- 1969–70 Chelsea F.C. season
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Chelsea 1969-70 season Chairman 
Brian MearsManager Dave SextonFirst Division 3rd FA Cup Winners Football League Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League:
Peter Osgood (23)
All:
Peter Osgood (31)Highest home attendance 61,479 vs Manchester United (21 March 1970) Lowest home attendance 24,904 vs Burnley (17 September 1969) The 1969-70 season was Chelsea Football Club's 56th of competitive football, and the club's 43rd in the English top flight.
The club began the season having not signed a single player. Defender Paddy Mulligan, who joined in October for £17,500, was the sole recruit during the campaign. Bobby Tambling, still Chelsea's record goalscorer with 202 goals, had his final season with the club, signing for Crystal Palace on loan in January before leaving permanently in May.
The season proved to be a success, as the club won the FA Cup for the first time in their history with a hard-fought replayed win over Leeds United. The club also finished 3rd in the First Division, their highest placing since 1965. Chelsea were for a time in title contention, although an indifferent start and heavy defeats at the hands of rivals Leeds and Everton ultimately ended their chances.
Midfielders John Hollins and Peter Houseman did not miss a game. Hollins was also voted Chelsea's Player of the Year by the fans. Peter Osgood finished as top scorer, with 31 goals in all competitions, and became the last man to date to score in every round of the FA Cup. The average home attendance for the season was 40,342.
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Squad statistics
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK Peter Bonetti36 0 8 0 4 0 48 0 GK 
Tommy Hughes6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 DF 
John Dempsey37 2 8 1 3 0 48 3 DF Ron Harris30 0 8 0 3 0 41 0 DF Marvin Hinton28 0 2(2) 0 4 0 34(2) 0 DF Stewart Houston6(3) 0 0 0 1 0 7(3) 0 DF Eddie McCreadie30(1) 0 8 0 2 0 40(1) 0 DF Paddy Mulligan8(2) 0 0 0 0 0 8(2) 0 DF David Webb35 4 8 3 3 0 46 7 MF John Boyle7(1) 0 0 0 3 0 10(1) 0 MF Charlie Cooke35 4 6 0 3(1) 1 44(1) 5 MF Alan Hudson29 3 6 0 2 0 37 3 MF John Hollins42 6 8 1 4 0 54 7 MF Peter Houseman42 3 8 6 4 0 54 9 MF/FW Tommy Baldwin19(2) 5 5 1 1 0 25(2) 6 FW Alan Birchenall15(1) 3 0 0 4 2 19(1) 5 FW Ian Hutchinson27(1) 16 8 5 1 1 35(1) 22 FW Peter Osgood38(2) 23 7 8 3 0 48(2) 31 FW Bobby Tambling7(2) 0 0 0 0 0 7(2) 0 - Substitute appearances in parenthesis. Substitute appearances included in totals
Results
First Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 9 August 1969 Liverpool A 1-4 48,383 Hutchinson 11 August 1969 West Ham United A 0-2 39,003 16 August 1969 Ipswich Town H 1-0 29,613 Hutchinson 20 August 1969 West Ham United H 0-0 43,346 23 August 1969 Southampton A 2-2 25,935 Osgood (2) 27 August 1969 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-1 47,395 Webb 30 August 1969 Crystal Palace H 1-1 41,908 Osgood 6 September 1969 Manchester City A 0-0 35,995 13 September 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2-2 38,599 Dempsey, Osgood 17 September 1969 Burnley H 2-0 24,904 Birchenall, Houseman 20 September 1969 Leeds United A 0-2 33,130 27 September 1969 Arsenal H 3-0 46,370 Baldwin, Birchenall (2) 4 October 1969 Sunderland A 0-0 24,216 11 October 1969 Derby County H 2-2 51,421 Houseman, Hollins 18 October 1969 West Bromwich Albion H 2-0 34,810 Cooke, Osgood 25 October 1969 Newcastle United A 1-0 40,088 Osgood 1 November 1969 Coventry City H 1-0 38,899 Cooke 8 November 1969 Sheffield Wednesday A 3-1 18,044 Hutchinson, Osgood 15 November 1969 Everton H 1-1 49,895 Osgood 18 November 1969 Ipswich Town A 4-1 20,935 Hollins, Osgood (2), Hutchinson 22 November 1969 Nottingham Forest A 1-1 23,808 Cooke 6 December 1969 Manchester United A 2-0 49,344 Hutchinson (2) 13 December 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-3 26,775 20 December 1969 Manchester City H 3-1 34,791 Webb (2), Hutchinson 26 December 1969 Southampton H 3-1 41,489 Hollins, Hutchinson (2) 27 December 1969 Crystal Palace A 5-1 49,498 Osgood (4), Houseman 10 January 1970 Leeds United H 2-5 57,221 Hollins, Osgood 17 January 1970 Arsenal A 3-0 51,338 Hollins, Baldwin, Hutchinson 31 January 1970 Sunderland H 3-1 38,775 Osgood (3) 11 February 1970 Derby County A 2-2 35,109 Hudson, Osgood 25 February 1970 Newcastle United H 0-0 35,341 28 February 1970 Coventry City A 3-0 37,448 Webb, Hudson, Baldwin 7 March 1970 Nottingham Forest H 1-1 55,227 Baldwin 17 March 1970 Stoke City H 1-0 28,996 Cooke 21 March 1970 Manchester United H 2-1 61,479 Hutchinson (2) 25 March 1970 Sheffield Wednesday H 3-1 29,590 Hudson, Osgood (pen.), Hutchinson 28 March 1970 Everton A 2-5 57,828 Dempsey, Osgood 30 March 1970 West Bromwich Albion A 1-3 31,207 Hutchinson 4 April 1970 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-0 44,925 Baldwin 13 April 1970 Stoke City A 2-1 22,707 Hutchinson, Skeels (o.g.) 14 April 1970 Burnley A 1-3 12,030 Hollins 18 April 1970 Liverpool H 2-1 36,521 Osgood (2) Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts 2 Leeds United 42 21 15 6 84 49 1.7142 57 3 Chelsea 42 21 13 8 70 50 1.4 55 4 Derby County 42 22 9 11 64 37 1.7297 53 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 2 September 1969 R2 Coventry City A 1-0 24,790 Hutchinson 24 September 1969 R3 Leeds United A 1-1 21,933 Birchenall 6 October 1969 R3 (R) Leeds United H 2-0 38,485 Birchenall, Cooke 15 October 1969 R4 Carlisle United A 0-1 18,513 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 3 January 1970 R3 Birmingham City H 3-0 45,088 Osgood, Hutchinson (2) 24 January 1970 R4 Burnley H 2-2 42,282 Hollins, Osgood 27 January 1970 R4 (R) Burnley A 3-1
(a.e.t.)32,000 Baldwin, Houseman (2) 7 February 1970 R5 Crystal Palace A 4-1 48,479 Osgood, Dempsey, Houseman, Hutchinson 21 February 1970 QF Queens Park Rangers A 4-2 33,572 Osgood (3), Webb 14 March 1970 SF Watford N 5-1 55,209 Webb, Osgood, Houseman (2), Hutchinson 11 April 1970 F Leeds United N 2-2
(a.e.t.)100,000 Houseman, Hutchinson 29 April 1970 F (R) Leeds United N 2-1
(a.e.t.)62,078 Osgood, Webb References
- Soccerbase
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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