The 1988–89 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-fifth competitive season. The club returned to the First Division at the first attempt by winning the Second Division championship. Due to crowd trouble following the Football League play-off match against Middlesbrough the previous season, the Stamford Bridge terraces were closed for the first six home games of the season.
| 1988–89 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
| Manager | Bobby Campbell | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| Second Division | 1st | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Full Members Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kerry Dixon (25) All: Kerry Dixon (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,332 vs Leeds United (22 April 1989) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,341 vs Bradford City (30 November 1988) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,957 | ||
| Biggest win | 7–0 v Walsall (4 February 1989) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (two matches) | ||
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Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Chelsea (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 99 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Manchester City (P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 82 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 81 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 78 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 77 |
Source: thestatcat.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
References
edit- 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.
External links
edit- 1988–89 season at stamford-bridge.com
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