2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Chelsea Football Club's 96th competitive season, 18th consecutive season in the Premier League, 104th year in existence as a football club and their first season coached by Carlo Ancelotti. Despite disappointment in the Champions League going out to eventual winners Inter Milan in the round of 16, the club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Premier League for a third time and retaining the FA Cup for the first time, thus becoming the seventh English club to complete the "Double".

Chelsea F.C.
2009–10 season
Chelsea's domestic double parade including their 6th FA Cup title
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League1st
FA CupWinners
League CupFifth round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Didier Drogba (29)

All:
Didier Drogba (37)
Highest home attendance41,836 (vs. Manchester United, 8 November 2009)
Lowest home attendance37,781 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 23 September 2009)
2009–2010 Premier League Champions

The season is also notable for the attacking football that was displayed, which resulted in the team breaking several Premier League records and statistics including most goals scored in a season (103), most goals scored at home in a season (68) and best goal difference in a season (+71). Chelsea became the first top-flight team to reach a century of league goals since Tottenham Hotspur in 1962/63.[1] The team only failed to score in two of 53 games, a club record.[2] As of 2022, the team holds the Premier League record for most goals scored at home in a season.[3]

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Season summary

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Chelsea won the FA Cup and the English Premier League to complete the Double for the first time in their history, while breaking numerous Premier League records in the number of goals they managed.

