1982–83 season | |||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
Manager | John Neal | ||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
Second Division | 18th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mike Fillery (9) All: Mike Fillery (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 29,797 vs Fulham (28 December 1982) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,677 vs Carlisle United (12 March 1983) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,728 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 v Cambridge United (15 January 1983) | ||
Biggest defeat | 2–5 v Charlton Athletic (5 March 1983) | ||
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The 1982–83 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-ninth competitive season. Struggling on and off the pitch, Chelsea narrowly escaped relegation to the Third Division and ultimately finished 18th, their lowest ever position in the Football League.
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 48 | |
17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 48 | |
18 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 47 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 47 | |
20 | Rotherham United (R) | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 45 | Relegation to the Third Division |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
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.
External links
[edit]- 1982–83 season at stamford-bridge.com