Chelsea Cup Finishes By Season

Chelsea’s first ever cup campaign came in their inaugural 1905-1906 season, taking part in the FA Cup, which had already been running for over 30 years. Their opening fixture came in the first qualifying round, a resounding 6-1 victory over the British Army’s 1st Grenadier Guards. That first cup run ended in the third qualifying round but just nine seasons later, in 1914-1915, Chelsea reached their first FA Cup final, a 3-0 defeat by Sheffield United at Old Trafford in Manchester.

The introduction of the League Cup in 1960-1961 brought another opportunity for cup success and it in this competition that Chelsea picked up their first domestic cup win, the 1955 Charity Shield excluded, when they won a two-legged final against Leicester City during the 1964-1965 season.

Chelsea first league title in 1954-1955 came the year before the first European Cup was played, but more recent league campaigns since have resulted in seasons playing in the Champions League, Europa League (and formerly the UEFA Cup), and the European Cup Winners’ Cup, which has since been discontinued.

Add to these the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, Chelsea now have a rich cup history both domestically and oversees. Chelsea’s progress in each of these cups from their debut season in 1905-1906 to the last completed season, for those cup competitions still running, can be found below.