- List of Chelsea F.C. records and statistics
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Below are statistics and records related to Chelsea Football Club.
Contents
Appearances
Individual records
- Most appearances in total – 795, Ron Harris (1961-80)
- Most League appearances – 655, Ron Harris (1961-80)
- Most FA Cup appearances – 64, Ron Harris (1961-80)
- Most League Cup appearances – 48, John Hollins (1963-75 & 1983-84) and Ron Harris (1961-80)
- Most appearances in European competition – 88, Frank Lampard (2001-)
- Most consecutive appearances – 167, John Hollins, 14 August 1971 – 25 September 1974
- Most consecutive League appearances – 164, Frank Lampard, 13 October 2001 – 26 December 2005
- Most appearances in a single season – 62, Frank Lampard, 2006-07
- Most capped player – Frank Lampard, 87 while at Chelsea (89 in total), England
- First Chelsea player to play for England – George Hilsdon, 16 February 1907
- First Chelsea player to play for England at the World Cup – Roy Bentley, 1950 World Cup, 25 June 1950
- First foreign (non-UK) player – Nils Middelboe (Denmark), 15 November 1913
- First black player – Paul Canoville, 12 April 1982
- Youngest player – Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days, v. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967
- Oldest player – Dick Spence, 39 years 57 days, v. Bolton Wanderers, First Division, 13 September 1947
- First substitute - John Boyle who replaced George Graham v. Fulham, First Division, 28 August 1965.
All-time Appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Players in bold are still currently playing for Chelsea.
Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total 1 Ron Harris 1961–1980 655 64 48 27 1 795 2 Peter Bonetti 1959–1979 600 57 45 26 1 729 3 John Hollins 1963–1975 & 1983–1984 465 51 48 27 1 592 4 Frank Lampard 2001–present 353 49 29 88 5 524 5 John Terry 1998–present 352 46 27 86 4 516 6 Dennis Wise 1990–2001 332 38 30 38 7 445 7 Steve Clarke 1987–1998 330 36 26 12 17 421 8 Kerry Dixon 1983–1992 335 20 41 0 24 420 9 Eddie McCreadie 1962–1974 331 41 22 16 0 410 10 John Bumstead 1976–1991 338 21 34 0 16 409 1 Includes Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members Cup.
Goalscorers
Individual records
- Most goals in total aggregate – 202, Bobby Tambling (1959-70)
- Most goals in a season – 43, Jimmy Greaves (First Division, 1960-61)
- Most goals in one match – 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, FA Cup, First Round, 11 January 1908
- Most goals in one final – 3, David Speedie v. Manchester City, Full Members Cup Final, 23 March 1986
- Most League goals in total aggregate – 164, Bobby Tambling (1959-70)
- Most League goals in a season – 41, Jimmy Greaves, (First Division, 1960-61)
- Most League goals in one match:
- 5, George Hilsdon v. Glossop, Second Division, 1 September 1906
- 5, Jimmy Greaves v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 30 August 1958
- 5, Jimmy Greaves v. Preston North End, First Division, 19 December 1959
- 5, Jimmy Greaves v. West Bromwich Albion, First Division, 3 December 1960
- 5, Bobby Tambling v. Aston Villa, First Division, 17 September 1966
- 5, Gordon Durie v. Walsall, Second Division, 4 February 1989
- Most Premier League goals in total aggregate – 120, Frank Lampard (2001-)
- Most Premier League goals in a season – 29, Didier Drogba, (2009-10)
- Most Premier League goals in one match:
- 4, Gianluca Vialli v. Barnsley, FA Premier League, 24 August 1997
- 4, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink v. Coventry City, FA Premier League, 21 October 2000
- 4, Frank Lampard v. Derby County, FA Premier League, 12 March 2008
