2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2005–06 season
Chelsea's 2005–06 Premier League Trophy Presentation
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Third round
FA Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Lampard (16) All: Frank Lampard (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2005–06 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 92nd competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the Premier League and 100th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, Chelsea marked their Centenary season by winning the Premier League title for the second consecutive year after defeating their closest challengers Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006. They also won the Community Shield.

Chelsea continued spending vast sums of money in their third season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, signing Michael Essien from Lyon and Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for more than £20 million each.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their second straight semi-final placing the previous year, but exited the competition in the first knockout round to FC Barcelona. In the FA Cup, they managed to improve on their third-round exit in the previous season, but fell short in the semi-final, losing 2–1 to Liverpool. After winning the League Cup in the previous season, they failed to defend their title by taking an early third-round exit to Charlton Athletic on penalties.

The season was momentous for Chelsea's record-breaking start to the Premier League season where they won their opening nine games in a row, which is the best start to a Premier League season by any side.^[1][2] The Blues proceeded to claim 20 wins from their first 22 league games, the strongest start recorded to a title defence in the Premier League era. Upon retaining their Champion status, Chelsea equalled the record for most victories within a league season (29), matching their total from the previous year. As of 2020, Chelsea 2005–06 hold joint Premier League records for most wins at home in a season (18) and fewest home defeats in a season (0).^[3] They were also the first Premier League team to win against every other opposition team in a season.^[4]

Team kits

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Samsung Mobile

Home

Home alt.

Away

Away alt. 1

Third

The team kit for the season was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Samsung Mobile, who replaced previous shirt sponsor Emirates Airlines. Chelsea's new home kit was all blue with gold accents. Their new away kit was light blue with black shorts and black accents. Their 3rd kit was similar to their away kit from the 2004–05 season, black with grey shorts and grey accents. The only difference was the addition of the new shirt sponsor and new club crest with modifications.

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	José Mourinho
Assistant manager	Steve Clarke
First team coach	Baltemar Brito
Fitness coach	Rui Faria
Goalkeeping coach	Silvino Louro
Opposition scout	André Villas-Boas

First team squad

Squad at end of season^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 2 DF  ENG Glen Johnson 3 DF  ESP Asier del Horno 4 DF  FRA Claude Makélélé 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho 7 MF  POR Maniche (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard 9 FW  ARG Hernán Crespo 10 MF  ENG Joe Cole 11 MF  IRL Damien Duff 12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole 13 DF  FRA William Gallas 14 MF  CMR Geremi 15 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 16 MF  NED Arjen Robben

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FRA Lassana Diarra 20 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 22 FW  ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini 24 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 26 DF  ENG John Terry 29 DF  GER Robert Huth 31 FW  ENG Scott Sinclair 40 GK  ENG Lenny Pidgeley 41 GK  BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[6] 42 MF  ENG Anthony Grant 43 DF  SUI Jonas Elmer 44 DF  ENG Michael Mancienne 45 MF  POR Filipe Morais 46 MF  ENG Jimmy Smith

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan to Fulham) 27 MF  CZE Jiří Jarošík (on loan to Birmingham City) 30 MF  POR Tiago (to Lyon)

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 DF  SCO Steven Watt (to Swansea City) — MF  ENG Joe Keenan (on loan to Willem II) — MF  RUS Alexei Smertin (to Dynamo Moscow)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
3	DF	Asier del Horno	Athletic Bilbao	£8 million[7]	21 June 2005
19	MF	Lassana Diarra	Le Havre	£1 million[8]	16 July 2005
24	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	Manchester City	£21 million[9]	18 July 2005
5	MF	Michael Essien	Lyon	£24.4 million[10]	19 August 2005
7	MF	Maniche	Dynamo Moscow	Loan[11]	4 January 2006

