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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 Chelsea team in September 1905. This is a list of all seasons played by Chelsea Football Club in English and European football, from their inaugural season in 1905–06 to their last completed season . It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.
The longest gap between winning titles is the 81 years between the 1913–14 Football League title and the 1994–95 FA Premier League title, both won by Blackburn Rovers F.C. Teams in bold currently compete in the Premier League as of the 2024–25 season. [citation needed]
On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up (no British or Irish players) in a Premier League match against Southampton. [188] In May 2007, Chelsea were the first team to win the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium, having been the last to win it at the old Wembley. [189]
^ [a] Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League. This meant that Tottenham, who would usually qualify for the Champions League with a 4th place Premier League finish, were relegated to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League ...
The History of Chelsea F.C. spans the period from 1905 to the present day: History of Chelsea F.C. (1905–1952) History of Chelsea F.C. (1952–1983) History of Chelsea F.C. (1983–2003) History of Chelsea F.C. (2003–2022) History of Chelsea F.C. (2022–present) For a season-by-season account of Chelsea's history, see List of Chelsea F.C ...
The win also took Chelsea's league goal tally for the season to 103, [61] the highest since Tottenham Hotspur scored 111 in the 1962–63 season, and the first time in Premier League history that a club had scored 100 or more goals in a season. [62] Drogba, Lampard, Anelka and Florent Malouda all scored double figures.
The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was Ted Drake, who guided the club to the league championship in the 1954–55 season, while Dave Sexton managed the club to their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1971, and Gianluca Vialli guided Chelsea to win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup.