Chelsea season by season

Every Chelsea season on record, from 1905–06 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.

112seasons
5,470matches

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pos	Leading scorer
1905–06	Second Division	41	24	9	8	98	45	3	Frank Pearson Jimmy Windridge (18)
1906–07	Second Division	40	26	6	8	82	37	2	George Hilsdon (27)
1907–08	First Division	40	15	8	17	62	64	13	George Hilsdon (30)
1908–09	First Division	43	16	10	17	60	65	11	George Hilsdon (27)
1909–10	First Division	40	12	7	21	49	72	19	Jimmy Windridge (6)
1910–11	Second Division	44	24	10	10	82	40	3	Bob Whittingham
1911–12	Second Division	40	25	6	9	65	36	2	Bob Whittingham (26)
1912–13	First Division	41	12	7	22	57	82	18	Bob Whittingham (12)
1913–14	First Division	40	16	8	16	46	56	8	Harold Halse (10)
1914–15	First Division	46	13	15	18	63	72	19	Bob Thomson (18)
1919–20	First Division	48	26	5	17	70	58	3	Jack Cock (24)
1920–21	First Division	50	16	17	17	57	63	18	Jack Cock (15)
1921–22	First Division	43	17	12	14	42	47	9	Jack Cock (13)
1922–23	First Division	45	10	19	16	46	54	19	Harry Ford Buchanan Sharp (10)
1923–24	First Division	44	9	15	20	32	56	21	Andy Wilson (6)
1924–25	Second Division	43	16	15	12	51	39	5	William Whitton (16)
1925–26	Second Division	46	20	16	10	79	52	3	Bob Turnbull (30)
1926–27	Second Division	49	24	13	12	82	64	4	Bob Turnbull (23)
1927–28	Second Division	45	24	8	13	83	49	3	James Thompson (25)
1928–29	Second Division	46	19	11	16	68	67	9	George Biswell Jimmy Thompson Andy Wilson (9)
1929–30	Second Division	43	22	11	10	74	48	2	George Mills (14)
1930–31	First Division	47	18	11	18	74	74	12	Hughie Gallacher (14)
1931–32	First Division	49	20	10	19	85	82	12	Hughie Gallacher (30)
1932–33	First Division	43	14	7	22	64	75	18	Hughie Gallacher (19)
1933–34	First Division	47	16	10	21	74	74	19	Hughie Gallacher (16)
1934–35	First Division	44	16	10	18	74	85	12	Dick Spence (19)
1935–36	First Division	47	17	15	15	75	78	8	Joe Bambrick (19)
1936–37	First Division	44	15	13	16	56	58	13	George Mills (23)
1937–38	First Division	43	14	13	16	65	66	10	George Mills (13)
1938–39	First Division	48	15	11	22	73	84	20	Joe Payne (19)
1945–46		6	2	1	3	5	4
1946–47	First Division	47	17	10	20	75	89	15	Tommy Lawton (30)
1947–48	First Division	44	15	9	20	58	73	18	Ken Armstrong (13)
1948–49	First Division	45	14	14	17	74	72	13	Roy Bentley (22)
1949–50	First Division	49	16	18	15	70	69	13	Roy Bentley (22)
1950–51	First Division	47	14	10	23	60	72	20	Roy Bentley (11)
1951–52	First Division	51	18	12	21	70	83	19	Roy Bentley (17)
1952–53	First Division	49	14	15	20	67	76	19	Roy Bentley (17)
1953–54	First Division	43	16	12	15	74	69	8	Roy Bentley (21)
1954–55	First Division	45	22	12	11	86	59	1	Roy Bentley (21)
1955–56	First Division	49	16	15	18	71	82	16
1956–57	First Division	44	14	13	17	75	77	13	Johnny McNichol (11)
1957–58	First Division	45	16	13	16	89	86	11	Jimmy Greaves (22)
1958–59	First Division	48	22	4	22	91	107	14
1959–60	First Division	44	15	9	20	82	94	18	Jimmy Greaves (30)
1960–61	First Division	49	19	7	23	124	107	12	Jimmy Greaves
1961–62	First Division	43	9	10	24	66	98	22	Bobby Tambling (22)
1962–63	Second Division	46	26	5	15	90	47	2
1963–64	First Division	46	21	11	14	76	62	5
1964–65	First Division	56	34	11	11	121	67	3	Barry Bridges (27)
1965–66	First Division	48	26	8	14	76	61	5	Bobby Tambling
1966–67	First Division	52	21	16	15	86	72	9	Bobby Tambling (28)
