1969–70 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Chelsea 1969-70 Dave Sexton Brian Mears First Division 3rd FA Cup Winners League Cup Fourth round _chelsea1965h 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF ffffff _chelsea1967a FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF ffff00 Peter Osgood (23) Peter Osgood (31) 61,479 vs Manchester United (21 March 1970) 24,904 vs Burnley (17 September 1969) 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969-70 season was Chelsea Football Club's 56th of competitive football, and the club's 43rd in the English top flight. The club began the season having not signed a single player. Defender Paddy Mulligan, who joined in October for £17,500, was the sole recruit during the campaign. Bobby Tambling spent his final season with the club. He moved to Crystal Palace on loan in January before leaving permanently in May. Tambling departed as Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer, a record he held until 2013 when his tally of 202 goals was surpassed by Frank Lampard.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22038984 Frank Lampard breaks Bobby Tambling's Chelsea scoring record BBC Sport 16 January 2022 11 May 2013 The season proved to be a success, as the club won the FA Cup for the first time in their history with a hard-fought replayed win over Leeds United. The club also finished 3rd in the First Division, their highest placing since 1965. Chelsea were for a time in title contention, although an indifferent start and heavy defeats at the hands of rivals Leeds and Everton ultimately ended their chances. Midfielders John Hollins and Peter Houseman did not miss a game. Hollins was also voted Chelsea's Player of the Year by the fans. Peter Osgood finished as top scorer, with 31 goals in all competitions, and became the last man to date to score in every round of the FA Cup. The average home attendance for the season was 40,342. Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Peter Bonetti3608040480GKSCO Tommy Hughes60000060DFIRE John Dempsey3728130483DFENG Ron Harris3008030410DFENG Marvin Hinton2802(2)04034(2)0DFSCO Stewart Houston6(3)000107(3)0DFSCO Eddie McCreadie30(1)0802040(1)0DFIRE Paddy Mulligan8(2)000008(2)0DFENG David Webb3548330467MFSCO John Boyle7(1)0003010(1)0MFSCO Charlie Cooke354603(1)144(1)5MFENG Alan Hudson2936020373MFENG John Hollins4268140547MFENG Peter Houseman4238640549MF/FWENG Tommy Baldwin19(2)5511025(2)6FWENG Alan Birchenall15(1)3004219(1)5FWENG Ian Hutchinson27(1)16851135(1)22FWENG Peter Osgood38(2)23783048(2)31FWENG Bobby Tambling7(2)000007(2)0 Substitute appearances in parentheses. Substitute appearances included in totals Results First Division 1969–70 Football League First Division 1 9 August 1969 Liverpool 4–1 L Chelsea Lawler 27St John 48 83Strong 60 Hutchinson 47 Anfield Liverpool 48,383 2 11 August 1969 West Ham United 2–0 L Chelsea Peters 68Hurst 84 Upton Park London 39,003 3 16 August 1969 Chelsea 1–0 W Ipswich Town Hutchinson 74 Stamford Bridge London 29,613 4 20 August 1969 Chelsea 0–0 D West Ham United Stamford Bridge London 43,346 5 23 August 1969 Southampton 2–2 D Chelsea Paine 3Kemp 31 Osgood 4 76 The Dell Southampton 25,935 6 27 August 1969 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 D Chelsea Pearce 79 Webb 46 White Hart Lane London 47,395 7 30 August 1969 Chelsea 1–1 D Crystal Palace Osgood 68 Hoy 36 Stamford Bridge London 41,908 8 6 September 1969 Manchester City 0–0 D Chelsea Maine Road Manchester 35,995 9 13 September 1969 Chelsea 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Dempsey 59Osgood 62 Curran 83 87 Stamford Bridge London 38,599 10 17 September 1969 Chelsea 2–0 W Burnley Birchenall 58Houseman 90 Stamford Bridge London 24,904 11 20 September 1969 Leeds United 2–0 L Chelsea Giles 37 pen.Lorimer 78 Elland Road Leeds 33,130 12 27 September 1969 Chelsea 3–0 W Arsenal Birchenall 10 52Baldwin 85 Stamford Bridge London 46,370 13 4 October 1969 Sunderland 0–0 D Chelsea Roker Park Sunderland 24,216 14 11 October 1969 Chelsea 2–2 D Derby County Houseman 57Hollins 82 Hector 52O'Hare 71 Stamford Bridge London 51,421 15 18 October 1969 Chelsea 2–0 W West Bromwich Albion Osgood 40Cooke 45 Stamford Bridge London 34,810 16 25 October 1969 Newcastle United 0–1 W Chelsea Osgood 58 St James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 40,088 17 1 November 1969 Chelsea 1–0 W Coventry City Cooke 47 Stamford Bridge London 38,899 18 8 November 1969 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 W Chelsea