2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season

The2004–05season wasChelsea Football Club's91st competitive season, 13th consecutive season in thePremier Leagueand 99th year as a club. Managed byJosé Mourinhoduring his first season at the club, Chelsea won thePremier Leaguetitle (their first league title in 50 years) and theLeague Cup.

Chelsea

2004–05season
(from left to right)Eiður Guðjohnsen,Frank Lampard,andJohn Terrycelebrating Chelsea's first Premier League title
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League:Frank Lampard(13) All: Frank Lampard (19)
Highest home attendance	42,328 (vs.Newcastle United,4 December 2004)
Lowest home attendance	33,945 (vs.CSKA Moscow,20 October 2004)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The season was historic for the vast number ofPremier League recordsset during the season. The list of achievements included; most points won in a season (95), most away wins in a season (15), most clean sheets kept in a season (25), fewest goals conceded away in a season (9), most wins in a season (29) and fewest goals conceded in a season (15). As of 2024, this Chelsea side still holds the defensive records for most clean sheets and fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season.

After missing out on the league title to the unbeatenArsenalin theprevious season,Chelsea continued spending large sums of money in order to build a squad capable of challenging for honours. They were in their second season under the ownership ofRoman Abramovich,enabling them to sign five players for more than £10 million each, including Ivorian strikerDidier DrogbafromMarseilleand defenderRicardo Carvalhofrom Mourinho's former club,Porto.Portuguese defenderPaulo Ferreiraalso followed Mourinho to Chelsea from Porto.

In theChampions League,Chelsea aimed to improve upon their semi-final placing theprevious year,but in the end only matched their achievement. They also exited theFA Cupin the fifth round to eventual semi-finalistsNewcastle United.

Kits

Home

Homealt.

Away

Third

Thirdalt.

The team kit was produced byUmbro.The shirt sponsor wasEmirates Airline;the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit, all blue with a white collar, was retained from the previous season. Their new away kit was black with grey shorts and accents. Chelsea retained last season's away kit (all white with black and blue stripes down the center) as the third kit for this season.

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	José Mourinho
Assistant manager	Steve Clarke
First team coach	Baltemar Brito
Fitness coach	Rui Faria
Goalkeeping coach	Silvino Louro
Opposition scout	André Villas-Boas

Source:[1][2]

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Petr Čech
2	DF	ENG	Glen Johnson
4	MF	FRA	Claude Makélélé
5	MF	RUS	Alexey Smertin
6	DF	POR	Ricardo Carvalho
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard
9	FW	SCG	Mateja Kežman
10	MF	ENG	Joe Cole
11	MF	IRL	Damien Duff
13	DF	FRA	William Gallas
14	MF	CMR	Geremi
15	FW	CIV	Didier Drogba
16	MF	NED	Arjen Robben
18	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ENG	Scott Parker
20	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira
22	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini
24	FW	FIN	Mikael Forssell
26	DF	ENG	John Terry(captain)
27	MF	CZE	Jiří Jarošík
29	DF	GER	Robert Huth
30	MF	POR	Tiago
31	MF	POR	Filipe Oliveira
32	DF	SCO	Steven Watt
33	MF	POR	Nuno Morais
40	GK	ENG	Lenny Pidgeley
42	MF	ENG	Anthony Grant

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	NGA	Celestine Babayaro(toNewcastle United)
7	FW	ROU	Adrian Mutu(released)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Craig Rocastle(toSheffield Wednesday)
27	MF	CYP	Alexis Nicolas(toBrighton & Hove Albion)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
41	GK	BEL	Yves Ma-Kalambay
43	MF	ENG	Joe Tillen
—	DF	ENG	Michael Mancienne
—	DF	ENG	Adrian Pettigrew
—	DF	ENG	Dean Smith
—	DF	ENG	Sam Tillen

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Danny Woodards
—	MF	ENG	Danny Hollands
—	MF	ENG	James Simmonds
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Smith
—	MF	GER	Sebastian Kneißl

