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Summary of Season 1968-69
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2.538 | 67 | 2. Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 2.625 | 61 | 3. Everton | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 2.138 | 57 | 4. Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2.074 | 56 | 5. Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 1.377 | 50 | 6. Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 1.196 | 45 | 7. Southampton | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 1.187 | 45 | 8. West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 1.32 | 44 | 9. Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 1.109 | 44 | 10. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 0.955 | 43 | 11. Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 1.075 | 42 | 12. Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 0.983 | 41 | 13. Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 1.163 | 40 | 14. Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 0.67 | 39 | 15. Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 0.759 | 36 | 16. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 0.706 | 35 | 17. Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 0.641 | 34 | 18. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 0.789 | 33 | 19. Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 0.634 | 33 | 20. Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 0.718 | 31 | 21. Leicester City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 0.573 | 30 | 22. Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | 0.41 | 18 |
Matches
| Aug 14 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-1 | Tambling |
| Aug 17 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 3-1 | Baldwin(2), Tambling |
| Aug 21 | Newcastle United | Away | 2-3 | Tambling, Birchenall |
| Aug 24 | Manchester United | Away | 4-0 | Baldwin(2), Tambling, Birchenall |
| Aug 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1-0 | Tambling |
| Aug 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 2-2 | Osgood(P), Birchenall |
| Sep 7 | Everton | Home | 1-1 | Osgood(P) |
| Sep 10 | Coventry City | Away | 1-0 | Osgood |
| Sep 14 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 4-0 | Baldwin(2), Osgood(P), Birchenall |
| Sep 21 | West Ham United | Home | 1-1 | Tambling |
| Sep 28 | Burnley | Away | 1-2 | Tambling |
| Oct 5 | Ipswich Town | Home | 3-1 | Hollins, Birchenall, O.G. |
| Oct 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1-1 | Baldwin |
| Oct 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | Tambling |
| Oct 19 | Leicester City | Home | 3-0 | Baldwin(3) |
| Oct 26 | Stoke City | Away | 0-2 | |
| Nov 2 | Manchester City | Home | 2-0 | Osgood, Baldwin |
| Nov 9 | Liverpool | Away | 1-2 | Birchenall |
| Nov 16 | Southampton | Home | 2-3 | Baldwin, Birchenall |
| Nov 23 | Arsenal | Away | 1-0 | Houseman |
| Nov 30 | Leeds United | Home | 1-1 | Osgood |
| Dec 7 | Sunderland | Away | 2-3 | Birchenall, Baldwin |
| Dec 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-1 | Osgood(P) |
| Dec 21 | Leicester City | Away | 4-1 | Osgood(2), Birchenall, Tambling |
| Dec 26 | Ipswich Town | Away | 3-1 | Webb(3) |
| Jan 11 | Manchester City | Away | 1-4 | Houseman |
| Jan 18 | Liverpool | Home | 1-2 | Tambling |
| Feb 1 | Southampton | Away | 0-5 | |
| Feb 15 | Leeds United | Away | 0-1 | |
| Feb 22 | Sunderland | Home | 5-1 | Birchenall, Tambling(4) |
| Mar 5 | Stoke City | Home | 1-0 | Webb |
| Mar 8 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 3-0 | Boyle, Hutchinson, Houseman |
| Mar 10 | Coventry City | Home | 2-1 | Tambling, Hutchinson |
| Mar 15 | Manchester United | Home | 3-2 | Webb, Tambling, Hutchinson |
| Mar 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0-1 | |
| Mar 29 | Everton | Away | 2-1 | Birchenall, Hutchinson |
| Apr 4 | Newcastle United | Home | 1-1 | Hutchinson |
| Apr 5 | Burnley | Home | 2-3 | Hollins, Tambling |
| Apr 8 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 2-1 | Birchenall, Hutchinson |
| Apr 12 | West Ham United | Away | 0-0 | |
| Apr 14 | Arsenal | Home | 2-1 | Webb, Baldwin |
| Apr 19 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 2-1 | Baldwin(2) |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 789,870 | 60,436 | 17,639 | 37,613 | Away | 686,007 | 55,114 | 14,762 | 32,667 | Total | 1,475,877 | 60,436 | 14,762 | 35,140 |
F.A. Cup
Round 6
Matches
| Jan 4 | Carlisle United | Home | 2-0 | Osgood, Tambling |
| Jan 25 | Preston North End | Away | 0-0 | |
| Feb 3 | Preston North End | Home | 2-1 | Webb, Cooke |
| Feb 12 | Stoke City | Home | 3-2 | Osgood(2), Birchenall |
