2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season
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The 2008–09 season was Chelsea Football Club's 95th competitive season, 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and 103rd year in existence as a football club.
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Season summary
After again finishing second to Manchester United in the Premier League the previous season, Chelsea sacked their manager Avram Grant, replacing him with the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had managed the Portugal national team at UEFA Euro 2008 that lost in the quarter finals to Germany. The first few months of his management went according to plan, as Scolari's narrow 4–1–4–1 formation, using Ashley Cole and new arrival José Bosingwa as wing-backs, initially took the league by storm, leaving Chelsea top ahead of Liverpool after 13 games.
By the end of November, however, Scolari's Chelsea began to lose their form due to exhaustion. They suffered a 3–1 defeat away to Roma in the Champions League and were eliminated from the League Cup at Stamford Bridge by Championship side Burnley on penalties. In the league, they had a 0–0 draw at home to Newcastle United, (who were later to be relegated). Chelsea lost a home league game for the first time since 2004 (and 86 matches) when they lost to Liverpool, and a second home league defeat to rivals Arsenal dropped Chelsea to second place.
Chelsea qualified for the knock-out stages of the Champions League with a 2–1 victory against Romanian champions CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge in the final match of the group. During the winter months, they drew against West Ham United, Fulham, Hull City and League One's Southend United in the FA Cup. Chelsea suffered defeats away to Manchester United and Liverpool, which left them in fourth place during February which would mean a Champions League place would not be certain. Long-term injuries to Michael Essien and Joe Cole marked the period while Didier Drogba was not included frequently.
Chelsea sacked Scolari, replacing him with Russia national team manager Guus Hiddink for the remainder of the season. Hiddink's regenerative effect was immediate, with four-straight league wins, including a vital 1–0 victory away to Aston Villa in his first game in charge, moving Chelsea into the top three. Eleven wins in the team's last 13 league games, marked by a 4–1 victory over Arsenal away at the Emirates Stadium, finally secured third place in the league, and Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season.
Although Chelsea's title challenge was already realistically over when he arrived, Hiddink led Chelsea to their fifth Champions League semi-final, knocking out Juventus and Liverpool, where they were eliminated in controversial circumstances by Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final.
Despite the Champions League exit, the season culminated in a trip to Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea's final game of 2008–09 contested against Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won 2–1, winning the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history.
Key dates
- 24.05.08 – Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager.
- 29.05.08 – Chelsea terminate assistant manager Henk ten Cate's contract.
- 11.06.08 – Chelsea name Luiz Felipe Scolari as new manager, with his contract officially starting on 1 July 2008.
- 03.08.08 – Chelsea thrash Milan 5–0 to take third place in the preseason Russian Railways Cup.
- 17.08.08 – Chelsea start their 2008–09 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth.
- 15.09.08 – Assistant manager Steve Clarke leaves Chelsea to become number two under Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United.
- 16.09.08 – Chelsea defeat Bordeaux 4–0 at Stamford Bridge in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League.
- 18.09.08 – Ray Wilkins is appointed assistant manager of Chelsea, in place of the departed Steve Clarke.
- 21.09.08 – Exactly four months after the 2008 Champions League final, Chelsea draw 1–1 at home against Manchester United in the Premier League.
- 24.09.08 – For the third time in a row, Chelsea start a competition with a 4–0 win, beating Portsmouth 4–0 away at Fratton Park in the League Cup.
- 26.10.08 – Chelsea lose 1–0 against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Chelsea's home unbeaten run ends after an astonishing 4 years, 8 months and 86 games.
- 12.11.08 – Chelsea lose 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time against Burnley at home in the fourth round of the League Cup.
- 30.11.08 – Chelsea lose 2–1 against Arsenal at home in the Premier League after a Robin van Persie brace. Replays later show the Dutchman's first goal to be offside.
- 09.12.08 – Chelsea fight back to win 2–1 against CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League at home. With the win, they secure second place in Group A and advance to the First knockout round.
- 03.01.09 – Chelsea draw 1–1 against Football League One side Southend United in the third round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.
- 11.01.09 – Chelsea lose 3–0 against Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford, their first away loss in the Premier League this season.
- 17.01.09 – Chelsea snatch a crucial 2–1 home victory against Stoke City in the Premier League after two last minute goals from Juliano Belletti and Frank Lampard. Lampard also makes his 400th appearance for Chelsea.
