2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea F.C.
2006–07 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
FA Premier League2nd
FA CupWinners
League CupWinners
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Didier Drogba (20)
All:
Didier Drogba (33)
Highest home attendance41,953 (20 August vs
Manchester City)
Lowest home attendance32,135 (12 September vs
Werder Bremen)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 39,333
All: 38,099
2006–2007 FA Cup winners

The 2006–07 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 93rd competitive season, 15th consecutive season in the Premier League and 101st year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, the club won both the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Chelsea were in race to win a unique Quadruple until 1 May. The 2006–07 Premier League was decided on matchday 36, after Chelsea failed to win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. This left them seven points behind Manchester United with two games to go, confirming Manchester United as league champions.

The season was their fourth under the ownership of Roman Abramovich and Chelsea spent heavily in the transfer market before the season. Notable transactions include the signing of Andriy Shevchenko from Milan for £30 million and Salomon Kalou from Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee. They also added Michael Ballack from Bayern Munich on free transfer and also exchanged William Gallas and £5 million with Arsenal for Ashley Cole.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their first knockout round exit in the previous season. They managed to reach the semi-finals for the third time in four seasons, but lost to Liverpool 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate scoreline. Chelsea also lost the pre season Community Shield to Liverpool at the beginning of the season.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Samsung Mobile

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Goalkeeper 2 (Worn by John Terry)

Management

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

Source: [1][2]

First team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
7 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Shevchenko
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 DF Netherlands NED Khalid Boulahrouz
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi
16 MF Netherlands NED Arjen Robben
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
19 MF France FRA Lassana Diarra
20 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 DF England ENG John Terry
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
41 GK Belgium BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[2]
47 FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar
48 MF England ENG Michael Woods
49 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair
51 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson (on loan to Portsmouth)
13 DF France FRA William Gallas (to Arsenal)
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth (to Middlesbrough)
30 MF England ENG Anthony Grant (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
44 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF England ENG Jimmy Smith (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
— DF England ENG Adrian Pettigrew (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)
— DF England ENG Harry Worley (on loan to Doncaster Rovers)
— MF England ENG Jack Cork (on loan to AFC Bournemouth)
— MF England ENG James Simmonds (on loan to Cardiff City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman
33 DF Portugal POR Nuno Morais
42 DF Switzerland SUI Jonas Elmer
43 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand
44 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne
46 MF England ENG Jimmy Smith
50 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer
No. Pos. Nation Player
52 GK Wales WAL Rhys Taylor
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL James Russell
— DF England ENG Adrian Pettigrew
— DF England ENG Harry Worley
— MF England ENG Jack Cork
— MF England ENG James Simmonds
— MF Portugal POR Fábio Ferreira

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
13 MF Germany Michael Ballack Germany Bayern Munich Free[3] 15 May 2006
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Netherlands Feyenoord £9 million[4] 30 May 2006
7 FW Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan £30 million [5] 31 May 2006
12 DM Nigeria Mikel John Obi Norway Lyn[6] £4 million[6] 19 July 2006[6]
9 DF Netherlands Khalid Boulahrouz Germany Hamburger SV £8.5 million [7] 21 August 2006
3 DF England Ashley Cole England Arsenal £5 million + Gallas[8] 31 August 2006

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
40 GK England Lenny Pidgeley England Millwall Free[9] 9 June 2006
22 FW Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen Spain Barcelona £8 million[10] 14 June 2006
27 MF Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík Scotland Celtic £2 million [11] 19 June 2006
12 FW England Carlton Cole England West Ham United £3 million 1 July 2006
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff England Newcastle United £5 million[12] 22 July 2006
3 DF Spain Asier del Horno Spain Valencia £5 million[13] 22 July 2006
29 DF Germany Robert Huth England Middlesbrough £6 million[14] 31 August 2006
13 DF France William Gallas England Arsenal Cole – £5 million[15] 31 August 2006

Overall transfer activity

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2006 FA Community Shield
13 August 2006 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
14:00 BST Shevchenko 43'
Ballack Yellow card 7'
Lampard Yellow card 15'
Diarra Yellow card 68'		 Report Riise 9'
Crouch 80'
Alonso Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 56,275
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Premier League

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 5 5 83 27 +56 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 +40 83
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 +30 68 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