Under-18s

The following players spent most of the season playing for the under-18s, but may have appeared for the reserve team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	James Russell
—	GK	GER	Nick Hamann
—	DF	ENG	Joe Anderson
—	DF	ENG	Ed Brand
—	DF	ENG	Shaun Cummings
—	DF	ENG	Ben Hudell
—	DF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson
—	DF	ENG	Harry Worley
—	MF	ENG	Liam Bridcutt
—	MF	ENG	Jack Cork

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	James Younghusband
—	MF	POR	Filipe Morais
—	MF	RSA	Dean Furman
—	MF	SOM	Hamze Ismail
—	MF	WAL	Andy King
—	MF	ENG	Dean McDonald
—	FW	ENG	Jack Watkins
—	FW	ENG	Phil Younghusband
—	FW	ITA	Michele Gallaccio
—	FW	ENG	Eric Odihambo

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
20	DF	Paulo Ferreira	Porto	£13.2 million	23 June 2004
1	GK	Petr Čech	Rennes	£7.1 million	1 July 2004
16	MF	Arjen Robben	PSV	£12 million	1 July 2004
9	FW	Mateja Kežman	PSV	£5.3 million	13 July 2004
15	FW	Didier Drogba	Marseille	£24 million	20 July 2004
30	MF	Tiago	Benfica	£10 million	21 July 2004
6	DF	Ricardo Carvalho	Porto	£19.85 million	28 July 2004
33	DF	Nuno Morais	Penafiel	Undisclosed	29 August 2004
27	MF	Jiří Jarošík	CSKA Moscow	£3 million	6 January 2005

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
7	MF	Winston Bogarde	Unattached	Released	1 July 2004
20	MF	Juan Sebastián Verón	Internazionale	Loan	1 July 2004
9	FW	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Middlesbrough	Free	1 July 2004
32	FW	Mikael Forssell	Birmingham City	Loan	1 July 2004
6	DF	Marcel Desailly	Al-Gharafa	Free	6 July 2004
15	DF	Mario Melchiot	Birmingham City	Free	9 July 2004
17	MF	Emmanuel Petit	Unattached	Released	July 2004
12	MF	Mario Stanić	N/A	Retired	9 July 2004
30	MF	Jesper Grønkjær	Birmingham City	£2.2 million	12 July 2004
39	FW	Carlton Cole	Aston Villa	Loan	14 July 2004
21	FW	Hernán Crespo	Milan	Loan	15 July 2004
34	GK	Neil Sullivan	Leeds United	Free	31 July 2004
24	MF	Boudewijn Zenden	Middlesbrough	Free	2 August 2004
31	GK	Marco Ambrosio	Grasshoppers	Free	11 August 2004

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer:£91,350,000

Winter:£3,000,000

Total:£94,350,000

Income

Summer:£2,200,000

Winter:£0

Total:£2,200,000

Expenditure

Summer:£89,150,000

Winter:£3,000,000

Total:£92,150,000

Premier League

Main article:2004–05 Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2004–05 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier.

The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, international football, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.

August–October

Chelsea opened their Premier League campaign at home against a depletedManchester Unitedside on 15 August 2004.Eiður Guðjohnsen's 14th-minute goal was enough to separate the two sides, 1–0. The result was followed by another 1–0 win a weekend later, this time away atBirmingham Citythanks to a strike by substituteJoe Cole.A few days later, Chelsea journeyed across London toSelhurst Parkto face newly promotedCrystal Palace.ADidier Drogbadebut goal for his new club (a header from aCelestine Babayarocross) and a controlled, outside-the-box effort byTiagowere enough to ensure a 0–2 win and maintain Chelsea's 100 per cent start. Chelsea concluded August with a 2–1 home win overSouthampton.James Beattiegave the visitors a shock lead after 12 seconds (the fastest Premier League goal of the season and Chelsea's first conceded); Beattie subsequently scored an own goal at the other end following a Chelsea corner, and aFrank Lampardpenalty four minutes short of half-time set Chelsea on their way to all three points, leaving them in second place (behind fellow 100 percentersArsenalon goal difference).