- 01.02.09 – Chelsea lose 2–0 against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League by way of two late Fernando Torres goals after Frank Lampard is incorrectly sent off in the 60th minute.
- 09.02.09 – Due to the team's poor run of form, endangering Chelsea's hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, the Chelsea board dismiss Luiz Felipe Scolari from his position as manager with immediate effect. Ray Wilkins is named as caretaker manager while a suitable replacement for Scolari is found.
- 11.02.09 – Russian national manager Guus Hiddink is named as temporary Chelsea manager until the end of the season.
- 14.02.09 – With Ray Wilkins in charge as caretaker manager, a Nicolas Anelka hat trick against Watford at Vicarage Road gives Chelsea a 3–1 victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Coventry City. Michael Essien makes his return from the bench after six months out of action due to an ACL injury.
- 21.02.09 – In Guus Hiddink's first match as manager, a Nicolas Anelka goal and a gritty Chelsea performance bring about a vital 1–0 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Chelsea's first Premier League victory there since 1998–99. With it, Chelsea overtake Villa to reclaim third place in the table.
- 25.02.09 – Chelsea end the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie against Juventus with a slight advantage, winning the first ever competitive meeting between the clubs 1–0 by a Didier Drogba goal. The match also marks Petr Čech's 200th appearance for Chelsea.
- 28.02.09 – A John Terry volley and a late Frank Lampard header seal a 2–1 victory for Chelsea over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. While Liverpool's 2–0 loss to Middlesbrough at the Riverside returns Chelsea to second place, Michael Mancienne makes his first ever Premier League start at right back, John Terry's goal makes him the highest scoring defender in Chelsea history, and Frank Lampard joins George Mills as Chelsea's joint sixth all-time scorer with 125 goals.
- 10.03.09 – A tempestuous 2–2 second leg draw at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino against Juventus, with goals scored by Michael Essien in his first start since September and a reborn Didier Drogba, gives Chelsea a 3–2 victory on aggregate in their Champions League first knockout round clash, sending them through to the quarter-finals of the competition.
- 08.04.09 – Chelsea claim a commanding 3–1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool at Anfield, recovering from an early Fernando Torres goal to score twice from the head of Branislav Ivanović, with a reborn Didier Drogba capping off the scoring. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is notably marked out of the game by Michael Essien.
- 11.04.09 – Chelsea take a 4–0 lead after 63 minutes against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, scoring through Michael Ballack, a double from Didier Drogba and a penalty from Frank Lampard, for Bolton to surprisingly surge back into the game, scoring three goals in an eight-minute span. Although Bolton come close to equalising in injury-time, Chelsea just manage to hold off their comeback to scrape a 4–3 victory.
- 14.04.09 – The second leg of Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final match with Liverpool ends in a stunning 4–4 draw. After a clever Fábio Aurélio free-kick and a Xabi Alonso penalty give Liverpool a 0–2 lead in the first 30 minutes, Chelsea fight back in the second half to make the score 3–2 with goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard sandwiching a trademark Alex cannonball free-kick. Two more goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt give Liverpool renewed hope in progression, but a second Lampard strike puts the tie to bed. The tie ends 7–5 to Chelsea on aggregate, leaving them to play a rampant Barcelona in the semi-finals, Chelsea's fifth attendance at this stage in six seasons. Ashley Cole's yellow card in this game rules him out of the first leg of that tie, leaving Chelsea without a recognised left back to field at the Camp Nou.
- 18.04.09 – A mistake by goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański gifts Didier Drogba an 84th-minute winner in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, sending Chelsea to a tense 2–1 victory after a goal by Florent Malouda equalises Theo Walcott's early strike. Chelsea consequently reach their ninth FA Cup final, to be contested against Everton on 30 May.
- 25.04.09 – Petr Čech's save from Mark Noble's penalty secures Chelsea a 1–0 Premier League victory over West Ham United at Upton Park after Salomon Kalou scores his ninth goal of the season before giving away a spot-kick at the other end. Michael Mancienne starts his second Premier League game of the season, while José Bosingwa makes an experimental appearance at left back in preparation for Chelsea's visit to the Camp Nou.