Key dates

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  • 01.06.09: Carlo Ancelotti is appointed as the new Chelsea manager following the departure of temporary first team coach Guus Hiddink, with his tenure set to commence on 1 July.
  • 02.07.09: Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull signs a four-year deal on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, along with news that Henrique Hilário has renewed his contract for two more years.
  • 03.07.09: Chelsea finalize a four-year deal for striker Daniel Sturridge after his contract with Manchester City expires.
  • 07.07.09: Winger Yuri Zhirkov signs for Chelsea from CSKA Moscow on a four-year deal for a reported £18 million.
  • 27.07.09: Chelsea wins the inaugural World Football Challenge tournament, beating Internazionale, Milan, and América.
  • 28.07.09: Former Chelsea chairman Brian Mears passes away at the age of 78.
  • 04.08.09: Striker Franco Di Santo joins Blackburn Rovers on loan until 1 January.
  • 06.08.09: Winger Scott Sinclair joins Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.
  • 09.08.45: With their first penalty shootout win in over a decade, Chelsea secure the 2009 Community Shield following a 2–2 draw against Manchester United in normal time. After United's Nani opens the scoring, goals by Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard look to win the game for Chelsea until an injury-time equalizer by Wayne Rooney forces the game to penalties. Chelsea win the shootout 4–1.
  • 13.08.09: Michael Mancienne signs a new four-year deal, keeping him at Chelsea until 2013, then signs on loan with Wolverhampton Wanderers until the end of the season.
  • 15.08.09: Chelsea's Premier League campaign kicks off with a difficult 2–1 home victory over a defensively resolute Hull City side. After ex-Reading player Stephen Hunt scores against the run of play, a Didier Drogba free-kick makes things even. Although Chelsea dominate the second half of the game, Hull's tenacity and a lack of quality finishing make it look like the game will end a damaging draw for Chelsea, until Drogba's chipped cross in stoppage time loops over the head of Hull keeper Boaz Myhill and serendipitously falls into the corner of the net.
  • 18.08.09: Chelsea sign young Serbian central midfielder Nemanja Matić from MFK Košice for a fee of £1.5 million.
  • 27.08.09: Chelsea are grouped with Porto, Atlético Madrid and APOEL in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. During the ceremony, John Terry is awarded the UEFA Club Defender of the Year award.
  • 29.08.09: Chelsea claim first place in the Premier League for the first time this season with a 3–0 home win over Burnley. In a game characterised by Chelsea's dominance, after Nicolas Anelka breaks the deadlock from close range before half-time, a quick-fire double at the start of the second half via a Michael Ballack header and an Ashley Cole volley secures a comfortable victory. During the match, Chelsea are paired with fellow Londoners Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup third round draw.
  • 03.09.09: For inducing reserve player Gaël Kakuta into breaching his contract with his previous club Lens, FIFA ban Chelsea from signing any new players nationally or internationally until January 2011, and demand the club to pay Lens £113,500 training compensation. Kakuta is fined £680,000 and banned from playing officially for four months.[4]
  • 15.09.09: After a hard-fought 2–1 win away against Stoke City in the Premier League, a lone Nicolas Anelka goal kicks off Chelsea's Champions League campaign with a tight 1–0 win in Group D over Porto. With mainstays Didier Drogba and José Bosingwa suspended for their protests in last year's semi-final, along with the difficulty caused by constant rainfall on the pitch, the Chelsea performance is unusually sloppy, but a solid performance by goalkeeper Petr Čech guides the team to victory. Atlético Madrid draw 0–0 at home with APOEL, leaving Chelsea two points clear at the top of the group after one game played.
  • 20.09.09: With a 3–0 win at home against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur with goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba, Chelsea set a new club record of 11 consecutive Premier League victories, surpassing the record of ten games set during the 2005–06 season.
  • 23.09.09: Chelsea kick off their League Cup challenge with a low-key 1–0 home victory over Queens Park Rangers in the third round. Salomon Kalou notches the only goal, set up by Joe Cole in his first game since January. Yuri Zhirkov, Sam Hutchinson and Fabio Borini all make their first starts for the club.
  • 26.09.09: Although Didier Drogba scores his 100th Chelsea goal against Wigan Athletic to briefly equalise, Chelsea look strangely uninspired in a 1–3 loss at the DW Stadium, having gone down to ten men after Petr Čech's sending off six minutes after half time following a penalty-worthy challenge on Hugo Rodallega. Chelsea relinquish their Premier League lead to Manchester United, falling into second place on goals scored.
  • 04.10.09: In their first "Big Four" clash of the season, Chelsea edge a typically tight game at Stamford Bridge with a 2–0 Premier League victory over title rivals Liverpool. Didier Drogba sets up both Chelsea goals from wide positions, first from the left for Nicolas Anelka, and then from the right for Florent Malouda to seal the win in stoppage time. Henrique Hilário proves a solid deputy for the suspended Petr Čech, as the goalkeeper produces excellent saves from Albert Riera and Steven Gerrard to keep the clean sheet, assisted by a horrendous miss from Yossi Benayoun towards the end of the game. Manchester United's fortuitous 2–2 draw with Sunderland at Old Trafford the day before means Chelsea return to the top of the league.
  • 17.10.09: Chelsea are beaten by Aston Villa 2–1 away at Villa Park. Following Didier Drogba's early strike, James Collins and Richard Dunne score the goals which inflict Chelsea's second successive away defeat under Carlo Ancelotti.
  • 24.10.09: Chelsea thrash Blackburn Rovers 5–0 at Stamford Bridge in their most emphatic Premier League victory so far this season, only a few days after humbling Atlético Madrid in the Champions League by one goal less. Joe Cole enjoys a sparkling performance at the top of the midfield diamond in his first league start since January, with a Gaël Givet own goal opening the scoring. A 30-yard Michael Essien drive sandwiches two goals by Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba completes the rout with a simple header from a corner. The next day, Liverpool break their four-game losing streak with a 2–0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield. After losing their lead again the previous week, this result leaves Chelsea two points clear.
  • 4.11.09: Chelsea qualify for the Champions League knockout round after sharing the points in a 2–2 draw with Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium that burst into life into the last ten minutes. After Sergio Agüero volleyed home midway through the second half, a quickfire double in the last ten minutes by the in-form Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a perhaps undeserved 2–1 lead, canceled out by an Agüero free-kick.
  • 8.11.09: Chelsea beat Manchester United 1–0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League in a typically tight contest, decided by John Terry's header from an inswinging Frank Lampard free-kick after Darren Fletcher was controversially judged to have bundled over Ashley Cole on the left-hand side. Despite arguably controlling the game with their 4–3–3 formation, a late rally by United could not salvage them a point against a resolute Chelsea defence. Chelsea increase their lead at the top of the league by five points while Arsenal leapfrog United into second place with a game in hand.
  • 22.11.09: Despite having key players like Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba missing through injury, Chelsea romp to a comfortable 4–0 victory at home to Wolves in the Premier League with goals from Florent Malouda, Joe Cole and two from a rampant Michael Essien. While Nemanja Matić makes his Chelsea debut from the bench, Gaël Kakuta also makes a flair-filled first appearance for the club.
  • 29.11.09: Chelsea continue their 100% record in "Big Four[broken anchor]" matches this season with an emphatic 3–0 away win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. Two goals from Didier Drogba and an own goal from Thomas Vermaelen secure the victory, agreed by many to be the pinnacle of Chelsea's season thus far.