- 4, Frank Lampard v. Aston Villa, FA Premier League, 27 March 2010
- Most FA Cup goals in total aggregate – 25, Bobby Tambling (1959-70)
- Most FA Cup goals in a season – 8, Peter Osgood, (1969-70)
- Most FA Cup goals in one match: – 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, FA Cup, First Round, 11 January 1908
- Most FA Cup Final goals in total aggregate: – 3, Didier Drogba (2004-)
- Most League Cup goals in total aggregate – 25, Kerry Dixon (1983-92)
- Most League Cup goals in a season – 8, Kerry Dixon, (1984-85)
- Most League Cup goals in one match: – 4, Kerry Dixon v. Gillingham, League Cup, First Round, First Leg, 13 September 1983
- Most League Cup Final goals in total aggregate – 4, Didier Drogba (2004-)
- Most Cup Final goals in total aggregate – 7, Didier Drogba (2004-)
- Most European goals in total aggregate – 28, Didier Drogba (2004-)
- Most European goals in a season – 8, Tore André Flo (UEFA Champions League, 1999-00)
- Most European goals in one match: – 5, Peter Osgood v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First Round, Second Leg, 29 September 1971
- Most hat-tricks – 13, Jimmy Greaves, (1957-61)
- Most penalties scored – 40, Dick Spence (1934-50)
- Most international goals – Didier Drogba, 41 while at Chelsea (50 in total), Ivory Coast
- Oldest goalscorer – Dick Spence, 38 years 282 days v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 April 1947
- Youngest goalscorer – Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days v. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967
- Fastest goalscorer – 12 seconds, Keith Weller v. Middlesbrough, Football League Cup, 7 October 1970
All-time Goal Scorers
Competitive, professional matches only. Players in bold are still currently playing for Chelsea.
Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total 1 Bobby Tambling 1959–1970 164 25 10 3 0 202 2 Kerry Dixon 1983–1992 147 8 25 0 13 193 3 Frank Lampard 2001–present 121 22 11 22 1 177 4 Roy Bentley 1948–1956 128 21 0 0 1 150 5 Peter Osgood 1964–1974 & 1978–1979 105 19 10 16 0 150 6 Didier Drogba 2004–present 97 10 9 28 2 145 7 Jimmy Greaves 1957–1961 124 3 2 3 0 132 8 George Mills 1929–1943 118 7 0 0 0 125 9 George Hilsdon 1906–1912 99 9 0 0 0 108 10 Barry Bridges 1958–1966 80 9 3 1 0 93 1 Includes Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members Cup.
All-time Goal Scorers in Major European Competitions
Below are all-time scorers in major UEFA club competitions. Names that appear in italics indicate players currently playing in the first team. Numbers in parentheses include goals scored in qualifying games. Statistics correct as of October 21, 2011.[1]
Key
CL European Champion Clubs' Cup or UEFA Champions League CWC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEL UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League SC UEFA Super Cup Ranking Name Years CL CWC UEL SC Total 1 Didier Drogba 2004–present 28 0 0 0 28 2 Frank Lampard 2001–present 20 0 2 0 22 3 Nicolas Anelka 2007–present 12 0 0 0 12 3 Tore André Flo 1997–2001 8 4 0 0 12 3 Peter Osgood 1964–1974 0 12 0 0 12 6 John Terry 1998-present 7 0 2 0 9 6 Gianfranco Zola 1996–2003 3 5 1 0 9 8 Eiður Guðjohnsen 2000–2006 4(5) 0 3 0 7(8) 9 Gianluca Vialli 1996–1999 0 7 0 0 7 10 Joe Cole 2003–2010 6 0 0 0 6 10 Michael Essien 2005–present 6 0 0 0 6 10 Salomon Kalou 2006–present 6 0 0 0 6 10 Dennis Wise 1990–2001 4 2 0 0 6 14 Branislav Ivanović 2008–present 5 0 0 0 5 14 Tommy Baldwin 1966–1974 0 5 0 0 5 16 Gus Poyet 1997–2001 1(2) 2 0 1 4(5) 17 Michael Ballack 2006–2010 4 0 0 0 4 17 Hernán Crespo 2003–2004 & 2005-2006 4 0 0 0 4 17 Andriy Shevchenko 2006–2008 4 0 0 0 4 17 John Hollins 1963–1975 & 1983-1984 0 4 