Seasons
| Season | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Other competitions | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | CS | CL | UC | CW | SC | CWC | FM | Name | Goals | |||
| 1905–06 | Div 2 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 90 | 37 | 53 | 3rd | 3Q | Frank Pearson Jimmy Windridge |
18 | ||||||||
| 1906–07 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 37 | 11th | R2 | 27 | |||||||||
| 1909–10 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 39 | 8th | R1 | Harold Halse | 10 | ||||||||
| 1914–15 | Div 1 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 65 | 29 | 19th | RU | Bob Thomson | 18 | ||||||||
| Competitive football was suspended during World War I. Chelsea played in the unofficial Football Combination until 1919. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 3rd | SF | Jack Cock | 24 | ||||||||
| 1920–21 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 38 | 18th | QF | 15 | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 9th | R1 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Div 1 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 36 | 19th | R2 | Harry Ford Buchanan Sharp |
10 | ||||||||
| 1923–24 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 52 | 3rd | R4 | Bob Turnbull | 30 | ||||||||
| 1926–27 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 52 | 4th | QF | 23 | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | James Thompson | 25 | ||||||||
| 1928–29 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 44 | 9th | R5 | George Biswell Andy Wilson Jimmy Thompson |
9 | ||||||||
| 1929–30 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 73 | 40 | 12th | SF | 30 | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 73 | 35 | 18th | R3 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1933–34 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 36 | 19th | R5 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1934–35 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 41 | 12th | R3 | Dick Spence | 19 | ||||||||
| 1935–36 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 43 | 8th | R5 | Joe Bambrick | 19 | ||||||||
| 1936–37 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 41 | 13th | R4 | George Mills | 23 | ||||||||
| 1937–38 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 41 | 10th | R3 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 80 | 33 | 20th | QF | Joe Payne | 19 | ||||||||
| Competitive football was suspended during World War II. Chelsea played in unofficial Wartime Leagues until 1945. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | R5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 39 | 15th | R4 | Tommy Lawton | 30 | ||||||||
| 1947–48 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 71 | 37 | 18th | R4 | Ken Armstrong | 13 | ||||||||
| 1948–49 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 38 | 13th | R5 | Roy Bentley | 22 | ||||||||
| 1949–50 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 65 | 40 | 13th | SF | 22 | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 65 | 32 | 20th | R5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 36 | 19th | SF | 17 | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 35 | 19th | R5 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1953–54 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 44 | 8th | R3 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1954–55 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 57 | 52 | 1st | R5 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 77 | 39 | 16th | R5 | W | N/A | 16 | |||||||
| 1956–57 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 13th | R4 | Johnny McNichol | 11 | ||||||||
| 1957–58 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | 42 | 11th | R4 | Jimmy Greaves | 22 | ||||||||
| 1958–59 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 40 | 14th | R4 | QF | 37 | ||||||||
| 1959–60 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 37 | 18th | R4 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1960–61 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 37 | 12th | R3 | R4 | 43 | ||||||||
| 1961–62 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 1 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 54 | 56 | 3rd | SF | W | Barry Bridges | 27 | |||||||
| 1965–66 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 51 | 5th | SF | SF | George Graham Bobby Tambling |
23 | |||||||
| 1966–67 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 44 | 9th | RU | R3 | Bobby Tambling | 28 | |||||||
| 1967–68 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 48 | 6th | QF | R2 | Peter Osgood | 17 | |||||||
| 1968–69 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 50 | 5th | QF | R3 | R2 | Bobby Tambling | 19 | ||||||
| 1969–70 | Div 1 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 55 | 3rd | W | R4 | Peter Osgood | 31 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 51 | 6th | R4 | R4 | RU | W | Keith Weller | 14 | |||||
| 1971–72 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 7th | R5 | RU | R2 | Peter Osgood | 31 | ||||||
| 1972–73 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 12th | QF | SF | 17 | ||||||||
| 1973–74 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 37 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Tommy Baldwin | 9 | |||||||
| 1974–75 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Colin Lee | 16 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 12th | QF | R3 | Clive Walker | 17 | |||||||
| 1982–83 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 47 | 18th | R4 | R3 | Mike Fillery | 12 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 71 | 6th | R4 | QF | N/A | W | 23 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 52 | 14th | R4 | R3 | N/A | R4 | 12 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | Div 1 ↓ | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | 42 | 18th | R4 | R2 | R3 | Gordon Durie | 20 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Div 2 ↑ | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 50 | 99 | 1st | R3 | R2 | R3 | Kerry Dixon | 28 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Div 1 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 60 | 5th | R4 | R2 | W | 25 | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 49 | 11th | R3 | SF | N/A | R3 | Kerry Dixon Gordon Durie |
15 | |||||
| 1991–92 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 53 | 14th | QF | R2 | SF | Dennis Wise | 14 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Prem | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 11th | R3 | QF | Mick Harford | 11 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Prem | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 14th | RU | R3 | Gavin Peacock Mark Stein |
14 | |||||||
| 1994–95 | Prem | 38 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 11th | R4 | R3 | SF | Paul Furlong John Spencer |
13 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Prem | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 11th | SF | R2 | John Spencer | 14 | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Prem | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 6th | W | R3 | Mark Hughes | 14 | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Prem | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | 63 | 4th | R3 | W | RU | W | Gianluca Vialli | 19 | |||||
| 1998–99 | Prem | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 75 | 3rd | QF | QF | SF | W | Gianfranco Zola | 15 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Prem | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 65 | 5th | W | R3 | QF | Tore André Flo | 19 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Prem | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | 61 | 6th | R5 | R3 | W | R1 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 26 | |||||
| 2001–02 | Prem | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 64 | 6th | RU | SF | R2 | 29 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Prem | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | 67 | 4th | QF | QF | R1 | Gianfranco Zola | 16 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Prem | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | 79 | 2nd | R5 | QF | SF | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 17 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Prem | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 95 | 1st | R5 | W | SF | Frank Lampard | 19 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Prem | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | 91 | 1st | SF | R3 | W | R16 | 20 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Prem | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 83 | 2nd | W | W | RU | SF | Didier Drogba | 33 | |||||
| 2007–08 | Prem | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 26 | 85 | 2nd | QF | RU | RU | RU | Frank Lampard | 20 | |||||
| 2008–09 | Prem | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 83 | 3rd | W | R4 | SF | Nicolas Anelka | 25 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Prem | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 32 | 86 | 1st | W | QF | W | R16 | Didier Drogba | 37 | |||||
| 2010–11 | Prem | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 33 | 71 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | RU | QF | Nicolas Anelka | 16 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Prem | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 46 | 64 | 6th | W | QF | W | Frank Lampard | 16 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Prem | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 45 | TBD | TBD | SF | RU | GS | TBD | RU | RU | ||||
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