2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season explained

Season:	2011–12
Manager:	André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012) Roberto Di Matteo (caretaker manager)
League Topscorer:	Frank Lampard Daniel Sturridge (11)
Season Topscorer:	Frank Lampard (16)
Highest Attendance:	41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest Attendance:	33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
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Prevseason:	2010–11
Nextseason:	2012–13

The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League), and their 106th year in existence as a football club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League.

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Key dates

• 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.^{[1] [2]}
• 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.
• 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.
• 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.
• 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
• 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
• 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.^[3]
• 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.
• 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.
• 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
• 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
• 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
• 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
• 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.
• 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
• 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.^[4] Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
• 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
• 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
• 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
• 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
• 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
• 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.^[5]
• 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
• 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Andre Villas Boas (until 4 March 2012)
Caretaker manager	Roberto Di Matteo (from 4 March 2012)
Assistant manager	Steve Holland
	Roberto Di Matteo (until 4 March 2012)
	Eddie Newton (from 5 March 2012)
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach	Jose Mario Rocha (until 4 March 2012)
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach	Chris Jones
Head Opposition Scout	Daniel Sousa (until 4 March 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
First team doctor	Eva Carneiro
Reserve Team Manager	Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager	Adi Viveash
Academy Manager	Neil Bath
Match Analyst	James Melbourne

Other information

|-||Chief Executive|| Ron Gourlay|-|-|}

Squads

First team squad

	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	May 20, 2012	Rennes
22	Ross Turnbull		GK	May 20, 2012	Middlesbrough
40	Henrique Hilário		GK	May 20, 2012	Nacional
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB / CB	May 20, 2012	Lokomotiv Moscow
3	Ashley Cole		LB	May 20, 2012	Arsenal
4	David Luiz		CB	May 20, 2012	Benfica
17	José Bosingwa		RB / LB	May 20, 2012	Porto
19	Paulo Ferreira		RB / LB	May 20, 2012	Porto
24			CB	May 20, 2012	Bolton Wanderers
26	John Terry (C)		CB	May 20, 2012	Chelsea Academy
27	Sam Hutchinson		RB / CB	May 20, 2012	Chelsea Academy
34	Ryan Bertrand		LB / LW	May 20, 2012	Chelsea Academy
Midfielders
5	Michael Essien		CM / DM	May 20, 2012	Lyon
6	Oriol Romeu		DM / CM	May 20, 2012	Barcelona
7	Ramires		CM / RM	May 20, 2012	Benfica
8	Frank Lampard (VC)		CM	May 20, 2012	West Ham United
10	Juan Mata		LW / RW / AM	May 20, 2012	Valencia
12	Mikel John Obi		DM / CM	May 20, 2012	Lyn
15	Florent Malouda		LW / CM	May 20, 2012	Lyon
16	Raul Meireles		CM / DM	May 20, 2012	Liverpool
20	Josh McEachran		CM	May 20, 2012	Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9	Fernando Torres		ST	May 20, 2012	Liverpool
11	Didier Drogba		ST	May 20, 2012	Marseille
18	Romelu Lukaku		ST	May 20, 2012	Anderlecht
21	Salomon Kalou		RW / LW / ST	May 20, 2012	Feyenoord
23	Daniel Sturridge		RW / LW / ST	May 20, 2012	Manchester City

Premier League squad

^{U21 U21 U21}

• HG = Home Grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

UEFA Champions League squad

• B = List B Player
• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers

In

Summer

		scope=col width=103	Player	Transferred From	scope=col width=55	Fee	scope=col width=70	Date	Source
—			Genk			^[6] ^[7]
6			Barcelona			^[8] ^[9]
18			Anderlecht			^[10] ^[11]
10			Valencia			^[12] ^[13]
—			Guadalajara			^[14] ^[15]
16			Liverpool			^[16] ^[17]

Winter

		Player	scope=col width=115	Transferred From	scope=col width=60	Fee	scope=col width=80	Date	Source
27			Comeback	Free transfer		^[18] ^[19]
—			Standard Liège			^[20]
24			Bolton Wanderers			^[21] ^[22]
35			São Paulo			^[23] ^[24]
—			Nottingham Forest			^[25]
—			Genk			^[26] ^[27]

