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Club information: Chelsea

Club information: Chelsea
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Club information page for Chelsea Football Club.

Full name: Chelsea Football Club

Nicknames: The Blues, The Pensioners

Founded: March 10, 1905

Owners: Todd Boehly via Blues Partners Ltd

Stadium (capacity): Stamford Bridge (40,343)

Most appearances: Ron Harris (795)

Most league appearances: Ron Harris (655)

Most goals: Frank Lampard (211)

Most league goals: Bobby Tambling (164)

Oldest player: Mark Schwarzer (41 years 218 days vs. Cardiff City, May 11th 2014)

Youngest player: Ian Hamilton (16 years 138 days vs. Tottenham Hotspur, March 18th 1967)

Oldest goalscorer: Dick Spence (38 years 282 days vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, April 26th 1947)

Youngest goalscorer: Ian Hamilton (16 years 138 days vs. Tottenham Hotspur, March 18th 1967)

Biggest win: 13-0 vs. Jeunesse Hautcharage (Cup Winners' Cup, September 29th 1971)

Biggest league win: 8-0 vs. Wigan Athletic (Premier League, May 9th 2010); 8-0 vs. Aston Villa (Premier League, December 23rd 2012)

Biggest defeat: 1-8 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (First Division, September 26th 1953)

Highest transfer fee paid: £107m - Enzo Fernandez from Benfica (January 31, 2023)

Highest transfer fee received: £89m - Eden Hazard to Real Madrid (June 7, 2019)



Honours

First Division/Premier League (6): 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17

Second Division (2): 1983–84, 1988–89

FA Cup (8): 1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18

League Cup (5): 1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15

Charity Shield/Community Shield (4): 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009

European Cup/Champions League (2): 2011–12, 2020-21

UEFA Cup/Europa League (2): 2012-13, 2018-19

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2): 1970–71, 1997–98

UEFA Super Cup (2): 1998, 2021

Club World Cup (1): 2021-22

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