1979–80 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1979–80 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-sixth competitive season.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Sunderland (P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Birmingham City (P) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 53 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 49 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 49 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 44 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 43 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 43 | |
| 12 | Swansea City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 43 | |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Orient | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 41 | |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 40 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 38 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 37 | |
| 18 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 35 | |
| 20 | Fulham (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Burnley (R) | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 27 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 22 | Relegation to the Third Division |

* ↑ West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 FA Cup winners.
