2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 91st competitive season, 13th consecutive season in the Premier League and 99th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho during his first season at the club, Chelsea won the Premier League title (their first league title in 50 years) and the League Cup.

Chelsea
2004–05 season
(from left to right) Guðjohnsen, Lampard, and Terry celebrating the club's first Premier League title
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League1st
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (13)
All: Frank Lampard (19)
Highest home attendance42,328 (vs. Newcastle United, 4 December 2004)
Lowest home attendance33,945 (vs. CSKA Moscow, 20 October 2004)

The season was historic for the vast number of records set during the season. The list of achievements include; most away wins in a season (15), most clean sheets kept in a season (25), fewest goals conceded away in a season (9), most wins in a season (29), fewest goals conceded in a season (15)

After missing out on the league title to the unbeaten Arsenal in the previous season, Chelsea continued spending large sums of money in order to build a squad capable of challenging for honours. They were in their second season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, enabling them to sign five players for more than £10 million each, including Ivorian striker Didier Drogba from Marseille and defender Ricardo Carvalho from Mourinho's former club, Porto. Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira also followed Mourinho to Chelsea from Porto.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their semi-final placing the previous year, but in the end only matched their achievement. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to eventual semi-finalists Newcastle United.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit, all blue with a white collar, was retained from the previous season. Their new away kit was black with grey shorts and accents. Chelsea retained last season's away kit (all white with black and blue stripes down the center) as the third kit for this season.

Management

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:

First team squad

Squad at end of season

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
4 MF  FRA Claude Makélélé
5 MF  RUS Alexey Smertin
6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW  SCG Mateja Kežman
10 MF  ENG Joe Cole
11 MF  IRL Damien Duff
2 DF  ENG Glen Johnson
13 DF  FRA William Gallas
14 MF  CMR Geremi
15 FW  CIV Didier Drogba
16 MF  NED Arjen Robben
18 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ENG Scott Parker
20 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira
22 FW  ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 FW  FIN Mikael Forssell[1]
26 DF  ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF  CZE Jiří Jarošík
29 DF  GER Robert Huth
30 MF  POR Tiago
31 MF  POR Filipe Oliveira
32 DF  SCO Steven Watt
33 MF  POR Nuno Morais
40 GK  ENG Lenny Pidgeley
42 MF  ENG Anthony Grant

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  NGA Celestine Babayaro (to Newcastle United)
7 FW  ROU Adrian Mutu (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Craig Rocastle (to Sheffield Wednesday)
MF  CYP Alexis Nicolas (to Brighton & Hove Albion)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
41 GK  BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[2]
43 MF  ENG Joe Tillen
DF  ENG Michael Mancienne
DF  ENG Adrian Pettigrew
DF  ENG Dean Smith
DF  ENG Sam Tillen
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ENG Danny Woodards
MF  ENG Danny Hollands
MF  ENG James Simmonds[3]
MF  ENG Jimmy Smith
MF  GER Sebastian Kneißl

Under-18s

The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-18s, but may have appeared for the reserve team.

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  ENG James Russell[4]
GK  GER Nick Hamann
DF  ENG Joe Anderson
DF  ENG Ed Brand
DF  ENG Shaun Cummings[5]
DF  ENG Ben Hudell
DF  ENG Sam Hutchinson
DF  ENG Harry Worley
MF  ENG Liam Bridcutt[6]
MF  ENG Jack Cork
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG James Younghusband[7]
MF  POR Filipe Morais
MF  RSA Dean Furman
MF  SOM Hamze Ismail
MF  WAL Andy King
MF  ENG Dean McDonald [8]
FW  ENG Jack Watkins
FW  ENG Phil Younghusband[9]
FW  ITA Michele Gallaccio
FW  ENG Eric Odihambo [10]

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
20DF Paulo Ferreira Porto£13.2 million[11]23 June 2004
1GK Petr Čech Rennes£7.1 million[12]1 July 2004
16MF Arjen Robben PSV£12 million[13]1 July 2004
9FW Mateja Kežman PSV£5.3 million[14]13 July 2004
15FW Didier Drogba Marseille£24 million[15]20 July 2004
30MF Tiago Benfica£10 million[16]21 July 2004
6DF Ricardo Carvalho Porto£19.85 million[17]28 July 2004
33DF Nuno Morais PenafielUndisclosed[18]29 August 2004
27MF Jiří Jarošík CSKA Moscow£3 million[19]6 January 2005

