List of Chelsea F.C. seasons

This is a list of all seasons played by Chelsea Football Club in English and European football, from their inaugural season in 1905–06 to their last completed season (2025–26). It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Chelsea's division that season.

Chelsea have won every major domestic and international honour, and have never been outside the top two divisions in English football. In total, the club have won six League Championships (the First Division and its successor, the Premier League), eight FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Conference League, and two FIFA Club World Cups. In addition, Chelsea have also won various minor honours, including four FA Community/Charity Shields, two Full Members' Cups, and two UEFA Super Cups.

As of the end of the 2025–26 season, Chelsea have spent 91 seasons in the top division.

Key

Prem – Premier League Div 1 – Football League First Division Div 2 – Football League Second Division CS – FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield UCL – European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEL – Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League UEC – UEFA Conference League CWC – European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup USC – UEFA Super Cup FWC – FIFA Club World Cup FM – Full Members' Cup

Pld – Matches played W – Matches won D – Matches drawn L – Matches lost GF – Goals for GA – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position

1Q – First qualifying round 2Q – Second qualifying round 3Q – Third qualifying round PO – Play-off round R32 – Round of 32 R16 – Round of 16 R1 – Round 1 R2 – Round 2 R3 – Round 3 R4 – Round 4 R5 – Round 5 R6 – Round 6 QF – Quarter-finals SF – Semi-finals RU – Runners-up W – Winners w/d – Withdrew

