The 1974–75 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-first competitive season. Following a poor start to the season, manager Dave Sexton was sacked in October 1974 and replaced by his assistant Ron Suart. Suart in turn was succeeded by former Chelsea left-back Eddie McCreadie in April 1975. The club were relegated at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 12-year spell in the top-flight.
Source: World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
^West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1974-75 FA Cup winners.
References
Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN0-7553-1466-2.
Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.