Matches

20 August 2006 1 Chelsea 3–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 BST Terry 11'
Lampard 26'
Essien Yellow card 63'
Drogba 78'		 (Report) Dabo Yellow card 15'
Corradi Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 63'
Dickov Yellow card 71'		 Attendance: 41,953
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 August 2006 2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
20:00 Parnaby Yellow card 76'
Pogatetz 80'
Boateng Yellow card 88'
Viduka 90'		 (Report) Shevchenko 16'
Drogba Yellow card 46'
Ferreira Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 29,198
Referee: Howard Webb
27 August 2006 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
16:00 Savage Yellow card 25'
Ooijer Yellow card 49'
Khizanishvili Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Lampard 50' (pen.)
Makelele Yellow card 66'
Drogba 81'		 Attendance: 19,398
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 September 2006 4 Chelsea 2–1 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba 6'
Ballack Yellow card 41'
Carvalho Yellow card 59' 63'		 (Report) Faye Yellow card 41'
Hasselbaink 54'		 Attendance: 41,194
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 September 2006 5 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Boulahrouz Yellow card 26'
Drogba Yellow card 30', 42'
Ballack Red card 51'
Čech Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Warnock Yellow card 5'
Sissoko Yellow card 44'		 Attendance: 41,882
Referee: Mike Riley
23 September 2006 6 Fulham 0–2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, London
15:00 Volz Yellow card 55'
Queudrue Yellow card 83'		 (Report) Carvalho Yellow card 61'
Lampard 73' (pen.), 80'		 Attendance: 24,290
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 September 2006 7 Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba 3' (Report) Agbonlahor 45'
McCann Yellow card 53'
Mellberg Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 41,951
Referee: Graham Poll
14 October 2006 8 Reading 0–1 Chelsea Madejski Stadium, Reading
17:15 Ingimarsson Yellow card 29'
Sonko Yellow card 45'
Bikey Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 83'		 (Report) Mikel Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 62'
Ingimarsson 45' (o.g.)
Terry Yellow card 53'		 Attendance: 24,025
Referee: Mike Riley
21 October 2006 9 Chelsea 2–1 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Shevchenko 55', Yellow card 56'
Ballack 57' Yellow card 58'
J. Cole Yellow card 90+3'		 (Report) Pamarot Yellow card 43'
Mendes Yellow card 51'
Benjani 69'		 Attendance: 41,838
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 October 2006 10 Sheffield United 0–2 Chelsea Bramall Lane, Sheffield
12:45 BST Leigertwood Yellow card 42'
Montgomery Yellow card 60'		 (Report) Lampard 43'
Ballack 49'		 Attendance: 32,321
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 November 2006 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea White Hart Lane, Tottenham
16:00 Dawson Yellow card 17', 25'
Lennon 52'
Ghaly Yellow card 55'
King Yellow card 78'		 (Report) Makelele 15', Yellow card 45+3'
Ferreira Yellow card 25'
A. Cole Yellow card 45+3'
Terry Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 72'
Ballack Yellow card 66'		 Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Graham Poll
11 November 2006 12 Chelsea 4–0 Watford Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba 27', 36', 69'
Ballack Yellow card 40'
Shevchenko 52'		 (Report) Doyley Yellow card 45' Attendance: 41,936
Referee: Howard Webb
18 November 2006 13 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Lampard Yellow card 18'
Geremi 22'		 (Report) Gabbidon Yellow card 21'
Reo-Coker Yellow card 68'
Mullins Yellow card 71'
Tevez Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 41,916
Referee: Mike Dean
26 November 2006 14 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 Saha 29'
Carrick Yellow card 55'		 (Report) Makelele Yellow card 21'
Drogba Yellow card 36'
Carvalho 69'
A. Cole Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 75,948
Referee: Howard Webb
29 November 2006 15 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00 Campo Yellow card 34'
Faye Yellow card 45+4'
Nolan Yellow card 89'		 (Report) Carvalho Yellow card 40'
Ballack 45'		 Attendance: 23,559
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 December 2006 16 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 A. Cole Yellow card 24'
Drogba Yellow card 66'
Essien 84'		 (Report) Flamini Yellow card 55' 78'
Lehmann Yellow card 65'		 Attendance: 41,917
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 December 2006 17 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Essien Yellow card 62'
Drogba 74'
Makelele Yellow card 90+4'		 (Report) Ramage Yellow card 77'
Babayaro Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 41,945
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 December 2006 18 Everton 2–3 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
13:45 Arteta 38' (pen.)
Yobo 64'
Neville Yellow card 83'		 (Report) Howard 49' (o.g.)
Carvalho Yellow card 50'
Lampard 81'
Drogba 87'		 Attendance: 33,970
