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1987–88 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1987–88 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerJohn Hollins
Bobby Campbell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Durie (12)
All: Gordon Durie (20)
Highest home attendance40,550 vs Middlesbrough
(28 May 1988)
Lowest home attendance8,501 vs Barnsley
(18 November 1987)
Average home league attendance20,407
Biggest win4–1 v Blackburn Rovers
(18 May 1988)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Swindon Town
(19 January 1988)

The 1987–88 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-fourth competitive season.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 West Ham United 40 9 15 16 40 52 −12 42
17 Charlton Athletic 40 9 15 16 38 52 −14 42
18 Chelsea (R) 40 9 15 16 50 68 −18 42 Qualified for Second Division play-offs
19 Portsmouth (R) 40 7 14 19 36 66 −30 35 Relegated to Second Division
20 Watford (R) 40 7 11 22 27 51 −24 32
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

References

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  • 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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