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Chelsea 4-1 Leicester - March 16, 1968 / Division 1 1967/1968
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Chelsea 4-1 Leicester - March 16, 1968 / Division 1 1967/1968

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logo Chelsea CHE

0
photo Tommy Baldwin 7' - Goal Tommy Baldwin7
photo Robert Tambling 13' - Goal Robert Tambling13
HT

logo Chelsea CHE

photo Peter Osgood 52' - Goal Peter Osgood52
photo Robert Tambling 57' - Goal Robert Tambling57
62photo John Sjoberg 62' - Goal John Sjoberg
FT

logo Leicester LEI

logo Leicester LEI

Team line-ups

Chelsea

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Chelsea
Bonetti
photo Peter Bonetti
Peter Bonetti
England
B.date27/09/1941
Age26 years
H1m80  
positionGoalkeeper
Hollins
photo John Hollins
John Hollins
England
B.date16/07/1946
Age21 years
positionCentral defender
Harris
photo Ron Harris
Ron Harris
England
B.date13/11/1944
Age23 years
positionDefender
McCreadie
photo Eddie McCreadie
Eddie McCreadie
Scotland
B.date15/04/1940
Age27 years
positionDefender
Webb
photo David Webb
David Webb
England
B.date09/04/1946
Age21 years
positionDefender
Boyle
photo John Boyle
John Boyle
Scotland
B.date25/12/1946
Age21 years
positionMidfield
Birchenall
photo Alan Birchenall
Alan Birchenall
England
B.date22/08/1945
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Baldwin7
photo Tommy Baldwin
Tommy Baldwin
England
B.date10/06/1945
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Cooke
photo Charlie Cooke
Charlie Cooke
Scotland
B.date14/10/1942
Age25 years
positionLeft Winger
Osgood52
photo Peter Osgood
Peter Osgood
England
B.date20/02/1947
Age21 years
H1m85  
positionStriker
Tambling5713
photo Robert Tambling
Robert Tambling
England
B.date18/09/1941
Age26 years
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Peter Bonetti 26 307 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Hollins 21 189 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ron Harris 23 237 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Eddie McCreadie 27 200 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Webb 21 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Boyle 21 129 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Alan Birchenall 22 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Tommy Baldwin 7 22 72 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Charlie Cooke 25 79 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter Osgood 52 21 96 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Robert Tambling 5713 26 264 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

144

Leicester

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Leicester
Mackleworth
photo Colin Mackleworth
Colin Mackleworth
England
B.date24/03/1947
Age20 years
positionGoalkeeper
Bell
photo Willie Bell
Willie Bell
Scotland
B.date03/09/1937
Age30 years
positionDefender
Cross
photo Graham Cross
Graham Cross
England
B.date15/11/1943
Age24 years
positionDefender
Woollett
photo Alan Woollett
Alan Woollett
England
B.date04/03/1947
Age21 years
positionDefender
Sjoberg62
photo John Sjoberg
John Sjoberg
Scotland
B.date12/06/1941
Age26 years
positionRight central defender
Nish
photo David Nish
David Nish
England
B.date26/09/1947
Age20 years
positionDefender
Roberts
photo Bobby Roberts
Bobby Roberts
Scotland
B.date02/09/1940
Age27 years
positionMidfield
Gibson
photo Dave Gibson
Dave Gibson
Scotland
B.date23/09/1938
Age29 years
positionPlaymaker
Large
photo Frank Large
Frank Large
England
B.date26/01/1940
Age28 years
positionStriker
Fern
photo Rodney Fern
Rodney Fern
England
B.date13/12/1948
Age19 years
positionForward
Glover
photo Leonard Glover
Leonard Glover
England
B.date31/01/1944
Age24 years
positionLeft Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Colin Mackleworth 20 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Willie Bell 30 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Graham Cross 24 216 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alan Woollett 21 18 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Sjoberg 62 26 193 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Nish 20 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bobby Roberts 27 163 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dave Gibson 29 233 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Frank Large 28 18 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Rodney Fern 19 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Leonard Glover 24 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

85

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Webb

IN

change player

Jim Thomson

OUT

Tommy Baldwin

IN

change player

Peter Houseman

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

37

24

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

31 %

Sexton vs Leicester

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on March 16, 1968

Sexton vs Gillies

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on March 16, 1968

Manager

Age

Match num

Matt Gillies

46

423

Success rate in this team:

42 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Gillies vs Chelsea

5 victories

6 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on March 16, 1968

Gillies vs Sexton

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 16, 1968

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Key figures

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Chelsea keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 26/12/1967). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/12/1965-11/04/1966 time period (13 matches).

