Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent

Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they were elected to play in The Football League as members of the Second Division.[1] They were promoted into the First Division in the club's second season.[2] Chelsea remained in the Football League, in the First or Second division, until 1992 when clubs in the First Division broke away from The Football League to form the Premier League.[3] The club has remained in the top division of the English football league system since 1989. In their latest spell in the Second Division Chelsea achieved their highest points total achieving 99 in the 1988–89 season.[4] As of the 2017–18 season, the club holds the records for the most clean sheets in a single Premier League season with 25 in 2004–05. Chelsea have been English football champions six times.[5]

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

Chelsea played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Football League Second Division on 2 September 1905 against Stockport County.[6] Since that game they have faced eighty different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Arsenal, whom they have played on 168 occasions since their first meeting on 9 November 1907.[7] They met their most recent different league opponent, Wigan Athletic, for the first time in the 2005–06 FA Premier League season.[8] The club has won 63 of their league matches against Newcastle United which represents the most Chelsea have won against any club.[9] Chelsea have drawn more matches with Arsenal, Everton and Manchester United than with any other club, with 50.[10] The side has lost more league games to Liverpool than to any other club, having been defeated by them 70 times in 156 encounters.[11]

Key
  • The table includes results of matches played by Chelsea in The Football League (First Division and Second Division) and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively
  •    Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2021–22 Premier League alongside Chelsea.
  •    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Chelsea played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record
Statistics correct as of match played on 14 August 2021.
Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
PWDL PWDL PWDLFA
Arsenal 84312726 84222339 168 53 50 65 217 237 031.55 1907–08 2020–21 [lower-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 71381419 71191933 142 57 33 52 220 206 040.14 1907–08 2020–21
Barnsley 151104 15555 30 16 5 9 60 42 053.33 1905–06 1997–98
Birmingham City 4123126 41151214 82 38 24 20 140 107 046.34 1907–08 2010–11 [lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers 51271212 51161520 102 43 27 32 150 125 042.16 1907–08 2011–12
Blackpool 3920109 3916419 78 36 14 28 137 109 046.15 1905–06 2010–11
Bolton Wanderers 54291312 54181422 108 47 27 34 181 155 043.52 1907–08 2011–12
A.F.C. Bournemouth 6303 6312 12 6 1 5 17 14 050.00 1988–89 2019–20
Bradford City 171412 17377 34 17 8 9 58 50 050.00 1905–06 2000–01
Bradford Park Avenue 7502 7313 14 8 1 5 25 14 057.14 1910–11 1929–30
Brentford 5401 5113 10 5 1 4 14 13 050.00 1935–36 1946–47
Brighton & Hove Albion 6510 6510 12 10 2 0 23 4 083.33 1983–84 2020–21
Bristol City 12750 12066 24 7 11 6 32 25 029.17 1905–06 1980–81
Bristol Rovers 4310 4103 8 4 1 3 8 7 050.00 1975–76 1980–81
Burnley 4623716 46131221 92 36 19 37 131 141 039.13 1905–06 2020–21
Burton United 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 9 4 075.00 1905–06 1906–07
Bury 5401 5014 10 4 1 5 20 18 040.00 1907–08 1962–63
Cambridge United 5410 5401 10 8 1 1 20 4 080.00 1979–80 1983–84
Cardiff City 191225 19766 38 19 8 11 64 48 050.00 1921–22 2018–19
Carlisle United 5311 5212 10 5 2 3 14 11 050.00 1974–75 1983–84
Charlton Athletic 3316710 3312912 66 28 16 22 108 96 042.42 1929–30 2006–07
Chesterfield 2101 2110 4 2 1 1 9 2 050.00 1905–06 1906–07 [lower-alpha 3]
Coventry City 271764 278811 54 25 14 15 90 71 046.30 1924–25 2000–01
Crystal Palace 251483 241365 49 27 14 8 84 41 055.10 1924–25 2021–22
Darlington 2110 2020 4 1 3 0 10 7 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Derby County 47211511 47131024 94 34 25 35 137 138 036.17 1910–11 2007–08
Everton 82432712 82182341 164 61 50 53 257 239 037.20 1907–08 2020–21
Fulham 3722132 372395 74 45 22 7 126 62 060.81 1910–11 2020–21
Gainsborough Trinity 4301 4211 8 5 1 2 15 8 062.50 1905–06 1911–12
Glossop North End 4310 4301 8 6 1 1 20 7 075.00 1905–06 1911–12 [lower-alpha 4]
Grimsby Town 201523 205510 40 20 7 13 73 47 050.00 1905–06 1983–84
Hereford United 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 7 3 050.00 1976–77 1976–77
Huddersfield Town 301488 3012117 60 26 9 25 94 87 043.33 1910–11 2018–19