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
7MF Winston BogardeUnattachedReleased1 July 2004
20MF Juan Sebastián Verón InternazionaleLoan[20]1 July 2004
6DF Marcel Desailly Al-GharafaFree[21]6 July 2004
9FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink MiddlesbroughFree[22]1 July 2004
32FW Mikael Forssell Birmingham CityLoan[23]1 July 2004
15DF Mario Melchiot Birmingham CityFree[24]9 July 2004
17MF Emmanuel PetitUnattachedReleasedJuly 2004
12MF Mario StanićN/ARetired[25]9 July 2004
30MF Jesper Grønkjær Birmingham City£2.2 million[26]12 July 2004
39FW Carlton Cole Aston VillaLoan[27]14 July 2004
21FW Hernán Crespo MilanLoan[28]July 2004
N/AMF Boudewijn Zenden MiddlesbroughFree[29]July 2004
34GK Neil Sullivan Leeds UnitedFree[30]August 2004
31GK Marco Ambrosio GrasshoppersFree[31]11 August 2004

Overall transfer activity

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2004–05 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier.[16]

The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, international football, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.

August – October

Chelsea opened their Premier League campaign at home against a depleted Manchester United side on 15 August 2004. Eiður Guðjohnsen's 14th-minute goal was enough to separate the two sides, 1–0. The result was followed by another 1–0 win a weekend later, this time away at Birmingham City thanks to a strike by substitute Joe Cole. A few days later, Chelsea journeyed across London to Selhurst Park to face newly promoted Crystal Palace. A Didier Drogba debut goal for his new club (a header from a Celestine Babayaro cross) and a controlled, outside-the-box effort by Tiago were enough to ensure a 0–2 win and maintain Chelsea's 100 percent start. Chelsea concluded August with a 2–1 home win over Southampton. James Beattie gave the visitors a shock lead after 12 seconds (the fastest Premier League goal of the season and Chelsea's first conceded); Beattie subsequently scored an own goal at the other end following a Chelsea corner, and a Frank Lampard penalty four minutes short of half-time set Chelsea on their way to all three points, leaving them in second place (behind fellow 100 percenters Arsenal on goal difference).

Due to the international fixtures, Chelsea did not play again until 11 September, dropping their first points of the season in a 0–0 draw at Aston Villa, but both sides were not without their chances to break the deadlock, Drogba having a penalty claim turned down and being booked for diving in the process. A second successive 0–0 draw, at home to Tottenham Hotspur, meant they lost ground on defending champions and leaders Arsenal, falling two points behind. Chelsea later claimed their first win of the month courtesy of a free-kick routine finished by Drogba nine minutes from time away at Middlesbrough one week later to give them a vital 0–1 win. At the end of September 2004, Chelsea were still occupying second place, two points behind Arsenal.

Chelsea began October with yet another 1–0 win, this time against Liverpool, a Joe Cole flick from an inswinging Lampard free kick maintained their unbeaten league start. The run, however, ended after they suffered their first and only defeat of the season away at Manchester City, with Nicolas Anelka stroking home a penalty in the 11th minute that he won himself after being felled in the box by Paulo Ferreira. The result cast Chelsea further behind pace-setters Arsenal, the margin now at five points. Manager Jose Mourinho maintained his optimism regarding his side's performances despite the media bemoaning Chelsea's lack of goals and style of play, particularly in contrast to the verve of unbeaten league leaders Arsenal.

Nonetheless, Chelsea recorded one of their most emphatic victories of the season a week later, winning 4–0 at home against Blackburn Rovers, an Eiður Guðjohnsen hat-trick set them on their way to the win. The result was significant in that it closed the gap to two points, as Arsenal lost their unbeaten record in controversial fashion a day later at Old Trafford, losing 2–0 to Manchester United. Another irrefutable result, a 1–4 win away at West Bromwich Albion, pulled Chelsea level with Arsenal (but behind on goal difference) at the end of October, as the reigning champions were showing signs of faltering, narrowly earning a 2–2 draw that day.

November – December

A 1–0 home win against Everton at Stamford Bridge coupled with another draw for Arsenal allowed Chelsea to top the table for the first time in the season. A week later, they retained their two-point lead at the top thanks to a thumping 4-1 away triumph at Fulham. Despite a 2-2 home draw to Bolton, they maintained their table-topping lead after Arsenal could only manage a 1-1 draw themselves to West Brom at home on the same day; Chelsea rounded off November 2004 with a 4-0 thumping of Charlton Athletic at The Valley with Duff, Terry twice and Gudjohnsen all on the scoresheet to see Chelsea move 5 points clear at the top as Arsenal suffered their second defeat of the season at Liverpool the next day.

