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Summary of Season 1971-72

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Derby County 42 16 4 1 43 10 8 6 7 26 23 2.09 58
  2.  Leeds United 42 17 4 0 54 10 7 5 9 19 21 2.354 57
  3.  Liverpool 42 17 3 1 48 16 7 6 8 16 14 2.133 57
  4.  Manchester City 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 1.711 57
  5.  Arsenal 42 15 2 4 36 13 7 6 8 22 27 1.45 52
  6.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 45 13 3 10 8 18 29 1.5 51
  7.  Chelsea 42 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 10 17 29 1.183 48
  8.  Manchester United 42 13 2 6 39 26 6 8 7 30 35 1.131 48
  9.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 7 4 35 23 8 4 9 30 34 1.14 47
10.  Sheffield United 42 10 8 3 39 26 7 4 10 22 34 1.016 46
11.  Newcastle United 42 10 6 5 30 18 5 5 11 19 34 0.942 41
12.  Leicester City 42 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 10 23 35 0.891 39
13.  Ipswich Town 42 7 8 6 19 19 4 8 9 20 34 0.735 38
14.  West Ham United 42 10 6 5 31 19 2 6 13 16 32 0.921 36
15.  Everton 42 8 9 4 28 17 1 9 11 9 31 0.77 36
16.  West Bromwich Albion 42 6 7 8 22 23 6 4 11 20 31 0.777 35
17.  Stoke City 42 6 10 5 26 25 4 5 12 13 31 0.696 35
18.  Coventry City 42 7 10 4 27 23 2 5 14 17 44 0.656 33
19.  Southampton 42 8 5 8 31 28 4 2 15 21 52 0.65 31
20.  Crystal Palace 42 4 8 9 26 31 4 5 12 13 34 0.6 29
21.  Nottingham Forest 42 6 4 11 25 29 2 5 14 22 52 0.58 25
22.  Huddersfield Town 42 4 7 10 12 22 2 6 13 15 37 0.457 25

Matches

Aug 14 Arsenal Away 0-3
Aug 18 Manchester United Home 2-3 Osgood, Baldwin
Aug 21 Manchester City Home 2-2 Weller, Baldwin
Aug 24 Everton Away 0-2
Aug 28 Huddersfield Town Away 2-1 Hollins(P), Osgood
Sep 1 West Bromwich Albion Home 1-0 Hollins
Sep 4 Coventry City Home 3-3 Hollins, Osgood(2)
Sep 11 West Ham United Away 1-2 Hollins
Sep 18 Derby County Home 1-1 Baldwin
Sep 25 Sheffield United Away 0-1
Oct 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 3-1 Hollins, Baldwin, Houseman
Oct 9 Liverpool Away 0-0
Oct 16 Arsenal Home 1-2 Osgood
Oct 23 Southampton Home 3-0 Hollins(P), Baldwin, Kember
Oct 30 Leicester City Away 1-1 Osgood
Nov 6 Nottingham Forest Home 2-0 Cooke, Osgood
Nov 13 Stoke City Away 1-0 Osgood
Nov 20 Crystal Palace Away 3-2 Baldwin, Osgood, Hudson
Nov 27 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-0 Cooke
Dec 4 Newcastle United Away 0-0
Dec 11 Leeds United Home 0-0
Dec 17 Coventry City Away 1-1 Osgood
Dec 27 Ipswich Town Home 2-0 Garland, Kember
Jan 1 Derby County Away 0-1
Jan 8 Huddersfield Town Home 2-2 Osgood, Hollins
Jan 22 Manchester United Away 1-0 Osgood
Jan 29 Everton Home 4-0 Hollins(P), Dempsey, Osgood(2)
Feb 19 Leicester City Home 2-1 Osgood(2)
Mar 11 Liverpool Home 0-0
Mar 14 Nottingham Forest Away 1-2 Hollins(P)
Mar 18 Manchester City Away 0-1
Mar 25 West Ham United Home 3-1 Mulligan, Hollins, Osgood
Mar 29 Sheffield United Home 2-0 Webb(2)
Apr 1 Ipswich Town Away 2-1 Webb(2)
Apr 8 Crystal Palace Home 2-1 Hollins, Garland
Apr 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-0 Garland, Osgood
Apr 15 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0-3
Apr 18 Southampton Away 2-2 Baldwin(2)
Apr 22 Newcastle United Home 3-3 Kember, Baldwin(2)
Apr 24 Stoke City Home 2-0 Garland, Hudson
Apr 27 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-4
May 1 Leeds United Away 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 814,552 54,763 23,443 38,788
Away 723,801 55,927 13,346 34,467
Total 1,538,353 55,927 13,346 36,627

