington Crawford 10 Priestley 78 Ruddy 30 62 Stamford Bridge Fulham 19,953 Francis Couldrey D 25 December 1926 11:30 GMT 21 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#750 Chelsea 1–0 Hull City Thain 40 Stamford Bridge Fulham 34,306 Frank Warriss W 27 December 1926 14:15 GMT 22 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#751 Hull City 0–1 Chelsea Brown 49 Anlaby Road Hull 23,440 Frank Warriss W 1 January 1927 14:30 GMT 23 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#752 Chelsea 2–1 Clapton Orient Priestley 40 pen. 65 pen. Broadbent 20 Stamford Bridge Fulham 28,279 William Thomas W 15 January 1927 14:30 GMT 24 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#754 Middlesbrough 0–0 Chelsea Ayresome Park Ayresome 23,964 F. Robinson D 5 February 1927 15:15 GMT 25 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#756 Chelsea 5–2 Bradford City Thain x2 Pearson 52 Priestley 56 86 Batten 22 Moore 28 Stamford Bridge Fulham 25,835 Edwin Small W 12 February 1927 15:15 GMT 26 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#757 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea Pape 33 Wilson 46 Turnbull 80 Craven Cottage Fulham 31,501 J.C. O'Neill W 26 February 1927 15:30 GMT 27 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#759 Chelsea 4–1 South Shields Turnbull 47 88 Thain x2 Smith 60 Stamford Bridge Fulham 31,191 Albert Fogg W 12 March 1927 15:15 GMT 28 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#762 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Chelsea Hargreaves 17 Wilson 14 pen. Turnbull 33 Boundary Park Oldham 12,298 Noah Shuker W 16 March 1927 15:30 GMT 29 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#763 Chelsea 2–0 Port Vale Thain 47 Wilson 70 Stamford Bridge Fulham 18,169 Tommy Crew W 19 March 1927 15:30 GMT 30 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#764 Chelsea 2–0 Grimsby Town Turnbull 3 90 Stamford Bridge Fulham 35,239 George Watson W 21 March 1927 15:00 GMT 31 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#765 Preston North End 0–2 Chelsea Ferguson 26 Wilding 40 Deepdale Preston 14,995 Archie Caseley W 26 March 1927 15:15 GMT 32 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#766 Blackpool 3–1 Chelsea Neal 49 Tremelling 55 84 Thain 70 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8,251 Archie Caseley L 2 April 1927 15:30 GMT 33 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#767 Chelsea 0–0 Reading Stamford Bridge Fulham 35,424 Harry Sykes D 4 April 1927 17:00 GMT 34 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#768 Southampton 1–1 Chelsea Rowley 4 Turnbull 55 The Dell Southampton 5,368 H.P. Hinderer D 9 April 1927 15:15 GMT 35 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#769 Swansea Town 2–1 Chelsea Fowler 10 Thompson 46 Crawford 30 Vetch Field Swansea 10,435 Edwin Small L 16 April 1927 15:30 GMT 36 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#770 Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest Turnbull 35 43 Stamford Bridge Fulham 44,855 Ernie Pinckston W 18 April 1927 15:30 GMT 37 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#771 Chelsea 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ferguson 20 Stamford Bridge Fulham 28,945 Albert Fogg W 23 April 1927 15:15 GMT 38 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#772 Barnsley 3–0 Chelsea Brook 7 Curran 34 Fletcher 78 Oakwell Barnsley 9,641 Harry Sykes L 28 April 1927 18:30 GMT 39 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#773 Clapton Orient 3–0 Chelsea Dennison 6 Cock 52 Corkindale 80 Millfields Road Clapton 25,329 William Thomas L 30 April 1927 15:15 GMT 40 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#774 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge Fulham 39,995 R.O. Rees D 4 May 1927 18:00 GMT 41 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#775 Chelsea 0–0 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge Fulham 40,037 C.F. Moon D 7 May 1927 15:00 GMT 42 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#776 Darlington 2–2 Chelsea Ruddy 3 Crockford 75 Crawford 42 Ferguson 90 Feethams Darlington 12,937 Francis Couldrey D FA Cup 1926–27 FA Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFFF Fixtures 1px solid #AAAAAA 8 January 1927 14:30 GMT Third round Chelsea 4–0 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#753 Luton Town Turnbull 34 40 Thain 44 90 Stamford Bridge Fulham 41,441 E.G. Goddard W 29 January 1927 14:45 GMT Fourth round Chelsea 7–2 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#755 Accrington Stanley Thain x2 Wilson 7 10 Turnbull x3 Powell 27 Wyper 32 Stamford Bridge Fulham 30,142 Ernie Pinckston W 19 February 1927 15:00 GMT Fifth round Chelsea 2–1 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#758 Burnley Thain 38 Wilding 49 Cross 60 Stamford Bridge Fulham 63,238 Tom Bryan W 5 March 1927 15:00 GMT Sixth round Chelsea 0–0 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#760 Cardiff City Stamford Bridge Fulham 70,184 J.V. Pennington D 9 March 1927 15:00 GMT Sixth round replay Cardiff City 3–2 http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk./Results/1926.htm#761 Chelsea Irving 10 Davies 20 Ferguson 70 pen. Priestley 43 Turnbull 49 Ninian Park Cardiff 47,353 J.V. Pennington 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 1926–27 season at stamford-bridge.com 1926-27 Category:English football clubs 1926–27 season