  • 16.12.09: Chelsea end their run of four straight games without a win in all competitions, which began with their penalty shootout elimination by Blackburn away in the League Cup fifth round, with a closely fought 2–1 victory over Portsmouth, led by former Chelsea manager Avram Grant, at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. After Nicolas Anelka scores from close-range in the first half, Portsmouth equalize early in the second when a Jamie O'Hara free kick ricochets off two players in the Chelsea wall, falling to Frédéric Piquionne who slots home. This typifies Chelsea's recent problem of conceding from set-pieces. The game is won ten minutes from time when Frank Lampard converts the penalty kick conceded when Marc Wilson takes out Branislav Ivanović in the Portsmouth area.
  • 04.01.10: Having ended December with two away draws against West Ham United and Birmingham and a tense 2–1 home victory against Fulham in the west London derby, Chelsea begin the New Year in style with a 5–0 home demolition of Watford in the FA Cup third round, despite losing their African players to the African Cup of Nations. While Daniel Sturridge scores his first two goals for the club, Chelsea also score via a Florent Malouda deflection, a John Eustace own goal and a trademark Frank Lampard piledriver.
  • 28.01.10: Chelsea end January on a high after winning all five matches in the month, demolishing Sunderland 7–2 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Following that, they continue to score with a 3–0 win at home over Birmingham before a laboured 2–1 win away at Burnley, with John Terry scoring a late header to win the game amidst his affair scandal. They also progress in the FA Cup thanks to a 2–0 win away at Preston North End.
  • 02.02.10: Despite an excellent January, February does not start well with Chelsea succumbing to a 1–1 draw at Hull City. Didier Drogba equalises for Chelsea late in the first-half with a free-kick after Hull's Steven Mouyokolo gave the home side the lead with a header from a corner. Chelsea go two points clear of Manchester United but missed a chance to go four points clear after failing to win their game in hand.
  • 04.02.10: FIFA's suspended transfer ban on Chelsea regarding the Gaël Kakuta tapping-up case is lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, along with all other sanctions.[5]
  • 27.02.10: Chelsea lose at home for the first time in the Premier League under Carlo Ancelotti as Manchester City win 4–2. The game is given extra spice as it is the first time that John Terry and Wayne Bridge have come together following allegations of Terry's affair with Bridge's girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel, which leads to him rejecting Terry's outstretched hand in the pre-match handshake. Frank Lampard opens and closes the scoring, but braces from Carlos Tevez and Craig Bellamy in between are enough to secure a Manchester City victory.
  • 16.03.10: Chelsea are eliminated from the Champions League before the semi-finals for the first time in four years as a 3–1 aggregate loss to Internazionale in the first knockout round sees them crash out of the tournament. A 2–1 defeat at the San Siro on 24.02.10 is compounded by a 1–0 loss at home in the second leg, with Samuel Eto'o scoring the only goal. The match marks Mourinho's first return to Stamford Bridge as an opposition manager since his departure from Chelsea in September 2007.
  • 21.03.10: Chelsea complete a disappointing week with a draw to Blackburn at Ewood Park in the Premier League. After Didier Drogba opens the scoring early on, the game looks to yield a comfortable victory for Chelsea, but a game-ending injury to Branislav Ivanovic proves costly as El Hadji Diouf equalises with twenty minutes to play, beating substitute right back Paulo Ferreira to a header at the far post. The result sees them slip to third place, four points behind Manchester United with a game in hand.
  • 27.03.10: After bouncing straight back with a 5–0 victory against Portsmouth at Fratton Park in midweek, Chelsea complete their recovery from the previous week by recording their biggest win of the season with a 7–1 thrashing of Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. In a game that sees John Terry captain the side for a record 325th time, Frank Lampard scores four times for the second time in his Chelsea career, moving him into third place in the list of Chelsea's all-time highest scorers with 151 goals, above both Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley. Florent Malouda also nets a brace and Salomon Kalou scores his first Premier League goal of the season.
  • 03.04.10: Chelsea gain a crucial victory in the Premier League title race by defeating top-of-the-table Manchester United 2–1 at Old Trafford, returning to first place by two points with five games to play. The victory ensures that Chelsea maintain their 100% record in "Big Four" matches this season. After Joe Cole caps off a comfortable Chelsea first half with a clever near-post back-heel from Florent Malouda's cross to open the scoring, United begin to gain a foothold in the game in the second half. Didier Drogba comes off the bench to score the winning goal late on from an offside position, but Federico Macheda's disputedly handball goal for United minutes later sets up a nervy finish. In a game marked by a poor performance by referee Mike Dean, ignoring plausible penalty shouts by both sides, Chelsea hold on for three emphatic points.
  • 10.04.10: Chelsea defeat Aston Villa at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final to book a place in their third FA Cup Final in four years. After referee Howard Webb turns down a strong penalty appeal from Gabriel Agbonlahor in the first half following a trip from Mikel John Obi, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard score in the second half to secure a 3–0 victory.
  • 17.04.10: A 2–1 loss to Tottenham sees Chelsea's lead in the Premier League cut to one point, with Manchester United securing a late winner against Manchester City. Despite losing, Chelsea become the first English team to qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.
  • 24.04.10: Chelsea defeat Stoke City 7–0 at Stamford Bridge to record their biggest home win of the season thus far. Salomon Kalou scores his first hat-trick in English football, and a brace from Frank Lampard, coupled with goals from Florent Malouda and Daniel Sturridge, ensure the Blues cruise comfortable.
  • 02.05.10: Chelsea defeat Liverpool 2–0 at Anfield in the penultimate week of the season. Didier Drogba opens the scoring following a sloppy backpass from Steven Gerrard in the first half, and Frank Lampard doubles the lead after the interval. The win ensures that Chelsea end their season with a 100% record against "Big Four" opponents, and means that victory over Wigan on the final day of the season will guarantee Premier League success.
  • 06.05.10: Chelsea's Player of the Year Award goes to Didier Drogba, who claims the gong for the first time in his Chelsea career. Florent Malouda picks up the Samsung Players' Player Award, while the Young Player of the Year is awarded to the entire Chelsea U18 team after their triumph in the FA Cup Youth Final. Ashley Cole's goal against Sunderland earns him the Goal of the Season Award.
  • 09.05.10: Chelsea trounce Wigan 8–0 in their final game of the season, setting a new club record for their biggest ever League win in the process as well as breaking numerous scoring records. They end the league campaign having scored 103 goals, the most in the club's history, the first Premier League side to score 100 goals in a season and the first team since Tottenham in 1961 to score 100 goals in the top flight. They also become the first team in English football history to score seven goals or more in a game on four occasions in a league season. They also finish with an English record goal difference of +71, beating Liverpool's +69 set in 1979. Didier Drogba's second half hat-trick ensures he finishes the season with the Premier League Golden Boot, having scored 29 goals, three more than the 26 scored by second-placed Wayne Rooney. Nicolas Anelka bags a brace while Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole grab the other goals. Most significantly, the win means that Chelsea finish the season as Premier League champions with a total of 86 points, one point more than Manchester United, who finish runners-up.
  • 15.05.10: In their final game of the season, Chelsea face relegated Portsmouth in an entertaining 2010 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Despite their stark difference in position in the end-of-season table and extended Chelsea pressure, with Chelsea hitting the woodwork five times in the first half, the two sides go in level at half-time. Soon after Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng's penalty is saved by Petr Čech early in the second half, Chelsea finally make their pressure count when Didier Drogba fires in a 59th minute free-kick, his 37th goal of the season. Although Frank Lampard uncharacteristically squanders a penalty of his own late on, Chelsea remain superior, the game eventually ending 1–0. Chelsea consequently end their season as only the seventh club to complete the Double, making it the most successful season in Chelsea history.

