Chelsea will be looking to continue our fine record on the opening day of a Women’s Super League season when we meet Manchester City at Stamford Bridge for a blockbuster clash in September. Here we take a closer look at the facts and figures behind the Blues' matchday one history...
Last season saw us deliver a 1-0 win over Aston Villa in Sonia Bompastor's first-ever game in charge at Chelsea.
Our biggest win in an opening match is 6-0 against Yeovil in the 2017 Spring Series, and again against Bristol City in the 2017/18 campaign.
WSL Matchday One | Chelsea |
|---|---|
Games | 15 |
Won | 9 |
Drawn | 3 |
Lost | 3 |
Goals for | 32 |
Goals against | 12 |
While Manchester City will provide tough opposition in this season's first WSL game at Stamford Bridge on 5 September, we have an excellent record at home on the first day of the season.
WSL Matchday One - Home | Chelsea |
|---|---|
Games | 9 |
Won | 6 |
Drawn | 2 |
Lost | 1 |
Goals for | 20 |
Goals against | 4 |
Our skipper Millie Bright has made the most opening-day WSL appearances in our history, having been in the side on 10 separate occasions.
Chelsea WSL opening day appearances | Games |
|---|---|
Millie Bright | 10 |
Ji So-Yun | 9 |
8 | |
Sophie Ingle | 8 |
Bethany England | 7 |
Fran Kirby | 7 |
Hannah Blundell | 6 |
Magdalena Eriksson | 6 |
Maren Mjelde | 6 |
6 | |
Drew Spence | 6 |
In terms of most-ever goals on the first day of the season, it's all even between nine different Chelsea players who all have two to their name, but Erin Cuthbert is the only member of that group who could potentially add to that tally this season.
Chelsea WSL opening day goals | Goals |
|---|---|
Erin Cuthbert | 2 |
Ji So-Yun | 2 |
Bethany England | 2 |
Fran Kirby | 2 |
Maren Mjelde | 2 |
Drew Spence | 2 |
Gemma Davison | 2 |
Dunia Susi | 2 |
Yuki Nagsato | 2 |
Chelsea's 2025/26 fixture list can be found here!
You can secure your spot to all four games at Stamford Bridge with The Bridge Pass, saving you 20% compared to buying individual match tickets throughout the season.