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Summary of Season 1974-75

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Derby County 42 14 4 3 41 18 7 7 7 26 31 1.367 53
  2.  Liverpool 42 14 5 2 44 17 6 6 9 16 22 1.538 51
  3.  Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 47 14 6 3 12 19 30 1.5 51
  4.  Everton 42 10 9 2 33 19 6 9 6 23 23 1.333 50
  5.  Stoke City 42 12 7 2 40 18 5 8 8 24 30 1.333 49
  6.  Sheffield United 42 12 7 2 35 20 6 6 9 23 31 1.137 49
  7.  Middlesbrough 42 11 7 3 33 14 7 5 9 21 26 1.35 48
  8.  Manchester City 42 16 3 2 40 15 2 7 12 14 39 1 46
  9.  Leeds United 42 10 8 3 34 20 6 5 10 23 29 1.163 45
10.  Burnley 42 11 6 4 40 29 6 5 10 28 38 1.014 45
11.  Queens Park Rangers 42 10 4 7 25 17 6 6 9 29 37 1 42
12.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 43 21 2 6 13 14 33 1.055 39
13.  West Ham United 42 10 6 5 38 22 3 7 11 20 37 0.983 39
14.  Coventry City 42 8 9 4 31 27 4 6 11 20 35 0.822 39
15.  Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 39 23 3 5 13 20 49 0.819 39
16.  Arsenal 42 10 6 5 31 16 3 5 13 16 33 0.959 37
17.  Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 34 28 4 5 12 19 33 0.868 37
18.  Leicester City 42 8 7 6 25 17 4 5 12 21 43 0.766 36
19.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 8 4 9 29 27 5 4 12 23 36 0.825 34
20.  Luton Town 42 8 6 7 27 26 3 5 13 20 39 0.723 33
21.  Chelsea 42 4 9 8 22 31 5 6 10 20 41 0.583 33
22.  Carlisle United 42 8 2 11 22 21 4 3 14 21 38 0.728 29

Relegated to Division 2

Matches

Aug 17 Carlisle United Home 0-2
Aug 21 Burnley Home 3-3 Houseman, Cooke, Garner
Aug 24 Coventry City Away 3-1 Locke, Cooke, Garner
Aug 27 Burnley Away 2-1 Garner, Hutchinson
Aug 31 Liverpool Home 0-3
Sep 7 Middlesbrough Away 1-1 Hutchinson
Sep 14 Arsenal Home 0-0
Sep 21 Ipswich Town Away 0-2
Sep 25 Derby County Away 1-4 Hutchinson
Sep 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 0-1
Oct 5 Manchester City Away 1-1 Hutchinson
Oct 12 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-0 Hollins(P)
Oct 19 Everton Away 1-1 Cooke
Oct 26 Stoke City Home 3-3 Droy, Garland, Hutchinson
Nov 2 Birmingham City Away 0-2
Nov 9 Leicester City Home 0-0
Nov 13 Coventry City Home 3-3 Garner, Garland, Cooke
Nov 16 Newcastle United Away 0-5
Nov 30 Leeds United Away 0-2
Dec 7 Luton Town Home 2-0 Kember, Hutchinson
Dec 14 Carlisle United Away 2-1 Hollins(2)
Dec 21 West Ham United Home 1-1 Hutchinson
Dec 26 Arsenal Away 2-1 Garland(2)
Dec 28 Queens Park Rangers Home 0-3
Jan 11 Luton Town Away 1-1 Kember
Jan 18 Leeds United Home 0-2
Feb 1 Leicester City Away 1-1 Kember
Feb 8 Birmingham City Home 2-1 Wilkins, Langley
Feb 15 Sheffield United Away 1-2 Garner
Feb 22 Newcastle United Home 3-2 Hollins(P), Finnieston, Cooke
Mar 1 Liverpool Away 2-2 Britton, Finnieston
Mar 8 Derby County Home 1-2 Hollins
Mar 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-7 Garner
Mar 18 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1
Mar 22 Middlesbrough Home 1-2 Sparrow
Mar 29 West Ham United Away 1-0 Droy
Mar 31 Ipswich Town Home 0-0
Apr 5 Stoke City Away 0-3
Apr 12 Manchester City Home 0-1
Apr 19 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0-2
Apr 23 Sheffield United Home 1-1 Maybank
Apr 26 Everton Home 1-1 Wilkins

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 574,976 39,461 11,048 27,380
Away 585,528 51,064 12,854 27,882
Total 1,160,504 51,064 11,048 27,631

F.A. Cup

Round 4

Matches

Jan 4 Sheffield Wednesday Home 3-2 Droy(2), Garland
Jan 25 Birmingham City Home 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 60,129 35,450 24,679 30,064
Total 60,129 35,450 24,679 30,064

League Cup

Round 3 (replay)

Matches

Sep 11 Newport County Home 4-2 Garland(3), Cooke
Oct 9 Stoke City Home 2-2 Hutchinson(2)
Oct 16 Stoke City Away 1-1 Britton
Oct 22 Stoke City Away 2-6 Hollins, Baldwin

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 33,276 19,954 13,322 16,638
Away 51,089 26,712 24,377 25,544
Total 84,365 26,712 13,322 21,091

Diary

06/07/1974 David Hay transfered from Celtic for 225,000

07/07/1974 George Barber died

03/08/1974 Chelsea lost to Feyenoord 1-3 in a friendly

07/08/1974 Chelsea beat Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 in a friendly

