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, 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

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 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, Chelsea became the first club in history to have won all five major UEFA club competitions. Their most recent success came in July 2025, when they won their second FIFA Club World Cup title.

Honour	No.	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 Charity Shield / FA Community Shield	4	1955, 2000, 2005, 2009
Full Members' Cup	2	1986, 1990
UEFA Champions League	2	2012, 2021
UEFA Europa League	2	2013, 2019
UEFA Conference League	1	2025
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	2	1971, 1998
UEFA Super Cup	2	1998, 2021
FIFA Club World Cup	2	2021, [2025 FIFA Club FIFA World Cup\|World Cup final\|2025]

Players

Appearances

Most appearances in all competitions: 795, Ron Harris
Most league appearances: 655, Ron Harris
Most FA Cup appearances: 64, Ron Harris
Most League Cup appearances: 48, John Hollins and Ron Harris
Most appearances in UEFA competitions: 124, John Terry
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: 64, Juan Mata, Oscar and Fernando Torres, 2012–13
Most international caps while a Chelsea player: Frank Lampard, 104 for England
First Chelsea player to play for England: George Hilsdon, 16 February 1907
First Chelsea player to play for England at a World Cup: Roy Bentley, 1950 World Cup, 25 June 1950
First foreign player: Nils Middelboe, 15 November 1913
Youngest player: Ian Hamilton, 16 years and 138 days, v. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967
Oldest player: Mark Schwarzer, 41 years and 218 days, v. Cardiff City, Premier League, 11 May 2014
First substitute: John Boyle, who replaced George Graham v. Fulham, First Division, 28 August 1965
Most different players used in a season: 39

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

Rank

Player

Years

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other¹

Total

nowrap|1961–1980

Goalscorers

Most goals in all competitions: 211, Frank Lampard
Most goals in a season: 43, Jimmy Greaves
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: 164, Bobby Tambling
Most league goals in a season: 41, Jimmy Greaves,
Most times top goalscorer: 8, Roy Bentley
Most league goals in one match: 5, achieved by four players on six occasions:
*George Hilsdon v. Glossop, Second Division, 1 September 1906
*Jimmy Greaves v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 30 August 1958
*Jimmy Greaves v. Preston North End, First Division, 19 December 1959
*Jimmy Greaves v. West Bromwich Albion, First Division, 3 December 1960
*Bobby Tambling v. Aston Villa, First Division, 17 September 1966
*Gordon Durie v. Walsall, Second Division, 4 February 1989
Most Premier League/First Division goals: 147, Frank Lampard
Most Premier League goals in a season: 29, Didier Drogba
Most Premier League goals in one match: 4, achieved by four players on six occasions:
*Gianluca Vialli v. Barnsley, 24 August 1997
*Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink v. Coventry City, 21 October 2000
*Frank Lampard v. Derby County, 12 March 2008
*Frank Lampard v. Aston Villa, 27 March 2010
*Cole Palmer v. Everton, 15 April 2024
*Cole Palmer v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 28 September 2024
Most FA Cup goals: 26, Frank Lampard
Most FA Cup goals in a season: 8, Peter Osgood,
Most FA Cup goals in one match: 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, first round, 11 January 1908
Most FA Cup Final goals: 4, Didier Drogba
Most League Cup goals: 25, Kerry Dixon
Most League Cup goals in a season: 8, Kerry Dixon,
Most League Cup goals in one match: 4, Kerry Dixon v. Gillingham, first round, 13 September 1983
Most League Cup Final goals: 4, Didier Drogba
Most Cup Final goals: 9, Didier Drogba
Most European goals: 36, Didier Drogba
Most European goals in a season: 11, Olivier Giroud
Most European goals in one match: 5, Peter Osgood v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round, 29 September 1971
Most hat-tricks: 13, Jimmy Greaves,
Most international goals while a Chelsea player: Didier Drogba, 45 for Ivory Coast
Oldest goalscorer: Thiago Silva, 39 years and 198 days, v. Sheffield United, Premier League, 7 April 2024
Youngest goalscorer: Ian Hamilton, 16 years and 138 days, v. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967
Fastest goal: 12 seconds, Keith Weller v. Middlesbrough, League Cup, 7 October 1970
Most different goalscorers in a season: 21
Quickest Premier League hat-trick: 9 minutes and 48 seconds, Cole Palmer v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 28 September 2024

Overall scorers

Competitive matches only. Appearances in parentheses.

