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1974–75 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1974–75 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton (until October)
Ron Suart (until April 1975)
Eddie McCreadie
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division21st
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Hutchinson (7)
All: Ian Hutchinson (9)
Highest home attendance39,461 vs Liverpool
(31 August 1974)
Lowest home attendance13,322 vs Newport County
(11 September 1974)
Average home league attendance27,380
Biggest win4–2 v Newport County
(11 September 1974)
Biggest defeat1–7 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(15 March 1975)

The 1974–75 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-first competitive season. Following a poor start to the season, manager Dave Sexton was sacked in October 1974 and replaced by his assistant Ron Suart. Suart in turn was succeeded by former Chelsea left-back Eddie McCreadie in April 1975. The club were relegated at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 12-year spell in the top-flight.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town (R) 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Chelsea (R) 42 9 15 18 42 72 0.583 33
22 Carlisle United (R) 42 12 5 25 43 59 0.729 29
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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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