1973–74 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1973–74 season
Chairman	Brian Mears
Manager	Dave Sexton
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Baldwin (9); All: Tommy Baldwin (9)
Highest home attendance	40,768 vs Leeds United; (15 December 1973)
Lowest home attendance	17,150 vs Stoke City; (27 April 1974)
Average home league attendance	25,984
Biggest win	4–0 v Southampton; (24 November 1973)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (two matches)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixtieth competitive season.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
15	Newcastle United	42	13	12	17	49	48	1.021	38
16	Coventry City	42	14	10	18	43	54	0.796	38
17	Chelsea	42	12	13	17	56	60	0.933	37
18	West Ham United	42	11	15	16	55	60	0.917	37
19	Birmingham City	42	12	13	17	52	64	0.813	37

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

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Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.