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Season 1974-1975

Half-Time scores in brackets where known

Chelsea (0) 0 Carlisle United (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 17th August 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,268
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Chris Garland (12 Charlie Cooke 73), 10 Bill Garner, 11 John Sissons
   Debut Players David Hay, John Sissons
   Manager Dave Sexton
Carlisle United Allan Ross, Peter Carr, John Gorman, Les O'Neill, Bill Green, Bobby Parker, Hugh McIlmoyle, Ray Train, Frank Clarke (Dennis Martin 62), Chris Balderstone, Joe Laidlaw
   Scorers Bill Green 2, Les O'Neill 76
   Manager Alan Ashman
Match Facts Match 2701      League match 2397   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 32.8    Youngest Player 20

Chelsea (3) 3 Burnley (0) 3

Date: Wednesday, 21st August 1974 at 19:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,745
Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Bill Garner, 11 John Sissons
   Scorers Houseman 5, Garner 20, Cooke 45
   Booked Kember
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Hutchinson
   Manager Dave Sexton
Burnley Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble, Keith Newton, Martin Dobson, Colin Waldron, Billy Rodaway, Geoff Nulty, Ray Hankin, Paul Fletcher, Doug Collins, Leighton James
   Scorers Ray Hankin 53, Martin Dobson 60, Paul Fletcher 80
   Booked Doug Collins 45
   Manager Jimmy Adamson
Match Facts Match 2702      League match 2398   Starting XI    Average age 27.4    Oldest Player 32.8    Youngest Player 20.1

Coventry City (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 3

Date: Saturday, 24th August 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,251
Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield)
Coventry City Neil Ramsbottom, Peter Hindley, Chris Cattlin, Dennis Mortimer, Larry Lloyd, Alan Dugdale, Mick McGuire, Brian Alderson, Colin Stein, David Cross, Tommy Hutchison
   Scorer David Cross 68
   Sub Not Used Holmes
   Manager Gordon Milne
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Bill Garner, 11 John Sissons
   Scorers Cooke 44, Garner 60, Locke 66
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Hutchinson
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2703      League match 2399   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 32.9    Youngest Player 20.1

Burnley (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Tuesday, 27th August 1974 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 8
Venue: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,154
Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)
Burnley Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble, Keith Newton, Billy Ingham, Colin Waldron, Billy Rodaway, Ian Brennan, Ray Hankin, Paul Fletcher, Doug Collins, Leighton James
   Scorer Leighton James 56 (Pen)
   Booked Billy Rodaway
   Manager Jimmy Adamson
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Charlie Cooke (12 Ian Hutchinson 66), 10 Bill Garner, 11 John Sissons
   Scorers Garner 75, Hutchinson 84
   Booked Hay, Kember
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2704      League match 2400   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 20.1

Chelsea (0) 0 Liverpool (2) 3

Date: Saturday, 31st August 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,461
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Ian Hutchinson, 10 Bill Garner (12 Chris Garland 61), 11 John Sissons
   Booked Garland 68
   Manager Dave Sexton
Liverpool Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Alec Lindsay, Phil Thompson, Peter Cormack, Emlyn Hughes, Phil Boersma, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway, Ray Kennedy, Ian Callaghan
   Scorers Ray Kennedy 21, Phil Boersma 34, Phil Boersma 76
   Sub Not Used Toshack
   Manager Bob Paisley
Match Facts Match 2705      League match 2401   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 29.7    Youngest Player 20.1

Middlesbrough (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 7th September 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 25,480
Referee: Roger B Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
Middlesbrough Jim Platt, John Craggs, Frank Spraggon, Willie Maddren, Stuart Boam, Brian Taylor, Bobby Murdoch, David Mills, John Hickton, Alan Foggon (Peter Brine 78), David Armstrong
   Scorer Willie Maddren 17
   Manager Jack Charlton
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 David Hay, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Scorer Hutchinson 67
   Sub Not Used 12 Steve Kember
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2706      League match 2402   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 20.1