Due to the international fixtures, Chelsea did not play again until 11 September, dropping their first points of the season in a 0–0 draw atAston Villa,but both sides were not without their chances to break the deadlock, Drogba having a penalty claim turned down and being booked for diving in the process. A second successive 0–0 draw, at home toTottenham Hotspur,meant they lost ground on defending champions and leaders Arsenal, falling two points behind. Chelsea later claimed their first win of the month courtesy of a free-kick routine finished by Drogba nine minutes from time away atMiddlesbroughone week later to give them a vital 0–1 win. At the end of September 2004, Chelsea were still occupying second place, two points behind Arsenal.

Chelsea began October with yet another 1–0 win, this time againstLiverpool,a Joe Cole flick from an inswinging Lampard free kick maintained their unbeaten league start. The run, however, ended after they suffered their first and only defeat of the season away atManchester City,withNicolas Anelkastroking home a penalty in the 11th minute that he won himself after being felled in the box byPaulo Ferreira.The result cast Chelsea further behind pace-setters Arsenal, the margin now at five points. Manager Jose Mourinho maintained his optimism regarding his side's performances despite the media bemoaning Chelsea's lack of goals and style of play, particularly in contrast to the verve of unbeaten league leaders Arsenal.

Nonetheless, Chelsea recorded one of their most emphatic victories of the season a week later, winning 4–0 at home againstBlackburn Rovers,an Eiður Guðjohnsen hat-trick set them on their way to the win. The result was significant in that it closed the gap to two points, as Arsenal lost their unbeaten record in controversial fashion a day later atOld Trafford,losing2–0to Manchester United. Another irrefutable result, a 1–4 win away atWest Bromwich Albion,pulled Chelsea level with Arsenal (but behind on goal difference) at the end of October, as the reigning champions were showing signs of faltering, narrowly earning a 2–2 draw that day.

November–December

A 1–0 home win againstEvertonatStamford Bridgecoupled with another draw for Arsenal allowed Chelsea to top the table for the first time in the season. A week later, they retained their two-point lead at the top thanks to a thumping 4–1 away triumph atFulham.Despite a 2–2 home draw to Bolton, they maintained their table-topping lead after Arsenal could only manage a 1–1 draw themselves to West Brom at home on the same day; Chelsea rounded off November 2004 with a 4–0 thumping of Charlton Athletic at The Valley with Duff, Terry twice and Gudjohnsen all on the scoresheet to see Chelsea move 5 points clear at the top as Arsenal suffered their second defeat of the season at Liverpool the next day.

Chelsea began the new month as they ended the last, with a 4–0 victory, this time at home against Newcastle. In their next outing, they visited rivals Arsenal and despite going behind twice, notched twice to earn a 2–2 draw at Highbury and preserve their lead at the top of the Premier League. Chelsea won the rest of their December fixtures without conceding: 4–0 vs Norwich, 1–0 vs Aston Villa, and 2–0 away to Portsmouth - as they closed 2004 sitting top of the league, five points clear of second-placed reigning champions Arsenal.

January–February

2005 began with a trip to Anfield on New Year's Day, Joe Cole once again proved the difference between the two sides, finding the back of the net five minutes after coming on as a substitute to earn a now-routine 1–0 victory for the visitors. They went on to win all their remaining games in January to nil (2–0 vs Middlesbrough, 2–0 away at Tottenham Hotspur and 3–0 against Portsmouth), extending their commanding lead to 10 points, as rivals Arsenal continued to flounder.

As February dawned, Arsenal lost 4–2 against Manchester United at Highbury, the latter leapfrogging Wenger's Arsenal into second and prompting the Frenchman to rule his side (now 13 points behind leaders Chelsea) out of the title race with Manchester United showing signs of a mid-season surge; nevertheless, Chelsea continued their relentless form, earning a 1–0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 2 February; in doing so, Petr Cech (who saved a penalty late on in the game to ensure Chelsea's victory) set a new record of minutes gone without conceding (781), breaking Peter Schmeichel's record of 695 with Manchester United. The eighth straight win saw the Blues move 11 points clear as their quest for a first Premier League title remained on track.

They later dropped their first points of 2005, a 0–0 stalemate at home to Manchester City, but soon returned to winning ways with a 1–0 away victory at Everton on 12 February, closing the month with a 9-point advantage over second-placed Manchester United.