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2006 19 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
17:15 Heskey 45', 75', Yellow card 72'
De Zeeuw Yellow card 90+6'
Kilbane Yellow card 90+6'		 (Report) Lampard 13', Yellow card 68'
Kalou 31'
Robben Yellow card 44', 90+3'
Boulahrouz Yellow card 47'
Mikel Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 22,077
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2006 20 Chelsea 2–2 Reading Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 Drogba 38', 72'
Ballack Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Lita 67', Yellow card 75'
Essien 85' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 41,885
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 December 2006 21 Chelsea 2–2 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Rosenior 35' (o.g.)
Ferreira Yellow card 45+1'
Drogba 62'		 (Report) Volz 16'
Bocanegra 84'
Queudrue Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 41,926
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2007 22 Aston Villa 0–0 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
20:00 McCann Yellow card 45' (Report) Drogba Yellow card 48'
A. Cole Yellow card 71'
Carvalho Yellow card 71'		 Attendance: 41,006
Referee: Phil Dowd
13 January 2007 23 Chelsea 4–0 Wigan Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Lampard 13'
Robben 63'
Kirkland 70' (o.g.)
Drogba Yellow card 75', 90+2'		 (Report) McCulloch Yellow card 26'
Cotterill Yellow card 32'
Haestad Yellow card 50'		 Attendance: 40,846
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 January 2007 24 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
12:45 Kuyt 4'
Pennant 18'		 (Report) Ferreira Yellow card 70' Attendance: 44,245
Referee: Rob Styles
31 January 2007 25 Chelsea 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Drogba 6'
Lampard 67'
Kalou 90'		 (Report) Samba Yellow card 86' Attendance: 37,967
Referee: Graham Poll
3 February 2007 26 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Chelsea The Valley, London
15:00 (Report) Lampard 18'
Diarra Yellow card 36'		 Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 February 2007 27 Chelsea 3–0 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Drogba 45', 83'
Xavier 70' (o.g.)		 (Report) Downing Yellow card 48' Attendance: 41,699
Referee: Chris Foy
3 March 2007 28 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Fratton Park, Portsmouth
17:15 (Report) Ballack Yellow card 25'
Drogba 33'
Makelele Yellow card 68'
Kalou 82'		 Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 March 2007 29 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
20:00 Hamann Yellow card 60'
Dunne Yellow card 68'
Richards Yellow card 82'		 (Report) Lampard 28' (pen.)
Drogba Yellow card 82'
Ballack Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 39,429
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 March 2007 30 Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Shevchenko 4'
Kalou 17'
Ballack 58'		 (Report) Attendance: 41,897
Referee: Chris Foy
31 March 2007 31 Watford 0–1 Chelsea Vicarage Road, Watford
17:15 Francis Yellow card 24' (Report) Wright-Phillips Yellow card 66'
Ferreira Yellow card 76'
Carvalho Yellow card 90+1'
Kalou 90+2'		 Attendance: 19,793
Referee: Uriah Rennie
7 April 2007 32 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Carvalho 52'
J. Cole Yellow card 90+5'
Drogba Yellow card 90+5'		 (Report) Ghaly Yellow card 17' Attendance: 41,864
Referee: Rob Styles
18 April 2007 33 West Ham United 1–4 Chelsea Boleyn Ground, London
20:00 Reo-Coker Yellow card 12'
Neill Yellow card 15'
Tevez 35'
Mullins Yellow card 77'
McCartney Yellow card 82'
Boa Morte Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Diarra Yellow card 20'
Wright-Phillips 31', 36'
Kalou 52'
Drogba Yellow card 52', 62'		 Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Mike Dean
22 April 2007 34 Newcastle United 0–0 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle
13:30 (Report) Essien Yellow card 67'
Mikel Yellow card 83'
Lampard Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 52,056
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 April 2007 35 Chelsea 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Kalou 22'
Jääskeläinen 34' (o.g.)		 (Report) Michalík 19' Yellow card 56'
Gardner Yellow card 26'
Davies Yellow card 50', 54'		 Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Rob Styles
6 May 2007 36 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 Gilberto 43' (pen.)
Adebayor Yellow card 49'		 (Report) Mikel Yellow card 31'
Boulahrouz Red card 43'
Essien 70', Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 60,102
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 May 2007 37 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Mikel Yellow card 21'
Diarra Yellow card 51'
Essien Yellow card 56'		 (Report) Heinze Yellow card 21'
Lee Yellow card 46'
Brown Yellow card 47'
Eagles Yellow card 58'		 Attendance: 41,794
Referee: Graham Poll
13 May 2007 38 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Bridge Yellow card 44'
Drogba 57'
J. Cole Yellow card 68'		 (Report) Vaughan 50'
Carsley Yellow card 59'		 Attendance: 41,746
Referee: Mark Halsey

