Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent

The Chelsea team in September 1905 before their inaugural season in the Football League Second Division.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they were elected to play in The Football League as members of the Second Division. ^[1] They were promoted into the First Division in the club's second season. ^[2] Chelsea remained in the Football League, in the First or Second division, until 1992 when clubs in the First Division broke away from The Football League to form the Premier League. ^[3] The club has remained in the top division of the English football league system since 1989. In their latest spell in the Second Division Chelsea achieved their highest points total achieving 99 in the 1988–89 season. ^[4] As of the 2022–23 season, the club holds the records for the most clean sheets in a single Premier League season with 25 in 2004–05. Chelsea have been English football champions six times. ^[5]

Chelsea played their inaugural league fixture as part of the Football League Second Division on 2 September 1905 against Stockport County. ^[6] Since that game they have faced eighty different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been Arsenal, whom they have played on 175 occasions since their first meeting on 9 November 1907. ^[7] They met their most recent different league opponent, Wigan Athletic, for the first time in the 2005–06 FA Premier League season. ^[8] The club has won 67 of their league matches against Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur which represents the most Chelsea have won against any club. ^{[9] [10]} Chelsea have drawn more matches with Manchester United than with any other club, with 54. ^[11] The side has lost more league games to Liverpool than to any other club, having been defeated by them 72 times in 163 encounters. ^[12]

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of match played on 22 February 2025.

Colour key

Positive balance (more wins in total matches)   Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio in total matches)   Negative balance (more losses in total matches)

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Chelsea in The Football League (First Division and Second Division) and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively.
• Bolded clubs competed in the 2024–25 Premier League alongside Chelsea.
• Italicised clubs are defunct.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; GD = goal difference; Win% = percentage of matches won.
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Chelsea played league matches against each opponent.