Chelsea (2) 4 Newport County (1) 2

Date: Wednesday, 11th September 1974 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 13,322
Referee: Jack K Taylor (Wolverhampton)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Chris Garland, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Scorers Cooke 13, Garland 43, Garland 53, Garland 85
   Sub Not Used 12 John Dempsey
   Manager Dave Sexton
Newport County John Macey, Peter Passey, Gary Bell, Brian Godfrey, Steve Aizlewood, Graham Coldrick, Billy Screen (Willie Brown 71), Rod Jones, Bobby Woodruff, Eddie Woods, Wyn Hooper
   Scorers Bobby Woodruff 35, Willie Brown 72
   Manager Brian Harris
Match Facts Match 2707      League Cup match 47   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.1

Chelsea (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 14th September 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,596
Referee: Pat Partridge (Bishop Auckland)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Ron Harris, 7 David Hay, 8 Chris Garland, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Booked Dempsey, Harris, Hutchinson
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Manager Dave Sexton
Arsenal Jimmy Rimmer, Eddie Kelly, Peter Simpson, Peter Storey, Jeff Blockley, John Matthews, George Armstrong, Charlie George, John Radford, Brian Kidd, Liam Brady
   Booked Jeff Blockley, Peter Simpson
   Sub Not Used Powling
   Manager Bertie Mee
Match Facts Match 2708      League match 2403   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.1

Ipswich Town (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 21st September 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,111
Referee: Harry G New (Havant)
Ipswich Town Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Mick Mills, Brian Talbot, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark (Roger Osborne), Clive Woods
   Scorers Brian Talbot 4, David Johnson 53
   Booked Allan Hunter
   Manager Bobby Robson
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Ron Harris, 7 David Hay, 8 Chris Garland, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Booked Hollins
   Sub Not Used 12 Micky Droy
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2709      League match 2404   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.1

Derby County (3) 4 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Wednesday, 25th September 1974 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 15
Venue: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,036
Referee: Ken H Burns (Stourbridge)
Derby County Colin Boulton, Ron Webster, David Nish, Bruce Rioch, Peter Daniel, Colin Todd, Henry Newton, Archie Gemmill, Roger Davies, Kevin Hector, Francis Lee
   Scorers Bruce Rioch 10, Ron Webster 24, Peter Daniel 35, Kevin Hector 86
   Sub Not Used Bourne
   Manager Dave Mackay
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Chris Garland, 9 Ian Hutchinson, 10 David Hay, 11 John Sissons
   Scorer Hutchinson 14
   Booked Droy 13
   Sub Not Used 12 Steve Kember
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2710      League match 2405   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.2

Chelsea (0) 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 28th September 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,073
Referee: Tom H Reynolds (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Peter Houseman, 4 David Hay, 5 John Dempsey, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Ray Wilkins, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Sub Not Used 12 Micky Droy
   Manager Dave Sexton
Wolverhampton Wanderers Phil Parkes, Nigel Williams, Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Ken Hibbitt, Alan Sunderland, John Richards, Steve Daley, John Farley
   Scorer John Richards 6
   Sub Not Used Withe
   Manager Bill McGarry
Match Facts Match 2711      League match 2406   Starting XI    Average age 25.9    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 18

Manchester City (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 5th October 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 20
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,412
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Manchester City Keith MacRae, Geoff Hammond, Glyn Pardoe, Mike Doyle, Colin Barrett (Mickey Horswill 63), Alan Oakes, Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Rodney Marsh, Asa Hartford, Dennis Tueart
   Scorer Colin Bell 76
   Booked Mike Summerbee
   Sent Off Asa Hartford 73
   Manager Tony Book
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins (12 Ray Wilkins 73), 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Bill Garner, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Hutchinson 59
   Booked Garner, Dempsey 82
   Sent Off Kember 85
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2712      League match 2407   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.2

Chelsea (1) 2 Stoke City (1) 2

Date: Wednesday, 9th October 1974 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,954
Referee: Les Hayes (Doncaster)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Chris Garland (12 Ray Wilkins), 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Hutchinson 22, Hutchinson 52
   Booked Garland
   Manager Ron Suart
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Dodd, Jimmy Robertson (Sean Haslegrave), Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst, Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons
   Scorers Jimmy Robertson 6, Geoff Hurst 47
   Booked Mike Pejic
   Manager Tony Waddington
Match Facts Match 2713      League Cup match 48   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.2

