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Summary of Season 1970-71
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1. Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 2.448 | 65 | 2. Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 2.4 | 64 | 3. Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 1.636 | 52 | 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 1.185 | 52 | 5. Liverpool | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 | 51 | 6. Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.238 | 51 | 7. Southampton | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.272 | 46 | 8. Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 0.984 | 43 | 9. Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.037 | 42 | 10. Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 0.973 | 42 | 11. Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1.119 | 41 | 12. Newcastle United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 0.956 | 41 | 13. Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 0.916 | 37 | 14. Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 0.9 | 37 | 15. Huddersfield Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 0.816 | 36 | 16. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 0.688 | 36 | 17. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 0.773 | 35 | 18. Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 0.684 | 35 | 19. Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0.875 | 34 | 20. West Ham United | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.783 | 34 | 21. Burnley | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 0.46 | 27 | 22. Blackpool | 42 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 0.515 | 23 |
Matches
| Aug 15 | Derby County | Home | 2-1 | Hutchinson(2) |
| Aug 19 | Manchester United | Away | 0-0 | |
| Aug 22 | West Ham United | Away | 2-2 | Weller(2) |
| Aug 26 | Everton | Home | 2-2 | Dempsey, Weller |
| Aug 29 | Arsenal | Home | 2-1 | Mulligan, Hollins |
| Sep 1 | Burnley | Away | 0-0 | |
| Sep 5 | Leeds United | Away | 0-1 | |
| Sep 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 2-2 | Harris, Hutchinson |
| Sep 19 | Coventry City | Away | 1-0 | Hollins |
| Sep 26 | Ipswich Town | Home | 2-1 | Hudson, Osgood |
| Oct 3 | Liverpool | Away | 0-1 | |
| Oct 10 | Manchester City | Home | 1-1 | Weller |
| Oct 17 | Derby County | Away | 2-1 | Weller(2) |
| Oct 24 | Blackpool | Away | 4-3 | Webb, Weller(2), O.G. |
| Oct 31 | Southampton | Home | 2-2 | Hollins, Webb |
| Nov 7 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 1-0 | Baldwin |
| Nov 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0-2 | |
| Nov 21 | Stoke City | Home | 2-1 | Osgood, O.G. |
| Nov 28 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 2-2 | Weller, Cooke |
| Dec 5 | Newcastle United | Home | 1-0 | Weller |
| Dec 12 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1-1 | Weller |
| Dec 19 | West Ham United | Home | 2-1 | Osgood(2) |
| Jan 9 | Manchester United | Home | 1-2 | Hudson |
| Jan 13 | Crystal Palace | Away | 0-0 | |
| Jan 16 | Everton | Away | 0-3 | |
| Jan 30 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 4-1 | Hollins(2)(1P), Hutchinson, Smethurst |
| Feb 6 | Newcastle United | Away | 1-0 | Hudson |
| Feb 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 0-1 | |
| Feb 17 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2-0 | Hollins, O.G. |
| Feb 20 | Stoke City | Away | 2-1 | Smethurst, Hutchinson |
| Feb 27 | Southampton | Away | 0-0 | |
| Mar 6 | Blackpool | Home | 2-0 | Webb, Baldwin |
| Mar 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 1-2 | Weller |
| Mar 20 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 0-0 | |
| Mar 27 | Leeds United | Home | 3-1 | Osgood, Houseman(2) |
| Apr 3 | Arsenal | Away | 0-2 | |
| Apr 10 | Crystal Palace | Home | 1-1 | Webb |
| Apr 12 | Liverpool | Home | 1-0 | Smethurst |
| Apr 17 | Manchester City | Away | 1-1 | Weller |
| Apr 24 | Coventry City | Home | 2-1 | Smethurst, Feely |
| Apr 26 | Burnley | Home | 0-1 | |
| May 1 | Ipswich Town | Away | 0-0 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 830,469 | 61,277 | 14,356 | 39,546 | Away | 733,855 | 62,087 | 14,543 | 34,945 | Total | 1,564,324 | 62,087 | 14,356 | 37,246 |
F.A. Cup
Round 4
Matches
| Jan 2 | Crystal Palace | Away | 2-2 | Baldwin, Osgood |
| Jan 6 | Crystal Palace | Home | 2-0 | Baldwin, Houseman |
| Jan 23 | Manchester City | Home | 0-3 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 105,250 | 55,074 | 50,176 | 52,625 | Away | 42,123 | 42,123 | 42,123 | 42,123 | Total | 147,373 | 55,074 | 42,123 | 49,124 |
League Cup
Round 4
Matches
| Sep 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1-1 | Osgood |
| Sep 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 2-1 | Webb, Osgood(P) |
| Oct 7 | Middlesbrough | Home | 3-2 | Weller, Baldwin, Hutchinson |