F.A. Cup

Round 5

Matches

Jan 15 Blackpool Away 1-0 Dempsey
Feb 5 Bolton Wanderers Home 3-0 Hollins(P), Cooke, Houseman
Feb 26 Orient Away 2-3 Webb, Osgood

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 38,066 38,066 38,066 38,066
Away 52,464 30,329 22,135 26,232
Total 90,530 38,066 22,135 30,177

League Cup

Final

Matches

Sep 8 Plymouth Argyle Home 2-0 Hollins, Houseman
Oct 6 Nottingham Forest Away 1-1 Webb
Oct 11 Nottingham Forest Home 2-1 Baldwin, Osgood
Oct 27 Bolton Wanderers Home 1-1 Hudson
Nov 8 Bolton Wanderers Away 6-0 Hollins(2)(1P), Cooke, Baldwin(3)
Nov 17 Norwich City Away 1-0 Osgood
Dec 22 Tottenham Hotspur Home 3-2 Hollins(P), Garland, Osgood
Jan 5 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-2 Garland, Hudson
Mar 4 Stoke City Neutral 1-2 Osgood

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 118,837 43,330 23,011 29,709
Away 135,298 52,755 16,811 33,824
Neutral 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Total 354,135 100,000 16,811 39,348

European Cup Winners Cup

Round 2

Matches

Sep 15 Jeunesse Hautcharage Away 8-0 Hollins, Webb, Baldwin, Osgood(3), Houseman(2)
Sep 29 Jeunesse Hautcharage Home 13-0 Harris, Hollins(P), Webb, Baldwin(3), Osgood(5), Hudson, Houseman
Oct 20 Atvidabergs FF Away 0-0
Nov 3 Atvidabergs FF Home 1-1 Hudson

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 55,692 28,071 27,621 27,846
Away 23,212 13,000 10,212 11,606
Total 78,904 28,071 10,212 19,726

Diary

00/07/1971 Steve Sherwood transfered from West Riding

00/07/1971 Ian Britton signed professional forms

12/07/1971 Gary Locke transfered from Youth

13/07/1971 Bill Cartwright died

25/07/1971 Chelsea beat Halmstads BK 6-0 in a friendly

28/07/1971 Chelsea drew with Stockholm XI 1-1 in a friendly

01/08/1971 Chelsea drew with Osters IF 1-1 in a friendly

04/08/1971 Chelsea drew with Club Brugge 1-1 in a friendly

06/08/1971 Scott Minto born

07/08/1971 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-2 in a friendly

14/08/1971 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-3 in Football League Division 1

18/08/1971 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

21/08/1971 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

24/08/1971 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-2 in Football League Division 1

28/08/1971 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1971 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1971 Chris Garland transfered from Bristol City for 100,000

04/09/1971 Chelsea drew with Coventry City 3-3 in Football League Division 1

08/09/1971 Chelsea beat Plymouth Argyle 2-0 in League Cup Round 2

11/09/1971 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

15/09/1971 Chelsea beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 8-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (First Leg)

17/09/1971 Derek Smethurst transfered to Millwall for 35,000

18/09/1971 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1

23/09/1971 Steve Kember transfered from Crystal Palace for 170,000

24/09/1971 Craig Burley born

25/09/1971 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 0-1 in Football League Division 1

29/09/1971 Chelsea beat Jeunesse Hautcharage 13-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)

30/09/1971 Keith Weller transfered to Leicester for 100,000

02/10/1971 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 in Football League Division 1

06/10/1971 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 1-1 in League Cup Round 3

09/10/1971 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 0-0 in Football League Division 1

11/10/1971 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in League Cup Round 3 (replay)

16/10/1971 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-2 in Football League Division 1

20/10/1971 Chelsea drew with Atvidabergs FF 0-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (First Leg)

23/10/1971 Chelsea beat Southampton 3-0 in Football League Division 1

23/10/1971 Michael Brolly transfered from Kilmarnock Star

27/10/1971 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 1-1 in League Cup Round 4

