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2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2004–05 season
(from left to right) Eiður Guðjohnsen, Frank Lampard, and John Terry celebrating Chelsea's first Premier League title
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League1st
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (13)
All: Frank Lampard (19)
Highest home attendance42,328 (vs. Newcastle United, 4 December 2004)
Lowest home attendance33,945 (vs. CSKA Moscow, 20 October 2004)

The 2004–05 season was Chelsea Football Club's 91st competitive season, 13th consecutive season in the Premier League and 99th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho during his first season at the club, Chelsea won the Premier League title (their first league title in 50 years) and the League Cup.

The season was historic for the vast number of Premier League records set during the season. The list of achievements included; most points won in a season (95), most away wins in a season (15), most clean sheets kept in a season (25), fewest goals conceded away in a season (9), most wins in a season (29) and fewest goals conceded in a season (15). As of 2024, this Chelsea side still holds the defensive records for most clean sheets and fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season.[1]

After missing out on the league title to the unbeaten Arsenal in the previous season, Chelsea continued spending large sums of money in order to build a squad capable of challenging for honours. They were in their second season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, enabling them to sign five players for more than £10 million each, including Ivorian striker Didier Drogba from Marseille and defender Ricardo Carvalho from Mourinho's former club, Porto. Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira also followed Mourinho to Chelsea from Porto.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their semi-final placing the previous year, but in the end only matched their achievement. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to eventual semi-finalists Newcastle United.

Kits

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Home
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Away
Third
Third alt.

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit, all blue with a white collar, was retained from the previous season. Their new away kit was black with grey shorts and accents. Chelsea retained last season's away kit (all white with black and blue stripes down the center) as the third kit for this season.

Management

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

Source: [1][2]

Players

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First team squad

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Squad at end of 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
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé[notes 1]
5 MF Russia RUS Alexey Smertin
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Mateja Kežman
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
13 DF France FRA William Gallas
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
16 MF Netherlands NED Arjen Robben
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Scott Parker
20 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell[notes 2]
26 DF England ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Jarošík
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth
30 MF Portugal POR Tiago
31 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira
32 DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt
33 MF Portugal POR Nuno Morais
40 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley
42 MF England ENG Anthony Grant

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro (to Newcastle United)
7 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Craig Rocastle (to Sheffield Wednesday)
27 MF Cyprus CYP Alexis Nicolas[notes 3] (to Brighton & Hove Albion)

Reserve squad

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The following players did not appear for the first-team this 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
41 GK Belgium BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[notes 4]
43 MF England ENG Joe Tillen
DF England ENG Michael Mancienne
DF England ENG Adrian Pettigrew
DF England ENG Dean Smith
DF England ENG Sam Tillen
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Danny Woodards
MF England ENG Danny Hollands
MF England ENG James Simmonds[notes 5]
MF England ENG Jimmy Smith
MF Germany GER Sebastian Kneißl

Under-18s

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The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-18s, but may have appeared for the reserve team.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG James Russell[notes 6]
GK Germany GER Nick Hamann
DF England ENG Joe Anderson
DF England ENG Ed Brand
DF England ENG Shaun Cummings[notes 7]
DF England ENG Ben Hudell
DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson
DF England ENG Harry Worley
MF England ENG Liam Bridcutt[notes 8]
MF England ENG Jack Cork
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG James Younghusband[notes 9]
MF Portugal POR Filipe Morais
MF South Africa RSA Dean Furman
MF Somalia SOM Hamze Ismail
MF Wales WAL Andy King[notes 10]
MF England ENG Dean McDonald
FW England ENG Jack Watkins
FW England ENG Phil Younghusband[notes 9]
FW Italy ITA Michele Gallaccio
FW England ENG Eric Odihambo

