Club: | Chelsea |
Season: | 1958–59 |
Manager: | Ted Drake |
Chairman: | Joe Mears |
Stadium: | Stamford Bridge |
League: | First Division |
League Result: | 14th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
Cup2: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
League Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (32) |
Season Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (37) |
Largest Win: | 6–2 v Wolves |
Largest Loss: | 0–6 v Bolton Wanderers |
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Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
The 1958–59 season was Chelsea Football Club's 45th competitive season. The club played in the European competition for the first time, and reached the quarter-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where they lost on aggregate to a Belgrade XI. With 32 league goals, Jimmy Greaves was the First Division's top goalscorer, becoming the first Chelsea played to achieve this.