Out

No.	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
24	FW	Mikael Forssell	Birmingham City	£3 million[12]	10 June 2005
19	MF	Scott Parker	Newcastle United	£6.5 million[13]	15 June 2005
9	FW	Mateja Kežman	Atlético Madrid	£5.3 million[14]	29 June 2005
5	MF	Alexey Smertin	Charlton Athletic	Loan[15]	15 July 2005
27	MF	Jiří Jarošík	Birmingham City	Loan[16]	22 August 2005
30	MF	Tiago	Lyon	£6.8 million[17]	27 August 2005
40	GK	Lenny Pidgeley	Millwall	Loan	28 November 2005
5	MF	Alexey Smertin	Dynamo Moscow	£1 million[18]	15 March 2006

Overall transfer activity

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Arsenal v Chelsea

7 August 2005	Arsenal	1–2	Chelsea	Cardiff
14:05 BST	Fàbregas  24' 64'		Drogba 8', 58' Makélélé  24' Lampard  82'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 58,014 Referee: Howard Webb Man of the Match: Didier Drogba

Premier League

Upon winning the 2005–06 Premier League season, Chelsea clinched their third national league title.

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

14 August 2005 1	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Chelsea	Wigan
16:00 BST	Mahon  23'	Report	Crespo 90+3'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 23,575 Referee: Mark Clattenberg

Chelsea v Arsenal

21 August 2005 2	Chelsea	1–0	Arsenal	London
16:00 BST	Drogba 73' Gallas  30' Makélélé  70'	Report	Van Persie  27' Senderos  30' Cole  52'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,136 Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

24 August 2005 3	Chelsea	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 BST	Lampard 23', 80' J. Cole 43' Drogba 68'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,201 Referee: Mark Halsey

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

27 August 2005 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Mido  25' Gardner  26' Reid  26' Davids  74'	Report	Del Horno 39' Duff 71' Essien  24' J. Cole  26'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,077 Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea v Sunderland

10 September 2005 5	Chelsea	2–0	Sunderland	London
15:00 BST	Geremi 54' Drogba 82' J. Cole  31'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,969 Referee: Mike Dean

Charlton v Chelsea

17 September 2005 6	Charlton	0–2	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST		Report	Crespo 55' Robben 60' Carvalho  51' Makélélé  82'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Aston Villa

24 September 2005 7	Chelsea	2–1	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Lampard 45', 75' (pen.) Robben  33'	Report	Moore 44' Ángel  40'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Barry Knight

Liverpool v Chelsea

2 October 2005 8	Liverpool	1–4	Chelsea	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Gerrard 36' Caragher  27'	Report	Lampard 27' (pen.)  54' Duff 43' J. Cole 63'  24' Geremi 82' Drogba  86'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,235 Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

15 October 2005 9	Chelsea	5–1	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	Drogba 52', 61',  32' Lampard 55', 59' Guðjohnsen 74' Essien  63'	Report	Giannakopoulos 4' Jaïdi  12' Nolan  42' Gardener  58'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,775 Referee: Rob Styles

Everton v Chelsea

23 October 2005 10	Everton	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Beattie 37' (pen.) Arteta  50' Ferrari  59'	Report	Lampard 50' Drogba  21' Huth  63'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,042 Referee: Mark Clattenberg

Manchester United v Chelsea

6 November 2005 12	Manchester United	1–0	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Fletcher 31',  35' Smith  12' Ronaldo  84'	Report	Drogba  14' Ferreira  41' Gallas  52' Makélélé 81'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,864 Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea v Newcastle United

19 November 2005 13	Chelsea	3–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 GMT	J. Cole 47' Crespo 51' Duff 90' Terry  5' Lampard  89'	Report	Solano  31'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,268 Referee: Mark Halsey

Portsmouth v Chelsea

26 November 2005 14	Portsmouth	0–2	Chelsea	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Diao  52' Hughes  60' Griffin  64' Stefanović  66' Taylor  87'	Report	Crespo 27' Lampard 67' (pen.) C. Cole  57'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