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BAR BRM LSO
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 2–0
2 Spain Barcelona 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11 2–2 — 2–0 5–0
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 1–1 — 2–0
4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–2 0–3 —
Source: RSSSF
12 September 2006 1 Chelsea England 2–0 Germany Werder Bremen London, England
19:45 BST Essien 24'
Ballack 68' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,135
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
27 September 2006 2 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 England Chelsea Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 BST Ognyanov 89' Report Drogba 39', 52', 68' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
18 October 2006 3 Chelsea England 1–0 Spain Barcelona London, England
19:45 BST Drogba 47' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,599
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
31 October 2006 4 Barcelona Spain 2–2 England Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 BST Deco 3'
Guðjohnsen 58'		 Report Lampard 52'
Drogba 90+3'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
22 November 2006 5 Werder Bremen Germany 1–0 England Chelsea Bremen, Germany
19:45 GMT Mertesacker 27' Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
5 December 2006 6 Chelsea England 2–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia London, England
19:45 GMT Shevchenko 27'
Wright-Phillips 83'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
21 February 2007 First leg Porto Portugal 1–1 England Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 GMT Meireles 12' Report Shevchenko 16' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
6 March 2007 Second leg Chelsea England 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Portugal Porto London, England
19:45 GMT Robben 48'
Ballack 78'		 Report Quaresma 15' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,041
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Quarter-finals
4 April 2007 First leg Chelsea England 1–1 Spain Valencia London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba 53' Report Silva 30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,065
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
10 April 2007 Second leg Valencia Spain 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 England Chelsea Valencia, Spain
19:45 GMT Morientes 32' Report Shevchenko 52'
Essien 90'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Semi-finals
25 April 2007 First leg Chelsea England 1–0 England Liverpool London, England
19:45 GMT J. Cole 29' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,483
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
1 May 2007 Second leg Liverpool England 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(4–1 p)		 England Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT Agger 22' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,554
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Penalties
Zenden soccer ball with check mark
Alonso soccer ball with check mark
Gerrard soccer ball with check mark
Kuyt soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Robben
soccer ball with check mark Lampard
soccer ball with red X Geremi

Football League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
25 October 2006 Third round Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
(Report) J. Cole 53'
Kalou 81'		 Attendance: 14,732
8 November 2006 Fourth round Chelsea 4–0 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
Lampard 32'
Shevchenko 65'
Essien 82'
Drogba 84'		 (report) Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 December 2006 Quarter-final Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
(report) Drogba 79' Attendance: 37,406
Referee: Chris Foy
10 January 2007 Semi-final 1st leg Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Adams Park, High Wycombe
Easter 77' (report) Bridge 36' Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 January 2007 Semi-final 2nd leg Chelsea 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
Shevchenko 22', 43'
Lampard 69', 90'		 (report) Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Mike Dean
25 February 2007 Final Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Walcott 12' (Report) Drogba 20', 84' Attendance: 70,073
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match: Ivory Coast Didier Drogba

