1970–71 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was Chelsea Football Club's 57th of competitive football, and their 44th in the English top flight.

Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupCup Winners' CupCharity ShieldTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Peter Bonetti28030406010420GK John Phillips14000004000180DF John Dempsey31(2)11(1)020710041(3)2DF Micky Droy4(1)0100000005(1)0DF Ron Harris381304010010561DF Marvin Hinton20130203110292DF Stewart Houston00001(1)000001(1)0DF Eddie McCreadie14(1)020000000160DF Paddy Mulligan17(1)100306(1)010271DF David Webb344304110110521MF John Boyle20(1)030106(2)00030(3)0MF Charlie Cooke31(3)13030800045(3)1MF Alan Hudson34(1)30010901045(1)3MF John Hollins40630418210569MF Peter Houseman37(1)43140911054(1)6MF/FW Keith Weller36(4)1330318(1)01051(5)14MF/FW Tommy Baldwin18222217(3)20029(3)7FW Peter Feely210000000021FW Ian Hutchinson20310313311288FW Peter Osgood275313284104212FW Derek Smethurst12300003(1)10016(1)4 Substitute appearances in parentheses. Substitute appearances included in totals

Results

First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1970 Derby CountyH2–146,969Hutchinson (2) 19 August 1970 Manchester UnitedA0–050,979 22 August 1970 West Ham UnitedA2–039,240Weller (2) 26 August 1970 EvertonH2–248,195Mulligan, Hollins 29 August 1970 ArsenalH2–153,722Mulligan, Hollins 1 September 1970 BurnleyA0–014,543 5 September 1970 Leeds UnitedA0–147,662 12 September 1970 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–234,889Harris, Hutchinson 19 September 1970 Coventry CityA1–029,328Hollins 26 September 1970 Ipswich TownH2–138,541Hudson, Osgood 3 October 1970 LiverpoolA0–146,196 10 October 1971 Manchester CityH1–151,903Weller 17 October 1970 Derby CountyA2–135,166Weller (2) 24 October 1970 BlackpoolA4–324,940Webb, Weller (2), Hatton (o.g.) 31 October 1970 SouthamptonH2–244,843Hollins, Webb 7 November 1970 Huddersfield TownA1–024,631Baldwin 14 November 1970 Tottenham HotspurH0–261,277 21 November 1970 Stoke CityH2–136,227Osgood, Bernard (o.g.) 28 November 1970 West Bromwich AlbionA2–229,374Weller, Cooke 5 December 1970 Newcastle UnitedH1–039,413Weller 12 December 1970 Nottingham ForestA1–120,080Weller 19 December 1970 West Ham UnitedH2–142,075Osgood (2) 9 January 1971 Manchester UnitedH1–253,482Hudson 13 January 1971 Crystal PalaceA0–040,489 16 January 1971 EvertonA0–343,648 30 January 1971 West Bromwich AlbionH4–126,874Hollins (2), Hutchinson, Smethurst 6 February 1971 Newcastle UnitedA1–034,366Hudson 13 February 1971 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–134,110 17 February 1971 Nottingham ForestH2–019,339Hollins, O'Kane (o.g.) 20 February 1971 Stoke CityA2–126,959Smethurst, Hutchinson 27 February 1971 SouthamptonA0–029,937 6 March 1971 BlackpoolH2–026,530Baldwin, Webb 13 March 1971 Tottenham HotspurA1–249,292Weller 20 March 1971 Huddersfield TownH0–028,207 27 March 1971 Leeds UnitedH3–158,452Osgood, Houseman (2) 3 April 1971 ArsenalA0–262,087 10 April 1971 Crystal PalaceH1–138,953Webb 12 April 1971 LiverpoolH1–038,705Lindsay (o.g.) 17 April 1971 Manchester CityA1–126,120Weller 24 April 1971 Coventry CityH2–127,517Smethurst, Feely 26 April 1971 BurnleyH0–114,356 1 May 1971 Ipswich TownA0–024,708

FA Charity Shield DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 August 1970 -EvertonH1–243,547Hutchinson

League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 September 1970 R2Sheffield WednesdayA1–115,869Osgood 22 September 1970 R2 (R)Sheffield WednesdayH2–126,646Webb, Osgood (pen.) 7 October 1970 R3MiddlesbroughH3–228,597Weller, Baldwin, Hutchinson 28 October 1970 R4Manchester UnitedA1–247,565Hollins

UEFA Cup Winner's Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 September 1970 R1Aris SalonikaA1–150,000Hutchinson 30 September 1970 R1Aris SalonikaH5–140,425Hollins (2), Hinton, Hutchinson (2) 21 October 1970 R2CSKA SofiaA1–045,000Baldwin 4 November 1970 R2CSKA SofiaH1–041,613Webb 10 March 1971 QFClub BruggeA0–223,000 24 March 1971 QFClub BruggeH4–0(a.e.t.)45,558Baldwin, Osgood (2), Houseman 14 April 1971 SFManchester CityH1–045,595Smethurst 28 April 1971 SFManchester CityA1–043,663Healey (o.g.) 19 May 1971 FReal MadridN1–1(a.e.t.)45,000Osgood 21 May 1971 FReal MadridN2–124,000Dempsey, Osgood

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 2 January 1971 R3Crystal PalaceA2–242,123Baldwin, Osgood 6 January 1971 R3 (R)Crystal PalaceH2–055,074Baldwin, Houseman 23 January 1971 R4Manchester CityH0–350,176

Notes

References Soccerbase Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)