1968–69 Chelsea F.C. season

1968–69 Chelsea F.C. season
Chelsea
1968-69 season
Chairman England Brian Mears
Manager England Dave Sexton
First Division 5th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Football League Cup Third round
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Bobby Tambling (18)
All:
Bobby Tambling (19)
Highest home attendance 60,436 vs Manchester United (15 March 1969)
Lowest home attendance 17,639 vs Coventry City (10 March 1969)

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








Contents

Results

First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1968 Nottingham Forest H 1-1 36,515 Tambling
17 August 1968 West Bromwich Albion H 3-1 33,766 Baldwin, Tambling (2)
21 August 1968 Newcastle United A 2-3 39,048 Tambling, Birchenall
24 August 1968 Manchester United A 4-0 55,114 Baldwin (2), Tambling, Birchenall
28 August 1968 Sheffield Wednesday H 1-0 33,402 Tambling
31 August 1968 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-2 48,412 Osgood (pen), Birchenall
7 September 1968 Everton H 1-1 42,017 Osgood (pen)
10 September 1968 Coventry City A 1-0 36,217 Osgood
14 September 1968 Queens Park Rangers A 4-0 26,358 Baldwin (2), Osgood, Birchenall
21 September 1968 West Ham United H 1-1 58,062 Tambling
28 September 1968 Burnley A 1-2 14,762 Tambling
5 October 1968 Ipswich Town H 3-1 31,625 Hollins, Birchenall, Baxter (o.g.)
9 October 1968 Sheffield Wednesday A 1-1 30,445 Baldwin
12 October 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-1 27,810 Tambling
19 October 1968 Leicester City H 3-0 33,462 Baldwin (3)
26 October 1968 Stoke City A 0-2 16,799
2 November 1968 Manchester City H 2-0 40,700 Osgood, Baldwin
9 November 1968 Liverpool A 1-2 47,248 Birchenall
16 November 1968 Southampton H 2-3 31,325 Baldwin, Birchenall
23 November 1968 Arsenal A 1-0 45,588 Houseman
30 November 1968 Leeds United H 1-1 43,286 Osgood
7 December 1968 Sunderland A 2-3 21,976 Birchenall, Baldwin
14 December 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-1 26,194 Osgood (pen)
21 December 1968 Leicester City A 4-1 23,597 Osgood (2), Birchenall, Tambling
26 December 1968 Ipswich Town A 3-1 24,083 Webb (3)
11 January 1969 Manchester City A 1-4 35,605 Houseman
18 January 1969 Liverpool H 1-2 52,295 Tambling
1 February 1969 Southampton A 0-5 28,147
15 February 1969 Leeds United A 0-1 35,789
22 February 1969 Sunderland H 5-1 29,381 Birchenall, Tambling (4)
5 March 1969 Stoke City H 1-0 19,856 Webb
8 March 1969 West Bromwich Albion A 3-0 25,137 Boyle, Hutchinson, Houseman
10 March 1969 Coventry City H 2-1 17,639 Tambling, Hutchinson
15 March 1969 Manchester United H 3-2 60,436 Webb, Tambling, Hutchinson
22 March 1969 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-1 47,349
29 March 1969 Everton A 2-1 42,190 Birchenall, Hutchinson
4 April 1969 Newcastle United H 1-1 42,078 Hutchinson
5 April 1969 Burnley H 2-3 30,266 Hollins, Tambling
8 April 1969 Nottingham Forest A 2-1 30,413 Birchenall, Hutchinson
12 April 1969 West Ham United A 0-0 32,332
14 April 1969 Arsenal H 2-1 37,890 Webb, Baldwin
19 April 1969 Queens Park Rangers H 2-1 41,263 Baldwin (2)

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 January 1969 3 Carlisle United H 2-0 37,322 Osgood, Tambling
25 January 1969 4 Preston North End A 0-0 31,875
3 February 1969 4 (R) Preston North End H 2-1 36,522 Webb, Cooke
12 February 1969 5 Stoke City H 3-2 39,191 Osgood (2), Birchenall
1 March 1969 QF West Bromwich Albion H 1-2 52,285 Webb

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
3 September 1968 2 Birmingham City A 1-0 31,560 Foster (o.g.)
25 September 1968 3 Derby County H 0-0 26,975
2 October 1968 3 (R) Derby County A 1-3 34,463 Birchenall

Fairs Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 September 1968 1 Greenock Morton H 5-0 28,736 Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Birchenall
30 September 1968 1 Greenock Morton A 4-3 8,000 Baldwin, Tambling, Birchenall, Houseman
23 October 1968 2 DWS Amsterdam H 0-0 28,428
30 October 1968 2 DWS Amsterdam A 0-0 14,000
Chelsea lost on coin toss

Notes

References

  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)

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