2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 93rd competitive season, 15th consecutive season in the Premier League and 101st year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, the club won both the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Chelsea F.C.
2006–07 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
FA Premier League2nd
FA CupWinners
League CupWinners
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Didier Drogba (20)

All:
Didier Drogba (33)
Highest home attendance41,953 (20 August vs
Manchester City)
Lowest home attendance32,135 (12 September vs
Werder Bremen)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 39,333
All: 38,099
2006–2007 FA Cup winners

Chelsea were in race to win a unique Quadruple until 1 May. The 2006–07 Premier League was decided on matchday 36, after Chelsea failed to win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. This left them seven points behind Manchester United with two games to go, confirming Manchester United as league champions.

The season was their fourth under the ownership of Roman Abramovich and Chelsea spent heavily in the transfer market before the season. Notable transactions include the signing of Andriy Shevchenko from Milan for £30 million and Salomon Kalou from Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee. They also added Michael Ballack from Bayern Munich on free transfer and also exchanged William Gallas and £5 million with Arsenal for Ashley Cole.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their first knockout round exit in the previous season. They managed to reach the semi-finals for the third time in four seasons, but lost to Liverpool 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate scoreline. Chelsea also lost the pre season Community Shield to Liverpool at the beginning of the season.

Kits

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Management

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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

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Squad at end of season[1]

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
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole
4 MF   FRA Claude Makélélé
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
7 FW   UKR Andriy Shevchenko
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard
9 DF   NED Khalid Boulahrouz
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack
14 MF   CMR Geremi
16 MF   NED Arjen Robben
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge
19 MF   FRA Lassana Diarra
20 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou
23 GK   ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF   ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 DF   ENG John Terry
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário
41 GK   BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[2]
47 FW   ISR Ben Sahar
48 MF   ENG Michael Woods
49 FW   ENG Scott Sinclair
51 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson

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
2 DF   ENG Glen Johnson (on loan to Portsmouth)
13 DF   FRA William Gallas (to Arsenal)
29 DF   GER Robert Huth (to Middlesbrough)
30 MF   ENG Anthony Grant (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
44 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF   ENG Jimmy Smith (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
DF   ENG Adrian Pettigrew (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
DF   ENG Harry Worley (on loan to Doncaster Rovers)
MF   ENG Jack Cork (on loan to AFC Bournemouth)
MF   ENG James Simmonds (on loan to Cardiff City)

Reserve squad

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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
22 GK   SWE Magnus Hedman
33 DF   POR Nuno Morais
42 DF   SUI Jonas Elmer
43 DF   ENG Ryan Bertrand
44 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne
46 MF   ENG Jimmy Smith
50 MF   ENG Lee Sawyer
No. Pos. Nation Player
52 GK   WAL Rhys Taylor
GK   IRL James Russell
DF   ENG Adrian Pettigrew
DF   ENG Harry Worley
MF   ENG Jack Cork
MF   ENG James Simmonds
MF   POR Fábio Ferreira

Transfers

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
13 MF   Michael Ballack   Bayern Munich Free[3] 15 May 2006
21 FW   Salomon Kalou   Feyenoord £9 million[4] 30 May 2006
7 FW   Andriy Shevchenko   Milan £30 million [5] 31 May 2006
12 DM   Mikel John Obi   Lyn[6] £4 million[6] 19 July 2006[6]
9 DF   Khalid Boulahrouz   Hamburger SV £8.5 million [7] 21 August 2006
3 DF   Ashley Cole   Arsenal £5 million + Gallas[8] 31 August 2006
# Pos Player To Fee Date
40 GK   Lenny Pidgeley   Millwall Free[9] 9 June 2006
22 FW   Eiður Guðjohnsen   Barcelona £8 million[10] 14 June 2006
27 MF   Jiří Jarošík   Celtic £2 million [11] 19 June 2006
12 FW   Carlton Cole   West Ham United £3 million 1 July 2006
11 MF   Damien Duff   Newcastle United £5 million[12] 22 July 2006
3 DF   Asier del Horno   Valencia £5 million[13] 22 July 2006
29 DF   Robert Huth   Middlesbrough £6 million[14] 31 August 2006
13 DF   William Gallas   Arsenal Cole – £5 million[15] 31 August 2006