Out

Summer

		Player	Transferred To	scope=col width=63	Fee	scope=col width=68	Date	Source
—			Chesham United	Free transfer		^[28]
45			Parma			^[29]
42			Hamburger SV			^[30] ^[31]
24			Benfica			^[32]
60			Sheffield United	Free transfer		^[33]
—			Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer		^[34] ^[35]
55			Hamburger SV			^[36]
—			Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer
61			Baumit Jablonec	Free transfer		^[37]
63			Hamburger SV			^[38] ^[39]
59			Yeovil Town	Free transfer		^[40]
—			Southampton			^[41] ^[42]
18			Anzhi Makhachkala			^[43] ^[44]
—			Hamburger SV			^[45]

Winter

		Player	Transferred To	scope=col width=60	Fee	scope=col width=78	Date	Source
—			Fulham	Free transfer		^[46] ^[47]
39			Shanghai Shenhua			^[48] ^[49]
—			Gateshead	Free transfer		^[50]
33			Paris Saint-Germain			^[51] ^[52]
50			AEL Limassol	Free transfer		^[53]
59			Milan			^[54]
52			Barnsley	Free transfer		^[55]

Loan out

		Player	Loaned To	scope=col width=92	Start	End	Loan Fee	Source
43			Hamburger SV				^[56]
54			Northampton Town			Free	^[57] ^[58]
—			Atlético Madrid			Free	^[59]
—			Peterborough United			Free	^[60] ^[61]
64			Doncaster Rovers			Free	^[62] ^[63]
—			Vitesse			Free	^[64]
—			Vitesse			Free	^[65]
30			Arsenal			Free	^[66]
44			Bolton Wanderers			Free	^[67]
38			Wigan Athletic			Free	^[68] ^[69]
—			České Budějovice			Free	^[70]
48			Yeovil Town			Free	^[71] ^[72]
60			Rotherham United			Free	^[73]
—			ADO Den Haag			Free
—			Kilmarnock			Free	^[74]
44			Dijon			Free	^[75]
20			Swansea City			Free	^[76]
38			Vitesse			Free	^[77]
—			Yeovil Town			Free	^[78]
—			Genk			Free
64			ADO Den Haag			Free	^[79] ^[80]

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: £60 million

Winter: £21.2+ million

Total: £81.2 million

Income

Summer: £20.65 million

Winter: £4.2+ million

Total: £24.85 million

Expenditure

Summer: £39.35 million

Winter: £17 million

Total: £56.35 million

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Barclays Asia Trophy

Premier League

See main article: 2011–12 Premier League.

Matches

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Final

See main article: 2012 UEFA Champions League Final.

League Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2011–12 FA Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season^[81] |-|colspan="14"|Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window|}

Goalscorers

As of end of season.^[81]

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=80	Premier League	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	Champions League	width=80	Total
1	8	MF	Lampard	11	2	0	3	16
2	11	FW	Drogba	5	2	0	6	13
	23	FW	Sturridge	11	1	1	0	13
4	7	MF	Ramires	5	4	0	3	12
	10	MF	Mata	6	4	0	2	12
6	9	FW	Torres	6	2	0	3	11
7	26	DF	Terry	6	0	0	1	7
8	16	MF	Meireles	2	2	—	2	6
9	2	DF	Ivanović	3	0	0	2	5
	21	FW	Kalou	1	1	1	2	5
11	4	DF	David Luiz	2	0	0	1	3
	15	MF	Malouda	2	1	0	0	3
13	24	DF	Cahill	1	1	—	0	2
14	17	DF	Bosingwa	1	0	0	0	1
	39	FW	Anelka	1	—	0	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS				65	20	2	25	112

Clean sheets

As of end of season.^[81]

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=80	Premier League	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	Champions League	width=80	Total
1	1	GK	Čech	10	3	1	5	19
2	22	GK	Turnbull	0	0	0+1	0	1
TOTALS				10	3	1	5	20

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.^[81]

