Football is one of the most entertaining games across the world. Whether you are a fan or not, you must be aware of or heard about Top EPL teams and one of them is Chelsea F.C also known as the Blues. It was being established in 1905 and plays its home games at the famous stadium Stamford Bridge. From the time it was founded, the Blues has had various ups and downs, and that’s why we present the team’s records and statistics to keep you up to date.
Records and statistics
Chelsea F.C has had something to show and also something it prides itself with since its establishment. The club has gained its popularity across the world especially after winning top flight titles. During the 2012-2013 season, the Blues had an impeccable time and went down into history where it won the UEFA Europa League, it became the only football club globally to hold both Europa and Champions league trophies at the same time, and the first team in England to win four European Trophies. Rob Harris went down into history after making 795 appearances for the club between 1961 and 1980. Another name that went into history is Frank Lampard, who is still the club’s highest scorer with a total of 211 goals. Bobby Tambling comes second with a total of 202 goals. Others following Bobby include Kerry Dixon with 193 goals, Didier Drogba with 164 goals, Roy Bentley with and Peter Osgood with 150 goals each, Jimmy Greaves with 132 goals, George Mills with 125 goals, and George Hisdon who closes the list of more than one hundred goals with 108 goals.
Chelsea F.C managed to win the very first trophy ten years after it was established, but the first major trophy came during the 1954-1955 season under manager Ted Drake who guided the club to its first league victory. During the 2009-2010 season, the Blues acquired two major titles (the FA and the EPL), and later in 2012, it continued shinning and won the European Treble. The Blues became the first English club to register most EPL wins of thirty games during the 2016-2017 season.
Chelsea F.C has contributed largely to major trophies which have also increased the clubs popularity. They have been crowned EPL winners for six times and four times runners-up, five times Carling Cup winners and two times runners-up. They have also acquired the FA Cup seven times and became five times runners-up, FA Community Shield four times and became eight times runners-up, UEFA Champions league one time and became one time runners-up. They have also been crowned UEFA Europa league winners one time, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup two times, and UEFA Super Cup one time and two times Runners-up.
The highest home attendance of 82,905 was recorded on 12th October 1935 when the team was playing against Arsenal. On the contrary, the lowest home attendance of 3,000 was recorded on 17th February 1906 when it was playing against Lincoln City. On 29th September 1971, the Blues had the best win of 13-0 goals against Jeunesse Hautcharage, and the highest loss of 1-8 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26th September 1953.
During the 2004-2005 season, the blues had the most clean sheets of 34 out of 59 games and fewest during the 1960-1961period as 2 out of 47 plays. Reg Matthews is the only goalkeeper to save most penalties (9), and Frank Lampard as the only player to score most penalties (49).
