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Summary of Season 1988-89
Football League Division 2
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | 1. Chelsea | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 46 | 99 | 2. Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 82 | 3. Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 81 | 4. Watford | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 78 | 5. Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 77 | 6. Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 76 | 7. Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 74 | 8. Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 73 | 9. West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 72 | 10. Leeds United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 67 | 11. Sunderland | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 63 | 12. Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -9 | 62 | 13. Stoke City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -15 | 59 | 14. Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -7 | 56 | 15. Leicester City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 43 | -7 | 55 | 16. Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 3 | 54 | 17. Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 36 | -8 | 54 | 18. Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | -11 | 54 | 19. Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 42 | -9 | 51 | 20. Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 41 | -9 | 51 | 21. Hull City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -16 | 47 | 22. Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -27 | 42 | 23. Birmingham City | 46 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 43 | -45 | 35 | 24. Walsall | 46 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 38 | -39 | 31 |
Promoted to Division 1
Matches
| Aug 27 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 1-2 | Wilson |
| Aug 30 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1-1 | Wilson |
| Sep 3 | Bournemouth | Away | 0-1 | |
| Sep 10 | Oxford United | Home | 1-1 | McAllister |
| Sep 17 | Barnsley | Away | 1-1 | Roberts(P) |
| Sep 20 | Manchester City | Home | 1-3 | Pates |
| Sep 24 | Leeds United | Away | 2-0 | Durie, Bumstead |
| Oct 1 | Leicester City | Home | 2-1 | Roberts(P), Lee |
| Oct 4 | Walsall | Home | 2-0 | Dorigo, Dixon |
| Oct 9 | Swindon Town | Away | 1-1 | Dixon |
| Oct 15 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 4-1 | Wood, McAllister, Nicholas, Wilson |
| Oct 22 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 5-0 | Dorigo, Roberts(P), Dixon, Durie(2) |
| Oct 25 | Hull City | Away | 0-3 | |
| Oct 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 2-0 | Wilson, Dixon |
| Nov 5 | Watford | Away | 2-1 | Dixon, Durie |
| Nov 12 | Sunderland | Home | 1-1 | Wilson |
| Nov 19 | Bradford City | Away | 2-2 | Lee, Wilson |
| Nov 26 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 2-0 | Dorigo, Dixon |
| Dec 3 | Stoke City | Away | 3-0 | Roberts(P), McAllister, Wilson |
| Dec 10 | Portsmouth | Home | 3-3 | Wilson, Dixon, Durie |
| Dec 16 | Birmingham City | Away | 4-1 | Dixon(2), Durie(2) |
| Dec 26 | Ipswich Town | Home | 3-0 | Lee, Dixon, Durie |
| Dec 31 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 1-1 | Roberts(P) |
| Jan 2 | Oxford United | Away | 3-2 | Dixon(2), Wilson |
| Jan 14 | Crystal Palace | Home | 1-0 | Dorigo |
| Jan 21 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1-1 | Dixon |
| Feb 4 | Walsall | Away | 7-0 | Roberts(P), Wilson, Durie(5) |
| Feb 11 | Swindon Town | Home | 3-2 | Durie, O.G.(2) |
| Feb 18 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-0 | Dixon |
| Feb 25 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2-2 | Roberts(2)(1P) |
| Feb 28 | Hull City | Home | 2-1 | Dixon, Wilson |
| Mar 11 | Watford | Home | 2-2 | Dorigo, Roberts(P) |
| Mar 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 1-0 | Wilson |
| Mar 18 | Manchester City | Away | 3-2 | Dorigo, Dixon, Wilson |
| Mar 21 | Sunderland | Away | 2-1 | Roberts, Wilson |
| Mar 25 | Bournemouth | Home | 2-0 | Roberts(P), Durie |
| Mar 28 | Ipswich Town | Away | 1-0 | Durie |
| Apr 1 | Barnsley | Home | 5-3 | Dixon(4), Durie |
| Apr 4 | Birmingham City | Home | 3-1 | Roberts, Dixon, Wilson |
| Apr 8 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 3-2 | Roberts(P), Lee, McAllister |
| Apr 15 | Leicester City | Away | 0-2 | |
| Apr 22 | Leeds United | Home | 1-0 | Bumstead |
| Apr 29 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 1-1 | Dixon |
| May 1 | Stoke City | Home | 2-1 | Roberts(P), Dixon |
| May 6 | Bradford City | Home | 3-1 | Roberts(P), Dixon(2) |
| May 13 | Portsmouth | Away | 3-2 | McAllister(2), Wilson |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 367,022 | 30,337 | 6,747 | 15,957 | Away | 328,129 | 40,070 | 5,588 | 14,266 | Total | 695,151 | 40,070 | 5,588 | 15,112 |