Chelsea F.C. league record by opponent

Club	Home								Away								Total								First	Last
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Arsenal [a]	88	31	29	28	118	114	+4	035.23	87	23	23	41	107	139	−32	026.44	175	54	52	69	225	253	−28	030.86	1907–08	2024–25
Aston Villa	75	40	14	21	128	86	+42	053.33	75	21	20	34	106	129	−23	028.00	150	61	34	55	234	215	+19	040.67	1907–08	2024–25
Barnsley	15	11	0	4	35	19	+16	073.33	15	5	5	5	25	23	+2	033.33	30	16	5	9	60	42	+18	053.33	1905–06	1997–98
Birmingham City [b]	41	23	12	6	78	43	+35	056.10	41	15	12	14	62	64	−2	036.59	82	38	24	20	140	107	+33	046.34	1907–08	2010–11
Blackburn Rovers	51	27	12	12	94	56	+38	052.94	51	16	15	20	56	69	−13	031.37	102	43	27	32	150	125	+25	042.16	1907–08	2011–12
Blackpool	39	20	10	9	82	45	+37	051.28	39	16	4	19	55	64	−9	041.03	78	36	14	28	137	109	+28	046.15	1905–06	2010–11
Bolton Wanderers	54	29	13	12	98	63	+35	053.70	54	18	14	22	83	92	−9	033.33	108	47	27	34	181	155	+26	043.52	1907–08	2011–12
Bournemouth	9	5	1	3	13	8	+5	055.56	9	5	2	2	14	10	+4	055.56	18	10	3	5	27	18	+9	055.56	1988–89	2024–25
Bradford City	17	14	1	2	39	17	+22	082.35	17	3	7	7	19	33	−14	017.65	34	17	8	9	58	50	+8	050.00	1905–06	2000–01
Bradford Park Avenue	7	5	0	2	16	5	+11	071.43	7	3	1	3	9	9	+0	042.86	14	8	1	5	25	14	+11	057.14	1910–11	1929–30
Brentford	9	5	0	4	13	17	−4	055.56	8	2	3	3	7	7	+0	025.00	17	7	3	7	20	24	−4	041.18	1935–36	2024–25
Brighton & Hove Albion	10	7	2	1	19	7	+12	070.00	10	6	2	2	17	13	+4	060.00	20	13	4	3	36	20	+16	065.00	1983–84	2024–25
Bristol City	12	7	5	0	25	9	+16	058.33	12	0	6	6	7	16	−9	000.00	24	7	11	6	32	25	+7	029.17	1905–06	1980–81
Bristol Rovers	4	3	1	0	5	0	+5	075.00	4	1	0	3	3	7	−4	025.00	8	4	1	3	8	7	+1	050.00	1975–76	1980–81
Burnley	48	23	9	16	80	59	+21	047.92	48	15	12	21	62	86	−24	031.25	96	38	21	37	142	145	−3	039.58	1905–06	2023–24
Burton United	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	075.00	1905–06	1906–07
Bury	5	4	0	1	16	8	+8	080.00	5	0	1	4	4	10	−6	000.00	10	4	1	5	20	18	+2	040.00	1907–08	1962–63
Cambridge United	5	4	1	0	16	3	+13	080.00	5	4	0	1	4	1	+3	080.00	10	8	1	1	20	4	+16	080.00	1979–80	1983–84
Cardiff City	19	12	2	5	38	17	+21	063.16	19	7	6	6	26	31	−5	036.84	38	19	8	11	64	48	+16	050.00	1921–22	2018–19
Carlisle United	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	060.00	5	2	1	2	5	5	+0	040.00	10	5	2	3	14	11	+3	050.00	1974–75	1983–84
Charlton Athletic	33	16	7	10	60	42	+18	048.48	33	12	9	12	48	54	−6	036.36	66	28	16	22	108	96	+12	042.42	1929–30	2006–07
Chesterfield [c]	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	050.00	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00	4	2	1	1	9	2	+7	050.00	1905–06	1906–07
Coventry City	27	17	6	4	51	29	+22	062.96	27	8	8	11	39	42	−3	029.63	54	25	14	15	90	71	+19	046.30	1924–25	2000–01
Crystal Palace	28	16	9	3	52	24	+28	057.14	28	16	7	5	43	22	+21	057.14	56	32	16	8	95	46	+49	057.14	1924–25	2024–25
Darlington	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3	050.00	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00	4	1	3	0	10	7	+3	025.00	1925–26	1926–27
Derby County	47	21	15	11	79	54	+25	044.68	47	13	10	24	58	84	−26	027.66	94	34	25	35	137	138	−1	036.17	1910–11	2007–08
Everton	85	44	29	12	163	77	+86	051.76	86	19	24	43	104	168	−64	022.09	171	63	53	55	267	245	+22	036.84	1907–08	2024–25
Fulham	40	23	14	3	61	27	+34	057.50	39	24	9	6	70	39	+31	061.54	79	47	23	9	131	66	+65	059.49	1910–11	2024–25
Gainsborough Trinity	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	075.00	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	050.00	8	5	1	2	15	8	+7	062.50	1905–06	1911–12
