1977–78 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-fourth competitive season.

Chelsea
1977–78 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerKen Shellito
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Langley (11)
All: Tommy Langley (13)
Highest home attendance44,093 vs West Ham United
(27 December 1977)
Lowest home attendance18,008 vs Birmingham City
(24 August 1977)
Average home league attendance28,322
Biggest win6–2 v Burnley
(31 January 1978)
Biggest defeat0–6 v Everton
(29 April 1978)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C) 42 25 14 3 69 24 +45 64 Qualification for the European Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Liverpool 42 24 9 9 65 34 +31 57
3 Everton 42 22 11 9 76 45 +31 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4 Manchester City 42 20 12 10 74 51 +23 52
5 Arsenal 42 21 10 11 60 37 +23 52
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 62 53 +9 50
7 Coventry City 42 18 12 12 75 62 +13 48
8 Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 57 42 +15 46
9 Leeds United 42 18 10 14 63 53 +10 46
10 Manchester United 42 16 10 16 67 63 +4 42
11 Birmingham City 42 16 9 17 55 60 −5 41
12 Derby County 42 14 13 15 54 59 −5 41
13 Norwich City 42 11 18 13 52 66 −14 40
14 Middlesbrough 42 12 15 15 42 54 −12 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 12 18 51 64 −13 36
16 Chelsea 42 11 14 17 46 69 −23 36
17 Bristol City 42 11 13 18 49 53 −4 35
18 Ipswich Town 42 11 13 18 47 61 −14 35 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 2]
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 9 15 18 47 64 −17 33
20 West Ham United (R) 42 12 8 22 52 69 −17 32 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Newcastle United (R) 42 6 10 26 42 78 −36 22
22 Leicester City (R) 42 5 12 25 26 70 −44 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1977–78 European Cup winners.
  2. Ipswich Town qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1977–78 FA Cup winners.

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.
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