1971–72 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1971–72 season
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)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1971–72 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-eighth competitive season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	11	13	65	57	1.140	47	Qualification for the Watney Cup^[b]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ 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.

Win Draw Loss

15 September 1971 (1971-09-15) First leg	Jeunesse Hautcharage	0–8	Chelsea	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
		Report	Osgood 2', 28', 42' Houseman 9', 29' Hollins 37' Baldwin 74' Webb 81'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

29 September 1971 (1971-09-29) Second leg	Chelsea	13–0	Jeunesse Hautcharage	London, England
	Osgood 4', 6', 63', 81', 85' Hudson 12' Hollins 13' (pen.) Webb 22' Harris 43' Baldwin 61', 69', 90' Houseman 78'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,621 Referee: Richard Navarra (Malta)

20 October 1971 (1971-10-20) First leg	Åtvidaberg	0–0	Chelsea
		Report		Attendance: 10,212

3 November 1971 (1971-11-03) Second leg	Chelsea	1–1	Åtvidaberg
		Report		Attendance: 28,071

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