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Summary of Season 1967-68
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 58 | 2. Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 1.618 | 56 | 3. Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1.775 | 55 | 4. Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1.731 | 53 | 5. Everton | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 1.675 | 52 | 6. Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 0.911 | 48 | 7. Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 1.186 | 47 | 8. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 1.209 | 46 | 9. Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 1.071 | 44 | 10. Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 0.805 | 41 | 11. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 0.812 | 39 | 12. West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1.057 | 38 | 13. Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 0.927 | 38 | 14. Burnley | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 55 | 0.901 | 38 | 15. Sunderland | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 0.836 | 37 | 16. Southampton | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 52 | 0.795 | 37 | 17. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 0.88 | 36 | 18. Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 0.684 | 35 | 19. Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 0.809 | 34 | 20. Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 0.718 | 33 | 21. Sheffield United | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 0.7 | 32 | 22. Fulham | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 0.571 | 27 |
Matches
| Aug 19 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 1-0 | Tambling |
| Aug 23 | Newcastle United | Home | 1-1 | Baldwin |
| Aug 26 | Fulham | Home | 1-1 | Baldwin |
| Aug 30 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-5 | Tambling(P) |
| Sep 2 | Southampton | Home | 2-6 | Osgood(2) |
| Sep 6 | Sheffield United | Home | 4-2 | Tambling(2), Houseman, O.G. |
| Sep 9 | Liverpool | Away | 1-3 | Houseman |
| Sep 16 | Stoke City | Home | 2-2 | Tambling(P), Osgood |
| Sep 23 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0-3 | |
| Sep 30 | Coventry City | Home | 1-1 | Boyle |
| Oct 7 | Leeds United | Away | 0-7 | |
| Oct 14 | Everton | Home | 1-1 | Baldwin |
| Oct 25 | Leicester City | Away | 2-2 | Boyle, O.G. |
| Oct 28 | West Ham United | Home | 1-3 | Osgood |
| Nov 4 | Burnley | Away | 1-1 | Osgood |
| Nov 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 3-0 | Hollins, Boyle, Osgood |
| Nov 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0-2 | |
| Nov 25 | Manchester United | Home | 1-1 | Baldwin |
| Dec 2 | Sunderland | Away | 3-2 | Birchenall, Cooke, Baldwin |
| Dec 16 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0-3 | |
| Dec 23 | Fulham | Away | 2-2 | Cooke, Baldwin |
| Dec 26 | Arsenal | Home | 2-1 | Birchenall(2) |
| Dec 30 | Arsenal | Away | 1-1 | Osgood(P) |
| Jan 6 | Southampton | Away | 5-3 | Cooke, Baldwin, Tambling, Boyle, Osgood |
| Jan 20 | Stoke City | Away | 1-0 | Birchenall |
| Feb 3 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-0 | Osgood |
| Feb 10 | Coventry City | Away | 1-2 | Tambling |
| Feb 12 | Liverpool | Home | 3-1 | Baldwin, Tambling(2) |
| Mar 2 | Manchester United | Away | 3-1 | Tambling, Baldwin, Osgood |
| Mar 16 | Leicester City | Home | 4-1 | Baldwin, Osgood(P), Tambling(2) |
| Mar 20 | Leeds United | Home | 0-0 | |
| Mar 23 | West Ham United | Away | 1-0 | Osgood |
| Apr 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 2-2 | Hollins, Baldwin |
| Apr 12 | Manchester City | Away | 0-1 | |
| Apr 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 2-0 | Houseman, Baldwin |
| Apr 16 | Manchester City | Home | 1-0 | Birchenall |
| Apr 20 | Everton | Away | 1-2 | Osgood(P) |
| Apr 22 | Burnley | Home | 2-1 | Baldwin(2) |
| Apr 27 | Sunderland | Home | 1-0 | Osgood |
| Apr 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-0 | Osgood |
| May 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 0-3 | |
| May 11 | Sheffield United | Away | 2-1 | Osgood, Baldwin |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 753,559 | 54,712 | 22,742 | 35,884 | Away | 769,954 | 62,471 | 17,651 | 36,664 | Total | 1,523,513 | 62,471 | 17,651 | 36,274 |
F.A. Cup
Round 6
Matches
| Jan 27 | Ipswich Town | Home | 3-0 | Birchenall(2), Tambling |
| Feb 17 | Norwich City | Home | 1-0 | Cooke |
| Mar 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 2-2 | Baldwin, Tambling |
| Mar 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 2-0 | Tambling, Osgood |
| Mar 30 | Birmingham City | Away | 0-1 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 155,986 | 57,987 | 42,986 | 51,995 | Away | 101,686 | 52,500 | 49,186 | 50,843 | Total | 257,672 | 57,987 | 42,986 | 51,534 |
League Cup
Round 2
Matches
| Sep 13 | Middlesbrough | Away | 1-2 | Cooke |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Away | 30,425 | 30,425 | 30,425 | 30,425 | Total | 30,425 | 30,425 | 30,425 | 30,425 |
Diary
17/07/1967 Allan Harris transfered to Q.P.R for 30,000
02/08/1967 Chelsea lost to Aberdeen 1-2 in a friendly
04/08/1967 Chelsea drew with Clydebank 2-2 in a friendly
11/08/1967 Chelsea beat Independiente Buenos Aires 2-1 in Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastian
12/08/1967 Chelsea lost to Real Sociedad 1-2 in Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastian
19/08/1967 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in Football League Division 1
19/08/1967 Paul McMillan transfered from Lennox Castle
23/08/1967 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
26/08/1967 Chelsea drew with Fulham 1-1 in Football League Division 1
26/08/1967 Stewart Houston transfered from Port Glasgow Rangers
30/08/1967 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 1-5 in Football League Division 1
02/09/1967 Chelsea lost to Southampton 2-6 in Football League Division 1
06/09/1967 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 4-2 in Football League Division 1
09/09/1967 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-3 in Football League Division 1
13/09/1967 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in League Cup Round 2
14/09/1967 Michael Bodley born
16/09/1967 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 2-2 in Football League Division 1
19/09/1967 Colin West born
20/09/1967 Chelsea beat Clydebank 4-1 in Friendly celebrating Launch of QE2
20/09/1967 Craig Forrest born
22/09/1967 Geoff Butler transfered from Middlesbrough for 57,000