0 0 4 17 Peter Houseman 1963–1975 0 4 0 0 4 22 Damien Duff 2003–2006 3 0 0 0 3 22 Florent Malouda 2007–present 3 0 0 0 3 22 Frank Leboeuf 1996–2001 1 2 0 0 3 22 Dan Petrescu 1995–2000 1 2 0 0 3 22 Roberto Di Matteo 1996–2002 0 3 0 0 3 22 Paul Furlong 1994–1996 0 3 0 0 3 22 Ian Hutchinson 1968–1976 0 3 0 0 3 22 Frank Sinclair 1990–1998 0 3 0 0 3 22 David Webb 1968–1974 0 3 0 0 3 31 Celestine Babayaro 1997–2005 1(2) 1 0 0 2(3) 31 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 2000–2004 1(2) 0 1 0 2(3) 33 Alex 2007-present 2 0 0 0 2 33 Wayne Bridge 2003–2009 2 0 0 0 2 33 Ricardo Carvalho 2004–2010 2 0 0 0 2 33 Arjen Robben 2004–2007 2 0 0 0 2 33 Daniel Sturridge 2009-present 2 0 0 0 2 33 Fernando Torres 2011-present 2 0 0 0 2 33 Alan Hudson 1968-1974 & 1983-1984 0 2 0 0 2 33 Mark Stein 1993–1998 0 2 0 0 2 41 Adrian Mutu 2003–2004 1(2) 0 0 0 1(2) 42 Gabriele Ambrosetti 1999–2003 1 0 0 0 1 42 Albert Ferrer 1998–2003 1 0 0 0 1 42 Didier Deschamps 1999–2000 1 0 0 0 1 42 William Gallas 2001–2006 1 0 0 0 1 42 Jesper Grønkjær 2000-2004 1 0 0 0 1 42 David Luiz 2011-present 1 0 0 0 1 42 Juan Mata 2011-present 1 0 0 0 1 42 Raul Meireles 2011-present 1 0 0 0 1 42 Shaun Wright-Phillips 2005-2008 1 0 0 0 1 42 Alexey Smertin 2003-2006 1 0 0 0 1 42 Yuri Zhirkov 2009-2011 1 0 0 0 1 42 John Dempsey 1969-1978 0 1 0 0 1 42 Marcel Desailly 1998-2004 0 1 0 0 1 42 Danny Granville 1997-1998 0 1 0 0 1 42 Ron Harris 1961-1980 0 1 0 0 1 42 Marvin Hinton 1963-1976 0 1 0 0 1 42 Mark Hughes 1995-1998 0 1 0 0 1 42 Bernard Lambourde 1997-2001 0 1 0 0 1 42 Brian Laudrup 1998-1999 0 1 0 0 1 42 David Rocastle 1994-1998 0 1 0 0 1 42 Derek Smethurst 1968-1971 0 1 0 0 1 42 John Spencer 1992-1997 0 1 0 0 1 42 Enrique de Lucas 2002-2003 0 0 1 0 1 42 Christian Panucci 2000 (on loan from Inter) 0 0 1 0 1 66 Glen Johnson 2003-2007 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 66 Chris Sutton 1999-2000 (1) 0 0 0 (1) Own Goal 6(7) 1 0 0 7(8) Total 162(170) 81 11 1 255(263) Top League Goal Scorers by Season
Club records
Attendances
Home
Attendance Opposition Competition Date 100,000* Dynamo Moscow Friendly November 13, 1945 82,905** Arsenal First Division October 12, 1935 77,952 Swindon Town FA Cup Round 4 April 13, 1911 77,696 Blackpool First Division October 16, 1948 76,000 Tottenham Hotspur First Division October 16, 1920 75,952 Arsenal First Division October 9, 1937 75,043 Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division April 9, 1955 74,667 Arsenal First Division November 29, 1955 74,365 Birmingham City FA Cup Quarter-Final March 4, 1931 72,614 Arsenal First Division April 3, 1953
All matches played at Stamford Bridge
* estimated
** Second highest recorded attendance for an English Football League matchNeutral
Attendance Opposition Competition Venue Date 100,000 Leeds United FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium April 11, 1970 100,000 Stoke City League Cup Final Wembley Stadium March 4, 1972 100,000 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium May 20, 1967 90,000 Millwall War Cup South Final Wembley Stadium April 7, 1945 89,826 Manchester United FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium May 19, 2007 89,391 Everton FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium May 30, 2009 88,335 Portsmouth FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium May 15, 2010 88,103 Arsenal FA Cup Semi-Final Wembley Stadium April 18, 2009 87,660 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup Final Wembley Stadium February 24, 2008 85,896 Manchester United Community Shield Wembley Stadium August 9, 2009 Firsts
- First match – v. Stockport County, Second Division, September 1, 1905 (lost 1-0).
