1971–72 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-eighth competitive season.

Chelsea
1971–72 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division7th
FA CupFifth round
League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Osgood (18)
All: Peter Osgood (31)
Highest home attendance52,581 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(27 November 1971)
Lowest home attendance23,011 vs Plymouth Argyle
(8 September 1971)
Average home league attendance38,788
Biggest win6–0 v Bolton Wanderers
(8 November 1971)
Biggest defeat0–4 v West Bromwich Albion
(27 April 1972)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
7 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 58 49 1.184 48
8 Manchester United 42 19 10 13 69 61 1.131 48
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 65 57 1.140 47 Qualified for 1972 Watney Cup[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 1972–73 UEFA Cup as winners of the inaugural competition in 1971–72.
  2. The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

References

  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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