Based in Fulham, West London, Chelsea Football Club is a prominent English professional football club. Established in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Competing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, Chelsea achieved their first major honor by clinching the League championship in 1955. The club's triumphs include winning the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, securing their initial European honor, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971, and becoming the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022. Chelsea stands among the elite group of five clubs to have triumphed in all three of the main European club competitions before 1999. Furthermore, they are the only club to have won each of the three major European competitions twice. Additionally, they hold the distinction of being the sole London club to have won both the Champions League and the Club World Cup. Domestically, Chelsea boasts an impressive record of six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. Internationally, they have secured the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup twice each, along with the FIFA Club World Cup once. In terms of overall trophies won, Chelsea ranks as the fourth-most successful club in English football. The club maintains rivalries with local teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as a historic rivalry with Leeds United. In terms of value, Chelsea is the seventh most valuable football club globally (as of 2021), with an estimated worth of £2.39 billion ($3.2 billion). Additionally, they rank as the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings exceeding €493.1 million (as of May 2022).
ROSS BARKLEY (Midfielder (06/2021 - 08/2022), 100 apps, England) :: MASON MOUNT (Midfielder (07/2019 - 06/2024), 195 apps, England) :: JOHN COADY (Defender (01/1987 - 06/1988), 16 apps, Ireland) :: PETR CECH (Goalkeeper (12/2020 - 12/2020), 494 apps, Czech Republic) :: STEPHEN FRANCIS (Goalkeeper (07/1982 - 06/1987), 5 apps, England) :: JIM THOMSON (Defender (07/1965 - 06/1968), 39 apps, Scotland) :: MIKE HARRISON (Forward (07/1956 - 06/1962), 63 apps, England) :: MOUNT MASON (Midfielder (07/2019 - 06/2024), 195 apps, England) :: FIKAYO TOMORI (Defender (07/2019 - 01/2021), 27 apps, England) :: MALCOLM ANDY (Forward (11/1961 - 06/1962), 27 apps, England) :: CLIVE WALKER (Forward (07/1976 - 06/1984), 52 apps, England) :: BOYLE JOHN (Midfielder (07/1964 - 08/1973), 223 apps, Scotland) :: KERRY DIXON (Forward (08/1983 - 07/1992), 259 apps, England) :: ESSIEN MICHAEL (Midfielder (07/2013 - 01/2014), 256 apps, Ghana) :: FERREIRA PAULO (Defender (07/2004 - 06/2013), 216 apps, Portugal) :: TOWNSEND ANDY (Midfielder (07/1990 - 07/1993), 116 apps, Ireland) :: RICARDO QUARESMA (Forward (02/2009 - 06/2009), 5 apps, Portugal) :: WICKS STEPHEN (Defender (07/1986 - 06/1989), 97 apps, England) :: SULLIVAN NEIL (Goalkeeper (08/2003 - 06/2004), 8 apps, Scotland) :: JOHN SPARROW (Defender (07/1973 - 12/1980), 35 apps, England) :: DEL HORNO (Defender (07/2005 - 06/2006), 34 apps, Spain) :: JOE MCLAUGHLIN (Defender (07/1983 - 06/1989), 148 apps, Scotland) :: TOMMY KNOX (Forward (07/1962 - 06/1965), 14 apps, Scotland) :: DAMIAN MATTHEW (Midfielder (10/1992 - 02/1994), 21 apps, England) :: CHARLY MUSONDA (Forward (07/2020 - 08/2022), 7 apps, Belgium) :: CLAUDE MAKELELE (Midfielder (09/2003 - 07/2008), 217 apps, France) :: TERRY HOWARD (Defender (02/1986 - 01/1987), 6 apps, England) :: THOMAS HUGHES (Goalkeeper (07/1966 - 06/1971), 11 apps, Scotland) :: WEAH GEORGE (Forward (01/2000 - 06/2000), 15 apps, Liberia) :: DIXON KERRY (Forward (08/1983 - 07/1992), 259 apps, England) :: FRANK LAMPARD (Midfielder (07/2001 - 06/2014), 648 apps, England) :: ANDY TOWNSEND (Midfielder (07/1990 - 07/1993), 116 apps, Ireland) :: MORAIS NUNO (Defender (07/2006 - 06/2007), 9 apps, Portugal) :: EVANS BOBBY (Midfielder (07/1960 - 06/1961), 32 apps, Scotland) :: GEREMI NJITAP (Midfielder (07/2003 - 06/2007), 108 apps, Cameroon) :: HIGUAIN GONZALO (Forward (01/2019 - 06/2019), 18 apps, Argentina) :: CLIVE WILSON (Defender (07/1987 - 06/1990), 49 apps, England) :: SYLVAN ANDERTON (Midfielder (01/1959 - 06/1962), 78 apps, England) :: MILLAR JOHN (Defender (01/1987 - 06/1987), 11 apps, Scotland) :: SAUL (Midfielder (08/2021 - 06/2022), 23 apps, Spain) :: RAY WILKINS (Midfielder (07/1973 - 06/1979), 94 apps, England) :: DAVID LEE (Defender (01/1998 - 12/1998), 149 apps, England) :: MARK STEIN (Forward (06/1998 - 07/1998), 63 apps, South Africa) :: RAUL MEIRELES (Midfielder (08/2011 - 09/2012), 48 apps, Portugal) :: TOMORI FIKAYO (Defender (07/2019 - 01/2021), 27 apps, England) :: DAVIDE ZAPPACOSTA (Defender (07/2021 - 08/2021), 52 apps, Italy) :: GARETH HALL (Defender (04/1986 - 12/1995), 124 apps, Wales) :: BENOIT BADIASHILE (Defender (01/2023 - 06/2030), 11 apps, France) :: TONY GODDEN (Goalkeeper (04/1986 - 06/1987), 34 apps, England) :: PAUL CANOVILLE (Forward (07/1981 - 06/1986), 37 apps, England)
