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1969–70 Chelsea F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Chelsea |
| season | 1969-70 |
| manager | Dave Sexton |
| chairman | Brian Mears |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Winners |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round |
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| league topscorer | |
| Peter Osgood (23) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Peter Osgood (31) | |
| highest attendance | 61,479 vs Manchester United (21 March 1970) |
| lowest attendance | 24,904 vs Burnley (17 September 1969) |
| prevseason | 1968–69 |
| nextseason | 1970–71 |
Peter Osgood (23) Peter Osgood (31)
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.
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. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Peter Bonetti | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| GK | SCO Tommy Hughes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| DF | IRE John Dempsey | 37 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||||
| DF | ENG Ron Harris | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG Marvin Hinton | 28 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34(2) | 0 | ||||
| DF | SCO Stewart Houston | 6(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(3) | 0 | ||||
| DF | SCO Eddie McCreadie | 30(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40(1) | 0 | ||||
| DF | IRE Paddy Mulligan | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG David Webb | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||||
| MF | SCO John Boyle | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | ||||
| MF | SCO Charlie Cooke | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 44(1) | 5 | ||||
| MF | ENG Alan Hudson | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||||
| MF | ENG John Hollins | 42 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||||
| MF | ENG Peter Houseman | 42 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||||
| MF/FW | ENG Tommy Baldwin | 19(2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25(2) | 6 | ||||
| FW | ENG Alan Birchenall | 15(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19(1) | 5 | ||||
| FW | ENG Ian Hutchinson | 27(1) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35(1) | 22 | ||||
| FW | ENG Peter Osgood | 38(2) | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 48(2) | 31 | ||||
| FW | ENG Bobby Tambling | 7(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 |
- Substitute appearances in parentheses. Substitute appearances included in totals
Results
First Division
Main article: 1969–70 Football League First Division
St John Strong Hurst Kemp Osgood Houseman Lorimer Baldwin Hollins O'Hare Cooke Osgood Osgood Hollins Curran Hutchinson Hollins Houseman Osgood Cooper Giles Lorimer Jones Hutchinson Baldwin Hector Baldwin Webb Hudson Osgood Hudson Ball Royle Whittle Osgood Astle Skeels Kindon
League table
League Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
Birchenall
FA Cup
Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
Hutchinson Osgood Baldwin Dempsey Houseman Hutchinson Bridges Osgood Osgood Houseman Hutchinson Hutchinson Jones Webb
Notes
References
- Soccerbase
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
References
- (11 May 2013). "Frank Lampard breaks Bobby Tambling's Chelsea scoring record". [[BBC Sport]].
- [http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Results/1969.htm CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Match Results Season 1969-70 - bounder.friardale.co.uk]
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