Chelsea began the new month as they ended the last, with a 4-0 victory, this time at home against Newcastle. In their next outing, they visited rivals Arsenal and despite going behind twice, equalised twice to earn a 2-2 draw at Highbury and preserve their lead at the top of the Premier League. Chelsea won the rest of their December fixtures without conceding: 4-0 vs Norwich, 1-0 vs Aston Villa, and 2-0 away to Portsmouth - to end 2004 sitting atop the Premier League, five points clear of champions Arsenal.

January - February

2005 began with a trip to Anfield on New Year's Day, Joe Cole once again proved the difference between the two sides, finding the back of the net five minutes after coming on as a substitute to earn a now-routine 1-0 victory for the visitors. They went on to win all their remaining games in January to nil (2-0 vs Middlesbrough, 2-0 away at Tottenham Hotspur and 3-0 against Portsmouth), extending their commanding lead to 10 points, as rivals Arsenal continued to flounder.

As February dawned, Arsenal lost 4-2 against Manchester United at Highbury, the latter leapfrogging Wenger's Arsenal into second and prompting the Frenchman to rule his side (now 13 points behind leaders Chelsea) out of the title race with Manchester United showing signs of a mid-season surge; nevertheless, Chelsea continued their relentless form, earning a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 2 February; in doing so, Petr Cech (who saved a penalty late on in the game to ensure Chelsea's victory) set a new record of minutes gone without conceding (781), breaking Peter Schmeichel's record of 695 with Manchester United. The eighth straight win saw the Blues move 11 points clear as their quest for a first Premier League title remained on track.

They later dropped their first points of 2005, a 0-0 stalemate at home to Manchester City, but soon returned to winning ways with a 1-0 away victory at Everton on 12 February, closing the month with a 9-point advantage over second-placed Manchester United.

March - April

Chelsea conceded their first goal in 2005, during a 3-1 win at Norwich on 5 March, to end Petr Cech's Premier League record of minutes without conceding at 1,028 (later broken by Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United in 2009). The Blues went on to register a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at home and completed March with a 4-1 victory against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge as they closed in on their first league title for 50 years.

The penultimate month of the season opened for Chelsea with a 3-1 away win over Southampton, a well-worked team goal finished off by Eidur Gudjohnsen rounding off the result with seven minutes to spare. A week later on 9 April, Dider Drogba rescued a point for the West Londoners after Walter Pandiani had given Birmingham City a shock lead with half an hour to go at Stamford Bridge; however, their form and results elsewhere conspired to leave Chelsea needing just six points from their last six fixtures of the campaign to be assured of their first-ever Premier League title.

On 20 April, Chelsea played out a goalless draw at home against nearest rivals Arsenal with both sides (particularly the hosts) missing a myriad of opportunities to break the deadlock. But the Blues swiftly rediscovered their touch at Stamford Bridge days later against neighbours Fulham, putting them to the sword with a 3-1 result, Frank Lampard scored the pick of the goals, a crisp low drive inside the area from Arjen Robben's cut-back on the left to restore Chelsea's lead after Collins John had equalised Joe Cole's earlier opener.

The result meant Chelsea could win the title provided closest challengers Arsenal (whose form has picked up considerably towards the season's end) dropped points against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at Highbury a couple of days later, but the Gunners picked up all three points in a 1-0 win.

Chelsea travelled to Bolton's Reebok Stadium on 30 April 2005 with the knowledge a win and all three points would crown them Champions of England for the first time in half a century, and despite a tense and goalless first-half, the second half saw Lampard win a battle against a defender for a high, bouncing ball just outside the penalty area before making space for a fierce right-foot drive to give Chelsea the lead after an hour gone; it was a lead Chelsea doubled as they countered from a Bolton corner fifteen minutes later, Lampard picking up Claude Makélélé's through ball and rounding goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen, slotting into an empty net for his second goal of the game to seal a conclusive 2-0 win and the league title for the Blues - Mourinho's first in English football - as the Blues sat top of the league with a now-unassailable 11-point lead after 35 games at the end of April 2005.

