Chelsea F. C.
Full name	Chelsea Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Pensioners The Blues
Founded	14 March 1905
Ground	Stamford Bridge Fulham Road London SW6 England (Capacity 42,055[1])
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	Vacant
League	Premier League
Premier League 2007-08	Premier League, 2nd
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Contents 1 Squad 1.1 First-team squad 1.2 Transfers 1.2.1 In 1.2.2 Out 1.3 Appearances and goals 2 References 3 External links

Squad

First-team squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole 4 MF Claude Makélélé 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 7 FW Andriy Shevchenko 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 9 MF Steve Sidwell 10 MF Joe Cole 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 13 MF Michael Ballack 14 FW Claudio Pizarro

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Branislav “Bane” Ivanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ивановић - Бане born February 22, 1984) is a Serbian footballer In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980 in Stepney, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973 is a French international football player who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Michael Kojo Essien or Mickaël Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer nicknamed 'The Bison' due to his formidable In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, OIH (born 18 May 1978 in Amarante, Portugal) pronounced ʁi'kaɾdu kɐɾ'vaʎu Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Андрій Миколайович Шевченко Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko; born September 29 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Frank James Lampard Jr (born 20 June 1978 in Romford, London) is an English football Midfielder currently playing for Premier For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Aston Villa For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Joseph John "Joe" Cole (born 8 November 1981 in Islington, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Didier Drogba Tebily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian Footballer who plays for Chelsea in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mikel John Obi (the preferred order of naming however he is also known as John Obi Mikel or John Mikel Obi) (born April 22 1987 in Jos For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (born October 3, 1978 in Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian professional football forward Position Player 15 MF Florent Malouda 18 DF Wayne Bridge 20 DF Paulo Ferreira 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 DF Tal Ben-Haim 23 GK Carlo Cudicini 24 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 26 DF John Terry (captain) 27 FW Franco di Santo 33 DF Alex 35 DF Juliano Belletti 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário DF José Bosingwa

Transfers

In

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Florent Johan Malouda (born June 13 1980 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980 is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, OIH, commonly known as Paulo Ferreira, ( pron Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Salomon Kalou (born August 5 1985 in Oumé, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football player who currently plays for Chelsea In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tal Ben Haim or Tal Ben-Haim (טל בן-חיים born March 31, 1982 in Rishon LeZion, Israel) is an Israeli professional In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Carlo Cudicini (born September 6 1973 in Milan) is an Italian Goalkeeper. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Shaun Lombe Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London is an English football player and is currently playing in his second spell at In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John George Terry (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, London is an English Professional footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Franco Matías di Santo (born April 7 1989 in Mendoza, Mendoza Province) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a striker In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex, (born 17 June 1982 in Niterói) is a Brazilian professional football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Juliano Haus Belletti (born June 20, 1976 in Cascavel, Brazil) often known as Belletti, is a Brazilian football Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio (born October 21, 1975 in São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, Porto) known simply as Hilário In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring José Bosingwa da Silva (born August 24, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese -born Portuguese footballer currently contracted Position Player -- DF José Bosingwa (from F.C. Porto, £16. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring José Bosingwa da Silva (born August 24, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese -born Portuguese footballer currently contracted Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 2m [2])

Out

No. Position Player DF Harry Worley (to Leicester City, free [3])

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 23 May 2008. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Harry Jonathan Worley (born 25 November 1988 in Warrington) is an English professional football player who plays as a centre PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Petr Čech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Branislav Ivanović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		DF	Ashley Cole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		MF	Claude Makélélé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		MF	Michael Essien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		DF	Ricardo Carvalho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		FW	Andriy Shevchenko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		MF	Frank Lampard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		MF	Steve Sidwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		MF	Joe Cole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		FW	Didier Drogba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		MF	John Obi Mikel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		MF	Michael Ballack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		FW	Claudio Pizarro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		FW	Florent Malouda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		FW	Scott Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		DF	Wayne Bridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		DF	Paulo Ferreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		FW	Salomon Kalou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		DF	Tal Ben Haim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		GK	Carlo Cudicini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26		DF	John Terry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		DF	Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35		DF	Juliano Belletti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		FW	Nicolas Anelka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		GK	Henrique Hilário	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	José Bosingwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

External links

• Chelsea FC official website
• Chelsea FC on Soccerbase
• UEFA Champions League

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