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)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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

Source: [1][2]

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

Total spending

Summer: £58,400,000

Winter: £0,000,000

Total: £58,400,000

Income

Summer: £22,600,000

Winter: £0,000,000

Total: £22,600,000

Expenditure

Summer: £35,800,000

Winter: £0,000,000

Total: £35,800,000

Competitions

FA Community Shield

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	29	4	5	72	22	+50	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]
2	Manchester United	38	25	8	5	72	34	+38	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]
3	Liverpool	38	25	7	6	57	25	+32	82	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Arsenal	38	20	7	11	68	31	+37	67
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	18	11	9	53	38	+15	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

Results summary


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	4	5	72	22	+50	91	18	1	0	47	9	+38	11	3	5	25	13	+12

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	6	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	28	31	31	34	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	61	62	63	66	66	69	72	75	75	78	79	82	85	88	91	91	91

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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 Clattenburg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Clattenburg

29 October 2005 11	Chelsea	4–2	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00 GMT	Drogba 10' Lampard 14' (pen.), 62' J. Cole 74' 75'	Report	Bellamy 18' (pen.), 44' Pedersen 14' Tudgay 15' Khizanishvili 42' Dickov 83' Reid 90+2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,553 Referee: Mike Riley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 April 2006 32	Birmingham City	0–0	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,364 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

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

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

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

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

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

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	LIV	CHE	BET	AND
1	Liverpool	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	0–0	0–0	3–0
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	7	1	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage	0–0	—	4–0	1–0
3	Real Betis	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup	1–2	1–0	—	0–1
4	Anderlecht	6	1	0	5	1	8	−7	3		0–1	0–2	0–1	—

Source: RSSSF

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

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

^ "The Longest Unbeaten Premier League Runs". 29 December 2021.
^ "Chelsea look to preserve place in record books". Premier League. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
^ "For the record: Premier League facts and figures". Premier League.
^ "The six Premier League teams to have beaten every other club in a season". Giveme Sport. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020.
^ "Chelsea – 2005/06". FootballSquads. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
^ Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and has represented Belgium internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo and made his full international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.
^ "Chelsea complete Del Horno switch". BBC Sport. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ "Chelsea sign Le Havre youngster". BBC Sport. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2005.
^ "Wright-Phillips signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2005.
^ "Essien saga nears completion". BBC Sport. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2005.
^ "Maniche wraps up Blues loan move". BBC Sport. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2006.
^ "Birmingham seal Forssell transfer". BBC Sport. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2005.
^ "Newcastle seal £6.5m Parker deal". BBC Sport. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2005.
^ "Kezman completes Atletico switch". BBC Sport. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2005.
^ "Charlton snap up Smertin on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2005.
^ "Birmingham wrap up Jarosik deal". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2005.
^ "Lyon conclude Tiago's £6.82m move". BBC Sport. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2005.
^ "Smertin completes move to Moscow". BBC Sport. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2006.
^ "Summary of Season 2005–06". Bounder Friardale.co.uk.
^ Chelsea FC 2005/06 EUFO

External links

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

[table_note_res_CLGS0.81153273340852-19] Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

[1] "The Longest Unbeaten Premier League Runs". 29 December 2021.

[2] "Chelsea look to preserve place in record books". Premier League. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.

[3] "For the record: Premier League facts and figures". Premier League.

[4] "The six Premier League teams to have beaten every other club in a season". Giveme Sport. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020.

[5] "Chelsea – 2005/06". FootballSquads. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

[6] Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and has represented Belgium internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo and made his full international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.

[del_Horno-7] "Chelsea complete Del Horno switch". BBC Sport. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[Diarra-8] "Chelsea sign Le Havre youngster". BBC Sport. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2005.

[Wright-Phillips-9] "Wright-Phillips signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2005.

[Essien-10] "Essien saga nears completion". BBC Sport. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2005.

[Maniche-11] "Maniche wraps up Blues loan move". BBC Sport. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

[Forssell-12] "Birmingham seal Forssell transfer". BBC Sport. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2005.

[Parker-13] "Newcastle seal £6.5m Parker deal". BBC Sport. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2005.

[Kezman-14] "Kezman completes Atletico switch". BBC Sport. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2005.

[Smertin-15] "Charlton snap up Smertin on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2005.

[Jarosik-16] "Birmingham wrap up Jarosik deal". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2005.

[Tiago-17] "Lyon conclude Tiago's £6.82m move". BBC Sport. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2005.

[Smertin2-18] "Smertin completes move to Moscow". BBC Sport. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2006.

[20] "Summary of Season 2005–06". Bounder Friardale.co.uk.

[21] Chelsea FC 2005/06 EUFO

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