1986–87 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-third competitive season.

Chelsea
1986–87 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerJohn Hollins
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kerry Dixon (10)
All: Kerry Dixon (12)
Highest home attendance29,301 vs Arsenal
(7 March 1987)
Lowest home attendance9,546 vs Oxford United
(20 September 1986)
Average home league attendance17,694
Biggest win4–0 v Oxford United
(10 February 1987)
Biggest defeat2–6 v Nottingham Forest
(8 September 1984)


Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Southampton 42 14 10 18 69 68 +1 52
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 13 16 58 59 1 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 11 52
15 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 15 52
16 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 16 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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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