Chelsea 1985-86

Division One Fixtures

Date         Ven  Opponents          Att   Res    Scorers
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17-Aug-1985   A   Sheffield Wed     26164  D 1-1  Speedie
20-Aug-1985   H   Coventry City     15679  W 1-0  Speedie
24-Aug-1985   H   Birmingham City   16534  W 2-0  Rougvie, Jones
28-Aug-1985   A   Leicester City    11248  D 0-0
31-Aug-1985   H   West Bromwich     15376  W 3-0  Speedie (2), Spackman (pen)

04-Sep-1985   A   Tottenham         23692  L 1-4  Dixon
07-Sep-1985   A   Luton Town        10720  D 1-1  Dixon
14-Sep-1985   H   Southampton       15711  W 2-0  Dixon, Canoville
21-Sep-1985   H   Arsenal           33241  W 2-1  Nevin, Spackman (pen)
28-Sep-1985   A   Watford           16035  L 1-3  Rougvie

05-Oct-1985   A   Manchester City   20104  W 1-0  Dixon
12-Oct-1985   H   Everton           27634  W 2-1  Dixon, Speedie
19-Oct-1985   A   Oxford Utd        12072  L 1-2  Dixon
26-Oct-1985   H   Manchester Utd    42485  L 1-2  McLaughlin

02-Nov-1985   A   Ipswich Town      15324  W 2-0  Dixon, Speedie
09-Nov-1985   H   Nottm Forest      17743  W 4-2  Speedie, Dixon (2), Hazard (pen)
16-Nov-1985   A   Newcastle Utd     22355  W 3-1  Speedie, Spackman, Dixon
23-Nov-1985   H   Aston Villa       17509  W 2-1  Dixon, Speedie
30-Nov-1985   A   Liverpool         38482  D 1-1  Nevin

07-Dec-1985   A   Coventry City      8721  D 1-1  Murphy
14-Dec-1985   H   Sheffield Wed     19658  W 2-1  Speedie, Spackman
21-Dec-1985   A   Birmingham City   10594  W 2-1  Hagan (og), Nevin
28-Dec-1985   H   Tottenham         37115  W 2-0  Dixon, Spackman (pen)

11-Jan-1986   H   Luton Town        21102  W 1-0  Speedie
18-Jan-1986   A   West Bromwich     10300  W 3-0  Speedie, Murphy, Nevin

01-Feb-1986   H   Leicester City    12372  D 2-2  Shearer, Jones
08-Feb-1986   H   Oxford Utd        16181  L 1-4  Bumstead

08-Mar-1986   H   Manchester City   17573  W 1-0  Reid (og)
16-Mar-1986   A   Everton           30145  D 1-1  Murphy
19-Mar-1986   H   QPR               17871  D 1-1  Nevin
22-Mar-1986   A   Southampton       15509  W 1-0  Pates
29-Mar-1986   H   West Ham Utd      29955  L 0-4
31-Mar-1986   A   QPR               18584  L 0-6

05-Apr-1986   H   Ipswich Town      13072  D 1-1  Speedie
09-Apr-1986   A   Manchester Utd    45355  W 2-1  Dixon (2)
12-Apr-1986   A   Nottm Forest      18055  D 0-0
15-Apr-1986   A   West Ham Utd      29361  W 2-1  Spackman, Nevin
19-Apr-1986   H   Newcastle Utd     18970  D 1-1  Nevin
26-Apr-1986   A   Aston Villa       17770  L 1-3  Spackman (pen)
29-Apr-1986   A   Arsenal           24025  L 0-2

03-May-1986   H   Liverpool         43900  L 0-1
05-May-1986   H   Watford           12017  L 1-5  Speedie

League Appearances

J McLaughlin   40
P Nevin        39 (1 as substitute)
K Dixon        38
N Spackman     37 (2)
C Pates        35
D Rougvie      34
D Speedie      34
J Bumstead     31
E Niedzwiecki  30
P Wood         28
J Murphy       21
M Hazard       17 (1)
K McAllister   13 (7)
C Lee          12 (1)
K Dublin       11
K Jones        10 (4)
A Godden        8
J Millar        7
P Canoville     4 (9)
S Francis       3
R Isaac         3
D Shearer       2
G Davies        1
G Durie         1
L Fridge        1
T Howard        1
J McNaught      0 (1)

Division One Final Table

                   P    W   D   L    F   A  Pts
Liverpool         42   26  10   6   89  37   88
Everton           42   26   8   8   87  41   86
West Ham Utd      42   26   6  10   74  40   84
Manchester Utd    42   22  10  10   70  36   76
Sheffield Wed     42   21  10  11   63  54   73
Chelsea           42   20  11  11   57  56   71
Arsenal           42   20   9  13   49  47   69
Nottm Forest      42   19  11  12   69  53   68
Luton Town        42   18  12  12   61  44   66
Tottenham         42   19   8  15   74  52   65
Newcastle Utd     42   17  12  13   67  72   63
Watford           42   16  11  15   69  62   59
QPR               42   15   7  20   53  64   52
Southampton       42   12  10  20   51  62   46
Manchester City   42   11  12  19   43  57   45
Aston Villa       42   10  14  18   51  67   44
Coventry City     42   11  10  21   48  71   43
Oxford Utd        42   10  12  20   62  80   42
Leicester City    42   10  12  20   54  76   42
Ipswich Town      42   11   8  23   32  55   41
Birmingham City   42    8   5  29   30  73   29
West Bromwich     42    4  12  26   35  89   24

F A Cup

3rd Round  v Shrewsbury Town

Date:       4th January 1986
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 1-0
Attendance: 8100
Scorer:     Speedie


4th Round  v Liverpool

Date:       26th January 1986
Venue:      Home
Result:     Lost 1-2
Attendance: 33625
Scorer:     Speedie

League Cup

3rd Round  v Fulham

Date:       29th October 1985
Venue:      Home
Result:     Drawn 1-1
Attendance: 19669
Scorer:     Hazard

Replay:     6th November 1985
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 1-0
Attendance: 20190
Scorer:     Dixon


4th Round  v Everton

Date:       26th November 1985
Venue:      Home
Result:     Drawn 2-2
Attendance: 27544
Scorers:    Dixon, Nevin

Replay:     10th December 1985
Venue:      Away
Result:     Won 2-1
Attendance: 26376
Scorers:    Dixon, McLaughlin


Quarter-Final  v QPR

Date:       22nd January 1986
Venue:      Away
Result:     Drawn 1-1
Attendance: 27000
Scorer:     Byrne

Replay:     30th January 1986
Venue:      Home
Result:     Lost 0-2
Attendance: 27937

Goal Scorers

               Lge  FAC  LgC  Total
K Dixon        14    -    3     17
D Speedie      14    2    -     16
P Nevin         7    -    1      8
N Spackman      7    -    -      7
J Murphy        3    -    -      3
K Jones         2    -    -      2
D Rougvie       2    -    -      2
J McLaughlin    1    -    1      2
J Bumstead      1    -    -      1
P Canoville     1    -    -      1
C Pates         1    -    -      1
Byrne           -    -    1      1
M Hazard        -    -    1      1