Rank

Player

Years

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other¹

Total

nowrap|2001–2014

Award winners

FIFPRO awards

The following players have won FIFPRO awards while playing for Chelsea:
FIFPRO World 11

John Terry – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Eden Hazard – 2018, 2019
N'Golo Kanté – 2018, 2021
Claude Makélélé – 2005
Frank Lampard – 2005
Didier Drogba – 2007
David Luiz – 2014
Jorginho – 2021
Cole Palmer – 2025

UEFA awards

The following players have won UEFA awards while playing for Chelsea:
UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Jorginho – 2021

UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year

Petr Čech – 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08

UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season

Édouard Mendy – 2020–21

UEFA Club Defender of the Year

John Terry – 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year

Frank Lampard – 2007–08

UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season

N'Golo Kanté – 2020–21

UEFA Team of the Year

John Terry – 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Eden Hazard – 2017, 2018
Ricardo Carvalho – 2004
Petr Čech – 2005
Didier Drogba – 2007
Ashley Cole – 2010
N'Golo Kanté – 2018

IFFHS awards

The following players have won International Federation of Football History & Statistics awards while playing for Chelsea:
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

Petr Čech – 2005
Thibaut Courtois – 2018

IFFHS World Team

Thibaut Courtois – 2018
Eden Hazard – 2018
Jorginho – 2021

PFA awards

The following players have won Professional Footballers' Association awards while playing for Chelsea:
PFA Players' Player of the Year

John Terry – 2004–05
Eden Hazard – 2014–15
N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17

PFA Fans' Player of the Year

Frank Lampard – 2004–05
Eden Hazard – 2018–19
Cole Palmer – 2023–24

PFA Young Player of the Year

Scott Parker – 2003–04
Eden Hazard – 2013–14
Cole Palmer – 2023–24

PFA Team of the Year

John Terry – 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15
Eden Hazard – 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Frank Lampard – 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Gary Cahill – 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Andy Townsend – 1990–91, 1991–92
William Gallas – 2002–03, 2005–06
Petr Čech – 2004–05, 2013–14
Didier Drogba – 2006–07, 2009–10
Branislav Ivanović – 2009–10, 2014–15
Kerry Dixon – 1984–85
Ruud Gullit – 1995–96
Graeme Le Saux – 1997–98
Arjen Robben – 2004–05
Joe Cole – 2005–06
Nicolas Anelka – 2008–09
Ashley Cole – 2010–11
Juan Mata – 2012–13
Diego Costa – 2014–15
Nemanja Matić – 2014–15
N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17
David Luiz – 2016–17
Marcos Alonso – 2017–18
Antonio Rüdiger – 2021–22

FWA awards

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

Gianfranco Zola – 1996–97
Frank Lampard – 2004–05
Eden Hazard – 2014–15
N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17

FWA Tribute Award

Frank Lampard – 2009–10
Didier Drogba – 2014–15

Premier League awards

Premier League Player of the Season

Frank Lampard – 2004–05
Eden Hazard – 2014–15
N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17

Premier League Young Player of the Season

Cole Palmer – 2023–24

Premier League Golden Boot

Didier Drogba – 2006–07, 2009–10
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – 2000–01
Nicolas Anelka – 2008–09

Premier League Golden Glove

Petr Čech – 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14
Thibaut Courtois – 2016–17

Premier League Playmaker of the Season

Eden Hazard – 2018–19

Premier League Game Changer of the Season

Cole Palmer – 2023–24

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 received

Rank

Player

Fee

Year

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Managerial records

First full-time manager: John Tait Robertson, from August 1905 to November 1906
First foreign manager: Ruud Gullit, from 10 May 1996 to 12 February 1998
Longest-serving manager: David Calderhead –
Most successful manager: José Mourinho
Highest winning percentage : Guus Hiddink, 74%
Lowest winning percentage : Frank Lampard, 9%

Award winners

FIFA Awards

The following manager has won FIFA awards while managing Chelsea:
The Best FIFA Football Coach

Thomas Tuchel – 2021

UEFA awards

The following managers have won UEFA awards while managing Chelsea:
UEFA Manager of the Year

