1971–72 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a]
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[b]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.
  2. ^ 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

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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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