May

The final month of the season saw the new champions step on to the Stamford Bridge pitch against Charlton on 7 May, and were made to wait until just moments from time to record a 1-0 victory as Frank Lampard won a penalty in the closing stages, Makélélé (who had never scored previously for the club) was given the honours but scored on the rebound following the save of his initial effort by Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely. The game marked Chelsea's final home match of the season, therefore the trophy presentation and post-match celebrations were held afterwards in front of a capacity home crowd.

Three days later, Chelsea travelled to Old Trafford for the penultimate game of the season against third-placed Manchester United, receiving another pre-match guard of honour (customary for their remaining games since clinching the title against Bolton); and in spite of Ruud van Nistelrooy's opening goal, the Blues hit back, notching three times through Tiago, Gudjohnsen and Joe Cole late on to complete a Premier League double over United and claim a record 29th victory of the league season, moving onto 94 points.

Their final league game on 15 May 2005 ended in a 1-1 draw, away to Newcastle United in an inconsequential yet unusually ill-disciplined end-of-season fixture that saw eight yellow cards brandished; the club's top-scorer Frank Lampard scoring from the penalty spot to equalise an own goal by Geremi at the other end minutes earlier.

Chelsea completed their historic campaign with notably new Premier League records of 95 points (12 clear of second-placed Arsenal), 29 wins (14 of them at home - a record in itself), 1,025 consecutive minutes without conceding and just 15 goals conceded - suffering only one defeat all season.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 29 8 1 72 15  +57 95 14 5 0 35 6  +29 15 3 1 37 9  +28

