List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics

Chelsea Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Fulham, London.

The club was established in 1905 and plays its home games at Stamford Bridge.

Domestically, Chelsea have won six top-flight titles, eight FA Cups and five League Cups. In international competitions, they have won two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. They are the first English club to win three main UEFA club competitions and are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League. The club's record appearance maker is Ron Harris, who made 795 appearances between 1961 and 1980. Frank Lampard is Chelsea's record goalscorer, scoring 211 goals in total.

Honours

List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics 
In 2012, Chelsea became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League.

The first major trophy won by Chelsea came in 1955, when the team became national champions after winning the 1954–55 First Division title. In the 2009–10 season, Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup. Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League. Their most recent success came in February 2022, when they won their first FIFA Club World Cup title.

Chelsea F.C. honours
Honour Wins Years
Football League First Division/Premier League 6 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
Football League Second Division 2 1983–84, 1988–89
FA Cup 8 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018
League Cup 5 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015
FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002) 4 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009
Full Members' Cup 2 1986, 1990
UEFA Champions League (European Cup before 1992) 2 2012, 2021
UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup before 2009) 2 2013, 2019
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (European Cup Winners' Cup before 1994) 2 1971, 1998
UEFA Super Cup (European Super Cup before 1995) 2 1998, 2021
FIFA Club World Cup 1 2021

Players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total
1 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Ron Harris 1961–1980 655 64 48 27 1 795
2 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Peter Bonetti 1959–1979 600 57 45 26 1 729
3 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  John Terry 1998–2017 492 58 37 124 6 717
4 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Frank Lampard 2001–2014 429 58 34 117 10 648
5 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  John Hollins 1963–1975
1983–1984
465 51 48 27 1 592
6 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  César Azpilicueta 2012–2023 349 39 31 80 9 508
7 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Petr Čech 2004–2015 333 33 17 103 8 494
8 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Dennis Wise 1990–2001 332 38 30 38 7 445
9 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Steve Clarke 1987–1998 330 36 26 12 17 421
10 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Kerry Dixon 1983–1992 335 20 41 0 24 420

1 The "Other" column includes appearances in Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.

Goalscorers

List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics 
Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer

Overall scorers

Competitive matches only. Appearances in parentheses.

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total
1 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Frank Lampard 2001–2014 147 (429) 26 (58) 12 (34) 25 (117) 1 (10) 211 (648)
2 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Bobby Tambling 1959–1970 164 (302) 25 (36) 10 (18) 3 (14) 0 (0) 202 (370)
3 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Kerry Dixon 1983–1992 147 (335) 8 (20) 25 (41) 0 (0) 13 (24) 193 (420)
4 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Didier Drogba 2004–2012
2014–2015
104 (254) 12 (29) 10 (20) 36 (74) 2 (4) 164 (381)
5 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Roy Bentley 1948–1956 128 (324) 21 (42) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 150 (367)
List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Peter Osgood 1964–1974
1978–1979
105 (289) 19 (34) 10 (30) 16 (26) 0 (1) 150 (380)
7 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Jimmy Greaves 1957–1961 124 (157) 3 (7) 2 (2) 3 (3) 0 (0) 132 (169)
8 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  George Mills 1929–1943 118 (220) 7 (19) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 125 (239)
9 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Eden Hazard 2012–2019 85 (245) 5 (23) 8 (25) 11 (53) 1 (6) 110 (352)
10 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  George Hilsdon 1906–1912 99 (150) 9 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 108 (164)

1 The "Other" column includes goals in Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.

Award winners

Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year

The following players have won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The following players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  John Terry – 2004–05
  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Eden Hazard – 2014–15
  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17

PFA Young Player of the Year

The following players have won the PFA Young Player of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

Premier League Player of the Season

The following players have won the Premier League Player of the Season award while playing for Chelsea:

  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Frank Lampard – 2004–05
  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Eden Hazard – 2014–15
  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17

Premier League Playmaker of the Season

The following players have won the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award while playing for Chelsea:

  • List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Eden Hazard – 2018–19

Premier League Golden Boot

The following players have won the Premier League Golden Boot award while playing for Chelsea:

Premier League Golden Glove

The following goalkeepers have won the Premier League Golden Glove award while playing for Chelsea:

Transfers

Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.

