1979–80 Chelsea F.C. season

66th competitive season of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 1979–80 football season
Chelsea
1979–80 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerGeoff Hurst
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division4th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Walker (13)
All: Clive Walker and
Mike Fillery (13)
Highest home attendance32,281 vs Newcastle United
(12 January 1980)
Lowest home attendance14,112 vs Plymouth Argyle
(4 September 1979)
Average home league attendance22,923
Biggest win4–0 v Newcastle United
(12 January 1980)
Biggest defeat1–5 v Birmingham City
(11 March 1980)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1979–80 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-sixth competitive season.

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 42 21 13 8 58 38 +20 55 Promotion to the First Division
2 Sunderland (P) 42 21 12 9 69 42 +27 54
3 Birmingham City (P) 42 21 11 10 58 38 +20 53
4 Chelsea 42 23 7 12 66 52 +14 53
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 49
6 Luton Town 42 16 17 9 66 45 +21 49
7 West Ham United 42 20 7 15 54 43 +11 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
8 Cambridge United 42 14 16 12 61 53 +8 44
9 Newcastle United 42 15 14 13 53 49 +4 44
10 Preston North End 42 12 19 11 56 52 +4 43
11 Oldham Athletic 42 16 11 15 49 53 −4 43
12 Swansea City 42 17 9 16 48 53 −5 43
13 Shrewsbury Town 42 18 5 19 60 53 +7 41
14 Orient 42 12 17 13 48 54 −6 41
15 Cardiff City 42 16 8 18 41 48 −7 40
16 Wrexham 42 16 6 20 40 49 −9 38
17 Notts County 42 11 15 16 51 52 −1 37
18 Watford 42 12 13 17 39 46 −7 37
19 Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 50 64 −14 35
20 Fulham (R) 42 11 7 24 42 74 −32 29 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Burnley (R) 42 6 15 21 39 73 −34 27
22 Charlton Athletic (R) 42 6 10 26 39 78 −39 22
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 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.

External links

  • 1979–80 season at stamford-bridge.com
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