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
6 January 2007 Third round Chelsea 6–1 Macclesfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Lampard 17', 41', 51' (pen.)
Shevchenko Yellow card 45+2'
Wright-Phillips 68'
A.Cole Yellow card 78'
Mikel Yellow card 26', 82'
Carvalho 86'		 (Report) Navarro Yellow card 37'
Murphy 40'
Lee Red card 48'		 Attendance: 41,434
Referee: Lee Mason
28 January 2007 Fourth round Chelsea 3–0 Nottingham Forest Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT Shevchenko 9'
Drogba 18'
Mikel 45'		 (Report) Clingan Yellow card 65'
Lester Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 February 2007 Fifth round Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City Stamford Bridge, London
Wright-Phillips 39'
Drogba 51'
Essien 90'
Shevchenko 90'		 (Report) Attendance: 41,537
Referee: Rob Styles
11 March 2007 Quarter-final Chelsea 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 Lampard 22', 71'
Kalou 86'		 (Report) Berbatov 5'
Essien 28' (o.g.)
Ghaly 36'		 Attendance: 41,517
Referee: Mike Riley
19 March 2007 Replay Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
20:05 Keane 76' (pen.) (Report) Shevchenko 54'
Wright-Phillips 61'		 Attendance: 35,519
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 April 2007 Semi-final Blackburn Rovers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 Roberts 64' (Report) Lampard 16'
Ballack 109'		 Attendance: 50,559
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2007 Final Chelsea 1–0 (a.e.t.) Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 Drogba 116' (Report) Attendance: 89,826
Referee: Steve Bennett[16]
Man of the Match: England Frank Lampard

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech 36 -20 20 -9 8 -5 6 -5 2 -1
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole 40 0 21+2 0 9 0 4+1 0 3 0
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé 46 1 26+3 1 8+1 0 2 0 6 0
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien 54 6 33 2 10 2 4+1 1 6 1
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho 50 4 31 3 10 0 5 1 4 0
7 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Shevchenko 50 13 22+8 4 9+1 3 5+1 3 4 3
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 61 21 36+1 11 11 1 7 6 3+3 3
9 DF Netherlands NED Khalid Boulahrouz 23 0 10+3 0 5 0 1+1 0 3 0
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole 24 2 3+10 0 3+4 1 2 0 1+1 1
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba 59 33 32+4 20 12 6 6 3 3+2 4
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi 41 2 10+12 0 6+3 0 5+1 2 3+1 0
13 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack 45 8 23+3 5 10 2 3 1 5+1 0
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi 27 1 15+4 1 1+1 0 3 0 3 0
16 MF Netherlands NED Arjen Robben 36 3 16+5 2 3+5 1 2+2 0 2+1 0
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge 32 1 17+5 0 3 0 3 0 4 1
19 MF France FRA Lassana Diarra 22 0 7+3 0 4+1 0 4 0 2+1 0
20 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira 37 0 18+6 0 4+2 0 4+1 0 2 0
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou 57 9 19+14 7 2+9 0 1+6 1 3+3 1
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 10 -4 7+1 -3 1 -1 0 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 43 6 13+14 2 0+6 1 5+2 3 1+2 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 44 1 27+1 1 10 0 4 0 2 0
33 DF Portugal POR Nuno Morais 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário 18 -16 11 -12 3 -2 1 -1 3 -1
47 FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
48 MF England ENG Michael Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
49 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
51 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Summary

Games played 64 (38 Premier League), 7 (FA Cup), 12 (UEFA Champions League) 6 (Football League Cup) & 1 (Community Shield)
Games won 42 (24 Premier League), 6 (FA Cup), 7 (UEFA Champions League) 5 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Games drawn 16 (11 Premier League), 1 (FA Cup), 3 (UEFA Champions League) 1 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Games lost 6 (3 Premier League), 0 (FA Cup), 2 (UEFA Champions League) 0 (Football League Cup & 1 (Community Shield)
Goals scored 117 (64 Premier League), 21 (FA Cup), 17 (UEFA Champions League) 14 (Football League Cup) & 1 (Community Shield)
Goals conceded 43 (24 Premier League), 6 (FA Cup), 9 (UEFA Champions League) 2 (Football League Cup) & 2 (Community Shield)
Goal difference +71 +40 (Premier League), +15 (FA Cup), +8 (UEFA Champions League) +12 (Football League Cup) & -1 (Community Shield)
Clean sheets 35 (22 Premier League), 3 (FA Cup), 4 (UEFA Champions League) 4 (Football League Cup) & 0 (Community Shield)
Most appearances 62 England Frank Lampard
Top scorer 33 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
Points Overall: 142/186 (76.34%)

Chelsea supporter Mark Worrall chronicled the 2006–07 season in his critically acclaimed book One Man Went To Mow, which was first published in January 2008 and documented the manager José Mourinho's last full season as manager at Stamford Bridge.

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