WinnersRunners-upPromoted ↑ Relegated ↓Top scorer(s) in Chelsea's division

Seasons +Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueFA CupLeagueCupOther competitionsTop goalscorer(s)DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosCSUCLUELUECCWCUSCFWCFMPlayer(s)Goals1905–06Div 23822979037533rd3QFrank PearsonJimmy Windridge181906–07Div 2 ↑3826578034572ndR1George Hilsdon271907–08Div 1381481653623613thR2301908–09Div 1381491556613711thR2271909–10Div 1 ↓381172047702919thR2Jimmy Windridge61910–11Div 23820997135493rdSFBob Whittingham341911–12Div 2 ↑3824686434542ndR2261912–13Div 1381162151732818thR2121913–14Div 138167154655398thR1Harold Halse101914–15Div 1388131751652919thRUBob Thomson18Competitive football was suspended during World War I. Chelsea played in the unofficial Football Combination until 1919.1919–20Div 142225155651493rdSFJack Cock241920–21Div 14213131648583818thR4151921–22Div 1421712134043469thR1131922–23Div 1429181545533619thR2Harry FordBuchanan Sharp101923–24Div 1 ↓429141931533221stR1Andy Wilson61924–25Div 2421615115137475thR1William Whitton161925–26Div 242191497649523rdR4Bob Turnbull301926–27Div 2422012106252524thR6231927–28Div 242238117545543rdR3James Thompson251928–29Div 2421710156465449thR5George BiswellJimmy ThompsonAndy Wilson91929–30Div 2 ↑42221197446552ndR3George Mills141930–31Div 14215101764674012thR6Hughie Gallacher141931–32Div 1421681869734012thSF301932–33Div 1421472163733518thR3191933–34Div 1421482067693619thR5161934–35Div 1421691773824112thR3Dick Spence191935–36Div 1421513146572438thR5Joe Bambrick191936–37Div 14214131552554113thR4George Mills231937–38Div 14214131565654110thR3131938–39Div 1421292164803320thR6Joe Payne19Competitive football was suspended during World War II. Chelsea played in the unofficial Wartime Leagues until 1945.1945–46The FA Cup was resumed in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume for another season.R5Five players11946–47Div 1421671969843915thR4Tommy Lawton301947–48Div 1421491953713718thR4Ken Armstrong131948–49Div 14212141669683813thR5Roy Bentley221949–50Div 14212161458654013thSF221950–51Div 1421282253653220thR5111951–52Div 1421482052723619thSF171952–53Div 14212111956663519thR5171953–54Div 1421612147468448thR3211954–55Div 1422012108157521stR5211955–56Div 14214111764773916thR5Ww/d161956–57Div 14213131673733913thR4Johnny McNichol111957–58Div 14215121583794211thR4Jimmy Greaves221958–59Div 1421842077984014thR4QF371959–60Div 1421491976913718thR4301960–61Div 14215720981003712thR3R4431961–62Div 1 ↓429102363942822ndR3w/dBobby Tambling221962–63Div 2 ↑42244148142522ndR5w/d371963–64Div 1422010127256505thR4R2191964–65Div 142248108954563rdSFWBarry Bridges271965–66Div 142227136553515thSFw/dSFGeorge GrahamBobby Tambling231966–67Div 1421514136762449thRUR3Bobby Tambling281967–68Div 1421812126268486thR6R2Peter Osgood171968–69Div 1422010127353505thR6R3R2Bobby Tambling191969–70Div 142211387050553rdWR4Peter Osgood311970–71Div 142181595242516thR4R4RUWKeith Weller141971–72Div 1421812125849487thR5RUR2Peter Osgood311972–73Div 14213141549514012thR6SF171973–74Div 14212131756603717thR3R2Tommy Baldwin91974–75Div 1 ↓429151842723321stR4R3Ian Hutchinson91975–76Div 24212161453544011thR5R2Ray Wilkins121976–77Div 2 ↑42211387353552ndR3R4Steve Finnieston261977–78Div 14211141746693616thR5R2Tommy Langley131978–79Div 1 ↓425102744922022ndR3R2161979–80Div 242237126652534thR3R2Mike FilleryClive Walker131980–81Div 24214121646414012thR3R2Colin Lee161981–82Div 24215121560605712thR6R3Clive Walker171982–83Div 24211141751614718thR4R3Mike Fillery121983–84Div 2 ↑42251349040881stR3R3Kerry Dixon341984–85Div 1421812126348666thR4SF361985–86Div 1422011115756716thR4R5bgcolor=Gold|W231986–87Div 14213131653645214thR4R3QF121987–88Div 1 ↓409151650684218thR4R2R3Gordon Durie201988–89Div 2 ↑46291259650991stR3R2R3Kerry Dixon281989–90Div 1381612105850605thR4R2bgcolor=Gold|W251990–91Div 13813101558694911thR3SFR3Kerry DixonGordon Durie151991–92Div 14213141550605314thR6R2SFDennis Wise141992–93Prem4214141451545611thR3R5Mick Harford111993–94Prem4213121749535114thRUR3Gavin PeacockMark Stein141994–95Prem4213151450555411thR4R3SFPaul FurlongJohn Spencer131995–96Prem3812141246445011thSFR2John Spencer141996–97Prem381611115855596thWR3Mark Hughes141997–98Prem38203157143634thR3WRUWGianluca Vialli191998–99Prem38201535730753rdR6R5SFWGianfranco Zola151999–2000Prem38181195334655thWR3QFTore André Flo192000–01Prem381710116845616thR5R3WR1Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink262001–02Prem38171386638646thRUSFR2292002–03Prem38191096838674thR6R5R1Gianfranco Zola162003–04Prem3824776730792ndR5R5SFJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink172004–05Prem3829817215951stR5WSFFrank Lampard192005–06Prem3829457222911stSFR3WR16202006–07Prem38241136424832ndWWRUSFDidier Drogba332007–08Prem38251036526852ndR6RURURUFrank Lampard202008–09Prem3825856824833rdWR4SFNicolas Anelka252009–10Prem38275610332861stWR5WR16Didier Drogba372010–11Prem3821896933712ndR4R3RUQFNicolas Anelka162011–12Prem381810106546646thWR5bgcolor=Gold|WFrank Lampard162012–13Prem3822977539753rdSFSFRUGSWRURUFernando Torres222013–14Prem3825767127823rdR5R5SFRUEden Hazard172014–15Prem3826937332871stR4WR16Diego Costa212015–16Prem3812141259535010thR6R4RUR16162016–17Prem3830358533931stRUR4222017–18Prem38217106238705thWSFRUR16Eden Hazard172018–19Prem3821986339723rdR5RURUW212019–20Prem38206126954664thRUR4R16RUTammy Abraham182020–21Prem38191095836674thRUR4bgcolor=Gold|WTammy AbrahamTimo Werner122021–22Prem38211167633743rdRURUQFWWRomelu Lukaku152022–23Prem3811111638474412thR3R3QFKai HavertzRaheem Sterling92023–24Prem38189117763636thSFRUCole Palmer252024–25Prem3820996443694thR4R4bgcolor=Gold|WW182025–26Prem3814101458525210thRUSFR16João Pedro20

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