Chelsea (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 12th October 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,660
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Hollins 7 (Pen)
   Sub Not Used 12 Ray Wilkins
   Manager Ron Suart
Tottenham Hotspur Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Chris Jones, Terry Naylor
   Sub Not Used Coates
   Manager Terry Neill
Match Facts Match 2714      League match 2408   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 20.2

Stoke City (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Wednesday, 16th October 1974 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 3 (replay)
Venue: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 24,377
Referee: Les Hayes (Doncaster)
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh (Terry Conroy 65), Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Dodd, Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst, Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons
   Scorer Jimmy Greenhoff 80
   Booked Jimmy Robertson
   Manager Tony Waddington
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Chris Garland (12 Bill Garner 46), 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Britton 21
   Booked Harris, Phillips
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2715      League Cup match 49   Starting XI    Average age 26    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 20.2
After extra time. Score at 90 minutes 1-1

Everton (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 19th October 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,806
Referee: John H Yates (Redditch)
Everton Dai Davies, Mike Bernard, Steve Seargeant, John Hurst, Roger Kenyon, Dave Clements, Mick Buckley, Martin Dobson, Jim Pearson (Gary Jones 71), Mike Lyons, John Connolly
   Scorer Gary Jones 84 (Pen)
   Manager Billy Bingham
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorer Cooke 6
   Booked Baldwin 60, Cooke 60, Hollins 60, Houseman 60, Garner 74, Droy 90
   Sent Off Dempsey 90
   Sub Not Used 12 Ken Swain
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2716      League match 2409   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 20.2

Stoke City (4) 6 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Tuesday, 22nd October 1974 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: League Cup Round 3 (replay)
Venue: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 26,712
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Dodd, Sean Haslegrave, Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst, Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons
   Scorers Geoff Hurst 2, Denis Smith 10, Micky Droy 38 (O.G), Ron Harris 44 (O.G), Geoff Salmons 61, Geoff Hurst 67
   Manager Tony Waddington
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Bill Garner, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman (12 Tommy Baldwin 35)
   Scorers Hollins 68, Baldwin 83
   Booked Garner
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2717      League Cup match 50   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 20.2

Chelsea (1) 3 Stoke City (1) 3

Date: Saturday, 26th October 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,718
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Chris Garland, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Steve Kember
   Scorers Droy 28, Garland 62, Hutchinson 90
   Booked Dempsey
   Sub Not Used 12 Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Ron Suart
Stoke City John Farmer, Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Dodd, Sean Haslegrave, Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst (Jimmy Robertson 70), Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons
   Scorers Jimmy Greenhoff 12, Sean Haslegrave 59, Jimmy Robertson 85
   Booked Geoff Salmons
   Manager Tony Waddington
Match Facts Match 2718      League match 2410   Starting XI    Average age 25.8    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 20.2

Birmingham City (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 2nd November 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: St Andrews
Attendance: 30,364
Referee: Harold Hackney (Barnsley)
Birmingham City David Latchford, Ray Martin, Archie Styles, Howard Kendall, Joe Gallagher, Gary Pendrey, Alan Campbell, Steve Phillips, Kenny Burns, Bob Hatton, Jimmy Calderwood
   Scorers Bob Hatton 29, Howard Kendall 56
   Sub Not Used Page
   Manager Fred Goodwin
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Ian Britton (12 John Sissons 71), 8 Chris Garland, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Tommy Baldwin, 11 Steve Kember
   Booked Kember
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2719      League match 2411   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 33    Youngest Player 20.3

Chelsea (0) 0 Leicester City (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 9th November 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,915
Referee: William J Gow (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Tommy Baldwin, 9 Tommy Langley, 10 Peter Houseman, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Britton
   Debut Players Tommy Langley
   Final Appearances Tommy Baldwin
   Manager Ron Suart
Leicester City Mark Wallington, Steve Whitworth, Dennis Rofe (Steve Yates), Steve Earle, Malcolm Munro, Graham Cross, Keith Weller, Jon Sammels, Frank Worthington, Alan Birchenall, Len Glover
   Booked Len Glover
   Manager Jimmy Bloomfield
Match Facts Match 2720      League match 2412   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 34.7    Youngest Player 16.7

