With the final whistle having been blown on our former captain John Terry's playing career, we round up the statistical record of his Chelsea days…
Terry announced his retirement yesterday (Sunday). He spent time on loan at Nottingham Forest early in his career and was last season at Aston Villa, but it is as a legendary Chelsea player he is widely regarded, and these are the numbers that back that up…
Born: Barking, 7.12.80
Source: Chelsea Academy since the age of 14
Chelsea scholarship: July 1997
Turned pro: March 1998
Chelsea debut aged 17 years 10 months:
Aston Villa (h) League Cup 28.10.98, substitute for Dan Petrescu. Won 4-1
Trophies won with Chelsea
UEFA Champions League 2012
Premier League 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2017
UEFA Europa League 2013
FA Cup 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012
League Cup 2005, 2007 and 2015
FA Community Shield 2005 and 2009
Other Chelsea honours
Chelsea Special Commitment Award 2009
Chelsea Player of the Year 2001 and 2006
PFA Player of the Year 2005
UEFA’s most valuable defender 2005, 2008 and 2009
Named in FIFA/FIFPro World Team of the Year 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
FWA Footballer of the Year runner-up 2005 and 2006
Chairman’s Award 2002
Chelsea Young Player of the Year 1998
Runners-up medals:
UEFA Champions League 2008
FA Cup 2002 and 2017
League Cup 2008
UEFA Super Cup 2013
FA Community Shield 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2015
Chelsea milestones
100th appearance v Southampton (h) 26.12.02, Drew 0-0
200th appearance v Tottenham (a) 15.1.05. Won 2-0
300th appearance v Arsenal (Millennium Stadium) League Cup Final 25.2.07. Won 2-1.
400th appearance v Fulham (h) 2.5.09. Won 3-1
500th appearance v Tottenham (h) 30.4.11. Won 2-1
600th appearance v Liverpool (h) 29.12.13. Won 2-1
700th appearance v Everton (a) 12.3.16. Lost 2-0
100th game as captain v Arsenal (Millennium Stadium) Community Shield 7.8.05. Won 2-1
200th game as captain v Hull City (a) League Cup 26.9.07. Won 4-0
300th game as captain v Porto (a) Champions League 25.11.09. Won 1-0
400th game as captain v Aston Villa (h) 31.12.11. Lost 1-3
500th game as captain v Crystal Palace (a) 18.10.14. Won 2-1
Chelsea’s all-time top scoring defender, most appearances and most trophies as captain.
Overall Chelsea record
Played 717
Won 441
Drawn 157
Lost 119
717 appearances (including 31 as a sub)
492 Premier League
58 FA Cup
37 League Cup
6 Community Shield
111 Champions League
11 UEFA Cup/Europa League
1 European Cup Winners’ Cup
1 UEFA Super Cup
67 goals
41 Premier League (PL top scoring defender)
11 FA Cup
2 League Cup
10 Champions League
3 UEFA Cup/Europa League
Captain
580 games
Top all-time Chelsea appearances
Ron Harris 795
Peter Bonetti 729
John Terry 717
Frank Lampard 648
John Hollins 592
Petr Cech 494
Dennis Wise 445
Steve Clarke 421
Kerry Dixon 420
Eddie McCreadie 410
International honours
Named in FIFA’s 2006 World Cup All Star Squad
Major international tournaments
Euro 2004 (3 games + 1 shoot-out goal)
2006 World Cup (5 games)
2010 World Cup (4 games)
Euro 2012 (4 games)
Full international caps won with Chelsea
England 78 caps, 6 goals
Statistics by Paul Dutton