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The Blues finished the season four points ahead of second-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, and our success owed much to the finishing quality of Roy Bentley, who ended the season as the division's top scorer with 21 goals.

It was a title triumph which, during the first half of the season, didn’t appear likely. Drake’s side picked up just one point in the whole of October and were 12th in the table by the end of the month, but our fortunes would quickly take a positive turn.

The average home attendance - 48,350 – was the highest in the country, and the supporters were treated to an exciting brand of football as Drake’s side found their rhythm, with attacking players such as Johnny McNichol, Eric Parsons, Les Stubbs and Bentley flourishing. Parsons was one of only two players – along with Derek Saunders – to feature in every game.

A 5-2 win at Bolton on New Year’s Day got the second half of the campaign off to the perfect start, and it was the beginning of a hugely impressive sequence of results which saw Drake’s side not only winning matches, but winning with style.

Seamus O’Connell scored the winner away at Cardiff on 23 March, sending us top for the first time, and it was after the game in Wales that Bentley promised chairman Joe Mears: ‘We’re there for the rest of the season.’

He wasn’t wrong.

Wins against Sunderland, Tottenham and, more importantly, Wolves, who were our closest challengers, followed, and a 0-0 draw at Portsmouth meant a victory in our next match, at home to Sheffield Wednesday, could bring the title if other results went our way.

The visitors to Stamford Bridge that day were already relegated but, with the pressure off, had won their previous two matches.

For Chelsea, the performance didn’t matter, it was all about winning.

In front of over 50,000 supporters, Parsons headed the Blues into a first-half lead, before Peter Sillett extended our advantage from the penalty spot.

How fitting that it was Parsons, so impressive throughout the season, who put the seal on the victory with his second of the game late on, sparking jubilant scenes inside the Bridge.

Chelsea were champions!