30/10/1971 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

00/11/1971 Michael Brolly signed professional forms

03/11/1971 Chelsea drew with Atvidabergs FF 1-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)

06/11/1971 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1971 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 6-0 in League Cup Round 4 (replay)

13/11/1971 Chelsea beat Stoke City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1971 Chelsea beat Norwich City 1-0 in League Cup Round 5

20/11/1971 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in Football League Division 1

23/11/1971 Chelsea lost to Glasgow Rangers 0-1 in Testimonial for Ron Harris

27/11/1971 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Football League Division 1

30/11/1971 Darren Barnard born

00/12/1971 Steve Finnieston signed professional forms

03/12/1971 Frank Sinclair born

04/12/1971 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 0-0 in Football League Division 1

11/12/1971 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 0-0 in Football League Division 1

13/12/1971 Eddie Newton born

17/12/1971 Chelsea drew with Coventry City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

22/12/1971 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in League Cup SF (First Leg)

27/12/1971 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 2-0 in Football League Division 1

01/01/1972 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-1 in Football League Division 1

05/01/1972 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in League Cup SF (Second Leg)

08/01/1972 Chelsea drew with Huddersfield Town 2-2 in Football League Division 1

13/01/1972 Mark Bosnich born

15/01/1972 Chelsea beat Blackpool 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

22/01/1972 Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

29/01/1972 Chelsea beat Everton 4-0 in Football League Division 1

05/02/1972 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

08/02/1972 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 4-2 in Testimonial for Keith Peacock

19/02/1972 Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1972 Chelsea lost to Orient 2-3 in F.A. Cup Round 5

02/03/1972 Stewart Houston transfered to Brentford for 15,000

04/03/1972 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 1-2 in League Cup Final

11/03/1972 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 0-0 in Football League Division 1

14/03/1972 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 1-2 in Football League Division 1

18/03/1972 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

25/03/1972 Chelsea beat West Ham United 3-1 in Football League Division 1

27/03/1972 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink born

29/03/1972 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

30/03/1972 Emerson Thome born

01/04/1972 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 2-1 in Football League Division 1

08/04/1972 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in Football League Division 1

10/04/1972 Mario Stanic born

12/04/1972 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 in Football League Division 1

15/04/1972 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1972 Chelsea drew with Southampton 2-2 in Football League Division 1

22/04/1972 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 3-3 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1972 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

27/04/1972 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-4 in Football League Division 1

01/05/1972 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

05/05/1972 Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 in Testimonial for Brian Powney and Norman Gall

18/05/1972 Chelsea beat Barbados Combined XI 5-0 in a friendly

20/05/1972 Chelsea beat New South Wales 4-1 in a friendly

23/05/1972 Chelsea beat Barbados Combined XI 10-0 in a friendly

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
JW Hollins 42 11 3 1 9 4 4 2 58 18
D Webb 41 4 3 1 9 1 4 2 57 8
RE Harris 41 3 9 4 1 57 1
C Cooke 35 3 2 3 1 7 1 4 49 3 4
P Osgood 36 18 3 1 9 4 4 8 52 31
AA Hudson 36 2 3 9 2 4 2 52 6
PP Bonetti 33 3 8 4 48
J Dempsey 35 1 2 1 5 2 2 44 2 2
P Houseman 26 1 1 3 1 7 1 3 3 39 1 6
P Mulligan 27 1 3 5 1 1 36 1 1
J Boyle 24 6 4 34
SD Kember 24 3 3 2 1 26 4 3
T Baldwin 20 10 5 2 4 3 4 28 2 18
CS Garland 16 1 4 1 5 2 22 1 6
M Hinton 5 1 4 2 2 11 3
E McCreadie 7 1 1 1 1 10 1
JT Phillips 7 1 8
K Weller 2 1 2 1
D Smethurst 2 2
M Droy 1 1
P Feely 1 1
AJ Potrac 1 1
S Sherwood 1 1
Own Goal

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
P Osgood 3 2 5
AA Hudson 4 4
SD Kember 2 2
RE Harris 2 2
M Hinton 1 1
P Mulligan 1 1
P Houseman 1 1
T Baldwin 1 1
D Webb 1 1
J Dempsey 1 1
E McCreadie 1 1
Total 16 4 20