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Summary of Season 1975-76

Football League Division 2

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Sunderland 42 19 2 0 48 10 5 6 10 19 26 1.861 56
  2.  Bristol City 42 11 7 3 34 14 8 8 5 25 21 1.685 53
  3.  West Bromwich Albion 42 10 9 2 29 12 10 4 7 21 21 1.515 53
  4.  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 36 14 8 7 6 28 24 1.684 52
  5.  Notts County 42 11 6 4 33 13 8 5 8 27 28 1.463 49
  6.  Southampton 42 18 2 1 49 16 3 5 13 17 34 1.32 49
  7.  Luton Town 42 13 6 2 38 15 6 4 11 23 36 1.196 48
  8.  Nottingham Forest 42 13 1 7 34 18 4 11 6 21 22 1.375 46
  9.  Charlton Athletic 42 11 5 5 40 34 4 7 10 21 38 0.847 42
10.  Blackpool 42 9 9 3 26 22 5 5 11 14 27 0.816 42
11.  Chelsea 42 7 9 5 25 20 5 7 9 28 34 0.981 40
12.  Fulham 42 9 8 4 27 14 4 6 11 18 33 0.957 40
13.  Orient 42 10 6 5 21 12 3 8 10 16 27 0.948 40
14.  Hull City 42 9 5 7 29 23 5 6 10 16 26 0.918 39
15.  Blackburn Rovers 42 8 6 7 27 22 4 8 9 18 28 0.9 38
16.  Plymouth Argyle 42 13 4 4 36 20 0 8 13 12 34 0.888 38
17.  Oldham Athletic 42 11 8 2 37 24 2 4 15 20 44 0.838 38
18.  Bristol Rovers 42 7 9 5 20 15 4 7 10 18 35 0.76 38
19.  Carlisle United 42 9 8 4 29 22 3 5 13 16 37 0.762 37
20.  Oxford United 42 7 7 7 23 25 4 4 13 16 34 0.661 33
21.  York City 42 8 3 10 28 34 2 5 14 11 37 0.549 28
22.  Portsmouth 42 4 6 11 15 23 5 1 15 17 38 0.524 25

Matches

Aug 16 Sunderland Away 1-2 Garner
Aug 20 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-0
Aug 23 Carlisle United Home 3-1 Bason, Maybank(2)
Aug 27 Oxford United Home 3-1 Wilkins(2), Swain
Aug 30 Luton Town Away 0-3
Sep 6 Nottingham Forest Home 0-0
Sep 13 Oldham Athletic Away 1-2 Wilkins
Sep 20 Bristol City Home 1-1 Garner
Sep 23 Portsmouth Away 1-1 Garner
Sep 27 Fulham Away 0-2
Oct 4 York City Home 0-0
Oct 11 Southampton Away 1-4 Wilkins
Oct 18 Blackpool Home 2-0 Wilkins(P), Langley
Oct 25 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-1 Hutchinson
Nov 1 Plymouth Argyle Home 2-2 Britton, Wilkins
Nov 8 Hull City Away 2-1 Britton, Hutchinson
Nov 15 Notts County Home 2-0 Wilkins(P), Garner
Nov 22 Blackpool Away 2-0 Droy, Maybank
Nov 29 Bristol Rovers Away 2-1 Maybank, Hutchinson
Dec 6 Bolton Wanderers Home 0-1
Dec 13 Carlisle United Away 1-2 Wilkins
Dec 20 Sunderland Home 1-0 Britton
Dec 26 Orient Away 1-3 Maybank
Dec 27 Charlton Athletic Home 2-3 Britton, Swain
Jan 10 Oldham Athletic Home 0-3
Jan 17 Nottingham Forest Away 3-1 Wilkins, Hutchinson, Garner
Jan 31 West Bromwich Albion Home 1-2 Britton
Feb 7 Oxford United Away 1-1 Garner
Feb 18 Hull City Home 0-0
Feb 21 Notts County Away 2-3 Stanley, Finnieston
Feb 25 Portsmouth Home 2-0 Locke, Cooke
Feb 28 Blackburn Rovers Home 3-1 Wilkins(2), Finnieston
Mar 6 Plymouth Argyle Away 3-0 Stanley, Britton, Swain
Mar 13 Southampton Home 1-1 Finnieston
Mar 20 Bristol Rovers Home 0-0
Mar 27 Bolton Wanderers Away 1-2 Britton
Apr 6 Fulham Home 0-0
Apr 10 Bristol City Away 2-2 Stanley, Swain
Apr 16 Luton Town Home 2-2 Hay, Finnieston
Apr 17 Orient Home 0-2
Apr 19 Charlton Athletic Away 1-1 O.G.
Apr 24 York City Away 2-2 Britton(P), Finnieston