Overall transfer activity

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Competitions

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FA Community Shield

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13 August 2006 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
14:00 BST Shevchenko   43'
Ballack   7'
Lampard   15'
Diarra   68'
Report Riise   9'
Crouch   80'
Alonso   61'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 56,275
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 5 5 83 27 +56 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 +40 83
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 +30 68 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

Matches

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20 August 2006 1 Chelsea 3–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 BST Terry   11'
Lampard   26'
Essien   63'
Drogba   78'
(Report) Dabo   15'
Corradi   49'   63'
Dickov   71'
Attendance: 41,953
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 August 2006 2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
20:00 Parnaby   76'
Pogatetz   80'
Boateng   88'
Viduka   90'
(Report) Shevchenko   16'
Drogba   46'
Ferreira   80'
Attendance: 29,198
Referee: Howard Webb
27 August 2006 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
16:00 Savage   25'
Ooijer   49'
Khizanishvili   90'
(Report) Lampard   50' (pen.)
Makelele   66'
Drogba   81'
Attendance: 19,398
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 September 2006 4 Chelsea 2–1 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba   6'
Ballack   41'
Carvalho   59'   63'
(Report) Faye   41'
Hasselbaink   54'
Attendance: 41,194
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 September 2006 5 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Boulahrouz   26'
Drogba   30',   42'
Ballack   51'
Čech   90'
(Report) Warnock   5'
Sissoko   44'
Attendance: 41,882
Referee: Mike Riley
23 September 2006 6 Fulham 0–2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, London
15:00 Volz   55'
Queudrue   83'
(Report) Carvalho   61'
Lampard   73' (pen.), 80'
Attendance: 24,290
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 September 2006 7 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba   3' (Report) Agbonlahor   45'
McCann   53'
Mellberg   83'
Attendance: 41,951
Referee: Graham Poll
14 October 2006 8 Reading 0–1 Chelsea Madejski Stadium, Reading
17:15 Ingimarsson   29'
Sonko   45'
Bikey   77'   83'
(Report) Mikel   44'   62'
Ingimarsson   45' (o.g.)
Terry   53'
Attendance: 24,025
Referee: Mike Riley
21 October 2006 9 Chelsea 2–1 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Shevchenko   55',   56'
Ballack   57'   58'
J. Cole   90+3'
(Report) Pamarot   43'
Mendes   51'
Benjani   69'
Attendance: 41,838
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 October 2006 10 Sheffield United 0–2 Chelsea Bramall Lane, Sheffield
12:45 BST Leigertwood   42'
Montgomery   60'
(Report) Lampard   43'
Ballack   49'
Attendance: 32,321
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 November 2006 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea White Hart Lane, Tottenham
16:00 Dawson   17',   25'
Lennon   52'
Ghaly   55'
King   78'
(Report) Makelele   15',   45+3'
Ferreira   25'
A. Cole   45+3'
Terry   62'   72'
Ballack   66'
Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Graham Poll
11 November 2006 12 Chelsea 4–0 Watford Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba   27', 36', 69'
Ballack   40'
Shevchenko   52'
(Report) Doyley   45' Attendance: 41,936
Referee: Howard Webb
18 November 2006 13 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Lampard   18'
Geremi   22'
(Report) Gabbidon   21'
Reo-Coker   68'
Mullins   71'
Tevez   74'
Attendance: 41,916
Referee: Mike Dean
26 November 2006 14 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 Saha   29'
Carrick   55'
(Report) Makelele   21'
Drogba   36'
Carvalho   69'
A. Cole   85'
Attendance: 75,948
Referee: Howard Webb
29 November 2006 15 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00 Campo   34'
Faye   45+4'
Nolan   89'
(Report) Carvalho   40'
Ballack   45'
Attendance: 23,559
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 December 2006 16 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 A. Cole   24'
Drogba   66'
Essien   84'
(Report) Flamini   55'   78'
Lehmann   65'
Attendance: 41,917
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 December 2006 17 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Essien   62'
Drogba   74'
Makelele   90+4'
(Report) Ramage   77'
Babayaro   90+1'
Attendance: 41,945