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAA
ResultWWWWDDWWLWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWWDDWWWWD
Position42222222222111111111111111111111111111
Points3691213141720202326293233363940434649525558616465687174778081828588919495
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 August 2004 1 Chelsea 1 – 0 Manchester United London, England
16:00 BST Guðjohnsen  14' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,813
Referee: Graham Poll
21 August 2004 2 Birmingham City 0 – 1 Chelsea Birmingham, England
15:00 BST Report Cole  68' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,953
Referee: Barry Knight
24 August 2004 3 Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Chelsea London, England
19:45 BST Hudson  74' Report Drogba  27'
Tiago  78'
Babayaro  62'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,953
Referee: Chris Foy
28 August 2004 4 Chelsea 2 – 1 Southampton London, England
15:00 BST Beattie  34' (o.g.)
Lampard  41' (pen.)
Report Beattie  1'
Delap  40'
Kevin Phillips  40'
Prutton  63'
Le Saux  81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,864
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 September 2004 5 Aston Villa 0 – 0 Chelsea Birmingham, England
13:30 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,691
Referee: Rob Styles
19 September 2004 6 Chelsea 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur London, England
16:00 BST Smertin  90' Report King  50'
Redknapp  73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,246
Referee: Mike Riley
25 September 2004 7 Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Chelsea Middlesbrough, England
13:30 BST Report Drogba  81'
Smertin  61'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,341
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 October 2004 8 Chelsea 1 – 0 Liverpool London, England
16:00 BST Cole  64' Report Carragher  90+1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,028
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 October 2004 9 Manchester City 1 – 0 Chelsea Manchester, England
17:15 BST Anelka  11' (pen.)
Mills  64'
Report Ferreira  11'
Lampard  54'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,047
Referee: Howard Webb
23 October 2004 10 Chelsea 4 – 0 Blackburn Rovers London, England
15:00 BST Guðjohnsen  37', 38', 51' (pen.)
Duff  74'
Parker  41'
Report Flitcroft  19'
Neill  76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,546
Referee: Graham Poll
30 October 2004 11 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 4 Chelsea West Bromwich, England
15:00 BST Gera  56'
Robinson  54'
Report Gallas  45'
Guðjohnsen  51'
Duff  59'
Lampard  81'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,399
Referee: Barry Knight
6 November 2004 12 Chelsea 1 – 0 Everton London, England
15:00 GMT Robben  72',  90+2' Report Kilbane  52'
Gravesen  80'
Bent  90+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,965
Referee: Mike Riley
13 November 2004 13 Fulham 1 – 4 Chelsea London, England
17:00 GMT Diop  57' Report Lampard  33',  45'
Robben  59'
Gallas  73'
Tiago  81'
Makélélé  23'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,877
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 November 2004 14 Chelsea 2 – 2 Bolton Wanderers London, England
15:00 GMT Duff  1'
Tiago  48'
Kežman  85'
Report Davies  52'
Jaidi  87'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,203
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 November 2004 15 Charlton Athletic 0 – 4 Chelsea London, England
15:00 GMT Report Duff  4'
Terry  47', 50',  42'
Guðjohnsen  59'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,355
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
4 December 2004 16 Chelsea 4 – 0 Newcastle United London, England
12:45 GMT Lampard  63'
Drogba  69'
Robben  87'
Kežman  90' (pen.)
Report Taylor  37'
Jenas  65'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,328
Referee: Rob Styles
12 December 2004 17 Arsenal 2 – 2 Chelsea London, England
16:05 GMT Henry  2', 29'
Cole  79'
Report Terry  17'
Guðjohnsen  46'
Robben  30'
Drogba  67'
Lampard  72'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,153
Referee: Graham Poll
18 December 2004 18 Chelsea 4 – 0 Norwich City London, England
15:00 GMT Duff  10'
Lampard  34'
Robben  44'
Drogba  83'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2004 19 Chelsea 1 – 0 Aston Villa London, England
13:00 GMT Duff  30'
Robben  45'
Tiago  69'
Terry  86'
Report Solano  59'
Ridgewell  60'
Mellberg  82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2004 20 Portsmouth 0 – 2 Chelsea Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT Kamara  32' Report Robben  79',  80'
Cole  90'
Ferreira  75'
Lampard  84'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 January 2005 21 Liverpool 0 – 1 Chelsea Liverpool, England
12:45 GMT García  47'
Hamann  90'
Report Cole  80'
Lampard  21'
Johnson  84'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,886
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 January 2005 22 Chelsea 2 – 0 Middlesbrough London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba  15', 17'
Cole  25'
Robben  32'
Report Parlour  82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,982
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 January 2005 23 Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 2 Chelsea London, England
15:00 GMT Brown  86'
Yeates  90'
Report Lampard  39' (pen.), 90'
Duff  35'
Johnson  42'
Terry  85'
Makélélé  86'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,105
Referee: Graham Poll
22 January 2005 24 Chelsea 3 – 0 Portsmouth London, England
15:00 GMT Drogba  15', 39'
Robben  21'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,267
Referee: Mike Riley
2 February 2005 25 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Chelsea Blackburn, England
20:00 GMT Matteo  38'
Dickov  62'
Report Robben  5'
Terry  57'
Kežman  90+2'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,414
Referee: Uriah Rennie
6 February 2005 26 Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester City London, England
16:05 GMT Makélélé  41'
Guðjohnsen  64'
Report Bosvelt  71' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb
12 February 2005 27 Everton 0 – 1 Chelsea Liverpool, England
12:45 GMT Cahill  33'
Beattie  8'
Report Guðjohnsen  69'
Terry  80'
Jarošík  89'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,270
Referee: Mike Riley
5 March 2005 28 Norwich City 1 – 3 Chelsea Norwich, England
17:15 GMT McKenzie  64'
Drury  19'
Report Cole  22'  19'
Kežman  71'
Carvalho  79'
Makélélé  58'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,506
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 March 2005 29 Chelsea 1 – 0 West Bromwich Albion London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba  26' Report Clement  16' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,713
Referee: Neale Barry
19 March 2005 30 Chelsea 4 – 1 Crystal Palace London, England
15:00 GMT Lampard  29'
Cole  54'
Kežman  78', 90'
Terry  80'
Report Riihilahti  42' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,667
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 April 2005 31 Southampton 1 – 3 Chelsea Southampton, England
17:15 GMT Phillips  69' Report Lampard  22'
Guðjohnsen  39', 83'
Kežman  62'
Tiago  89'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 April 2005 32 Chelsea 1 – 1 Birmingham City London, England
15:00 GMT Drogba  82'
Cole  65'
Tiago  66'
Report Pandiani  65'
Cunningham  21'
Nafti  50'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,031
Referee: Chris Foy
20 April 2005 33 Chelsea 0 – 0 Arsenal London, England
20:00 GMT Cole  52' Report Viera  74'
Pires  90+1'
Reyes  90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,621
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 April 2005 34 Chelsea 3 – 1 Fulham London, England
12:45 GMT Cole  17'
Lampard  64'
Guðjohnsen  87'
Terry  54'
Report John  41',  53' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,081
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 April 2005 35 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 2 Chelsea Bolton, England
17:15 GMT Candela  51'
Diouf  58'
Jääskeläinen  60'
Nolan  89'
Report Lampard  60', 76'
Makélélé  5'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Steve Dunn
7 May 2005 36 Chelsea 1 – 0 Charlton Athletic London, England
17:15 GMT Makélélé  90+2' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,065
Referee: Mike Riley
10 May 2005 37 Manchester United 1 – 3 Chelsea Manchester, England
20:00 GMT van Nistelrooy  7'
Keane  31'
van Nistelrooy  63'
Report Tiago  17'
Guðjohnsen  61'
Cole  82'
Makélélé  51'
Lampard  64'
Gallas  73'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,832
Referee: Graham Poll
15 May 2005 38 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne, England
15:00 GMT Geremi  33' (o.g.)
Babayaro  34'
N'Zogbia  37'
Kluivert  54'
Jenas  60'
Report Lampard  35' (pen.)
Cole  41'
Carvalho  59'
Tiago  59'
Geremi  78'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,326
Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Porto 6 2 2 2 4 6 2 8
3 CSKA Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 2 3 3 8 5 5
Source: [32]
14 September 2004 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0 – 3 Chelsea Paris, France
19:45 BST Hélder  45+2' Report Terry  29'
Drogba  45', 75'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
29 September 2004 2 Chelsea 3 – 1 Porto London, England
19:45 BST Smertin  7',  60'
Drogba  50'
Terry  70'
Gallas  41'
Carvalho  53'
Report McCarthy  68'
Luís Fabiano  35'
Derlei  72'
Pepe  78'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,237
Referee: Herbert Fandel
20 October 2004 3 Chelsea 2 – 0 CSKA Moscow London, England
19:45 BST Terry  9'
Guðjohnsen  45'
Kežman  55'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,945
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ
2 November 2004 4 CSKA Moscow 0 – 1 Chelsea Moscow, Russia
19:45 BST Olić  12'
Šemberas  80'
Report Robben  24'
Johnson  22'
Kežman  68'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Massimo De Santis
24 November 2004 5 Chelsea 0 – 0 Paris Saint-Germain London, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,626
Referee: Rene Temmink
7 December 2004 6 Porto 2 – 1 Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 BST Diego  60',  61'
McCarthy  85'
Report Duff  33'
Smertin  38'
Tiago  70'
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 42,409
Referee: Massimo Busacca

