1962–63 Chelsea F.C. season
| 1962–63 season | |||
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| Chairman | Joe Mears | ||
| Manager | Tommy Docherty | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| Second Division | 2nd | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Tambling (35) All: Bobby Tambling (37) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 54,558 vs Portsmouth (21 May 1963) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,377 vs Scunthorpe United (22 August 1962) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 29,376 | ||
| Biggest win | 7–0 v Portsmouth (21 May 1963) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 v Norwich City (6 Apr 1963) | ||
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The 1962–63 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-ninth competitive season. In a season heavily impacted by the "big freeze" of 1963, Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division as Second Division runners-up.
Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 1.460 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 42 | 1.929 | 52 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 55 | 1.527 | 52 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 49 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
References
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- 1962–63 season at stamford-bridge.com
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