Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1979     1981

Summary of Season 1980-81

Football League Division 2

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
  1.  West Ham United 42 19 1 1 53 12 9 9 3 26 17 50 66
  2.  Notts County 42 10 8 3 26 15 8 9 4 23 23 11 53
  3.  Swansea City 42 12 5 4 39 19 6 9 6 25 25 20 50
  4.  Blackburn Rovers 42 12 8 1 28 7 4 10 7 14 22 13 50
  5.  Luton Town 42 10 6 5 35 23 8 6 7 26 23 15 48
  6.  Derby County 42 9 8 4 34 26 6 7 8 23 26 5 45
  7.  Grimsby Town 42 10 8 3 21 10 5 7 9 23 32 2 45
  8.  Queens Park Rangers 42 11 7 3 36 12 4 6 11 20 34 10 43
  9.  Watford 42 13 5 3 34 18 3 6 12 16 27 5 43
10.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 38 14 3 4 14 15 37 2 42
11.  Newcastle United 42 11 7 3 22 13 3 7 11 8 32 -15 42
12.  Chelsea 42 8 6 7 27 15 6 6 9 19 26 5 40
13.  Cambridge United 42 13 1 7 36 23 4 5 12 17 42 -12 40
14.  Shrewsbury Town 42 9 7 5 33 22 2 10 9 13 25 -1 39
15.  Oldham Athletic 42 7 9 5 19 16 5 6 10 20 32 -9 39
16.  Wrexham 42 5 8 8 22 24 7 6 8 21 21 -2 38
17.  Orient 42 9 8 4 34 20 4 4 13 18 36 -4 38
18.  Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 40 27 4 5 12 21 39 -5 38
19.  Cardiff City 42 7 7 7 23 24 5 5 11 21 36 -16 36
20.  Preston North End 42 8 7 6 28 26 3 7 11 13 36 -21 36
21.  Bristol City 42 6 10 5 19 15 1 6 14 10 36 -22 30
22.  Bristol Rovers 42 4 9 8 21 24 1 4 16 13 41 -31 23

Matches

Aug 16 Wrexham Home 2-2 Fillery, Rhoades-Brown
Aug 20 Derby County Away 2-3 Johnson, Walker
Aug 23 Shrewsbury Town Away 2-2 Fillery, Walker
Aug 30 Queens Park Rangers Home 1-1 Chivers
Sep 6 West Ham United Home 0-1
Sep 13 Cambridge United Away 1-0 Lee
Sep 20 Preston North End Home 1-1 Lee
Sep 27 Watford Away 3-2 Lee, Walker(2)
Oct 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 3-2 Fillery, Lee(2)
Oct 8 Bristol Rovers Home 2-0 Walker, O.G.
Oct 11 Grimsby Town Home 3-0 Lee(2), Walker
Oct 18 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-1 Walker
Oct 21 Orient Away 1-0 Fillery
Oct 25 Newcastle United Home 6-0 Chivers, Fillery, Lee(3), Walker
Oct 31 Cardiff City Away 1-0 Hutchings
Nov 8 Oldham Athletic Home 1-0 Lee
Nov 12 Derby County Home 1-3 Lee
Nov 15 Wrexham Away 4-0 Britton, Lee, Walker, Driver
Nov 22 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2-0 Lee, Walker
Nov 29 Notts County Away 1-1 Bumstead
Dec 6 Swansea City Home 0-0
Dec 13 Grimsby Town Away 0-2
Dec 20 Orient Home 0-1
Dec 26 Luton Town Away 0-2
Dec 27 Bristol City Home 0-0
Jan 10 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-0
Jan 17 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1
Jan 31 Shrewsbury Town Home 3-0 Fillery, Lee(P), Mayes
Feb 7 Cambridge United Home 3-0 Droy, Mayes(2)
Feb 14 West Ham United Away 0-4
Feb 21 Watford Home 0-1
Feb 28 Preston North End Away 0-1
Mar 7 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-0 Mayes, Walker
Mar 14 Bristol Rovers Away 0-1
Mar 21 Blackburn Rovers Home 0-0
Mar 28 Newcastle United Away 0-1
Apr 4 Cardiff City Home 0-1
Apr 11 Oldham Athletic Away 0-0
Apr 18 Bristol City Away 0-0
Apr 20 Luton Town Home 0-2
Apr 25 Swansea City Away 0-3
May 2 Notts County Home 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 375,833 32,669 11,569 17,897
Away 306,758 35,164 6,740 14,608
Total 682,591 35,164 6,740 16,252

F.A. Cup

Round 3

Matches

Jan 3 Southampton Away 1-3 Lee

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 23,694 23,694 23,694 23,694
Total 23,694 23,694 23,694 23,694

League Cup

Round 2

Matches

Aug 27 Cardiff City Away 0-1
Sep 3 Cardiff City Home 1-1 Droy

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 12,959 12,959 12,959 12,959
Away 6,549 6,549 6,549 6,549
Total 19,508 12,959 6,549 9,754

Diary

00/07/1980 Chris Hutchings transfered from Harrow Borough for 5,000

00/07/1980 Steve Francis transfered from Youth

00/07/1980 Paul Williams signed professional forms

22/07/1980 Chelsea drew with Wimbledon 2-2 in a friendly

26/07/1980 Chelsea beat Heart Of Midlothian 1-0 in a friendly

28/07/1980 Chelsea lost to Raith Rovers 2-3 in a friendly

30/07/1980 Chelsea drew with Dundee United 0-0 in a friendly

02/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Millwall 1-1 in a friendly

04/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 0-0 in a friendly

05/08/1980 Wayne Bridge born

06/08/1980 Chelsea lost to Brentford 0-3 in a friendly

08/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Norwich City 1-1 in a friendly

