1959–60 Chelsea F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1959–60 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-sixth competitive season.
| 1959–60 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Joe Mears | ||
| Manager | Ted Drake | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| First Division | 18th place | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Greaves (29 goals) All: Jimmy Greaves (30 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 67,819 vs Tottenham Hotspur (15 April 1960) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,963 vs Leeds United (23 January 1960) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 39,470 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 v Bradford Park Avenue (9 January 1960) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Everton (12 March 1960) | ||
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 0.929 | 37 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 0.835 | 37 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 36 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 35 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 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.
External links
- 1959–60 season at stamford-bridge.com
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