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2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season

January 21, 2023

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

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

  • 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" 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

First team squad

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

Reserve squad

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

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

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

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)

[8]

Club

Coaching staff

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

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

In

Summer

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 SL Benfica £1.5M 18 August 2009[13]

Winter

No transfers were completed in the winter transfer window.

Out

Summer

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

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

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

 
2009 Community Shield Winners

Overall

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

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

Main article: World Football Challenge
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

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

Main article: 2009 FA Community Shield
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

Main article: 2009–10 Premier League

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

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) Champion
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

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

Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

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

Matches

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
January 21, 2023
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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 seasonChelsea s domestic double parade including their 6th FA Cup titleOwnerRoman AbramovichChairmanBruce BuckManagerCarlo AncelottiStadiumStamford BridgePremier League1stFA CupWinnersLeague CupFifth roundFA Community ShieldWinnersUEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16Top 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 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2008 092010 11 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 Contents 1 Kits 2 Season summary 3 Key dates 4 Squad 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Reserve squad 4 3 Youth squad 4 4 UEFA Champions League squad 5 Club 5 1 Coaching staff 5 2 Other information 6 Transfers 6 1 In 6 1 1 Summer 6 1 2 Winter 6 2 Out 6 2 1 Summer 6 3 Loaned out 6 4 Overall 6 4 1 Spending 6 4 2 Income 6 4 3 Expenditure 7 Competitions 7 1 Overall 7 2 Pre season 7 2 1 World Football Challenge 7 2 2 Return to England 7 3 FA Community Shield 7 4 Premier League 7 4 1 League table 7 4 2 Results summary 7 4 3 Results by round 7 4 4 Matches 7 5 FA Cup 7 6 League Cup 7 7 UEFA Champions League 7 7 1 Group stage 7 7 2 Knockout phase 7 7 2 1 Round of 16 8 Statistics 8 1 Appearances and goals 8 2 Top scorers 8 3 Disciplinary record 8 4 Overall 9 Honours 9 1 Individuals 9 2 Player 9 3 Manager 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksKits EditSupplier Adidas Sponsor Samsung Home Home alt FA Cup Final Away Third Third alt 1 Third alt 2 Goalkeeper 1 FA Cup Final Goalkeeper 2 Goalkeeper alt Season summary EditChelsea 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 Edit01 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 Hilario 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 America 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 Matic from MFK Kosice for a fee of 1 5 million 27 08 09 Chelsea are grouped with Porto Atletico 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 Gael 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 Jose 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 Cech guides the team to victory Atletico 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 Cech 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 Hilario proves a solid deputy for the suspended Petr Cech 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 Atletico 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 Gael 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 Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium that burst into life into the last ten minutes After Sergio Aguero 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 Aguero 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 Matic makes his Chelsea debut from the bench Gael Kakuta also makes a flair filled first appearance for the club 29 11 09 Chelsea continue their 100 record in Big Four 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 Frederic 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 Ivanovic 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 Gael 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 Cech 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 EditFirst team squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK CZE Petr Cech2 DF SRB Branislav Ivanovic3 DF ENG Ashley Cole5 MF GHA Michael Essien6 DF POR Ricardo Carvalho8 MF ENG Frank Lampard vice captain 10 MF ENG Joe