List of Chelsea F.C. seasons

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. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season.

The club have won every major domestic honour, and have never been outside the top two divisions in English football. In total, Chelsea have won four League Championships (the First Division and its successor, the Premier League), six FA Cups, four Football League Cups and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups. The club have also won various lesser honours, including four FA Community/Charity Shields, two Full Members Cups and one UEFA Super Cup.

Contents

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • 3Q = Third Qualifying Round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • R/U = Runners Up
  • W= Winners
Champions Runners-up Third-place Play-offs Promoted Relegated

Seasons

Season League FA
Cup		 League
Cup		 Europe / Other Top goalscorer(s)[1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1905–06 Div 2 38 22 9 7 90 37 53 3rd 3Q[2] Frank Pearson
Jimmy Windridge		 18
1906–07 38 26 5 7 80 34 57 2nd R1 George Hilsdon 27
1907–08 Div 1 38 14 8 16 53 62 36 13th R2 30
1908–09 38 14 9 15 56 61 37 11th R2 27
1909–10 38 11 7 20 47 70 29 19th R2 Jimmy Windridge 6
1910–11 Div 2 38 20 9 9 71 35 49 3rd SF Bob Whittingham 34
1911–12 38 24 6 8 64 34 54 2nd R2 26
1912–13 Div 1 38 11 6 21 51 73 28 18th R2 12
1913–14 38 16 7 15 46 55 39 8th R1 Harold Halse 10
1914–15 38 8 13 17 51 65 29 19th[3] R/U Bob Thomson 18
In 1915, competitive football was abandoned in Britain owing to World War I
1919–20 Div 1 42 22 5 15 56 51 49 3rd SF Jack Cock 24
1920–21 42 13 13 16 48 58 38 18th QF 15
1921–22 42 17 12 13 40 43 46 9th R1 13
1922–23 42 9 18 15 45 53 36 19th R2 Harry Ford
Buchanan Sharp		 10
1923–24 42 9 14 19 31 53 32 21st R1 Andy Wilson 6
1924–25 Div 2 42 16 15 11 51 37 47 5th R1 William Whitton 16
1925–26 42 19 14 9 76 49 52 3rd R4 Bob Turnbull 30
1926–27 42 20 12 10 62 52 52 4th QF 23
1927–28 42 23 8 11 75 45 54 3rd R3 James Thompson 25
1928–29 42 17 10 15 64 65 44 9th R5 G. Biswell
Andy Wilson
James Thompson		 9
1929–30 42 22 11 9 74 46 55 2nd R3 George Mills 14
1930–31 Div 1 42 15 10 17 64 67 40 12th QF Hughie Gallacher 14
1931–32 42 16 8 18 69 73 40 12th SF 30
1932–33 42 14 7 21 63 73 35 18th R3 19
1933–34 42 14 8 20 67 69 36 19th R5 16
1934–35 42 16 9 17 73 82 41 12th R3 Dick Spence 19
1935–36 42 15 13 14 65 72 43 8th R5 Joe Bambrick 19
1936–37 42 14 13 15 52 55 41 13th R4 George Mills 23
1937–38 42 14 13 15 65 65 41 10th R3 13
1938–39 42 12 9 21 64 80 33 20th QF Joe Payne 19
1939–40 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 n/a[4]
In 1939, competitive football was abandoned in Britain owing to World War II
1945–46 R5
1946–47 Div 1 42 16 7 19 69 84 39 15th R4 Tommy Lawton 30
1947–48 42 14 9 19 53 71 37 18th R4 Ken Armstrong 13
1948–49 42 12 14 16 69 68 38 13th R5 Roy Bentley 22
1949–50 42 12 16 14 58 65 40 13th SF 22
1950–51 42 12 8 22 53 65 32 20th R5 11
1951–52 42 14 8 20 52 72 36 19th SF 17
1952–53 42 12 11 19 56 66 35 19th R5 17
1953–54 42 16 12 14 74 68 44 8th R3 21
1954–55 42 20 12 10 81 57 52 1st R5 21
1955–56 42 14 11 17 64 77 39 16th R5 Charity Shield W 16
European Cup N/A [5]
1956–57 42 13 13 16 73 73 39 13th R4 Johnny McNichol 11
1957–58 42 15 12 15 83 79 42 11th R4 Jimmy Greaves 22
1958–59 42 18 4 20 77 98 40 14th R4 Fairs Cup QF 37
1959–60 42 14 9 19 76 91 37 18th R4 30
1960–61 42 15 7 20 98 100 37 12th R3 R4[6] 43
1961–62 42 9 10 23 63 94 28 22nd R3 Bobby Tambling 22
1962-63 Div 2 42 24 4 14 81 42 52 2nd R5 37
1963–64 Div 1 42 20 10 12 72 56 50 5th R4 R2 19
1964–65 42 24 8 10 89 54 56 3rd SF W Barry Bridges 27
1965–66 42 22 7 13 65 53 51 5th SF Fairs Cup SF George Graham
Bobby Tambling		 23
1966–67 42 15 14 13 67 62 44 9th R/U R3 Bobby Tambling 28
1967–68 42 18 12 12 62 68 48 6th QF R2 Peter Osgood 17
1968–69 42 20 10 12 73 53 50 5th QF R3 Fairs Cup R2 Bobby Tambling 19
1969–70 42 21 13 8 70 50 55 3rd W R4 Peter Osgood 31
1970–71 42 18 15 9 52 42 51 6th R4 R4 Charity Shield R/U Keith Weller 14
Cup Winners' Cup W
1971–72 42 18 12 12 58 49 48 7th R5 R/U Cup Winners' Cup R2 Peter Osgood 31
1972–73 42 13 14 15 49 51 40 12th QF SF 17
1973–74 42 12 13 17 56 60 37 17th R3 R2 Tommy Baldwin 9
