1971–72 Chelsea F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1971–72 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-eighth competitive season.
| 1971–72 season | |||
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| Chairman | Brian Mears | ||
| Manager | Dave Sexton | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| First Division | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Osgood (18) All: Peter Osgood (31) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 52,581 vs Tottenham Hotspur (27 November 1971) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 23,011 vs Plymouth Argyle (8 September 1971) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 38,788 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 v Bolton Wanderers (8 November 1971) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v West Bromwich Albion (27 April 1972) | ||
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | 52 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 42 | 1.500 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 48 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 48 | Declined place in Watney Cup[1] |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 47 | Qualification for the Watney Cup[b] |
- Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition. (Manchester United would have qualified, but declined their place in the competition.)
European Cup Winners' Cup
Win Draw Loss
First round
| 15 September 1971 First leg | Jeunesse Hautcharage  | 0–8 |  Chelsea | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany) |
| 29 September 1971 Second leg | Chelsea | 13–0 | Jeunesse Hautcharage | London, England |
| Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,621 Referee: Richard Navarra (Malta) |
Second round
| 20 October 1971 First leg | Åtvidaberg  | 0–0 | Chelsea | |
| Report | Attendance: 10,212 |
| 3 November 1971 Second leg | Chelsea | 1–1 | Åtvidaberg | |
| Report | Attendance: 28,071 |
