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 – 91, 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, 88 while at Chelsea (90 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.
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 – 125, 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 – 31, 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, 45 while at Chelsea (54 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 top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only. Players in bold are still currently playing for Chelsea.
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 are correct as of March 15, 2012.
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Key
Top League Goal Scorers by Season
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[edit] Attendances
Home
Attendance | Opposition | Competition | Date |
100,000* | Dynamo Moscow | Friendly | 13 November 1945 |
82,905** | Arsenal | First Division | 12 October 1935 |
77,952 | Swindon Town | FA Cup Round 4 | 13 April 1911 |
77,696 | Blackpool | First Division | 16 October 1948 |
76,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | First Division | 16 October 1920 |
75,952 | Arsenal | First Division | 9 October 1937 |
75,043 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | First Division | 9 April 1955 |
74,667 | Arsenal | First Division | 29 November 1955 |
74,365 | Birmingham City | FA Cup Quarter-Final | 4 March 1931 |
72,614 | Arsenal | First Division | 3 April 1953 |
All matches played at Stamford Bridge
* estimated
** Second highest recorded attendance for an English
Football League match
Neutral
Attendance | Opposition | Competition | Venue | Date |
100,000 | Leeds United | FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 11 April 1970 |
100,000 | Stoke City | League Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 4 March 1972 |
100,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 20 May 1967 |
90,000 | Millwall | War Cup South Final | Wembley Stadium | 7 April 1945 |
89,826 | Manchester United | FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 19 May 2007 |
89,391 | Everton | FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 30 May 2009 |
88,335 | Portsmouth | FA Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 15 May 2010 |
88,103 | Arsenal | FA Cup Semi-Final | Wembley Stadium | 18 April 2009 |
87,660 | Tottenham Hotspur | League Cup Final | Wembley Stadium | 24 February 2008 |
85,896 | Manchester United | Community Shield | Wembley Stadium | 9 August 2009 |
Firsts
- First match – v. Stockport County, Second Division, 1 September 1905 (lost 1-0).
- First win – v. Liverpool, Friendly, 4 September 1905 (won 4-0).
- First competitive goalscorer – John Robertson, v. Blackpool, Second Division, 9 September 1905 (won 1-0).
- First FA Cup match – v. First Grenadier Guards, First Qualifying Round, 7 October 1905 (won 6-1).
- First FA Cup match (proper) – v. Lincoln City, First Round, 12 January 1907 (drew 2-2).
- First League Cup match – v. Millwall, First Round, 10 October 1960 (won 7-1).
- First European match – v. BK Frem, Fairs Cup, 30 September 1958 (won 3-1).
- First Cup Winners' Cup match – v. Aris Salonika, First Round, 16 September 1970 (drew 1-1).
- First UEFA Champions League match – v. Skonto Riga, Third Qualifying Round, 11 August 1999 (won 3-0).
- First UEFA Champions League match (proper) – v. AC Milan, First Group Stage, 15 September 1999 (drew 0-0).
- First FA Cup Winners at the New Wembley Stadium - v. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, 19 May 2007 (won 1-0 aet)
- First Domestic Double - v. Portsmouth F.C., FA Cup Final, 15 May 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. 20 October 1999 & KRC Genk 19 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
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
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
Highest transfer fees received
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 |
August 1997 | Graeme Le Saux | Blackburn Rovers | £5M |
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, 5 April 2008 – 22 December 2008 (English top flight record)
- Most Premier League bookings - 1082