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
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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.

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