Knockout phase

Round of 16

23 February 2005 First leg Barcelona 2 – 1 Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMT López  67'
Eto'o  73'
Report Belletti  33' (o.g.)
Drogba  15'  56'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Anders Frisk
8 March 2005 Second leg Chelsea 4 – 2
(5 – 4 agg.)
Barcelona London, England
19:45 BST Guðjohnsen  8'
Lampard  17'
Duff  19'
Terry  76'
Ferreira  26'
Kežman  83'
Johnson  84'
Report Ronaldinho  27' (pen.), 38'
Van Bronckhorst  29'
Xavi  68'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,515
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Quarter Finals

6 April 2005 First leg Chelsea 4 – 2 Bayern Munich London, England
19:45 BST Cole  4'
Lampard  59', 70'
Drogba  81'
Carvalho  32'
Gallas  51'
Makélélé  54'
Report Schweinsteiger  51',  63'
Schweinsteiger  29'
Frings  38'
Ballack  90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,253
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
12 April 2005 Second leg Bayern Munich 3 – 2
(5 – 6 agg.)
Chelsea Munich, Germany
19:45 GMT Pizarro  65'
Guerrero  90'
Scholl  90+5'
Kovač  27'
[ Report] Lampard  30'
Drogba  80'
Guðjohnsen  50'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez

Semi-Finals

27 April 2005 First leg Chelsea 0 – 0 Liverpool London, England
19:45 BST Cole  59'
Kežman  79'
Report Bišćan  57'
Alonso  87'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,497
Referee: Alain Sars
3 May 2005 Second leg Liverpool 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)
Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 BST García  4'
Baroš  8'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,529
Referee: Lubos Michel

