Chelsea 1975-76

Division Two Fixtures

Date         Ven  Opponents          Att   Res    Scorers
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16-Aug-1975   A   Sunderland        28689  L 1-2  Garner
20-Aug-1975   A   West Bromwich     18014  D 0-0
23-Aug-1975   H   Carlisle Utd      19165  W 3-1  Maybank (2), Bason
27-Aug-1975   H   Oxford Utd        22841  W 3-1  R Wilkins (2), Swain
30-Aug-1975   A   Luton Town        19024  L 0-3

06-Sep-1975   H   Nottm Forest      21023  D 0-0
13-Sep-1975   A   Oldham Athletic   10406  L 1-2  R Wilkins
20-Sep-1975   H   Bristol City      17661  D 1-1  Garner
23-Sep-1975   A   Portsmouth        16144  D 1-1  Garner
27-Sep-1975   A   Fulham            22921  L 0-2

04-Oct-1975   H   York City         15323  D 0-0
11-Oct-1975   A   Southampton       21227  L 1-4  R Wilkins
18-Oct-1975   H   Blackpool         16924  W 2-0  R Wilkins (pen), Langley
25-Oct-1975   A   Blackburn Rovers  12128  D 1-1  Hutchinson

01-Nov-1975   H   Plymouth Argyle   20096  D 2-2  Britton, R Wilkins
08-Nov-1975   A   Hull City          9097  W 2-1  Britton, Hutchinson
15-Nov-1975   H   Notts County      18229  W 2-0  Garner, R Wilkins (pen)
22-Nov-1975   A   Blackpool          8595  W 2-0  Droy, Maybank
29-Nov-1975   A   Bristol Rovers    16277  W 2-1  Maybank, Hutchinson

06-Dec-1975   H   Bolton Wanderers  20896  L 0-1
13-Dec-1975   A   Carlisle Utd       8065  L 1-2  R Wilkins
22-Dec-1975   H   Sunderland        22802  W 1-0  Britton
26-Dec-1975   A   Orient            15509  L 1-3  Maybank
27-Dec-1975   H   Charlton          25367  L 2-3  Swain, Britton

10-Jan-1976   H   Oldham Athletic   16464  L 0-3
17-Jan-1976   A   Nottm Forest      14172  W 3-1  Garner, R Wilkins, Hutchinson
31-Jan-1976   H   West Bromwich     15896  L 1-2  Britton

07-Feb-1976   A   Oxford Utd        11162  D 1-1  Garner
18-Feb-1976   H   Hull City         10254  D 0-0
21-Feb-1976   A   Notts County      14528  L 2-3  Stanley, Finnieston
25-Feb-1976   H   Portsmouth        12709  W 2-0  Cooke, Locke
28-Feb-1976   H   Blackburn Rovers  14555  W 3-1  R Wilkins (2), Finnieston

06-Mar-1976   A   Plymouth Argyle   20638  W 3-0  Stanley, Britton, Swain
13-Mar-1976   H   Southampton       29011  D 1-1  Finnieston
20-Mar-1976   H   Bristol Rovers    16132  D 0-0
27-Mar-1976   A   Bolton Wanderers  20817  L 1-2  Britton

06-Apr-1976   H   Fulham            23605  D 0-0
10-Apr-1976   A   Bristol City      24710  D 2-2  Swain, Stanley
16-Apr-1976   H   Luton Town        19878  D 2-2  Finnieston, Hay
17-Apr-1976   H   Orient            17679  L 0-2
19-Apr-1976   A   Charlton          23263  D 1-1  Berr (og)
24-Apr-1976   A   York City          4914  D 2-2  Britton (pen), Finnieston

League Appearances

R Wilkins     42
I Britton     40
R Harris      38 (2 as substitute)
G Stanley     29
D Hay         27 (1)
P Bonetti     27
M Droy        25
K Swain       24 (1)
J Dempsey     24
G Locke       23
E Maybank     22
W Garner      21 (4)
S Wicks       18 (1)
I Hutchinson  18
C Cooke       16 (1)
G Wilkins     13
S Finnieston  12
S Sherwood    12
R Lewington    8 (1)
J Sparrow      8 (1)
B Bason        8
T Langley      4 (6)
J Phillips     3

Division Two Final Table

                   P    W   D   L    F   A  Pts
Sunderland        42   24   8  10   67  36   56
Bristol City      42   19  15   8   59  35   53
West Bromwich     42   20  13   9   50  33   53
Bolton Wanderers  42   20  12  10   64  38   52
Notts County      42   19  11  12   60  41   49
Southampton       42   21   7  14   66  50   49
Luton Town        42   19  10  13   61  51   48
Nottm Forest      42   17  12  13   55  40   46
Charlton          42   15  12  15   61  72   42
Blackpool         42   14  14  14   40  49   42
Chelsea           42   12  16  14   53  54   40
Fulham            42   13  14  15   45  47   40
Orient            42   13  14  15   37  39   40
Hull City         42   14  11  17   45  49   39
Blackburn Rovers  42   12  14  16   45  50   38
Plymouth Argyle   42   13  12  17   48  54   38
Oldham Athletic   42   13  12  17   57  68   38
Bristol Rovers    42   11  16  15   38  50   38
Carlisle Utd      42   12  13  17   45  59   37
Oxford Utd        42   11  11  20   39  59   33
York City         42   10   8  24   39  71   28
Portsmouth        42    9   7  26   32  61   25

F A Cup

3rd Round  v Bristol Rovers

Date:       1st January 1976
Venue:      Home
Result:     Drawn 1-1
Attendance: 35226
Scorer:     Garner

Replay:     3rd January 1976
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 1-0
Attendance: 13939
Scorer:     Swain


4th Round  v York City

Date:       24th January 1976
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 2-0
Attendance: 9591
Scorers:    Garner, Hutchinson


5th Round  v Crystal Palace

Date:       14th February 1976
Venue:      Home
Result:     Lost 2-3
Attendance: 54407
Scorers:    R Wilkins, Wicks

League Cup

2nd Round  v Crewe Alexandra

Date:       9th September 1975
Venue:      Away
Result:     Lost 0-1
Attendance: 6723

Goal Scorers

             Lge  FAC  LgC  Total
R Wilkins    11    1    -    12
I Britton     8    -    -     8
W Garner      6    2    -     8
S Finnieston  5    -    -     5
E Maybank     5    -    -     5
I Hutchinson  4    1    -     5
K Swain       4    1    -     5
G Stanley     3    -    -     3
B Bason       1    -    -     1
C Cooke       1    -    -     1
M Droy        1    -    -     1
D Hay         1    -    -     1
T Langley     1    -    -     1
G Locke       1    -    -     1
S Wicks       -    1    -     1