Transfers

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In

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
20 DF Portugal Paulo Ferreira Portugal Porto £13.2 million[3] 23 June 2004
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech France Rennes £7.1 million[4] 1 July 2004
16 MF Netherlands Arjen Robben Netherlands PSV £12 million[5] 1 July 2004
9 FW Serbia and Montenegro Mateja Kežman Netherlands PSV £5.3 million[6] 13 July 2004
15 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba France Marseille £24 million[7] 20 July 2004
30 MF Portugal Tiago Portugal Benfica £10 million[8] 21 July 2004
6 DF Portugal Ricardo Carvalho Portugal Porto £19.85 million[9] 28 July 2004
33 DF Portugal Nuno Morais Portugal Penafiel Undisclosed[10] 29 August 2004
27 MF Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík Russia CSKA Moscow £3 million[11] 6 January 2005

Out

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# Pos Player To Fee Date
7 MF Netherlands Winston Bogarde Unattached Released 1 July 2004
20 MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón Italy Internazionale Loan[12] 1 July 2004
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink England Middlesbrough Free[13] 1 July 2004
32 FW Finland Mikael Forssell England Birmingham City Loan[14] 1 July 2004
6 DF France Marcel Desailly Qatar Al-Gharafa Free[15] 6 July 2004
15 DF Netherlands Mario Melchiot England Birmingham City Free[16] 9 July 2004
17 MF France Emmanuel Petit Unattached Released July 2004
12 MF Croatia Mario Stanić N/A Retired[17] 9 July 2004
30 MF Denmark Jesper Grønkjær England Birmingham City £2.2 million[18] 12 July 2004
39 FW England Carlton Cole England Aston Villa Loan[19] 14 July 2004
21 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Milan Loan[20] 15 July 2004
34 GK Scotland Neil Sullivan England Leeds United Free[21] 31 July 2004
24 MF Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden England Middlesbrough Free[22] 2 August 2004
31 GK Italy Marco Ambrosio Switzerland Grasshoppers Free[23] 11 August 2004

Overall transfer activity

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Premier League

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A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2004–05 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier.

The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, international football, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.

August–October

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Chelsea opened their Premier League campaign at home against a depleted Manchester United side on 15 August 2004. Eiður Guðjohnsen's 14th-minute goal was enough to separate the two sides, 1–0. The result was followed by another 1–0 win a weekend later, this time away at Birmingham City thanks to a strike by substitute Joe Cole. A few days later, Chelsea journeyed across London to Selhurst Park to face newly promoted Crystal Palace. A Didier Drogba debut goal for his new club (a header from a Celestine Babayaro cross) and a controlled, outside-the-box effort by Tiago were enough to ensure a 0–2 win and maintain Chelsea's 100 per cent start. Chelsea concluded August with a 2–1 home win over Southampton. James Beattie gave the visitors a shock lead after 12 seconds (the fastest Premier League goal of the season and Chelsea's first conceded); Beattie subsequently scored an own goal at the other end following a Chelsea corner, and a Frank Lampard penalty four minutes short of half-time set Chelsea on their way to all three points, leaving them in second place (behind fellow 100 percenters Arsenal on goal difference).

Due to the international fixtures, Chelsea did not play again until 11 September, dropping their first points of the season in a 0–0 draw at Aston Villa, but both sides were not without their chances to break the deadlock, Drogba having a penalty claim turned down and being booked for diving in the process. A second successive 0–0 draw, at home to Tottenham Hotspur, meant they lost ground on defending champions and leaders Arsenal, falling two points behind. Chelsea later claimed their first win of the month courtesy of a free-kick routine finished by Drogba nine minutes from time away at Middlesbrough one week later to give them a vital 0–1 win. At the end of September 2004, Chelsea were still occupying second place, two points behind Arsenal.

Chelsea began October with yet another 1–0 win, this time against Liverpool, a Joe Cole flick from an inswinging Lampard free kick maintained their unbeaten league start. The run, however, ended after they suffered their first and only defeat of the season away at Manchester City, with Nicolas Anelka stroking home a penalty in the 11th minute that he won himself after being felled in the box by Paulo Ferreira. The result cast Chelsea further behind pace-setters Arsenal, the margin now at five points. Manager Jose Mourinho maintained his optimism regarding his side's performances despite the media bemoaning Chelsea's lack of goals and style of play, particularly in contrast to the verve of unbeaten league leaders Arsenal.