Squad

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First team 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
1 GK   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa
18 MF   RUS Yuri Zhirkov
19 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF   POR Deco
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou
22 GK   ENG Ross Turnbull
23 FW   ENG Daniel Sturridge
24 MF   SRB Nemanja Matić
26 DF   ENG John Terry (captain)
33 DF   BRA Alex
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário
41 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson
43 DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma
44 FW   FRA Gaël Kakuta
45 FW   ITA Fabio Borini
46 MF   ITA Jacopo Sala
50 GK   CZE Jan Šebek

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
GK   WAL Rhys Taylor
GK   GER Niclas Heimann
DF   ENG Nana Ofori-Twumasi
DF   ENG Carl Magnay
DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma
DF   ENG Ben Gordon
DF   ENG Ryan Bertrand (on loan at Reading)
DF   NED Patrick van Aanholt
MF   ENG Jack Cork (on loan at Burnley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Liam Bridcutt
MF   IRL Conor Clifford
MF   ENG Jacob Mellis
MF   ENG Michael Woods
MF   ITA Jacopo Sala
MF   ENG Danny Philliskirk
FW   FRA Gaël Kakuta
FW   SVK Miroslav Stoch (on loan at Twente)
FW   ITA Fabio Borini

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Youth 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
GK   KOS Aldi Haxhia
GK   ENG Sam Walker
GK   CZE Jan Šebek
DF   SRI Nikki Ahamed
DF   ENG Tom Hayden
DF   ENG Daniel Pappoe
DF   ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh
DF   ENG George Saville
DF   ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
DF   ENG Ben Sampayo
DF   ENG Kenny Strickland
DF   ENG Billy-Joe King
MF   POR Aliu Djaló
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Billy Clifford
MF   ENG James Ashton
MF   TUR Gökhan Töre
MF   IRL Anton Rodgers
MF   ENG Billy Knott
MF   ENG Josh McEachran
MF   ITA Jacopo Sala
MF   ENG Jordan Tabor
FW   AUT Philipp Prosenik
FW   SVK Milan Lalkovič
FW   SWE Marko Mitrović
FW   KEN Bobby Devyne
FW   ENG Adam Phillip

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UEFA Champions League 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
1 GK   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa
18 MF   RUS Yuri Zhirkov
20 MF   POR Deco
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou
22 GK   ENG Ross Turnbull
23 FW   ENG Daniel Sturridge
26 DF   ENG John Terry (captain)
33 DF   BRA Alex
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário
41 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson
43 DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma (from List B)
44 FW   FRA Gaël Kakuta (from List B)
45 FW   ITA Fabio Borini (from List B)
47 DF   SRI Nikki Ahamed (from List B)
48 MF   ENG Danny Philliskirk (from List B)

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Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant manager (Technical)   Ray Wilkins
Assistant manager (Scientific)   Bruno Demichelis
Assistant manager   Paul Clement
Goalkeeping coach   Christophe Lollichon
First-team fitness coach   Glen Driscoll
Head scout   Michael Emenalo
Match observer scout   Mick McGiven
Club doctor   Dr. Bryan English
Reserve team manager   Steve Holland
Youth team manager   Dermot Drummy
Academy manager   Neil Bath

Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

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Owner/Chairman     Roman Abramovich
Chairman   Bruce Buck
Chief Executive   Ron Gourlay
Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development   Frank Arnesen
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (42,055 / 103x67 metres)

Source: Chelsea FC

Transfers

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Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
22 GK   Ross Turnbull Middlesbrough Free 2 July 2009[9]
23 FW   Daniel Sturridge Manchester City £3.5–6.5M[10] 3 July 2009[11]
18 MF   Yuri Zhirkov CSKA Moscow £18M 7 July 2009[12]
24 MF   Nemanja Matić Kosiče £1.5M 18 August 2009[13]

Winter

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No transfers were completed in the winter transfer window.

Summer

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
FW   Ben Sahar Espanyol £850,000 22 June 2009[14]
27 MF   Mineiro Schalke 04 Released 30 June 2009
MF   Jimmy Smith Leyton Orient Free 9 July 2009[15]
FW   Frank Nouble West Ham United Free 22 July 2009[16]
FW   Morten Nielsen AZ Mutual agreement 23 July 2009[17]
MF   Sergio Tejera Mallorca Free 24 July 2009[18]
14 FW   Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen 10,000,000 18 August 2009[19]
7 FW   Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv Free 28 August 2009[20]
DF   Shaun Cummings Reading Undisclosed 2 September 2009[21]
MF   Lee Sawyer Barnet Contract terminated 12 November 2009[22]
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
MF   Tom Taiwo Carlisle Undisclosed 6 January 2010[23]

Loaned out

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No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
4 DF   Slobodan Rajković Twente 1 July 2009 1 July 2010[24]
MF   Tom Taiwo Carlisle United 9 July 2009 1 January 2010[25]
MF   Lee Sawyer Southend United 24 July 2009 27 October 2009[26][27]
43 MF   Miroslav Stoch Twente 15 July 2009 1 July 2010[28]
DF   Ryan Bertrand Reading 17 July 2009 1 July 2010[29]
9 FW   Franco Di Santo Blackburn Rovers 4 August 2009 1 January 2010[30]
16 FW   Scott Sinclair Wigan Athletic 6 August 2009 1 July 2010[31]
DF   Patrick van Aanholt Coventry City 7 August 2009 1 January 2010[32]
42 DF   Michael Mancienne Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 August 2009 1 July 2010[33]
MF   Liam Bridcutt Stockport County 14 August 2009 1 January 2010[34]
MF   Jacob Mellis Southampton 14 August 2009 1 July 2010[35]
DF   Shaun Cummings West Bromwich Albion 17 August 2009 2 September 2009[21][36]
DF   Jack Cork Coventry City 21 August 2009 1 January 2010[37]
30 GK   Rhys Taylor Queens Park Rangers 20 November 2009 4 January 2010[38]
52 DF   Patrick van Aanholt Newcastle United 29 January 2010 28 February 2010[39]
MF   Jack Cork Burnley 1 February 2010 31 May 2010[40]
DF   Ben Gordon Tranmere Rovers 25 March 2010 25 April 2010[41]