Glossop North End [d]	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10	075.00	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	075.00	8	6	1	1	20	7	+13	075.00	1905–06	1911–12
Grimsby Town	20	15	2	3	52	19	+33	075.00	20	5	5	10	21	28	−7	025.00	40	20	7	13	73	47	+26	050.00	1905–06	1983–84
Hereford United	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	050.00	1976–77	1976–77
Huddersfield Town	30	14	8	8	53	31	+22	046.67	30	12	1	17	41	56	−15	040.00	60	26	9	25	94	87	+7	043.33	1910–11	2018–19
Hull City	18	15	3	0	36	3	+33	083.33	18	10	4	4	28	18	+10	055.56	36	25	7	4	64	21	+43	069.44	1905–06	2016–17
Ipswich Town	19	13	4	2	42	18	+24	068.42	20	6	6	8	24	31	−7	030.00	39	19	10	10	66	49	+17	048.72	1961–62	2024–25
Leeds City	4	4	0	0	14	3	+11	100.00	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	025.00	8	5	3	0	18	6	+12	062.50	1905–06	1911–12
Leeds United	48	24	13	11	82	50	+32	050.00	48	6	13	29	35	92	−57	012.50	96	30	26	40	117	142	−25	031.25	1927–28	2022–23
Leicester City [e]	54	35	14	5	109	47	+62	064.81	55	16	18	21	79	81	−2	029.09	109	51	32	26	188	128	+60	046.79	1905–06	2024–25
Leyton Orient [f]	14	7	4	3	23	15	+8	050.00	14	8	2	4	23	14	+9	057.14	28	15	6	7	46	29	+17	053.57	1905–06	1981–82
Lincoln City	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	100.00	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	066.67	6	5	1	0	22	3	+19	083.33	1905–06	1910–11
Liverpool	81	39	20	22	131	85	+46	048.15	82	12	20	50	86	166	−80	014.63	163	51	40	72	217	251	−34	031.29	1907–08	2024–25
Luton Town	20	11	5	4	40	22	+18	055.00	20	6	6	8	26	31	−5	030.00	40	17	11	12	66	53	+13	042.50	1955–56	2023–24
Manchester City	80	38	23	19	129	91	+38	047.50	80	24	18	38	88	119	−31	030.00	160	62	41	57	217	210	+7	038.75	1907–08	2024–25
Manchester United	82	27	24	31	122	132	−10	032.93	83	19	30	34	80	130	−50	022.89	165	46	54	65	202	262	−60	027.88	1905–06	2024–25
Middlesbrough	53	35	13	5	102	37	+65	066.04	53	14	16	23	61	81	−20	026.42	106	49	29	28	163	118	+45	046.23	1907–08	2016–17
Millwall	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	050.00	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	025.00	8	3	2	3	12	10	+2	037.50	1928–29	1989–90
Newcastle United	79	48	20	11	154	79	+75	060.76	78	19	18	41	84	118	−34	024.36	157	67	38	52	238	197	+41	042.68	1907–08	2024–25
Northampton Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00	1965–66	1965–66
Norwich City	22	12	6	4	42	19	+23	054.55	22	8	6	8	27	31	−4	036.36	44	20	12	12	69	50	+19	045.45	1962–63	2021–22
Nottingham Forest	45	22	15	8	63	48	+15	048.89	44	12	14	18	51	80	−29	027.27	89	34	29	26	114	128	−14	038.20	1906–07	2024–25
Notts County	16	9	4	3	34	22	+12	056.25	16	3	4	9	15	30	−15	018.75	32	12	8	12	49	52	−3	037.50	1907–08	1991–92
Oldham Athletic	24	14	7	3	47	25	+22	058.33	24	5	6	13	30	35	−5	020.83	48	19	13	16	77	60	+17	039.58	1912–13	1993–94
Oxford United	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	060.00	5	1	3	1	10	10	+0	020.00	10	4	4	2	21	17	+4	040.00	1975–76	1988–89
Plymouth Argyle	4	1	3	0	10	5	+5	025.00	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	075.00	8	4	3	1	18	9	+9	050.00	1962–63	1988–89
Port Vale [g]	7	6	1	0	19	5	+14	085.71	7	1	3	3	10	8	+2	014.29	14	7	4	3	29	13	+16	050.00	1905–06	1928–29
Portsmouth	37	19	12	6	78	49	+29	051.35	37	14	10	13	57	56	+1	037.84	74	33	22	19	135	105	+30	044.59	1924–25	2009–10
Preston North End	35	18	10	7	62	31	+31	051.43	35	10	6	19	41	62	−21	028.57	70	28	16	26	103	93	+10	040.00	1907–08	1980–81
