1967–68 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-fourth competitive season. Manager Tommy Docherty was dismissed early in the season and succeeded by former Chelsea coach Dave Sexton. The club finished 6th in the First Division and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Chelsea
1967–68 season
ChairmanCharles Pratt, Jr.
ManagerTommy Docherty (until September)
Dave Sexton
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division6th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Osgood (16)
All: Peter Osgood (17)
Highest home attendance57,987 vs Norwich City
(17 February 1968)
Lowest home attendance22,742 vs Sheffield United
(6 September 1967)
Average home league attendance35,979
Biggest win4–1 v Leicester City
(16 March 1968)
Biggest defeat0–7 v Leeds United
(7 October 1967)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41 1.732 53 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40 1.675 52
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 62 68 0.912 48 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[a]
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 59 1.186 47
8 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 75 62 1.210 46 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Chelsea took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
  2. ^ West Bromwich Albion qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967-68 FA Cup winners.

References

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  • 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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