National cups

League Cup

27 October 2004 Third round Chelsea 1 – 0 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Kežman  57' Report Řepka  86' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,774
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 November 2004 Fourth round Newcastle United 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Butt  45+2' Report Guðjohnsen  100'
Robben  112'
Mendes  22'
Johnson  24'
Cole  65'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 December 2004 Quarter Finals Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea London
19:45 BST McBride  74' Report Duff  55'
Lampard  88'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 January 2005 Semi-Final First Leg Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United London
19:45 BST Drogba  60' Report Heinze  33'
Ronaldo  81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Neale Barry
26 January 2005 Semi-Finals Second Leg Manchester United 1 – 2
(1 – 2 agg.)
Chelsea Manchester
19:45 BST Giggs  67'
Keane  84'
Report Lampard  29'
Duff  85'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Rob Styles
27 February 2005 Final Liverpool 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Cardiff
19:45 BST Riise  1'
Núñez  113'
Hyypiä  13'
Traoré  35'
Hamann  79'
Carragher  117'
Report Gerrard  79' (o.g.)
Drogba  107',  108'
Kežman  112',  81'
Lampard  27'
Duff  114'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Steve Bennett
Man of the Match: John Terry

FA Cup

8 January 2005 Third round Chelsea 3 – 1 Scunthorpe United London
15:00 GMT Kežman  26'
Andy Crosby  58' (o.g.)
Guðjohnsen  86'
Geremi  66'
Report Hayes  8' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,019
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 January 2005 Fourth Round Chelsea 2 – 0 Birmingham City London
15:00 GMT Huth  6'
Terry  80'
Report Upson  48' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,379
Referee: Mike Dean
20 February 2005 Fifth Round Newcastle United 1 – 0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Kluivert  4' Report Tiago  45'
Carvalho  89'
Cudicini  90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 45,740
Referee: Mark Halsey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupFootball League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Petr Čech 4803501100020
2 DF Glen Johnson 28013+304+20302+10
3 DF Celestine Babayaro 503+10000010
4 MF Claude Makélélé 5013611000040
5 MF Alexey Smertin 25111+504+113010
6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 39122+311001030
7 FW Adrian Mutu 200+20000000
8 MF Frank Lampard 581938131240+203+32
9 FW Mateja Kežman 4176+1943+60312+22
10 MF Joe Cole 46919+988+11304+20
11 MF Damien Duff 481028+268+221+105+12
13 DF William Gallas 4622821201050
14 MF Geremi 2006+701+302010
15 FW Didier Drogba 411618+8108+151+103+11
16 MF Arjen Robben 29914+472+310+203+11
18 DF Wayne Bridge 25012+30402040
19 MF Scott Parker 1101+303+100030
20 DF Paulo Ferreira 4202906+100+1050
22 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 571630+7129+222+111+51
23 GK Carlo Cudicini 11030103040
24 FW Mikael Forssell 200+100+100000
26 DF John Terry 5383631145011
27 MF Jiří Jarošík 2003+110002+101+20
29 DF Robert Huth 1516+401+301100
30 MF Tiago Mendes 51421+1344+702040
31 MF Filipe Oliveira 100+10000000
32 DF Steven Watt 200+10001000
33 DF Nuno Morais 400+200+101000
40 GK Lenny Pidgeley 100+10000000
42 MF Anthony Grant 100+10000000

Statistics source.[33] Squad details and shirt numbers from .

Summary

Games played59 (38 Premier League), 3 (FA Cup), 12 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Games won42 (29 Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 6 (UEFA Champions League) 5 (Football League Cup)
Games drawn11 (8 Premier League), 0 (FA Cup), 2 (UEFA Champions League) 1 (Football League Cup)
Games lost6 (1 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 4 (UEFA Champions League) 0 (Football League Cup)
Goals scored107 (72 Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 21 (UEFA Champions League) 10 (Football League Cup)
Goals conceded33 (15 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 13 (UEFA Champions League) 4 (Football League Cup)
Goal difference75 (57 Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 8 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Clean sheets35 (25 Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 5 (UEFA Champions League) 3 (Football League Cup)
Most appearances58 Frank Lampard
Top scorer19 Frank Lampard
WinsOverall: 42/59 (71.28%)

Awards

Player

No. Player Award
1 Petr Čech PFA Team of the Year & Golden Glove
8 Frank Lampard April Player of the Month, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season, FWA Footballer of the Year & PFA Team of the Year
10 Joe Cole March Player of the Month
16 Arjen Robben November Player of the Month & PFA Team of the Year
26 John Terry January Player of the Month, PFA Player of the Year & PFA Team of the Year

Manager

Manager Award
José Mourinho November Manager of the Month, January Manager of the Month & Premier League Manager of the Season

References

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  3. Simmonds was born in Hammersmith, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-18 level.
  4. Russell was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Cummings was born in Hammersmith, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013.
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