1988–89 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

Chelsea
1988–89 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerBobby Campbell
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kerry Dixon (25)
All: Kerry Dixon (28)
Highest home attendance30,332 vs Leeds United
(22 April 1989)
Lowest home attendance5,341 vs Bradford City
(30 November 1988)
Average home league attendance15,957
Biggest win7–0 v Walsall
(4 February 1989)
Biggest defeat1–4 (two matches)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

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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