Queens Park Rangers	23	12	6	5	36	26	+10	052.17	23	5	10	8	25	31	−6	021.74	46	17	16	13	61	57	+4	036.96	1968–69	2014–15
Reading	7	4	3	0	10	5	+5	057.14	7	3	2	2	12	12	+0	042.86	14	7	5	2	22	17	+5	050.00	1926–27	2012–13
Rotherham United	3	1	1	1	5	5	+0	033.33	3	1	0	2	1	7	−6	033.33	6	2	1	3	6	12	−6	033.33	1962–63	1982–83
Scunthorpe United	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00	1962–63	1962–63
Sheffield United	40	22	11	7	81	44	+37	055.00	40	14	6	20	53	68	−15	035.00	80	36	17	27	134	112	+22	045.00	1907–08	2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday [h]	50	21	17	12	66	50	+16	042.00	50	6	19	25	60	102	−42	012.00	100	27	36	37	126	152	−26	027.00	1907–08	1999–2000
Shrewsbury Town	6	4	0	2	14	7	+7	066.67	6	1	2	3	7	11	−4	016.67	12	5	2	5	21	18	+3	041.67	1979–80	1988–89
South Shields	4	2	2	0	11	2	+9	050.00	4	0	2	2	3	8	−5	000.00	8	2	4	2	14	10	+4	025.00	1924–25	1927–28
Southampton	49	22	14	13	81	60	+21	044.90	50	23	13	14	85	65	+20	046.00	99	45	27	27	166	125	+41	045.45	1924–25	2024–25
Stockport County	6	4	2	0	12	5	+7	066.67	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	033.33	12	6	4	2	17	13	+4	050.00	1905–06	1925–26
Stoke City [i]	44	26	11	7	86	50	+36	059.09	44	19	8	17	56	58	−2	043.18	88	45	19	24	142	108	+34	051.14	1922–23	2017–18
Sunderland	60	40	11	9	137	61	+76	066.67	60	21	10	29	81	112	−31	035.00	120	61	21	38	218	173	+45	050.83	1907–08	2016–17
Swansea City [j]	16	11	4	1	40	14	+26	068.75	16	5	6	5	17	17	+0	031.25	32	16	10	6	57	31	+26	050.00	1925–26	2017–18
Swindon Town	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	075.00	1988–89	1993–94
Tottenham Hotspur	76	38	18	20	115	87	+28	050.00	77	29	20	28	120	126	−6	037.66	153	67	38	48	235	213	+22	043.79	1909–10	2024–25
Walsall	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	100.00	4	3	0	1	14	2	+12	075.00	1962–63	1988–89
Watford	16	8	4	4	33	24	+9	050.00	16	10	1	5	26	22	+4	062.50	32	18	5	9	59	46	+13	056.25	1979–80	2021–22
West Bromwich Albion	63	32	16	15	128	82	+46	050.79	63	24	15	24	83	104	−21	038.10	126	56	31	39	211	186	+25	044.44	1905–06	2020–21
West Ham United	56	31	12	13	104	68	+36	055.36	56	18	10	28	77	94	−17	032.14	112	49	22	41	181	162	+19	043.75	1923–24	2024–25
Wigan Athletic	8	7	1	0	23	4	+19	087.50	8	6	1	1	17	6	+11	075.00	16	13	2	1	40	10	+30	081.25	2005–06	2012–13
Wimbledon	13	4	5	4	22	23	−1	030.77	13	6	5	2	16	11	+5	046.15	26	10	10	6	38	34	+4	038.46	1986–87	1999–2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers	57	24	17	16	114	83	+31	042.11	57	18	13	26	84	108	−24	031.58	114	42	30	42	198	191	+7	036.84	1906–07	2024–25
Wrexham	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	066.67	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	033.33	6	3	1	2	11	6	+5	050.00	1979–80	1981–82
York City	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00	1975–76	1975–76
Total	2,199	1,175	565	459	4,044	2,403	+1641	053.43	2,201	695	567	939	2,854	3,509	−655	031.58	4,400	1,870	1,132	1,398	6,898	5,912	+986	042.50	1905–06	2024–25

Notes

1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included.
2. Record against Small Heath and Birmingham included.
3. Record against Chesterfield Town included.
4. Record against Glossop included.
5. Record against Leicester Fosse included.
6. Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included.
7. Record against Burslem Port Vale included.
8. Record against The Wednesday included.
9. Record against Stoke included.
10. Record against Swansea Town included.

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