Chelsea 1978-79
Division One Fixtures
Date Ven Opponents Att Res Scorers
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19-Aug-1978 H Everton 31755 L 0-1
22-Aug-1978 A Wolverhampton 22041 W 1-0 Langley
26-Aug-1978 A Tottenham 40643 D 2-2 Swain (2)
02-Sep-1978 H Leeds Utd 30099 L 0-3
09-Sep-1978 A Coventry City 24920 L 2-3 Langley, McKenzie
16-Sep-1978 H Manchester City 28980 L 1-4 Stanley
23-Sep-1978 A Birmingham City 18458 D 1-1 McKenzie
30-Sep-1978 H West Bromwich 20186 L 1-3 Wicks
07-Oct-1978 A Derby County 20251 L 0-1
14-Oct-1978 H Bolton Wanderers 19879 W 4-3 Langley, Swain, Walker, Allardyce (og)
21-Oct-1978 A Liverpool 45775 L 0-2
28-Oct-1978 H Norwich City 23941 W 3-2 Swain, Walker, Stanley (pen)
04-Nov-1978 A QPR 22878 D 0-0
11-Nov-1978 A Everton 38694 L 2-3 McKenzie, Langley
18-Nov-1978 H Tottenham 41594 L 1-3 Langley
22-Nov-1978 A Leeds Utd 24088 L 1-2 Langley
25-Nov-1978 H Manchester Utd 27156 L 0-1
09-Dec-1978 H Aston Villa 19080 L 0-1
16-Dec-1978 A Middlesbrough 15107 L 2-7 Osgood, Bumstead
23-Dec-1978 H Bristol City 19093 D 0-0
26-Dec-1978 A Southampton 20770 D 0-0
30-Dec-1978 A Ipswich Town 21439 L 1-5 Langley
20-Jan-1979 A Manchester City 31876 W 3-2 McKenzie, Osgood, Walker
03-Feb-1979 H Birmingham City 22129 W 2-1 R Wilkins (2)
21-Feb-1979 H Coventry City 15282 L 1-3 Langley
24-Feb-1979 A Bolton Wanderers 19457 L 1-2 Bannon
03-Mar-1979 H Liverpool 40594 D 0-0
10-Mar-1979 A Norwich City 19071 L 0-2
14-Mar-1979 A West Bromwich 20425 L 0-1
17-Mar-1979 H QPR 25871 L 1-3 Shanks (og)
24-Mar-1979 H Wolverhampton 20502 L 1-2 Langley
28-Mar-1979 A Nottm Forest 24514 L 0-6
04-Apr-1979 H Derby County 10682 D 1-1 Langley
07-Apr-1979 H Nottm Forest 29213 L 1-3 R Wilkins
10-Apr-1979 A Bristol City 18645 L 1-3 Langley (pen)
14-Apr-1979 H Southampton 18243 L 1-2 Stanley
16-Apr-1979 A Arsenal 37232 L 2-5 Walker, Langley
21-Apr-1979 H Middlesbrough 12007 W 2-1 Stanley, G Wilkins
28-Apr-1979 A Aston Villa 29219 L 1-2 Langley
05-May-1979 H Ipswich Town 15462 L 2-3 Langley (2)
14-May-1979 H Arsenal 28386 D 1-1 Stanley
16-May-1979 A Manchester Utd 38119 D 1-1 Johnson
League Appearances
T Langley 40 (1 as substitute)
R Harris 38 (2)
R Wilkins 35
G Stanley 32 (4)
D Stride 32
G Wilkins 28
C Walker 23 (7)
S Wicks 23
E Bannon 19
P Bonetti 16
D McKenzie 15
M Nutton 15
K Swain 15
M Droy 14
T Aylott 13 (2)
P Borota 12
J Sitton 11 (1)
R Lewington 10
I Britton 9 (4)
P Osgood 9
D Hay 8
G Locke 8
R Iles 7
J Phillips 7
J Bumstead 6 (2)
M Fillery 6 (1)
G Chivers 5
J Doherty 2 (1)
L Frost 2 (1)
W Garner 1
G Johnson 1
Division One Final Table
P W D L F A Pts
Liverpool 42 30 8 4 85 16 68
Nottm Forest 42 21 18 3 61 26 60
West Bromwich 42 24 11 7 72 35 59
Everton 42 17 17 8 52 40 51
Leeds Utd 42 18 14 10 70 52 50
Ipswich Town 42 20 9 13 63 49 49
Arsenal 42 17 14 11 61 48 48
Aston Villa 42 15 16 11 59 49 46
Manchester Utd 42 15 15 12 60 63 45
Coventry City 42 14 16 12 58 68 44
Tottenham 42 13 15 14 48 61 41
Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 57 50 40
Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 40
Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 40
Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 39
Norwich City 42 7 23 12 51 57 37
Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 54 75 35
Wolverhampton 42 13 8 21 44 68 34
Derby County 42 10 11 21 44 71 31
QPR 42 6 13 23 45 73 25
Birmingham City 42 6 10 26 37 64 22
Chelsea 42 5 10 27 44 92 20
F A Cup
3rd Round v Manchester United
Date: 15th January 1979
Venue: Away
Result: Lost 0-3
Attendance: 38500
League Cup
2nd Round v Bolton Wanderers
Date: 29th August 1978
Venue: Away
Result: Lost 1-2
Attendance: 10748
Scorer: Langley
Goal Scorers
Lge FAC LgC Total
T Langley 15 - 1 16
G Stanley 5 - - 5
D McKenzie 4 - - 4
K Swain 4 - - 4
C Walker 4 - - 4
R Wilkins 3 - - 3
P Osgood 2 - - 2
E Bannon 1 - - 1
J Bumstead 1 - - 1
G Johnson 1 - - 1
S Wicks 1 - - 1
G Wilkins 1 - - 1
Mike Church,
mike@mikechurch.demon.co.uk
Revised: 26th February 1997