1975–76 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1975–76 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Chelsea Football Club's sixty-second competitive season.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | 1.861 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Bristol City (P) | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 1.515 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 52 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | 49 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 48 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 42 | |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 40 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 40 | |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 0.949 | 40 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 0.918 | 39 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | 38 | |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 38 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 68 | 0.838 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 38 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 37 | |
| 20 | Oxford United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | York City (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 71 | 0.549 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Portsmouth (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 0.525 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |

* ↑ Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.
