Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London.

Records

• Record League Victory: 9-2 v Glossop, Division 2, 1 September, 1906
• Record Cup Victory: 13-0 v Jeunesse Hautcharage, Cup Winners' Cup, 1st Round 2nd Leg, 29 September 1971
• Record Defeat: 1-8 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division 1, 26 September 1953
• Record Cup Defeat: 0-6 v Sheffield Wednesday, FA Cup Round 2 Replay, 5 February 1913
• Most League Points (2 for a win): 57, Division 2, 1906-1907
• Most League Points (3 for a win): 99, Division 2, 1988-1989
• Most League Goals: 98, Division 1, 1960-1961
• Highest League Scorer in Season: Jimmy Greaves, 41, 1960-1961
• Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Bobby Tambling, 164, 1958-1970
• Most League Goals in One Match:
• 5, George Hilsdon v Glossop, Division 2, 1 September, 1906
• 5, Jimmy Greaves v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division 1, 30 August, 1958
• 5, Jimmy Greaves v Preston North End, Division 1, 19 December, 1959
• 5, Jimmy Greaves v West Bromwich Albion, Division 1, 3 December, 1960
• 5, Bobby Tambling v Aston Villa, Division 1, 17 September, 1966
• 5, Gordon Durie v Walsall, Division 2, 4 February, 1989
• Most Capped Player: Marcel Desailly, 67 (116), France
• Most League Appearances: Ron Harris, 655, 1962-1980
• Youngest League Player: Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days v Tottenham Hotspur, 18 March 1967
• Record Transfer Fee Received: £12,000,000 from Rangers for Tore André Flo, November 2000
• Record Transfer Fee Paid: £26,000,000 to Lyon for Michael Essien, August 2005
• Longest Sequence of League Wins: 9, 7 August 2005 - 2 October 2005
• Longest Sequence of League Defeats: 7, 1 November 1952 - 20 December 1952
• Longest Sequence of League Draws: 6, 20 August 1969 - 13 September 1969
• Longest Sequence of Unbeaten League Matches: 38, 23 October 2004 - 2 October 2005
• Longest Sequence Without a League Win: 21, 3 November 1987 - 2 April 1988
• Successive scoring Runs: 27 from 29 October 1988
• Successive Non-scoring runs: 9 from 14 March 1981