- 28.4.09 – A masterful defensive display by Chelsea sees them become the first team not to concede a goal at the Camp Nou this season in an intriguing 0–0 draw with Barcelona, the first leg of the clubs' Champions League semi-final tie. Petr Čech shrugs off his recent media criticism with a string of important saves and despite Barcelona's domination on possession, Didier Drogba has an excellent chance to secure an away goal for Chelsea, only to be stopped by a double save from Víctor Valdés at the end of the first half.
- 02.5.09 – John Terry's 400th game for Chelsea, a West London derby at Stamford Bridge against Fulham in the Premier League, ends in a 3–1 victory to the home side following goals from Gallic trio Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, and Didier Drogba. The asymmetric 4–3–3 formation used by Chelsea in this game, with Anelka playing more like a second striker, was Guus Hiddink's preference for the remainder of the season.
- 06.5.09 – A controversial 1–1 draw in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge eliminates Chelsea from the competition on the away goals rule, sending Barcelona to the final to play Manchester United in Rome. Essien's brilliant left footed volley early in the game gives Chelsea the lead, but unclinical finishing and four viable penalty appeals turned down by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø allow Barcelona to equalise in the ninety-third minute with their only shot on target all game, a strike from outside the penalty area by Andrés Iniesta, despite the earlier sending off of Eric Abidal. Incensed by the referee's terrible performance, Chelsea players surround and criticise Øvrebø after the final whistle, with Didier Drogba controversially labelling the result "a fucking disgrace" on live international television.
- 10.5.09 – Chelsea shake off their post-Barcelona blues with an emphatic 4–1 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. After surviving an early bout of Arsenal pressure, Chelsea take a 3–0 lead through an Alex header, a long range shot from Nicolas Anelka against his former club, and a Kolo Touré own goal. Nicklas Bendtner pulls one back for the home side, but a tap in from Florent Malouda completes the rout. The result ends the Gunners' 21 game unbeaten run in the league, and is the joint best away result against Arsenal in the league in Chelsea's history. Chelsea will finish the league season in at least third place, securing automatic Champions League qualification for 2009–10.
- 17.05.09 – Chelsea's last home game of the season against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge ends in a 2–0 victory, with goals scored by Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka. The game is marked by an end-of-season party atmosphere as fans chant repeatedly for Guus Hiddink to remain at the club, criticising the club's apparent pursuit of Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to replace Hiddink over the summer.
- 24.05.09 – The last game of Chelsea's 2008–09 season ends in a 3–2 victory against Sunderland away at the Stadium of Light. In preparation for the FA Cup final against Everton the following Sunday, Frank Lampard and Alex are rested, and Sunderland's still uncertain survival in the Premier League leads to a tense first half. Nicolas Anelka's long-range curler early in the second half, his 19th league goal of the season, secures him the Premier League Golden Boot ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Salomon Kalou replies to Kieran Richardson's equaliser, and, despite Kenwyne Jones' late header, Ashley Cole's first goal of the season wins the game for Chelsea.
- 30.05.09 – Chelsea win the 2009 FA Cup Final with a 2–1 victory over Merseysiders Everton, who were chasing their first FA Cup since their victory over Manchester United in 1995. A Louis Saha goal after 25 seconds becomes the fastest in FA Cup history, but Chelsea quickly recover with a Florent Malouda cross finding the head of Didier Drogba. Chelsea continue to dominate before finally taking the lead in the 70th minute, after Frank Lampard escapes his marker Phil Neville for the first time in the game and unleashes a shot from 25 yards. A Malouda shot from 40 yards is incorrectly judged not to have crossed the line after rebounding from the crossbar, but Chelsea hold on for a famous victory. Guus Hiddink ends his short tenure as Chelsea manager with silverware.