23/09/1967 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-3 in Football League Division 1
27/09/1967 Stephen Smith died
30/09/1967 Chelsea drew with Coventry City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
06/10/1967 Tommy Docherty finished as manager
06/10/1967 Ron Suart appointed manager
07/10/1967 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-7 in Football League Division 1
14/10/1967 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1
23/10/1967 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-2 in Testimonial for Jack Parry & Ralph Hann
23/10/1967 Ron Suart finished as manager
23/10/1967 Dave Sexton appointed manager
24/10/1967 Colin Waldron transfered to Burnley for 30,000
25/10/1967 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 2-2 in Football League Division 1
28/10/1967 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-3 in Football League Division 1
04/11/1967 Chelsea drew with Burnley 1-1 in Football League Division 1
11/11/1967 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 in Football League Division 1
15/11/1967 Gus Poyet born
18/11/1967 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1
18/11/1967 Gavin Peacock born
25/11/1967 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
29/11/1967 Alan Birchenall transfered from Sheffield Utd for 100,000
02/12/1967 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-2 in Football League Division 1
16/12/1967 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-3 in Football League Division 1
22/12/1967 Dan Petrescu born
23/12/1967 Chelsea drew with Fulham 2-2 in Football League Division 1
26/12/1967 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1
30/12/1967 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Football League Division 1
00/00/1968 Fred Barrett died
00/01/1968 Ian Hamilton signed professional forms
06/01/1968 Chelsea beat Southampton 5-3 in Football League Division 1
11/01/1968 Geoff Butler transfered to Sunderland for 65,000
17/01/1968 Colin Hampton died
20/01/1968 Chelsea beat Stoke City 1-0 in Football League Division 1
22/01/1968 Frank Leboeuf born
24/01/1968 Evan Jones died
27/01/1968 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 3-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3
00/02/1968 Paul McMillan Released
03/02/1968 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Football League Division 1
10/02/1968 Chelsea lost to Coventry City 1-2 in Football League Division 1
12/02/1968 Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-1 in Football League Division 1
17/02/1968 Chelsea beat Norwich City 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4
24/02/1968 Joe Kirkup transfered to Southampton
24/02/1968 David Webb transfered from Southampton for 40,000
02/03/1968 Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 in Football League Division 1
09/03/1968 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 5
12/03/1968 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)
16/03/1968 Chelsea beat Leicester City 4-1 in Football League Division 1
20/03/1968 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 0-0 in Football League Division 1
23/03/1968 Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 in Football League Division 1
24/03/1968 Norman Fairgray died
27/03/1968 Wilson Marsh died
30/03/1968 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 6
06/04/1968 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 in Football League Division 1
12/04/1968 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1
13/04/1968 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Football League Division 1
16/04/1968 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in Football League Division 1
20/04/1968 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-2 in Football League Division 1
22/04/1968 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in Football League Division 1
27/04/1968 Chelsea beat Sunderland 1-0 in Football League Division 1
29/04/1968 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in Football League Division 1
04/05/1968 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 in Football League Division 1
06/05/1968 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 6-3 in Testimonial for Ken Shellito
11/05/1968 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-1 in Football League Division 1
13/05/1968 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in Testimonial for Mike Keen
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 Osgood | 42 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| C Cooke | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 5 | |||||||||||
| RE Harris | 40 | 5 | 1 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| PP Bonetti | 40 | 5 | 1 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| T Baldwin | 39 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| E McCreadie | 36 | 5 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| JW Hollins | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| J Boyle | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| M Hinton | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RV Tambling | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| A Birchenall | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| P Houseman | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| J Thomson | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| J Kirkup | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| D Webb | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Waldron | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| G Butler | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| J Fascione | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| T Hughes | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SM Houston | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA McMillan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| BD Lloyd | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Own Goal | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
| C Cooke | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| RE Harris | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D Webb | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Fascione | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Boyle | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| P Osgood | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Waldron | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M Hinton | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||