Highest transfer fees paid

Rank Player From Fee Year
1 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Enzo Fernández List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Benfica £106,800,000 2023
2 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Moisés Caicedo List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Brighton & Hove Albion £100,000,000 2023
3 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Romelu Lukaku List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Inter Milan £97,500,000 2021
4 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Kepa Arrizabalaga List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Athletic Bilbao £71,600,000 2018
5 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Kai Havertz List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Bayer Leverkusen £71,000,000 2020
6 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Wesley Fofana List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Leicester City £70,000,000 2022
7 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Mykhailo Mudryk List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Shakhtar Donetsk £62,000,000 2023
8 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Álvaro Morata List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Real Madrid £58,000,000 2017
List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Christian Pulisic List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Borussia Dortmund £58,000,000 2019
10 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Jorginho List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Napoli £57,000,000 2018

Highest transfer fees received

Rank Player To Fee Year
1 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Eden Hazard List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Real Madrid £89,000,000 2019
2 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Kai Havertz List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Arsenal £65,000,000 2023
3 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Oscar List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Shanghai SIPG £60,000,000 2017
4 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Álvaro Morata List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Atlético Madrid £58,000,000 2019
5 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Diego Costa List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Atlético Madrid £57,000,000 2017
6 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Mason Mount List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Manchester United £55,000,000 2023
7 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  David Luiz List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Paris Saint-Germain £50,000,000 2014
8 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Nemanja Matić List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Manchester United £40,000,000 2017
9 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Juan Mata List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Manchester United £37,100,000 2014
10 List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Thibaut Courtois List Of Chelsea F.c. Records And Statistics  Real Madrid £35,000,000 2018

Managerial records

  • First full-time manager: John Tait Robertson, from August 1905 to November 1906
  • First foreign (non-UK) manager: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands), from 10 May 1996 to 12 February 1998
  • Longest-serving manager: David Calderhead – 25 years, 280 days (1 August 1907 to 8 May 1933)
  • Most successful manager: José Mourinho (won eight trophies in two spells as manager, 2004–2007 and 2013–2015)
  • Highest winning percentage (minimum 10 games managed): Guus Hiddink (first spell), 74%
  • Lowest winning percentage (minimum 10 games managed): Frank Lampard (second spell), 9%

Club records

Attendances

Source:

Firsts

  • First match: Chelsea v. Stockport County, Second Division, 2 September 1905
  • First win: Chelsea v. Liverpool, friendly match, 4 September 1905
  • First competitive goalscorer: John Robertson, v. Blackpool, Second Division, 9 September 1905
  • First FA Cup match: Chelsea v. First Grenadier Guards, first qualifying round, 7 October 1905
  • First FA Cup match (proper): Chelsea v. Lincoln City, first round, 12 January 1907
  • First League Cup match: Chelsea v. Millwall, first round, 10 October 1960
  • First European match: Chelsea v. BK Frem, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 30 September 1958
  • First Cup Winners' Cup match: Chelsea v. Aris, first round, 16 September 1970
  • First UEFA Champions League match: Chelsea v. Skonto Riga, third qualifying round, 11 August 1999
  • First UEFA Champions League match (proper): Chelsea v. Milan, first group stage, 15 September 1999
  • First FA Cup winners at the new Wembley Stadium: Chelsea v. Manchester United, 2007 FA Cup final, 19 May 2007
  • First domestic double: Chelsea v. Portsmouth, 2010 FA Cup final, 15 May 2010 (also winning the 2009–10 Premier League)
  • The first team to score 100 Premier League goals in a season: 2009–10 Premier League season
  • The first English team to qualify for the UEFA European Cup, winning the 1954–55 First Division (Chelsea were not allowed to participate by the Football Association)
  • The first London based team to win the UEFA Champions League: 2011–12 season
  • The first UEFA Champions League title holders to get knocked out in the group stage the following year: 2012–13 season
  • The first English team to win all three major UEFA competitions
  • The first UEFA Champions League title holders to win the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League the following year: 2012–13 season
  • The first team in history of the European competitions to be holders of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League at the same time (winning the 2013 UEFA Europa League final on 15 May 2013, and still being holders of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League until 25 May 2013)
  • The first team to go 18 successive UEFA Europa League matches without defeat since the competition was rebranded in 2009–10
  • The first team in Premier League history to have two different hat-trick scorers in a single campaign aged 21 or under
  • The first top-flight team in history to win 30 games in a 38-game season: 2016–17 Premier League season
  • The first team to win 15 away matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season
  • The first team to win 18 home matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season
  • The first team to win against every other team at least once in a Premier League season: 2005–06 season
  • The first London based team to win the FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
  • The first team to lose six consecutive major English domestic cup finals (from 2019 EFL Cup final to 2024 EFL Cup final)