March–April

Chelsea conceded their first goal in 2005, during a 3–1 win at Norwich on 5 March, to end Petr Cech's Premier League record of minutes without conceding at 1,028 (later broken by Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United in 2009). The Blues went on to register a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at home and completed March with a 4–1 victory against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge as they closed in on their first league title for 50 years.

The penultimate month of the season opened for Chelsea with a 3–1 away win over Southampton, a well-worked team goal finished off by Eidur Gudjohnsen rounding off the result with seven minutes to spare. A week later on 9 April, Didier Drogba rescued a point for the West Londoners after Walter Pandiani had given Birmingham City a shock lead with half an hour to go at Stamford Bridge; however, their form and results elsewhere conspired to leave Chelsea needing just six points from their last six fixtures of the campaign to be assured of their first-ever Premier League title.

On 20 April, Chelsea played out a goalless draw at home against nearest rivals Arsenal with both sides (particularly the hosts) missing a myriad of opportunities to break the deadlock. But the Blues swiftly rediscovered their touch at Stamford Bridge days later against neighbours Fulham, putting them to the sword with a 3–1 result, Frank Lampard scored the pick of the goals, a crisp low drive inside the area from Arjen Robben's cut-back on the left to restore Chelsea's lead after Collins John had equalised Joe Cole's earlier opener.

The result meant Chelsea could win the title provided closest challengers Arsenal (whose form has picked up considerably towards the season's end) dropped points against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at Highbury a couple of days later, but the Gunners picked up all three points in a 1–0 win.

Chelsea travelled to Bolton's Reebok Stadium on 30 April 2005 with the knowledge a win and all three points would crown them Champions of England for the first time in half a century, and despite a tense and goalless first-half, the second half saw Lampard win a battle against a defender for a high, bouncing ball just outside the penalty area before making space for a fierce right-foot drive to give Chelsea the lead after an hour gone; it was a lead Chelsea doubled as they countered from a Bolton corner fifteen minutes later, Lampard picking up Claude Makélélé's through ball and rounding goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen, slotting into an empty net for his second goal of the game to seal a conclusive 2–0 win and the league title for the Blues - Mourinho's first in English football - as the Blues sat top of the league with a now-unassailable 11-point lead after 35 games at the end of April 2005.

May

The final month of the season saw the new champions step on to the Stamford Bridge pitch against Charlton on 7 May, and were made to wait until just moments from time to record a 1–0 victory as Frank Lampard won a penalty in the closing stages, Claude Makélélé - who had never scored previously for the club - was given the honours and duly obliged (scoring on the rebound following the save of his initial effort by Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely). The game marked Chelsea's final home match of the season, therefore the trophy presentation and post-match celebrations were held afterwards in front of a capacity home crowd.

Three days later, Chelsea travelled to Old Trafford for the penultimate game of the season against third-placed Manchester United, receiving another pre-match guard of honour (customary for their remaining games since clinching the title against Bolton); and in spite of Ruud van Nistelrooy's opening goal, the Blues hit back, notching three times through Tiago, Gudjohnsen and Joe Cole late on to complete a Premier League double over United and claim a record 29th victory of the league season, moving onto 94 points.

Their final league game on 15 May 2005 ended in a 1–1 draw, away to Newcastle United in an inconsequential yet unusually ill-disciplined end-of-season fixture that saw eight yellow cards brandished; the club's top-scorer Frank Lampard scoring from the penalty spot to equalise an own goal by Geremi at the other end minutes earlier.

Chelsea completed their historic campaign with notably new Premier League records of 95 points (12 clear of second-placed Arsenal), 29 wins (14 of them at home - a record in itself), 1,025 consecutive minutes without conceding and just 15 goals conceded - suffering only one defeat all season.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	29	8	1	72	15	+57	95	14	5	0	35	6	+29	15	3	1	37	9	+28

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D
Position	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	13	14	17	20	20	23	26	29	32	33	36	39	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	61	64	65	68	71	74	77	80	81	82	85	88	91	94	95

Source:Matches
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Matches

ChelseavManchester United

15 August 20041	Chelsea	1–0	Manchester United	London,England
16:00BST	Guðjohnsen14'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,813 Referee:Graham Poll