Nonetheless, Chelsea recorded one of their most emphatic victories of the season a week later, winning 4–0 at home against Blackburn Rovers, an Eiður Guðjohnsen hat-trick set them on their way to the win. The result was significant in that it closed the gap to two points, as Arsenal lost their unbeaten record in controversial fashion a day later at Old Trafford, losing 2–0 to Manchester United. Another irrefutable result, a 1–4 win away at West Bromwich Albion, pulled Chelsea level with Arsenal (but behind on goal difference) at the end of October, as the reigning champions were showing signs of faltering, narrowly earning a 2–2 draw that day.

November–December

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A 1–0 home win against Everton at Stamford Bridge coupled with another draw for Arsenal allowed Chelsea to top the table for the first time in the season. A week later, they retained their two-point lead at the top thanks to a thumping 4–1 away triumph at Fulham. Despite a 2–2 home draw to Bolton, they maintained their table-topping lead after Arsenal could only manage a 1–1 draw themselves to West Brom at home on the same day; Chelsea rounded off November 2004 with a 4–0 thumping of Charlton Athletic at The Valley with Duff, Terry twice and Gudjohnsen all on the scoresheet to see Chelsea move 5 points clear at the top as Arsenal suffered their second defeat of the season at Liverpool the next day.

Chelsea began the new month as they ended the last, with a 4–0 victory, this time at home against Newcastle. In their next outing, they visited rivals Arsenal and despite going behind twice, notched twice to earn a 2–2 draw at Highbury and preserve their lead at the top of the Premier League. Chelsea won the rest of their December fixtures without conceding: 4–0 vs Norwich, 1–0 vs Aston Villa, and 2–0 away to Portsmouth - as they closed 2004 sitting top of the league, five points clear of second-placed reigning champions Arsenal.

January–February

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2005 began with a trip to Anfield on New Year's Day, Joe Cole once again proved the difference between the two sides, finding the back of the net five minutes after coming on as a substitute to earn a now-routine 1–0 victory for the visitors. They went on to win all their remaining games in January to nil (2–0 vs Middlesbrough, 2–0 away at Tottenham Hotspur and 3–0 against Portsmouth), extending their commanding lead to 10 points, as rivals Arsenal continued to flounder.

As February dawned, Arsenal lost 4–2 against Manchester United at Highbury, the latter leapfrogging Wenger's Arsenal into second and prompting the Frenchman to rule his side (now 13 points behind leaders Chelsea) out of the title race with Manchester United showing signs of a mid-season surge; nevertheless, Chelsea continued their relentless form, earning a 1–0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 2 February; in doing so, Petr Cech (who saved a penalty late on in the game to ensure Chelsea's victory) set a new record of minutes gone without conceding (781), breaking Peter Schmeichel's record of 695 with Manchester United. The eighth straight win saw the Blues move 11 points clear as their quest for a first Premier League title remained on track.

They later dropped their first points of 2005, a 0–0 stalemate at home to Manchester City, but soon returned to winning ways with a 1–0 away victory at Everton on 12 February, closing the month with a 9-point advantage over second-placed Manchester United.

March–April

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Chelsea conceded their first goal in 2005, during a 3–1 win at Norwich on 5 March, to end Petr Cech's Premier League record of minutes without conceding at 1,028 (later broken by Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United in 2009). The Blues went on to register a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at home and completed March with a 4–1 victory against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge as they closed in on their first league title for 50 years.

The penultimate month of the season opened for Chelsea with a 3–1 away win over Southampton, a well-worked team goal finished off by Eidur Gudjohnsen rounding off the result with seven minutes to spare. A week later on 9 April, Didier Drogba rescued a point for the West Londoners after Walter Pandiani had given Birmingham City a shock lead with half an hour to go at Stamford Bridge; however, their form and results elsewhere conspired to leave Chelsea needing just six points from their last six fixtures of the campaign to be assured of their first-ever Premier League title.

