1959–60 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1959–60 season
Chairman	Joe Mears
Manager	Ted Drake
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	18th place
FA Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Greaves (29 goals) All: Jimmy Greaves (30 goals)
Highest home attendance	67,819 vs Tottenham Hotspur (15 April 1960)
Lowest home attendance	18,963 vs Leeds United (23 January 1960)
Average home league attendance	39,470
Biggest win	5–1 v Bradford Park Avenue (9 January 1960)
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Everton (12 March 1960)
Home colours Away colours

The 1959–60 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-sixth competitive season.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Burnley (C)	42	24	7	11	85	61	1.393	55	Qualified for the European Cup
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	24	6	12	106	67	1.582	54	Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	11	10	86	50	1.720	53
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	11	12	83	57	1.456	49
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	19	11	12	80	59	1.356	49
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	59	51	1.157	48
7	Manchester United	42	19	7	16	102	80	1.275	45
8	Newcastle United	42	18	8	16	82	78	1.051	44
9	Preston North End	42	16	12	14	79	76	1.039	44
10	Fulham	42	17	10	15	73	80	0.913	44
11	Blackpool	42	15	10	17	59	71	0.831	40
12	Leicester City	42	13	13	16	66	75	0.880	39
13	Arsenal	42	15	9	18	68	80	0.850	39
14	West Ham United	42	16	6	20	75	91	0.824	38
15	Everton	42	13	11	18	73	78	0.936	37
16	Manchester City	42	17	3	22	78	84	0.929	37
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	5	21	60	70	0.857	37
18	Chelsea	42	14	9	19	76	91	0.835	37
19	Birmingham City	42	13	10	19	63	80	0.788	36	Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20	Nottingham Forest	42	13	9	20	50	74	0.676	35
21	Leeds United (R)	42	12	10	20	65	92	0.707	34	Relegated to the Second Division
22	Luton Town (R)	42	9	12	21	50	73	0.685	30

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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

• 1959–60 season at stamford-bridge.com