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Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1905Ground Stamford BridgeSeasons held 35
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1905Ground Stamford BridgeSeasons held 35
Season statistics: Wikipedia. The archive holds no team sheets for 1996/97, so these are Chelsea's league figures according to the club-season article on English Wikipedia, in the article's order. Players link to their page where the archive holds them, matched through Wikidata.
| Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | Sub | Goals | All apps | All goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frode Grodås | GK | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dan Petrescu |
| DF |
| 34 |
| 34 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| 41 |
| 4 |
| Frank Leboeuf | DF | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 7 |
|---|
| Steve Clarke | DF | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
|---|
| Scott Minto | DF | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 5 |
|---|
| Roberto Di Matteo | MF | 34 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 9 |
|---|
| Dennis Wise | MF | 31 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 6 |
|---|
| Craig Burley | MF | 31 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 3 |
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| Gianluca Vialli | FW | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 11 |
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| Mark Hughes | FW | 35 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 14 |
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| Gianfranco Zola | FW | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 12 |
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| Kevin Hitchcock | GK | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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| Frank Sinclair | DF | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
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| Andy Myers | DF | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
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| Erland Johnsen | DF | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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| Michael Duberry | DF | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
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| Eddie Newton | MF | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
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| Paul Hughes | MF | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
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| Ruud Gullit | MF | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
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| Jody Morris | MF | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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| Dmitri Kharine | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Mark Nicholls | FW | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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| Danny Granville | DF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Terry Phelan | DF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Paul Parker | DF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| David Lee | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Neil Clement | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Nick Colgan | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| John Spencer | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
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| Total | 484 | 57 |
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Chelsea scored 58 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season”, revision 1375834452, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Jörgensen | from 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Fofana | from 2022 | Not held | Not held |
| Liam Delap | 2025–2026 | 28 | 1 |
| Marc Guiu Paz | 2024–2026 | 11 | 0 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 2024–2026 | 38 | 1 |
| Enzo Fernández | 2023–2026 | 119 | 19 |
| Marc Hagit Cucurella | 2022–2026 | 115 | 6 |
| Jadon Sancho | 2024–2025 | 31 | 3 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 2024–2025 | 13 | 0 |
| Noni Madueke | 2023–2025 | 67 | 13 |
| Armando Broja | 2020–2025 | 26 | 2 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 2018–2025 | 109 | 0 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 2023–2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Hall | 2021–2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Conor Gallagher | 2019–2024 | 72 | 8 |
| Ian Maatsen | 2019–2024 | 12 | 0 |
| Kai Havertz | 2020–2023 | 91 | 19 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 2018–2023 | 142 | 4 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 2017–2023 | 72 | 4 |
| Ethan Ampadu | 2017–2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Mount | 2017–2023 | 129 | 27 |
| Ross Barkley | 2018–2022 | 58 | 5 |
| Marc Guéhi | 2019–2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Tammy Abraham | 2016–2021 | 58 | 21 |
| Bertrand Traoré | 2014–2017 | Not held | Not held |
| Dominic Solanke | 2014–2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Aké | 2012–2017 | 7 | 0 |
| Mohamed Salah | 2014–2015 | 13 | 2 |
| Frank Lampard | 2001–2014 | 429 | 147 |
| Scott Parker | 2004–2005 | 15 | 1 |
| Gianfranco Zola | 1996–2003 | 229 | 59 |
| Slaviša Jokanović | 2000–2002 | 39 | 0 |
| George Graham | 1964–1966 | 72 | 35 |
Not limited to the season above, and not the club's full list: only people who appear elsewhere in this archive are listed. Years and figures are the spells' own, across all competitions, as Wikidata records them.
| Date | Player | From | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1996 | Gianluca Vialli | Juventus | Transfer |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Roberto Di Matteo | Lazio | Transfer |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Frank Leboeuf | Strasbourg | Transfer |
| 1 Nov 1996 | Frode Grodås | LSK | Transfer |
| 8 Nov 1996 | Gianfranco Zola | Parma | Transfer |
| 20 Mar 1997 | Danny Granville | Cambridge United | Transfer |
| 21 Apr 1997 | Celestine Babayaro | Anderlecht | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1996 | Zeke Rowe | Peterborough United | Transfer |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Muzzy Izzet |   Leicester City | Transfer |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Ritchie Hanlon | Southend United | Transfer |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Paul Furlong |   Birmingham City | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Anthony Barness |   Charlton Athletic | Transfer |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Russell Kelly | Darlington | Transfer |
| 21 Nov 1996 | John Spencer |   QPR | Transfer |
| 23 Dec 1996 | Gavin Peacock | QPR | Transfer |
| 30 Dec 1996 | Terry Phelan |   Everton | Transfer |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown. One move does not check out against Wikidata's career dates or the season's dates; both values are kept.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season”, revision 1375834452, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.