| Mar 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 1-2 | Webb |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 165,320 | 52,285 | 36,522 | 41,330 | Away | 31,875 | 31,875 | 31,875 | 31,875 | Total | 197,195 | 52,285 | 31,875 | 39,439 |
League Cup
Round 3 (replay)
Matches
| Sep 3 | Birmingham City | Away | 1-0 | O.G. |
| Sep 25 | Derby County | Home | 0-0 | |
| Oct 2 | Derby County | Away | 1-3 | Birchenall |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 26,975 | 26,975 | 26,975 | 26,975 | Away | 65,906 | 34,346 | 31,560 | 32,953 | Total | 92,881 | 34,346 | 26,975 | 30,960 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round 2
Matches
| Sep 18 | Morton | Home | 5-0 | Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Birchenall |
| Sep 30 | Morton | Away | 4-3 | Baldwin, Tambling, Birchenall, Houseman |
| Oct 23 | DWS Amsterdam | Home | 0-0 | |
| Oct 30 | DWS Amsterdam | Away | 0-0 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 57,164 | 28,736 | 28,428 | 28,582 | Away | 22,000 | 14,000 | 8,000 | 11,000 | Total | 79,164 | 28,736 | 8,000 | 19,791 |
Diary
00/07/1968 Alan Hudson signed professional forms
23/07/1968 Ian Hutchinson transfered from Cambridge Utd. for 5,000
31/07/1968 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 1-1 in a friendly
00/08/1968 George Luke transfered to Durban City
03/08/1968 Chelsea lost to Kaiserslautern 0-1 in a friendly
10/08/1968 Chelsea beat Waterford 5-2 in a friendly
14/08/1968 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 1-1 in Football League Division 1
16/08/1968 Dmitri Kharine born
16/08/1968 Slavisa Jokanovic born
17/08/1968 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 in Football League Division 1
19/08/1968 Roger Freestone born
21/08/1968 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 2-3 in Football League Division 1
24/08/1968 Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-0 in Football League Division 1
27/08/1968 Les Fridge born
28/08/1968 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in Football League Division 1
31/08/1968 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in Football League Division 1
03/09/1968 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 1-0 in League Cup Round 2
03/09/1968 Ian Hamilton transfered to Southend United for 5,000
07/09/1968 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1
07/09/1968 Marcel Desailly born
08/09/1968 Steve Livingstone born
10/09/1968 Chelsea beat Coventry City 1-0 in Football League Division 1
14/09/1968 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 4-0 in Football League Division 1
18/09/1968 Chelsea beat Morton 5-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (First Leg)
21/09/1968 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
25/09/1968 Chelsea drew with Derby County 0-0 in League Cup Round 3
26/09/1968 Jim Thomson transfered to Burnley for 40,000
28/09/1968 Chelsea lost to Burnley 1-2 in Football League Division 1
30/09/1968 Chelsea beat Morton 4-3 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)
01/10/1968 Paul Furlong born
02/10/1968 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-3 in League Cup Round 3 (replay)
05/10/1968 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 3-1 in Football League Division 1
06/10/1968 Bjarne Goldbaek born
09/10/1968 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Football League Division 1
12/10/1968 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1
15/10/1968 Didier Deschamps born
17/10/1968 Graeme Le Saux born
19/10/1968 Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0 in Football League Division 1
23/10/1968 Chelsea drew with DWS Amsterdam 0-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (First Leg)
26/10/1968 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-2 in Football League Division 1
30/10/1968 Chelsea drew with DWS Amsterdam 0-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)
02/11/1968 Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-0 in Football League Division 1
09/11/1968 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1
13/11/1968 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in Testimonial for Harry Harris
16/11/1968 Chelsea lost to Southampton 2-3 in Football League Division 1
23/11/1968 Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 in Football League Division 1
29/11/1968 Billy Birrell died
30/11/1968 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
00/12/1968 Derek Smethurst transfered from Durban City
07/12/1968 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 2-3 in Football League Division 1
14/12/1968 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 1