Overall

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This section displays the club's financial expenditure's in the transfer market. Because all transfer fees are not disclosed to the public, the numbers displayed in this section are only based on figures released by media outlets.

Competitions

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2009 Community Shield Winners

Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
FA Community Shield Winner 9 August 2009
Premier League Winner 15 August 2009 9 May 2010
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 15 September 2009 16 March 2010
Football League Cup 3rd round Fifth round 23 September 2009 2 December 2009
FA Cup 3rd round Winner 3 January 2010 15 May 2010

Source: Competitions

Pre-season

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18 July 2009 Seattle Sounders FC   0–2   Chelsea Qwest Field, Seattle
20:00 BST (Report) Sturridge   12'
Lampard   35',   90+1'
Attendance: 65,289
Referee:   Alex Prus

World Football Challenge

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Pos Nation Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1   England Chelsea 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 15
2   Mexico América 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 −1 8
3   Italy Inter Milan 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 7
4   Italy Milan 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
22 July 2009 Chelsea   2–0   Internazionale Rose Bowl, Pasadena
04:00 BST Drogba   11'
Lampard   50' (pen.)
Ivanović   59'
(Report) Burdisso   49' Attendance: 81,224
Referee:   Ricardo Salazar
25 July 2009 Milan   1–2   Chelsea M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
01:00 BST Flamini   34'
Seedorf   37'
Oddo   75'
(Report) Drogba   6'
Ivanović   56'
Zhirkov   68'
Attendance: 71,203
Referee:   Mark Geiger
27 July 2009 Chelsea   2–0   América Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
01:00 BST Hutchinson   49'
Di Santo   76'
Malouda   78'
(Report) Rojas   17' Attendance: 57,229
Referee:   Paul Ward

Return to England

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1 August 2009 Reading 2–2 Chelsea Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 BST Kébé   38'
Davies   45'
(Report) Kalou   88'
Pearce   90+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 18,781
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Community Shield

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9 August 2009 Chelsea 2–2
(4–1 p)
Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST Ivanović   13'
Carvalho   52'
Lampard   71'
(Report) Berbatov   4'
Nani   10'
Evra   80'
Owen   86'
Rooney   90+2'
Attendance: 85,896
Referee: Chris Foy
Penalties
Lampard  
Ballack  
Drogba  
Kalou  
  Giggs
  Carrick
  Evra

Premier League

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Chelsea's 18th consecutive season in the Premier League began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. Chelsea won their fourth national league title on 86 points, one point ahead of Manchester United.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 27 5 6 103 32 +71 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester United 38 27 4 7 86 28 +58 85
3 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 83 41 +42 75
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41 +26 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45 +28 67 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
Source: Premier League
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Manchester United won the League Cup and then qualified for the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to the 6th-placed team. The 6th-placed Aston Villa was coincidentally also the League Cup runners-up.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 27 5 6 103 32  +71 86 17 1 1 68 14  +54 10 4 5 35 18  +17