Birmingham CityvChelsea

21 August 20042	Birmingham City	0–1	Chelsea	Birmingham,England
15:00BST		Report	Cole68'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 24,953 Referee:Barry Knight

Crystal PalacevChelsea

24 August 20043	Crystal Palace	0–2	Chelsea	London,England
19:45BST		Report	Drogba27' Tiago78'	Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,953 Referee:Chris Foy

ChelseavSouthampton

28 August 20044	Chelsea	2–1	Southampton	London,England
15:00BST	Beattie34' (o.g.) Lampard41' (pen.)	Report	Beattie1'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,864 Referee:Steve Bennett

Aston VillavChelsea

11 September 20045	Aston Villa	0–0	Chelsea	Birmingham,England
13:30BST		Report		Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 36,691 Referee:Rob Styles

ChelseavTottenham Hotspur

19 September 20046	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London,England
16:00BST		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,246 Referee:Mike Riley

MiddlesbroughvChelsea

25 September 20047	Middlesbrough	0–1	Chelsea	Middlesbrough,England
13:30BST		Report	Drogba81'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,341 Referee:Mark Halsey

ChelseavLiverpool

3 October 20048	Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool	London,England
16:00BST	Cole64'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,028 Referee:Phil Dowd

Manchester CityvChelsea

16 October 20049	Manchester City	1–0	Chelsea	Manchester,England
17:15BST	Anelka11' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,047 Referee:Howard Webb

ChelseavBlackburn Rovers

23 October 200410	Chelsea	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	London,England
15:00BST	Guðjohnsen37',38',51' (pen.) Duff74'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,546 Referee:Graham Poll

West Bromwich AlbionvChelsea

30 October 200411	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	Chelsea	West Bromwich,England
15:00BST	Gera56'	Report	Gallas45' Guðjohnsen51' Duff59' Lampard81'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,399 Referee:Barry Knight

ChelseavEverton

6 November 200412	Chelsea	1–0	Everton	London,England
15:00GMT	Robben72'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,965 Referee:Mike Riley

FulhamvChelsea

13 November 200413	Fulham	1–4	Chelsea	London,England
17:00GMT	Diop57'	Report	Lampard33' Robben59' Gallas73' Tiago81'	Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,877 Referee:Uriah Rennie

ChelseavBolton Wanderers

20 November 200414	Chelsea	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	London,England
15:00GMT	Duff1' Tiago48'	Report	Davies52' Jaidi87'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,203 Referee:Dermot Gallagher

Charlton AthleticvChelsea

27 November 200415	Charlton Athletic	0–4	Chelsea	London,England
15:00GMT		Report	Duff4' Terry47',50' Guðjohnsen59'	Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 26,355 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

ChelseavNewcastle United

4 December 200416	Chelsea	4–0	Newcastle United	London,England
12:45GMT	Lampard63' Drogba69' Robben87' Kežman90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,328 Referee:Rob Styles

ArsenalvChelsea

12 December 200417	Arsenal	2–2	Chelsea	London,England
16:05GMT	Henry2',29'	Report	Terry17' Guðjohnsen46'	Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,153 Referee:Graham Poll

ChelseavNorwich City

18 December 200418	Chelsea	4–0	Norwich City	London,England
15:00GMT	Duff10' Lampard34' Robben44' Drogba83'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,071 Referee:Mike Dean

ChelseavAston Villa

26 December 200419	Chelsea	1–0	Aston Villa	London,England
13:00GMT	Duff30'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,071 Referee:Mike Dean

PortsmouthvChelsea

28 December 200420	Portsmouth	0–2	Chelsea	Portsmouth,England
15:00GMT		Report	Robben79' Cole90'	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,210 Referee:Alan Wiley

LiverpoolvChelsea

1 January 200521	Liverpool	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool,England
12:45GMT		Report	Cole80'	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,886 Referee:Alan Wiley

ChelseavMiddlesbrough

4 January 200522	Chelsea	2–0	Middlesbrough	London,England
19:45GMT	Drogba15',17'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,982 Referee:Steve Bennett

Tottenham HotspurvChelsea

15 January 200523	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Chelsea	London,England
15:00GMT		Report	Lampard39' (pen.),90'	Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,105 Referee:Graham Poll

