1968–69 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1968-69 season
Chairman Brian Mears
Manager Dave Sexton
First Division 5th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Third round
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Tambling (18)

All:
Bobby Tambling (19)
Highest home attendance60,436 vs Manchester United (15 March 1969)
Lowest home attendance17,639 vs Coventry City (10 March 1969)
  1967–68
1969–70  

The 1968-69 season was Chelsea Football Club's 55th of competitive football, and their 42nd in the English top flight.

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Results

First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1968 Nottingham Forest H1-136,515 Tambling
17 August 1968 West Bromwich Albion H3-133,766 Baldwin, Tambling (2)
21 August 1968 Newcastle United A2-339,048 Tambling, Birchenall
24 August 1968 Manchester United A4-055,114 Baldwin (2), Tambling, Birchenall
28 August 1968 Sheffield Wednesday H1-033,402 Tambling
31 August 1968 Tottenham Hotspur H2-248,412 Osgood (pen), Birchenall
7 September 1968 Everton H1-142,017 Osgood (pen)
10 September 1968 Coventry City A1-036,217 Osgood
14 September 1968 Queens Park Rangers A4-026,358 Baldwin (2), Osgood, Birchenall
21 September 1968 West Ham United H1-158,062 Tambling
28 September 1968 Burnley A1-214,762 Tambling
5 October 1968 Ipswich Town H3-131,625 Hollins, Birchenall, Baxter (o.g.)
9 October 1968 Sheffield Wednesday A1-130,445 Baldwin
12 October 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers A1-127,810 Tambling
19 October 1968 Leicester City H3-033,462 Baldwin (3)
26 October 1968 Stoke City A0-216,799
2 November 1968 Manchester City H2-040,700 Osgood, Baldwin
9 November 1968 Liverpool A1-247,248 Birchenall
16 November 1968 Southampton H2-331,325 Baldwin, Birchenall
23 November 1968 Arsenal A1-045,588 Houseman
30 November 1968 Leeds United H1-143,286 Osgood
7 December 1968 Sunderland A2-321,976 Birchenall, Baldwin
14 December 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers H1-126,194 Osgood (pen)
21 December 1968 Leicester City A4-123,597 Osgood (2), Birchenall, Tambling
26 December 1968 Ipswich Town A3-124,083 Webb (3)
11 January 1969 Manchester City A1-435,605 Houseman
18 January 1969 Liverpool H1-252,295 Tambling
1 February 1969 Southampton A0-528,147
15 February 1969 Leeds United A0-135,789
22 February 1969 Sunderland H5-129,381 Birchenall, Tambling (4)
5 March 1969 Stoke City H1-019,856 Webb
8 March 1969 West Bromwich Albion A3-025,137 Boyle, Hutchinson, Houseman
10 March 1969 Coventry City H2-117,639 Tambling, Hutchinson
15 March 1969 Manchester United H3-260,436 Webb, Tambling, Hutchinson
22 March 1969 Tottenham Hotspur A0-147,349
29 March 1969 Everton A2-142,190 Birchenall, Hutchinson
4 April 1969 Newcastle United H1-142,078 Hutchinson
5 April 1969 Burnley H2-330,266 Hollins, Tambling
8 April 1969 Nottingham Forest A2-130,413 Birchenall, Hutchinson
12 April 1969 West Ham United A0-032,332
14 April 1969 Arsenal H2-137,890 Webb, Baldwin
19 April 1969 Queens Park Rangers H2-141,263 Baldwin (2)
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
3 Everton 422115677362.13957
4 Arsenal 422212856272.07456
5 Chelsea 4220101273531.37750 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6 Tottenham Hotspur 4214171161511.19645
7 Southampton 4216131357481.18845
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 January 19693 Carlisle United H2-037,322 Osgood, Tambling
25 January 19694 Preston North End A0-031,875
3 February 19694 (R) Preston North End H2-136,522 Webb, Cooke
12 February 19695 Stoke City H3-239,191 Osgood (2), Birchenall
1 March 1969QF West Bromwich Albion H1-252,285 Webb

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
3 September 19682 Birmingham City A1-031,560 Foster (o.g.)
25 September 19683 Derby County H0-026,975
2 October 19683 (R) Derby County A1-334,463 Birchenall

Fairs Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 19681 Greenock Morton H5-028,736 Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Birchenall
30 September 19681 Greenock Morton A4-38,000 Baldwin, Tambling, Birchenall, Houseman
23 October 19682 DWS H0-028,428
30 October 19682 DWS A0-014,000
30 October 1968 DWS Chelsea lost on coin toss

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