Chelsea (2) 3 Coventry City (2) 3

Date: Wednesday, 13th November 1974 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 David Hay, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton (12 Ian Britton 18), 7 Steve Kember, 8 Bill Garner, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Peter Houseman, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Garner 26, Garland 40, Cooke 60
   Booked Garland 85
   Manager Ron Suart
Coventry City Bill Glazier, Graham Oakey (Alan Green 70), Chris Cattlin, Dennis Mortimer, John Craven, Peter Hindley, Jimmy Holmes, Willie Carr, Colin Stein, David Cross, Tommy Hutchison
   Scorers David Cross 4, John Craven 43, Tommy Hutchison 84
   Manager Gordon Milne
Match Facts Match 2721      League match 2413   Starting XI    Average age 27.9    Oldest Player 34.7    Youngest Player 20.3

Newcastle United (0) 5 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 16th November 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 20
Venue: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,236
Referee: Ken W Baker (Rugby)
Newcastle United Iam McFaul, Irving Nattrass, Frank Clark, Tommy Cassidy, Glenn Keeley, Pat Howard, Stewart Barrowclough, Alan Kennedy, Malcolm Macdonald, Paul Cannell, Terry Hibbitt (Jim Smith 68)
   Scorers Paul Cannell 50, Alan Kennedy 70, Malcolm Macdonald 71, Stewart Barrowclough 82, Malcolm Macdonald 89
   Manager Joe Harvey
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 David Hay, 5 Micky Droy, 6 John Dempsey, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Bill Garner, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Peter Houseman, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Booked Locke
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Britton
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2722      League match 2414   Starting XI    Average age 27.4    Oldest Player 33.1    Youngest Player 20.3

Leeds United (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 30th November 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 20
Venue: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,444
Referee: Ivan T Smith (Accrington)
Leeds United David Harvey, Paul Reaney, Trevor Cherry, Billy Bremner, Gordon McQueen, Paul Madeley, Duncan McKenzie, Allan Clarke, Joe Jordan, Johnny Giles, Terry Yorath
   Scorers Trevor Cherry 15, Allan Clarke 83
   Sub Not Used Lorimer
   Manager Jimmy Armfield
Chelsea 1 Peter Bonetti, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 David Hay, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Ian Britton (12 Peter Houseman 80), 8 Steve Kember, 9 Bill Garner, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Booked Droy 48
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2723      League match 2415   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 34.8    Youngest Player 20.3

Chelsea (0) 2 Luton Town (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 7th December 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,009
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Graham Wilkins, 4 David Hay, 5 Ron Harris, 6 Ray Wilkins, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Steve Kember, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Scorers Hutchinson 49, Kember 75
   Sub Not Used 12 Peter Houseman
   Manager Ron Suart
Luton Town Graham Horn, John Ryan, Steve Buckley, Peter Anderson, John Faulkner, Paul Futcher, Jim Ryan, Adrian Alston, Peter Spiring, Alan West, John Aston
   Booked John Ryan
   Sub Not Used Husband
   Manager Harry Haslam
Match Facts Match 2724      League match 2416   Starting XI    Average age 25.2    Oldest Player 32.1    Youngest Player 18.2

Carlisle United (1) 1 Chelsea (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 14th December 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Brunton Park
Attendance: 12,854
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
Carlisle United Allan Ross, Peter Carr, John Gorman, Les O'Neill, Bill Green, Bobby Parker, Dennis Martin, Ray Train, Frank Clarke, Eddie Prudham (Chris Balderstone 67), Mike Barry
   Scorer Dennis Martin 15
   Manager Alan Ashman
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Hollins 2, Hollins 22
   Booked Hay
   Sub Not Used 12 John Sissons
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2725      League match 2417   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 32.1    Youngest Player 18.2