| Oct 28 | Manchester United | Away | 1-2 | Hollins |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 55,243 | 28,597 | 26,646 | 27,622 | Away | 63,191 | 47,322 | 15,869 | 31,596 | Total | 118,434 | 47,322 | 15,869 | 29,608 |
European Cup Winners Cup
Winners
Matches
| Sep 16 | Aris Salonika | Away | 1-1 | Hutchinson |
| Sep 30 | Aris Salonika | Home | 5-1 | Hollins(2), Hinton, Hutchinson(2) |
| Oct 21 | CSKA Sofia | Away | 1-0 | Baldwin |
| Nov 4 | CSKA Sofia | Home | 1-0 | Webb |
| Mar 10 | RFC Brugeois | Away | 0-2 | |
| Mar 24 | RFC Brugeois | Home | 4-0 | Baldwin, Osgood(2), Houseman |
| Apr 14 | Manchester City | Home | 1-0 | Smethurst |
| Apr 28 | Manchester City | Away | 1-0 | O.G. |
| May 19 | Real Madrid | Neutral | 1-1 | Osgood |
| May 21 | Real Madrid | Neutral | 2-1 | Dempsey, Osgood |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 173,191 | 45,595 | 40,425 | 43,298 | Away | 161,663 | 50,000 | 23,000 | 40,416 | Neutral | 69,000 | 45,000 | 24,000 | 34,500 | Total | 403,854 | 50,000 | 23,000 | 40,385 |
F.A. Charity Shield
Matches
| Aug 8 | Everton | Home | 1-2 | Hutchinson |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 43,547 | 43,547 | 43,547 | 43,547 | Total | 43,547 | 43,547 | 43,547 | 43,547 |
Diary
15/07/1970 George Mills died
16/07/1970 Reg Weaver died
26/07/1970 Chelsea drew with Ajax 1-1 in a friendly
29/07/1970 Chelsea lost to NAC Breda 2-3 in a friendly
00/08/1970 Tony Potrac signed professional forms
01/08/1970 Chelsea lost to PSV Eindhoven 0-2 in a friendly
05/08/1970 Chelsea beat Sutton United 3-0 in Bud Flanaghan Leukaemia Fund
08/08/1970 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-2 in F.A. Charity Shield
11/08/1970 John Phillips transfered from Aston Villa for 25,000
12/08/1970 John O'Hare died
15/08/1970 Chelsea beat Derby County 2-1 in Football League Division 1
19/08/1970 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 0-0 in Football League Division 1
21/08/1970 David Hopkin born
22/08/1970 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 2-2 in Football League Division 1
26/08/1970 Chelsea drew with Everton 2-2 in Football League Division 1
29/08/1970 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1
01/09/1970 Chelsea drew with Burnley 0-0 in Football League Division 1
05/09/1970 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-1 in Football League Division 1
09/09/1970 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in League Cup Round 2
11/09/1970 John Spencer born
12/09/1970 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1
16/09/1970 Chelsea drew with Aris Salonika 1-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (First Leg)
19/09/1970 Chelsea beat Coventry City 1-0 in Football League Division 1
22/09/1970 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in League Cup Round 2 (replay)
22/09/1970 Emmanuel Petit born
23/09/1970 Damien Matthew born
26/09/1970 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 2-1 in Football League Division 1
30/09/1970 Chelsea beat Aris Salonika 5-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)
03/10/1970 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1
07/10/1970 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3-2 in League Cup Round 3
10/10/1970 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
12/10/1970 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-0 in Testimonial for Stan Brown
12/10/1970 Micky Droy transfered from Slough Town
17/10/1970 Chelsea beat Derby County 2-1 in Football League Division 1
21/10/1970 Chelsea beat CSKA Sofia 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (First Leg)
22/10/1970 Winston Bogarde born
24/10/1970 Chelsea beat Blackpool 4-3 in Football League Division 1
24/10/1970 Graham Stuart born
28/10/1970 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 in League Cup Round 4
31/10/1970 Chelsea drew with Southampton 2-2 in Football League Division 1
04/11/1970 Chelsea beat CSKA Sofia 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)
07/11/1970 Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 in Football League Division 1
14/11/1970 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1
21/11/1970 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-1 in Football League Division 1
28/11/1970 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 2-2 in Football League Division 1
05/12/1970 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Football League Division 1
12/12/1970 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 1-1 in Football League Division 1
19/12/1970 Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 in Football League Division 1
02/01/1971 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3
06/01/1971 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)
09/01/1971 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 in Football League Division 1
09/01/1971 Robert Thomson died
13/01/1971 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 0-0 in Football League Division 1
16/01/1971 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-3 in Football League Division 1
