1972–73 Chelsea F.C. season

1972–73 season
1972–73 season
Chairman	Brian Mears
Manager	Dave Sexton
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Osgood and; Chris Garland (11); All: Peter Osgood (17)
Highest home attendance	51,102 vs Leeds United; (12 August 1972)
Lowest home attendance	18,279 vs Coventry City; (23 April 1973)
Average home league attendance	29,722
Biggest win	4–0 v Leeds United; (12 August 1972)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Ipswich Town; (26 December 1972)
Home colours	Away colours
Home colours	Away colours
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The 1972–73 season was Chelsea Football Club's fifty-ninth competitive season.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
10	Birmingham City	42	15	12	15	53	54	0.981	42
11	Manchester City	42	15	11	16	57	60	0.950	41
12	Chelsea	42	13	14	15	49	51	0.961	40
13	Southampton	42	11	18	13	47	52	0.904	40
14	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	51	59	0.864	40

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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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