1966–67 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1966–67 season
Chairman	Charles Pratt, Jr.
Manager	Tommy Docherty
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Tambling (21) All: Bobby Tambling (28)
Highest home attendance	55,958 vs Manchester United (5 November 1966)
Lowest home attendance	14,262 vs Charlton Athletic (14 September 1966)
Average home league attendance	35,567
Biggest win	6–2 v Aston Villa (17 September 1966)
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Sheffield Wednesday (31 Dec 1966)
Home colours Away colours

The 1966–67 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-third competitive season.

Summary

Chelsea enjoyed a bright start to campaign and were unbeaten in their opening ten league matches. However, results dipped after striker Peter Osgood suffered a broken leg in a League Cup match against Blackpool in October. Osgood was replaced by Tony Hateley, the club's first £100,000 signing, but Hateley struggled for form and the club ultimately finished 9th in the First Division. They also reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 1915, losing 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Arsenal	42	16	14	12	58	47	1.234	46
8	Leicester City	42	18	8	16	78	71	1.099	44
9	Chelsea	42	15	14	13	67	62	1.081	44
10	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	52	59	0.881	42
11	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	13	15	56	47	1.191	41

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

References

• 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

• 1966–67 season at stamford-bridge.com