10/08/1980 Chelsea lost to Panathinaikos 0-2 in a friendly

11/08/1980 Chelsea drew with AEK Athens 2-2 in a friendly

15/08/1980 Tommy Langley transfered to Q.P.R. for 425,000

16/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Wrexham 2-2 in Football League Division 2

20/08/1980 Chelsea lost to Derby County 2-3 in Football League Division 2

23/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Shrewsbury Town 2-2 in Football League Division 2

25/08/1980 Luca Percassi born

27/08/1980 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 0-1 in League Cup Round 2 (First Leg)

30/08/1980 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 in Football League Division 2

03/09/1980 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in League Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)

06/09/1980 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-1 in Football League Division 2

13/09/1980 Chelsea beat Cambridge United 1-0 in Football League Division 2

20/09/1980 Chelsea drew with Preston North End 1-1 in Football League Division 2

20/09/1980 Phil Driver transfered from Wimbledon for 20,000

27/09/1980 Chelsea beat Watford 3-2 in Football League Division 2

01/10/1980 Bruno Saltor born

04/10/1980 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in Football League Division 2

08/10/1980 Chelsea beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in Football League Division 2

11/10/1980 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 3-0 in Football League Division 2

13/10/1980 Scott Parker born

18/10/1980 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 2

21/10/1980 Chelsea beat Orient 1-0 in Football League Division 2

25/10/1980 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 6-0 in Football League Division 2

31/10/1980 Chelsea beat Cardiff City 1-0 in Football League Division 2

08/11/1980 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 1-0 in Football League Division 2

12/11/1980 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-3 in Football League Division 2

12/11/1980 Frank Hoddinott died

15/11/1980 Chelsea beat Wrexham 4-0 in Football League Division 2

22/11/1980 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in Football League Division 2

29/11/1980 Chelsea drew with Notts County 1-1 in Football League Division 2

00/12/1980 Lee Frost transfered to Brentford for 15,000

00/12/1980 Gary Johnson transfered to Brentford

06/12/1980 Chelsea drew with Swansea City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

07/12/1980 John Terry born

12/12/1980 Thomas Hewitt died

13/12/1980 Chelsea lost to Grimsby Town 0-2 in Football League Division 2

20/12/1980 Chelsea lost to Orient 0-1 in Football League Division 2

20/12/1980 Ashley Cole born

22/12/1980 Alan Mayes transfered from Swindon for 200,000

26/12/1980 Chelsea lost to Luton Town 0-2 in Football League Division 2

27/12/1980 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

00/00/1981 James Clare Released

00/01/1981 John Sparrow transfered to Exeter for 10,000

03/01/1981 Chelsea lost to Southampton 1-3 in F.A. Cup Round 3

10/01/1981 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 in Football League Division 2

14/01/1981 Chelsea beat DS 79 4-2 in a friendly

17/01/1981 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-1 in Football League Division 2

19/01/1981 Asier Del Horno born

23/01/1981 Chelsea drew with Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 in a friendly

31/01/1981 Chelsea beat Shrewsbury Town 3-0 in Football League Division 2

06/02/1981 Sam Dalla Bona born

07/02/1981 Chelsea beat Cambridge United 3-0 in Football League Division 2

14/02/1981 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-4 in Football League Division 2

21/02/1981 Chelsea lost to Watford 0-1 in Football League Division 2

28/02/1981 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-1 in Football League Division 2

07/03/1981 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in Football League Division 2

10/03/1981 Chelsea beat Newport (IOW) 3-1 in a friendly

10/03/1981 Samuel Eto'o born

14/03/1981 Chelsea lost to Bristol Rovers 0-1 in Football League Division 2

15/03/1981 Mikael Forssell born

21/03/1981 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 0-0 in Football League Division 2

28/03/1981 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-1 in Football League Division 2

04/04/1981 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 0-1 in Football League Division 2

11/04/1981 Chelsea drew with Oldham Athletic 0-0 in Football League Division 2

18/04/1981 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

20/04/1981 Chelsea lost to Luton Town 0-2 in Football League Division 2

23/04/1981 Geoff Hurst finished as manager

23/04/1981 Bobby Gould appointed manager

25/04/1981 Chelsea lost to Swansea City 0-3 in Football League Division 2

02/05/1981 Chelsea lost to Notts County 0-2 in Football League Division 2

02/05/1981 Tiago born

28/05/1981 Bobby Gould finished as manager

28/05/1981 John Neal appointed manager

11/06/1981 Christopher Ferguson died

16/06/1981 Billy Hughes 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 Borota 42 1 2 45
J Bumstead 40 1 1 1 2 43 1 1
G Chivers 39 1 2 1 2 42 1 2
D Rofe 38 1 2 41
C Walker 35 2 11 1 1 1 37 3 11
M Fillery 35 1 6 1 2 38 1 6
C Lee 34 1 15 1 1 1 1 36 2 16
P Rhoades-Brown 30 4 1 1 31 4 1
M Droy 30 1 1 2 1 33 2
I Britton 27 1 1 1 2 30 1 1
PA Driver 12 11 1 1 12 12 1
GR Locke 21 1 1 22 1
MW Nutton 18 1 19
GG Wilkins 14 2 16
C Pates 15 15
AK Mayes 13 4 13 4
C Hutchings 8 4 1 8 4 1
C Viljoen 6 1 1 7 1
T Elmes 2 2 2 2
GJ Johnson 3 1 1 4 1
J Clare 1 1
L Frost 1 1
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
GR Locke 1 1 2
P Rhoades-Brown 2 2
M Droy 1 1 2
MW Nutton 1 1
M Fillery 1 1
J Bumstead 1 1
P Borota 1 1
Total 8 1 1 10