1975–76 Chelsea F.C. season
Appearance
1975–76 season | |||
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Chairman | Brian Mears | ||
Manager | Eddie McCreadie | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
Second Division | 11th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ray Wilkins (11) All: Ray Wilkins (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 54,407 vs Leeds United (14 February 1976) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,254 vs Hull City (18 February 1976) | ||
Average home league attendance | 18,881 | ||
Biggest win | 3–1 (four matches) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 v Southampton (11 October 1975) | ||
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The 1975–76 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-second competitive season.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | 1.861 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Bristol City (P) | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 53 | |
3 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 1.515 | 53 | |
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 52 | |
5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | 49 | |
6 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 48 | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 46 | |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
10 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 42 | |
11 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 40 | |
12 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 40 | |
13 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 0.949 | 40 | |
14 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 0.918 | 39 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | 38 | |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 38 | |
17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 68 | 0.838 | 38 | |
18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 38 | |
19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 37 | |
20 | Oxford United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |
21 | York City (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 71 | 0.549 | 28 | |
22 | Portsmouth (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 0.525 | 25 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.
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.
External links
- 1975–76 season at stamford-bridge.com