Squad
First-team squad
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Reserve squad
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Youth squad
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UEFA Champions League squad
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Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Luiz Felipe Scolari (until 9 February 2009) |
| Template:Flagicon Ray Wilkins (caretaker manager) | |
| Template:Flagicon Guus Hiddink (interim manager) | |
| Assistant managers | Template:Flagicon Flávio Murtosa (until 9 February 2009) |
| Template:Flagicon Steve Clarke (until 15 September 2008) | |
| Template:Flagicon Ray Wilkins | |
| First team fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Darlan Schneider (until 9 February 2009) |
| Template:Flagicon Glen Driscoll | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Christophe Lollichon |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Pracidelli (until 9 February 2009) | |
| Head scout | Template:Flagicon Michael Emenalo |
| Match observer scout | Template:Flagicon Mick McGiven |
| Club doctor | Template:Flagicon Dr. Bryan English |
| Chief scout and director of youth development | Template:Flagicon Frank Arnesen |
| Reserve team manager | Template:Flagicon Brendan Rodgers (until December 2008) |
| Template:Flagicon Paul Clement | |
| Youth team manager | Template:Flagicon Paul Clement (until December 2008) |
| Template:Flagicon Dermot Drummy | |
| Academy manager | Template:Flagicon Neil Bath |
| Match analyst | Template:Flagicon James Melbourne |
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Other information
| Owner | Template:Flagicon Roman Abramovich |
| Chairman | Template:Flagicon Bruce Buck |
| Chief Executive | Template:Flagicon Peter Kenyon |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stamford Bridge (41,841 / 103x67 metres) |
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Transfers
In
Summer
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | DF | Template:Flagicon José Bosingwa | Template:Flagicon Porto | £16.2 million[5] | 12 May 2008 |
| 20 | MF | Template:Flagicon Deco | Template:Flagicon Barcelona | £7.9 million[6] | 30 June 2008 |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Fábio Paím | Template:Flagicon Sporting CP | Loan[7] | 21 August 2008 | |
| 27 | MF | Template:Flagicon Mineiro | Template:Flagicon Hertha BSC | Free[8] | 24 September 2008 |
Winter
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Template:Flagicon Gökhan Töre | Template:Flagicon Bayer Leverkusen | £500,000[9] | 30 January 2009 | |
| 18 | MF | Template:Flagicon Ricardo Quaresma | Template:Flagicon Inter Milan | Loan[10] | 2 February 2009 |
Out
Summer
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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| MF | Template:Flagicon Per Weihrauch | N/A | Retired | April 2008 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Phil Younghusband | Unattached | Released | Summer 2008 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Momoudou Ceesay | Template:Flagicon Westerlo | Free | Summer 2008 | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon James Simmonds | Unattatched | Released | Summer 2008 | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Harry Worley | Template:Flagicon Leicester City | Free[11] | 8 May 2008 | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Adrian Pettigrew | Unattached | Released | 31 May 2008 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Hernán Crespo | Template:Flagicon Inter Milan | Free[12] | 3 July 2008 | |
| 9 | MF | Template:Flagicon Steve Sidwell | Template:Flagicon Aston Villa | £5.0 million[13] | 10 July 2008 |
| 4 | MF | Template:Flagicon Claude Makélélé | Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain | Free[14] | 21 July 2008 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Khalid Boulahrouz | Template:Flagicon VfB Stuttgart | £3.9 million[15] | 21 July 2008 | |
| 22 | DF | Template:Flagicon Tal Ben Haim | Template:Flagicon Manchester City | £5.0 million[16] | 30 July 2008 |
| 31 | MF | Template:Flagicon Anthony Grant | Template:Flagicon Southend United | Free[17] | 7 August 2008 |
| 24 | MF | Template:Flagicon Shaun Wright-Phillips | Template:Flagicon Manchester City | £9.0 million[18] | 28 August 2008 |
Winter
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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| 18 | DF | Template:Flagicon Wayne Bridge | Template:Flagicon Manchester City | £12.0 million[19] | 3 January 2009 |
| GK | Template:Flagicon Stuart Searle | Template:Flagicon Watford | Free | 23 January 2009 | |
| 23 | GK | Template:Flagicon Carlo Cudicini | Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur | Free[20] | 26 January 2009 |
Loaned out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Template:Flagicon Ben Sahar | Template:Flagicon Portsmouth | 1 July 2008 | 1 January 2009[21] | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Smith | Template:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday | 2 July 2008 | 1 January 2009[22] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Ryan Bertrand | Template:Flagicon Norwich City | 5 July 2008 | 31 May 2009[23][24] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Slobodan Rajković | Template:Flagicon Twente | 9 July 2008 | 1 July 2009[25] | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Shaun Cummings | Template:Flagicon Milton Keynes Dons | 4 August 2008 | 3 May 2009[26][27] | |
| 14 | FW | Template:Flagicon Claudio Pizarro | Template:Flagicon Werder Bremen | 15 August 2008 | 30 June 2009[28] |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Lee Sawyer | Template:Flagicon Southend United | 18 August 2008 | 18 November 2008[29] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Jack Cork | Template:Flagicon Southampton | 21 August 2008 | 1 November 2008[30] | |
| 7 | FW | Template:Flagicon Andriy Shevchenko | Template:Flagicon Milan | 25 August 2008 | 1 July 2009[31] |