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The last time Chelsea has ended with the score 4-1 , It was on the 07/01/1967 (vs )

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The last time Leicester has ended with the score 1-4 , It was on the 02/01/1965 (vs )

General ranking

-28 West Bromwich Albion 33 pts 31 rd
9 Nottingham Forest 32 pts 31 rd
10 Chelsea 32 pts 30 rd
11 Arsenal 29 pts 30 rd
12 Burnley 28 pts 31 rd

General ranking

12 Burnley 28 pts 31 rd
+213 Sheffield Wednesday 28 pts 31 rd
-114 Leicester 27 pts 30 rd
-115 Stoke City 27 pts 30 rd
16 Southampton 27 pts 32 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VChelsea 2-1 Arsenal26/12/1967

VChelsea 3-0 Ipswich Town27/01/1968

VChelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest03/02/1968

VChelsea 3-1 Liverpool12/02/1968

VChelsea 1-0 Norwich City17/02/1968

VChelsea 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday12/03/1968

Overall

LCoventry 2-1 Chelsea10/02/1968

VChelsea 3-1 Liverpool12/02/1968

VChelsea 1-0 Norwich City17/02/1968

VManchester United 1-3 Chelsea02/03/1968

DSheffield Wednesday 2-2 Chelsea09/03/1968

VChelsea 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday12/03/1968

Current form

Away

VSunderland 0-2 Leicester06/01/1968

VFulham 0-1 Leicester20/01/1968

VBarrow 1-2 Leicester27/01/1968

DManchester City 0-0 Leicester17/02/1968

LLiverpool 3-1 Leicester24/02/1968

DRotherham United 1-1 Leicester09/03/1968

Overall

DManchester City 0-0 Leicester17/02/1968

VLeicester 4-3 Manchester City19/02/1968

LLiverpool 3-1 Leicester24/02/1968

VLeicester 3-1 Sheffield United02/03/1968

DRotherham United 1-1 Leicester09/03/1968

VLeicester 2-0 Rotherham United13/03/1968

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 6 1
Unbeaten streak 6 5
Drawless streak 7 1
Scoring streak 6 13
Invincibility streak 2 1

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Drawing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 1 3
Winless streak 3 0
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 2 5
Conceding streak 2 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

10

General ranking (Competition total)

13

17

General ranking (Home / Away)

5

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

29

Number of games (Competition total)

29

14

Number of games (Home / Away)

14

10

Victories (Competition total)

9

5

Victories (Home / Away)

5

10

Draws (Competition total)

9

6

Draws (Home / Away)

3

9

Losses (Competition total)

11

3

Losses (Home / Away)

6

Goals

45

Goals scored (Competition total)

47

23

Goals scored (Home / Away)

21

57

Goals conceded (Competition total)

50

23

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

24

1.55

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.62

1.64

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.5

1.97

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.72

1.64

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.71

Betting aid

18

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

20

8

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

8

4

Clean sheets (Competition total)

7

2

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

5

4

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

6

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

3

21

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

19

11

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

8

1-1
(5 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-3
(2 times)

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Peter OsgoodPeter Osgood10 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)10 goalsMike Stringfellowphoto Mike Stringfellow
photo Peter OsgoodPeter Osgood6 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)5 goalsMike Stringfellowphoto Mike Stringfellow
photo Robert TamblingRobert Tambling2 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)1 penaltyDavid Nishphoto David Nish
photo Robert TamblingRobert Tambling1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo Robert TamblingRobert Tambling5 goals during the last 6 matchesThe fittest player7 goals during the last 8 matchesFrank Largephoto Frank Large