F.A. Cup
Round 3
Matches
| Jan 7 | Barnsley | Away | 0-4 |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Away | 13,241 | 13,241 | 13,241 | 13,241 | Total | 13,241 | 13,241 | 13,241 | 13,241 |
Littlewoods Cup
Round 2
Matches
| Sep 27 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 1-4 | O.G. |
| Oct 12 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 2-2 | Wilson, Dixon |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 5,814 | 5,814 | 5,814 | 5,814 | Away | 5,061 | 5,061 | 5,061 | 5,061 | Total | 10,875 | 5,814 | 5,061 | 5,438 |
Simod Cup
Round 3
Matches
| Nov 9 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 6-2 | Clarke, Roberts, McLaughlin, Wilson, McAllister(2) |
| Nov 30 | Bradford City | Away | 3-2 | Roberts(P), Wood, Dixon |
| Jan 10 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1-4 | Dixon |
Attendances
| Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Home | 13,242 | 8,475 | 4,767 | 6,621 | Away | 5,341 | 5,341 | 5,341 | 5,341 | Total | 18,583 | 8,475 | 4,767 | 6,194 |
Diary
01/07/1988 David Lee transfered from Youth
13/07/1988 Pat Nevin transfered to Everton for 925,000
24/07/1988 John Harris died
26/07/1988 Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in a friendly
01/08/1988 Roy Wegerle transfered to Luton for 75,000
01/08/1988 Jason Cundy signed professional forms
01/08/1988 Nemanja Matic born
02/08/1988 Chelsea beat Saltash United 1-0 in a friendly
04/08/1988 Chelsea beat Exmouth Town 2-1 in a friendly
05/08/1988 Peter Nicholas transfered from Aberdeen
06/08/1988 Chelsea beat Dawlish Town 1-0 in a friendly
06/08/1988 Graham Roberts transfered from Rangers for 475,000
08/08/1988 Chelsea beat Torquay United 5-3 in a friendly
09/08/1988 Willian born
13/08/1988 Chelsea beat Reading 3-1 in Testimonial For Paul Canonville
16/08/1988 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 in a friendly
19/08/1988 Chelsea lost to Swansea City 0-1 in a friendly
27/08/1988 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in Football League Division 2
30/08/1988 Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace 1-1 in Football League Division 2
03/09/1988 Chelsea lost to Bournemouth 0-1 in Football League Division 2
10/09/1988 Chelsea drew with Oxford United 1-1 in Football League Division 2
17/09/1988 Chelsea drew with Barnsley 1-1 in Football League Division 2
20/09/1988 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-3 in Football League Division 2
24/09/1988 Chelsea beat Leeds United 2-0 in Football League Division 2
27/09/1988 Chelsea lost to Scunthorpe United 1-4 in Littlewoods Cup Round 2 (First Leg)
00/10/1988 John Coady transfered to Derry City for 15,000
01/10/1988 Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1 in Football League Division 2
04/10/1988 Chelsea beat Walsall 2-0 in Football League Division 2
07/10/1988 Diego Costa born
09/10/1988 Chelsea drew with Swindon Town 1-1 in Football League Division 2
12/10/1988 Chelsea drew with Scunthorpe United 2-2 in Littlewoods Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)
13/10/1988 Colin Pates transfered to Charlton for 400,000
15/10/1988 Chelsea beat Oldham Athletic 4-1 in Football League Division 2
22/10/1988 Chelsea beat Plymouth Argyle 5-0 in Football League Division 2
24/10/1988 Harold Miller died
25/10/1988 Chelsea lost to Hull City 0-3 in Football League Division 2
29/10/1988 Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in Football League Division 2
01/11/1988 Chelsea beat Combined Services XI 6-2 in a friendly
05/11/1988 Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 in Football League Division 2
09/11/1988 Chelsea beat Plymouth Argyle 6-2 in Simod Cup Round 1
12/11/1988 Chelsea drew with Sunderland 1-1 in Football League Division 2
19/11/1988 Chelsea drew with Bradford City 2-2 in Football League Division 2
26/11/1988 Chelsea beat Shrewsbury Town 2-0 in Football League Division 2
30/11/1988 Chelsea beat Bradford City 3-2 in Simod Cup Round 2
01/12/1988 Papy Djilobodji born
03/12/1988 Chelsea beat Stoke City 3-0 in Football League Division 2
10/12/1988 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 3-3 in Football League Division 2
16/12/1988 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 4-1 in Football League Division 2
26/12/1988 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 3-0 in Football League Division 2
31/12/1988 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in Football League Division 2
00/01/1989 Darren Wood transfered to Sheffield Wed for 350,000
00/01/1989 Michael Bodley transfered to Northampton for 50,000
02/01/1989 Chelsea beat Oxford United 3-2 in Football League Division 2
03/01/1989 Chelsea beat Wimbledon 2-0 in a friendly
07/01/1989 Chelsea lost to Barnsley 0-4 in F.A. Cup Round 3
10/01/1989 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 1-4 in Simod Cup Round 3