| 42 | DF | Template:Flagicon Michael Mancienne | Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 October 2008 | 29 December 2008[32] |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Liam Bridcutt | Template:Flagicon Watford | 27 November 2008 | 31 January 2009[33][34] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Jack Cork | Template:Flagicon Watford | 2 January 2009 | 1 July 2009[35] | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Ben Sahar | Template:Flagicon De Graafschap | 3 January 2009 | 1 July 2009[36] | |
| 16 | MF | Template:Flagicon Scott Sinclair | Template:Flagicon Birmingham City | 6 January 2009 | 3 February 2009[37] |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Lee Sawyer | Template:Flagicon Coventry City | 26 January 2009 | 22 February 2009[38] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Carl Magnay | Template:Flagicon Milton Keynes Dons | 30 January 2009 | 30 February 2009[39] | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Smith | Template:Flagicon Leyton Orient | 1 February 2009 | 1 July 2009[40] | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Sergio Tejera | Template:Flagicon Mallorca | 2 February 2009 | 1 July 2009[41] | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon Fábio Ferreira | Template:Flagicon Oldham Athletic | 20 February 2009 | 20 March 2009[42] | |
| DF | Template:Flagicon Carl Magnay | Template:Flagicon Northampton Town | 9 March 2009 | 9 April 2009[43] | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Lee Sawyer | Template:Flagicon Wycombe Wanderers | 19 March 2009 | 1 July 2009[44] |
Overall
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SpendingSummer: Decrease 24,100,000 £ Winter: Decrease 0,500,000 £ Total: Decrease 24,600,000 £
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IncomeSummer: Increase 22,900,000 £ Winter: Increase 12,000,000 £ Total: Increase 34,900,000 £
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ExpenditureSummer: Decrease 1,200,000 £ Winter: Increase 11,500,000 £ Total: Increase 10,300,000 £ |
Pre-season
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Competitions
Overall
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Premier League
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League table
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Results summary
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| 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 83 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 |
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Results by round
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Matches
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UEFA Champions League
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Group stage
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Knockout phase
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Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Football League Cup
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FA Cup
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Champions League | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Petr Čech | 55 | -44 | 36 | -25 | 12 | -13 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Branislav Ivanović | 27 | 2 | 12+5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Ashley Cole | 50 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Michael Essien | 20 | 3 | 11+1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Ricardo Carvalho | 18 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Frank Lampard | 57 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 9 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Franco Di Santo | 16 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Joe Cole | 20 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Didier Drogba | 42 | 14 | 15+9 | 5 | 7+3 | 5 | 5+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Mikel John Obi | 50 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Michael Ballack | 46 | 4 | 22+7 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Florent Malouda | 48 | 9 | 25+7 | 6 | 9+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Scott Sinclair | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | José Bosingwa | 48 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Wayne Bridge | 12 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Ricardo Quaresma | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Paulo Ferreira | 12 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Deco | 30 | 3 | 17+7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Salomon Kalou | 43 | 10 | 17+10 | 6 | 6+2 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Carlo Cudicini | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| 24 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | John Terry | 51 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Alex | 40 | 4 | 22+1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Juliano Belletti | 33 | 3 | 5+14 | 3 | 0+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Nicolas Anelka | 54 | 25 | 33+4 | 19 | 8+4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Hilário | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Michael Mancienne | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Template:Football squad player/role | Template:Fba/core | Miroslav Stoch | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Start formations
| Qnt | Formation | Match(es) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 4–1–4–1 | 1–18 and 21 Premier League, 1–6 UEFA Champions League & 1–2 League Cup |
| 25 | 4–3–3 | 19–20, 22–32, 34–35 and 38 Premier League, 7–10 UEFA Champions League & 1–5 FA Cup |
| 7 | 4–2–3–1 | 33 and 36–37 Premier League, 6–7 FA Cup and 11–12 UEFA Champions League |
