Editing Joe Cole (section)

===Chelsea===
[[File:Joe Cole 2007-12-08.jpg|thumb|upright|Cole warming up before a match in December 2007]]
On 6 August 2003, Cole signed for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for a fee of £6.6&nbsp;million after he had rejected a new contract with West Ham. He was the sixth player signed after the club's takeover by billionaire [[Roman Abramovich]], amongst those was his former West Ham teammate [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]. Manager [[Claudio Ranieri]] saw Cole as the perfect replacement for [[Gianfranco Zola]], whom the club had released earlier that year, and West Ham declared that the transfer was enough for them not to sell any more players that summer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea agree Cole fee|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3127141.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2003}}</ref>

====2003–04 season====
A week after signing for the club, Cole made his debut in a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifier away to [[MŠK Žilina]]. He came on as a substitute for fellow new signing [[Damien Duff]] with 21 minutes remaining and caused [[Michal Drahno]] to score an own goal to conclude a 2–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea romp past Zilina|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/3143791.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=13 August 2003}}</ref> On 17 August, he played his first Premier League game for the club, again replacing Duff for the last 15 minutes in a 2–1 victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hasselbaink sinks Liverpool|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140907.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=17 August 2003}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 29 October in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], replacing [[Jesper Grønkjær]] in the 70th minute and netting the last goal in a 4–2 victory which put Chelsea into the last 16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea 4–2 Notts County|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3204843.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=29 October 2003}}</ref> On 17 December, in the next round, he started away to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], finishing [[Hernán Crespo]]'s cross to equalise in an eventual 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brodkin|first1=Jon|title=Angel helps banish the Blues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/dec/18/newsstory.carlingcup03041|access-date=16 April 2015|work=The Guardian|date=18 December 2003}}</ref> Cole's only other goal of the season was his only one in the league campaign, ending a one-two with [[Frank Lampard]] to open the scoring after five minutes away to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], albeit in a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Newcastle 2–1 Chelsea|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3628575.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=25 April 2004}}</ref>

====2004–05 season====
Cole took advantage of injuries to wingers Duff and [[Arjen Robben]] to become a regular member of Chelsea's Premier League title winning team in [[2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season|2004–05]]. He started in the [[2005 Football League Cup Final|League Cup Final]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]] on 27 February, making way for Johnson after 81 minutes of an eventual 3–2 win after extra time against Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4279679.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=27 February 2005}}</ref> His form saw him hit a run of goals towards the end of the season, and he scored a  goal on 9 March against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] blasted in from 20 yards off his weaker left foot<ref name="2005norwich">{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/27945 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140415165815/http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/27945 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2014 |title=Match Report: Norwich City 1 Chelsea 3 |publisher=Chelsea F.C |access-date=1 June 2014 }}</ref> Cole scored ten goals for Chelsea in 2004–05 and ended the season with a Premier League champions' medal.<ref name=coley>{{cite news|last=Hughes |first=Ian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6517343.stm |title=Chelsea 1–1 Valencia |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2007 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

====2005–06 season====
In the first half of the [[2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season|2005–06 season]], Cole secured himself in the Chelsea first-team lineup, ahead of [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] and Damien Duff. Cole also extended his contract with Chelsea for another four seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/5073402.stm |title=Cole extends contract at Chelsea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2006 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> He ended his season by scoring one of the goals in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Manchester United, which earned the Premier League title for the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4933716.stm |title=Chelsea 3–0 Man United |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2006 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> He was subsequently named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]].<ref name=coley/>

====2006–07 season====
In January 2007, Cole underwent surgery for a stress fracture on his foot he suffered in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=113060.html |title=Joe Cole targets Valencia comeback |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=10 March 2007 |access-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101011508/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid%3D113060.html |archive-date= 1 November 2014 }}</ref> He made his return for Chelsea in the first leg of Chelsea's 1–1 draw in the Champions League quarter-final tie against [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref name="coley"/> He started for Chelsea in their victory over Manchester United in the [[2007 FA Cup Final]], and went on to be substituted at half-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facupfootball.co.uk/fa-cup-2007.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328125253/http://www.facupfootball.co.uk/fa-cup-2007.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 March 2010 |title=FA Cup 2007: Chelsea Winners, Manchester United Runners Up|publisher=Facupfootball.co.uk |date=19 May 2007 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

