List of Chelsea F.C. players

Chelsea Football Club are an association football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League. Below is a list of all the players who made at least 100 appearances for the club.

Key Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.

+ Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf backMFMidfielderFWForward

Players Bold indicates players currently playing for the club. indicates players who are currently out on loan. Italic indicates players who are academy graduates.

+ List of Chelsea F.C. players with 100 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppearancesFB1905–190912001200FW1905–1911106010610FW1905–1911152015258FB1906–190910701073FW1906–19121640164108FB1906–1919159015923HB1907–191319401940GK1907–191413801380HB1908–191110101014FW1908–1913103010310FW1908–1921104010422HB1909–1914145014511FW1909–1915116011634HB1909–191717101714HB1909–191910301031HB1909–192225402540FW1910–19131919129012981GK1910–192323902390FB1911–192633403345FW1912–1924248024847FB1913–1921111011124FB1913–192211601168FW1914–1922130013026FW1914–1927306030632FW1919–1923111011153FB1919–1928265026526HB1920–192413301334HB1920–1928204020419FB1921–193237003700FW1922–1930153015351FW1922–1933294029411FW1923–1931253025361FW1923–1934308030828FW1923–1939365036545FB1924–193112201222FB1924–193610301037FB1925–1939318031819GK1926–193324502450FW1926–1933215021537FB1927–193214001403HB1927–193516001606HB1928–193310901096FW1929–19432390239125FW1930–1934144014481FB1930–194129402941GK1931–194527202720MF1932–1937112011230FB1932–193910201022FB1932–194110801080FB1933–193921102110FW1933–1939143014323HB1933–194011801183FW1933–1947125012535FW1934–1948246024666FW1935–1942155015537HB1936–194512501254FW1945–1950111011119FB1945–1956364036414FW1946–1948105010524FB1946–195115501550GK1946–195215701570FB1946–195314701470HB1946–1957402040230HB1947–195311901194HB1947–1954213021340FB1948–195110501050FW1948–1953172017215FW1948–19563670367150FB1949–195622102212FW1950–1956177017742GK1951–196021502150FW1952–1958202020266FW1952–1958123012335HB1953–195922302239FW1953–1961174017469FB1953–1962288028834FW1953–1964347034754FW1954–1962271027157FB1954–196210201021GK1956–196114801480DF1956–196310401040HB1956–1965279027910FW1957–19611690169132FB1959–196512301232FW1958–1966203220593FW1959–19703664370202GK1959–19751976–197972907290DF1960–19641966–19679841021MF1960–1966237023731FW1961–1966179418344DF1962–197340554105DF1962–19807841179514MF1963–19753251834339MF1963–19751983–1984592059264DF1963–1976328163444FW1964–1966102010246MF1964–19732531326612FW1964–19741978–19793764380150FW1966–19721974–19783601337330MF1966–19742281123992DF1968–1974299029933FW1968–1976137714458MF1969–19741983–1984188118914DF1969–197820072077GK1970–198014901490DF1970–19853021131319MF1971–1974111311431MF1971–1975144615015MF1971–1979115512015DF1971–198331523174FW1972–19781051411936MF1972–19822791028934FB1972–198214811491MF/FW1973–1978127513229MF1973–1979193519833DF1974–19781986–198816311649MF1974–198011821203FW1974–19801391315243FW1976–19841913322465DF1978–198314351484FW1978–1983176518141MF1978–19913793040944GK1979–198211401140FW1979–198497121095DF1979–1988345134610DF1980–19839741013FW1980–19872002322341FW1981–1986673610315FW1982–1987197820564MF1983–19871992–19962541326714FW1983–1988237524245GK1983–198817501750DF1983–198926802687FW1983–19924137420193DF1984–198710001003FB1984–1989167111784MF1985–199094910312FW1985–19911013914013FW1986–1991145815363MF1986–1996148231715DF1987–199085181035DF1987–1991180018012FW1987–19921553619155DF1987–19931997–20032803231216DF1987–19984071442110DF1988–19981484619413GK1988–200113141350DF1989–199211721192GK1989–199315701570MF1989–1993892111018MF1989–19971053213711DF1989–1997170131831MF1990–1993138013819DF1990–1998211721813MF1990–19991813321410MF1990–20014341144575DF1991–199989171062FW1992–19971003713743GK1992–199914601460MF1993–19961191513427DF1993–199910691153FW1995–19981091412339DF1995–20001862220824DF1996–2001200420424MF1996–20021552017526MF1996–2003113601739FW1996–20032605231280FW1997–2000946916350MF1997–20011103514549GK1997–200317811790DF1997–2005177201978DF1998–200310581131DF1998–200421932227DF1998–20176863171767DF1999–2004149161655GK1999–200921062160FW2000–2004774211911FW2000–20041562117787FW2000–20061778626378DF2001–20062131222514MF2001–201459355648211FW2003–2006953012519MF2003–200774351094MF2003–2008201162172DF2003–2009124181424MF2003–20101899328239FW2004–2007743210619DF2004–2010203721011DF2004–20121151913410FW2004–20122014–201528893381164DF2004–2013167502172GK2004–201549224940FW2005–2008656012510MF2005–20142233325625MF2006–20101402716726FW2006–201214710725460DF2006–2014325133387MF2006–2017282903726FW2007–20131735622945FW2008–20121453918459DF2008–2012111151263DF2008–20173522537734MF2009–20112014–2017134201547MF2010–20162044725134MF2011–20141161913533DF2011–20142016–20192321624818FW2011–20151175517245GK2011–201815401540MF2012–20171475620338DF2012–20192702029025FW2012–201929755352110DF2012–2021983012818DF2012–20234674150817FW2013–20202508933963FW2014–20171091112059MF2014–20191593919822DF2014–20211242715110DF2014–2022146151612MF2014–2023748115513FW2015–20201406620643DF2016–20221991321229MF2016–20232323726913DF2017–2022195820312MF2017–20231583719533FW2018–2021605911939MF2018–2022564410012FW2018–2023666012616MF2018–20231872621329MF2018–2023164572216GK2018–202516031630DF2018–2026121301518DF2018–1746123516FW2019–2023836214526GK2020–202310411050FW2020–20231023713932DF2020–2024140151559FW2020–2024604710714DF2020–202583241079DF2022–2026141221639MF2023–20261521817031MF2023–139101498DF2023–99411402MF2023–1221613858 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List of captains CaptainPeriodAppsGoalsHonoursLeagueTotal Roy Bentley1953–19563671501954–5519552 Ken Armstrong1956–1957402300 Derek Saunders1957–195922390 Frank Blunstone1959–1964347540 Terry Venables1964–19662373119651 Ron Harris1966–198079513197019712 Micky Droy1980–1984313190 Colin Pates1984–1988346101983–8419862 Graham Roberts1988–199083221988–891 Peter Nicholas1990–199193219901 Andy Townsend1991–1993138190 Dennis Wise1993–2001435751997 200019982000199819986 Marcel Desailly2001–200422270 John Terry2004–2017717672004–052005–062009–102014–152016–172007200920102012200520072015200520092012201316 Gary Cahill2017–201929025201820192 César Azpilicueta2019–2023508172021202120223 Reece James2023–23516202520252 Italic Indicates captains who won the League in the Second Division.

See also List of Chelsea F.C. players (1–24 appearances) List of Chelsea F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

References General Player profiles Player database

List of all Chelsea players past and present and appearance data

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