| 1984–85 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
| Manager | John Neal | ||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | ||
| First Division | 6th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kerry Dixon (24) All: Kerry Dixon (36) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,197 vs Manchester United (29 December 1984) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,267 vs Aston Villa (16 April 1985) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 23,065 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Wigan Athletic (26 January 1985) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–4 v Aston Villa (8 September 1984) | ||
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The 1984–85 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-first competitive season. With 24 goals, Kerry Dixon was the First Division's top goalscorer (jointly with Gary Lineker), the first Chelsea player to do this since Jimmy Greaves in 1961.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Manchester United[a] | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[1] |
| 5 | Southampton[b] | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[2] |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 66 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 65 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Notes
References
- 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
- 1984–85 season at stamford-bridge.com
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- ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
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