1974–75 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-first competitive season. Following a poor start to the season, manager Dave Sexton was sacked in October 1974 and replaced by his assistant Ron Suart. Suart in turn was succeeded by former Chelsea left-back Eddie McCreadie in April 1975. The club were relegated at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 12-year spell in the top-flight.

Chelsea
1974–75 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton (until October)
Ron Suart (until April 1975)
Eddie McCreadie
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division21st
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Hutchinson (7)
All: Ian Hutchinson (9)
Highest home attendance39,461 vs Liverpool
(31 August 1974)
Lowest home attendance13,322 vs Newport County
(11 September 1974)
Average home league attendance27,380
Biggest win4–2 v Newport County
(11 September 1974)
Biggest defeat1–7 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(15 March 1975)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derby County (C) 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.367 53 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.538 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ipswich Town 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.500 51
4 Everton 42 16 18 8 56 42 1.333 50
5 Stoke City 42 17 15 10 64 48 1.333 49
6 Sheffield United 42 18 13 11 58 51 1.137 49
7 Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 54 40 1.350 48
8 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 54 54 1.000 46
9 Leeds United 42 16 13 13 57 49 1.163 45
10 Burnley 42 17 11 14 68 67 1.015 45
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 54 1.000 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 11 17 57 54 1.056 39
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 59 0.983 39 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
14 Coventry City 42 12 15 15 51 62 0.823 39
15 Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 59 72 0.819 39
16 Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37
17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town (R) 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Chelsea (R) 42 9 15 18 42 72 0.583 33
22 Carlisle United (R) 42 12 5 25 43 59 0.729 29
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1974-75 FA Cup winners.

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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