1959–60 Chelsea F.C. season

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Bradford Park Avenue
(9 January 1960)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Everton
(12 March 1960)

The 1959–60 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-sixth competitive season.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burnley (C) 42 24 7 11 85 61 1.393 55 Qualified for the European Cup
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 24 6 12 106 67 1.582 54 Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 11 10 86 50 1.720 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 19 11 12 83 57 1.456 49
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 19 11 12 80 59 1.356 49
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 8 14 59 51 1.157 48
7 Manchester United 42 19 7 16 102 80 1.275 45
8 Newcastle United 42 18 8 16 82 78 1.051 44
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 79 76 1.039 44
10 Fulham 42 17 10 15 73 80 0.913 44
11 Blackpool 42 15 10 17 59 71 0.831 40
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 66 75 0.880 39
13 Arsenal 42 15 9 18 68 80 0.850 39
14 West Ham United 42 16 6 20 75 91 0.824 38
15 Everton 42 13 11 18 73 78 0.936 37
16 Manchester City 42 17 3 22 78 84 0.929 37
17 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 5 21 60 70 0.857 37
18 Chelsea 42 14 9 19 76 91 0.835 37
19 Birmingham City 42 13 10 19 63 80 0.788 36 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20 Nottingham Forest 42 13 9 20 50 74 0.676 35
21 Leeds United (R) 42 12 10 20 65 92 0.707 34 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Luton Town (R) 42 9 12 21 50 73 0.685 30
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated


References

  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. .
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.

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