21/12/1968 Chelsea beat Leicester City 4-1 in Football League Division 1
26/12/1968 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 3-1 in Football League Division 1
00/00/1969 Joe Fascione transfered to Durban City
00/01/1969 Ken Shellito transfered to Coach
00/01/1969 Allan Young transfered to Torquay for 8,000
04/01/1969 Chelsea beat Carlisle United 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3
11/01/1969 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-4 in Football League Division 1
17/01/1969 Sam Irving died
18/01/1969 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1
22/01/1969 Barry Lloyd transfered to Fulham for 30,000
22/01/1969 John Dempsey transfered from Fulham for 70,000
25/01/1969 Chelsea drew with Preston North End 0-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4
01/02/1969 Chelsea lost to Southampton 0-5 in Football League Division 1
03/02/1969 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4 (replay)
05/02/1969 Billy Dodds born
12/02/1969 Chelsea beat Stoke City 3-2 in F.A. Cup Round 5
15/02/1969 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-1 in Football League Division 1
22/02/1969 Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-1 in Football League Division 1
22/02/1969 Brian Laudrup born
01/03/1969 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-2 in F.A. Cup Round 6
04/03/1969 Pierluigi Casiraghi born
05/03/1969 Chelsea beat Stoke City 1-0 in Football League Division 1
08/03/1969 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 in Football League Division 1
10/03/1969 Chelsea beat Coventry City 2-1 in Football League Division 1
15/03/1969 Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-2 in Football League Division 1
18/03/1969 James Stark died
20/03/1969 Gareth Hall born
22/03/1969 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 in Football League Division 1
29/03/1969 Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in Football League Division 1
04/04/1969 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
05/04/1969 Chelsea lost to Burnley 2-3 in Football League Division 1
08/04/1969 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Football League Division 1
11/04/1969 John Townrow died
12/04/1969 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 0-0 in Football League Division 1
14/04/1969 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1
19/04/1969 Chelsea beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in Football League Division 1
21/04/1969 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 5-1 in Testimonial for Bobby Tambling
25/04/1969 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 0-1 in Testimonial for Brian Kinsey
20/05/1969 Chelsea beat Wimbledon 2-1 in Testimonial for Roy Law, Brian Martin, Bobby Ardrey & David Willis
28/05/1969 Chelsea beat Mozambique XI 2-1 in a friendly
05/06/1969 Chelsea beat Mozambique XI 9-3 in a friendly
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 | ||
| D Webb | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 8 | |||||||||||
| PP Bonetti | 41 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| RE Harris | 40 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| A Birchenall | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 16 | |||||||||
| RV Tambling | 36 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||
| E McCreadie | 38 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| JW Hollins | 37 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3 | |||||||||||
| P Osgood | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| J Boyle | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| P Houseman | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| C Cooke | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| T Baldwin | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| J Dempsey | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| I Hutchinson | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| M Hinton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| SM Houston | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| BD Lloyd | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| AA Hudson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| T Hughes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Fascione | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Own Goal | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| J Boyle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| D Webb | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| P Osgood | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| RE Harris | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Cooke | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||