Chelsea (0) 1 West Ham United (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 21st December 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,969
Referee: Ron Perkin (Stafford)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember (12 John Dempsey 47), 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Hutchinson 65
   Booked Garland 43
   Manager Ron Suart
West Ham United Mervyn Day, Keith Coleman, Frank Lampard, Billy Bonds (Clyde Best 37), Tommy Taylor, Kevin Lock, John McDowell, Graham Paddon, Bobby Gould, Trevor Brooking, Keith Robson
   Scorer Bobby Gould 83
   Booked Tommy Taylor 43, Clyde Best 44
   Manager John Lyall
Match Facts Match 2726      League match 2418   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 32.1    Youngest Player 18.2

Arsenal (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 2

Date: Thursday, 26th December 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Highbury
Attendance: 33,784
Referee: Edwin D Wallace (Crewe)
Arsenal Jimmy Rimmer, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Eddie Kelly, Terry Mancini, Peter Simpson, Peter Storey, Alan Ball, John Radford, Brian Kidd, Alex Cropley
   Scorer Alan Ball 64 (Pen)
   Manager Bertie Mee
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Garland 20, Garland 42
   Sub Not Used 12 John Dempsey
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2727      League match 2419   Starting XI    Average age 25.8    Oldest Player 32.1    Youngest Player 18.2

Chelsea (0) 0 Queens Park Rangers (0) 3

Date: Saturday, 28th December 1974 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,917
Referee: Robert Matthewson (Bolton)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson (12 Peter Houseman 36), 11 Charlie Cooke
   Booked Droy, Harris
   Manager Ron Suart
Queens Park Rangers Phil Parkes, Dave Clement, Ian Gillard, Don Masson, Frank McLintock, Dave Webb, Dave Thomas, Gerry Francis, John Beck, Stan Bowles, Don Givens
   Scorers Gerry Francis 52, Don Givens 65, Don Givens 70
   Booked Gerry Francis, Dave Clement 1
   Sub Not Used Shanks
   Manager Dave Sexton
Match Facts Match 2728      League match 2420   Starting XI    Average age 25.6    Oldest Player 32.2    Youngest Player 18.2

Chelsea (0) 3 Sheffield Wednesday (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 4th January 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,679
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Charlie Cooke, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Peter Houseman
   Scorers Droy 75, Garland 76, Droy 85
   Sub Not Used 12 Garry Stanley
   Penalty Missed Hollins 18 (Over bar)
   Manager Ron Suart
Sheffield Wednesday Peter Fox, Peter Rodrigues, Bernard Shaw, Alan Thompson, Hugh Dowd, Ken Knighton, Eric Potts, Rodger Wylde, Brian Joicey (Jimmy Mullen), Fred McIver, David Sunley
   Scorers Alan Thompson 33 (Pen), Bernard Shaw 60
   Manager Steve Burtenshaw
Match Facts Match 2729      FA Cup match 223   Starting XI    Average age 25.9    Oldest Player 32.2    Youngest Player 18.3

Luton Town (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 11th January 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 23,096
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
Luton Town Graham Horn, John Ryan, Steve Buckley, Peter Anderson, John Faulkner, Paul Futcher, Jim Ryan, Jimmy Husband, Ron Futcher, Alan West, John Aston
   Scorer Jimmy Husband 63
   Sub Not Used Alston
   Manager Harry Haslam
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey (12 Peter Houseman 26), 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Kember 82
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2730      League match 2421   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 32.2    Youngest Player 18.3

Chelsea (0) 0 Leeds United (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 18th January 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,733
Referee: Jack K Taylor (Wolverhampton)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Sub Not Used 12 Garry Stanley
   Manager Ron Suart
Leeds United David Harvey, Paul Reaney, Frank Gray, Billy Bremner, Gordon McQueen, Paul Madeley, Duncan McKenzie, Allan Clarke (Terry Yorath 57), Peter Lorimer, Johnny Giles, Eddie Gray
   Scorers Duncan McKenzie 33, Terry Yorath 78
   Manager Jimmy Armfield
Match Facts Match 2731      League match 2422   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 34.9    Youngest Player 18.3

