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Summary of Season 1961-62

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 58 28 7 6 8 35 39 1.388 56
  2.  Burnley 42 14 4 3 57 26 7 7 7 44 41 1.507 53
  3.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 4 3 59 34 7 6 8 29 35 1.275 52
  4.  Everton 42 17 2 2 64 21 3 9 9 24 33 1.629 51
  5.  Sheffield United 42 13 5 3 37 23 6 4 11 24 46 0.884 47
  6.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 47 23 6 2 13 25 35 1.241 46
  7.  Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 45 20 5 3 13 20 36 1.16 44
  8.  West Ham United 42 11 6 4 49 37 6 4 11 27 45 0.926 44
  9.  West Bromwich Albion 42 10 7 4 50 23 5 6 10 33 44 1.238 43
10.  Arsenal 42 9 6 6 39 31 7 5 9 32 41 0.986 43
11.  Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 3 35 22 5 3 13 27 44 0.939 42
12.  Manchester City 42 11 3 7 46 38 6 4 11 32 43 0.962 41
13.  Blackpool 42 10 4 7 41 30 5 7 9 29 45 0.933 41
14.  Leicester City 42 12 2 7 38 27 5 4 12 34 44 1.014 40
15.  Manchester United 42 10 3 8 44 31 5 6 10 28 44 0.96 39
16.  Blackburn Rovers 42 10 6 5 33 22 4 5 12 17 36 0.862 39
17.  Birmingham City 42 9 6 6 37 35 5 4 12 28 46 0.802 38
18.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 7 6 38 34 5 3 13 35 52 0.848 36
19.  Nottingham Forest 42 12 4 5 39 23 1 6 14 24 56 0.797 36
20.  Fulham 42 8 3 10 38 34 5 4 12 28 40 0.891 33
21.  Cardiff City 42 6 9 6 30 33 3 5 13 20 48 0.617 32
22.  Chelsea 42 7 7 7 34 29 2 3 16 29 65 0.67 28

Relegated to Division 2

Matches

Aug 19 Nottingham Forest Home 2-2 Brabrook, Tambling
Aug 23 Manchester United Away 2-3 Tambling(2)
Aug 26 Aston Villa Away 1-3 Tambling
Aug 30 Manchester United Home 2-0 Bridges, Tambling
Sep 2 Fulham Home 0-0
Sep 6 Cardiff City Away 2-5 Venables, Bridges
Sep 9 Sheffield United Home 6-1 Brabrook, Bridges(2), Tambling(3)
Sep 16 West Ham United Away 1-2 Bridges
Sep 20 Cardiff City Home 2-3 Harrison, O.G.
Sep 23 Blackburn Rovers Home 1-1 Brabrook
Sep 30 Blackpool Away 0-4
Oct 7 Sheffield Wednesday Away 3-5 Tambling(3)
Oct 14 Leicester City Home 1-3 Block
Oct 21 Birmingham City Away 2-3 Tambling(P), Bridges
Oct 28 Everton Home 1-1 Brabrook
Nov 4 Arsenal Away 3-0 Bridges(2), Blunstone
Nov 11 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-0 Tambling
Nov 18 Manchester City Away 2-2 Tambling, Bridges
Nov 25 West Bromwich Albion Home 4-1 Tambling, Bridges(3)
Dec 2 Ipswich Town Away 2-5 Murray, Tambling
Dec 9 Burnley Home 1-2 Tambling
Dec 16 Nottingham Forest Away 0-3
Dec 23 Aston Villa Home 1-0 Bridges
Dec 26 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0-2
Dec 30 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-5 Moore(2)
Jan 13 Fulham Away 4-3 Malcolm, Brabrook, Tambling(P), O.G.
Jan 20 Sheffield United Away 1-3 Bridges
Feb 3 West Ham United Home 0-1
Feb 10 Blackburn Rovers Away 0-3
Feb 16 Blackpool Home 1-0 Tambling
Feb 24 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-0 Harrison
Mar 9 Birmingham City Home 1-1 Murray
Mar 17 Everton Away 0-4
Mar 24 Arsenal Home 2-3 Brabrook, Harrison
Mar 31 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-4 Murray, Bridges
Apr 7 Manchester City Home 1-1 Bridges
Apr 11 Leicester City Away 0-2
Apr 14 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-4
Apr 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 4-5 Brabrook, Murray, Bridges, Tambling(P)
Apr 21 Ipswich Town Home 2-2 Brabrook, Bridges
Apr 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-1 Bridges
Apr 28 Burnley Away 1-1 Blunstone

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 567,273 51,282 12,404 27,013
Away 532,751 45,559 10,206 25,369
Total 1,100,024 51,282 10,206 26,191

F.A. Cup

Round 3

Matches

Jan 6 Liverpool Away 3-4 Tambling(2), Bridges

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 48,455 48,455 48,455 48,455
Total 48,455 48,455 48,455 48,455

Diary

24/07/1961 Kerry Dixon born

01/08/1961 Frank Upton transfered from Derby for 15,000

10/08/1961 Colin Pates born

12/08/1961 Chelsea lost to Bournemouth & Boscombe 0-1 in a friendly

13/08/1961 Robert Mackie died

17/08/1961 Charlie Livesey transfered to Gillingham for 5,500

19/08/1961 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 2-2 in Football League Division 1