3 December 2005 15	Chelsea	1–0	Middlesbrough	London
15:00 GMT	Terry 62'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,666 Referee: Mike Riley

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic

10 December 2005 16	Chelsea	1–0	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Terry 67' Carvalho  12'	Report	Roberts  83'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,060 Referee: Howard Webb

Arsenal v Chelsea

18 December 2005 17	Arsenal	0–2	Chelsea	London
16:00 GMT	Van Persie  29' Senderos  46' Henry  51'	Report	Robben 39',  51' J. Cole 73' Essien  34' Makélélé  59' Lampard  85'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,347 Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea v Fulham

26 December 2005 18	Chelsea	3–2	Fulham	London
16:00 GMT	Gallas 3' Lampard 24' Crespo 74' J. Cole  56'	Report	McBride 29' Helguson 57' (pen.) Christanval  62' Legwinski  65' John  89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,313 Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City v Chelsea

28 December 2005 19	Manchester City	0–1	Chelsea	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Thatcher  78'	Report	J. Cole 79' Del Horno  52'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,587 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Chelsea v Birmingham City

31 December 2005 20	Chelsea	2–0	Birmingham City	London
19:45 GMT	Crespo 25' Robben 43' Essien  21'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,313 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Chelsea

2 January 2006 21	West Ham United	1–3	Chelsea	London
19:45 GMT	Harewood 46' Fletcher  49'	Report	Lampard 12',  49' Crespo 28' Drogba 80' Duff  20' Guðjohnsen  69'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,758 Referee: Mike Dean

Sunderland v Chelsea

15 January 2006 22	Sunderland	1–2	Chelsea	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
16:00 GMT	Lawrence 12' Stead  25'	Report	Crespo 28' Robben 69',  70' C. Cole	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,420 Referee: Chris Foy

Chelsea v Charlton Athletic

22 January 2006 23	Chelsea	1–1	Charlton Athletic	London
16:00 GMT	Guðjohnsen 19' Carvalho  81' Terry  82'	Report	Bent 59' Kishishev  82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,355 Referee: Steve Bennett

Aston Villa v Chelsea

1 February 2006 24	Aston Villa	1–1	Chelsea	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Moore 77' McCann  31'	Report	Robben 14' Crespo  42' Johnson  51' Gallas  90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,562 Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea v Liverpool

5 February 2006 25	Chelsea	2–0	Liverpool	London
16:00 GMT	Gallas 35' Crespo 68' Essien  47'	Report	Reina  82' García  63' Alonso  90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,316 Referee: Alan Wiley

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

11 February 2006 26	Middlesbrough	3–0	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
16:00 GMT	Rochemback 2' Downing 45+2' Yakubu 68'	Report	Terry  42' Guðjohnsen  45+1' Carvalho  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,037 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Portsmouth

25 February 2006 27	Chelsea	2–0	Portsmouth	London
15:00 GMT	Lampard 65' Robben 75'	Report	LuaLua  34'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,254 Referee: Mike Riley

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

4 March 2006 28	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Kanu 88'	Report	Drogba 51' J. Cole 74' Robben  62'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,581 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

11 March 2006 29	Chelsea	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00 GMT	Essien 14' Gallas 90+4' Duff  29' Drogba  88'	Report	Jenas 45+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,243 Referee: Graham Poll

Fulham v Chelsea

19 March 2006 30	Fulham	1–0	Chelsea	London
16:00 GMT	Boa Morte 17'	Report	Gallas  90+2' Huth  44' Carvalho  51' Drogba  67' Makélélé  70'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,486 Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea v Manchester City

25 March 2006 31	Chelsea	2–0	Manchester City	London
15:00 GMT	Drogba 30', 33' J. Cole  74'	Report	Distin  45' Mills  24' Musampa  45+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,321 Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea v West Ham United

