Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent

The Chelsea team in September 1905 before their inaugural season in the Football League Second Division.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they were elected to play in The Football League as members of the Second Division.[1] They were promoted into the First Division in the club's second season.[2] Chelsea remained in the Football League, in the First or Second division, until 1992 when clubs in the First Division broke away from The Football League to form the Premier League.[3] The club has remained in the top division of the English football league system since 1989. In their latest spell in the Second Division Chelsea achieved their highest points total achieving 99 in the 1988–89 season.[4] As of the 2022–23 season, the club holds the records for the most clean sheets in a single Premier League season with 25 in 2004–05. Chelsea have been English football champions six times.[5]

Chelsea played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Football League Second Division on 2 September 1905 against Stockport County.[6] Since that game they have faced eighty different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Arsenal, whom they have played on 175 occasions since their first meeting on 9 November 1907.[7] They met their most recent different league opponent, Wigan Athletic, for the first time in the 2005–06 FA Premier League season.[8] The club has won 67 of their league matches against Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur which represents the most Chelsea have won against any club.[9][10] Chelsea have drawn more matches with Manchester United than with any other club, with 54.[11] The side has lost more league games to Liverpool than to any other club, having been defeated by them 72 times in 163 encounters.[12]

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of match played on 4 January 2025.

Colour key

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Chelsea in The Football League (First Division and Second Division) and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively.
  • Bolded clubs competed in the 2024–25 Premier League alongside Chelsea.
  • Italicised clubs are defunct.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; GD = goal difference; Win% = percentage of matches won.
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Chelsea played league matches against each opponent.
Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total First Last
P W D L GF GA GD Win% P W D L GF GA GD Win% P W D L GF GA GD Win%
Arsenal[a] 88 31 29 28 118 114 +4 035.23 87 23 23 41 107 139 −32 026.44 175 54 52 69 225 253 −28 030.86 1907–08 2024–25
Aston Villa 75 40 14 21 128 86 +42 053.33 74 21 20 33 105 127 −22 028.38 149 61 34 54 233 213 +20 040.94 1907–08 2024–25
Barnsley 15 11 0 4 35 19 +16 073.33 15 5 5 5 25 23 +2 033.33 30 16 5 9 60 42 +18 053.33 1905–06 1997–98
Birmingham City[b] 41 23 12 6 78 43 +35 056.10 41 15 12 14 62 64 −2 036.59 82 38 24 20 140 107 +33 046.34 1907–08 2010–11
Blackburn Rovers 51 27 12 12 94 56 +38 052.94 51 16 15 20 56 69 −13 031.37 102 43 27 32 150 125 +25 042.16 1907–08 2011–12
Blackpool 39 20 10 9 82 45 +37 051.28 39 16 4 19 55 64 −9 041.03 78 36 14 28 137 109 +28 046.15 1905–06 2010–11
Bolton Wanderers 54 29 13 12 98 63 +35 053.70 54 18 14 22 83 92 −9 033.33 108 47 27 34 181 155 +26 043.52 1907–08 2011–12
Bournemouth 8 5 0 3 11 6 +5 062.50 9 5 2 2 14 10 +4 055.56 17 10 2 5 25 16 +9 058.82 1988–89 2024–25
Bradford City 17 14 1 2 39 17 +22 082.35 17 3 7 7 19 33 −14 017.65 34 17 8 9 58 50 +8 050.00 1905–06 2000–01
Bradford Park Avenue 7 5 0 2 16 5 +11 071.43 7 3 1 3 9 9 +0 042.86 14 8 1 5 25 14 +11 057.14 1910–11 1929–30
Brentford 9 5 0 4 13 17 −4 055.56 8 2 3 3 7 7 +0 025.00 17 7 3 7 20 24 −4 041.18 1935–36 2024–25
Brighton & Hove Albion 10 7 2 1 19 7 +12 070.00 9 6 2 1 17 10 +7 066.67 19 13 4 2 36 17 +19 068.42 1983–84 2024–25
Bristol City 12 7 5 0 25 9 +16 058.33 12 0 6 6 7 16 −9 000.00 24 7 11 6 32 25 +7 029.17 1905–06 1980–81
Bristol Rovers 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5 075.00 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 025.00 8 4 1 3 8 7 +1 050.00 1975–76 1980–81
Burnley 48 23 9 16 80 59 +21 047.92 48 15 12 21 62 86 −24 031.25 96 38 21 37 142 145 −3 039.58 1905–06 2023–24
