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Summary of Season 1978-79
Football League Division 1
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | 1. Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 69 | 68 | 2. Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 35 | 60 | 3. West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 4. Everton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 5. Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 50 | 6. Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 49 | 7. Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 48 | 8. Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 46 | 9. Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | -3 | 45 | 10. Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 39 | -10 | 44 | 11. Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -13 | 41 | 12. Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 40 | 13. Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -4 | 40 | 14. Southampton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -6 | 40 | 15. Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 39 | 16. Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 38 | -6 | 37 | 17. Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 47 | -21 | 35 | 18. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 34 | 19. Derby County | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 31 | 20. Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | -28 | 25 | 21. Birmingham City | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 39 | -27 | 22 | 22. Chelsea | 42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 | -48 | 20 |
Relegated to Division 2
Matches
| Aug 19 | Everton | Home | 0-1 | |
| Aug 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-0 | Langley |
| Aug 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 2-2 | Swain(2) |
| Sep 2 | Leeds United | Home | 0-3 | |
| Sep 9 | Coventry City | Away | 2-3 | Langley, McKenzie |
| Sep 16 | Manchester City | Home | 1-4 | Stanley |
| Sep 23 | Birmingham City | Away | 1-1 | McKenzie |
| Sep 30 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 1-3 | Wicks |
| Oct 7 | Derby County | Away | 0-1 | |
| Oct 14 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 4-3 | Swain, Langley, Walker, O.G. |
| Oct 21 | Liverpool | Away | 0-2 | |
| Oct 28 | Norwich City | Home | 3-3 | Stanley(P), Swain, Walker |
| Nov 4 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 0-0 | |
| Nov 11 | Everton | Away | 2-3 | McKenzie, Langley |
| Nov 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1-3 | Langley |
| Nov 22 | Leeds United | Away | 1-2 | Langley |
| Nov 25 | Manchester United | Home | 0-1 | |
| Dec 9 | Aston Villa | Home | 0-1 | |
| Dec 16 | Middlesbrough | Away | 2-7 | Bumstead, Osgood |
| Dec 23 | Bristol City | Home | 0-0 | |
| Dec 26 | Southampton | Away | 0-0 | |
| Dec 30 | Ipswich Town | Away | 1-5 | Langley |
| Jan 20 | Manchester City | Away | 3-2 | McKenzie, Osgood, Walker |
| Feb 3 | Birmingham City | Home | 2-1 | Wilkins(2) |
| Feb 21 | Coventry City | Home | 1-3 | Langley |
| Feb 24 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 1-2 | Bannon |
| Mar 3 | Liverpool | Home | 0-0 | |
| Mar 10 | Norwich City | Away | 0-2 | |
| Mar 14 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0-1 | |
| Mar 17 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 1-3 | O.G. |
| Mar 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-2 | Langley |
| Mar 28 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0-6 | |
| Apr 4 | Derby County | Home | 1-1 | Langley |
| Apr 7 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-3 | Wilkins |
| Apr 10 | Bristol City | Away | 1-3 | Langley(P) |
| Apr 14 | Southampton | Home | 1-2 | Stanley |
| Apr 16 | Arsenal | Away | 2-5 | Langley, Walker |
| Apr 21 | Middlesbrough | Home | 2-1 | Wilkins, Stanley |
| Apr 28 | Aston Villa | Away | 1-2 | Langley |
| May 5 | Ipswich Town | Home | 2-3 | Langley(2) |
| May 14 | Arsenal | Home | 1-1 | Stanley |
| May 16 | Manchester United | Away | 1-1 | Johnson |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 500,234 | 41,594 | 10,682 | 23,821 | Away | 553,002 | 45,775 | 15,107 | 26,333 | Total | 1,053,236 | 45,775 | 10,682 | 25,077 |
F.A. Cup
Round 3
Matches
| Jan 15 | Manchester United | Away | 0-3 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Away | 38,743 | 38,743 | 38,743 | 38,743 | Total | 38,743 | 38,743 | 38,743 | 38,743 |
League Cup
Round 2
Matches
| Aug 29 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 1-2 | Langley |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Away | 10,449 | 10,449 | 10,449 | 10,449 | Total | 10,449 | 10,449 | 10,449 | 10,449 |
Diary
00/07/1978 Gary Chivers signed professional forms
27/07/1978 Chelsea lost to Gillingham 1-3 in a friendly
00/08/1978 Mike Fillery signed professional forms
01/08/1978 Chelsea beat Malawi National XI 6-1 in a friendly
05/08/1978 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 1-1 in a friendly
06/08/1978 Rati Aleksidze born
09/08/1978 Chelsea lost to Sevilla 2-3 in a friendly
11/08/1978 Chelsea lost to Porto 1-2 in a friendly
17/08/1978 Enrique De Lucas born
19/08/1978 Chelsea lost to Everton 0-1 in Football League Division 1
22/08/1978 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in Football League Division 1
26/08/1978 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 in Football League Division 1
29/08/1978 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-2 in League Cup Round 2
29/08/1978 Celestine Babayaro born
02/09/1978 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-3 in Football League Division 1
03/09/1978 Chelsea beat Napoli 1-0 in a friendly
07/09/1978 Duncan McKenzie transfered from Everton for 165,000
09/09/1978 Chelsea lost to Coventry City 2-3 in Football League Division 1
15/09/1978 Eidur Gudjohnsen born
16/09/1978 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-4 in Football League Division 1
23/09/1978 Chelsea drew with Birmingham City 1-1 in Football League Division 1
26/09/1978 Chelsea drew with New York Cosmos 1-1 in a friendly
30/09/1978 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-3 in Football League Division 1
03/10/1978 Neil Clement born
03/10/1978 Claudio Pizarro born
07/10/1978 Chelsea lost to Derby County 0-1 in Football League Division 1
14/10/1978 Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in Football League Division 1
21/10/1978 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-2 in Football League Division 1
23/10/1978 Vic Woodley died
28/10/1978 Chelsea drew with Norwich City 3-3 in Football League Division 1
02/11/1978 Bill Garner transfered to Cambridge United for Free
04/11/1978 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 0-0 in Football League Division 1
