Chelsea 1983-84

Division Two Fixtures

Date         Ven  Opponents          Att   Res    Scorers
----         ---  ---------          ---   ---    -------
27-Aug-1983   H   Derby County      17338  W 5-0  Spackman, Hutchings, Walker, Dixon (2)

03-Sep-1983   A   Brighton          20874  W 2-1  Dixon (2)
07-Sep-1983   A   Blackburn Rovers   5873  D 0-0
10-Sep-1983   H   Cambridge Utd     14425  W 2-1  Bumstead, Walker
17-Sep-1983   A   Sheffield Wed     20596  L 1-2  Walker
24-Sep-1983   H   Middlesbrough     15822  D 0-0

01-Oct-1983   A   Huddersfield      13280  W 3-2  Dixon (2), Canoville
08-Oct-1983   A   Fulham            24787  W 5-3  Nevin, Lee, Dixon (2), Jones
15-Oct-1983   H   Cardiff City      15459  W 2-0  Nevin, Lee
22-Oct-1983   A   Carlisle Utd       6774  D 0-0
29-Oct-1983   H   Charlton          17789  W 3-2  Speedie (2), Dixon

05-Nov-1983   A   Oldham Athletic    5807  D 1-1  Bumstead
12-Nov-1983   H   Newcastle Utd     30628  W 4-0  Spackman, Rhoades-Brown, Speedie (2)
15-Nov-1983   A   Charlton          14393  D 1-1  Nevin
19-Nov-1983   H   Crystal Palace    19060  D 2-2  Hollins, Speedie
22-Nov-1983   A   Swansea City       7848  W 3-1  Bumstead, Nevin, Dixon
26-Nov-1983   H   Leeds Utd         20680  D 1-1  Dixon

03-Dec-1983   H   Manchester City   29142  L 0-1
06-Dec-1983   H   Swansea City      12389  W 6-1  Canoville (3), Nevin, Dixon, Bumstead
10-Dec-1983   A   Barnsley          10300  D 0-0
17-Dec-1983   H   Grimsby Town      13151  L 2-3  Dixon (pen), Bumstead
26-Dec-1983   A   Shrewsbury Town    7582  W 4-2  Dixon (pen), Speedie, Bumstead (2)
27-Dec-1983   H   Portsmouth        25440  D 2-2  Dixon, Canoville
31-Dec-1983   H   Brighton          18542  W 1-0  Speedie

02-Jan-1984   A   Middlesbrough     11579  L 1-2  McAndrew
14-Jan-1984   A   Derby County      16727  W 2-1  Cherry (og), McAndrew (pen)
21-Jan-1984   H   Sheffield Wed     35147  W 3-2  Thomas (2), Nevin

04-Feb-1984   H   Huddersfield      17922  W 3-1  Dixon (2), Speedie
11-Feb-1984   A   Cambridge Utd     10602  W 1-0  McAndrew
25-Feb-1984   H   Carlisle Utd      16543  D 0-0

03-Mar-1984   H   Oldham Athletic   12736  W 3-0  Speedie, Dixon, McAndrew (pen)
10-Mar-1984   A   Newcastle Utd     36506  D 1-1  Speedie
16-Mar-1984   H   Blackburn Rovers  18905  W 2-1  Nevin, Speedie
31-Mar-1984   A   Cardiff City      11060  D 3-3  Dixon, Lee, Spackman (pen)

07-Apr-1984   H   Fulham            31947  W 4-0  Dixon (2), Speedie, Nevin
14-Apr-1984   A   Crystal Palace    20540  W 1-0  Nevin
21-Apr-1984   H   Shrewsbury Town   18295  W 3-0  Dixon (2), Nevin
24-Apr-1984   A   Portsmouth        19267  D 2-2  Thomas, Nevin (pen)
28-Apr-1984   H   Leeds Utd         33447  W 5-0  Thomas, Dixon (3), Canoville

04-May-1984   A   Manchester City   21713  W 2-0  Nevin, Dixon
07-May-1984   H   Barnsley          29541  W 3-1  Speedie, Nevin (2)
12-May-1984   A   Grimsby Town      13000  W 1-0  Dixon

League Appearances

K Dixon          42
E Niedzwiecki    42
C Pates          42
J McLaughlin     41
N Spackman       40
P Nevin          38
J Jones          34
D Speedie        32 (5 as substitute)
J Bumstead       30 (1)
J Hollins        29
C Lee            25 (8)
P Canoville      17 (3)
M Thomas         17
A McAndrew       13
P Rhoades-Brown   6
C Walker          6
C Hutchings       4
D Jasper          3
K Dublin          1
D Johnstone       0 (2)

Division Two Final Table

                   P    W   D   L    F   A  Pts
Chelsea           42   25  13   4   90  40   88
Sheffield Wed     42   26  10   6   72  34   88
Newcastle Utd     42   24   8  10   85  53   80
Manchester City   42   20  10  12   66  48   70
Grimsby Town      42   19  13  10   60  47   70
Blackburn Rovers  42   17  16   9   57  46   67
Carlisle Utd      42   16  16  10   48  41   64
Shrewsbury Town   42   17  10  15   49  53   61
Brighton          42   17   9  16   69  60   60
Leeds Utd         42   16  12  14   55  56   60
Fulham            42   15  12  15   60  53   57
Huddersfield      42   14  15  13   56  49   57
Charlton          42   16   9  17   53  64   57
Barnsley          42   15   7  20   57  53   52
Cardiff City      42   15   6  21   53  66   51
Portsmouth        42   14   7  21   73  64   49
Middlesbrough     42   12  13  17   41  47   49
Crystal Palace    42   12  11  19   42  52   47
Oldham Athletic   42   13   8  21   47  73   47
Derby County      42   11   9  22   36  72   42
Swansea City      42    7   8  27   36  85   29
Cambridge Utd     42    4  12  26   28  77   24

F A Cup

3rd Round  v Blackburn Rovers

Date:       7th January 1984
Venue:      Away
Result:     Lost 0-1
Attendance: 10940

League Cup

1st Round  v Gillingham

Date:       30th August 1983
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 2-1
Attendance: 8633
Scorers:    Walker, Dixon

Date:       13th September 1983
Venue:      Home
Result:     Won 4-0
Attendance: 9704
Scorer:     Dixon 4


2nd Round  v Leicester City

Date:       5th October 1982
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 2-0
Attendance: 7825
Scorers:    Canoville, Dixon

Date:       25th October 1982
Venue:      Home
Result:     Lost 0-2
Attendance: 15646


3rd Round  v West Bromwich

Date:       9th November 1983
Venue:      Home
Result:     Lost 0-1
Attendance: 22932

Goal Scorers

                Lge  FAC  LgC  Total
K Dixon         28    -    6     34
P Nevin         14    -    -     14
D Speedie       13    -    -     13
J Bumstead       7    -    -      7
P Canoville      6    -    1      7
A McAndrew       4    -    -      4
M Thomas         4    -    -      4
C Walker         3    -    1      4
C Lee            3    -    -      3
N Spackman       3    -    -      3
J Hollins        1    -    -      1
C Hutchings      1    -    -      1
J Jones          1    -    -      1
P Rhoades-Brown  1    -    -      1