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 December 2006 18 Everton 2–3 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
13:45 Arteta   38' (pen.)
Yobo   64'
Neville   83'
(Report) Howard   49' (o.g.)
Carvalho   50'
Lampard   81'
Drogba   87'
Attendance: 33,970
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2006 19 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
17:15 Heskey   45', 75',   72'
De Zeeuw   90+6'
Kilbane   90+6'
(Report) Lampard   13',   68'
Kalou   31'
Robben   44',   90+3'
Boulahrouz   47'
Mikel   87'
Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2006 20 Chelsea 2–2 Reading Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 Drogba   38', 72'
Ballack   88'
(Report) Lita   67',   75'
Essien   85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 41,885
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 December 2006 21 Chelsea 2–2 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Rosenior   35' (o.g.)
Ferreira   45+1'
Drogba   62'
(Report) Volz   16'
Bocanegra   84'
Queudrue   86'
Attendance: 41,926
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2007 22 Aston Villa 0–0 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
20:00 McCann   45' (Report) Drogba   48'
A. Cole   71'
Carvalho   71'
Attendance: 41,006
Referee: Phil Dowd
13 January 2007 23 Chelsea 4–0 Wigan Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Lampard   13'
Robben   63'
Kirkland   70' (o.g.)
Drogba   75',   90+2'
(Report) McCulloch   26'
Cotterill   32'
Haestad   50'
Attendance: 40,846
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 January 2007 24 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
12:45 Kuyt   4'
Pennant   18'
(Report) Ferreira   70' Attendance: 44,245
Referee: Rob Styles
31 January 2007 25 Chelsea 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Drogba   6'
Lampard   67'
Kalou   90'
(Report) Samba   86' Attendance: 37,967
Referee: Graham Poll
3 February 2007 26 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Chelsea The Valley, London
15:00 (Report) Lampard   18'
Diarra   36'
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 February 2007 27 Chelsea 3–0 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba   45', 83'
Xavier   70' (o.g.)
(Report) Downing   48' Attendance: 41,699
Referee: Chris Foy
3 March 2007 28 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Fratton Park, Portsmouth
17:15 (Report) Ballack   25'
Drogba   33'
Makelele   68'
Kalou   82'
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 March 2007 29 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
20:00 Hamann   60'
Dunne   68'
Richards   82'
(Report) Lampard   28' (pen.)
Drogba   82'
Ballack   89'
Attendance: 39,429
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 March 2007 30 Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Shevchenko   4'
Kalou   17'
Ballack   58'
(Report) Attendance: 41,897
Referee: Chris Foy
31 March 2007 31 Watford 0–1 Chelsea Vicarage Road, Watford
17:15 Francis   24' (Report) Wright-Phillips   66'
Ferreira   76'
Carvalho   90+1'
Kalou   90+2'
Attendance: 19,793
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 April 2007 32 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Carvalho   52'
J. Cole   90+5'
Drogba   90+5'
(Report) Ghaly   17' Attendance: 41,864
Referee: Rob Styles
18 April 2007 33 West Ham United 1–4 Chelsea Boleyn Ground, London
20:00 Reo-Coker   12'
Neill   15'
Tevez   35'
Mullins   77'
McCartney   82'
Boa Morte   88'
(Report) Diarra   20'
Wright-Phillips   31', 36'
Kalou   52'
Drogba   52',   62'
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Mike Dean
22 April 2007 34 Newcastle United 0–0 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle
13:30 (Report) Essien   67'
Mikel   83'
Lampard   86'
Attendance: 52,056
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 April 2007 35 Chelsea 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Kalou   22'
Jääskeläinen   34' (o.g.)
(Report) Michalík   19'   56'
Gardner   26'
Davies   50',   54'
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Rob Styles
6 May 2007 36 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 Gilberto   43' (pen.)
Adebayor   49'
(Report) Mikel   31'
Boulahrouz   43'
Essien   70',   90+2'
Attendance: 60,102
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 May 2007 37 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Mikel   21'
Diarra   51'
Essien   56'
(Report) Heinze   21'
Lee   46'
Brown   47'
Eagles   58'
Attendance: 41,794
Referee: Graham Poll
13 May 2007 38 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Bridge   44'
Drogba   57'
J. Cole   68'
(Report) Vaughan   50'
Carsley   59'
Attendance: 41,746
Referee: Mark Halsey

