1989–90 Chelsea F.C. season
Appearance
1989–90 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
Manager | Bobby Campbell | |||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | |||
First Division | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
Full Members Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kerry Dixon (20) All: Kerry Dixon (25) | |||
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During the 1989–90 English football season, Chelsea F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
The season was the club's 85th year in existence since their foundation in 1905. It was their 54th season within England's highest tier of football and their first season of their current top-flight spell following promotion at the end of the previous season.[1]
First Division
Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date | League position |
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Wimbledon | 0–1 | Chelsea | 19 August 1989 | 8th |
Chelsea | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 August 1989 | 6th |
Chelsea | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 August 1989 | 1st |
Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Chelsea | 29 August 1989 | 5th |
Chelsea | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | 09 September 1989 | 6th |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | Chelsea | 16 September 1989 | 4th |
Chelsea | 1–0 | Coventry City | 23 September 1989 | 2nd |
Chelsea | 0–0 | Arsenal | 30 September 1989 | 2nd |
Norwich City | 2–0 | Chelsea | 14 October 1989 | 5th |
Derby County | 0–1 | Chelsea | 21 October 1989 | 4th |
Chelsea | 1–1 | Manchester City | 28 October 1989 | 3rd |
Chelsea | 4–0 | Millwall | 04 November 1989 | 2nd |
Everton | 0–1 | Chelsea | 11 November 1989 | 1st |
Chelsea | 2–2 | Southampton | 18 November 1989 | 2nd |
Manchester United | 0–0 | Chelsea | 25 November 1989 | 4th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 |
5 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 |
6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 |
7 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Out
- Joe McLaughlin - Charlton Athletic, £650,000
Top scorers
- Kerry Dixon 20
- Kevin Wilson 14
- Gordon Durie 5
- Steve Clarke 3
- Tony Dorigo 3
- Graham Roberts 3
- John Bumstead 2
- Alan Dickens 1
- Gareth Hall 1
- Graeme Le Saux 1
- David Lee 1
- Kevin McAllister 1
- Ken Monkou 1
- Peter Nicholas 1
- Graham Stuart 1