====2007–08 season====
In [[2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season|2007–08]], Cole scored a low driven shot that tucked into the corner against West Ham, opting not celebrate against his former club. He scored another goal in the [[2007–08 Football League Cup|League Cup]] semi-finals against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] which sent Chelsea to another final.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hunter, Andy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jan/24/match.chelsea |title=Carling Cup semi-final, second leg: Everton 0–1 Chelsea|newspaper=The Guardian |date=24 January 2008|access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> Cole played in the [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final]], which Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester United; he was substituted in extra time for [[Nicolas Anelka]], who missed Chelsea's crucial penalty.<ref>{{cite news|title=Man United earn dramatic Euro glory|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 December 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Joe Cole George McCartney.JPG|thumb|Cole, playing for Chelsea, taking on [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] player [[George McCartney (footballer)|George McCartney]]]] Joe Cole continued his excellent performances racking up a rate of ten goals and eight assists in all competitions, due to his performance he won the Chelsea Player of the Year 2008.

====2008–09 season====
On 17 August 2008, Cole scored the first Premier League goal of the management of [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] in a 4–0 win against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McNulty |first=Phil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551171.stm |title=Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref> After surgery on his knee to repair an injury he picked up in the FA Cup clash with [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], Cole missed the rest of the season.<ref name=knee>{{cite news|author=Alan Gardner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jan/17/joe-cole-chelsea-knee-injury |title=Joe Cole out for season after knee surgery|newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 January 2009|access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

====2009–10 season====
Cole did not play for Chelsea in the [[2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season|2009–10 pre-season]] due to cruciate ligament damage in his knee, suffered in January 2009.<ref name=knee/> He made a return to the starting line-up in Chelsea's League Cup match against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on 23 September 2009 in which he was also handed the captain's armband.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8257276.stm|title=Chelsea 1–0 QPR|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2009}}</ref> Cole made his first [[2009–10 Premier League]] appearance for Chelsea against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], playing in attacking midfield in a 5–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/10/24/1581781/alex-dimonds-chelsea-special-joe-coles-return-no-coincidence |title=Alex Dimond's Chelsea Special: Joe Cole's Return No Coincidence As Blues Make Title Statement |publisher=Goal.com |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=19 April 2010}}</ref>

On 8 November 2009, he played his 250th game for Chelsea, coming on as a substitute against Manchester United in the 62nd minute for [[Deco]], on his 28th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/deco-struggles-to-shine-in-blues-rough-diamond-1817293.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/deco-struggles-to-shine-in-blues-rough-diamond-1817293.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Deco struggles to shine in Blues' rough diamond|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=9 November 2009 |access-date=26 April 2011|first=Mark |last=Fleming}}</ref> On 3 April 2010, Cole scored the first goal in a 2–1 win at [[Old Trafford]] against Manchester United in a potential title deciding game. Described as a "clever flick", his goal helped Chelsea win and overtake Manchester United at the top of the league as they were at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8599045.stm | title=Man Utd 1&nbsp;– 2 Chelsea | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=14 August 2013}}</ref> He came on as a substitute as Chelsea won the [[2010 FA Cup Final]], his second appearance in an FA Cup Final for Chelsea. His contract with Chelsea expired on 30 June 2010, making him a [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2067102 |title=Joe Cole To Leave Chelsea |publisher=Chelsea F.C |date=9 June 2010 |access-date=1 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722040510/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~2067102%2C00.html |archive-date=22 July 2010 }}</ref> Cole ended his career at Chelsea having won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a League Cup.