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWLWLWWWWWLDWDDWWWWDWLWLWDWWWWLWWW
Position62211121211111111111111111111322111111
Points3691215181821212427303336363740414245485154555858616164656871747777808386
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 August 2009 1 Chelsea 2–1 Hull City London
12:45 BST Drogba   37', 90+2',   90+3' (Report) Hunt   28'
Mendy   45+2'
Barmby   70'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,597
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 August 2009 2 Sunderland 1–3 Chelsea Sunderland
19:45 BST Bent   18'
Richardson   29'
Cana   68'
(Report) Ballack   52'
Ivanović   54'
Lampard   61' (pen.)
Deco   70'
Drogba   76'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,179
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 August 2009 3 Fulham 0–2 Chelsea London
16:00 BST (Report) Drogba   39'
Anelka   76'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,404
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 August 2009 4 Chelsea 3–0 Burnley London
12:45 BST Anelka   45+2'
Ballack   47'
A. Cole   52'
(Report) Mears   49' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,906
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 September 2009 5 Stoke City 1–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Shawcross   18'
Faye   32'
Delap   59'
Wilkinson   77'
(Report) Kalou   16'
Drogba   45+2'
Terry   45+4'
A. Cole   52'
Malouda   90+4'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,440
Referee: Mike Dean
20 September 2009 6 Chelsea 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 BST A. Cole   32'
Ballack   58'
Drogba   63'
(Report) Bassong   66'
Jenas   90+4'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Howard Webb
26 September 2009 7 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Chelsea Wigan
15:00 BST Bramble   16'
Thomas   27'
Rodallega   53' (pen.)
Scharner   90+1'
(Report) Drogba   47'
Čech   51'
Carvalho   70'
Essien   86'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,542
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 October 2009 8 Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool London
16:00 BST Essien   44'
Anelka   60'
Malouda   90+1'
(Report) Gerrard   77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,732
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 October 2009 9 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
12:45 BST Dunne   32'
Agbonlahor   35'
Collins   52'
Milner   90+3'
(Report) Drogba   15'
A. Cole   45+1'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,047
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 October 2009 10 Chelsea 5–0 Blackburn Rovers London
17:30 BST Givet   20' (o.g.)
Lampard   48', 59' (pen.)
Essien   52'
Drogba   64'
(Report) Pedersen   45' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,836
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 October 2009 11 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Chelsea Bolton
15:00 GMT Samuel   45+1'
Robinson   57'
(Report) Lampard   45+2' (pen.)
Deco   61'
Ferreira   80'
Ivanović   83'
Drogba   90'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,680
Referee: Peter Walton
8 November 2009 12 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Ivanović   58'
Drogba   74'
Terry   76'
Carvalho   82'
(Report) Rooney   77'
Evans   82'
Valencia   89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,836
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 November 2009 13 Chelsea 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Malouda   5'
Essien   12', 22'
J. Cole   56'
(Report) Craddock   79'
Keogh   90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,786
Referee: Lee Mason
29 November 2009 14 Arsenal 0–3 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Traoré   25'
Fàbregas   90+5'
(Report) Drogba   37',   41', 86'
Vermaelen   45' (o.g.)
Mikel   70'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 December 2009 15 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea Manchester
18:30 GMT Adebayor   37'
Tevez   56'
Barry   63'
(Report) Adebayor   8' (o.g.)
Terry   45+1'
Carvalho   55'
Belletti   74'
Ivanović   79'
A. Cole   85'
Deco   86'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,348
Referee: Howard Webb
12 December 2009 16 Chelsea 3–3 Everton London
15:00 GMT Drogba   18', 59'
Anelka   23'
(Report) Čech   12' (o.g.)
Heitinga   37'
Yakubu   45+5'
Saha   63'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,579
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 December 2009 17 Chelsea 2–1 Portsmouth London
19:45 GMT Anelka   23'
Lampard   79' (pen.)
(Report) Piquionne   51' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,137
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 December 2009 18 West Ham United 1–1 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Franco   33'
Diamanti   45' (pen.)
Parker   45+3'
Upson   59'
(Report) Carvalho   30'
A. Cole   44'
Lampard   61' (pen.)
Terry   84'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,388
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2009 19 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham
12:45 GMT Bowyer   71' (Report) Malouda   61'   89'
Ivanović   79'
Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 28,958
Referee: Peter Walton
28 December 2009 20 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham London
15:00 GMT Drogba   73',   88'
Smalling   75' (o.g.)
(Report) Gera   4'
Baird   56'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,805
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 January 2010 21 Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Anelka   8', 65'
Malouda   17'
A. Cole   22'
Lampard   34', 90'
Ballack   52'
(Report) Zenden   56'
Bardsley   66'
Bent   90+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,776
Referee: Chris Foy
27 January 2010 22 Chelsea 3–0 Birmingham City London
19:45 GMT Malouda   5'
Lampard   32', 90'
(Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,293
Referee: Steve Bennett
30 January 2010 23 Burnley 1–2 Chelsea Burnley
17:30 GMT Bikey   39'
Fletcher   50'
(Report) Anelka   27'
Terry   33'   82'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,131
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 February 2010 24 Hull City 1–1 Chelsea Hull
19:45 GMT Mouyokolo   30'
McShane   59'
(Report) Ivanović   29'
Drogba   42',   89'
Terry   45'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,957
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 February 2010 25 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal London
16:00 GMT Drogba   8', 23'
Zhirkov   88'
J. Cole   88'
(Report) Song   83'
Fàbregas   84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,794
Referee: Mike Dean
10 February 2010 26 Everton 2–1 Chelsea Liverpool
20:00 GMT Saha   33', 75'
Donovan   64'
(Report) Malouda   17',   90+5'
Mikel   62'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,411
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 February 2010 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT (Report) Drogba   40', 67'
Ballack   64'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,978
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 February 2010 28 Chelsea 2–4 Manchester City London
12:45 GMT Lampard   42', 90+1' (pen.)
Terry   49'
Ivanović   58'
Ballack   68'   81'
Belletti   75'
(Report) Tevez   45+1', 76' (pen.)
Zabaleta   57'
Bellamy   51', 87'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,814
Referee: Mike Dean
13 March 2010 29 Chelsea 4–1 West Ham United London
15:00 GMT Alex   16'
Drogba   56', 90'
Malouda   77'
(Report) Parker   30'
Mido   49'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,755
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
21 March 2010 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Chelsea Blackburn
16:00 GMT Diouf   70' (Report) Drogba   6'
Zhirkov   45'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,554
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 March 2010 31 Portsmouth 0–5 Chelsea Portsmouth
19:45 GMT O'Hara   67'
Hughes   86'
James   90+6'
(Report) Drogba   32', 77'
Malouda   40',   50', 60'
Mikel   90'
Lampard   90+4'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Lee Mason
27 March 2010 32 Chelsea 7–1 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Lampard   15', 44' (pen.), 62' (pen.), 90+1'
Zhirkov   31'
Deco   39'
Ferreira   48'
Malouda   57', 67'
Kalou   83'
(Report) Petrov   28'
Carew   29'
Dunne   62'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,825
Referee: Peter Walton
3 April 2010 33 Manchester United 1–2 Chelsea Manchester
12:45 BST Scholes   35'
Neville   44'
Macheda   81'
Fletcher   85'
(Report) J. Cole   20',   72'
Deco   70'
Drogba   79'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,217
Referee: Mike Dean
13 April 2010 34 Chelsea 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London
20:00 BST Anelka   43'
Alex   78'
(Report) Steinsson   24'
Robinson   77'
Davies   78'
Elmander   88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,539
Referee: Chris Foy
17 April 2010 35 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea London
17:30 BST Defoe   15' (pen.)
Bale   44'
Huddlestone   54'
Pavlyuchenko   85'
(Report) Alex   17'
Deco   54'
Terry   63'   66'
Zhirkov   79'
Lampard   90+1'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,814
Referee: Phil Dowd
25 April 2010 36 Chelsea 7–0 Stoke City London
16:00 BST Kalou   24', 31', 69'
Lampard   44' (pen.), 81'
Sturridge   87'
Malouda   89'
(Report) Whelan   59'
Whitehead   61'
Huth   76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,013
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 May 2010 37 Liverpool 0–2 Chelsea Liverpool
13:30 BST Mascherano   87' (Report) Malouda   26'
Drogba   33'
Ballack   40'
Lampard   54'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,375
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 May 2010 38 Chelsea 8–0 Wigan Athletic London
16:00 BST Anelka   6', 56'
Lampard   32' (pen.)
Kalou   54',   54'
Drogba   63', 68' (pen.), 80',   74'
A. Cole   90'
(Report) Caldwell   31'
Gohouri   41'
N'Zogbia   49'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,383
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