			Player				FA Cup			League Cup						Total (FA Total)
1	DF	3	Ashley Cole	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11 (8)	1 (1)	0
2	MF	16	Raul Meireles	8	0	0	1	0	0	—			5	0	0	14 (9)	0	0
3	DF	26	John Terry	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9 (9)	0	1 (0)
4	DF	4	David Luiz	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	10 (7)	0	0
5	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9 (6)	0	0
	MF	12	Mikel John Obi	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	9 (7)	0	0
7	FW	9	Fernando Torres	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7 (5)	0	1 (1)
8	MF	7	Ramires	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	8 (5)	0	0
	MF	8	Frank Lampard	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8 (6)	0	0
10	DF	17	José Bosingwa	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 (5)	0	1 (1)
11	MF	15	Florent Malouda	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6 (5)	0	0
12	FW	11	Didier Drogba	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4 (2)	0	1 (1)
13	MF	6	Oriol Romeu	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (3)	0	0
	DF	24	Gary Cahill	2	0	0	1	0	0	—			1	0	0	4 (3)	0	0
15	DF	33	Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2 (2)	0	1 (1)
16	MF	5	Michael Essien	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
	MF	10	Juan Mata	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3 (2)	0	0
	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
19	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)
20	GK	1	Petr Čech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0
	FW	18	Romelu Lukaku	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	DF	19	Paulo Ferreira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	FW	21	Salomon Kalou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0
	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
TOTALS				74	1	3	11	0	0	8	0	2	31	0	1	124	1	6

Overall

As of end of season.^[81]

Games played	61 (38 Premier League, 13 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Games won	32 (18 Premier League, 7 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games drawn	16 (10 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	13 (10 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	112 (65 Premier League, 25 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 20 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	66 (46 Premier League 12 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 5 FA Cup)
Goal difference	+46 (+19 Premier League, +13 UEFA Champions League, −1 Football League Cup, +15 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	19 (10 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 5 UEFA Champions League, 3 FA Cup)
Yellow cards	124 (74 Premier League, 31 UEFA Champions League, 8 Football League Cup, 11 FA Cup)
Red cards	7 (4 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup)
Worst discipline	Ashley Cole (11, 1)
Best result(s)	W 6–1 (H) v Queens Park Rangers – Premier League – 29 April 2012
Worst result(s)	L 4–1 (A) v Liverpool – Premier League – 8 May 2012
Most appearances	Petr Čech with 56 appearances
Top scorer(s)	Frank Lampard (16 goals)
Top assister(s)	Juan Mata (20 assists)