ChelseavPortsmouth

22 January 200524	Chelsea	3–0	Portsmouth	London,England
15:00GMT	Drogba15',39' Robben21'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,267 Referee:Mike Riley

Blackburn RoversvChelsea

2 February 200525	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Chelsea	Blackburn,England
20:00GMT		Report	Robben5'	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 23,414 Referee:Uriah Rennie

ChelseavManchester City

6 February 200526	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	London,England
16:05GMT		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,093 Referee:Howard Webb

EvertonvChelsea

12 February 200527	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool,England
12:45GMT		Report	Guðjohnsen69'	Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 40,270 Referee:Mike Riley

Norwich CityvChelsea

5 March 200528	Norwich City	1–3	Chelsea	Norwich,England
17:15GMT	McKenzie64'	Report	Cole22' Kežman71' Carvalho79'	Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 24,506 Referee:Mark Halsey

ChelseavWest Bromwich Albion

15 March 200529	Chelsea	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London,England
19:45GMT	Drogba26'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,713 Referee:Neale Barry

ChelseavCrystal Palace

19 March 200530	Chelsea	4–1	Crystal Palace	London,England
15:00GMT	Lampard29' Cole54' Kežman78',90'	Report	Riihilahti42'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,667 Referee:Phil Dowd

SouthamptonvChelsea

2 April 200531	Southampton	1–3	Chelsea	Southampton,England
17:15GMT	Phillips69'	Report	Lampard22' Guðjohnsen39',83'	Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,949 Referee:Mark Halsey

ChelseavBirmingham City

9 April 200532	Chelsea	1–1	Birmingham City	London,England
15:00GMT	Drogba82'	Report	Pandiani65'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,031 Referee:Chris Foy

ChelseavArsenal

20 April 200533	Chelsea	0–0	Arsenal	London,England
20:00GMT		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,621 Referee:Steve Bennett

ChelseavFulham

23 April 200534	Chelsea	3–1	Fulham	London,England
12:45GMT	Cole17' Lampard64' Guðjohnsen87'	Report	John41'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,081 Referee:Alan Wiley

Bolton WanderersvChelsea

30 April 200535	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Chelsea	Bolton,England
17:15GMT		Report	Lampard60',76'	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,653 Referee:Steve Dunn

ChelseavCharlton Athletic

7 May 200536	Chelsea	1–0	Charlton Athletic	London,England
17:15GMT	Makélélé90+2'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,065 Referee:Mike Riley

Manchester UnitedvChelsea

10 May 200537	Manchester United	1–3	Chelsea	Manchester,England
20:00GMT	van Nistelrooy7'	Report	Tiago17' Guðjohnsen61' Cole82'	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,832 Referee:Graham Poll

Newcastle UnitedvChelsea

15 May 200538	Newcastle United	1–1	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne,England
15:00GMT	Geremi33' (o.g.)	Report	Lampard35' (pen.)	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,326 Referee:Howard Webb

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article:2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	POR	CSKA	PAR
1	Chelsea	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Advance toknockout stage		—	3–1	2–0	0–0
2	Porto	6	2	2	2	4	6	−2	8			2–1	—	0–0	0–0
3	CSKA Moscow	6	2	1	3	5	5	0	7	Transfer toUEFA Cup		0–1	0–1	—	2–0
4	Paris Saint-Germain	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	5			0–3	2–0	1–3	—

Source:

Paris Saint-GermainvChelsea

14 September 20041	Paris Saint-Germain	0 – 3	Chelsea	Paris,France
19:45BST		Report	Terry29' Drogba45',75'	Stadium:Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Manuel Mejuto González

ChelseavPorto

29 September 20042	Chelsea	3 – 1	Porto	London,England
19:45BST	Smertin7' Drogba50' Terry70'	Report	McCarthy68'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,237 Referee:Herbert Fandel

ChelseavCSKA Moscow

20 October 20043	Chelsea	2 – 0	CSKA Moscow	London,England
19:45BST	Terry9' Guðjohnsen45'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,945 Referee:Ľuboš Micheľ

