Chelsea vs Newcastle United Timeline & H2H Stats

There was a period of time between the August of 1998 and the September of 2002 when Newcastle United and Chelsea faced each other as many as 11 times, thanks to Premier League and FA Cup obligations. During that period, Chelsea didn’t lose a single match, winning eight of them. That is, perhaps, a good explanation of any rivalry that you might find between the two teams. The Magpies aren’t lovers of the London club because they struggled to get a win over them at times in the past. In fact, they didn’t win once in 17 encounters between the September of 1954 and the November of 1962, which wasn’t easy to stomach.

The irony of all of that is that Newcastle United actually won the first ever game between the two, winning 1-0 at St James’ Park in the League One clash between the pair. In some ways, the history of Chelsea and Newcastle United is one of one of the clubs dominating for a period of time without the other side being able to get a look-in. The fact that the two teams haven’t really been at the top of the sport at the same time as one another means that the pair rarely competed for the biggest trophies in the game. Instead, the matches were a matter of personal pride for the players and the supporters when they faced each other.

Feast or Famine for the Two Teams

Although it’s obviously not true for the entire time that Newcastle United and Chelsea have been in the same division as one another, nor will it remain true forever, there is an extent to which the rivalry between the two clubs has been a case of feast or famine for the sides over the years. The first period of domination by one of the clubs over the other came between the January of 1910 and the March of five years later. During that time, Chelsea won just one game, losing six and drawing the other. In fact, other than in 1909, the Blues didn’t manage back-to-back wins over Newcastle United until 1954; a period of 42 games.

As if to prove the point, though, when Chelsea won on the 25th of September, 1954, it was the first of 14 wins in the following 17 matches, with the other three being draws. Between the ninth of January 1999 and the 22nd March, 2006, Chelsea won 14 times, losing just three times and drawing the same number of matches. A not dissimilar run happened between the tenth of January 2015 and the 11th of March, 2024, with Chelsea picking up 13 victories compared to the four wins for the Magpies, with honours even being the case just twice. For some reason, Chelsea and Newcastle United like to go on runs against one another.

Chelsea’s Full Match History Against Newcastle United