So far 1968/69 was a typical Chelsea season, some brilliance and more than our fair share of disappointing results, demonstrated by our Inter Cities Fairs Cup (forerunner of UEFA Cup) exit on the toss of a coin against those giants of world football from DWS Amsterdam.
In the aftermath of a fantastic 3-2 FA Cup 5th Round victory in midweek over Stoke we prepared for our visit to dirty Leeds, where we'd been thrashed 7-0 last season, with the prospect of a home FA Cup quarter final v West Bromwich Albion on the horizon, and lying 7th in the First Division table, 15 points behind leaders Liverpool. (nobody seemed to be especially downbeat about this clear under achievement but then we didn't have the internet in those days)
Our top goalscorer in league at that stage was Tommy Baldwin with 13 goals.
League record P 28 W 11 D 8 L 9 F 48 A 39 - and we think we have problems today !
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In early 2009 I was clearing out the attic and came across some old scrap books, where a 13 year old boy had saved newspaper clippings of a wonderful period in Chelsea Football Club history. A period without names and sponsors on shirts and where football matches were played at 3pm on Saturdays. I am happy to share these memories of different times with today's fans. I hope any readers enjoy as much I did all those years ago.
About Me
- Mulligan
- Lifelong Chelsea fan from Ashford (Middlesex!). Happy to share memories of the days when boy's admission was 1/6d (7.5p) the match programme 1/- (5p) and train fare anywhere between zero and 5/-, depending on whether you bumped into a ticket inspector.
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