CSKA MoscowvChelsea

2 November 20044	CSKA Moscow	0 – 1	Chelsea	Moscow,Russia
19:45BST		Report	Robben24'	Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee:Massimo De Santis

ChelseavParis Saint-Germain

24 November 20045	Chelsea	0 – 0	Paris Saint-Germain	London,England
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,626 Referee:Rene Temmink

PortovChelsea

7 December 20046	Porto	2 – 1	Chelsea	Porto,Portugal
19:45BST	Diego60' McCarthy85'	Report	Duff33'	Stadium:Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,409 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Knockout phase

Main article:2004–05 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

BarcelonavChelsea

23 February 2005First leg	Barcelona	2 – 1	Chelsea	Barcelona,Spain
19:45GMT	López67' Eto'o73'	Report	Belletti33' (o.g.)	Stadium:Camp Nou Attendance: 89,000 Referee:Anders Frisk

ChelseavBarcelona

8 March 2005Second leg	Chelsea	4 – 2 (5 – 4agg.)	Barcelona	London,England
19:45BST	Guðjohnsen8' Lampard17' Duff19' Terry76'	Report	Ronaldinho27' (pen.),38'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,515 Referee:Pierluigi Collina

Quarter-finals

ChelseavBayern Munich

6 April 2005First leg	Chelsea	4 – 2	Bayern Munich	London,England
19:45BST	Cole4' Lampard59',70' Drogba81'	Report	Schweinsteiger51' Ballack90+3' (pen.)	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,253 Referee:Pierluigi Collina

Bayern MunichvChelsea

12 April 2005Second leg	Bayern Munich	3 – 2 (5 – 6agg.)	Chelsea	Munich,Germany
19:45GMT	Pizarro65' Guerrero90' Scholl90+5'	[ Report]	Lampard30' Drogba80'	Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 59,000 Referee:Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez

Semi-finals

ChelseavLiverpool

27 April 2005First leg	Chelsea	0 – 0	Liverpool	London,England
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,497 Referee:Alain Sars

LiverpoolvChelsea

3 May 2005Second leg	Liverpool	1 – 0 (1 – 0agg.)	Chelsea	Liverpool,England
19:45BST	García4'	Report		Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,529 Referee:Lubos Michel

National cups

League Cup

Main article:2004–05 Football League Cup

ChelseavWest Ham United

27 October 2004Third round	Chelsea	1 – 0	West Ham United	London
19:45BST	Kežman57'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,774 Referee:Andy D'Urso

Newcastle UnitedvChelsea

10 November 2004Fourth round	Newcastle United	0 – 2(a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45BST		Report	Guðjohnsen100' Robben112'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 38,055 Referee:Steve Bennett

FulhamvChelsea

1 December 2004Quarter-finals	Fulham	1 – 2	Chelsea	London
19:45BST	McBride74'	Report	Duff55' Lampard88'	Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 14,531 Referee:Steve Dunn

ChelseavManchester United

12 January 2005Semi-Final First Leg	Chelsea	0 – 0	Manchester United	London
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,492 Referee:Neale Barry

Manchester UnitedvChelsea

26 January 2005Semi-finals second leg	Manchester United	1 – 2 (1 – 2agg.)	Chelsea	Manchester
19:45BST	Giggs67'	Report	Lampard29' Duff85'	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,000 Referee:Rob Styles

LiverpoolvChelsea

27 February 2005Final	Liverpool	2 – 3(a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Cardiff
19:45BST	Riise1' Núñez113'	Report	Gerrard79' (o.g.) Drogba107' Kežman112'	Stadium:Millennium Stadium Attendance: 78,000 Referee:Steve Bennett Man of the Match:John Terry

FA Cup

Main article:2004–05 FA Cup

ChelseavScunthorpe United

8 January 2005Third round	Chelsea	3 – 1	Scunthorpe United	London
15:00GMT	Kežman26' Andy Crosby58' (o.g.) Guðjohnsen86'	Report	Hayes8'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,019 Referee:Dermot Gallagher

ChelseavBirmingham City

30 January 2005Fourth Round	Chelsea	2 – 0	Birmingham City	London
15:00GMT	Huth6' Terry80'	Report		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,379 Referee:Mike Dean

