Legends
John Terry
- Name
- John Terry
- Years at Chelsea
- 1998–2017
- Position
- Defender
- Honours
- Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
- FA Cup: 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
- League Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League: 2012–13
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2005
John Terry, an East London kid, came through Chelsea’s academy. He made his debut on 28 October 1998 as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Aston Villa. He did not leave until 2017.
In between he played 717 games and scored 67 goals, a rare tally for a centre-back, and captained the club more times than anyone in its history. In 2005 he became the first Chelsea player voted PFA Players’ Player of the Year.
He lifted 15 major trophies: five league titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, the Champions League and the Europa League, almost all of them as captain. He missed the 2012 final in Munich through suspension but was there to lift the trophy with his team-mates.
His farewell says a lot. On 21 May 2017, with the title already won, Chelsea beat Sunderland 5–1. The substitution board went up in the 26th minute, matching his shirt number, and the players formed a guard of honour.
For many of us JT was more than the captain. He was one of our own on the pitch: diving headers, bodies thrown in front of shots, set-piece goals on the hard European nights.
Sources
- Chelsea FC — Team of 120 (15 major honours, captained the club more than anyone)
- Wikipedia — List of Chelsea F.C. players (717 apps / 67 goals)
- Chelsea FC — Leading appearance-makers (place among all-time appearance makers)
- Wikipedia — John Terry (1998 debut, 21 May 2017 farewell, title years)
- Wikimedia Commons — John Terry 01 Chelsea vs AS-Roma 10AUG2013.jpg (photo: Warrenfish, CC BY-SA 3.0)
