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55th competitive season of Chelsea F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1968–69 season was Chelsea Football Club's 55th of competitive football, and their 42nd in the English top flight.
1968–69 season | |||
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Chairman | Brian Mears | ||
Manager | Dave Sexton | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Tambling (18) All: Bobby Tambling (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 60,436 vs Manchester United (15 March 1969) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 17,639 vs Coventry City (10 March 1969) | ||
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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1968 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 36,515 | Tambling |
17 August 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–1 | 33,766 | Baldwin, Tambling (2) |
21 August 1968 | Newcastle United | A | 2–3 | 39,048 | Tambling, Birchenall |
24 August 1968 | Manchester United | A | 4–0 | 55,114 | Baldwin (2), Tambling, Birchenall |
28 August 1968 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 33,402 | Tambling |
31 August 1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | 48,412 | Osgood (pen), Birchenall |
7 September 1968 | Everton | H | 1–1 | 42,017 | Osgood (pen) |
10 September 1968 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 36,217 | Osgood |
14 September 1968 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 4–0 | 26,358 | Baldwin (2), Osgood, Birchenall |
21 September 1968 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 58,062 | Tambling |
28 September 1968 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 14,762 | Tambling |
5 October 1968 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | 31,625 | Hollins, Birchenall, Baxter (o.g.) |
9 October 1968 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 30,445 | Baldwin |
12 October 1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 27,810 | Tambling |
19 October 1968 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 33,462 | Baldwin (3) |
26 October 1968 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 16,799 | |
2 November 1968 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 40,700 | Osgood, Baldwin |
9 November 1968 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 47,248 | Birchenall |
16 November 1968 | Southampton | H | 2–3 | 31,325 | Baldwin, Birchenall |
23 November 1968 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 45,588 | Houseman |
30 November 1968 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 43,286 | Osgood |
7 December 1968 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 21,976 | Birchenall, Baldwin |
14 December 1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 26,194 | Osgood (pen) |
21 December 1968 | Leicester City | A | 4–1 | 23,597 | Osgood (2), Birchenall, Tambling |
26 December 1968 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–1 | 24,083 | Webb (3) |
11 January 1969 | Manchester City | A | 1–4 | 35,605 | Houseman |
18 January 1969 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 52,295 | Tambling |
1 February 1969 | Southampton | A | 0–5 | 28,147 | |
15 February 1969 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 35,789 | |
22 February 1969 | Sunderland | H | 5–1 | 29,381 | Birchenall, Tambling (4) |
5 March 1969 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 19,856 | Webb |
8 March 1969 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–0 | 25,137 | Boyle, Hutchinson, Houseman |
10 March 1969 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 17,639 | Tambling, Hutchinson |
15 March 1969 | Manchester United | H | 3–2 | 60,436 | Webb, Tambling, Hutchinson |
22 March 1969 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 47,349 | |
29 March 1969 | Everton | A | 2–1 | 42,190 | Birchenall, Hutchinson |
4 April 1969 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 42,078 | Hutchinson |
5 April 1969 | Burnley | H | 2–3 | 30,266 | Hollins, Tambling |
8 April 1969 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | 30,413 | Birchenall, Hutchinson |
12 April 1969 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 32,332 | |
14 April 1969 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | 37,890 | Webb, Baldwin |
19 April 1969 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 41,263 | Baldwin (2) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 January 1969 | 3 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 | 37,322 | Osgood, Tambling |
25 January 1969 | 4 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 31,875 | |
3 February 1969 | 4 (R) | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | 36,522 | Webb, Cooke |
12 February 1969 | 5 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | 39,191 | Osgood (2), Birchenall |
1 March 1969 | QF | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | 52,285 | Webb |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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3 September 1968 | 2 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | 31,560 | Foster (o.g.) |
25 September 1968 | 3 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 26,975 | |
2 October 1968 | 3 (R) | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 34,463 | Birchenall |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1968 | 1 | Greenock Morton | H | 5–0 | 28,736 | Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Birchenall |
30 September 1968 | 1 | Greenock Morton | A | 4–3 | 8,000 | Baldwin, Tambling, Birchenall, Houseman |
23 October 1968 | 2 | DWS | H | 0–0 | 28,428 | |
30 October 1968 | 2 | DWS | A | 0–0 | 14,000 | |
30 October 1968 | DWS | Chelsea lost on coin toss |
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