1971–72 Chelsea F.C. season

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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)

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derby County (C) 42 24 10 8 69 33 2.091 58 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Leeds United 42 24 9 9 73 31 2.355 57 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Liverpool 42 24 9 9 64 30 2.133 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57
5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
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 Qualification for the Watney Cup[c]
10 Sheffield United 42 17 12 13 61 60 1.017 46
11 Newcastle United 42 15 11 16 49 52 0.942 41
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 41 46 0.891 39
13 Ipswich Town 42 11 16 15 39 53 0.736 38
14 West Ham United 42 12 12 18 47 51 0.922 36
15 Everton 42 9 18 15 37 48 0.771 36
16 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 11 19 42 54 0.778 35
17 Stoke City 42 10 15 17 39 56 0.696 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
18 Coventry City 42 9 15 18 44 67 0.657 33
19 Southampton 42 12 7 23 52 80 0.650 31
20 Crystal Palace 42 8 13 21 39 65 0.600 29
21 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 8 9 25 47 81 0.580 25 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Huddersfield Town (R) 42 6 13 23 27 59 0.458 25
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1971-72 FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.
  3. ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This article about an English association football club season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1971–72_Chelsea_F.C._season&oldid=1152891790"