9 April 2006 33	Chelsea	4–1	West Ham United	London
13:00 BST	Drogba 28' Crespo 31' Terry 54' Gallas 69' Maniche  17'	Report	Collins 10' Harewood  17' Konchesky  47'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,919 Referee: Chris Foy

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

15 April 2006 34	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Chelsea	Bolton
15:00 BST	Ben Haim  90+1' Gardner  30' Davies  51'	Report	Terry 44' Lampard 59' Makélélé  41' Drogba  82' Huth  87'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,266 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Everton

17 April 2006 35	Chelsea	3–0	Everton	London
15:00 BST	Lampard 28' Drogba 62' Essien 74'	Report	Carsley  47'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,765 Referee: Rob Styles

Chelsea v Manchester United

29 April 2006 36	Chelsea	3–0	Manchester United	London
12:30 BST	Gallas 5',  52' J. Cole 61',  62' Carvalho 73' Čech  8' Makélélé  34'	Report	Ronaldo  55' Rooney  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,219 Referee: Mike Dean

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

2 May 2006 37	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Chelsea	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Reid 43' Savage  1' Gray  90+4'	Report	Geremi  42' Duff  70'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,243 Referee: Steve Bennett

Newcastle United v Chelsea

7 May 2006 38	Newcastle United	1–0	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Bramble 73' N'Zogbia  53' Babyaro  61' Belözoğlu  70' Moore  89' Carr  90+5'	Report	Carvalho  22' Gallas  75'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,309 Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Liverpool	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	7	1	+6	11
3	Real Betis	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Anderlecht	6	1	0	5	1	8	−7	3

Chelsea v Anderlecht

13 September 2005 1	Chelsea	1–0	Anderlecht	London, England
19:45 BST	Lampard 19'	(Report)		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,575 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Liverpool v Chelsea

28 September 2005 2	Liverpool	0–0	Chelsea	Liverpool, England
19:45 BST		(Report)		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Chelsea v Real Betis

19 October 2005 3	Chelsea	4–0	Real Betis	London, England
19:45 GMT	Drogba 24' Carvalho 44' J. Cole 59' Crespo 64'	(Report)		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,450 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Real Betis v Chelsea

1 November 2005 4	Real Betis	1–0	Chelsea	Seville, Spain
19:45 GMT	Dani 28'	(Report)		Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Anderlecht v Chelsea

23 November 2005 5	Anderlecht	0–2	Chelsea	Brussels, Belgium
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Crespo 8' Carvalho 15'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Chelsea v Liverpool

6 December 2005 6	Chelsea	0–0	Liverpool	London, England
19:45 GMT		(Report)		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,600 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Chelsea v Barcelona

22 February 2006 First leg	Chelsea	1–2	Barcelona	London, England
19:45 GMT	del Horno  37' Motta 59' (o.g.)	(Report)	Terry 72' (o.g.) Eto'o 80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,525 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Barcelona v Chelsea

7 March 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Chelsea	Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMT	Ronaldinho 78'	(Report)	Lampard 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,450 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

League Cup

Chelsea v Charlton Athletic

26 October 2005 Third round	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Charlton Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London
	Terry 41'	(Report)	Bent 45'	Attendance: 42,198 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Penalties
	Robben Huth Guðjohnsen Lampard Drogba		Bent Bothroyd Holland Hreiðarsson Hughes

FA Cup

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

7 January 2006 Third round	Chelsea	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Stamford Bridge, London
	C. Cole 12' Guðjohnsen 82'	(Report)	Taylor-Fletcher 75'	Attendance: 41,650 Referee: Alan Wiley

Everton v Chelsea

29 January 2006 Fourth round	Everton	1–1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	McFadden 36'	(Report)	Lampard 73'	Attendance: 29,742 Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea v Everton

8 February 2006 Replay	Chelsea	4–1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
	Robben 22' Lampard 36' (pen.) Crespo 39' Terry 74'	(Report)	Arteta 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 39,301 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Colchester United

