Chelsea
1975–76 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerEddie McCreadie
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division11th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Wilkins (11)
All: Ray Wilkins (12)
Highest home attendance54,407 vs Leeds United
(14 February 1976)
Lowest home attendance10,254 vs Hull City
(18 February 1976)
Average home league attendance18,881
Biggest win3–1 (four matches)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Southampton
(11 October 1975)

The 1975–76 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-second competitive season.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 42 24 8 10 67 36 1.861 56 Promotion to the First Division
2 Bristol City (P) 42 19 15 8 59 35 1.686 53
3 West Bromwich Albion (P) 42 20 13 9 50 33 1.515 53
4 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 64 38 1.684 52
5 Notts County 42 19 11 12 60 41 1.463 49
6 Southampton 42 21 7 14 66 50 1.320 49 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Luton Town 42 19 10 13 61 51 1.196 48
8 Nottingham Forest 42 17 12 13 55 40 1.375 46
9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 61 72 0.847 42
10 Blackpool 42 14 14 14 40 49 0.816 42
11 Chelsea 42 12 16 14 53 54 0.981 40
12 Fulham 42 13 14 15 45 47 0.957 40
13 Leyton Orient 42 13 14 15 37 39 0.949 40
14 Hull City 42 14 11 17 45 49 0.918 39
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 14 16 45 50 0.900 38
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 13 12 17 48 54 0.889 38
17 Oldham Athletic 42 13 12 17 57 68 0.838 38
18 Bristol Rovers 42 11 16 15 38 50 0.760 38
19 Carlisle United 42 12 13 17 45 59 0.763 37
20 Oxford United (R) 42 11 11 20 39 59 0.661 33 Relegation to the Third Division
21 York City (R) 42 10 8 24 39 71 0.549 28
22 Portsmouth (R) 42 9 7 26 32 61 0.525 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.

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.
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