- 1970–71 Chelsea F.C. season
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Chelsea 1970-71 season Chairman 
Brian MearsManager Dave SextonFirst Division 6th FA Cup Fourth round Football League Cup Fourth round UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winners FA Charity Shield Runners-up Top goalscorer League:
Keith Weller (13)
All:
Keith Weller (14)Highest home attendance 61,277 vs Tottenham Hotspur (14 November 1970) Lowest home attendance 14,356 vs Burnley (26 April 1971) The 1970-71 season was Chelsea Football Club's 57th of competitive football, and their 44th in the English top flight.
Contents
Squad statistics
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup Charity Shield Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK Peter Bonetti28 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 42 0 GK John Phillips14 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 0 DF 
John Dempsey31(2) 1 1(1) 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 41(3) 2 DF Micky Droy4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 DF Ron Harris38 1 3 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 56 1 DF Marvin Hinton20 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 29 2 DF 
Stewart Houston0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 DF Eddie McCreadie14(1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 DF Paddy Mulligan17(1) 1 0 0 3 0 6(1) 0 1 0 27 1 DF David Webb34 4 3 0 4 1 10 1 1 0 52 1 MF John Boyle20(1) 0 3 0 1 0 6(2) 0 0 0 30(3) 0 MF Charlie Cooke31(3) 1 3 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 45(3) 1 MF Alan Hudson34(1) 3 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 45(1) 3 MF John Hollins40 6 3 0 4 1 8 2 1 0 56 9 MF Peter Houseman37(1) 4 3 1 4 0 9 1 1 0 54(1) 6 MF/FW Keith Weller36(4) 13 3 0 3 1 8(1) 0 1 0 51(5) 14 MF/FW Tommy Baldwin18 2 2 2 2 1 7(3) 2 0 0 29(3) 7 FW Peter Feely2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 FW Ian Hutchinson20 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 1 1 28 8 FW Peter Osgood27 5 3 1 3 2 8 4 1 0 42 12 FW 
Derek Smethurst12 3 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 0 0 16(1) 4 - Substitute appearances in parenthesis. Substitute appearances included in totals
Results
First Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 15 August 1970 Derby County H 2-1 46,969 Hutchinson (2) 19 August 1970 Manchester United A 0-0 50,979 22 August 1970 West Ham United A 2-0 39,240 Weller (2) 26 August 1970 Everton H 2-2 48,195 Mulligan, Hollins 29 August 1970 Arsenal H 2-1 53,722 Dempsey, Weller 1 September 1970 Burnley A 0-0 14,543 5 September 1970 Leeds United A 0-1 47,662 12 September 1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2-2 34,889 Harris, Hutchinson 19 September 1970 Coventry City A 1-0 29,328 Hollins 26 September 1970 Ipswich Town H 2-1 38,541 Hudson, Osgood 3 October 1970 Liverpool A 0-1 46,196 10 October 1971 Manchester City H 1-1 51,903 Weller 17 October 1970 Derby County A 2-1 35,166 Weller (2) 24 October 1970 Blackpool A 4-3 24,940 Webb, Weller (2), Hatton (o.g.) 31 October 1970 Southampton H 2-2 44,843 Hollins, Webb 7 November 1970 Huddersfield Town A 1-0 24,631 Baldwin 14 November 1970 Tottenham Hotspur H 0-2 61,277 21 November 1970 Stoke City H 2-1 36,227 Osgood, Bernard (o.g.) 28 November 1970 West Bromwich Albion A 2-2 29,374 Weller, Cooke 5 December 1970 Newcastle United H 1-0 39,413 Weller 12 December 1970 Nottingham Forest A 1-1 20,080 Weller 19 December 1970 West Ham United H 2-1 42,075 Osgood (2) 9 January 1971 Manchester United H 1-2 53,482 Hudson 13 January 1971 Crystal Palace A 0-0 40,489 16 January 1971 Everton A 0-3 43,648 30 January 1971 West Bromwich Albion H 4-1 26,874 Hollins (2), Hutchinson, Smethurst 6 February 1971 Newcastle United A 1-0 34,366 Hudson 13 February 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-1 34,110 17 February 1971 Nottingham Forest H 2-0 19,339 Hollins, O'Kane (o.g.) 20 February 1971 Stoke City A 2-1 26,959 Smethurst, Hutchinson 27 February 1971 Southampton A 0-0 29,937 6 March 1971 Blackpool H 2-0 26,530 Baldwin, Webb 13 March 1971 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-2 49,292 Weller 20 March 1971 Huddersfield Town H 0-0 28,207 27 March 1971 Leeds United H 3-1 58,452 Osgood, Houseman (2) 3 April 1971 Arsenal A 0-2 62,087 10 April 1971 Crystal Palace H 1-1 38,953 Webb 12 April 1971 Liverpool H 1-0 38,705 Lindsay (o.g.) 17 April 1971 Manchester City A 1-1 26,120 Weller 24 April 1971 Coventry City H 2-1 27,517 Smethurst, Feely 26 April 1971 Burnley H 0-1 14,356 1 May 1971 Ipswich Town A 0-0 24,708 Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts 5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 1.75 51 6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 1.238 51 7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 1.272 46 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
FA Charity Shield
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 8 August 1970 - Everton H 1-2 43,547 Hutchinson League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 September 1970 R2 Sheffield Wednesday A 1-1 15,869 Osgood 22 September 1970 R2 (R) Sheffield Wednesday H 2-1 26,646 Webb, Osgood (pen.) 7 October 1970 R3 Middlesbrough H 3-2 28,597 Weller, Baldwin, Hutchinson 28 October 1970 R4 Manchester United A 1-2 47,565 Hollins UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 16 September 1970 R1 Aris Salonika A 1-1 50,000 Hutchinson 30 September 1970 R1 Aris Salonika H 5-1 40,425 Hollins (2), Hinton, Hutchinson (2) 21 October 1970 R2 CSKA Sofia A 1-0 45,000 Baldwin 4 November 1970 R2 CSKA Sofia H 1-0 41,613 David Webb/Webb 10 March 1971 QF Club Brugge A 0-2 23,000 24 March 1971 QF Club Brugge H 4-0
(a.e.t.)45,558 Baldwin, Osgood (2), Houseman 14 April 1971 SF Manchester City H 1-0 45,595 Smethurst 28 April 1971 SF Manchester City A 1-0 43,663 Healey (o.g.) 19 May 1971 F Real Madrid N 1-1
(a.e.t.)45,000 Osgood 21 May 1971 F Real Madrid N 2-1 24,000 Dempsey, Osgood FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 2 January 1971 R3 Crystal Palace A 2-2 42,123 Baldwin, Osgood 6 January 1971 R3 (R) Crystal Palace H 2-0 55,074 Baldwin, Houseman 23 January 1971 R4 Manchester City H 0-3 50,176 References
- Soccerbase
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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