1972–73 Chelsea F.C. season

59th competitive season of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1972–73 football season
Chelsea
1972–73 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division12th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Osgood and
Chris Garland (11)

All: Peter Osgood (17)
Highest home attendance51,102 vs Leeds United
(12 August 1972)
Lowest home attendance18,279 vs Coventry City
(23 April 1973)
Average home league attendance29,722
Biggest win4–0 v Leeds United
(12 August 1972)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Ipswich Town
(26 December 1972)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1972–73 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-ninth competitive season.

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Birmingham City 42 15 12 15 53 54 0.981 42
11 Manchester City 42 15 11 16 57 60 0.950 41
12 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 49 51 0.961 40
13 Southampton 42 11 18 13 47 52 0.904 40
14 Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 51 59 0.864 40
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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

  • 1972–73 season at stamford-bridge.com
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