Chelsea (0) 0 Birmingham City (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 25th January 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,450
Referee: Tom H Reynolds (Swansea)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Chris Garland, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 John Sissons
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Final Appearances John Sissons
   Manager Ron Suart
Birmingham City David Latchford, Malcolm Page, Archie Styles, Howard Kendall, Joe Gallagher, Gary Pendrey, Gary Emmanuel, Gordon Taylor, Kenny Burns, Roger Hynd, Paul Hendrie
   Scorer Kenny Burns 42
   Booked David Latchford, Gary Pendrey, Kenny Burns, Paul Hendrie, Archie Styles 33
   Sub Not Used Campbell
   Manager Fred Goodwin
Match Facts Match 2732      FA Cup match 224   Starting XI    Average age 25.4    Oldest Player 30.1    Youngest Player 18.3

Leicester City (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 1st February 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Filbert Street
Attendance: 23,759
Referee: Roy Capey (Crewe)
Leicester City Mark Wallington, Steve Whitworth, Dennis Rofe, Steve Earle, Jeff Blockley, Graham Cross, Keith Weller, Jon Sammels, Frank Worthington, Alan Birchenall, Len Glover
   Scorer Keith Weller 33
   Booked Alan Birchenall 65
   Sub Not Used Yates
   Manager Jimmy Bloomfield
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Kember 88
   Booked Garner 34, Harris 34, Kember 35
   Sub Not Used 12 Marvin Hinton
   Debut Players Steve Finnieston
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2733      League match 2423   Starting XI    Average age 24.6    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.6

Chelsea (1) 2 Birmingham City (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 8th February 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke (12 Tommy Langley 56), 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Wilkins 13, Langley 76
   Booked Kember, Harris 26
   Manager Ron Suart
Birmingham City David Latchford, Malcolm Page, Steve Bryant, Howard Kendall, Joe Gallagher, Roger Hynd, Alan Campbell, Gordon Taylor, Kenny Burns, Bob Hatton, Gary Emmanuel
   Scorer Bob Hatton 43
   Booked Steve Bryant 3
   Sub Not Used Clarke
   Manager Fred Goodwin
Match Facts Match 2734      League match 2424   Starting XI    Average age 24.6    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.6

Sheffield United (2) 2 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 15th February 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,542
Referee: Jack Rice (Leyland)
Sheffield United Jim Brown, Len Badger, Ted Hemsley, Keith Eddy, Eddie Colquhoun, John Flynn, Alan Woodward, Mick Speight, Garry Jones, Tony Currie (Billy Dearden 60), Tony Field
   Scorers Alan Woodward 40, Len Badger 43
   Manager Ken Furphy
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy (12 Chris Garland 86), 6 Ron Harris, 7 David Hay, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Garner 90
   Booked Droy, Garner, Hay
   Penalty Missed Hollins 78 (Saved)
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2735      League match 2425   Starting XI    Average age 24.5    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.7

Chelsea (2) 3 Newcastle United (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 22nd February 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,770
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins (12 Peter Houseman), 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Finnieston 36, Cooke 44, Hollins 52 (Pen)
   Manager Ron Suart
Newcastle United Iam McFaul, Irving Nattrass, Alan Kennedy (Micky Burns), Jim Smith, Glenn Keeley, Pat Howard, Stewart Barrowclough, Geoff Nulty, Malcolm Macdonald, John Tudor, Tommy Craig
   Scorers Malcolm Macdonald 51, John Tudor 54
   Booked Glenn Keeley 37
   Penalty Missed McDonald 66 (Saved)
   Manager Joe Harvey
Match Facts Match 2736      League match 2426   Starting XI    Average age 24.1    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.7

Liverpool (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 1st March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Anfield
Attendance: 42,762
Referee: William J Gow (Swansea)
Liverpool Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Peter Cormack, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway (Alan Waddle 75), John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
   Scorers Steve Heighway 40, Peter Cormack 89
   Manager Bob Paisley
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow (12 Steve Kember 86), 4 John Hollins, 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorers Britton 7, Finnieston 74
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2737      League match 2427   Starting XI    Average age 24.1    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.7

