Chelsea football club was established in 1905 and its 115-year history, hundreds of players have had the privilege of playing at Stamford Bridge. However, some leave their mark on the club’ history more than others.
There is no set definition for the word “Legend”, so there are some players who remain on the fine line between icon and legend. Here we’ll look at all the players, who without a doubt are club legends and will forever remain so at Chelsea.
Note: In chronological order of their debut for Chelsea
Roy Bentley
- Position: Striker
- Chelsea career: 1948-1956
- Achievements: Captained Chelsea to the 1955 First Division Title, first in club’s history.
- Statistics: Games Played: 367 | Goals scored: 150
- 5th highest scorer in the club’s history
Bobby Tambling
- Position: Striker
- Chelsea career: 1958-1970
- Achievements: 1965 League Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 370 | Goals Scored: 202
- 2nd highest scorer in the club’s history
Peter Bonetti
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Chelsea career: 1959-1979
- Achievements: 1965 League Cup, 1970 FA Cup, 1971 Cup Winner’s Cup
- Statistics: Games played: 729 Clean Sheets: 208
- 2nd most appearances in the club’s history, 2nd most number of clean sheets, 1 Chelsea Player of the Year
Ron Harris
- Position: Center Back
- Chelsea career: 1961-1980
- Achievements: 1965 League Cup, 1970 FA Cup, 1971 Cup Winner’s Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 795 | Goals Scored: 14
- Most appearances in the club’s history
Peter Osgood
- Position: Striker
- Chelsea career: 1964-1980
- Achievements: 1970 FA Cup, 1971 Cup Winner’s Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 380 | Goals Scored: 150
- 5th highest scorer in the club’s history, 1 Chelsea Player of the Year
Charlie Cooke
- Position: Right Winger
- Chelsea career: 1965-1978
- Achievements: 1970 FA Cup, 1971 Cup Winner’s Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 373 | Goals Scored: 30
- 2 times Chelsea Player of the Year
Kerry Dixon
- Position: Striker
- Chelsea career: 1983-1992
- Achievements: NA
- Statistics: Games Played: 420 | Goals scored: 193
- 3rd highest scorer in the club’s history
Graeme Le Saux
- Position: : Left Back
- Chelsea career: 1988-1993, 1997-2003
- Achievements: 1998 League Cup, 1998 Super Cup, 1998 Cup Winner’s Cup, 2000 FA Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 312 | Goals Scored: 16
Dennis Wise
- Position: Midfielder
- Chelsea career: 1990-2001
- Achievements: 1997 FA Cup, 1998 League Cup, 1998 Super Cup, 1998 Cup Winner’s Cup, 2000 FA Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 445 | Goals scored: 76
- 2 times Chelsea Player of the Year
Gianfranco Zola
- Position: Left Winger/Right Winger
- Chelsea career: 1996-2003
- Achievements: 1997 FA Cup, 1998 League Cup, 1998 Super Cup, 1998 Cup Winner’s Cup, 2000 FA Cup
- Statistics: Games Played: 312 | Goals Scored: 80
- 2 times Chelsea Player of the Year
John Terry
- Position: Center Back
- Chelsea Career: 1998-2017
- Achievements: Premier League ( 2005,2006,2010,2015,2017) , FA Cup ( 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) , League Cup ( 2005, 2007, 2015), Champions League 2012, Europa League 2013
- Statistics: Games Played: 717 | Goals Scored: 67
- 2 times Chelsea Player of the Year, FifPro Team of the Year: 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009, Highest scoring defender in the club’s history, 3rd most appearances in club’s history.
Frank Lampard
- Position: Midfielder
- Chelsea Career: 2001-2014
- Achievements: Premier League (2005,2006,2010) , FA Cup (2007,2009,2010,2012) , League Cup (2005,2007), Champions League 2012, Europa League 2013
- Statistics: Games Played: 648 | Goals Scored: 211
- Highest goalscorer in the club’s history, 4th most appearances in the club’s history, 3 time Chelsea Player of the Year
Didier Drogba
- Position: Striker
- Chelsea Career: 2004-2012, 2014-15
- Achievements: Premier League (2005,2006,2010,2015) , FA Cup( 2007,2009,2010,2012) , League Cup (2005,2007,2015) , Champions League 2012
- Statistics: Games Played: 381 | Goals Scored: 164
- 4th most goals in the club’s history, 1 Chelsea Player of the Year
Petr Cech
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Chelsea career: 2004-2015
- Achievements: Premier League (2005,2006,2010,2015) , FA Cup (2007,2009,2010,2012) , League Cup (2005,2007,2015) , Champions League 2012, Europa League 2013
- Statistics: Games Played: 494 | Clean Sheets: 228
- 1 time Chelsea Player of the Year, 4 Premier League Golden Gloves, 3 time UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year, 9 time Czech Footballer of the Year
Ashley Cole
- Position: Left Back
- Chelsea Career: 2006-2014
- Achievements: Premier League 2010, FA Cup 2007,2009,2010,2012, Champions League 2012, Europa League 2013
- Statistics: Games Played: 338 | Goals Scored: 7
- 2 times Chelsea Player’s Player of the Year
Branislav Ivanovic
- Position: Right Back
- Chelsea career: 2007-2017
- Achievements: Premier League (2010,2015,2017) , FA Cup (2009,2010,2012) , League Cup (2015) , Champions League 2012, Europa League 2013
- Statistics: Games Played: 377 | Goals Scored: 34
- 2013 Europa League final man of the match.
Eden Hazard
- Position: Left Winger
- Chelsea career: 2012-2019
- Achievements: Premier League (2015,2017) , FA Cup 2018, League Cup 2015, Europa League (2013,2019)
- Statistics: Games Played: 352 | Goals scored: 110
- 4 times Chelsea Player of the Year, 1 Premier League Player of the Year, 1 Europa League Player of the Year
Cesar Azpilicueta
- Position: RB
- Chelsea Career: 2012-Present.
- Achievements: Premier League (2015,2017), FA Cup 2018, League Cup 2015, Europa League (2013,2019)
- Statistics: Games Played: 374 | Goals Scored: 13
- 1 time Chelsea Player’s Player of the Season