07/08/1974 John Sissons transfered from Norwich for 50,000

09/08/1974 Chelsea beat Wuppertaler SV 3-1 in a friendly

17/08/1974 Chelsea lost to Carlisle United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

20/08/1974 David Alexander died

21/08/1974 Chelsea drew with Burnley 3-3 in Football League Division 1

24/08/1974 Chelsea beat Coventry City 3-1 in Football League Division 1

27/08/1974 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in Football League Division 1

31/08/1974 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-3 in Football League Division 1

07/09/1974 Chelsea drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in Football League Division 1

11/09/1974 Chelsea beat Newport County 4-2 in League Cup Round 2

14/09/1974 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

21/09/1974 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 0-2 in Football League Division 1

25/09/1974 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-4 in Football League Division 1

28/09/1974 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

03/10/1974 Dave Sexton finished as manager

03/10/1974 Ron Suart appointed manager

05/10/1974 Chelsea drew with Manchester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

09/10/1974 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 2-2 in League Cup Round 3

12/10/1974 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Football League Division 1

16/10/1974 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 1-1 in League Cup Round 3 (replay)

19/10/1974 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1

22/10/1974 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 2-6 in League Cup Round 3 (replay)

26/10/1974 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 3-3 in Football League Division 1

30/10/1974 Neil Shipperley born

00/11/1974 Eddie McCreadie transfered to Coach

02/11/1974 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

06/11/1974 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Testimonial For John Hollins

09/11/1974 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 0-0 in Football League Division 1

09/11/1974 George Anderson died

13/11/1974 Chelsea drew with Coventry City 3-3 in Football League Division 1

16/11/1974 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-5 in Football League Division 1

28/11/1974 Willie Jackson died

30/11/1974 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

07/12/1974 Chelsea beat Luton Town 2-0 in Football League Division 1

14/12/1974 Chelsea beat Carlisle United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

21/12/1974 Chelsea drew with West Ham United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1974 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1

28/12/1974 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-3 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1975 Tommy Baldwin transfered to Gravesend & Northfleet

04/01/1975 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3

11/01/1975 Chelsea drew with Luton Town 1-1 in Football League Division 1

18/01/1975 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

19/01/1975 Danny Granville born

25/01/1975 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 4

01/02/1975 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

08/02/1975 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-1 in Football League Division 1

15/02/1975 Chelsea lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

22/02/1975 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-2 in Football League Division 1

00/03/1975 Tommy Langley signed professional forms

00/03/1975 Clive Walker signed professional forms

01/03/1975 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 2-2 in Football League Division 1

08/03/1975 Chelsea lost to Derby County 1-2 in Football League Division 1

09/03/1975 Juan Veron born

12/03/1975 Chris Garland transfered to Leicester City for 95,000

15/03/1975 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-7 in Football League Division 1

18/03/1975 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

22/03/1975 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in Football League Division 1

25/03/1975 Chelsea beat Woking 4-3 in Testimonial for Harry Medhurst & Dicky Spence

29/03/1975 Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

31/03/1975 Chelsea drew with Ipswich Town 0-0 in Football League Division 1

05/04/1975 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-3 in Football League Division 1

12/04/1975 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 0-1 in Football League Division 1

14/04/1975 Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in Police Charity Fund

16/04/1975 Ron Suart finished as manager

16/04/1975 Eddie McCreadie appointed manager

19/04/1975 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in Football League Division 1

22/04/1975 Joe Payne died

23/04/1975 Chelsea drew with Sheffield United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

26/04/1975 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1

01/05/1975 Alexey Smertin born

02/05/1975 Chelsea drew with Aldershot 1-1 in Testimonial for Len Walker

04/05/1975 Chelsea beat Tonbridge 2-1 in Testimonial for John Hollins

13/05/1975 Peter Houseman transfered to Oxford for 30,000

20/05/1975 Graham Potter born

31/05/1975 Chelsea lost to Sevilla 0-2 in a friendly

07/06/1975 Jack Smith died

23/06/1975 John Hollins transfered to Q.P.R. for 85,000

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
RE Harris 42 2 4 48
GR Locke 41 1 2 4 47 1
C Cooke 38 1 5 1 4 1 43 1 6
JT Phillips 34 2 4 40
JW Hollins 34 5 2 4 1 40 6
D Hay 34 2 36
SD Kember 29 2 3 1 2 32 2 3
M Droy 26 2 2 2 4 32 4
P Houseman 20 4 1 1 4 25 4 1
I Hutchinson 21 1 7 1 4 2 26 1 9
CS Garland 20 2 4 2 1 3 3 25 2 8
RC Wilkins 20 1 2 2 1 22 2 2
W Garner 15 2 6 1 1 1 17 3 6
I Britton 14 1 1 2 1 16 1 2
J Dempsey 11 1 3 14 1
JL Sissons 10 1 1 1 12 1
JP Sparrow 12 1 12 1
M Hinton 10 10
S Finnieston 9 2 9 2
TW Langley 5 3 1 5 3 1
PP Bonetti 8 8
T Baldwin 4 1 1 4 1 1
E Maybank 3 1 3 1
GG Wilkins 1 1
SJ Wicks 1 1
Own Goal

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
SD Kember 5 1 5 1
RE Harris 5 1 6
W Garner 4 1 5
M Droy 5 5
J Dempsey 3 1 3 1
D Hay 4 4
CS Garland 3 1 4
GR Locke 4 4
JW Hollins 3 3
T Baldwin 1 1
P Houseman 1 1
JT Phillips 1 1
C Cooke 1 1
I Hutchinson 1 1
Total 40 2 4 44 2