Results

Wins

  • Record win: 13–0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971
  • Record league win: 8–0 v. Wigan Athletic, Premier League, 9 May 2010 and 8–0 v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 December 2012
  • Record FA Cup win: 9–1 v. Worksop Town, first round, 11 January 1908
  • Record League Cup win: 7–0 v. Doncaster Rovers, third round, 16 November 1960
  • Record European win: 13–0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971
  • Record European win (away): 0–8 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 15 September 1971
  • Record Champions League win (home): 6–0 v. Maribor on 21 October 2014 and v. Qarabağ on 12 September 2017
  • Record Champions League win (away): 0–5 v. Galatasaray on 20 October 1999 and v. Schalke 04 on 25 November 2014
  • Most consecutive league wins: 13, 1 October 2016 – 31 December 2016
  • Longest sequence without a league win: 21, 3 November 1987 – 2 April 1988
  • Most league wins in a season: 30 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2016–17
  • Fewest league wins in a season: 5 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79
  • Most consecutive league wins against the same opponent: 13, v. Crystal Palace, 10 March 2018 – 12 February 2024

Draws

  • Highest scoring draw: 5–5
  • Most league draws in a season: 18 in 42 matches, First Division, 1922–23
  • Longest sequence of league draws: 6, 20 August 1969 – 13 September 1969

Unbeaten

  • Longest sequence of unbeaten matches:
    • 23, 23 January 2007 – 13 April 2007
    • 23, 4 April 2009 – 23 September 2009
    • 23, 4 May 2014 – 6 December 2014
  • Longest sequence of unbeaten league matches: 40, 23 October 2004 – 29 October 2005
  • Longest sequence of unbeaten home matches in Premier League: 86, 20 March 2004 – 26 October 2008

Losses

Goals

  • Most goals scored in one match: 13 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971
  • Most goals conceded in one match: 8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
  • Most league goals scored in one season: 103 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2009–10
  • Fewest league goals scored in one season: 31 in 42 matches, First Division, 1923–24
  • Most league goals conceded in one season: 100 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61
  • Fewest league goals conceded in one season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
  • Fewest league goals conceded at home in one season: 6 in 19 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
  • Fewest league goals conceded away in one season: 9 in 19 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
  • Most goal scorers in a single game (league): 7 v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 December 2012

Points

  • Most points earned in a season (3 for a win): 99 in 46 matches, Second Division, 1988–89
  • Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win): 42 in 40 matches, First Division, 1987–88
  • Most points earned in a season (2 for a win): 57 in 38 matches, Second Division, 1906–07
  • Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win): 20 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79

Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets in one season: 34 in 59 matches, 2004–05
  • Fewest clean sheets in one season: 2 in 47 matches, 1960–61
  • Most league clean sheets in one season: 25 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
  • Fewest league clean sheets in one season: 1 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61
  • Longest run without a clean sheet: 31 games, November 1960 – August 1961
  • Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 10, 18 December 2004 – 12 February 2005
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 228, Petr Čech (2004–2015)
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 28, Petr Čech, 2004–05
  • Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 24, Petr Čech, 2004–05
  • Most consecutive clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 9, William Foulke, 1905–06[citation needed]
  • Most overall clean sheets in Premier League: 162, Petr Čech (2004–2015)

Penalties

National/European records

  • Fewest goals conceded in a league season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)
  • Fewest goals conceded away in a league season: 9 in 18 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)
  • Most consecutive clean sheets at the start of a season: 6, 14 August 2005 – 17 September 2005 (English top flight record)
  • Longest sequence of unbeaten home league matches: 86, 21 February 2004 – 26 October 2008 (English record)
  • Most clean sheets in a season: 25, 2004–05 (Premier League record)
  • Most goals scored at home in a league season: 68, 2009–10 (Premier League record)
  • Most consecutive league away wins: 11, 5 April 2008 – 22 December 2008 (Premier League joint record)
  • Most home wins in a league season: 18, 2005–06 (Premier League joint record)
  • Fewest home draws in a league season: 0, 2016–17 (Premier League joint record)
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 9, 2005–06 (Premier League record)
  • Most days spent in first place in a season: 274 days, 2014–15 (Premier League record)
  • Fewest goals conceded for a team winning the Champions League: 4 in 13 games, 2020–21 (European record)
  • Highest aggregate scoreline in European competition: 21–0, v Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971 (joint record)
  • Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage campaign: 1, 2005–06 (joint record)
  • Most Champions League games played in the knockout phase by an English club: 77 matches
  • Most Champions League round of 16 appearances by an English club: 17 appearances
  • Most Champions League round of 16 aggregate wins by an English club: 11 wins
  • Most Champions League quarter-final aggregate wins by an English club: 8 wins
  • Most Champions League semi-finals appearances by an English club: 8 appearances
  • Most consecutive Europa League matches without defeat: 18 matches
  • The only team to score at least 4 goals in a Europa League final
  • Longest unbeaten run in the FA Cup: 29 matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
  • The first team to compete in one of the major English domestic cup finals (League Cup/FA Cup) in six consecutive seasons: 2016–17 to 2021–22

See also

References

General

  • "Historical Statistics and Records". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 90 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–1995.
  • "Chelsea FC Club Details". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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