After
John Terry was sent off in what might be his last game for Chelsea, we take
a look at the numbers behind his Premier League career.
The Chelsea captain was shown his second red card of the season in
Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Sunderland, meaning he is now facing a two-game
suspension for Wednesday's trip to Liverpool and the final game of the
season at home to Leicester on Sunday.
Terry's contract is set to expire at the end of the season, and Chelsea's
interim manager Guus Hiddink admitted the 35-year-old was devastated in the
wake of the Sunderland game.
It would be a sad way for a club legend to bow out. Terry is Chelsea's
longest-serving player having made his Premier League debut a few weeks
after his 18th birthday as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Southampton in
December 1998.
John Terry's Premier League record
Apps Wins Draws
Losses Win %
483 303
106 74
63%
The tough-tackling central defender became a regular starter during the
2000/01 campaign, and he went on to make 483 Premier League appearances over
the course of 18 seasons, winning the title four times between 2005 and
2015.
John Terry's Premier League title wins
2004/05 (36 apps, 3 goals)
2005/06 (38 apps, 4 goals)
2009/10 (37 apps, 2 goals)
2014/15 (38 apps, 5 goals)
A whopping total of 467 of his appearances have come as starts, with just 16
coming from the bench, and his disciplinary record stands at 68 bookings and
six red cards - including Saturday's dismissal against Sunderland.
Only 13 players have played more Premier League games than Terry, while only
Ryan Giggs, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes have made more
appearances for a single club.
Most Premier League appearances for a single club
Player
Team
Appearances
Ryan Giggs
Man Utd
632
Jamie Carragher Liverpool
508
Steven Gerrard Liverpool
504
John Terry
Chelsea
483
Terry also holds the record for Premier League goals scored by a defender
with 40. His total puts him ahead of the likes of David Unsworth, Ian Harte
and Leighton Baines, and it is even more impressive considering his goals
have come from open play rather than penalties or free kicks.
The Chelsea legend's last goal came in their 3-3 draw with Everton in
January, and he has now found the net in each of the Blues' last 16 seasons.
Most Premier League goals by defenders
Player
Goals
John Terry
40
David Unsworth 38
Ian Harte
28
Leighton Baines 27
William Gallas 25
Only Giggs, Frank Lampard and Scholes have recorded more Premier League wins
than Terry, whose total of 303 Premier League victories gives him a career
win percentage of 63 per cent.
He has played under 10 different managers at Stamford Bridge, and in 2014/15
he became one of only two outfield players in Premier League history to have
played every minute of a title-winning season after ex-Manchester United
defender Gary Pallister in 1992/93 and 1994/95.
A sending-off at the Stadium of Light would be a sad note to finish on, but
Terry's place in Premier League history is already assured.
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