1984–85 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1984–85 Chelsea F.C. season

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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 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 | |

* ↑ Manchester United would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Since the FA Cup winners, Manchester United, would have qualified for the UEFA Cup based on league position, this would have been passed down to the next best-placed team, Southampton.