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 396,814 29,011 10,254 18,896
Away 340,300 28,689 4,914 16,205
Total 737,114 29,011 4,914 17,550

F.A. Cup

Round 5

Matches

Jan 1 Bristol Rovers Home 1-1 Garner
Jan 3 Bristol Rovers Away 1-0 Swain
Jan 24 York City Away 2-0 Hutchinson, Garner
Feb 14 Crystal Palace Home 2-3 Wicks, Wilkins

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 89,633 54,407 35,226 44,816
Away 23,530 13,939 9,591 11,765
Total 113,163 54,407 9,591 28,291

League Cup

Round 2

Matches

Sep 10 Crewe Alexandra Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 6,723 6,723 6,723 6,723
Total 6,723 6,723 6,723 6,723

Diary

00/07/1975 John Bumstead signed amateur forms

01/07/1975 Freddie Lewis died

05/07/1975 Hernan Crespo born

24/07/1975 Steve Kember transfered to Leicester for 80,000

27/07/1975 Jackie Crawford died

02/08/1975 Chelsea beat Bristol City 1-0 in Anglo Scottish Cup Round 1

02/08/1975 Mineiro born

06/08/1975 Chelsea drew with Norwich City 1-1 in Anglo Scottish Cup Round 1

09/08/1975 Chelsea lost to Fulham 0-1 in Anglo Scottish Cup Round 1

16/08/1975 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 1-2 in Football League Division 2

20/08/1975 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 0-0 in Football League Division 2

23/08/1975 Chelsea beat Carlisle United 3-1 in Football League Division 2

27/08/1975 Chelsea beat Oxford United 3-1 in Football League Division 2

30/08/1975 Chelsea lost to Luton Town 0-3 in Football League Division 2

06/09/1975 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 0-0 in Football League Division 2

10/09/1975 Chelsea lost to Crewe Alexandra 0-1 in League Cup Round 2

13/09/1975 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 1-2 in Football League Division 2

18/09/1975 Joseph Ward died

20/09/1975 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 1-1 in Football League Division 2

23/09/1975 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 1-1 in Football League Division 2

27/09/1975 Chelsea lost to Fulham 0-2 in Football League Division 2

04/10/1975 Chelsea drew with York City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

11/10/1975 Chelsea lost to Southampton 1-4 in Football League Division 2

14/10/1975 Michael Duberry born

18/10/1975 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-0 in Football League Division 2

21/10/1975 Henrique Hilario born

25/10/1975 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 2

27/10/1975 Chelsea drew with Italy Under-23 0-0 in Prince Philip Cup

00/11/1975 Trevor Aylott signed professional forms

01/11/1975 Chelsea drew with Plymouth Argyle 2-2 in Football League Division 2

04/11/1975 Chelsea beat NK Celik Zenica 3-2 in a friendly

08/11/1975 Chelsea beat Hull City 2-1 in Football League Division 2

15/11/1975 Chelsea beat Notts County 2-0 in Football League Division 2

22/11/1975 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-0 in Football League Division 2

24/11/1975 Chelsea beat Chelsea Past XI 4-3 in Testimonial For Peter Osgood

29/11/1975 Chelsea beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 in Football League Division 2