Notes and References

1. News: Chelsea appoint former Porto coach André Villas-Boas on three-year deal. 22 June 2011. The Guardian. 22 June 2011. Paul. Doyle.
2. News: Villas-Boas appointed . https://archive.today/20130804060856/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2380210 . dead . 4 August 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 22 June 2011 .
3. News: Mata deal agreed . https://archive.today/20130804060834/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2427778 . dead . 4 August 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 22 August 2011 . 2 August 2013 .
4. News: Villas-Boas: his Chelsea time . Chelsea F.C . 4 March 2012 . 7 August 2013.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/28/chelsea-marko-marin-werder-bremen "Chelsea agree deal to sign Marko Marin from Werder Bremen"
6. News: Courtois completed . https://archive.today/20130804060836/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2402319 . dead . 4 August 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 26 July 2011 . 2 August 2013 .
7. News: Chelsea agree deal to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Genk . The Guardian. 16 July 2011 . 2 August 2013.
8. News: Oriol Romeu deal completed . Chelsea F.C . 4 August 2011 . 2 August 2013 . https://archive.today/20130425110405/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2409841 . 25 April 2013 . dead.
9. News: Chelsea complete signing of Oriol Romeu from Barcelona . The Guardian. 4 August 2011 . 2 August 2013.
10. News: Lukaku: The first interview . Chelsea F.C . 18 August 2011 . 2 August 2013.
11. News: Chelsea betaalt €12 miljoen voor Lukaku (maar het kan oplopen tot €20 miljoen). . nl. Chelsea pay €12 million for Lukaku (but it can rise up to €20 million) . 7 August 2011. 2 August 2013.
12. News: Juan Mata deal completed . Chelsea F.C . 24 August 2011 . 4 August 2013.
13. News: Juan Mata completes move to Chelsea from Valencia . BBC Sport . 24 August 2011. 2 August 2013.
14. News: Chelsea sign Ulises Davila . https://archive.today/20130726224628/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2434327 . dead . 26 July 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 27 August 2011 . 2 August 2013 .
15. Web site: The new Chicharito? . . 28 August 2011 . 2 August 2013.
16. News: Raul Meireles joins Chelsea . https://archive.today/20130726224715/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2438063 . dead . 26 July 2013 . Chelsea F.C. . 31 August 2011 . 26 July 2013 .
17. News: Liverpool's Raul Meireles moves to Chelsea . BBC Sport . 31 August 2011. 2 August 2013.
18. News: New deal for Hutchinson . Chelsea F.C . 1 December 2011 . 7 August 2013.
19. News: Chelsea give defender Sam Hutchinson new contract . BBC Sport . 1 December 2011 . 3 August 2013.
20. News: Chelsea sign Nigeria U20 star Omeruo . . 7 January 2012 . 2 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508070429/http://www.mtnfootball.com/europe/epl/news/2012/jan/07-chelsea-sign-nigeria-u20-star-omeruo.html . 8 May 2013 . dead.
21. News: Cahill signs . https://archive.today/20130826235424/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2578766 . dead . 26 August 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 16 January 2012 . 2 August 2013 .
22. News: Chelsea complete deal for Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill . The Guardian. 16 January 2012 . 2 August 2013.
23. News: Terms agreed for young Brazilian . https://archive.today/20130425084522/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2324419 . dead . 25 April 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 25 March 2011 . 31 May 2011 .
24. News: Assim que voltar da seleção sub-17, Piazon será vendido para o Chelsea . Globo Esporte. pt . 15 March 2011 . 2 August 2013.
25. News: Teenager Bamford joins . Chelsea F.C . 1 February 2012 . 2 August 2013.
26. News: De Bruyne becomes a blue . https://archive.today/20130425091338/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2594667 . dead . 25 April 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 31 January 2012 . 2 August 2013 .
27. News: Blues medical for De Bruyne . Sky Sports . 30 January 2012 . 2 August 2013.
28. Web site: Ex-Chelsea Starlet Joins Chesham. Pitcher. 28 April 2016.
29. News: Borini – I have no regrets . Sky Sports . 4 June 2011 . 4 June 2011.
30. News: Mancienne move agreed . https://archive.today/20130410165828/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2369748 . dead . 10 April 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 31 May 2011 . 2 August 2013 .
31. News: Mancienne seals Hamburg move . Sky Sports . 31 May 2011 . 31 May 2011.
32. News: Chelsea sign David Luiz from Benfica for £21.3m . BBC Sport . 1 February 2011 . 23 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/9372540.stm. 21 July 2011. live.
33. News: Blades swoop for Philliskirk . Sky Sports . 1 July 2011 . 1 July 2011.
34. Web site: Young Blues Head For Pastures New . TheChels.net . 12 May 2011 . 26 August 2013.
35. Web site: The Young Generation: Youth reviewed . Chelsea F.C. . 29 May 2011 . 26 August 2013.
36. News: Hamburg capture Jacopo Sala from Chelsea . BBC Sport . 3 June 2011 . 3 June 2011.
37. News: Sebek leaves Stamford Bridge . Sky Sports . Vasek Kadlec . 20 June 2011 . 20 June 2011.
38. News: Töre returns to Germany . https://archive.today/20130726224714/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2372131 . dead . 26 July 2013 . Chelsea F.C . 7 June 2011 . 2 August 2013 .
39. News: Chelsea stand to make 50% from outgoing Hamburg winger Gökhan Töre . Turkish-Football.com . 13 July 2012 . 3 August 2013.
40. Web site: The Young Generation: Reserves reviewed . https://archive.today/20130726224637/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2368342 . dead . 26 July 2013 . Chelsea F.C. . 28 May 2011 . 3 June 2011 .
41. News: Cork Transfer Agreed . Chelsea F.C . 7 July 2011 . 7 July 2011.
42. News: Southampton sign Jack Cork from Chelsea . . 7 July 2011 . 4 August 2013.
43. News: Zhirkov Departs . Chelsea F.C . 6 August 2011 . 2 August 2013 . https://archive.today/20130726224627/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2412397 . 26 July 2013 . dead.
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