On 20 April, Chelsea played out a goalless draw at home against nearest rivals Arsenal with both sides (particularly the hosts) missing a myriad of opportunities to break the deadlock. But the Blues swiftly rediscovered their touch at Stamford Bridge days later against neighbours Fulham, putting them to the sword with a 3–1 result, Frank Lampard scored the pick of the goals, a crisp low drive inside the area from Arjen Robben's cut-back on the left to restore Chelsea's lead after Collins John had equalised Joe Cole's earlier opener.

The result meant Chelsea could win the title provided closest challengers Arsenal (whose form has picked up considerably towards the season's end) dropped points against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at Highbury a couple of days later, but the Gunners picked up all three points in a 1–0 win.

Chelsea travelled to Bolton's Reebok Stadium on 30 April 2005 with the knowledge a win and all three points would crown them Champions of England for the first time in half a century, and despite a tense and goalless first-half, the second half saw Lampard win a battle against a defender for a high, bouncing ball just outside the penalty area before making space for a fierce right-foot drive to give Chelsea the lead after an hour gone; it was a lead Chelsea doubled as they countered from a Bolton corner fifteen minutes later, Lampard picking up Claude Makélélé's through ball and rounding goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen, slotting into an empty net for his second goal of the game to seal a conclusive 2–0 win and the league title for the Blues - Mourinho's first in English football - as the Blues sat top of the league with a now-unassailable 11-point lead after 35 games at the end of April 2005.

May

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The final month of the season saw the new champions step on to the Stamford Bridge pitch against Charlton on 7 May, and were made to wait until just moments from time to record a 1–0 victory as Frank Lampard won a penalty in the closing stages, Claude Makélélé - who had never scored previously for the club - was given the honours and duly obliged (scoring on the rebound following the save of his initial effort by Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely). The game marked Chelsea's final home match of the season, therefore the trophy presentation and post-match celebrations were held afterwards in front of a capacity home crowd.

Three days later, Chelsea travelled to Old Trafford for the penultimate game of the season against third-placed Manchester United, receiving another pre-match guard of honour (customary for their remaining games since clinching the title against Bolton); and in spite of Ruud van Nistelrooy's opening goal, the Blues hit back, notching three times through Tiago, Gudjohnsen and Joe Cole late on to complete a Premier League double over United and claim a record 29th victory of the league season, moving onto 94 points.

Their final league game on 15 May 2005 ended in a 1–1 draw, away to Newcastle United in an inconsequential yet unusually ill-disciplined end-of-season fixture that saw eight yellow cards brandished; the club's top-scorer Frank Lampard scoring from the penalty spot to equalise an own goal by Geremi at the other end minutes earlier.

Chelsea completed their historic campaign with notably new Premier League records of 95 points (12 clear of second-placed Arsenal), 29 wins (14 of them at home - a record in itself), 1,025 consecutive minutes without conceding and just 15 goals conceded - suffering only one defeat all season.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 29 8 1 72 15  +57 95 14 5 0 35 6  +29 15 3 1 37 9  +28

