List of Chelsea F.C. records and statistics

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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, one UEFA Conference League and two FIFA Club World Cups. They are the only club to have won four main UEFA club competitions, and the only London club to have won the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. 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

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.[1] In the 2009–10 season, Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup.[2] Upon winning the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, Chelsea became the first club in history to have won all five major UEFA club competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup).[3] Their most recent success came in July 2025, when they won their second FIFA Club World Cup title.[4]

Players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOther1Total
1England Ron Harris1961–19806556448271795[5]
2England Peter Bonetti1959–19796005745261729[5]
3England John Terry1998–201749258371246717
4England Frank Lampard2001–2014429583411710648
5England John Hollins1963–1975
1983–1984
4655148271592[5]
6Spain César Azpilicueta2012–20233493931809508
7Czech Republic Petr Čech2004–201533333171038494
8England Dennis Wise1990–20013323830387445[5]
9Scotland Steve Clarke1987–199833036261217421[5]
10England Kerry Dixon1983–19923352041024420[5]
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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

Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer

Overall scorers

Competitive matches only. Appearances in parentheses.

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOther1Total
1England Frank Lampard2001–2014147 (429)26 (58)12 (34)25 (117)1 (10)211 (648)
2England Bobby Tambling1959–1970164 (302)25 (36)10 (18)3 (14)0 (0)202 (370)[5]
3England Kerry Dixon1983–1992147 (335)8 (20)25 (41)0 (0)13 (24)193 (420)[5]
4Ivory Coast Didier Drogba2004–2012
2014–2015
104 (254)12 (29)10 (20)36 (74)2 (4)164 (381)
5England Roy Bentley1948–1956128 (324)21 (42)0 (0)0 (0)1 (1)150 (367)[5]
England Peter Osgood1964–1974
1978–1979
105 (289)19 (34)10 (30)16 (26)0 (1)150 (380)[5]
7England Jimmy Greaves1957–1961124 (157)3 (7)2 (2)3 (3)0 (0)132 (169)[5]
8England George Mills1929–1943118 (220)7 (19)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)125 (239)[5]
9Belgium Eden Hazard2012–201985 (245)5 (23)8 (25)11 (53)1 (6)110 (352)
10England George Hilsdon1906–191299 (150)9 (14)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)108 (164)[5]
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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

FIFPRO awards

The following players have won FIFPRO awards while playing for Chelsea:

FIFPRO Men's World 11

FIFA awards

The following players have won FIFA awards while playing for Chelsea:

FIFA Men's World 11

  • England Cole Palmer – 2025[28]

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

UEFA awards

The following players have won UEFA awards while playing for Chelsea:

UEFA Men's Player of the Year

  • Italy Jorginho – 2021[31]

UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year

  • Czech Republic Petr Čech (3) – 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08

UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season

  • Senegal Édouard Mendy – 2020–21

UEFA Club Defender of the Year

  • England John Terry (3) – 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year

  • England Frank Lampard – 2007–08

UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season

  • France N'Golo Kanté – 2020–21

UEFA Team of the Year

IFFHS awards

The following players have won International Federation of Football History & Statistics awards while playing for Chelsea:

IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

  • Czech Republic Petr Čech – 2005[41][42]
  • Belgium Thibaut Courtois – 2018[43]

IFFHS World Team

  • Belgium Thibaut Courtois – 2018[44]
  • Belgium Eden Hazard – 2018[44]
  • Italy Jorginho – 2021[45]

PFA awards

The following players have won Professional Footballers' Association awards while playing for Chelsea:

PFA Players' Player of the Year

  • England John Terry – 2004–05[46]
  • Belgium Eden Hazard – 2014–15[47]
  • France N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17[48]

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

  • England Frank Lampard – 2004–05[49]
  • Belgium Eden Hazard – 2018–19[50]
  • England Cole Palmer – 2023–24[51]

PFA Young Player of the Year

PFA Team of the Year

FWA awards

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

FWA Footballer of the Year

FWA Tribute Award[76][77]

  • England Frank Lampard – 2009–10
  • Ivory Coast Didier Drogba – 2014–15

Premier League awards

Premier League Player of the Season

  • England Frank Lampard – 2004–05[78]
  • Belgium Eden Hazard – 2014–15[79]
  • France N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17[80]

Premier League Young Player of the Season

  • England Cole Palmer – 2023–24[81]

Premier League Golden Boot

Premier League Golden Glove

  • Czech Republic Petr Čech (3) – 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14[83]
  • Belgium Thibaut Courtois – 2016–17[83]