11/11/1978 Chelsea lost to Everton 2-3 in Football League Division 1
11/11/1978 Nicholas Crittenden born
15/11/1978 Chelsea lost to Moscow Dynamo 1-2 in a friendly
18/11/1978 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 in Football League Division 1
22/11/1978 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 1-2 in Football League Division 1
25/11/1978 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-1 in Football League Division 1
27/11/1978 Chelsea drew with Queens Park Rangers 2-2 in Testimonial For Ian Hutchinson
09/12/1978 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 0-1 in Football League Division 1
10/12/1978 Richard Jenkins died
12/12/1978 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in Testimonial For Charlie Cooke
13/12/1978 Ken Shellito finished as manager
13/12/1978 Peter Osgood transfered from Philadelphia Fury for 25,000
14/12/1978 Danny Blanchflower appointed manager
14/12/1978 Ken Swain transfered to Aston Villa for 100,000
16/12/1978 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 2-7 in Football League Division 1
20/12/1978 Geremi born
22/12/1978 Jody Morris born
23/12/1978 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 0-0 in Football League Division 1
26/12/1978 Chelsea drew with Southampton 0-0 in Football League Division 1
30/12/1978 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 1-5 in Football League Division 1
00/00/1979 David Hay Retired
00/01/1979 Kevin Hales signed professional forms
08/01/1979 Adrian Mutu born
10/01/1979 John Hutcheson died
15/01/1979 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-3 in F.A. Cup Round 3
18/01/1979 Paulo Ferreira born
20/01/1979 Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-2 in Football League Division 1
25/01/1979 Steve Wicks transfered to Derby for 275,000
30/01/1979 Eamonn Bannon transfered from Hearts for 200,000
01/02/1979 Joe Sheerin born
03/02/1979 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-1 in Football League Division 1
12/02/1979 James Docherty transfered from East Stirling for 45,000
21/02/1979 Chelsea lost to Coventry City 1-3 in Football League Division 1
21/02/1979 Ray Lewington transfered to Vancouver Whitecaps for 40,000
24/02/1979 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 1
02/03/1979 Petar Borota transfered from Partizan Belgrade for 70,000
02/03/1979 Damien Duff born
03/03/1979 Chelsea drew with Liverpool 0-0 in Football League Division 1
10/03/1979 Chelsea lost to Norwich City 0-2 in Football League Division 1
13/03/1979 Duncan McKenzie transfered to Blackburn for 80,000
14/03/1979 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-1 in Football League Division 1
14/03/1979 Nicolas Anelka born
17/03/1979 Chelsea lost to Queens Park Rangers 1-3 in Football League Division 1
24/03/1979 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in Football League Division 1
28/03/1979 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-6 in Football League Division 1
04/04/1979 Chelsea drew with Derby County 1-1 in Football League Division 1
07/04/1979 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 1-3 in Football League Division 1
10/04/1979 Chelsea lost to Bristol City 1-3 in Football League Division 1
10/04/1979 Frederick Linfoot died
12/04/1979 Mateja Kezman born
14/04/1979 Chelsea lost to Southampton 1-2 in Football League Division 1
16/04/1979 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 2-5 in Football League Division 1
21/04/1979 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in Football League Division 1
28/04/1979 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in Football League Division 1
05/05/1979 Chelsea lost to Ipswich Town 2-3 in Football League Division 1
07/05/1979 Chelsea drew with Fulham 0-0 in Fulham Cenetenary Match
14/05/1979 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Football League Division 1
14/05/1979 Peter Bonetti Retired
16/05/1979 Chelsea drew with Manchester United 1-1 in Football League Division 1
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 | ||
| TW Langley | 40 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| RE Harris | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| GE Stanley | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| RC Wilkins | 35 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| DR Stride | 32 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| C Walker | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GG Wilkins | 28 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| SJ Wicks | 23 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| EJ Bannon | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| PP Bonetti | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| D McKenzie | 15 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| K Swain | 15 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| M Droy | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| TC Aylott | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| MW Nutton | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| I Britton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| P Borota | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| JE Sitton | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| P Osgood | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| R Lewington | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| GR Locke | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| D Hay | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| J Bumstead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| M Fillery | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| RJ Iles | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| JT Phillips | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| G Chivers | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Docherty | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| L Frost | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| GJ Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| W Garner | 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 | ||
| RE Harris | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| D Hay | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| DR Stride | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GE Stanley | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| RC Wilkins | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SJ Wicks | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| GG Wilkins | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| D McKenzie | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R Lewington | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M Droy | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||