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAA
ResultWWWWDDWWLWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWWDDWWWWD
Position42222222222111111111111111111111111111
Points3691213141720202326293233363940434649525558616465687174778081828588919495
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 August 2004 1 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United London, England
16:00 BST Guðjohnsen 14' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,813
Referee: Graham Poll
21 August 2004 2 Birmingham City 0–1 Chelsea Birmingham, England
15:00 BST Report Cole 68' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,953
Referee: Barry Knight
24 August 2004 3 Crystal Palace 0–2 Chelsea London, England
19:45 BST Report Drogba 27'
Tiago 78'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,953
Referee: Chris Foy
28 August 2004 4 Chelsea 2–1 Southampton London, England
15:00 BST Beattie 34' (o.g.)
Lampard 41' (pen.)
Report Beattie 1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,864
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 September 2004 5 Aston Villa 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham, England
13:30 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,691
Referee: Rob Styles
19 September 2004 6 Chelsea 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur London, England
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,246
Referee: Mike Riley
25 September 2004 7 Middlesbrough 0–1 Chelsea Middlesbrough, England
13:30 BST Report Drogba 81' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,341
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 October 2004 8 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool London, England
16:00 BST Cole 64' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,028
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 October 2004 9 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Manchester, England
17:15 BST Anelka 11' (pen.) Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,047
Referee: Howard Webb
23 October 2004 10 Chelsea 4–0 Blackburn Rovers London, England
15:00 BST Guðjohnsen 37', 38', 51' (pen.)
Duff 74'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,546
Referee: Graham Poll
30 October 2004 11 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Chelsea West Bromwich, England
15:00 BST Gera 56' Report Gallas 45'
Guðjohnsen 51'
Duff 59'
Lampard 81'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,399
Referee: Barry Knight
6 November 2004 12 Chelsea 1–0 Everton London, England
15:00 GMT Robben 72' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,965
Referee: Mike Riley
13 November 2004 13 Fulham 1–4 Chelsea London, England
17:00 GMT Diop 57' Report Lampard 33'
Robben 59'
Gallas 73'
Tiago 81'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,877
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 November 2004 14 Chelsea 2–2 Bolton Wanderers London, England
15:00 GMT Duff 1'
Tiago 48'
Report Davies 52'
Jaidi 87'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,203
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 November 2004 15 Charlton Athletic 0–4 Chelsea London, England
15:00 GMT Report Duff 4'
Terry 47', 50'
Guðjohnsen 59'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,355
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
4 December 2004 16 Chelsea 4–0 Newcastle United London, England
12:45 GMT Lampard 63'
Drogba 69'
Robben 87'
Kežman 90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,328
Referee: Rob Styles
12 December 2004 17 Arsenal 2–2 Chelsea London, England
16:05 GMT Henry 2', 29' Report Terry 17'
Guðjohnsen 46'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,153
Referee: Graham Poll
18 December 2004 18 Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City London, England
15:00 GMT Duff 10'
Lampard 34'
Robben 44'
Drogba 83'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2004 19 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa London, England
13:00 GMT Duff 30' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2004 20 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT Report Robben 79'
Cole 90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 January 2005 21 Liverpool 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool, England
12:45 GMT Report Cole 80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,886
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 January 2005 22 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba 15', 17' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,982
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 January 2005 23 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Chelsea London, England
15:00 GMT Report Lampard 39' (pen.), 90' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,105
Referee: Graham Poll
22 January 2005 24 Chelsea 3–0 Portsmouth London, England
15:00 GMT Drogba 15', 39'
Robben 21'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,267
Referee: Mike Riley
2 February 2005 25 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea Blackburn, England
20:00 GMT Report Robben 5' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,414
Referee: Uriah Rennie
6 February 2005 26 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City London, England
16:05 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb
12 February 2005 27 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool, England
12:45 GMT Report Guðjohnsen 69' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,270
Referee: Mike Riley
5 March 2005 28 Norwich City 1–3 Chelsea Norwich, England
17:15 GMT McKenzie 64' Report Cole 22'
Kežman 71'
Carvalho 79'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,506
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 March 2005 29 Chelsea 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba 26' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,713
Referee: Neale Barry
19 March 2005 30 Chelsea 4–1 Crystal Palace London, England
15:00 GMT Lampard 29'
Cole 54'
Kežman 78', 90'
Report Riihilahti 42' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,667
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 April 2005 31 Southampton 1–3 Chelsea Southampton, England
17:15 GMT Phillips 69' Report Lampard 22'
Guðjohnsen 39', 83'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 April 2005 32 Chelsea 1–1 Birmingham City London, England
15:00 GMT Drogba 82' Report Pandiani 65' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,031
Referee: Chris Foy
20 April 2005 33 Chelsea 0–0 Arsenal London, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,621
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 April 2005 34 Chelsea 3–1 Fulham London, England
12:45 GMT Cole 17'
Lampard 64'
Guðjohnsen 87'
Report John 41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,081
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 April 2005 35 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Bolton, England
17:15 GMT Report Lampard 60', 76' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Steve Dunn
7 May 2005 36 Chelsea 1–0 Charlton Athletic London, England
17:15 GMT Makélélé 90+2' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,065
Referee: Mike Riley
10 May 2005 37 Manchester United 1–3 Chelsea Manchester, England
20:00 GMT van Nistelrooy 7' Report Tiago 17'
Guðjohnsen 61'
Cole 82'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,832
Referee: Graham Poll
15 May 2005 38 Newcastle United 1–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne, England
15:00 GMT Geremi 33' (o.g.) Report Lampard 35' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,326
Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE POR CSKA PAR
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 2–0 0–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8 2–1 0–0 0–0
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 0–1 2–0
4 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5 0–3 2–0 1–3
Source: [24]
14 September 2004 1 Paris Saint-Germain France 0 – 3 England Chelsea Paris, France
19:45 BST Report Terry 29'
Drogba 45', 75'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
29 September 2004 2 Chelsea England 3 – 1 Portugal Porto London, England
19:45 BST Smertin 7'
Drogba 50'
Terry 70'
Report McCarthy 68' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,237
Referee: Herbert Fandel
20 October 2004 3 Chelsea England 2 – 0 Russia CSKA Moscow London, England
19:45 BST Terry 9'
Guðjohnsen 45'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,945
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ
2 November 2004 4 CSKA Moscow Russia 0 – 1 England Chelsea Moscow, Russia
19:45 BST Report Robben 24' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Massimo De Santis
24 November 2004 5 Chelsea England 0 – 0 France Paris Saint-Germain London, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,626
Referee: Rene Temmink
7 December 2004 6 Porto Portugal 2 – 1 England Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 BST Diego 60'
McCarthy 85'
Report Duff 33' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 42,409
Referee: Massimo Busacca