1974–75 42 9 15 18 42 72 33 21st R4 R3 Ian Hutchinson 9
1975–76 Div 2 42 12 16 14 53 54 40 11th R5 R2 Ray Wilkins 12
1976–77 42 21 13 8 73 53 55 2nd R3 R4 Steve Finnieston 26
1977–78 Div 1 42 11 14 17 46 69 36 16th R5 R2 Tommy Langley 13
1978–79 42 5 10 27 44 92 20 22nd R3 R2 16
1979–80 Div 2 42 23 7 12 66 52 53 4th R3 R2 Mike Fillery
Clive Walker		 13
1980–81 42 14 12 16 46 41 40 12th R3 R2 Colin Lee 16
1981–82 42 15 12 15 60 60 57 12th QF R3 Clive Walker 17
1982–83 42 11 14 17 51 61 47 18th R4 R3 Mike Fillery 12
1983–84 42 25 13 4 90 40 88 1st R3 R3 Kerry Dixon 34
1984–85 Div 1 42 18 12 12 63 48 66 6th R4 SF 36
1985–86 42 20 11 11 57 56 71 6th R4 QF Full Members Cup W 23
1986–87 42 13 13 16 53 64 52 14th R4 R3 Full Members Cup R4 12
1987–88 40 9 15 16 50 68 42 18th[7] R4 R2 Full Members Cup R3 Gordon Durie 20
1988–89 Div 2 46 29 12 5 96 50 99 1st R3 R2 Full Members Cup R3 Kerry Dixon 28
1989–90 Div 1 38 16 12 10 58 50 49 5th R4 R2 Full Members Cup W 25
1990–91 38 13 10 15 58 69 49 11th R3 SF Full Members Cup R3 Kerry Dixon
Gordon Durie		 15
1991–92 42 13 14 15 50 60 53 14th QF R2 Full Members Cup SF Dennis Wise 14
1992–93 Prem 42 14 14 14 51 54 56 11th R3 QF Mick Harford 11
1993–94 42 13 12 17 49 53 51 14th R/U R3 Gavin Peacock
Mark Stein		 14
1994–95 38 13 15 14 50 55 54 11th R4 R3 Cup Winners' Cup SF Paul Furlong
John Spencer		 13
1995–96 38 12 14 12 46 44 50 11th SF R2 John Spencer 14
1996–97 38 16 11 11 58 55 59 6th W R3 Mark Hughes 14
1997–98 38 20 3 15 71 43 63 4th R3 W Charity Shield R/U Gianluca Vialli 19
Cup Winners' Cup W
1998–99 38 20 15 3 57 30 75 3rd QF QF Cup Winners' Cup SF Gianfranco Zola 15
UEFA Super Cup W
1999–2000 38 18 11 9 53 34 65 5th W R3 Champions League QF Tore André Flo 19
2000–01 38 17 10 11 68 45 61 6th R5 R3 Charity Shield W Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 26
UEFA Cup R1
2001–02 38 17 13 8 66 38 64 6th R/U SF UEFA Cup R2 29
2002–03 38 19 10 9 68 38 67 4th QF QF UEFA Cup R1 Gianfranco Zola 16
2003–04 38 24 7 7 67 30 79 2nd R5 QF Champions League SF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 17
2004–05 38 29 8 1 72 15 95 1st R5 W Champions League SF Frank Lampard 19
2005–06 38 29 4 5 72 22 91 1st SF R3 Community Shield W 20
Champions League R2
2006–07 38 24 11 3 64 24 83 2nd W W Community Shield R/U Didier Drogba 33
Champions League SF
2007–08 38 25 10 3 64 26 85 2nd QF R/U Community Shield R/U Frank Lampard 20
Champions League R/U
2008–09 38 25 8 5 68 24 83 3rd W R4 Champions League SF Nicolas Anelka 25
2009–10 38 27 5 6 103 32 86 1st W QF Community Shield W Didier Drogba 37
Champions League R2
2010–11 38 21 8 9 69 33 71 2nd R4 R3 Community Shield R/U Nicolas Anelka 16
Champions League QF
2011–12 13 8 1 4 28 17 25 4th QF Champions League GS Daniel Sturridge 9

References

  1. ^ Includes all goals scored in FA Premier League, Football League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Full Members Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Charity/Community Shield matches
  2. ^ Chelsea were founded and entered the Football League in time for the 1905-06 season, but not in time to enter the FA Cup first round, thus forcing them to play in the preliminary rounds.
  3. ^ Having finished 19th Chelsea would normally have been relegated, but when competitive football resumed in 1919 the First Division was expanded to 22 teams; the club were invited to rejoin the division.
  4. ^ Competitive football in England was abandoned three games into the 1939-40 season and all results were annulled.
  5. ^ As English champions Chelsea qualified for the inaugural European Cup, but were denied entry by the Football League, whose chairman Alan Hardaker felt priority should be given to domestic competitions.
  6. ^ In the early years of the League Cup, some bigger clubs opted not to participate. Chelsea withdrew from the competition in 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1965-66.
  7. ^ Chelsea finished outside the direct relegation zone, but were relegated via the short-lived system which saw teams who finished 4th from bottom of the First Division entered into a play-off competition with Second Division teams who finished 3rd, 4th and 5th.

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