1918–19 Chelsea F.C. season explained

Club:Chelsea
Season:1918–19
Manager:David Calderhead
Chairman:Claude Kirby
Stadium:Stamford Bridge
League:London Combination
League Result:6th
Cup1:London Victory Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Season Topscorer:Joe Smith (21)
Largest Win:6–0 v Clapton Orient
Largest Loss:2–6 v Fulham
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Prevseason:1917–18
Nextseason:1919–20

The 1918–19 season was Chelsea Football Club's thirteenth year in existence. Due to the ongoing First World War, the Football League and the FA Cup were suspended so the club instead participated in the London Combination, an unofficial regional league mainly comprising teams from London. Results and statistics from these matches are not considered official. Chelsea finished 6th in the league, but did win the London Victory Cup.[1]

Former Chelsea player Philip Smith was killed in action whilst fighting in the Western Front on 29 September 1918.[2] George Lake died of wounds on 6 November 1918, five days before the armistice, two days after his battalion's attempt to cross the Sambre–Oise Canal near Frasnoy, France.[3] He was buried in Frasnoy Communal Cemetery.[4] Lake was one of the two last English footballers to die in the war, dying on the same day as Edward Thompson.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: England 1917/18. 10 January 2022 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  2. Web site: Philip Smith | Service Record . Football and the First World War . en . 9 March 2019.
  3. Web site: George Lake – Chelsea FC and the First World War. Football and the First World War. 12 January 2016.
  4. Web site: CWGC – Casualty Details. www.cwgc.org. 12 January 2016.
  5. Web site: 29 September 2016 . Man City legend Lake stunned to discover First World War link . 17 November 2014 . Brennan . Stuart.
  6. Web site: Chelsea in the First World War. chelseafc.com. 10 January 2022.