Post-Season Briefing 2014/15 - part two

The season summary

Barclays Premier League - champions (and therefore qualified for pot one containing the top seeds in the group-stage draw for the 2015/16 Champions League).

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16

FA Cup – fourth round

Capital One Cup – winners

FA Youth Cup - winners

UEFA Youth League – winners

Milestones of the season

Chelsea’s record 26th consecutive season in the top flight, beating the previous club record set between 1930 and 1962.

We won our 12th successive opening home Premier League game.

For the first time in our history the team scored six goals in one match at Goodison Park.

Diego Costa is the second Chelsea player to score in his first four games for the club (seven goals in total in those four matches). Jack Meredith in 1928 was the other (four goals in four matches).

Diego Costa scored his 10th goal in his ninth Premier League game, the equal-second quickest player to reach double figures for the club in the top flight.

Chelsea’s 4,000th league game was versus Aston Villa (h).

The 2,000th away league game was v Manchester City.

The 2,000th home league game was v Aston Villa.

The 5,000th league point was v Aston Villa (h).

We achieved our 4,000th point in the top flight in our 3,236th First Division/Premier League game (Southampton h).

At Liverpool, the Blues recorded our 600th all-time away league victory. 

No Premier League side in the 2014/15 season scored more goals in all competitions than Chelsea.

The top-five totals are:

Chelsea                109

Arsenal                109

Man City              102

Tottenham             91

Liverpool               74

Kurt Zouma became the 700th first-team player in our history.

During the season the following individual landmarks were reached:

500 Chelsea games as captain – John Terry

300 Chelsea appearances - Branislav Ivanovic

200 Chelsea appearances - Ramires

100 Chelsea appearances - Cesar Azpilicueta

100 Champions League appearances (excluding qualifiers) - John Terry

100 career European appearances - Didier Drogba

50 career European goals - Didier Drogba

John Terry is now our third all-time appearance maker.

Terry is the top scoring defender in Premier League history.

Dominic Solanke at 17 years, 38 days became our youngest Champions League debutant when he came on against Maribor at home, beating Josh McEachran’s 17 years, 198 days in 2010.

John Terry’s 430th Premier League game (v Man Utd away) overtook Frank Lampard’s total for the club, making Terry the fourth-highest league appearance maker in Chelsea history.   

Diego Costa is the fourth Chelsea player to score 20 Premier League goals in a season. The others were Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (twice), Didier Drogba (twice) and Frank Lampard.

Jose Mourinho became the quickest Premier League manager to reach 400 points. He did it with his 174th game, 17 fewer than previous-fastest Sir Alex Ferguson.

Mourinho became the fastest manager to reach 100 Premier League clean sheets. He did it with his 185th game, 29 fewer than previous-quickest Sir Alex Ferguson.

Roman Abramovich’s 700th game as owner was v QPR (a).

There are also many notable team statistics from the campaign:

A club record 21 games unbeaten at the start of the season beat the previous best of 16 set in 2005/06.

An equal club record (with 1925/26, Second Division) 14 league games unbeaten at the start of a season. It is an outright club record in the top flight.

An equal club record (with 1985/86) 15 successive away games unbeaten.

An equal club record (with 2007 and 2009) 23-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

Chelsea scored our 500th goal under Jose Mourinho in his 272nd game in charge.

An equal club record 12 successive home wins in all competitions.

A Premier League record 26 international broadcasters covered our home match with Manchester City, beating the previous record of 19. The action was broadcast to 650 million homes in 175 countries.

Over the course of the season, Chelsea spent a record 274 days at the top of the Premier League table (beating Man United’s 262 in 1993/94). We were top for 268 consecutive days, another Premier League record.

The team had the best away record in the Premier League in 2014/15, with 38 points gained from the 19 matches and won more away games (11) than any other top-flight team.

We won more league games (26) than any other team in the top division.

We kept the most clean sheets (17) and conceded the fewest league goals (32).

A club-record fewest defeats in all competitions in a season was achieved – only four, beating the previous record of six achieved in 1998/99, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09.

Defeats in all competitions in 2014/15:

Chelsea     4

Arsenal    10

Man Utd  10

Man City  14

Liverpool 18

The Blues were the only one of the 92 teams not to lose at home in the league. No team in those four league divisions conceded fewer league goals at home than our nine.

We opened the scoring in 29 of our 38 Premier League matches, more than any other team.

John Terry played every minute of every Premier League game. Gary Pallister for Man United in 1992/93 is the only other outfield player to achieve the feat for a club ending the campaign as Premier League champions.

The Chelsea Golden Boot (for most goals in any competition for our Under-18 team through to our first team) was won jointly by Dominic Solanke and Tammy Abraham with 41 goals. It is the highest total in a season since Neil Shipperley’s 47 in 1992/93.

An equal club record away league goals scored in a 38-match season – matching the 37 netted together in Mourinho’s first season (2004/05).

We achieved the third-highest top-flight points total in our history (87) behind 95 in 2004/05 and 91 in 2005/06, all three seasons with Mourinho as manager.

The club’s 10-year partnership with Samsung which included shirt sponsorship came to an end last month. Here are some facts and figures from that decade:

648 first team games including friendlies/tours

403 wins

1,260 goals scored

13 trophies

11,724,170 spectators for matches at Stamford Bridge

Played games in 33 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, USA and Wales.

Days since

Chelsea won the league           36
Man City won the league        393
Man Utd won the league        776
Arsenal won the league        4,061
Liverpool won the league     9,172
Tottenham won the league  19,775

Chelsea FC annual awards

Player of the Year – Eden Hazard

Players' Player of the Year – Eden Hazard

Young Player of the Year – Kurt Zouma

Goal of the Season – Oscar v QPR (h)

Academy Player of the Year – Dominic Solanke

Ladies Player of the Year – Eniola Aluko

Special Recognition award – Lord Attenborough

Major season awards

Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year – José Mourinho

Barclays Premier League Player of the Year – Eden Hazard

PFA Player’s Player of the Year – Eden Hazard

Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year – Eden Hazard

Premier League Team of the Year – Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa.

PFA Women’s Player’s Player of the Year – Ji So-Yun (pictured below)

Barclays August Player of the Month – Diego Costa
 

Season statistical summary

Record in all competitions

Played 54, won 36, drawn 14, lost 4, goals 109, goals against 46, clean sheets 23, failed to score 3.

Appearances including subs 54

Hazard 52, Ivanovic 49, Matic 49, Terry 49, Willian 49, Cahill 48, Fabregas 47, Oscar 41, Azpilicueta 40, Drogba 40, Courtois 39, Diego Costa 37, Ramires 34, Remy 27, Filipe Luis 26, Mikel 26, Zouma 26, Schurrle 22, Cech 16, Cuadrado 14, Salah 8, Ake 5, Loftus-Cheek 4, Christensen 3, Brown 1, Solanke 1

Appearances 54

Hazard 49+3, Terry 49, Ivanovic 48+1, Matic 46+3, Cahill 45+3, Fabregas 45+2, Courtois 39, Azpilicueta 38+2, Willian 36+13, Oscar 35+6, Diego Costa 32+5, Filipe Luis 20+6, Ramires 17+17, Zouma 17+9, Cech 15+1, Drogba 14+26, Mikel 13+13, Schurrle 12+10, Remy 10+17, Cuadrado 4+10, Salah 4+4, Ake 2+3, Loftus-Cheek 2+2, Christensen 2+1, Brown 0+1, Solanke 0+1

Goals 109

Diego Costa 21 (1 pen), Hazard 19 (6 pens), Remy 9, Terry 8, Drogba 7 (1 pen), Oscar 7, Ivanovic 6, Fabregas 5 (1 pen), Schurrle 5, Ramires 4, Willian 4, own goals 4, Cahill 3, Matic 3, Zouma 2, Filipe Luis 1, Mikel 1

Assists 122
Assists are judged not for the last touch but by the subjective view of the club statistician for a crucial part played in the goal.

Fabregas 34, Hazard 21, Ivanovic 11, Oscar 11, Willian 10, Azpilicueta 5, Diego Costa 5, Cahill 4, Terry 4, Drogba 3, Matic 3, Filipe Luis 2, Ramires 2, Remy 2, Salah 2, Ake 1, Cuadrado 1, Mikel 1

Aids 81
Aids are for important but not crucial parts played in the goal

Hazard 13, Willian 11, Oscar 10, Fabregas 8, Diego Costa 6, Ivanovic 6, Drogba 5, Mikel 4, Matic 3, Ramires 3, Schurrle 3, Terry 3, Filipe Luis 2, Azpilicueta 1, Courtois 1, Remy 1, Salah 1

Minutes on pitch 5,233

Terry 4,755, Ivanovic 4,705, Hazard 4,692, Matic 4,401, Cahill 4,365, Fabregas 4,134, Courtois 3,728, Azpilicueta 3,593, Willian 3,409, Diego Costa 3,057, Oscar 2,928, Filipe Luis 1,999, Ramires 1,910, Zouma 1,686, Drogba 1,654, Cech 1,505, Mikel 1,425, Remy 1,075, Schurrle 1,007, Cuadrado 380, Salah 358, Ake 257, Christensen 208, Loftus-Cheek 148, Solanke 20, Brown 14

Players substituted 159

Willian 28/36, Oscar 26/35, Diego Costa 20/32, Fabregas 14/45, Hazard 14/49, Remy 9/10, Schurrle 9/12, Drogba 6/14, Ramires 6/17, Mikel 5/13, Cuadrado 4/4, Salah 4/4, Filipe Luis 3/20, Zouma 2/17, Azpilicueta 2/38, Matic 2/46, Loftus-Cheek 2/2, Ake 1/2, Courtois 1/39, Cahill 1/45, Christensen 0/2, Cech 0/15, Ivanovic 0/48, Terry 0/49

Unused substitutes 219

Cech 36, Zouma 25, Filipe Luis 24, Remy 13, Ake 12, Mikel 12, Azpilicueta 10, Courtois 10, Salah 10, Drogba 8, Loftus-Cheek 7, Cahill 5, Oscar 5, Cuadrado 4, Ramires 4, Schurrle 4, Schwarzer 4, Baker 3, Brown 3, Christensen 3, Ivanovic 3, Solanke 3, Beeney 2, Terry 2, Willian 2, Blackman 1, Boga 1, Diego Costa 1, Matic 1, Torres 1

League appearances 38

Hazard 38, Ivanovic 38, Terry 38, Matic 35+1, Cahill 33+3, Fabregas 33+1, Courtois 32, Azpilicueta 29, Willian 28+8, Oscar 26+2, Diego Costa 24+2, Ramires 11+12, Filipe Luis 9+6, Drogba 8+20, Zouma 7+8, Remy 6+13, Mikel 6+12, Cech 6+1, Schurrle 5+9, Cuadrado 4+8, Loftus-Cheek 2+1, Salah 0+3, Ake 0+1, Brown 0+1, Christensen 0+1

League goals 73

Diego Costa 20 (1 pen), Hazard 14 (3 pens), Remy 7, Oscar 6, Terry 5, Drogba 4, Ivanovic 4, Fabregas 3, Schurrle 3, Ramires 2, Willian 2, Cahill 1, Matic 1, own goal 1

Premier League stats
 

Assists 82
Assists are judged not for the last touch but by the subjective view of the club statistician for a crucial part played in the goal.

Fabregas 24, Hazard 16, Ivanovic 10, Oscar 10, Willian 6, Azpilicueta 4, Diego Costa 4, Matic 2, Ramires 2, Cuadrado 1, Drogba 1, Mikel 1, Terry 1

Shots on target 210

Diego Costa 38, Hazard 33, Oscar 23, Fabregas 17, Willian 17, Remy 13, Ivanovic 11, Matic 10, Terry 10, Cahill 9, Drogba 9, Schurrle 6, Ramires 5, Azpilicueta 3, Cuadrado 3, Filipe Luis 2, Mikel 1

Opponents’ shots on target 123

Shots off target 205

Willian 27, Ivanovic 26, Hazard 23, Oscar 22, Diego Costa 21, Drogba 16, Matic 13, Fabregas 10, Remy 9, Cahill 7, Ramires 7, Terry 7, Schurrle 6, Cuadrado 4, Azpilicueta 2, Mikel 2, Filipe Luis 1, Salah 1, Zouma 1

Opponents’ shots off target 188

Blocked shots 152

Oscar 28, Hazard 22, Diego Costa 19, Fabregas 16, Willian 12, Schurrle 9, Remy 8, Ivanovic 7, Cahill 6, Matic 6, Drogba 5, Ramires 5, Terry 3, Azpilicueta 2, Filipe Luis 2, Cuadrado 1, Loftus-Cheek 1

Defensive blocks 102

Terry 30, Cahill 29, Azpilicueta 13, Matic 7, Fabregas 5, Ivanovic 4, Drogba 3, Filipe Luis 3, Zouma 3, Oscar 2, Hazard 1, Mikel 1, Schurrle 1

Corners 227

Fabregas 150, Willian 39, Schurrle 13, Hazard 8, Oscar 7, Cuadrado 5, Filipe Luis 2, Cuadrado 1, Ivanovic 1. (plus one not taken as final whistle blew)

Opponents’ corners 167
 

UEFA Champions League appearances 8

Fabregas 8, Matic 8, Hazard 7, Ivanovic 7, Terry 7, Cahill 6, Diego Costa 5+2, Willian 5+2, Courtois 5, Filipe Luis 5, Oscar 4+3, Azpilicueta 4, Ramires 3+3, Schurrle 3+1, Zouma 3+1, Cech 3, Drogba 2+3, Remy 1+3, Mikel 1+1, Salah 1+1, Ake 0+1, Cuadrado 0+1, Loftus-Cheek 0+1, Solanke 0+1

UEFA Champions League goals 20

Hazard 3 (2 pens), Drogba 2 (1 pen), Fabregas 2 (1 pen), Matic 2, Terry 2, Cahill 1, Ivanovic 1, Mikel 1, Ramires 1, Remy 1, Schurrle 1, Willian 1, own goals 2

FA Cup appearances 2

Azpilicueta 2, Cahill 2, Cech 2, Drogba 2, Mikel 2, Oscar 2, Ramires 2, Remy 2, Zouma 2, Christensen 1, Filipe Luis 1, Salah 1, Schurrle 1, Willian 0+2, Ake 0+1, Diego Costa 0+1, Fabregas 0+1, Hazard 0+1

FA Cup goals 5

Cahill 1, Ramires 1, Remy 1, Willian 1, Zouma 1

Capital One Cup appearances 6

Filipe Luis 5, Zouma 5, Hazard 4+2, Cahill 4, Cech 4, Fabregas 4, Mikel 4, Terry 4, Azpilicueta 3+2, Matic  3+2, Ivanovic 3+1, Oscar 3+1, Willian 3+1, Diego Costa 3, Schurrle 3, Drogba 2+3, Ake 2, Courtois 2, Salah 2, Ramires 1+2, Remy 1+1, Christensen 1, Cuadrado 0+1

Capital One Cup goals 11

Hazard 2 (1 pen), Diego Costa 1, Drogba 1, Filipe Luis 1, Ivanovic 1, Oscar 1, Schurrle 1, Terry 1, Zouma 1, own goal 1

Hat-tricks 1

Diego Costa 1

Penalties won 11

Hazard 5, handball 2, Cuadrado 1, Fabregas 1, Filipe Luis 1, Ivanovic 1

Penalties scored 9

Hazard 6 (Arsenal h, Maribor h, QPR h, Liverpool LC a, PSG h, Stoke h), Diego Costa 1 (Sunderland h), Drogba 1 (Maribor h), Fabregas 1 (Sporting Lisbon h)

Penalties missed 2

Hazard 2 (Maribor a, saved, Crystal Palace h, saved)

Penalties conceded 4

Matic 2 (Maribor h, Southampton h), Cahill 1 (Tottenham a), Terry 1 (West Brom a)

Penalty concessions 3

Courtois 3

Penalties saved 0

Penalties missed target 1

Ibraimi (Maribor h) hit post (Cech)

Clean sheets 23

Courtois 16, Cech 7+1

Captain 54

Terry 48, Drogba 4, Cech 2

Woodwork 20

Willian 5, Diego Costa 4, Hazard 3, Oscar 2, Schurrle 2, Fabregas 1, Ramires 1, Remy 1, Shackell (Burnley) own post 1

Opponents’ strikes on woodwork 16

Amalfitano (West Ham h), Cavani (PSG h), Chadli (Tottenham a), Choupo-Moting (Schalke a), Eriksen (Tottenham LC n), Falcao (Man Utd h), Gerrard (Liverpool LC a), Ibraimi (Maribor h), Kane (Tottenham h), Konchesky (Leicester a), Lukaku (Everton a), Mirallas (Everton a), Nzonzi (Stoke h), Sigurdsson (Swansea a), Sissoko (Newcastle h), Vergini (Sunderland a)

Own goals 4

Coleman (Everton a), Grandison (Shrewsbury a), Kirchhoff (Schalke a), Viler (Maribor h)

Chelsea own goals 1

Terry (Swansea h)

Opponents sent off 9

Barry (Everton h, two yellow cards), Buxton (Derby a, denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity), Delaney (Crystal Palace a, two yellow cards), Huddlestone (Hull h, serious foul play), Ibrahimovic (PSG h, serious foul play), Schneiderlin (Southampton a two yellow cards), S Taylor (Newcastle a, two yellow cards), Yacob (West Brom h, serious foul play), Zabaleta (Man City a, two yellow cards)

Sent off 4

Azpilicueta (Crystal Palace a, serious foul play), Fabregas (West Brom a, violent conduct), Ivanovic (Man Utd a, two yellow cards), Matic (Burnley h, violent conduct). 

Abused 137
Incidents suffered leading to an opponent being booked or sent off

Hazard 40, Diego Costa 16, Oscar 12, Willian 10, Fabregas 9, Ramires 5, Schurrle 5, Azpilicueta 4, Cuadrado 4, Remy 4, Drogba 3, Ivanovic 2, Matic 2, Zouma 2, Cahill 1, Courtois 1, Filipe Luis 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Terry 1, General 14 (dissent 6, adopting an aggressive attitude 2, excess celebration 2, time wasting 2, handball 1, simulation 1)

Most in one game: Stoke h 6. Fewest: Maribor h, Swansea a, Shrewsbury a, QPR h, Hull a 0

Booked 97

Fabregas 13, Ivanovic 13, Diego Costa 10, Matic 10, Oscar 7, Cahill 6, Drogba 5, Ramires 5, Willian 5, Filipe Luis 4, Terry 4, Cuadrado 3, Hazard 3, Schurrle 3, Azpilicueta 2, Mikel 2, Ake 1, Courtois 1

Most in one game: Man Utd a (incl 2=red) 7. Fewest: Leicester h & a, Swansea h & a, Bolton h, Maribor h, QPR h, Schalke a, Stoke a, West Ham h, Watford h, Bradford h, Man City h 0

Domestic bookings 84

Fabregas 11, Ivanovic 11, Matic 10, Diego Costa 9, Cahill 6, Oscar 6, Drogba 5, Ramires 4, Willian 4, Cuadrado 3, Schurrle 3, Terry 3, Filipe Luis 2, Hazard 2, Mikel 2, Ake 1, Azpilicueta 1, Courtois 1

Champions League bookings 13

Fabregas 2, Filipe Luis 2, Ivanovic 2, Azpilicueta 1, Diego Costa 1, Hazard 1, Oscar 1, Ramires 1, Terry 1, Willian 1

Suspended 14

Diego Costa 4 (Tottenham h, Man City h, Aston Villa a, Everton a), Azpilicueta 3 (Man Utd a, Shrewsbury a, QPR h), Matic 3 (Newcastle a, Tottenham LC n, West Ham a), Fabregas 2 (Hull h, Sunderland h), Ivanovic 1 (Shrewsbury a), Ramires 1 (Burnley a)

Games missed due to injury or illness 93

Ramires 15, Mikel 14, Diego Costa 11, Remy 9, Ake 8, Oscar 7, Drogba 6, Schurrle 6, Courtois 3, Baker 2, Cech 2, Fabregas 2, Filipe Luis 2, Zouma 2, Azpilicueta 1, Blackman 1, Salah 1, Willian 1,

Games missed through ineligibility 3

Blackman 3 (cup-tied in Capital One Cup)

Golden Boot 309
Combined goals scored in first team, U21s, U19s and U18s competitive games.

Abraham 41, Solanke 41, Diego Costa 21, Hazard 19, Brown 13, Boga 12, Muheim 11, Ugbo 11, Palmer 9, Remy 9, C Musonda 8, Terry 8, own goals 8, Colkett 7, Drogba 7, Oscar 7, Scott 7, Ali 6, Christie-Davies 6, Ivanovic 6, Fabregas 5, Schurrle 5, Ramires 4, Willian 4, Cahill 3, Houghton 3, Kiwomya 3, Matic 3, Suljic 3, Wakefield 3, Adamczyk 2, Bolkiah 2, Zouma 2, Aina 1, Baker 1, Christensen 1, J Dasilva 1, Filipe Luis 1, Grant 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Mikel 1, Sammut 1, Swift 1 

 

Former player appearances against Chelsea

Johnson 2+1, David Luiz 2, King 2, Lukaku 2, Mata 2, Bertrand 1, Borini 1, Huth 1, Knott 1, F Morais 1, Van Aanholt 1, Lampard 0+2, J Cole 0+1, S Sinclair 0+1

Former player goals against Chelsea

Lampard 1, David Luiz 1, F Morais 1

Games involving former players or managers in charge of opposition sides

Brendan Rodgers 4, Mark Hughes 2, Roberto Di Matteo 1, Slavisa Jokanovic 1, Gustavo Poyet 1

Total appearances including subs

Terry 670, Cech 494, Drogba 381, Mikel 339, Ivanovic 318, Ramires 230, Hazard 163, Cahill 159, Oscar 152, Azpilicueta 132, Willian 91, Matic 71, Fabregas 47, Moses 43, Courtois 39, Diego Costa 37, Romeu 33, Remy 27, Filipe Luis 26, Zouma 26, McEachran 22, Salah 19, Kakuta 16, Marin 16, Cuadrado 14, Ake 12, Kalas 4, Loftus-Cheek 4, Van Ginkel 4, Christensen 3, Piazon 3, Baker 1, Brown 1, Swift 1, Solanke 1

Total appearances

Terry 644+26, Cech 492+2, Ivanovic 301+17, Drogba 288+93, Mikel 256+83, Ramires 189+41, Cahill 150+9, Hazard 141+22, Azpilicueta 121+11, Oscar 114+38, Willian 69+22, Matic 63+8, Fabregas 45+2, Courtois 39, Diego Costa 32+5, Moses 27+16, Romeu 24+9, Filipe Luis 20+6, Zouma 17+9, Remy 10+17, Salah 10+9, McEachran 7+15, Kakuta 5+11, Marin 5+11, Ake 5+7, Cuadrado 4+10, Kalas 2+2, Loftus-Cheek 2+2, Van Ginkel 2+2, Christensen 2+1, Piazon 2+1, Baker 0+1, Brown 0+1, Solanke 0+1, Swift 0+1

Total Chelsea goals by 2014/15 players

Drogba 164 (6 pens), Terry 65, Hazard 49 (14 pens), Ivanovic 31, Ramires 31, Oscar 30 (1 pen), Diego Costa 21 (1 pen), Cahill 13, Moses 10, Remy 9, Willian 8, Fabregas 5 (1 pen), Mikel 5, Matic 3, Salah 2, Zouma 2, Azpilicueta 1, Filipe Luis 1, Marin 1, Romeu 1 (pen)