Chelsea (0) 1 Derby County (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 8th March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,644
Referee: Donald Biddle (Bristol)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Chris Garland, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Hollins 62
   Sub Not Used 12 Steve Kember
   Final Appearances Chris Garland
   Manager Ron Suart
Derby County Colin Boulton, Rod Thomas, David Nish, Bruce Rioch, Peter Daniel, Colin Todd, Henry Newton, Archie Gemmill, Roger Davies, Kevin Hector, Alan Hinton
   Scorers Peter Daniel 58, Alan Hinton 61
   Sub Not Used Bourne
   Manager Dave Mackay
Match Facts Match 2738      League match 2428   Starting XI    Average age 24.1    Oldest Player 32.3    Youngest Player 17.7

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) 7 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 15th March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Molineux
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Gordon C Kew (Amersham)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Gary Pierce, Geoff Palmer, Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Ken Hibbitt, Willie Carr, John Richards, Steve Kindon, Dave Wagstaffe
   Scorers John Richards 24, Willie Carr 26, Ken Hibbitt 41, Mike Bailey 58, Steve Kindon 72, John Richards 74, Dave Wagstaffe 82
   Sub Not Used Withe
   Manager Bill McGarry
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 John Dempsey (12 Steve Kember 75), 6 Ron Harris, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston, 10 Bill Garner, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Garner 37
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2739      League match 2429   Starting XI    Average age 24.4    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 17.7

Queens Park Rangers (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Tuesday, 18th March 1975 at 19:30 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Loftus Road
Attendance: 25,324
Referee: Brian H Daniels (Brentwood)
Queens Park Rangers Phil Parkes, Don Shanks, Ian Gillard, Don Masson, Frank McLintock, Dave Webb (John Beck), Dave Thomas, Gerry Francis, Martyn Busby, Stan Bowles, Don Rogers
   Scorer Dave Thomas 3
   Manager Dave Sexton
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Steve Finnieston (12 Tommy Langley), 10 Bill Garner, 11 Ian Britton
   Booked Harris, Locke 6
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2740      League match 2430   Starting XI    Average age 24.4    Oldest Player 35.1    Youngest Player 17.7

Chelsea (0) 1 Middlesbrough (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 22nd March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,240
Referee: Edward Jolly (Middleton)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 John Hollins, 5 Ron Harris, 6 David Hay, 7 Ian Britton, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Tommy Langley, 10 Steve Kember, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Sparrow 73
   Sub Not Used 12 Steve Finnieston
   Manager Ron Suart
Middlesbrough Jim Platt, John Craggs, Terry Cooper, Graeme Souness, Stuart Boam, Willie Maddren, Bobby Murdoch, David Mills, Alan Willey, Alan Foggon, David Armstrong
   Scorers Alan Willey 18, John Craggs 34
   Sent Off Terry Cooper 47
   Sub Not Used Smith
   Manager Jack Charlton
Match Facts Match 2741      League match 2431   Starting XI    Average age 23.9    Oldest Player 32.4    Youngest Player 17.1

West Ham United (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 29th March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Upton Park
Attendance: 31,025
Referee: Anthony E Morrissey (Bramhall)
West Ham United Mervyn Day, Keith Coleman, John McDowell, Alan Curbishley, Tommy Taylor, Kevin Lock, Billy Jennings (Johnny Ayris 66), Graham Paddon, Alan Taylor, Trevor Brooking, Bobby Gould
   Manager John Lyall
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Tommy Langley, 10 Peter Houseman, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Droy 22
   Booked Locke
   Sub Not Used 12 Ian Britton
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2742      League match 2432   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 35.1    Youngest Player 17.1

Chelsea (0) 0 Ipswich Town (0) 0

Date: Monday, 31st March 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Ken W Baker (Rugby)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Steve Wicks, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Tommy Langley, 10 Ian Britton, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Booked Hay
   Sub Not Used 12 Ray Wilkins
   Debut Players Steve Wicks
   Manager Ron Suart
Ipswich Town Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Mick Mills, Roger Osborne, Allan Hunter, John Wark, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, Terry Austin (Eric Gates), Trevor Whymark, Clive Woods
   Manager Bobby Robson
Match Facts Match 2743      League match 2433   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 35.1    Youngest Player 17.1

