1986–87 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-third competitive season.

Chelsea
1986–87 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerJohn Hollins
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kerry Dixon (10)
All: Kerry Dixon (12)
Highest home attendance29,301 vs Arsenal
(7 March 1987)
Lowest home attendance9,546 vs Oxford United
(20 September 1986)
Average home league attendance17,694
Biggest win4–0 v Oxford United
(10 February 1987)
Biggest defeat2–6 v Nottingham Forest
(8 September 1984)


Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Southampton 42 14 10 18 69 68 +1 52
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 13 16 58 59 −1 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 −11 52
15 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 −15 52
16 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 −16 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

References edit

  • 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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