1969–70 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1969-70 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton
First Division3rd
FA CupWinners
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Osgood (23)
All:
Peter Osgood (31)
Highest home attendance61,479 vs Manchester United (21 March 1970)
Lowest home attendance24,904 vs Burnley (17 September 1969)

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, still Chelsea's record goalscorer with 202 goals, had his final season with the club, signing for Crystal Palace on loan in January before leaving permanently in May.

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 England Peter Bonetti 36 0 8 0 4 0 48 0
GK Scotland Tommy Hughes 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF Republic of Ireland John Dempsey 37 2 8 1 3 0 48 3
DF England Ron Harris 30 0 8 0 3 0 41 0
DF England Marvin Hinton 28 0 2(2) 0 4 0 34(2) 0
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 6(3) 0 0 0 1 0 7(3) 0
DF Scotland Eddie McCreadie 30(1) 0 8 0 2 0 40(1) 0
DF Republic of Ireland Paddy Mulligan 8(2) 0 0 0 0 0 8(2) 0
DF England David Webb 35 4 8 3 3 0 46 7
MF Scotland John Boyle 7(1) 0 0 0 3 0 10(1) 0
MF Scotland Charlie Cooke 35 4 6 0 3(1) 1 44(1) 5
MF England Alan Hudson 29 3 6 0 2 0 37 3
MF England John Hollins 42 6 8 1 4 0 54 7
MF England Peter Houseman 42 3 8 6 4 0 54 9
MF/FW England Tommy Baldwin 19(2) 5 5 1 1 0 25(2) 6
FW England Alan Birchenall 15(1) 3 0 0 4 2 19(1) 5
FW England Ian Hutchinson 27(1) 16 8 5 1 1 35(1) 22
FW England Peter Osgood 38(2) 23 7 8 3 0 48(2) 31
FW England Bobby Tambling 7(2) 0 0 0 0 0 7(2) 0
  • Substitute appearances in parenthesis. Substitute appearances included in totals

Results[]

First Division[]

Main article: 1969–70 Football League First Division
9 August 1969 1 Liverpool 4–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Lawler Goal 27'
St John Goal 48', 83'
Strong Goal 60'		 Hutchinson Goal 47' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 48,383
11 August 1969 2 West Ham United 2–0 Chelsea London
Peters Goal 68'
Hurst Goal 84'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 39,003
16 August 1969 3 Chelsea 1–0 Ipswich Town London
Hutchinson Goal 74' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,613
20 August 1969 4 Chelsea 0–0 West Ham United London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 43,346
23 August 1969 5 Southampton 2–2 Chelsea Southampton
Paine Goal 3'
Kemp Goal 31'		 Osgood Goal 4', 76' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 25,935
27 August 1969 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
Pearce Goal 79' Webb Goal 46' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47,395
30 August 1969 7 Chelsea 1–1 Crystal Palace London
Osgood Goal 68' Hoy Goal 36' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,908
6 September 1969 8 Manchester City 0–0 Chelsea Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 35,995
13 September 1969 9 Chelsea 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Dempsey Goal 59'
Osgood Goal 62'		 Curran Goal 83', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,599
17 September 1969 10 Chelsea 2–0 Burnley London
Birchenall Goal 58'
Houseman Goal 90'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,904
20 September 1969 11 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds
Giles Goal 37' (pen.)
Lorimer Goal 78'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,130
27 September 1969 12 Chelsea 3–0 Arsenal London
Birchenall Goal 10', 52'
Baldwin Goal 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,370
4 October 1969 13 Sunderland 0–0 Chelsea Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 24,216
11 October 1969 14 Chelsea 2–2 Derby County London
Houseman Goal 57'
Hollins Goal 82'		 Hector Goal 52'
O'Hare Goal 71'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 51,421
18 October 1969 15 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion London
Osgood Goal 40'
Cooke Goal 45'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,810
25 October 1969 16 Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Osgood Goal 58' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 40,088
1 November 1969 17 Chelsea 1–0 Coventry City London
Cooke Goal 47' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,899
8 November 1969 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Chelsea Sheffield
Prendergast Goal 90' Hutchinson Goal 40', 58'
Osgood Goal 75'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,044
15 November 1969 19 Chelsea 1–1 Everton London
Osgood Goal 11' Husband Goal 6' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 49,895
18 November 1969 20 Ipswich Town 1–4 Chelsea Ipswich
Viljoen Goal 37' Hutchinson Goal 12'
Osgood Goal 63', 84'
Hollins Goal 90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,935
22 November 1969 21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea Nottingham
Newton Goal 43' Cooke Goal 62' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,808
6 December 1969 22 Manchester United 0–2 Chelsea Manchester
Hutchinson Goal 12', 38' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 49,344
13 December 1969 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Chelsea Wolverhampton
Wagstaffe Goal 41'
Curran Goal 43', 51'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,775
20 December 1969 24 Chelsea 3–1 Manchester City London
Webb Goal 26', 30'
Hutchinson Goal 42'		 Summerbee Goal 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,791
26 December 1969 25 Chelsea 3–1 Southampton London
Hutchinson Goal 31', 61'
Hollins Goal 68'		 Channon Goal 86' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,489
27 December 1969 26 Crystal Palace 1–5 Chelsea London
Queen Goal 17' Osgood Goal 36', 65', 78', 80'
Houseman Goal 85'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 49,498
10 January 1970 27 Chelsea 2–5 Leeds United London
Hollins Goal 36'
Osgood Goal 41'		 Clarke Goal 16'
Cooper Goal 47'
Giles Goal 57' (pen.)
Lorimer Goal 60'
Jones Goal 64'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 57,221
17 January 1970 28 Arsenal 0–3 Chelsea London
Hollins Goal 40'
Hutchinson Goal 81'
Baldwin Goal 89'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 51,338
31 January 1970 29 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
Osgood Goal 19', 22', 78' Baker Goal 71' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,775
11 February 1970 30 Derby County 2–2 Chelsea Derby
Durban Goal 79'
Hector Goal 83'		 Osgood Goal 43'
Baldwin Goal 78'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 35,109
25 February 1970 31 Chelsea 0–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,341
28 February 1970 32 Coventry City 0–3 Chelsea Coventry
Baldwin Goal 25'
Webb Goal 53'
Hudson Goal 82'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 37,448
7 March 1970 33 Chelsea 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
Baldwin Goal 8' McCaffrey Goal 84' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,280
17 March 1970 34 Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City London
Cooke Goal 89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,996
21 March 1970 35 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester United London
Hutchinson Goal 14', 19' Morgan Goal 75' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 61,479
25 March 1970 36 Chelsea 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Hutchinson Goal 8'
Osgood Goal 21' (pen.)
Hudson Goal 57'		 Sinclair Goal 4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,590
28 March 1970 37 Everton 5–2 Chelsea Liverpool
Kendall Goal 1'
Ball Goal 4'
Royle Goal 39', 47'
Whittle Goal 59'		 Dempsey Goal 64'
Osgood Goal 88'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 57,828
30 March 1970 38 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Chelsea West Bromwich
Brown Goal 30', 68'
Astle Goal 47'		 Hutchinson Goal 57' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 31,207
4 April 1970 39 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Baldwin Goal 4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,925
13 April 1970 40 Stoke City 1–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
Stevenson Goal 53' Hutchinson Goal 13'
Skeels Goal 39' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 22,707
14 April 1970 41 Burnley 3–1 Chelsea Burnley
Dobson Goal 10'
Kindon Goal 15', 57'		 Hollins Goal 16' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,030
18 April 1970 42 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
Osgood Goal 21', 68' (pen.) Graham Goal 26' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,521