- First win – v. Liverpool, Friendly, September 4, 1905 (won 4-0).
- First competitive goalscorer – John Robertson, v. Blackpool, Second Division, September 9, 1905 (won 1-0).
- First FA Cup match – v. First Grenadier Guards, First Qualifying Round, October 7, 1905 (won 6-1).
- First FA Cup match (proper) – v. Lincoln City, First Round, January 12, 1907 (drew 2-2).
- First League Cup match – v. Millwall, First Round, October 10, 1960 (won 7-1).
- First European match – v. BK Frem, Fairs Cup, September 30, 1958 (won 3-1).
- First Cup Winners' Cup match – v. Aris Salonika, First Round, September 16, 1970 (drew 1-1).
- First UEFA Champions League match – v. Skonto Riga, Third Qualifying Round, August 11, 1999 (won 3-0).
- First UEFA Champions League match (proper) – v. AC Milan, First Group Stage, September 15, 1999 (drew 0-0).
- First FA Cup Winners at the New Wembley Stadium - v. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, May 19, 2007 (won 1-0 aet)
- First Domestic Double - v. Portsmouth F.C., FA Cup Final, May 15, 2010 (won 1-0) and winning the Premier League with 86 points
- 100 League Goals in a season - 2009-2010 Premier League season
Results
Wins
- Record win – 13-0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, Cup Winners' Cup, 1st Round 2nd Leg, 29 September 1971
- Record League win – 8-0 v. Wigan Athletic F.C., FA Premier League, 9 May 2010
- Record Premier League win – 8-0 v. Wigan Athletic F.C., FA Premier League, 9 May 2010
- Record FA Cup win – 9-1 v. Worksop Town, Round 1, 11 January 1908
- Record League Cup win – 7-0 v. Doncaster Rovers, Round 3, 16 November 1960
- Record European win – 13-0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, Cup Winners' Cup, 1st Round 2nd Leg, 29 September 1971
- Record Champions League win - 5-0 v. Galatasaray S.K. 20th October 1999 & KRC Genk 19th October 2011
- Longest sequence of League wins: - 11, 25 April 2009 - 20 September 2009
- Longest sequence without a League win – 21, 3 November 1987 - 2 April 1988
- Most League wins in a season – 29 in 38 matches, FA Premier League, 2004-05 & 2005-06
- Fewest League wins in a season – 5 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978-79.
Draws
- Record draw – 5-5 v. West Ham United, First Division, 17 December 1966
- Most League draws in a season – 18 in 42 matches, First Division, 1922-23.
- Fewest League draws in a season – 3 in 38 matches, FA Premier League, 1997-98
- Longest sequence of League draws – 6, 20 August 1969 - 13 September 1969
Losses
- Record defeat – 1-8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
- Record League defeat – 1-8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0-6 v. Sheffield Wednesday, Round 2 Replay, 5 February 1913
- Record League Cup defeat – 2-6 v. Stoke City, Round 3 Replay, 22 October 1974
- Record European defeat – 0-5 v. FC Barcelona, Fairs Cup, semi-final replay, 25 May 1966
- Record Champions League defeat - 1-5 v. FC Barcelona, in quarter-final second leg, 18 April 2000
- Longest sequence of League defeats – 7, 1 November 1952 - 20 December 1952
- Longest sequence of unbeaten matches:
- 23, 23 January 2007 - 28 April 2007
- 23, 4 April 2009 - 23 September 2009
- Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 40, 23 October 2004 - 29 October 2005
- Longest sequence of unbeaten home matches in FA Premier League – 86, 20 March 2004 - 26 October 2008
- Most League defeats in a season – 27 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978-79.
- Fewest League defeats in a season – 1 in 38 matches, FA Premier League, 2004-05.
Goals
- Most goals scored in one match – 13 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, Cup Winners' Cup, 1st Round 2nd Leg, 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, FA 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, FA Premier League, 2004-05.