23/08/1961 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

26/08/1961 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-3 in Football League Division 1

30/08/1961 Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

02/09/1961 Chelsea drew with Fulham 0-0 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1961 Johnny Brooks transfered to Brentford

06/09/1961 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 2-5 in Football League Division 1

09/09/1961 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 6-1 in Football League Division 1

16/09/1961 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1961 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 2-3 in Football League Division 1

23/09/1961 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

30/09/1961 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-4 in Football League Division 1

30/09/1961 Ted Drake finished as manager

01/10/1961 Tommy Docherty appointed manager

02/10/1961 Chelsea beat Dover 4-0 in First Floodlit Match

04/10/1961 Robert Buchanan died

07/10/1961 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 3-5 in Football League Division 1

14/10/1961 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 1-3 in Football League Division 1

21/10/1961 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 2-3 in Football League Division 1

23/10/1961 Michael Pinner signed amateur forms

26/10/1961 Reg Matthews transfered to Derby County for 10,000

28/10/1961 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1

28/10/1961 George Dale died

01/11/1961 Ron Tindall transfered to West Ham for 20,000

01/11/1961 Andy Malcolm transfered from West Ham for 12,000

04/11/1961 Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-0 in Football League Division 1

10/11/1961 Allan Young transfered from Arsenal for 6,000

11/11/1961 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

13/11/1961 Clive Wilson born

18/11/1961 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

25/11/1961 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 4-1 in Football League Division 1

01/12/1961 Errol McNally transfered from Portadown

02/12/1961 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 2-5 in Football League Division 1

09/12/1961 Chelsea lost to Burnley 1-2 in Football League Division 1

16/12/1961 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-3 in Football League Division 1

20/12/1961 Graham Moore transfered from Cardiff for 35,000

23/12/1961 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1961 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1

30/12/1961 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 2-5 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1962 Joseph Langton died

00/00/1962 Michael Pinner transfered to Swansea Town

00/01/1962 John Dunn signed professional forms

02/01/1962 Peter Rhoades-Brown born

03/01/1962 Michael Block transfered to Brentford for 5,000

06/01/1962 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 3-4 in F.A. Cup Round 3

13/01/1962 Chelsea beat Fulham 4-3 in Football League Division 1

19/01/1962 Sylvan Anderton transfered to Q.P.R. for 5,000

20/01/1962 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-3 in Football League Division 1

27/01/1962 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 in a friendly

00/02/1962 Ian Watson signed professional forms

03/02/1962 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

10/02/1962 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-3 in Football League Division 1

16/02/1962 Chelsea beat Blackpool 1-0 in Football League Division 1

24/02/1962 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in Football League Division 1

03/03/1962 Gordon Bolland transfered to Leyton Orient for 8,000

04/03/1962 Paul Canoville born

06/03/1962 Dennis Sorrell transfered from Leyton Orient

09/03/1962 Chelsea drew with Birmingham City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

17/03/1962 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-4 in Football League Division 1

24/03/1962 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 2-3 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1962 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 2-4 in Football League Division 1

00/04/1962 John O'Rourke transfered from Arsenal

07/04/1962 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1962 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1962 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-4 in Football League Division 1

20/04/1962 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-5 in Football League Division 1

21/04/1962 Chelsea drew with Ipswich Town 2-2 in Football League Division 1

21/04/1962 Eddie McCreadie transfered from East Stirling for 5,000

23/04/1962 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1962 Ned Barkas died

25/04/1962 John Sillett transfered to Coventry for 3,000

28/04/1962 Chelsea drew with Burnley 1-1 in Football League Division 1

17/05/1962 David Cliss transfered to Guildford City

21/05/1962 Tommy Knox transfered from East Stirling for 5,000

00/06/1962 Peter Sillett transfered to Guildford City for Free

00/06/1962 Dennis Brown signed professional forms

13/06/1962 Dave Mitchell born

21/06/1962 Tom Logan died

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
P Brabrook 37 8 1 38 8
M Scott 36 1 37
RV Tambling 34 20 1 2 35 22
PP Bonetti 33 1 34
BJ Bridges 32 19 1 1 33 20
A Malcolm 27 1 1 28 1
AJ Harris 27 1 28
K Shellito 26 1 27
F Blunstone 26 2 1 27 2
M Harrison 22 3 22 3
AG Murray 18 4 1 19 4
G Moore 17 2 17 2
D Butler 16 16
TE Bradbury 14 14
JA Mortimore 14 14
TF Venables 12 1 12 1
JC Sillett 12 12
F Upton 10 10
EA McNally 8 8
D Cliss 8 8
AR Young 6 1 7
SJ Anderton 6 6
RA Tindall 5 5
TH Docherty 4 4
RE Harris 3 3
PR Sillett 3 3
GE Bolland 2 2
MJ Pinner 1 1
D Sorrell 1 1
CM Shaw 1 1
MJ Block 1 1 1 1
Own Goal 2 2

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
F Upton 2 2
D Butler 1 1
TH Docherty 1 1
BJ Bridges 1 1
RV Tambling 1 1
Total 6 6