Remarkably, the Blues’ two competitive meetings with Cumbria-based Barrow came 76 years apart. Read on to find out more about the full Chelsea F.C. vs Barrow A.F.C. timeline and the two English clubs’ head-to-head record.
Head-to-Head Record
League Two Barrow were thrust into the spotlight when drawing Premier League Chelsea in the third round of the 2024/25 League Cup. Before that night, the sides hadn’t played competitively since 1948, when the Blues ran out five-goal winners in the FA Cup.
Astonishingly, their September 2024 fixture mirrored that of January 1948, with Chelsea dispatching the Bluebirds 5-0 at home.
Christopher Nkunku secured a sublime hattrick on the day, with Pedro Netro also finding the net – as well as an own goal for the away side to rub salt in the wound.
Find the two sides’ full head-to-head stats in our Chelsea F.C. vs Barrow A.F.C. timeline below:
| Date | Fixture | Final Scoreline | Result | Competition |
| January 10, 1948 | Chelsea vs Barrow AFC | W | 5-0 | FA Cup |
| September 24, 2024 | Chelsea vs Barrow AFC | W | 5-0 | League Cup |
With their best performance in the football league being an eighth-place finish in the 1967/68 Old Third Division, Barrow AFC will have relished the opportunity to play in front of 38,000 fans at Stamford Bridge – even if the result ended up being extremely one-sided. Watch this space to see if it takes another 70-plus years for the sides to meet once again!