Premier League Playmaker of the Season

  • Belgium Eden Hazard – 2018–19[84]

Premier League Game Changer of the Season

  • England Cole Palmer – 2023–24[85]

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

  1. Initial £100 million plus £15 million in possible add-ons
  2. Initial £62 million plus £8 million in possible add-ons
  3. Initial £62 million plus £27 million in possible add-ons
  4. Initial £56 million plus £7 million in possible add-ons

Highest transfer fees received

  1. Initial £89 million plus £60 million in possible add-ons
  2. Initial £55 million plus £5 million in possible add-ons
  3. Initial £48.5 million plus £3.5 million in possible add-ons
  4. Initial £47.5 million plus £4.3 million in possible add-ons

Managerial records

Award winners

FIFA Awards

The following manager has won FIFA awards while managing Chelsea:

The Best FIFA Football Coach

UEFA awards

The following managers have won UEFA awards while managing Chelsea:

UEFA Manager of the Year

  • Germany Thomas Tuchel – 2020–21[111]

UEFA Team of the Year

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following managers have won IFFHS awards while managing Chelsea:

IFFHS World's Best Club Coach

  • Portugal José Mourinho – 2005[112]
  • Germany Thomas Tuchel – 2021[113]

League Managers Association (LMA) awards

The following managers have won LMA awards while managing Chelsea:

LMA Manager of the Year

LMA Special Merit Award

Premier League awards

The following managers have won Premier League awards while managing Chelsea:

Premier League Manager of the Season

  • Portugal José Mourinho[116] – 2004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15
  • Italy Antonio Conte – 2016–17[117]

Club records

Attendances

Source:[121]

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[122]
  • 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)[122]
  • The first team to go 18 successive UEFA Europa League matches without defeat since the competition was rebranded in 2009–10[123]
  • The first team in Premier League history to have two different hat-trick scorers in a single campaign aged 21 or under[124]
  • The first top-flight team in history to win 30 games in a 38-game season: 2016–17 Premier League season[125]
  • The first team to win 15 away matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season[126]
  • 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[127]
  • The first London based team to win the FIFA Club World Cup: 2021[128]
  • The first team to lose seven consecutive major English domestic cup finals (from 2019 EFL Cup final to 2026 FA Cup final)[129][130]

Results

Wins

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)[137][138]
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 28, Petr Čech, 2004–05[138]
  • Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 24, Petr Čech, 2004–05[139]
  • 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)[140]

Penalties

National / European records

  • Fewest goals conceded in a league season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)[134]
  • Fewest goals conceded away in a league season: 9 in 18 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)[134]
  • 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)[134]
  • Most clean sheets in a season: 25, 2004–05 (Premier League record)[134]
  • Most goals scored at home in a league season: 68, 2009–10 (Premier League record)[134]
  • Most consecutive league away wins: 11, 5 April 2008 – 22 December 2008 (Premier League joint record)[143]
  • Most home wins in a league season: 18, 2005–06 (Premier League joint record)[134]
  • Fewest home draws in a league season: 0, 2016–17 (Premier League joint record)[134]
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 9, 2005–06 (Premier League record)[144]
  • Most days spent in first place in a season: 274 days, 2014–15 (Premier League record)[145]
  • Highest aggregate scoreline in European competition: 21–0, v Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971 (joint record)[132]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage campaign: 1, 2005–06 (joint record)[146]
  • Most Champions League games played in the knockout phase by an English club (since the competition rebranded in 1992): 79 matches[146]
  • Most Champions League round of 16 appearances by an English club (since the competition rebranded in 1992): 18 appearances[147]
  • Most Champions League round of 16 aggregate wins by an English club (since the competition rebranded in 1992): 11 wins[147]
  • Most Champions League quarter-final aggregate wins by an English club (since the competition rebranded in 1992): 8 wins[148]
  • Most Champions League semi-finals appearances by an English club (since the competition rebranded in 1992): 8 appearances[146]
  • Most consecutive Europa League matches without defeat: 18 matches[123]
  • The only team to score at least 4 goals in a Europa League final (since the competition rebranded in 2009)[149]
  • Largest winning margin in a UEFA Conference League match: 8–0 v Noah, 7 November 2024[150]
  • Longest unbeaten run in the FA Cup: 29 matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs)[151]
  • 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[152]
  • The only team to have won all four UEFA main club competitions; the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Conference League.[153]

See also

References

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