Historical head to head

Home

25 matches
18 v
4 d
3 l

58 gf

26 ga

Away

26 matches
5 v
8 d
13 l

31 gf

42 ga

Total

51 matches
23 v
12 d
16 l

89 gf

68 ga

Historical head to head

Home

26 matches
13 v
8 d
5 l

42 gf

31 ga

Away

25 matches
3 v
4 d
18 l

26 gf

58 ga

Total

51 matches
16 v
12 d
23 l

68 gf

89 ga

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
November 23, 1957
Home
4 - 0
November 23, 1957

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
September 01, 1924
Away
2 - 0
October 23, 1965

Latest head to head

October 25, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968

May 09, 1967 - Division 1 1966/1967

September 07, 1966 - Division 1 1966/1967

March 21, 1966 - Division 1 1965/1966

October 23, 1965 - Division 1 1965/1966

Best historical scorers against Leicester

photo Ron Tindall Ron Tindall 4 goals 1957 - 1958
photo Peter Brabrook Peter Brabrook 3 goals 1958 - 1959
photo Peter Sillett Peter Sillett 3 goals 1958 - 1960
photo Terry Venables Terry Venables 3 goals 1963 - 1965
photo Barry Bridges Barry Bridges 3 goals 1963 - 1966
photo Jimmy Greaves Jimmy Greaves 2 goals 1959 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/11/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Chelsea

photo Derek Dougan Derek Dougan 3 goals 1965 - 1966
photo Bobby Roberts Bobby Roberts 3 goals 1967 - 1967
photo Jimmy Walsh Jimmy Walsh 2 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow 2 goals 1963 - 1965
photo Frank McLintock Frank McLintock 2 goals 1961 - 1961
photo Colin Appleton Colin Appleton 2 goals 1964 - 1965
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/11/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Leicester

photo Peter Bonetti Peter Bonetti 12 matches 1960 - 1967
photo Terry Venables Terry Venables 11 matches 1960 - 1966
photo John Mortimore John Mortimore 10 matches 1958 - 1965
photo Ron Harris Ron Harris 10 matches 1963 - 1967
photo Eddie McCreadie Eddie McCreadie 9 matches 1963 - 1967
photo Peter Brabrook Peter Brabrook 9 matches 1957 - 1961
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/11/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Chelsea

photo Richie Norman Richie Norman 14 matches 1960 - 1967
photo Gordon Banks Gordon Banks 13 matches 1960 - 1966
photo Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow 11 matches 1962 - 1967
photo Dave Gibson Dave Gibson 10 matches 1964 - 1967
photo Colin Appleton Colin Appleton 10 matches 1960 - 1966
photo John Sjoberg John Sjoberg 9 matches 1964 - 1967
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/11/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

March 16, 1968

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logo West Bromwich Albion
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logo Stoke City
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logo Nottingham Forest
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logo Newcastle United
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logo Manchester City
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logo Liverpool
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logo Coventry
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logo Sheffield United
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Post-match general ranking

pts m v d l GF GA diff
+21
logo Manchester City Manchester City 433119576934+35
-12
logo Manchester United Manchester United 433118766038+22
-13
logo Leeds United Leeds United 423117865426+28
4
logo Liverpool Liverpool 413116964927+22
5
logo Newcastle United Newcastle United 3732121374742+5
+26
logo Everton Everton 3430154114933+16
7
logo Tottenham Tottenham 3431138104445-1
-28
logo West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3331137115648+8
9
logo Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 3231128114235+7
10
logo Chelsea Chelsea 3230111094958-9
11
logo Arsenal Arsenal 2930109114137+4
12
logo Burnley Burnley 2831108135158-7
+213
logo Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2831108134147-6
-114
logo Leicester Leicester 273099124854-6
-115
logo Stoke City Stoke City 2730115143746-9
16
logo Southampton Southampton 2732107155266-14
+217
logo Wolverhampton Wolverhampton 2631106154962-13
18
logo West Ham West Ham 25301051557570
-219
logo Sheffield United Sheffield United 253289153755-18
20
logo Coventry Coventry 2432710154160-19
21
logo Sunderland Sunderland 233187163654-18
22
logo Fulham Fulham 203184194370-27
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