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Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Champions League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon | 39 | Nicolas Anelka | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon | 8 | Frank Lampard | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon | 11 | Didier Drogba | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon | 21 | Salomon Kalou | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon | 15 | Florent Malouda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon | 13 | Michael Ballack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 33 | Alex | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon | 20 | Deco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 5 | Michael Essien | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 10 | Joe Cole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 26 | John Terry | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 35 | Juliano Belletti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon | 2 | Branislav Ivanović | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 17 | José Bosingwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon | 3 | Ashley Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Template:Flagicon | 6 | Ricardo Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 110 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Champions League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total (FA Total) | |||||
| Template:Yel | Red card | Template:Yel | Red card | Template:Yel | Red card | Template:Yel | Red card | Template:Yel | Red card | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Template:Flagicon | 1 | Petr Čech | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 2 | Branislav Ivanović | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 3 | Ashley Cole | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 5 | Michael Essien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 6 | Ricardo Carvalho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 8 | Frank Lampard | 3 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (4) | 2* (1*) |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 10 | Joe Cole | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | 11 | Didier Drogba | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 12 | Mikel John Obi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 (10) | 0 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 13 | Michael Ballack | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (8) | 0 |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | 15 | Florent Malouda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 17 | José Bosingwa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (6) | 0 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 20 | Deco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 1 (0) |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | 21 | Salomon Kalou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 (0) |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 26 | John Terry | 7 | 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (7) | 2* (2*) |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 33 | Alex | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 35 | Juliano Belletti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | 39 | Nicolas Anelka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | 42 | Michael Mancienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| TOTALS | 50 | 3** | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 91 (61) | 5** (3**) | |||
* = 1 suspension withdrawn
** = 2 suspensions withdrawn
Overall
| Games played | 59 (38 Premier League, 12 UEFA Champions League, 7 FA Cup and 2 League Cup) |
| Games won | 37 (25 Premier League, 5 UEFA Champions League, 6 FA Cup and 1 League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 15 (8 Premier League, 6 UEFA Champions League and 1 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 7 (5 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 110 |
| Goals conceded | 44 |
| Goal difference | +66 |
| Yellow cards | 91 |
| Red cards | 5 (2 withdrawn) |
| Worst discipline | Template:Flagicon John Terry (10 Template:Yel, 2 Red card(1 withdrawn)) |
| Best result | 5–0 (A) v Middlesbrough – Premier League – 2008.10.18 |
| 5–0 (H) v Sunderland – Premier League – 2008.11.01 | |
| Worst result | 0–3 (A) v Manchester United – Premier League – 2009.01.11 |
| Most appearances | Template:Flagicon Frank Lampard (57 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka (25 goals) |
| Points | 126/177 (71.2%) |
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Source: Chelsea FC
Honours
Individuals
| Name | Number | Country | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Čech | 1 | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | UEFA European Club Goalkeeper of the Year (2008), Czech Golden Ball (2008) |
| Ashley Cole | 3 | Template:Flagicon England | Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2008–09) |
| Michael Essien | 5 | Template:Flagicon Ghana | Goal of the Season (2008–09) v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Semi finals) 6 May 2009 |
| Frank Lampard | 8 | Template:Flagicon England | UEFA European Club Midfielder of the Year (2008), October Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Chelsea Player of the Year (2008–09) |
| Deco | 20 | Template:Flagicon Portugal | August Premier League Player of the Month (2008) |
| Salomon Kalou | 21 | Template:Flagicon Ivory Coast | CAF Young Player of the Year (2008) |
| John Terry | 26 | Template:Flagicon England | UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2008), FIFPro World XI (2007–08), UEFA Team of the Year (2008) Special Commitment Award (2008–09) for his 10 years of first team service. |
| Nicolas Anelka | 39 | Template:Flagicon France | November Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Barclays Golden Boot (2008–09), PFA Team of the Year (2009) |
| Michael Mancienne | 42 | Template:Flagicon England | Chelsea Young Player of the Year (2008–09) |
References
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- ↑ First team Template:Webarchive Chelseafc.com
- ↑ The Reserves Chelseafc.com
- ↑ The Academy Chelseafc.com
- ↑ Chelsea FC Champions League Squad List UEFA
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