Burton United 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00 1905–06 1906–07
Bury 5 4 0 1 16 8 +8 080.00 5 0 1 4 4 10 −6 000.00 10 4 1 5 20 18 +2 040.00 1907–08 1962–63
Cambridge United 5 4 1 0 16 3 +13 080.00 5 4 0 1 4 1 +3 080.00 10 8 1 1 20 4 +16 080.00 1979–80 1983–84
Cardiff City 19 12 2 5 38 17 +21 063.16 19 7 6 6 26 31 −5 036.84 38 19 8 11 64 48 +16 050.00 1921–22 2018–19
Carlisle United 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 060.00 5 2 1 2 5 5 +0 040.00 10 5 2 3 14 11 +3 050.00 1974–75 1983–84
Charlton Athletic 33 16 7 10 60 42 +18 048.48 33 12 9 12 48 54 −6 036.36 66 28 16 22 108 96 +12 042.42 1929–30 2006–07
Chesterfield[c] 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 050.00 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 050.00 1905–06 1906–07
Coventry City 27 17 6 4 51 29 +22 062.96 27 8 8 11 39 42 −3 029.63 54 25 14 15 90 71 +19 046.30 1924–25 2000–01
Crystal Palace 28 16 9 3 52 24 +28 057.14 28 16 7 5 43 22 +21 057.14 56 32 16 8 95 46 +49 057.14 1924–25 2024–25
Darlington 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 050.00 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00 4 1 3 0 10 7 +3 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Derby County 47 21 15 11 79 54 +25 044.68 47 13 10 24 58 84 −26 027.66 94 34 25 35 137 138 −1 036.17 1910–11 2007–08
Everton 85 44 29 12 163 77 +86 051.76 86 19 24 43 104 168 −64 022.09 171 63 53 55 267 245 +22 036.84 1907–08 2024–25
Fulham 40 23 14 3 61 27 +34 057.50 39 24 9 6 70 39 +31 061.54 79 47 23 9 131 66 +65 059.49 1910–11 2024–25
Gainsborough Trinity 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00 8 5 1 2 15 8 +7 062.50 1905–06 1911–12
Glossop North End[d] 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 075.00 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 075.00 8 6 1 1 20 7 +13 075.00 1905–06 1911–12
Grimsby Town 20 15 2 3 52 19 +33 075.00 20 5 5 10 21 28 −7 025.00 40 20 7 13 73 47 +26 050.00 1905–06 1983–84
Hereford United 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 050.00 1976–77 1976–77
Huddersfield Town 30 14 8 8 53 31 +22 046.67 30 12 1 17 41 56 −15 040.00 60 26 9 25 94 87 +7 043.33 1910–11 2018–19
Hull City 18 15 3 0 36 3 +33 083.33 18 10 4 4 28 18 +10 055.56 36 25 7 4 64 21 +43 069.44 1905–06 2016–17
Ipswich Town 19 13 4 2 42 18 +24 068.42 20 6 6 8 24 31 −7 030.00 39 19 10 10 66 49 +17 048.72 1961–62 2024–25
Leeds City 4 4 0 0 14 3 +11 100.00 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 025.00 8 5 3 0 18 6 +12 062.50 1905–06 1911–12
Leeds United 48 24 13 11 82 50 +32 050.00 48 6 13 29 35 92 −57 012.50 96 30 26 40 117 142 −25 031.25 1927–28 2022–23
Leicester City[e] 54 35 14 5 109 47 +62 064.81 55 16 18 21 79 81 −2 029.09 109 51 32 26 188 128 +60 046.79 1905–06 2024–25
Leyton Orient[f] 14 7 4 3 23 15 +8 050.00 14 8 2 4 23 14 +9 057.14 28 15 6 7 46 29 +17 053.57 1905–06 1981–82
Lincoln City 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 100.00 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 066.67 6 5 1 0 22 3 +19 083.33 1905–06 1910–11
Liverpool 81 39 20 22 131 85 +46 048.15 82 12 20 50 86 166 −80 014.63 163 51 40 72 217 251 −34 031.29 1907–08 2024–25
Luton Town 20 11 5 4 40 22 +18 055.00 20 6 6 8 26 31 −5 030.00 40 17 11 12 66 53 +13 042.50 1955–56 2023–24
Manchester City 80 38 23 19 129 91 +38 047.50 79 24 18 37 87 116 −29 030.38 159 62 41 56 216 207 +9 038.99 1907–08 2024–25
Manchester United 82 27 24 31 122 132 −10 032.93 83 19 30 34 80 130 −50 022.89 165 46 54 65 202 262 −60 027.88 1905–06 2024–25
Middlesbrough 53 35 13 5 102 37 +65 066.04 53 14 16 23 61 81 −20 026.42 106 49 29 28 163 118 +45 046.23 1907–08 2016–17
Millwall 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00 8 3 2 3 12 10 +2 037.50 1928–29 1989–90
Newcastle United 79 48 20 11 154 79 +75 060.76 78 19 18 41 84 118 −34 024.36 157 67 38 52 238 197 +41 042.68 1907–08 2024–25
Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 1965–66 1965–66
Norwich City 22 12 6 4 42 19 +23 054.55 22 8 6 8 27 31 −4 036.36 44 20 12 12 69 50 +19 045.45 1962–63 2021–22
Nottingham Forest 45 22 15 8 63 48 +15 048.89 44 12 14 18 51 80 −29 027.27 89 34 29 26 114 128 −14 038.20 1906–07 2024–25
Notts County 16 9 4 3 34 22 +12 056.25 16 3 4 9 15 30 −15 018.75 32 12 8 12 49 52 −3 037.50 1907–08 1991–92
Oldham Athletic 24 14 7 3 47 25 +22 058.33 24 5 6 13 30 35 −5 020.83 48 19 13 16 77 60 +17 039.58 1912–13 1993–94