Cole11 FW CIV Didier Drogba12 MF NGA Mikel John Obi13 MF GER Michael Ballack15 MF FRA Florent Malouda17 DF POR Jose Bosingwa18 MF RUS Yuri Zhirkov19 DF POR Paulo Ferreira20 MF POR Deco No Pos Nation Player21 FW CIV Salomon Kalou22 GK ENG Ross Turnbull23 FW ENG Daniel Sturridge24 MF SRB Nemanja Matic26 DF ENG John Terry captain 33 DF BRA Alex35 DF BRA Juliano Belletti39 FW FRA Nicolas Anelka40 GK POR Henrique Hilario41 DF ENG Sam Hutchinson43 DF NED Jeffrey Bruma44 FW FRA Gael Kakuta45 FW ITA Fabio Borini46 MF ITA Jacopo Sala50 GK CZE Jan SebekReserve squad Edit 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 Gael Kakuta FW SVK Miroslav Stoch on loan at Twente FW ITA Fabio Borini 6 Youth squad Edit 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 Sebek 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 Djalo No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Billy Clifford MF ENG James Ashton MF TUR Gokhan Tore 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 Lalkovic FW SWE Marko Mitrovic FW KEN Bobby Devyne FW ENG Adam Phillip 7 UEFA Champions League squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK CZE Petr Cech2 DF SRB Branislav Ivanovic3 DF ENG Ashley Cole5 MF GHA Michael Essien6 DF POR Ricardo Carvalho8 MF ENG Frank Lampard vice captain 10 MF ENG Joe Cole11 FW CIV Didier Drogba12 MF NGA Mikel John Obi13 MF GER Michael Ballack15 MF FRA Florent Malouda17 DF POR Jose Bosingwa18 MF RUS Yuri Zhirkov20 MF POR Deco No Pos Nation Player21 FW CIV Salomon Kalou22 GK ENG Ross Turnbull23 FW ENG Daniel Sturridge26 DF ENG John Terry captain 33 DF BRA Alex35 DF BRA Juliano Belletti39 FW FRA Nicolas Anelka40 GK POR Henrique Hilario41 DF ENG Sam Hutchinson43 DF NED Jeffrey Bruma from List B 44 FW FRA Gael 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 8 Club EditCoaching staff Edit Position StaffManager Carlo AncelottiAssistant Manager Technical Ray WilkinsAssistant Manager Scientific Bruno DemichelisAssistant Manager Paul ClementGoalkeeping Coach Christophe LollichonFirst Team Fitness Coach Glen DriscollHead Scout Michael EmenaloMatch Observer Scout Mick McGivenClub Doctor Dr Bryan EnglishReserve Team Manager Steve HollandYouth Team Manager Dermot DrummyAcademy Manager Neil BathSource Chelsea FCOther information Edit Owner Chairman Roman AbramovichChairman Bruce BuckChief Executive Ron GourlaySporting Director and Director of Youth Development Frank ArnesenGround capacity and dimensions Stamford Bridge 42 055 103x67 metres Source Chelsea FCTransfers EditIn Edit Summer Edit No Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source22 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 Matic SL Benfica 1 5M 18 August 2009 13 Winter Edit No transfers were completed in the winter transfer window Out Edit Summer Edit No Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date SourceFW Ben Sahar Espanyol 850 000 22 June 2009 14 27 MF Mineiro Schalke 04 Released 30 June 2009MF 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 SourceMF Tom Taiwo Carlisle Undisclosed 6 January 2010 23 Loaned out Edit No Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source4 DF Slobodan Rajkovic 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 Edit 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 Spending Edit Summer 23 millionWinter 0Total 23 million Income Edit Summer 10 85 millionWinter 0Total 10 85 million Expenditure Edit Summer 12 15 millionWinter 0Total 12 15 millionCompetitions Edit 2009 Community Shield Winners Overall Edit Competition Started round Finalposition round First match Last matchFA Community Shield Winner 9 August 2009Premier League Winner 15 August 2009 9 May 2010UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 15 September 2009 16 March 2010Football League Cup 3rd round Fifth Round 23 September 2009 2 December 2009FA Cup 3rd round Winner 3 January 2010 15 May 2010Source Competitions Pre season Edit Seattle Sounders FC v Chelsea 18 July 2009Seattle Sounders FC 0 2 ChelseaQwest Field Seattle20 00 BST Report Sturridge 12 Lampard 35 90 1 Attendance 65 289Referee Alex Prus World Football Challenge Edit Main article World Football Challenge Pos Nation Teamvte Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts1 England Chelsea 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 5 152 Mexico America 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 83 Italy Inter Milan 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 74 Italy Milan 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 4 2Source citation needed Chelsea v Internazionale 22 July 2009Chelsea 2 0 InternazionaleRose Bowl Pasadena04 00 BST Drogba 11 Lampard 50 pen Ivanovic 59 Report Burdisso 49 Attendance 81 224Referee Ricardo Salazar Milan v Chelsea 25 July 2009Milan 1 2 ChelseaM amp T Bank Stadium Baltimore01 00 BST Flamini 34 Seedorf 37 Oddo 75 Report Drogba 6 Ivanovic 56 Zhirkov 68 Attendance 71 203Referee Mark Geiger Chelsea v America 27 July 2009Chelsea 2 0 AmericaCowboys Stadium Arlington01 00 BST Hutchinson 49 Di Santo 76 Malouda 78 Report Rojas 17 Attendance 57 229Referee Paul Ward Return to England Edit Reading v Chelsea 1 August 2009Reading2 2ChelseaMadejski Stadium Reading15 00 BST Kebe 38 Davies 45 Report Kalou 88 Pearce 90 1 o g Attendance 18 781Referee Peter Walton FA Community Shield Edit Main article 2009 FA Community Shield Chelsea v Manchester United 9 August 2009Chelsea2 2 4 1 p Manchester UnitedWembley Stadium London15 00 BST