Season: 1930–31

Football League First Division

League

Back in the First Division, Chelsea finished 12th with 40 points.

Division
Football League First Division (Tier 1)
Manager
David Calderhead
Top scorer (league)
Hughie Gallacher (14)
Top scorer (all comps)
Hughie Gallacher (14)
Avg. league attendance
35,580

Cups & Europe

FA Cup
Quarter-finals
League Cup
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Europe
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Notes

Back in the First Division, Chelsea finished 12th with 40 points. Hughie Gallacher led the scoring with 14 goals, while the Blues defeated West Ham, Arsenal and Blackburn in the FA Cup. Their run ended in the quarter-finals against Birmingham: a 2–2 away draw was followed by a 3–0 defeat in the Stamford Bridge replay.

Kits

Home
Away
Third—

The classic look was set: royal blue with a contrasting rugby collar, white shorts and black socks with blue-and-white turnovers.

Illustration from hex colours (not official kit photography).

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