Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
Highest transfer fees paid
Highest transfer fees received
Managerial records
First full-time manager: John Tait Robertson, from August 1905 to November 1906[71]
First foreign (non-UK) manager: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands), from 10 May 1996 to 12 February 1998[71]
Longest-serving manager: David Calderhead – 25 years, 280 days (1 August 1907 to 8 May 1933)[71][72]
Most successful manager: José Mourinho (won eight trophies in two spells as manager, 2004–2007 and 2013–2015)[73]
The first team to score 100 Premier League goals in a season: 2009–10 Premier League season
The first English team to qualify for the UEFA European Cup, winning the 1954–55 First Division (Chelsea were not allowed to participate by the Football Association)
The first London based team to win the UEFA Champions League: 2011–12 season
The first UEFA Champions League title holders to get knocked out in the group stage the following year: 2012–13 season
The first English team to win all three major UEFA competitions[1]
The first UEFA Champions League title holders to win the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League the following year: 2012–13 season
The first team in history of the European competitions to be holders of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League at the same time (winning the 2013 UEFA Europa League final on 15 May 2013, and still being holders of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League until 25 May 2013)[1]
The first team to go 18 successive UEFA Europa League matches without defeat since the competition was rebranded in 2009–10[80]
The first team in Premier League history to have two different hat-trick scorers in a single campaign aged 21 or under[81]
The first top-flight team in history to win 30 games in a 38-game season: 2016–17 Premier League season[82]
The first team to win 15 away matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season[83]
The first team to win 18 home matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season
The first team to win against every other team at least once in a Premier League season: 2005–06 season[84]
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