# 2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

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## 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 |
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## First team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Claude Makélélé |
| 5 | MF | GHA | Michael Essien |
| 6 | DF | POR | Ricardo Carvalho |
| 7 | FW | UKR | Andriy Shevchenko |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard |
| 9 | DF | NED | Khalid Boulahrouz |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Drogba |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Mikel John Obi |
| 13 | MF | GER | Michael Ballack |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Geremi |
| 16 | MF | NED | Arjen Robben |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Lassana Diarra |
| 20 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry |
| 40 | GK | POR | Henrique Hilário |
| 41 | GK | BEL | Yves Ma-Kalambay |
| 47 | FW | ISR | Ben Sahar |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Scott Sinclair |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson (on loan to Portsmouth) |
| 13 | DF | FRA | William Gallas (to Arsenal) |
| 29 | DF | GER | Robert Huth (to Middlesbrough) |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Anthony Grant (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers) |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Michael Mancienne (on loan to Queens Park Rangers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Smith (on loan to Queens Park Rangers) |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pettigrew (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers) |
| — | DF | ENG | Harry Worley (on loan to Doncaster Rovers) |
| — | MF | ENG | Jack Cork (on loan to AFC Bournemouth) |
| — | MF | ENG | James Simmonds (on loan to Cardiff City) |

## Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | SWE | Magnus Hedman |
| 33 | DF | POR | Nuno Morais |
| 42 | DF | SUI | Jonas Elmer |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bertrand |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Michael Mancienne |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Smith |
| 50 | MF | ENG | Lee Sawyer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 52 | GK | WAL | Rhys Taylor |
| — | GK | IRL | James Russell |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pettigrew |
| — | DF | ENG | Harry Worley |
| — | MF | ENG | Jack Cork |
| — | MF | ENG | James Simmonds |
| — | MF | POR | Fábio Ferreira |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 13 | MF | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | Free | 15 May 2006 |
| 21 | FW | Salomon Kalou | Feyenoord | £9 million | 30 May 2006 |
| 7 | FW | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | £30 million | 31 May 2006 |
| 12 | DM | Mikel John Obi | Lyn | £4 million | 19 July 2006 |
| 9 | DF | Khalid Boulahrouz | Hamburger SV | £8.5 million | 21 August 2006 |
| 3 | DF | Ashley Cole | Arsenal | £5 million + Gallas | 31 August 2006 |

### Out

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

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 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 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ 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
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BAR | BRM | LSO |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Semi-finals
### Football League Cup
### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Champions League | Champions League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech | 36 | -20 | 20 | -9 | 8 | -5 | 6 | -5 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole | 40 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Claude Makélélé | 46 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | GHA | Michael Essien | 54 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | POR | Ricardo Carvalho | 50 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | UKR | Andriy Shevchenko | 50 | 13 | 22+8 | 4 | 9+1 | 3 | 5+1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard | 61 | 21 | 36+1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3+3 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | NED | Khalid Boulahrouz | 23 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole | 24 | 2 | 3+10 | 0 | 3+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Drogba | 59 | 33 | 32+4 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3+2 | 4 |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Mikel John Obi | 41 | 2 | 10+12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GER | Michael Ballack | 45 | 8 | 23+3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Geremi | 27 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NED | Arjen Robben | 36 | 3 | 16+5 | 2 | 3+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge | 32 | 1 | 17+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Lassana Diarra | 22 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira | 37 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou | 57 | 9 | 19+14 | 7 | 2+9 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini | 10 | -4 | 7+1 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 43 | 6 | 13+14 | 2 | 0+6 | 1 | 5+2 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 44 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | POR | Nuno Morais | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | POR | Henrique Hilário | 18 | -16 | 11 | -12 | 3 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | -1 |
| 47 | FW | ISR | Ben Sahar | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Scott Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | 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 Frank Lampard |
| Top scorer | 33 Didier Drogba |
| Points | Overall: 142/186 (76.34%) |

## Related media

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.