Knockout phase

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23 February 2005 First leg Barcelona Spain 2 – 1 England Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMT López 67'
Eto'o 73'
Report Belletti 33' (o.g.) Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Anders Frisk
8 March 2005 Second leg Chelsea England 4 – 2
(5 – 4 agg.)
Spain Barcelona London, England
19:45 BST Guðjohnsen 8'
Lampard 17'
Duff 19'
Terry 76'
Report Ronaldinho 27' (pen.), 38' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,515
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
6 April 2005 First leg Chelsea England 4 – 2 Germany Bayern Munich London, England
19:45 BST Cole 4'
Lampard 59', 70'
Drogba 81'
Report Schweinsteiger 51'
Ballack 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,253
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
12 April 2005 Second leg Bayern Munich Germany 3 – 2
(5 – 6 agg.)
England Chelsea Munich, Germany
19:45 GMT Pizarro 65'
Guerrero 90'
Scholl 90+5'
[ Report] Lampard 30'
Drogba 80'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez
27 April 2005 First leg Chelsea England 0 – 0 England Liverpool London, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,497
Referee: Alain Sars
3 May 2005 Second leg Liverpool England 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)
England Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 BST García 4' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,529
Referee: Lubos Michel

National cups

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League Cup

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27 October 2004 Third round Chelsea 1 – 0 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Kežman 57' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,774
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 November 2004 Fourth round Newcastle United 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Report Guðjohnsen 100'
Robben 112'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 December 2004 Quarter-finals Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea London
19:45 BST McBride 74' Report Duff 55'
Lampard 88'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 January 2005 Semi-Final First Leg Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United London
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Neale Barry
26 January 2005 Semi-finals second leg Manchester United 1 – 2
(1 – 2 agg.)
Chelsea Manchester
19:45 BST Giggs 67' Report Lampard 29'
Duff 85'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Rob Styles
27 February 2005 Final Liverpool 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Cardiff
19:45 BST Riise 1'
Núñez 113'
Report Gerrard 79' (o.g.)
Drogba 107'
Kežman 112'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Steve Bennett
Man of the Match: England John Terry

FA Cup

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8 January 2005 Third round Chelsea 3 – 1 Scunthorpe United London
15:00 GMT Kežman 26'
Andy Crosby 58' (o.g.)
Guðjohnsen 86'
Report Hayes 8' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,019
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 January 2005 Fourth Round Chelsea 2 – 0 Birmingham City London
15:00 GMT Huth 6'
Terry 80'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,379
Referee: Mike Dean
20 February 2005 Fifth Round Newcastle United 1 – 0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Kluivert 4' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 45,740
Referee: Mark Halsey