Ivanovic 13 Carvalho 52 Lampard 71 Report Berbatov 4 Nani 10 Evra 80 Owen 86 Rooney 90 2 Attendance 85 896Referee Chris FoyPenaltiesLampard Ballack Drogba Kalou Giggs Carrick Evra Premier League Edit Main article 2009 10 Premier League 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 Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Chelsea C 38 27 5 6 103 32 71 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage2 Manchester United 38 27 4 7 86 28 58 853 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 83 41 42 754 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41 26 70 Qualification for the Champions League play off round5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45 28 67 Qualification for the Europa League play off round a Source Premier League C ChampionNotes 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 Edit Overall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 27 5 6 103 32 71 86 17 1 1 68 14 54 10 4 5 35 18 17Source Barclays Premier League Results by round Edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHResultWWWWWWLWLWWWWWLDWDDWWWWDWLWLWDWWWWLWWWPosition62211121211111111111111111111322111111Points3691215181821212427303336363740414245485154555858616164656871747777808386Source MatchesA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches Edit Chelsea v Hull City 15 August 2009 1Chelsea2 1Hull CityLondon12 45 BST Drogba 37 90 2 90 3 Report Hunt 28 Mendy 45 2 Barmby 70 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 597Referee Alan Wiley Sunderland v Chelsea 18 August 2009 2Sunderland1 3ChelseaSunderland19 45 BST Bent 18 Richardson 29 Cana 68 Report Ballack 52 Ivanovic 54 Lampard 61 pen Deco 70 Drogba 76 Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 41 179Referee Steve Bennett Fulham v Chelsea 23 August 2009 3Fulham0 2ChelseaLondon16 00 BST Report Drogba 39 Anelka 76 Stadium Craven Cottage Attendance 25 404Referee Andre Marriner Chelsea v Burnley 29 August 2009 4Chelsea3 0BurnleyLondon12 45 BST Anelka 45 2 Ballack 47 A Cole 52 Report Mears 49 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 40 906Referee Mark Clattenburg Stoke City v Chelsea 12 September 2009 5Stoke City1 2ChelseaStoke on Trent15 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 440Referee Mike Dean Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur 20 September 2009 6Chelsea3 0Tottenham HotspurLondon16 00 BST A Cole 32 Ballack 58 Drogba 63 Report Bassong 66 Jenas 90 4 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 623Referee Howard Webb Wigan Athletic v Chelsea 26 September 2009 7Wigan Athletic3 1ChelseaWigan15 00 BST Bramble 16 Thomas 27 Rodallega 53 pen Scharner 90 1 Report Drogba 47 Cech 51 Carvalho 70 Essien 86 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 18 542Referee Phil Dowd Chelsea v Liverpool 4 October 2009 8Chelsea2 0LiverpoolLondon16 00 BST Essien 44 Anelka 60 Malouda 90 1 Report Gerrard 77 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 732Referee Martin Atkinson Aston Villa v Chelsea 17 October 2009 9Aston Villa2 1ChelseaBirmingham12 45 BST Dunne 32 Agbonlahor 35 Collins 52 Milner 90 3 Report Drogba 15 A Cole 45 1 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 39 047Referee Steve Bennett Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers 24 October 2009 10Chelsea5 0Blackburn RoversLondon17 30 BST Givet 20 o g Lampard 48 59 pen Essien 52 Drogba 64 Report Pedersen 45 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 40 836Referee Alan Wiley Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea 31 October 2009 11Bolton Wanderers0 4ChelseaBolton15 00 GMT Samuel 45 1 Robinson 57 Report Lampard 45 2 pen Deco 61 Ferreira 80 Ivanovic 83 Drogba 90 Stadium Reebok Stadium Attendance 22 680Referee Peter Walton Chelsea v Manchester United 8 November 2009 12Chelsea1 0Manchester UnitedLondon16 00 GMT Ivanovic 58 Drogba 74 Terry 76 Carvalho 82 Report Rooney 77 Evans 82 Valencia 89 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 836Referee Martin Atkinson Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 November 2009 13Chelsea4 0Wolverhampton WanderersLondon15 00 GMT Malouda 5 Essien 12 22 J Cole 56 Report Craddock 79 Keogh 90 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 786Referee Lee Mason Arsenal v Chelsea 29 November 2009 14Arsenal0 3ChelseaLondon16 00 GMT Traore 25 Fabregas 90 5 Report Drogba 37 41 86 Vermaelen 45 o g Mikel 70 Stadium Emirates Stadium Attendance 60 067Referee Andre Marriner Manchester City v Chelsea 5 December 2009 15Manchester City2 1ChelseaManchester18 30 GMT Adebayor 37 Tevez 56 Barry 63 Report Adebayor 8 o g Terry 45 1 Carvalho 55 Belletti 74 Ivanovic 79 A Cole 85 Deco 86 Stadium City of Manchester Stadium Attendance 47 348Referee Howard Webb Chelsea v Everton 12 December 2009 16Chelsea3 3EvertonLondon15 00 GMT Drogba 18 59 Anelka 23 Report Cech 12 o g Heitinga 37 Yakubu 45 5 Saha 63 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 579Referee Phil Dowd Chelsea v Portsmouth 16 December 2009 17Chelsea2 1PortsmouthLondon19 45 GMT Anelka 23 Lampard 79 pen Report Piquionne 51 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 40 137Referee Mark Clattenburg West Ham United v Chelsea 20 December 2009 18West Ham United1 1ChelseaLondon16 00 GMT Franco 33 Diamanti 45 pen Parker 45 3 Upson 59 Report Carvalho 30 A Cole 44 Lampard span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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