1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1930–31 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1930–31 season was Chelsea Football Club's twenty-second competitive season. It was the club's first season back in the top-flight after a six-year absence.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 0.988 | 42 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 85 | 1.047 | 41 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 40 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 82 | 87 | 0.943 | 39 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 39 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Everton (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
| 5 | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 39 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 | |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | |
| 21 | Reading (R) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |