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech 48 0 35 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson 29 0 13+4 0 4+2 0 3 0 2+1 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé 50 1 36 1 10 0 0 0 4 0
5 MF Russia RUS Alexey Smertin 25 1 11+5 0 4+1 1 3 0 1 0
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho 39 1 22+3 1 10 0 1 0 3 0
7 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 58 19 38 13 12 4 0+2 0 3+3 2
9 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Mateja Kežman 41 7 6+19 4 3+6 0 3 1 2+2 2
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole 46 9 19+9 8 8+1 1 3 0 4+2 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff 48 10 28+2 6 8+2 2 1+1 0 5+1 2
13 DF France FRA William Gallas 46 2 28 2 12 0 1 0 5 0
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi 20 0 6+7 0 1+3 0 2 0 1 0
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba 41 16 18+8 10 8+1 5 1+1 0 3+1 1
16 MF Netherlands NED Arjen Robben 29 9 14+4 7 2+3 1 0+2 0 3+1 1
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge 25 0 12+3 0 4 0 2 0 4 0
19 MF England ENG Scott Parker 11 0 1+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira 42 0 29 0 6+1 0 0+1 0 5 0
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 57 16 30+7 12 9+2 2 2+1 1 1+5 1
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 11 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
24 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 53 8 36 3 11 4 1 1 5 0
27 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Jarošík 20 0 3+11 0 0 0 2+1 0 1+2 0
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth 15 1 6+4 0 1+3 0 1 1 0 0
30 MF Portugal POR Tiago Mendes 51 4 21+13 4 4+7 0 2 0 4 0
31 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 DF Portugal POR Nuno Morais 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Anthony Grant 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics source.[25] Squad details and shirt numbers from Chelsea FC 2004-05.

Summary

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Games played 59 (38 Premier League), 3 (FA Cup), 12 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Games won 42 (29 Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 6 (UEFA Champions League) 5 (Football League Cup)
Games drawn 11 (8 Premier League), 0 (FA Cup), 2 (UEFA Champions League) 1 (Football League Cup)
Games lost 6 (1 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 4 (UEFA Champions League) 0 (Football League Cup)
Goals scored 107 (72 Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 21 (UEFA Champions League) 10 (Football League Cup)
Goals conceded 33 (15 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 13 (UEFA Champions League) 4 (Football League Cup)
Goal difference 75 (57 Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 8 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Clean sheets 35 (25 Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 5 (UEFA Champions League) 3 (Football League Cup)
Most appearances 58 England Frank Lampard
Top scorer 19 England Frank Lampard
Wins Overall: 42/59 (71.28%)

Awards

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Player

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No. Player Award
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech PFA Team of the Year & Golden Glove
8 England Frank Lampard April Player of the Month, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season, FWA Footballer of the Year & PFA Team of the Year
10 England Joe Cole March Player of the Month
16 Netherlands Arjen Robben November Player of the Month & PFA Team of the Year
26 England John Terry January Player of the Month, PFA Player of the Year & PFA Team of the Year

Manager

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Manager Award
Portugal José Mourinho November Manager of the Month, January Manager of the Month & Premier League Manager of the Season

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Makélélé was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo), but was raised in France from the age of 4 and made his international debut for France in July 1995.
  2. ^ Forssell was born in Steinfurt, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Finland internationally and made his international debut for Finland in June 1999.
  3. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented Cyprus at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and represented Belgium at U-23 level and was also called up to the senior squad without playing, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo through his father and made his international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.
  5. ^ Simmonds was born in Hammersmith, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 level.
  6. ^ Russell was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
  7. ^ Cummings was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013.
  8. ^ Bridcutt was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in March 2013.
  9. ^ a b Younghusband was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in 2006.
  10. ^ King was born in Barnstaple, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandfather and represented Wales at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in May 2009.
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