1982–83 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

1982–83 season
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)
Home colours Away colours

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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

• 1982–83 season at stamford-bridge.com