11/01/1989 Dave Beasant transfered from Newcastle for 725,000
14/01/1989 Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in Football League Division 2
21/01/1989 Chelsea drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in Football League Division 2
25/01/1989 Chelsea beat Feltham 6-2 in Middlesex Charity Cup
27/01/1989 Chelsea lost to Swansea City 1-2 in Carol Tucker Appeal
04/02/1989 Chelsea beat Walsall 7-0 in Football League Division 2
11/02/1989 Chelsea beat Swindon Town 3-2 in Football League Division 2
18/02/1989 Chelsea beat Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in Football League Division 2
25/02/1989 Chelsea drew with Oldham Athletic 2-2 in Football League Division 2
28/02/1989 Chelsea beat Hull City 2-1 in Football League Division 2
01/03/1989 Chelsea drew with Keynsham Town 0-0 in First Floodlit Match
02/03/1989 Ken Monkou transfered from Feyenoord for 100,000
11/03/1989 Chelsea drew with Watford 2-2 in Football League Division 2
13/03/1989 Marko Marin born
15/03/1989 Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 in Football League Division 2
18/03/1989 Chelsea beat Manchester City 3-2 in Football League Division 2
21/03/1989 Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-1 in Football League Division 2
25/03/1989 Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-0 in Football League Division 2
25/03/1989 Scott Sinclair born
28/03/1989 Chelsea beat Ipswich Town 1-0 in Football League Division 2
01/04/1989 Chelsea beat Barnsley 5-3 in Football League Division 2
04/04/1989 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-1 in Football League Division 2
07/04/1989 Franco Di Santo born
08/04/1989 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in Football League Division 2
15/04/1989 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 0-2 in Football League Division 2
22/04/1989 Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in Football League Division 2
29/04/1989 Chelsea drew with Shrewsbury Town 1-1 in Football League Division 2
01/05/1989 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-1 in Football League Division 2
06/05/1989 Chelsea beat Bradford City 3-1 in Football League Division 2
09/05/1989 Chelsea drew with Aldershot 3-3 in Testimonial For John Anderson
13/05/1989 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 3-2 in Football League Division 2
16/05/1989 Chelsea beat Chelsea 83-84 5-4 in Testimonial For Eddie Niedzwiecki
17/05/1989 Chelsea beat Weston Park Old Boys 7-4 in a friendly
13/06/1989 Damien Matthew transfered from Youth
15/06/1989 Graham Stuart transfered from Youth
18/06/1989 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang born
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 | ||
| K Wilson | 43 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 15 | |||||||
| G Roberts | 46 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 17 | |||||||||||
| A Dorigo | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| KM Dixon | 39 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 28 | ||||||||||
| P Nicholas | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| K McAllister | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
| S Clarke | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| C Wilson | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| G Durie | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| J McLaughlin | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| J Bumstead | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| R Freestone | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| G Hall | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||||
| D Wood | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| D Lee | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| D Beasant | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Pates | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| D Mitchell | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| M Hazard | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Dodds | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| K Hitchcock | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| K Monkou | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| G Le Saux | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Own Goal | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
| G Durie | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| P Nicholas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| G Roberts | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D Beasant | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A Dorigo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J Bumstead | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| J McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C Wilson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||