1959–60 season | |||
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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) | ||
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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 |
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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
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
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