19 February 2006 Fifth round	Chelsea	3–1	Colchester United	Stamford Bridge, London
	Ferreira 37' J. Cole 79', 90'	(Report)	Carvalho 28' (o.g.)	Attendance: 41,810 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Chelsea v Newcastle United

22 March 2006 Quarter-final	Chelsea	1–0	Newcastle United	Stamford Bridge, London
	Terry 4'	(Report)		Attendance: 42,279 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Liverpool

22 April 2006 Semi-final	Chelsea	1–2	Liverpool	Old Trafford, Manchester
	Drogba 69'	(Report)	Riise 20' García 52'	Attendance: 64,575 Referee: Graham Poll

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Petr Čech	41	0	34	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Glen Johnson	8	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Asier del Horno	33	1	25	1	3+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
4	MF	FRA	Claude Makélélé	40	0	29+2	0	6	0	3	0	0	0
5	MF	GHA	Michael Essien	41	2	27+4	2	6	0	3+1	0	0	0
6	DF	POR	Ricardo Carvalho	35	3	22+2	1	8	2	3	0	0	0
7	MF	POR	Maniche	11	0	3+5	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard	49	20	35	16	8	2	4+1	2	0+1	0
9	FW	ARG	Hernán Crespo	41	13	20+10	10	2+3	2	3+2	1	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Joe Cole	47	10	26+8	7	5+1	1	3+3	2	0+1	0
11	MF	IRL	Damien Duff	39	3	18+10	3	5+1	0	3+2	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Carlton Cole	13	1	0+9	0	0+2	0	1+1	1	0	0
13	DF	FRA	William Gallas	44	5	33+1	5	7	0	3	0	0	0
14	MF	CMR	Geremi	21	2	8+7	2	0+2	0	2+1	0	1	0
15	FW	CIV	Didier Drogba	40	14	20+9	12	5+2	1	3	1	0+1	0
16	MF	NED	Arjen Robben	39	7	21+7	6	6	0	2+2	1	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra	7	0	2+1	0	0+2	0	2	0	0	0
20	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira	31	1	18+3	0	6	0	2+1	1	1	0
22	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen	36	3	16+10	2	4+2	0	3	1	1	0
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini	12	0	3+1	0	1	0	6	0	1	0
24	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips	38	0	10+17	0	1+5	0	3+1	0	1	0
26	DF	ENG	John Terry	49	7	36	4	8	0	4	2	1	1
29	DF	GER	Robert Huth	21	0	7+6	0	0+3	0	3+1	0	1	0
37	MF	ENG	Jimmy Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	ENG	Lenny Pidgeley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics:.^[19] Squad details and shirt numbers:^[20]

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions.

No. Pos Player Starts 1 GK Čech 42 13 RB Gallas 44 6 CB Carvalho 33 26 CB Terry (Captain) 50 3 LB Del Horno 32 4 DM Makélélé 39 5 CM Essien 36 8 CM Lampard 48 10 RW J. Cole 34 16 LW Robben 31 15 CF Drogba 29

Čech Gallas Carvalho Terry Del Horno Essien Makélélé Lampard Robben J. Cole Drogba

Summary

Games played	54 (38 Premier League) (8 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games won	37 (29 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (4 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games drawn	9 (4 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup)
Games lost	8 (5 Premier League) (2 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	96 (72 Premier League) (9 UEFA Champions League) (12 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (2 FA Community Shield)
Goals conceded	34 (22 Premier League) (4 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Goal difference	62 (+50 Premier League) (+5 UEFA Champions League) (+6 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (+1 FA Community Shield)
Clean sheets	37 (20 Premier League) (5 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (0 FA Community Shield)
Most appearances	50 Frank Lampard & John Terry
Top scorer	20 Frank Lampard
Points	Overall: 37/54 (68.52%)

References

External links

• Chelsea FC Official Website
• Chelsea FC on Soccerbase Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine