This Sunday, when Chelsea host Spurs, a major milestone will be reached although on this occasion, it is not triggered by an appearance on the pitch.
Instead this weekend’s game is a significant landmark as it is the 1000th since Roman Abramovich became Chelsea owner.
We will be building up to that over the next four days and begin here with a detailed look at the achievements and statistics for the era which began back in July 2003.
The headline figures
Ahead of this weekend’s 1000th game, Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea have:
Played 999 competitive matches
Achieved 608 wins
Been involved in 215 draws
Suffered 176 defeats
Scored 1,903 goals
Conceded 896 goals
The Blues have a 60.9 per cent win percentage (compared to our all-time 44.3 per cent)
The Trophies
Premier League
2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2017
Champions League
2012
Europa League
2013, 2019
FA Cup
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018
League Cup
2005, 2007, 2015
Community Shield
2005, 2009
Number of major trophies won by English clubs during the Roman Abramovich era
Chelsea 16
Man Utd 14
Man City 11
Liverpool 7
Arsenal 6
Birmingham 1
Leicester 1
Middlesbrough 1
Portsmouth 1
Swansea 1
Tottenham 1
Wigan 1
Chelsea Women’s trophies
FA Women’s Super League
2015, 2018, 2020
FA Women’s Super League Spring Series
2017
Women’s FA Cup
2015, 2018
Women’s League Cup
2020
Women’s Community Shield
2020
Chelsea Academy trophies
FA Youth Cup
2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
UEFA Youth League
2015, 2016
Premier League 2
2020
Premier Reserve League South
2011
Premier Reserve League National
2011
Under-21s Premier League
2014
Under-18s Premier League South
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Under-18s Premier League National
Winners 2017, 2018
Under-18s Premier League Cup
2018
Most appearances
John Terry 599
Frank Lampard 547
Petr Cech 494
Cesar Azpilicueta 395
Didier Drogba 381
Most goals
Frank Lampard 196
Didier Drogba 164
Eden Hazard 110
Willian 63
Salomon Kalou 60
Most clean sheets
Petr Cech 228
Thibaut Courtois 58
Carlo Cudicini 55
Kepa Arrizabalaga 33
Henrique Hilario 18
Biggest win
8-0 twice – Aston Villa 2012/13 and Wigan 2009/10
Heaviest defeat
0-6 – Man City 2018/19
During the era, Chelsea have played 120 different teams
- Statistics by Paul Dutton