1916-17 season

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Due to the ongoing First World War, competitive football remained suspended in Britain for the 1916-17 season. Once again Chelsea competed in the unofficial London Combination, and finished 3rd in the league.
There were actually 15 teams that competed in the London Combination during the season. At the start of the season Reading were in the League, but no Portsmouth. On the 19th. October 1916 the Sporting Life reported that Reading had withdrawn from the competition. Portsmouth took their place, including the results of the first 8 matches of the season.

Contents 1 League table 2 Matches 3 Squad statistics 4 External links

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	West Ham United	40	30	5	5	110	45	65
2	Millwall	40	26	6	8	85	48	58
3	Chelsea	40	24	5	11	93	48	53
4	Tottenham Hotspur	40	24	5	11	112	64	53
5	Arsenal	40	19	10	11	62	47	48
6	Fulham	40	21	3	16	102	63	45
7	Luton Town	39	20	3	16	101	82	43
8	Crystal Palace	38	14	7	17	68	72	35
9	Southampton	39	13	8	18	57	80	34
10	Queens Park Rangers	39	10	9	20	48	86	29
11	Watford	39	8	9	22	69	115	25
12	Brentford	40	9	7	24	56	99	25
13	Portsmouth	40	9	4	27	58	117	22
14	Clapton Orient	40	6	7	27	49	104	19

Note: Some fixtures were not completed.

Matches

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1916-17	Sat	2	Sep	1916	LON	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Won	2-0
1916-17	Sat	9	Sep	1916	LON	Crystal Palace	Home	Won	4-1
1916-17	Sat	16	Sep	1916	LON	Brentford	Away	Won	3-0
1916-17	Sat	23	Sep	1916	LON	Southampton	Home	Won	3-0
1916-17	Sat	30	Sep	1916	LON	Arsenal	Home	Won	3-0
1916-17	Sat	7	Oct	1916	LON	Luton Town	Away	Won	4-1
1916-17	Sat	14	Oct	1916	LON	Reading	Home	Won	6-0	Reading withdrew from the London Combination on the 19th. October 1916.
1916-17	Sat	21	Oct	1916	LON	Millwall	Away	Drew	0-0
1916-17	Sat	28	Oct	1916	LON	Watford	Home	Won	3-2
1916-17	Sat	4	Nov	1916	LON	Clapton Orient	Away	Won	2-0
1916-17	Sat	11	Nov	1916	LON	Fulham	Home	Won	4-0
1916-17	Sat	18	Nov	1916	LON	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Won	2-1
1916-17	Sat	25	Nov	1916	LON	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Lost	2-4
1916-17	Sat	2	Dec	1916	LON	Crystal Palace	Away	Drew	1-1
1916-17	Sat	9	Dec	1916	LON	Brentford	Home	Won	7-2
1916-17	Sat	16	Dec	1916	LON	Southampton	Away	Lost	0-2
1916-17	Sat	23	Dec	1916	LON	Arsenal	Away	Lost	1-2
1916-17	Mon	25	Dec	1916	LON	West Ham United	Home	Drew	1-1
1916-17	Tue	26	Dec	1916	LON	West Ham United	Away	Lost	0-2
1916-17	Sat	30	Dec	1916	LON	Luton Town	Home	Lost	1-4
1916-17	Sat	6	Jan	1917	LON	Portsmouth	Away	Lost	1-2
1916-17	Sat	13	Jan	1916	LON	Millwall	Home	Won	4-0
1916-17	Sat	20	Jan	1917	LON	Watford	Away	Won	3-0
1916-17	Sat	27	Jan	1917	LON	Clapton Orient	Home	Won	1-0
1916-17	Sat	3	Feb	1917	LON	Fulham	Away	Lost	0-2
1916-17	Sat	10	Feb	1917	LON	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Won	3-0
1916-17	Sat	17	Feb	1917	LON	Arsenal	Away	Lost	0-3
1916-17	Sat	24	Feb	1917	LON	Millwall	Home	Lost	0-2
1916-17	Sat	3	Mar	1917	LON	Brentford	Away	Lost	0-3
1916-17	Sat	10	Mar	1917	LON	Fulham	Home	Won	3-1
1916-17	Sat	17	Mar	1917	LON	Watford	Home	Drew	2-2
1916-17	Sat	24	Mar	1917	LON	Luton Town	Away	Won	2-0
1916-17	Sat	31	Mar	1917	LON	Arsenal	Home	Won	2-0
1916-17	Fri	6	Apr	1917	LON	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Drew	2-2
1916-17	Sat	7	Apr	1917	LON	Millwall	Away	Lost	1-2
1916-17	Mon	9	Apr	1917	LON	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Won	3-1
1916-17	Sat	14	Apr	1917	LON	Brentford	Home	Won	3-2
1916-17	Sat	21	Apr	1917	LON	Fulham	Away	Won	4-0
1916-17	Thu	26	Apr	1917	LON	Luton Town	Home	Won	4-0
1916-17	Sat	28	Apr	1917	LON	Watford	Away	Won	6-3

Squad statistics

Name	London Comb.
	Apps	Goals
J. Avelin	5	1
Charlie Bresname	16	1
William Bridgeman	12	1
A. Brown	4	0
David Calderhead	2	0
J. Campbell	6	0
Corke	1	0
R. Coyle	6	0
JimmyCroal	30	14
George Dale	4	0
Stewart Davidson	9	0
Jack Denoon	3	0
George Dodd	5	1
Harry Ford	10	4
Charlie Freeman	8	6
Harold Halse	25	15
Colin Hampton	8	0
Jack Harrow	26	3
Joseph Hughes	29	0
H, Jackson	2	0
Jaques	1	1
Hugfh Kelly	27	3
W. Lessons	1	0
Macdonald	1	0
Alexander McFarlane	1	0
Nils Middelboe	33	4
Edwin Mosscrop	2	2
J. Newman	2	0
G. Nicholls	11	1
Peter Proudfoot	1	0
T. Quinn	1	0
A. Rogers	3	0
Walter Spratt	28	2
William Steer	4	2
David Taylor	36	2
Fred Taylor	15	0
Bob Thomson	37	27
Ted Vizard	3	1
Edwin Worrall	21	0

External links

• Rick Glanvill's History of Chelsea FC (1915-1919)

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