Thomas Tuchel – 2020–21

UEFA Team of the Year

José Mourinho – 2004, 2005

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following managers have won IFFHS awards while managing Chelsea:
IFFHS World's Best Club Coach

José Mourinho – 2005
Thomas Tuchel – 2021

League Managers Association (LMA) awards

The following managers have won LMA awards while managing Chelsea:
LMA Manager of the Year

Antonio Conte – 2017

LMA Special Merit Award

Roberto Di Matteo – 2013

Premier League awards

The following managers have won Premier League awards while managing Chelsea:
Premier League Manager of the Season

José Mourinho – 2004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15
Antonio Conte – 2016–17

Club records

Attendances

Highest home attendance : 100,000, against Dynamo Moscow, 13 November 1945
Highest home attendance : 82,905, against Arsenal, First Division, 12 October 1935
Highest home attendance : 67,000, against Manchester United, 13 April 1906
Highest home attendance : 77,952, against Swindon Town, 13 March 1911
Highest home attendance : 43,330, against Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 1971
Highest home attendance : 59,541, against Milan, 16 February 1966
Highest season home aggregate: 1,014,352
Highest league home average: 48,302
Highest attendance for any match: 105,826, against Real Madrid, Michigan Stadium, United States, 30 July 2016
Highest away attendance: 98,436, against Barcelona, UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg, 7 March 2006
Lowest home attendance: 2,000, against Leeds United, Premier League, 5 December 2020
Highest average attendance in English football: 1907–08, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1954–55

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 : 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 : 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
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
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
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

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 : 0–8 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 15 September 1971
Record Champions League win : 6–0 v. Maribor on 21 October 2014 and v. Qarabağ on 12 September 2017
Record Champions League win : 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
*Bolton Wanderers v. Chelsea, 30 October 1937, First Division
*Chelsea v. West Ham United, 17 December 1966, First Division
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

Record defeat: 1–8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
Record Premier League defeat: 0–6 v. Manchester City, 10 February 2019
Record FA Cup defeat:
*1–7 v. Crystal Palace, third qualifying round, 18 November 1905
*0–6 v. Sheffield Wednesday, second round replay, 5 February 1913
Record League Cup defeat: 2–6 v. Stoke City, third round replay, 22 October 1974
Record European defeat: 0–5 v. Barcelona, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, semi-final replay, 25 May 1966
Record Champions League defeat: 1–5 v. Barcelona, quarter-final second leg, 18 April 2000
Longest sequence of league defeats: 7, 1 November 1952 – 20 December 1952
Most league defeats in a season: 27 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79
Fewest league defeats in a season: 1 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05

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 : 7 v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 December 2012

Points

Most points earned in a season : 99 in 46 matches, Second Division, 1988–89
Fewest points earned in a season : 42 in 40 matches, First Division, 1987–88
Most points earned in a season : 57 in 38 matches, Second Division, 1906–07
Fewest points earned in a season : 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
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
Most overall clean sheets in Premier League: 162, Petr Čech

Penalties

Most penalties saved in penalty shoot-outs: 7, Kepa Arrizabalaga
Most penalties scored by a single player: 49, Frank Lampard

National/European records

Fewest goals conceded in a league season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
Fewest goals conceded away in a league season: 9 in 18 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
Most consecutive clean sheets at the start of a season: 6, 14 August 2005 – 17 September 2005
Longest sequence of unbeaten home league matches: 86, 21 February 2004 – 26 October 2008
Most clean sheets in a season: 25, 2004–05
Most goals scored at home in a league season: 68, 2009–10
Most consecutive league away wins: 11, 5 April 2008 – 22 December 2008
Most home wins in a league season: 18, 2005–06
Fewest home draws in a league season: 0, 2016–17
Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 9, 2005–06
Most days spent in first place in a season: 274 days, 2014–15
Fewest goals conceded for a team winning the Champions League: 4 in 13 games, 2020–21
Highest aggregate scoreline in European competition: 21–0, v Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971
Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage campaign: 1, 2005–06
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
Largest winning margin in a UEFA Conference League match: 8–0 v Noah, 7 November 2024
Longest unbeaten run in the FA Cup: 29 matches
The first team to compete in one of the major English domestic cup finals in six consecutive seasons: 2016–17 to 2021–22
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.