1967–68	First Division	48	21	13	14	71	73	6	Peter Osgood (17)
1968–69	First Division	50	24	12	14	83	61	5	Bobby Tambling
1969–70	First Division	54	29	16	9	99	62	3	Peter Osgood (31)
1970–71	First Division	60	28	19	13	81	61	6	Keith Weller (14)
1971–72	First Division	58	27	17	14	105	62	7	Peter Osgood (31)
1972–73	First Division	54	20	16	18	66	62	12
1973–74	First Division	45	12	14	19	56	62	17	Tommy Baldwin (9)
1974–75	First Division	48	11	17	20	54	86	21	Ian Hutchinson (9)
1975–76	Second Division	47	14	17	16	59	59	11	Ray Wilkins (12)
1976–77	Second Division	47	23	14	10	80	60	2	Steve Finnieston (26)
1977–78	First Division	47	13	15	19	57	77	16	Tommy Langley (13)
1978–79	First Division	44	5	10	29	45	97	22	Tommy Langley (16)
1979–80	Second Division	45	23	8	14	69	57	4	Mike Fillery Clive Walker (13)
1980–81	Second Division	45	14	13	18	48	46	12	Colin Lee (16)
1981–82	Second Division	52	19	16	17	74	71	12	Clive Walker (17)
1982–83	Second Division	48	14	15	19	60	68	18	Mike Fillery (12)
1983–84	Second Division	48	28	13	7	98	45	1	Kerry Dixon
1984–85	First Division	55	23	17	15	94	69	6	Kerry Dixon
1985–86	First Division	52	24	15	13	70	67	6	Kerry Dixon (23)
1986–87	First Division	48	15	14	19	61	71	14	Kerry Dixon (12)
1987–88	First Division	48	14	15	19	64	79	18	Gordon Durie (20)
1988–89	Second Division	49	29	13	7	99	60	1	Kerry Dixon (28)
1989–90	First Division	43	17	14	12	65	58	5	Kerry Dixon (25)
1990–91	First Division	50	19	13	18	79	82	11	Kerry Dixon Gordon Durie (15)
1991–92	First Division	54	18	17	19	63	74	14	Dennis Wise (14)
1992–93	Premier League	50	18	15	17	63	64	11	Mick Harford (11)
1993–94	Premier League	53	19	15	19	65	63	14	Gavin Peacock Mark Stein (14)
1994–95	Premier League	56	19	20	17	66	65	11	Paul Furlong John Spencer (13)
1995–96	Premier League	48	15	19	14	61	55	11	John Spencer (14)
1996–97	Premier League	48	23	12	13	83	66	6	Mark Hughes (14)
1997–98	Premier League	54	30	5	19	107	63	4	Gianluca Vialli (19)
1998–99	Premier League	56	30	20	6	86	43	3	Gianfranco Zola (15)
1999–00	Premier League	61	32	15	14	96	52	5
2000–01	Premier League	45	21	11	13	82	53	6	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
2001–02	Premier League	55	28	16	11	96	53	6
2002–03	Premier League	48	25	11	12	88	51	4	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
2003–04	Premier League	59	36	12	11	102	48	2
2004–05	Premier League	59	42	11	6	108	34	1
2005–06	Premier League	54	37	9	8	96	34	1
2006–07	Premier League	64	42	16	6	117	43	2	Didier Drogba
2007–08	Premier League	62	39	17	6	106	44	2	Frank Lampard (20)
2008–09	Premier League	59	37	16	6	110	44	3
2009–10	Premier League	56	39	9	8	142	45	1	Didier Drogba
2010–11	Premier League	53	28	11	14	99	49	2	Nicolas Anelka (16)
2011–12	Premier League	61	32	16	13	112	66	6
2012–13	Premier League	69	39	14	16	147	82	3	Fernando Torres (22)
2013–14	Premier League	57	35	10	12	100	43	3
2014–15	Premier League	54	36	14	4	109	46	1
2015–16	Premier League	53	20	16	17	91	67	10
2016–17	Premier League	47	37	3	7	109	44	1
2017–18	Premier League	59	32	14	13	103	58	5	Eden Hazard (17)
2018–19	Premier League	63	39	13	11	112	58	3
2019–20	Premier League	55	29	9	17	102	79	4
2020–21	Premier League	59	34	14	11	99	43	4
2021–22	Premier League	63	38	17	8	122	51	3
2022–23	Premier League	50	16	12	22	50	62	12
2023–24	Premier League	51	26	11	14	103	74	6	Cole Palmer (25)
2024–25	Premier League	64	41	9	14	137	64	4
2025–26	Premier League	59	27	11	21	109	83	10	João Pedro (20)
2026–27		2	2	0	0	5	2