Stoke City (1) 3 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 5th April 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 26,375
Referee: David Richardson (Blackburn)
Stoke City Peter Shilton, Jackie Marsh, Danny Bowers, John Mahoney, Alan Dodd, Eric Skeels, Terry Conroy, Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst, Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons
   Scorers Terry Conroy 29, Jimmy Greenhoff 63, Terry Conroy 88
   Sub Not Used Haslegrave
   Manager Tony Waddington
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Ron Harris, 3 Gary Locke, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton, 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Tommy Langley, 10 Steve Finnieston (12 Bill Garner), 11 Peter Houseman
   Booked Hollins 27
   Manager Ron Suart
Match Facts Match 2744      League match 2434   Starting XI    Average age 25.7    Oldest Player 35.1    Youngest Player 17.1

Chelsea (0) 0 Manchester City (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 12th April 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,249
Referee: Alan Robinson (Portsmouth)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 Ron Harris, 4 John Hollins, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Marvin Hinton (12 Tommy Langley 72), 7 Steve Kember, 8 David Hay, 9 Charlie Cooke, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Peter Houseman
   Final Appearances Peter Houseman
   Manager Ron Suart
Manchester City Joe Corrigan, Geoff Hammond, Willie Donachie, Mike Doyle, Tommy Booth, Alan Oakes, Asa Hartford, Colin Bell, Rodney Marsh, Joe Royle (Barney Daniels 46), Dennis Tueart
   Scorer Asa Hartford 31
   Manager Tony Book
Match Facts Match 2745      League match 2435   Starting XI    Average age 27.7    Oldest Player 35.1    Youngest Player 20.7

Tottenham Hotspur (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 19th April 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 21
Venue: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 51,064
Referee: Jack K Taylor (Wolverhampton)
Tottenham Hotspur Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Phil Beal, Keith Osgood, Terry Naylor, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman, Chris Jones, John Duncan, Jimmy Neighbour
   Scorers Steve Perryman 57, Alfie Conn 74
   Booked Cyril Knowles
   Sub Not Used Chivers
   Manager Terry Neill
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke, 3 John Sparrow, 4 Ian Britton, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 David Hay, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Teddy Maybank, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Booked Locke 4
   Sub Not Used 12 Steve Kember
   Debut Players Teddy Maybank
   Manager Eddie McCreadie
Match Facts Match 2746      League match 2436   Starting XI    Average age 23.7    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 17.8

Chelsea (1) 1 Sheffield United (0) 1

Date: Wednesday, 23rd April 1975 at 19:45 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 21
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,380
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 Gary Locke (12 Bill Garner 67), 3 John Sparrow, 4 Ian Britton, 5 Micky Droy, 6 Ron Harris, 7 David Hay, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Teddy Maybank, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Maybank 6
   Manager Eddie McCreadie
Sheffield United Jim Brown, Len Badger, David Bradford, Keith Eddy, Eddie Colquhoun, John Flynn, Alan Woodward, Mick Speight, Billy Dearden (Terry Garbett 75), Tony Currie, Tony Field
   Scorer Keith Eddy 76
   Manager Ken Furphy
Match Facts Match 2747      League match 2437   Starting XI    Average age 23.7    Oldest Player 32.5    Youngest Player 17.8

Chelsea (0) 1 Everton (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 26th April 1975 at 15:00 Report More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 20
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,432
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
Chelsea 1 John Phillips, 2 David Hay, 3 John Sparrow, 4 Ian Britton, 5 Marvin Hinton, 6 Ron Harris, 7 Steve Kember, 8 Ray Wilkins, 9 Teddy Maybank, 10 Ian Hutchinson, 11 Charlie Cooke
   Scorer Wilkins 65
   Sub Not Used 12 Bill Garner
   Final Appearances Marvin Hinton, Steve Kember
   Manager Eddie McCreadie
Everton Dai Davies, Mike Bernard, Dave Clements, Mick Buckley, Roger Kenyon, John Hurst, Gary Jones, Mike Lyons, Bob Latchford, David Smallman, Jim Pearson
   Scorer Bob Latchford 70
   Sub Not Used Telfer
   Manager Billy Bingham
Match Facts Match 2748      League match 2438   Starting XI    Average age 25.2    Oldest Player 35.2    Youngest Player 17.8