1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
In the 1985-86 season Chelsea played in the First Division for the second successive season.
Season summary
It was the first season under the management of
On 23 March 1986 Chelsea won the
After an away win at
In the
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 76 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[7] |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday[a] | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 73 | |
6 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 71 | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 69 | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 68 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
League scorers
- Kerry Dixon 14
- David Speedie 14
- Pat Nevin 7
- Nigel Spackman 7
- Jerry Murphy 3
- Keith Jones 2
- Doug Rougvie 2
- John Bumstead 1
- Paul Canoville 1
- Micky Hazard 1
- Joe McLaughlin 1
- Colin Pates 1
- Duncan Shearer 1
- Own goal 2[8]
Other players
Kit
Chelsea's kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif for the final of five seasons (starting 1981–82). The home kit was only worn this season, and re-introduced blue socks in favour of white for the first time since 1967–68. The shirt had shadow-stripes, a popular 1980s style, and the only white was around the v-neck and sleeves. The kit was unsponsored, as it had been since the end of Chelsea's first-ever sponsorship, with Gulf Air in the 1983–84 season.[9]
The away kit closely followed the design of the home, but in red with white trim. While the home kit had plain white socks, the red socks of the away kit featured four hoops: a white and blue on both the turnover and the leg. For a third kit, the white away kit from the 1984–85 season was retained. As well as a V-neck, it included red and blue horizontal pinstripes on the shirt and hoops of blue and red on the socks.[10]
References
- ^ "Chelsea Historical Standings 28th Dec 1985". stats.football.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Chelsea Historical Standings 22nd Mar 1986". stats.football.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Chelsea Historical Standings 15th Apr 1986". stats.football.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b "The forgotten story of: the 1985–86 First Division season". The Guardian. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "1985–86 FA Cup". The Chels. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "1985–86 League Cup". The Chels. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpoolfans.
- ^ "Chelsea 1985–1986". Free-elements.com. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Chelsea". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Chelsea Change Kits". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 5 June 2013.