Oxford United 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 060.00 5 1 3 1 10 10 +0 020.00 10 4 4 2 21 17 +4 040.00 1975–76 1988–89
Plymouth Argyle 4 1 3 0 10 5 +5 025.00 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 075.00 8 4 3 1 18 9 +9 050.00 1962–63 1988–89
Port Vale[g] 7 6 1 0 19 5 +14 085.71 7 1 3 3 10 8 +2 014.29 14 7 4 3 29 13 +16 050.00 1905–06 1928–29
Portsmouth 37 19 12 6 78 49 +29 051.35 37 14 10 13 57 56 +1 037.84 74 33 22 19 135 105 +30 044.59 1924–25 2009–10
Preston North End 35 18 10 7 62 31 +31 051.43 35 10 6 19 41 62 −21 028.57 70 28 16 26 103 93 +10 040.00 1907–08 1980–81
Queens Park Rangers 23 12 6 5 36 26 +10 052.17 23 5 10 8 25 31 −6 021.74 46 17 16 13 61 57 +4 036.96 1968–69 2014–15
Reading 7 4 3 0 10 5 +5 057.14 7 3 2 2 12 12 +0 042.86 14 7 5 2 22 17 +5 050.00 1926–27 2012–13
Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 033.33 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 033.33 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 033.33 1962–63 1982–83
Scunthorpe United 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00 1962–63 1962–63
Sheffield United 40 22 11 7 81 44 +37 055.00 40 14 6 20 53 68 −15 035.00 80 36 17 27 134 112 +22 045.00 1907–08 2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday[h] 50 21 17 12 66 50 +16 042.00 50 6 19 25 60 102 −42 012.00 100 27 36 37 126 152 −26 027.00 1907–08 1999–2000
Shrewsbury Town 6 4 0 2 14 7 +7 066.67 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 016.67 12 5 2 5 21 18 +3 041.67 1979–80 1988–89
South Shields 4 2 2 0 11 2 +9 050.00 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 000.00 8 2 4 2 14 10 +4 025.00 1924–25 1927–28
Southampton 49 22 14 13 81 60 +21 044.90 50 23 13 14 85 65 +20 046.00 99 45 27 27 166 125 +41 045.45 1924–25 2024–25
Stockport County 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 066.67 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 033.33 12 6 4 2 17 13 +4 050.00 1905–06 1925–26
Stoke City[i] 44 26 11 7 86 50 +36 059.09 44 19 8 17 56 58 −2 043.18 88 45 19 24 142 108 +34 051.14 1922–23 2017–18
Sunderland 60 40 11 9 137 61 +76 066.67 60 21 10 29 81 112 −31 035.00 120 61 21 38 218 173 +45 050.83 1907–08 2016–17
Swansea City[j] 16 11 4 1 40 14 +26 068.75 16 5 6 5 17 17 +0 031.25 32 16 10 6 57 31 +26 050.00 1925–26 2017–18
Swindon Town 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 075.00 1988–89 1993–94
Tottenham Hotspur 76 38 18 20 115 87 +28 050.00 77 29 20 28 120 126 −6 037.66 153 67 38 48 235 213 +22 043.79 1909–10 2024–25
Walsall 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12 075.00 1962–63 1988–89
Watford 16 8 4 4 33 24 +9 050.00 16 10 1 5 26 22 +4 062.50 32 18 5 9 59 46 +13 056.25 1979–80 2021–22
West Bromwich Albion 63 32 16 15 128 82 +46 050.79 63 24 15 24 83 104 −21 038.10 126 56 31 39 211 186 +25 044.44 1905–06 2020–21
West Ham United 55 30 12 13 102 67 +35 054.55 56 18 10 28 77 94 −17 032.14 111 48 22 41 179 161 +18 043.24 1923–24 2024–25
Wigan Athletic 8 7 1 0 23 4 +19 087.50 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 075.00 16 13 2 1 40 10 +30 081.25 2005–06 2012–13
Wimbledon 13 4 5 4 22 23 −1 030.77 13 6 5 2 16 11 +5 046.15 26 10 10 6 38 34 +4 038.46 1986–87 1999–2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers 56 23 17 16 111 82 +29 041.07 57 18 13 26 84 108 −24 031.58 113 41 30 42 195 190 +5 036.28 1906–07 2024–25
Wrexham 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 033.33 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 050.00 1979–80 1981–82
York City 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00 1975–76 1975–76
Total 2,196 1,173 564 459 4,037 2,399 +1638 053.42 2,198 695 567 936 2,852 3,501 −649 031.62 4,394 1,868 1,131 1,395 6,889 5,900 +989 042.51 1905–06 2024–25

Notes

  1. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included.
  2. ^ Record against Small Heath and Birmingham included.
  3. ^ Record against Chesterfield Town included.
  4. ^ Record against Glossop included.
  5. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included.
  6. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included.
  7. ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included.
  8. ^ Record against The Wednesday included.
  9. ^ Record against Stoke included.
  10. ^ Record against Swansea Town included.

References

General
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