- Fewest League goals conceded at home in one season - 6 in 19 matches, FA Premier League, 2004–05
- Fewest League goals conceded away in one season - 9 in 19 matches, FA Premier League, 2004–05
Points
- Most points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 99 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1988-89.
- Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 42 in 42 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 – 24 in 38 matches, FA Premier League, 2004-05
- Fewest League clean sheets in one season – 1 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960-61
- Most consecutive clean sheets during a season – 10, 18 December 2004 - 12 February 2005
- Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper – 208, Peter Bonetti (1959-79)
- 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)
Transfers
Highest transfer fees paid
Name From Fee Date 1 Fernando Torres Liverpool FC £50M 2011 2 Andriy Shevchenko Milan £30.8M 2006 3 Michael Essien Lyon £24.5M 2005 4 Didier Drogba Marseille £24M 2004 5 Juan Mata Valencia £23.5M 2011 6 David Luiz Benfica £21M 2011 7 Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City £21M 2005 8 Romelu Lukaku Anderlecht £20M 2011 9 Ricardo Carvalho FC Porto £20M 2004 10 Ramires Benfica £18M 2010 Highest transfer fees received
Name To Fee Date 1 Arjen Robben Real Madrid £24M 2007 2 Yuri Zhirkov Anzhi Makhachkala £13.2M 2011 3 Tore André Flo Rangers £12M 2000 4 Wayne Bridge Manchester City £10M 2009 5 Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City £8.5M 2008 6 Eidur Gudjohnsen Barcelona £8.0M 2006 7 Tiago Lyon £6.8M 2005 8 Ricardo Carvalho Real Madrid £6.7M 2010 9 Scott Parker Newcastle United £6.5M 2005 10 Chris Sutton Celtic £6.0M 2000 Progression of transfer fees paid
Date Player Bought from Fee August 1905 Bob McRoberts Small Heath £100 October 1907 Fred Rouse Everton £900 October 1919 Jack Cock Huddersfield Town £2,500 December 1920 Tommy Meehan Manchester United £3,300 November 1923 Andrew Wilson Middlesbrough £6,500 May 1930 Hughie Gallacher Newcastle United £10,000 November 1945 Tommy Lawton Everton £14,000 November 1950 Eric Parsons West Ham United £23,000 December 1961 Graham Moore Cardiff City £35,000 April 1962 Derek Kevan West Bromwich Albion £45,000 April 1966 Charlie Cooke Dundee £72,000 October 1966 Tony Hateley Aston Villa £100,000 September 1971 Steve Kember Crystal Palace £170,000 July 1974 David Hay Celtic £225,000 September 1985 Mickey Hazard Tottenham Hotspur £300,000 May 1986 Gordon Durie Hibernian £380,000 July 1987 Tony Dorigo Aston Villa £475,000 January 1989 Dave Beasant Newcastle United £725,000 July 1990 Dennis Wise Wimbledon £1.6M July 1992 Robert Fleck Norwich City £2.1M May 1993 Paul Furlong Watford £2.3M June 1996 Frank Leboeuf Strasbourg £2.5M July 1996 Roberto Di Matteo Lazio £4.9M May 1998 Pierluigi Casiraghi Lazio £5.4M July 1999 Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers £10M June 2000 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Atlético Madrid £15M July 2003 Damien Duff Blackburn Rovers £17M July 2004 Didier Drogba Marseille £24M August 2005 Michael Essien Lyon £24.4M May 2006 Andriy Shevchenko Milan £30.8M January 2011 Fernando Torres Liverpool £50M National/European records
- Fewest goals conceded in a League season – 15 in 38 matches, FA Premier League, 2004-05 (English top flight record)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a League season - 9 in 19 matches, FA 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)
- Most goals in a Premier League season – 103, FA Premier League, 2009-10 (Premier League record)
- Longest sequence of unbeaten home league matches – 86, 20 March 2004 - 26 October 2008 (English record)
- Highest aggregate scoreline in European competition: – 21-0, v Jeunesse Hautcharage, Cup Winners' Cup, 1st Round, 29 September 1971 (European record)
- Most consecutive League away wins - 11, April 5, 2008 - December 22, 2008 (English top flight record)
- Most Premier League bookings - 1082 [2]
References
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