Newcastle UnitedvChelsea

20 February 2005Fifth Round	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00GMT	Kluivert4'	Report		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 45,740 Referee:Mark Halsey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		Football League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Petr Čech	48	0	35	0	11	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Glen Johnson	29	0	13+4	0	4+2	0	3	0	2+1	0
3	DF	NGA	Celestine Babayaro	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	FRA	Claude Makélélé	50	1	36	1	10	0	0	0	4	0
5	MF	RUS	Alexey Smertin	25	1	11+5	0	4+1	1	3	0	1	0
6	DF	POR	Ricardo Carvalho	39	1	22+3	1	10	0	1	0	3	0
7	FW	ROU	Adrian Mutu	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard	58	19	38	13	12	4	0+2	0	3+3	2
9	FW	SCG	Mateja Kežman	41	7	6+19	4	3+6	0	3	1	2+2	2
10	MF	ENG	Joe Cole	46	9	19+9	8	8+1	1	3	0	4+2	0
11	MF	IRL	Damien Duff	48	10	28+2	6	8+2	2	1+1	0	5+1	2
13	DF	FRA	William Gallas	46	2	28	2	12	0	1	0	5	0
14	MF	CMR	Geremi	20	0	6+7	0	1+3	0	2	0	1	0
15	FW	CIV	Didier Drogba	41	16	18+8	10	8+1	5	1+1	0	3+1	1
16	MF	NED	Arjen Robben	29	9	14+4	7	2+3	1	0+2	0	3+1	1
18	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge	25	0	12+3	0	4	0	2	0	4	0
19	MF	ENG	Scott Parker	11	0	1+3	0	3+1	0	0	0	3	0
20	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira	42	0	29	0	6+1	0	0+1	0	5	0
22	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen	57	16	30+7	12	9+2	2	2+1	1	1+5	1
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini	11	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
24	FW	FIN	Mikael Forssell	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	John Terry	53	8	36	3	11	4	1	1	5	0
27	MF	CZE	Jiří Jarošík	20	0	3+11	0	0	0	2+1	0	1+2	0
29	DF	GER	Robert Huth	15	1	6+4	0	1+3	0	1	1	0	0
30	MF	POR	Tiago Mendes	51	4	21+13	4	4+7	0	2	0	4	0
31	MF	POR	Filipe Oliveira	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	SCO	Steven Watt	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	DF	POR	Nuno Morais	4	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
40	GK	ENG	Lenny Pidgeley	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	ENG	Anthony Grant	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics source.Squad details and shirt numbers fromChelsea FC 2004-05.

Summary

Games played	59(38Premier League), 3 (FA Cup), 12 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Games won	42(29Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 6 (UEFA Champions League) 5 (Football League Cup)
Games drawn	11(8Premier League), 0 (FA Cup), 2 (UEFA Champions League) 1 (Football League Cup)
Games lost	6(1Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 4 (UEFA Champions League) 0 (Football League Cup)
Goals scored	107(72Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 21 (UEFA Champions League) 10 (Football League Cup)
Goals conceded	33(15Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 13 (UEFA Champions League) 4 (Football League Cup)
Goal difference	75(57Premier League), 4 (FA Cup), 8 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup)
Clean sheets	35(25Premier League), 2 (FA Cup), 5 (UEFA Champions League) 3 (Football League Cup)
Most appearances	58Frank Lampard
Top scorer	19Frank Lampard
Wins	Overall: 42/59 (71.28%)

Awards

Player

No.	Player	Award
1	Petr Čech	PFA Team of the Year&Golden Glove
8	Frank Lampard	April Player of the Month,PFA Fans' Player of the Year,Premier League Player of the Season,FWA Footballer of the Year&PFA Team of the Year
10	Joe Cole	March Player of the Month
16	Arjen Robben	November Player of the Month&PFA Team of the Year
26	John Terry	January Player of the Month,PFA Player of the Year&PFA Team of the Year

Manager

Manager	Award
José Mourinho	November Manager of the Month,January Manager of the Month&Premier League Manager of the Season

External links

• Chelsea FC Official Website
• Chelsea FC on SoccerbaseArchived2007-06-27 at theWayback Machine