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton 42 29 8 5 72 34 2.118 66 League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1970–71 First round
2 Leeds United 42 21 15 6 84 49 1.714 57
3 Chelsea 42 21 13 8 70 50 1.400 55 FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round
4 Derby County 42 22 9 11 64 37 1.730 53
5 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 65 42 1.548 51 Participated in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Source:[citation needed]

League Cup[]

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
2 September 1969 2nd Round Coventry City 0–1 Chelsea Coventry
Hutchinson Goal 50' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 24,790
24 September 1969 3rd Round Leeds United 1–1 Chelsea Leeds
Madeley Goal 90' Birchenall Goal 71' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,933
6 October 1969 3rd Round Replay Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United London
Cooke Goal 63'
Birchenall Goal 78'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,485
15 October 1969 4th Round Carlisle United 1–0 Chelsea Carlisle
Goal 79' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 18,513

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FA Cup[]

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
3 January 1970 3rd Round Chelsea 3–0 Birmingham City London
Osgood Goal 42'
Hutchinson Goal 78', 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 45,088
24 January 1970 4th Round Chelsea 2–2 Burnley London
Hollins Goal 67'
Osgood Goal 69'		 Dobson Goal 80', 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,282
27 January 1970 4th Round Replay Burnley 1–3 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Burnley
Coates Goal 35' Houseman Goal 72', 116'
Baldwin Goal 92'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 32,000
7 February 1970 5th Round Crystal Palace 1–4 Chelsea London
Hoy Goal 52' Osgood Goal 37'
Dempsey Goal 64'
Houseman Goal 73'
Hutchinson Goal 86'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 48,479
21 February 1970 6th Round Queens Park Rangers 2–4 Chelsea London
Venables Goal 27' (pen.)
Bridges Goal 62'		 Webb Goal 7'
Osgood Goal 8', 43', 58'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 33,572
14 March 1970 Semi-Final Chelsea 5–1 Watford London
Webb Goal 3'
Osgood Goal 58'
Houseman Goal 73', 79'
Hutchinson Goal 75'		 Garbett Goal 12' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 55,209
11 April 1970 Final Chelsea 2–2 (a.e.t.) Leeds United London
Houseman Goal 41'
Hutchinson Goal 86'		 Charlton Goal 21'
Jones Goal 83'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 100,000
29 April 1970 Final Replay Chelsea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leeds United Manchester
Osgood Goal 78'
Webb Goal 104'		 Jones Goal 36' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 62,078

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Match Results Season 1969-70 - bounder.friardale.co.uk
  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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