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3 January 2010 Third round Chelsea 5–0 Watford London
15:00 GMT Sturridge   5', 68'
Eustace   15' (o.g.)
Malouda   22'
Belletti   41'
J. Cole   43'
Lampard   64'
Matić   83'
(Report) Lansbury   41'
Eustace   81'
Cleverley   86'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,912
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 January 2010 Fourth round Preston North End 0–2 Chelsea Preston
12:45 GMT Hart   24' (Report) Anelka   37'
Sturridge   47'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 23,119
Referee: Mike Dean
13 February 2010 Fifth round Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
12:00 GMT Drogba   2'
Alex   10'
Ballack   51'
Carvalho   61'
Sturridge   69'
Kalou   86'
(Report) Chopra   20',   34'
Gerrard   67'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,827
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 March 2010 Quarter-finals Chelsea 2–0 Stoke City London
16:00 GMT Lampard   35'
Terry   67',   86'
(Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,322
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 April 2010 Semi-finals Aston Villa 0–3 Chelsea London
15:00 BST (Report) Deco   52'
Drogba   68'
Terry   75'
Mikel   84'
Malouda   89'
Lampard   90+5'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,472
Referee: Howard Webb
15 May 2010 Final Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth London
15:00 BST Drogba   59' (Report) Boateng   36'
Rocha   90+1'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 88,335
Referee: Chris Foy

League Cup

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23 September 2009 Third round Chelsea 1–0 Queens Park Rangers London
19:45 BST Kalou   52' (Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,781
Referee: Mike Jones
28 October 2009 Fourth round Chelsea 4–0 Bolton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Kalou   15'
Malouda   26'
Deco   67'
Drogba   89'
(Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,538
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 December 2009 Fifth round Blackburn Rovers 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Chelsea Blackburn
20:00 GMT Kalinić   9'
Grella   62'
Emerton   64'
McCarthy   93' (pen.)
(Report) Bruma   46'
Drogba   48'
Kalou   52'
Ferreira   120+2'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,136
Referee: Alan Wiley
Penalties
McCarthy  
Emerton  
Grella  
Kalinić  
Hoilett  
  Ballack
  Drogba
  Malouda
  Zhirkov
  Kakuta

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 POR ATM APO
1   Chelsea 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 4–0 2–2
2   Porto 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 0–1 2–0 2–1
3   Atlético Madrid 6 0 3 3 3 12 −9 3 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 0–3 0–0
4   APOEL 6 0 3 3 4 7 −3 3 0–1 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF
15 September 2009 1 Chelsea   1–0   Porto London, England
19:45 BST Essien   15'
Malouda   18'
Anelka   48'
Report Fernando   78'   90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,851
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
30 September 2009 2 APOEL   0–1   Chelsea Nicosia, Cyprus
19:45 BST Report Anelka   18'
Kalou   44'
Ivanović   79'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 21,657
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
21 October 2009 3 Chelsea   4–0   Atlético Madrid London, England
19:45 BST Kalou   41', 52'
Lampard   69'
Belletti   86'
Perea   90+1' (o.g.)
Report García   74'
Domínguez   90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,997
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
3 November 2009 4 Atlético Madrid   2–2   Chelsea Madrid, Spain
19:45 GMT Reyes   26'
Assunção   33'
Agüero   66', 90+1'
Report Essien   17'
Drogba   82', 88'
Terry   87'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
25 November 2009 5 Porto   0–1   Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 GMT Fernando   50' Report Ballack   57'
Anelka   68'
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 38,410
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
8 December 2009 6 Chelsea   2–2   APOEL London, England
19:45 GMT Zhirkov   18'
Essien   19'
Drogba   26'
Report Żewłakow   6'
Poursaitidis   85'
Mirosavljević   87'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,917
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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24 February 2010 First leg Internazionale   2–1   Chelsea Milan, Italy
19:45 GMT Milito   3'   22'
Motta   10'
Cambiasso   55'
Report Kalou   23'   51' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 84,638
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
16 March 2010 Second leg Chelsea   0–1
(1–3 agg.)
  Internazionale London, England
19:45 GMT Malouda   55'
Drogba   57'   87'
Alex   83'
Terry   89'
Report Eto'o   17',   79'
Motta   48'
Lúcio   54'
Júlio César   82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,107
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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 42 0 34+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović 40 1 25+3 1 6+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole 34 4 25+2 4 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien 21 4 13+1 3 5+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho 28 0 22+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   UKR Andriy Shevchenko* 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 50 26 36+0 22 6+1 1 6+0 3 0+1 0
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole 39 2 14+12 2 2+3 0 3+2 0 3+0 0
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba 43 37 31+1 29 5+0 3 4+0 3 0+2 2
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi 34 0 21+4 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack 44 5 26+6 4 5+1 0 3+1 1 2+0 0
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda 50 15 26+7 12 7+1 0 4+2 2 3+0 1
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   RUS Yuri Zhirkov 27 0 10+7 0 3+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
19 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira 20 1 11+2 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 1
20 MF   POR Deco 28 3 14+5 2 2+2 0 3+0 0 2+0 1
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou 36 12 11+12 5 5+1 3 2+2 1 3+0 3
22 GK   ENG Ross Turnbull 5 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
23 FW   ENG Daniel Sturridge 20 5 2+11 1 0+2 0 3+1 4 1+0 0
24 MF   SRB Nemanja Matić 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF   ENG John Terry 51 3 37+0 2 8+0 0 5+0 1 0+1 0
33 DF   BRA Alex 25 1 13+3 1 2+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti 22 0 4+7 0 4+1 0 2+1 0 3+0 0
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka 44 15 31+2 11 6+1 3 3+1 1 0+0 0
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário 11 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
41 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
43 DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
44 FW   FRA Gaël Kakuta 4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
45 FW   ITA Fabio Borini 8 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
52 DF   NED Patrick van Aanholt 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Notes:

  • * = Player is no longer with the club but still made an appearance during the season.

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League Champions League League Cup FA Cup Community Shield Total
1 11   Drogba 29 3 2 3 0 37
2 8   Lampard 22 1 0 3 1 27
3 15   Malouda 12 0 1 2 0 15
39   Anelka 11 3 0 1 0 15
5 21   Kalou 5 3 3 1 0 12
6 13   Ballack 4 0 0 1 0 5
23   Sturridge 1 0 0 4 0 5
8 3   Cole 4 0 0 0 0 4
5   Essien 3 1 0 0 0 4
10 20   Deco 2 0 1 0 0 3
26   Terry 2 0 0 1 0 3
12 10   Cole 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 2   Ivanović 1 0 0 0 0 1
6   Carvalho 0 0 0 0 1 1
19   Ferreira 0 0 1 0 0 1
33   Alex 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 1 0 1 0 6
TOTALS 103 12 8 17 2 142

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Position Nation Number Name Premier League Champions League League Cup FA Cup Total (FA Total)
                   
GK   1 Petr Čech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 1 (1)
DF   2 Branislav Ivanović 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (6) 0
DF   3 Ashley Cole 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (4) 0
MF   5 Michael Essien 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0
DF   6 Ricardo Carvalho 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 (5) 0
MF   10 Joe Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 (2) 0
FW   11 Didier Drogba 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 (7) 1 (0)
MF   12 Mikel John Obi 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 (4) 0
MF   13 Michael Ballack 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 (4) 1 (1)
MF   15 Florent Malouda 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 (5) 1 (1)
MF   18 Yuri Zhirkov 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 (4) 0
DF   19 Paulo Ferreira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 0
MF   20 Deco 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 (5) 0
FW   21 Salomon Kalou 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0
MF   24 Nemanja Matić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
DF   26 John Terry 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 (9) 1 (1)
DF   33 Alex 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 (3) 0
DF   35 Juliano Belletti 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 (2) 1 (1)
DF   43 Jeffrey Bruma 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
TOTALS 58 5 14 1 1 0 9 0 82 (68) 6 (5)

Overall

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Games played 55 (38 Premier League, 8 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games won 39 (27 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games drawn 7 (5 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League)
Games lost 9 (6 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored 142
Goals conceded 44
Goal difference +98
Clean sheets 29
Yellow cards 82
Red cards 6
Worst discipline   John Terry (11  , 1  )
Best result(s) 8–0 (H) v Wigan Athletic – Premier League – 9 May 2010
Worst result(s) 2–4 (H) v Manchester City – Premier League – 27 February 2010
3–1 (A) v Wigan AthleticPremier League – 23 September 2009
Most appearances John Terry with 51 appearances
Top scorer   Didier Drogba (37 goals)
Points 124/165 (75.15%)

Source: Chelsea FC

Honours

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Individuals

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Player

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No. Player Award Source
1   Petr Čech 2009 Czech Footballer of the Year,[42] 2009–10 Barclays Golden Glove
2   Branislav Ivanović PFA Team of the Year (2010)
3   Ashley Cole Goal of the Season (2009–10) v Sunderland (Premier League) 16 January 2010
8   Frank Lampard 2010 Football Writers' Association Tribute Award
11   Didier Drogba 2009 BBC African Footballer of the Year, 2009 African Footballer of the Year, PFA Team of the Year (2010), Chelsea Player of the Year (2009–10), 2010 Barclays Golden Boot Winner
15   Florent Malouda Player of the Month (March 2010), Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2009–10)
26   John Terry UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2009), FIFPro World XI (2008–09)

Manager

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Manager Award Source
  Carlo Ancelotti Manager of the Month (November 2009)

See also

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References

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