1987–88 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1987–88 John HollinsBobby Campbell Ken Bates Stamford Bridge First Division 18th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Full Members Cup Third round Gordon Durie (12) Gordon Durie (20) 4–1 v Blackburn Rovers(18 May 1988) 0–4 v Swindon Town(19 January 1988) 40,550 vs Middlesbrough(28 May 1988) 8,501 vs Barnsley(18 November 1987) 20,407 _chelsea1987h _chelsea1987h _chelsea1987h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _chelsea1986a _chelsea1986a _chelsea1986a 20B2AA 20B2AA 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-fourth competitive season. The club suffered a difficult season, ultimately finishing 18th and being relegated after a 2-1 aggregate defeat in a two-legged playoff final to Second Division club Middlesbrough. The season represents the last time Chelsea have been relegated from the top flight of English football. Table First Division y CHE References Glanvill, Rick Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years Headline Book Publishing Ltd 2006 0-7553-1466-2 Hockings, Ron 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006 External links 1987–88 season at stamford-bridge.com 1987–88 Category:English football clubs 1987–88 season Category:1987–88 in English men's football