England22 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
Ashley Cole is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie B club Cesena. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
22 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2002–2012The archive holds 22 team sheets naming Ashley Cole in England's starting line-up, from 2002-06-02 to 2012-06-24.
Honours
16 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours16 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2011–12 | Chelsea | |
| Premier League | ×3 | 2001–02, 2003–04, 2009–10 | Arsenal ·2, Chelsea ·1 | |
| FA Cup | ×7 | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 | Arsenal ·3, Chelsea ·4 | |
| FA Community Shield | ×3 | 2002, 2004, 2009 | Arsenal ·2, Chelsea ·1 | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 2006–07 | Chelsea | |
| UEFA Europa League | ×1 | 2012–13 | Chelsea | |
| Individual honours12 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Chelsea Players' Player of the Year | ×2 | 2008–09, 2010–11 | ||
| England Player of the Year | 2010 | |||
| Teams of the season · 7 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×4 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11 | ||
| UEFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 2004, 2010 | ||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 2004 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Chelsea Goal of the Season | 2009–10 | |||
| Premier League Hall of Fame | 2024 | |||