1961–62 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season January 2022 February 2015 Chelsea 1961–62 Ted Drake (until November)Tommy Docherty Joe Mears Stamford Bridge First Division 22nd FA Cup Third round Bobby Tambling (20) Bobby Tambling (22) 6–1 v Sheffield United(9 September 1961) 0–4 (three matches) 42,248 vs Manchester United(30 August 1961) 12,404 vs Bolton Wanderers(11 November 1961) 27,015 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _blueline 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff _blueborder _vneckblue _blueborder _blueline 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-eighth competitive season. Following a poor start to the season, manager Ted Drake was dismissed in September 1961 and replaced by player-coach Tommy Docherty. Nevertheless, the club were relegated at the season of the season, ending a 32-year spell in the top-flight. 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 1961–62 season at stamford-bridge.com 1961-62 Category:English football clubs 1961–62 season