1978–79 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1978–79 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-fifth competitive season.

Chelsea
1978–79 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerKen Shellito
Danny Blanchflower
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division22nd
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Langley (15)
All: Tommy Langley (16)
Highest home attendance41,594 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(18 November 1978)
Lowest home attendance10,682 vs Derby County
(4 April 1979)
Average home league attendance23,816
Biggest win4–3 v Bolton Wanderers
(14 October 1978)
Biggest defeat0–6 v Nottingham Forest
(28 March 1979)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 30 8 4 85 16 +69 68 Qualification for the European Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Nottingham Forest 42 21 18 3 61 26 +35 60
3 West Bromwich Albion 42 24 11 7 72 35 +37 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
4 Everton 42 17 17 8 52 40 +12 51
5 Leeds United 42 18 14 10 70 52 +18 50
6 Ipswich Town 42 20 9 13 63 49 +14 49
7 Arsenal 42 17 14 11 61 48 +13 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Aston Villa 42 15 16 11 59 49 +10 46
9 Manchester United 42 15 15 12 60 63 −3 45
10 Coventry City 42 14 16 12 58 68 −10 44
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 15 14 48 61 −13 41
12 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 57 50 +7 40
13 Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 −4 40
14 Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 −6 40
15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 +2 39
16 Norwich City 42 7 23 12 51 57 −6 37
17 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 54 75 −21 35
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 44 68 −24 34
19 Derby County 42 10 11 21 44 71 −27 31
20 Queens Park Rangers (R) 42 6 13 23 45 73 −28 25 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Birmingham City (R) 42 6 10 26 37 64 −27 22
22 Chelsea (R) 42 5 10 27 44 92 −48 20
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1978–79 European Cup winners.
  2. Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 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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