1966–67 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1966–67 season
ChairmanCharles Pratt, Jr.
ManagerTommy Docherty
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division9th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Tambling (21)
All: Bobby Tambling (28)
Highest home attendance55,958 vs Manchester United
(5 November 1966)
Lowest home attendance14,262 vs Charlton Athletic
(14 September 1966)
Average home league attendance35,567
Biggest win6–2 v Aston Villa
(17 September 1966)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Sheffield Wednesday
(31 Dec 1966)

The 1966–67 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-third competitive season.

Summary

Chelsea enjoyed a bright start to campaign and were unbeaten in their opening ten league matches. However, results dipped after striker Peter Osgood suffered a broken leg in a League Cup match against Blackpool in October. Osgood was replaced by Tony Hateley, the club's first £100,000 signing, but Hateley struggled for form and the club ultimately finished 9th in the First Division. They also reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 1915, losing 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Arsenal 42 16 14 12 58 47 1.234 46
8 Leicester City 42 18 8 16 78 71 1.099 44
9 Chelsea 42 15 14 13 67 62 1.081 44
10 Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 52 59 0.881 42
11 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 13 15 56 47 1.191 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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.
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