1961–62 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1961–62 season
Chairman	Joe Mears
Manager	Ted Drake (until November); Tommy Docherty
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	22nd
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Tambling (20); All: Bobby Tambling (22)
Highest home attendance	42,248 vs Manchester United; (30 August 1961)
Lowest home attendance	12,404 vs Bolton Wanderers; (11 November 1961)
Average home league attendance	27,015
Biggest win	6–1 v Sheffield United; (9 September 1961)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (three matches)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 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[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	73	86	0.849	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	10	19	63	79	0.797	36	Participated in 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20	Fulham	42	13	7	22	66	74	0.892	33
21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	50	81	0.617	32	Relegated
22	Chelsea	42	9	10	23	63	94	0.670	28	Relegated

Source: 11v11^[1]

References[]

Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 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

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^ "League Division Two end of season table for 1960–61 season". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[1] "League Division Two end of season table for 1960–61 season". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

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