Prendergast 90 Hutchinson 40 58Osgood 75 Hillsborough Sheffield 18,044 19 15 November 1969 Chelsea 1–1 D Everton Osgood 11 Husband 6 Stamford Bridge London 49,895 20 18 November 1969 Ipswich Town 1–4 W Chelsea Viljoen 37 Hutchinson 12Osgood 63 84Hollins 90 Portman Road Ipswich 20,935 21 22 November 1969 Nottingham Forest 1–1 D Chelsea Newton 43 Cooke 62 City Ground Nottingham 23,808 22 6 December 1969 Manchester United 0–2 W Chelsea Hutchinson 12 38 Old Trafford Manchester 49,344 23 13 December 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 L Chelsea Wagstaffe 41Curran 43 51 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,775 24 20 December 1969 Chelsea 3–1 W Manchester City Webb 26 30Hutchinson 42 Summerbee 88 Stamford Bridge London 34,791 25 26 December 1969 Chelsea 3–1 W Southampton Hutchinson 31 61Hollins 68 Channon 86 Stamford Bridge London 41,489 26 27 December 1969 Crystal Palace 1–5 W Chelsea Queen 17 Osgood 36 65 78 80Houseman 85 Selhurst Park London 49,498 27 10 January 1970 Chelsea 2–5 L Leeds United Hollins 36Osgood 41 Clarke 16Cooper 47Giles 57 pen.Lorimer 60Jones 64 Stamford Bridge London 57,221 28 17 January 1970 Arsenal 0–3 W Chelsea Hollins 40Hutchinson 81Baldwin 89 Highbury London 51,338 29 31 January 1970 Chelsea 3–1 W Sunderland Osgood 19 22 78 Baker 71 Stamford Bridge London 38,775 30 11 February 1970 Derby County 2–2 D Chelsea Durban 79Hector 83 Osgood 43Baldwin 78 Baseball Ground Derby 35,109 31 25 February 1970 Chelsea 0–0 D Newcastle United Stamford Bridge London 35,341 32 28 February 1970 Coventry City 0–3 W Chelsea Baldwin 25Webb 53Hudson 82 Highfield Road Coventry 37,448 33 7 March 1970 Chelsea 1–1 D Nottingham Forest Baldwin 8 McCaffrey 84 Stamford Bridge London 38,280 34 17 March 1970 Chelsea 1–0 W Stoke City Cooke 89 Stamford Bridge London 28,996 35 21 March 1970 Chelsea 2–1 W Manchester United Hutchinson 14 19 Morgan 75 Stamford Bridge London 61,479 36 25 March 1970 Chelsea 3–1 W Sheffield Wednesday Hutchinson 8Osgood 21 pen.Hudson 57 Sinclair 4 Stamford Bridge London 29,590 37 28 March 1970 Everton 5–2 L Chelsea Kendall 1Ball 4Royle 39 47Whittle 59 Dempsey 64Osgood 88 Goodison Park Liverpool 57,828 38 30 March 1970 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 L Chelsea Brown 30 68Astle 47 Hutchinson 57 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 31,207 39 4 April 1970 Chelsea 1–0 W Tottenham Hotspur Baldwin 4 Stamford Bridge London 44,925 40 13 April 1970 Stoke City 1–2 W Chelsea Stevenson 53 Hutchinson 13Skeels 39 o.g. Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 22,707 41 14 April 1970 Burnley 3–1 L Chelsea Dobson 10Kindon 15 57 Hollins 16 Turf Moor Burnley 12,030 42 18 April 1970 Chelsea 2–1 W Liverpool Osgood 21 68 pen. Graham 26 Stamford Bridge London 36,521 CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Match Results Season 1969-70 - bounder.friardale.co.uk League table First Division y CHE League Cup 1969–70 Football League Cup 2nd Round 2 September 1969 Coventry City 0–1 W Chelsea Hutchinson 50 Highfield Road Coventry 24,790 3rd Round 24 September 1969 Leeds United 1–1 D Chelsea Madeley 90 Birchenall 71 Elland Road Leeds 21,933 3rd Round Replay 6 October 1969 Chelsea 2–0 W Leeds United Cooke 63Birchenall 78 Stamford Bridge London 38,485 4th Round 15 October 1969 Carlisle United 1–0 L Chelsea Hemstead 79 Brunton Park Carlisle 18,513 FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup 3rd Round 3 January 1970 Chelsea 3–0 W Birmingham City Osgood 42Hutchinson 78 89 Stamford Bridge London 45,088 4th Round 24 January 1970 Chelsea 2–2 D Burnley Hollins 67Osgood 69 Dobson 80 88 Stamford Bridge London 42,282 4th Round Replay 27 January 1970 Burnley 1–3 yes W Chelsea Coates 35 Houseman 72 116Baldwin 92 Turf Moor Burnley 32,000 5th Round 7 February 1970 Crystal Palace 1–4 W Chelsea Hoy 52 Osgood 37Dempsey 64Houseman 73Hutchinson 86 Selhurst Park London 48,479 6th Round 21 February 1970 Queens Park Rangers 2–4 W Chelsea Venables 27 pen.Bridges 62 Webb 7Osgood 8 43 58 Loftus Road London 33,572 Semi-Final 14 March 1970 Chelsea 5–1 W Watford Webb 3Osgood 58Houseman 73 79Hutchinson 75 Garbett 12 White Hart Lane London 55,209 Final 11 April 1970 Chelsea 2–2 yes D Leeds United Houseman 41Hutchinson 86 Charlton 21Jones 83 Wembley London 100,000 Final Replay 29 April 1970 Chelsea 2–1 yes W Leeds United Osgood 78Webb 104 Jones 36 Old Trafford Manchester 62,078 Notes References Soccerbase Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. 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