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1979–80 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1979–80 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerGeoff Hurst
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division4th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Walker (13)
All: Clive Walker and
Mike Fillery (13)
Highest home attendance32,281 vs Newcastle United
(12 January 1980)
Lowest home attendance14,112 vs Plymouth Argyle
(4 September 1979)
Average home league attendance22,923
Biggest win4–0 v Newcastle United
(12 January 1980)
Biggest defeat1–5 v Birmingham City
(11 March 1980)

The 1979–80 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-sixth competitive season.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Sunderland (P) 42 21 12 9 69 42 +27 54 Promotion to the First Division
3 Birmingham City (P) 42 21 11 10 58 38 +20 53
4 Chelsea 42 23 7 12 66 52 +14 53
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 49
6 Luton Town 42 16 17 9 66 45 +21 49
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(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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