00/12/1975 Lee Frost signed professional forms

06/12/1975 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 2

13/12/1975 Chelsea lost to Carlisle United 1-2 in Football League Division 2

20/12/1975 Chelsea beat Sunderland 1-0 in Football League Division 2

26/12/1975 Chelsea lost to Orient 1-3 in Football League Division 2

27/12/1975 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 2-3 in Football League Division 2

00/00/1976 Marvin Hinton transfered to Barnet

00/01/1976 David Stride signed professional forms

01/01/1976 Chelsea drew with Bristol Rovers 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

03/01/1976 Chelsea beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)

10/01/1976 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 0-3 in Football League Division 2

13/01/1976 Chelsea beat Hereford United 2-1 in a friendly

17/01/1976 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in Football League Division 2

24/01/1976 Chelsea beat York City 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

31/01/1976 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-2 in Football League Division 2

07/02/1976 Chelsea drew with Oxford United 1-1 in Football League Division 2

14/02/1976 Chelsea lost to Crystal Palace 2-3 in F.A. Cup Round 5

17/02/1976 Tommy Law died

18/02/1976 Chelsea drew with Hull City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

21/02/1976 Chelsea lost to Notts County 2-3 in Football League Division 2

25/02/1976 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 in Football League Division 2

28/02/1976 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 in Football League Division 2

00/03/1976 John Sissons transfered to Cape Town City for Free

06/03/1976 Chelsea beat Plymouth Argyle 3-0 in Football League Division 2

13/03/1976 Chelsea drew with Southampton 1-1 in Football League Division 2

20/03/1976 Chelsea drew with Bristol Rovers 0-0 in Football League Division 2

23/03/1976 Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 in Testimonial For Harry Medhurst and Dicky Spence

27/03/1976 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 2

06/04/1976 Chelsea drew with Fulham 0-0 in Football League Division 2

10/04/1976 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 2-2 in Football League Division 2

16/04/1976 Chelsea drew with Luton Town 2-2 in Football League Division 2

17/04/1976 Chelsea lost to Orient 0-2 in Football League Division 2

19/04/1976 Chelsea drew with Charlton Athletic 1-1 in Football League Division 2

19/04/1976 Paul Hughes born

24/04/1976 Chelsea drew with York City 2-2 in Football League Division 2

00/05/1976 James Clare signed amateur forms

07/05/1976 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 2-2 in Testimonial For Marvin Hinton

30/05/1976 Robert Carter died

20/06/1976 Juliano Belletti born


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
RC Wilkins 42 11 4 1 1 47 12
I Britton 40 8 4 1 45 8
RE Harris 38 2 4 1 43 2
D Hay 27 1 1 2 1 1 30 2 1
GE Stanley 29 3 2 1 32 3
PP Bonetti 27 4 31
W Garner 21 4 6 3 1 2 1 25 5 8
K Swain 24 1 4 3 1 1 28 1 5
M Droy 25 1 3 1 29 1
GR Locke 23 1 4 27 1
E Maybank 22 5 4 26 5
J Dempsey 24 1 25
SJ Wicks 18 1 4 1 22 1 1
C Cooke 16 1 1 2 1 18 2 1
I Hutchinson 18 4 1 1 19 5
GG Wilkins 13 13
S Sherwood 12 1 13
S Finnieston 12 5 12 5
TW Langley 4 6 1 4 6 1
JP Sparrow 8 1 1 9 1
B Bason 8 1 1 1 8 2 1
R Lewington 8 1 8 1
JT Phillips 3 3
Own Goal 1 1

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
W Garner 3 2 3 2
M Droy 4 1 5
D Hay 4 4
RE Harris 4 4
GE Stanley 3 3
I Britton 3 3
I Hutchinson 2 2
SJ Wicks 2 2
GG Wilkins 2 2
B Bason 1 1
RC Wilkins 1 1
C Cooke 1 1
Total 30 2 1 31 2