1968–69 Chelsea F.C. season
Introduction The '''1968-69 season''' was '''Chelsea Football Club''''s 55th of competitive football, and their 42nd in the English top flight.
Results ===First Division===DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1968 Nottingham ForestH1-136,515Tambling 17 August 1968 West Bromwich AlbionH3-133,766Baldwin, Tambling (2) 21 August 1968 Newcastle UnitedA2-339,048Tambling, Birchenall 24 August 1968 Manchester UnitedA4-055,114Baldwin (2), Tambling, Birchenall 28 August 1968 Sheffield WednesdayH1-033,402Tambling 31 August 1968 Tottenham HotspurH2-248,412Osgood (pen), Birchenall 7 September 1968 EvertonH1-142,017Osgood (pen) 10 September 1968 Coventry CityA1-036,217Osgood 14 September 1968 Queens Park RangersA4-026,358Baldwin (2), Osgood, Birchenall 21 September 1968 West Ham UnitedH1-158,062Tambling 28 September 1968 BurnleyA1-214,762Tambling 5 October 1968 Ipswich TownH3-131,625Hollins, Birchenall, Baxter (o.g.) 9 October 1968 Sheffield WednesdayA1-130,445Baldwin 12 October 1968 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-127,810Tambling 19 October 1968 Leicester CityH3-033,462Baldwin (3) 26 October 1968 Stoke CityA0-216,799 2 November 1968 Manchester CityH2-040,700Osgood, Baldwin 9 November 1968 LiverpoolA1-247,248Birchenall 16 November 1968 SouthamptonH2-331,325Baldwin, Birchenall 23 November 1968 ArsenalA1-045,588Houseman 30 November 1968 Leeds UnitedH1-143,286Osgood 7 December 1968 SunderlandA2-321,976Birchenall, Baldwin 14 December 1968 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-126,194Osgood (pen) 21 December 1968 Leicester CityA4-123,597Osgood (2), Birchenall, Tambling 26 December 1968 Ipswich TownA3-124,083Webb (3) 11 January 1969 Manchester CityA1-435,605Houseman 18 January 1969 LiverpoolH1-252,295Tambling 1 February 1969 SouthamptonA0-528,147 15 February 1969 Leeds UnitedA0-135,789 22 February 1969 SunderlandH5-129,381Birchenall, Tambling (4) 5 March 1969 Stoke CityH1-019,856Webb 8 March 1969 West Bromwich AlbionA3-025,137Boyle, Hutchinson, Houseman 10 March 1969 Coventry CityH2-117,639Tambling, Hutchinson 15 March 1969 Manchester UnitedH3-260,436Webb, Tambling, Hutchinson 22 March 1969 Tottenham HotspurA0-147,349 29 March 1969 EvertonA2-142,190Birchenall, Hutchinson 4 April 1969 Newcastle UnitedH1-142,078Hutchinson 5 April 1969 BurnleyH2-330,266Hollins, Tambling 8 April 1969 Nottingham ForestA2-130,413Birchenall, Hutchinson 12 April 1969 West Ham UnitedA0-032,332 14 April 1969 ArsenalH2-137,890Webb, Baldwin 19 April 1969 Queens Park RangersH2-141,263Baldwin (2)===FA Cup===DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 4 January 1969 3Carlisle UnitedH2-037,322Osgood, Tambling 25 January 1969 4Preston North EndA0-031,875 3 February 1969 4 (R)Preston North EndH2-136,522Webb, Cooke 12 February 1969 5Stoke CityH3-239,191Osgood (2), Birchenall 1 March 1969 QFWest Bromwich AlbionH1-252,285Webb===League Cup===DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 3 September 1968 2Birmingham CityA1-031,560Foster (o.g.) 25 September 1968 3Derby CountyH0-026,975 2 October 1968 3 (R)Derby CountyA1-334,463Birchenall===Fairs Cup===DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 September 1968 1Greenock Morton5-028,736Hollins, Boyle, Cooke, Osgood, Birchenall 30 September 1968 1Greenock MortonA4-38,000Baldwin, Tambling, Birchenall, Houseman 23 October 1968 2DWSH0-028,428 30 October 1968 2DWSA0-014,00030 October 1968 DWS''Chelsea lost on coin toss''
References * Soccerbase*Hockings, Ron. ''100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club''. (2007)