The highlight of the calendar year unquestionably arrived when we completed the collection in Abu Dhabi in February, Kai Havertz’s extra-time penalty securing the club fresh silverware for the first time since 2013.

In our list below of our maiden successes, we go in chronological order and only include major trophies won, as revered as our Second Division and Full Members’ Cup triumphs were!

First Division – 1955

You have to go back to 1955 for our solitary conquest of England’s top flight prior to the formation of the Premier League. Ted Drake was in charge and the Blues were captained by top goalscorer Roy Bentley, with a vital 1-0 victory over nearest challengers Wolves in front of 75,000 at the Bridge all but securing the title 50 years after our formation. A 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday made sure.

League Cup – 1965

Tommy Docherty’s young Blues side edged out Leicester City in a two-legged League Cup final, only the fifth in the competition’s history. We won a thrilling game at the Bridge 3-2 - Eddie McCreadie’s solo effort earning victory – before battling to a goalless draw at Filbert Street to triumph on aggregate.

FA Cup – 1970

Twice beaten finalists, Chelsea finally got our hands on the FA Cup following one of the most dramatic finals ever. The first game against Leeds United at Wembley finished 2-2 so, for the first time in the competition’s history, a replay was required to decide the winner.

Up at Old Trafford, the Blues came from behind to emerge 2-1 victors after extra-time, David Webb’s close-range effort ensuring there were blue and white ribbons on the famous trophy, all the drama watched by a record television audience.

Cup Winners’ Cup – 1971

The now defunct Cup Winners’ Cup was once European football’s second biggest prize, and we won it for the first time with victory over Europe’s biggest name, Real Madrid. Just as in the FA Cup final the year before, a replay was required after Peter Osgood’s opener was cancelled out. The replay, also played in Athens just two days later, finished 2-1 to the Blues with Osgood again on the scoresheet, securing a second piece of silverware in as many years for Dave Sexton and his exciting side.

Super Cup – 1998

Having won the Cup Winners’ Cup for a second time in 1998, we earned the right to contest the European Super Cup against Champions League winners Real Madrid. On a balmy night in Monaco, Gus Poyet’s late goal was enough for yet another famous victory against the Spanish giants.

Premier League – 2005

Fifty years on from our only previous top-flight championship win, and 100 years after the club’s founding, Chelsea were champions of England once more. Under the management of Jose Mourinho and led by John Terry and Frank Lampard, we broke plenty of records en route to winning the title in style, including fewest goals conceded and most points accrued in a 38-game campaign.

Champions League – 2012

Finally! So many times we had gone close to lifting the biggest club prize, but in arguably our most precarious European campaign of all we got over the line by beating Bayern Munich in their own backyard. Didier Drogba was the hero on the night, just as he had been in so many European games that season, first equalising late on and then stroking home the winning penalty after Petr Cech had saved two in the shoot-out.

Europa League – 2013

The defence of our Champions League crown didn’t go to plan, but it did give us a crack at the Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, for the first time. How we seized it! In the Amsterdam final, Branislav Ivanovic’s glorious looping header in the 93rd minute settled a tense final against Benfica.

Club World Cup – 2022

Our first stab at the Club World Cup 10 years prior ended in defeat to Corinthians, but we got the better of their Sao Paulo rivals Palmeiras in the final this year. Romelu Lukaku’s goal was cancelled out by a penalty, but one of our own, awarded late in extra-time after a VAR check, was coolly converted by Kai Havertz to make Chelsea champions of the world!