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 BAR BRM LSO
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 2–0
2   Barcelona 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11 2–2 2–0 5–0
3   Werder Bremen 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 1–1 2–0
4   Levski Sofia 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–2 0–3
Source: RSSSF
12 September 2006 1 Chelsea   2–0   Werder Bremen London, England
19:45 BST Essien   24'
Ballack   68' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,135
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
27 September 2006 2 Levski Sofia   1–3   Chelsea Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 BST Ognyanov   89' Report Drogba   39', 52', 68' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
18 October 2006 3 Chelsea   1–0   Barcelona London, England
19:45 BST Drogba   47' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,599
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
31 October 2006 4 Barcelona   2–2   Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 BST Deco   3'
Guðjohnsen   58'
Report Lampard   52'
Drogba   90+3'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
22 November 2006 5 Werder Bremen   1–0   Chelsea Bremen, Germany
19:45 GMT Mertesacker   27' Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
5 December 2006 6 Chelsea   2–0   Levski Sofia London, England
19:45 GMT Shevchenko   27'
Wright-Phillips   83'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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21 February 2007 First leg Porto   1–1   Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 GMT Meireles   12' Report Shevchenko   16' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
6 March 2007 Second leg Chelsea   2–1
(3–2 agg.)
  Porto London, England
19:45 GMT Robben   48'
Ballack   78'
Report Quaresma   15' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,041
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Quarter-finals
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4 April 2007 First leg Chelsea   1–1   Valencia London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba   53' Report Silva   30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,065
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
10 April 2007 Second leg Valencia   1–2
(2–3 agg.)
  Chelsea Valencia, Spain
19:45 GMT Morientes   32' Report Shevchenko   52'
Essien   90'
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Semi-finals
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25 April 2007 First leg Chelsea   1–0   Liverpool London, England
19:45 GMT J. Cole   29' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,483
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
1 May 2007 Second leg Liverpool   1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(4–1 p)
  Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT Agger   22' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,554
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Penalties
Zenden  
Alonso  
Gerrard  
Kuyt  
  Robben
  Lampard
  Geremi

Football League Cup

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25 October 2006 Third round Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
(Report) J. Cole   53'
Kalou   81'
Attendance: 14,732
8 November 2006 Fourth round Chelsea 4–0 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
Lampard   32'
Shevchenko   65'
Essien   82'
Drogba   84'
(report) Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 December 2006 Quarter-final Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
(report) Drogba   79' Attendance: 37,406
Referee: Chris Foy
10 January 2007 Semi-final 1st leg Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Adams Park, High Wycombe
Easter   77' (report) Bridge   36' Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 January 2007 Semi-final 2nd leg Chelsea 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
Shevchenko   22', 43'
Lampard   69', 90'
(report) Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Mike Dean
25 February 2007 Final Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Walcott   12' (Report) Drogba   20', 84' Attendance: 70,073
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match:   Didier Drogba

FA Cup

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6 January 2007 Third round Chelsea 6–1 Macclesfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Lampard   17', 41', 51' (pen.)
Shevchenko   45+2'
Wright-Phillips   68'
A.Cole   78'
Mikel   26',   82'
Carvalho   86'
(Report) Navarro   37'
Murphy   40'
Lee   48'
Attendance: 41,434
Referee: Lee Mason
28 January 2007 Fourth round Chelsea 3–0 Nottingham Forest Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT Shevchenko   9'
Drogba   18'
Mikel   45'
(Report) Clingan   65'
Lester   90+1'
Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 February 2007 Fifth round Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City Stamford Bridge, London
Wright-Phillips   39'
Drogba   51'
Essien   90'
Shevchenko   90'
(Report) Attendance: 41,537
Referee: Rob Styles
11 March 2007 Quarter-final Chelsea 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Lampard   22', 71'
Kalou   86'
(Report) Berbatov   5'
Essien   28' (o.g.)
Ghaly   36'
Attendance: 41,517
Referee: Mike Riley
19 March 2007 Replay Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
20:05 Keane   76' (pen.) (Report) Shevchenko   54'
Wright-Phillips   61'
Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 April 2007 Semi-final Blackburn Rovers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 Roberts   64' (Report) Lampard   16'
Ballack   109'
Attendance: 50,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2007 Final Chelsea 1–0 (a.e.t.) Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 Drogba   116' (Report) Attendance: 89,826
Referee: Steve Bennett[16]
Man of the Match:   Frank Lampard

