Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur Timeline & H2H Stats

There are many football teams in London and whilst fans of many of them may dislike Chelsea, or feel that the Blues are their rivals, such animosity is often one way. However, when it comes to Spurs, it is safe to say that the feelings are reciprocated.

Both clubs were founder-members of the Premier League and both have played in every season since the rebrand in the early 1990s. For many years they had a lot in common, being very big clubs but ones whose on-pitch success lagged behind that of the country’s top teams. Until 2004/05, when Roman Abramovich changed everything for Chelsea, the pair had won just three league titles between them, and so both looked at Arsenal and the big teams from the North West of the country with great envy.

There are many factors that have contributed to the Chelsea versus Spurs rivalry, and one is that they have spent so long together in the top division, often competing at a similar sort of level. As said, both have played every season of PL football, and the pair sit joint-eighth in terms of total seasons of top-flight football (90 at the time of writing).

The clubs have been doing battle for over 100 years, having first met in 1909. The majority of the approximately 180 clashes between them have taken place in the top flight, though they have also met several times in both domestic cups. Overall it is the Blues that have the edge, having won almost 50% more games than Spurs have (approximately 45% of the games have been won by Chelsea and 31% by Tottenham).

Sharing Bosses and Cup Finals

In recent times especially, several managers have led both clubs. Glen Hoddle has played for and managed Spurs and Chelsea, whilst Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte, Andre Villas-Boas and, of course, Jose Mourinho, have all had stints in charge at both the Bridge and Spurs.

As well as sharing several managers, the clubs have also shared some incredible and momentous games. The 1967 FA Cup final was the first such fixture, and the first time the competition had seen an all-London final. Spurs won the so-called “Cockney Cup Final” 2-1. They have also gone head-to-head in the final of the League Cup on two occasions. In 2008 Spurs again won 2-1, this time after extra time, whilst in 2015 Chelsea got a measure of revenge, winning 2-0.

Chelsea’s Full Match History Against Spurs