1905-06 season

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1905-06 season
1905-06 squad photo 2.jpg
0Manager John Tait Robertson
0League Second Division
0Position 3rd
0FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
0Top scorer Frank Pearson (18)
Jimmy Windridge (18)

The 1905-06 season marked Chelsea's debut in the Football League, in which they competed in the Second Division. The club had been founded earlier in 1905 on 10 March at The Rising Sun pub, opposite the present-day Stamford Gate entrance to the ground on Fulham Road. Chelsea were denied entry to the Southern League following objections from Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, so instead applied for admission to the Football League. Their candidacy was endorsed at the Football League AGM on 29 May 1905.

The club finished third in the league, missing out on promotion to the First Division at the first attempt by one place, though they were nine points off the promotion places at the end of the season following a disappointing end to the campaign. Frank Pearson and Jimmy Windridge were the team's top scorers, with eighteen goals apiece.

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League table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1Bristol City38306283282.96466
2Manchester United38286490283.21462
3Chelsea38229790372.43253
4West Bromwich Albion38228879362.19452
5Hull City381961367541.24144
6Leeds City381791259471.25543
7Leicester Fosse3815121153481.10442
8Grimsby Town3815101346461.00040
9Burnley381581542530.79238
10Stockport County381391644560.78635
11Bradford City381381746600.76734
12Barnsley381291760620.96833
13Lincoln City381262069720.95830
14Blackpool381091937620.59729
15Gainsborough Trinity381242244570.77228
16Glossop381082049710.69028
17Burslem Port Vale381242249820.59828
18Chesterfield Town381082040720.55628
19Burton United381062234670.50726
20Clapton Orient38772435780.44921

Matches

Season Day D M Year Comp Opposition Venue Result Score
1905-06Sat2Sep1905DIV2Stockport CountyAwayLost0-1
1905-06Sat9Sep1905DIV2BlackpoolAwayWon1-0
1905-06Mon11Sep1905DIV2Hull CityHomeWon5-1
1905-06Sat16Sep1905DIV2Bradford CityAwayDrew1-1
1905-06Sat23Sep1905DIV2West Bromwich AlbionHomeWon1-0
1905-06Sat30Sep1905DIV2Leicester FosseAwayWon1-0
1905-06Sat7Oct1905FAC1st Grenadier GuardsHomeWon6-1
1905-06Sat14Oct1905DIV2Lincoln CityAwayWon4-1
1905-06Sat21Oct1905DIV2Chesterfield TownHomeLost0-1
1905-06Sat28Oct1905FACSouthern UnitedAwayWon1-0
1905-06Mon30Oct1905DIV2Burslem Port ValeAwayLost2-3
1905-06Sat4Nov1905DIV2BarnsleyHomeWon6-0
1905-06Sat11Nov1905DIV2Clapton OrientAwayWon3-0
1905-06Sat18Nov1905DIV2BurnleyHomeWon1-0
1905-06Sat18Nov1905FACCrystal PalaceAwayLost1-7*
1905-06Sat25Nov1905DIV2Leeds CityAwayDrew0-0
1905-06Sat2Dec1905DIV2Burton UnitedHomeWon3-0
1905-06Sat9Dec1905DIV2Grimsby TownHomeWon2-0
1905-06Sat16Dec1905DIV2Gainsborough TrinityAwayWon2-0
1905-06Sat23Dec1905DIV2Bristol CityHomeDrew0-0
1905-06Mon25Dec1905DIV2Manchester UnitedAwayDrew0-0
1905-06Tue26Dec1905DIV2GlossopAwayWon4-2
1905-06Sat30Dec1905DIV2Stockport CountyHomeWon4-2
1905-06Sat6Jan1906DIV2BlackpoolHomeWon6-0
1905-06Sat20Jan1906DIV2Bradford CityHomeWon4-2
1905-06Sat27Jan1906DIV2West Bromwich AlbionAwayDrew1-1
1905-06Mon5Feb1906DIV2Leicester FosseHomeDrew3-3
1905-06Sat10Feb1906DIV2Hull CityAwayLost3-4
1905-06Sat17Feb1906DIV2Lincoln CityHomeWon4-2
1905-06Sat24Feb1906DIV2Chesterfield TownAwayWon2-0
1905-06Sat3Mar1906DIV2Burslem Port ValeHomeWon7-0
1905-06Sat10Mar1906DIV2BarnsleyAwayWon2-1
1905-06Sat17Mar1906DIV2Clapton OrientHomeWon6-1
1905-06Sat24Mar1906DIV2BurnleyAwayLost0-2
1905-06Sat31Mar1906DIV2Leeds CityHomeWon4-0
1905-06Sat7Apr1906DIV2Burton UnitedAwayWon4-2
1905-06Fri13Apr1906DIV2Manchester UnitedHomeDrew1-1
1905-06Sat14Apr1906DIV2Grimsby TownAwayDrew1-1
1905-06Mon16Apr1906DIV2GlossopHomeDrew0-0
1905-06Sat21Apr1906DIV2Gainsborough TrinityHomeLost1-3
1905-06Sat28Apr1906DIV2Bristol CityAwayLost1-2


*Chelsea were required to play their League match at home to Burnley on the same day as their FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round trip to Crystal Palace. The first team beat Burnley in the League but the reserves (who competed in the South Eastern League) were hammered 7-1 at Crystal Palace (who were to win the Second Division of the Southern League in 1905/06). That result is still the record defeat by a League side against a non-league side in the FA Cup.

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