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CZE Petr Čech 36 -20 20 -9 8 -5 6 -5 2 -1
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole 40 0 21+2 0 9 0 4+1 0 3 0
4 MF   FRA Claude Makélélé 46 1 26+3 1 8+1 0 2 0 6 0
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien 54 6 33 2 10 2 4+1 1 6 1
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho 50 4 31 3 10 0 5 1 4 0
7 FW   UKR Andriy Shevchenko 50 13 22+8 4 9+1 3 5+1 3 4 3
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 61 21 36+1 11 11 1 7 6 3+3 3
9 DF   NED Khalid Boulahrouz 23 0 10+3 0 5 0 1+1 0 3 0
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole 24 2 3+10 0 3+4 1 2 0 1+1 1
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba 59 33 32+4 20 12 6 6 3 3+2 4
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi 41 2 10+12 0 6+3 0 5+1 2 3+1 0
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack 45 8 23+3 5 10 2 3 1 5+1 0
14 MF   CMR Geremi 27 1 15+4 1 1+1 0 3 0 3 0
16 MF   NED Arjen Robben 36 3 16+5 2 3+5 1 2+2 0 2+1 0
18 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge 32 1 17+5 0 3 0 3 0 4 1
19 MF   FRA Lassana Diarra 22 0 7+3 0 4+1 0 4 0 2+1 0
20 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira 37 0 18+6 0 4+2 0 4+1 0 2 0
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou 57 9 19+14 7 2+9 0 1+6 1 3+3 1
23 GK   ITA Carlo Cudicini 10 -4 7+1 -3 1 -1 0 0 1 0
24 MF   ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 43 6 13+14 2 0+6 1 5+2 3 1+2 0
26 DF   ENG John Terry 44 1 27+1 1 10 0 4 0 2 0
33 DF   POR Nuno Morais 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário 18 -16 11 -12 3 -2 1 -1 3 -1
47 FW   ISR Ben Sahar 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
48 MF   ENG Michael Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
49 FW   ENG Scott Sinclair 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
51 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Summary

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Games played 64 (38 Premier League), 7 (FA Cup), 12 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup) & 1 (Community Shield)
Games won 42 (24 Premier League), 6 (FA Cup), 7 (UEFA Champions League) 5 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Games drawn 16 (11 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 3 (UEFA Champions League) 1 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Games lost 6 (3 Premier League), 0 (FA Cup), 2 (UEFA Champions League) 0 (Football League Cup & 1 (Community Shield)
Goals scored 117 (64 Premier League), 21 (FA Cup), 17 (UEFA Champions League) 14 (Football League Cup) & 1 (Community Shield)
Goals conceded 43 (24 Premier League), 6 (FA Cup), 9 (UEFA Champions League) 2 (Football League Cup) & 2 (Community Shield)
Goal difference +71 +40 (Premier League), +15 (FA Cup), +8 (UEFA Champions League) +12 (Football League Cup) & -1 (Community Shield)
Clean sheets 35 (22 Premier League), 3 (FA Cup), 4 (UEFA Champions League) 4 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Most appearances 62   Frank Lampard
Top scorer 33   Didier Drogba
Points Overall: 142/186 (76.34%)
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Chelsea supporter Mark Worrall chronicled the 2006–07 season in his critically acclaimed book One Man Went To Mow, which was first published in January 2008 and documented the manager José Mourinho's last full season as manager at Stamford Bridge.

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