Hull City 181503 181044 36 25 4 7 64 21 069.44 1905–06 2016–17
Ipswich Town 191342 19667 38 19 10 9 66 47 050.00 1961–62 2001–02
Leeds City 4400 4130 8 5 3 0 18 6 062.50 1905–06 1911–12
Leeds United 46221311 4651328 92 27 26 39 110 137 029.35 1927–28 2020–21
Leicester City 5234135 52131821 104 47 31 26 177 124 045.19 1905–06 2020–21 [lower-alpha 5]
Leyton Orient 14743 14824 28 15 6 7 46 29 053.57 1905–06 1981–82 [lower-alpha 6]
Lincoln City 3300 3210 6 5 1 0 22 3 083.33 1905–06 1910–11
Liverpool 78391722 78121848 156 51 35 70 211 241 032.69 1907–08 2020–21
Luton Town 191054 19568 38 15 11 12 60 51 039.47 1955–56 1991–92
Manchester City 76382216 76241735 152 62 39 51 211 196 040.79 1907–08 2020–21
Manchester United 79262231 79192832 158 45 50 63 192 249 028.48 1905–06 2020–21
Middlesbrough 5335135 53141623 106 49 29 28 163 118 046.23 1907–08 2016–17
Millwall 4211 4112 8 3 2 3 12 10 037.50 1928–29 1989–90
Newcastle United 75451911 75181839 150 63 37 50 227 188 042.00 1907–08 2020–21
Northampton Town 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 1965–66 1965–66
Norwich City 211164 21768 42 18 12 12 59 49 042.86 1962–63 2019–20
Nottingham Forest 4222137 42111318 84 33 26 25 107 121 039.29 1906–07 1998–99
Notts County 16943 16349 32 12 8 12 49 52 037.50 1907–08 1991–92
Oldham Athletic 241473 245613 48 19 13 16 77 60 039.58 1912–13 1993–94
Oxford United 5311 5131 10 4 4 2 21 17 040.00 1975–76 1988–89
Plymouth Argyle 4130 4301 8 4 3 1 18 9 050.00 1962–63 1988–89
Port Vale 7610 7133 14 7 4 3 29 13 050.00 1905–06 1928–29 [lower-alpha 7]
Portsmouth 3719126 37141013 74 33 22 19 135 105 044.59 1924–25 2009–10
Preston North End 3518107 3510619 70 28 16 26 103 93 040.00 1907–08 1980–81
Queens Park Rangers 231265 235108 46 17 16 13 61 57 036.96 1968–69 2014–15
Reading 7430 7322 14 7 5 2 22 17 050.00 1926–27 2012–13
Rotherham United 3111 3102 6 2 1 3 6 12 033.33 1962–63 1982–83
Scunthorpe United 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 3 050.00 1962–63 1962–63
Sheffield United 3921117 3914520 78 35 16 27 130 110 044.87 1907–08 2020–21
Sheffield Wednesday 50211712 5061925 100 27 36 37 126 152 027.00 1907–08 1999–2000 [lower-alpha 8]
Shrewsbury Town 6402 6123 12 5 2 5 21 18 041.67 1979–80 1988–89
South Shields 4220 4022 8 2 4 2 14 10 025.00 1924–25 1927–28
Southampton 47211412 47211313 94 42 27 25 151 120 044.68 1924–25 2020–21
Stockport County 6420 6222 12 6 4 2 17 13 050.00 1905–06 1925–26
Stoke City 4426117 4419817 88 45 19 24 142 108 051.14 1922–23 2017–18 [lower-alpha 9]
Sunderland 6040119 60211029 120 61 21 38 218 173 050.83 1907–08 2016–17
Swansea City 161141 16565 32 16 10 6 57 31 050.00 1925–26 2017–18 [lower-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 9 4 075.00 1988–89 1993–94
Tottenham Hotspur 73361720 73262522 146 62 42 42 218 205 042.47 1909–10 2020–21
Walsall 2101 2200 4 3 0 1 14 2 075.00 1962–63 1988–89
Watford 15744 15915 30 16 5 9 55 44 053.33 1979–80 2019–20
West Bromwich Albion 63321615 63241524 126 56 31 39 211 186 044.44 1905–06 2020–21
West Ham United 51261213 5217926 103 43 21 39 161 153 041.75 1923–24 2020–21
Wigan Athletic 8710 8611 16 13 2 1 40 10 081.25 2005–06 2012–13
Wimbledon 13454 13652 26 10 10 6 38 34 038.46 1986–87 1999–2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers 53221615 53171224 106 39 28 39 181 179 036.79 1906–07 2020–21
Wrexham 3210 3102 6 3 1 2 11 11 050.00 1979–80 1981–82
York City 1010 1010 2 0 2 0 2 2 000.00 1975–76 1975–76

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

References
General
  • "Chelsea football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  • "Chelsea Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  • "Chelsea » Select Opponent". Statto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
Specific
  1. "Team History – Introduction". Chelsea F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "Chelsea". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "History of the Premier League". Premier League. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Second Division championship: 1988/89". Chelsea F.C. official website. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. McNulty, Phil (3 May 2015). "Chelsea 1 0 Crystal Palace". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. "Chelsea football club match record: 1905-06 season". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. "Head-to-head v Arsenal". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. "Head-to-head v Wigan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. "Head-to-head v Sunderland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. "Head-to-head v Everton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. "Head-to-head v Liverpool". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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