23/01/1971 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-3 in F.A. Cup Round 4
30/01/1971 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 4-1 in Football League Division 1
02/02/1971 Chelsea lost to Santos 0-1 in Torneio Triangular Kingston
06/02/1971 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Football League Division 1
13/02/1971 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1
17/02/1971 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in Football League Division 1
20/02/1971 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-1 in Football League Division 1
27/02/1971 Chelsea drew with Southampton 0-0 in Football League Division 1
00/03/1971 Garry Stanley signed professional forms
06/03/1971 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-0 in Football League Division 1
10/03/1971 Chelsea lost to RFC Brugeois 0-2 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 3 (First Leg)
13/03/1971 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in Football League Division 1
20/03/1971 Chelsea drew with Huddersfield Town 0-0 in Football League Division 1
24/03/1971 Chelsea beat RFC Brugeois 4-0 in European Cup Winners Cup Round 3 (Second Leg)
27/03/1971 Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-1 in Football League Division 1
03/04/1971 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-2 in Football League Division 1
10/04/1971 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 1-1 in Football League Division 1
12/04/1971 Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 in Football League Division 1
14/04/1971 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup SF (First Leg)
17/04/1971 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
24/04/1971 Chelsea beat Coventry City 2-1 in Football League Division 1
25/04/1971 James Hope died
26/04/1971 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1
28/04/1971 Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in European Cup Winners Cup SF (Second Leg)
01/05/1971 Chelsea drew with Ipswich Town 0-0 in Football League Division 1
05/05/1971 Chelsea lost to Standard Liege 1-2 in Testimonial for Peter Bonetti
11/05/1971 Chelsea lost to Millwall 2-3 in Testimonial for Jack Blackman
11/05/1971 Bernard Lambourde born
19/05/1971 Chelsea drew with Real Madrid 1-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Final
21/05/1971 Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 in European Cup Winners Cup Final (replay)
24/05/1971 Chelsea drew with Slough Town 2-2 in a friendly
28/05/1971 Tommy Hughes transfered to Aston Villa for 12,500
30/05/1971 Chelsea beat Southampton 8-3 in a friendly
01/06/1971 Chelsea beat San Salvador 1-0 in a friendly
04/06/1971 Chelsea beat Trinidad 3-2 in a friendly
06/06/1971 Chelsea beat Southampton 6-2 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 | ||
| JW Hollins | 40 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 9 | |||||||||
| RE Harris | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 1 | |||||||||||
| P Houseman | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| K Weller | 32 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
| D Webb | 34 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 6 | |||||||||
| AA Hudson | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| C Cooke | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| PP Bonetti | 28 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| P Osgood | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 12 | ||||||||
| J Dempsey | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| J Boyle | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 3 | |||||||||||
| T Baldwin | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| M Hinton | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||
| I Hutchinson | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | ||||||||
| P Mulligan | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| JT Phillips | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| D Smethurst | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| E McCreadie | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| M Droy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| P Feely | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| SM Houston | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Own Goal | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
| P Osgood | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| RE Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| C Cooke | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| D Webb | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E McCreadie | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| I Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JW Hollins | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Dempsey | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Boyle | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||