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| name = Gary Cahill
| image = Gary Cahill 2018 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Cahill training with [[England national football team|England]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]
| fullname = Gary James Cahill<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|19|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman1011>{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=71}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dronfield]], England
| height = {{convert|1.93|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/gary-cahill?pageTab=biography |title=Gary Cahill |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829142147/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/gary-cahill?pageTab=biography |archive-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre back]]
| currentclub = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2000
| youthclubs1 = AFC Dronfield
| youthyears2 = 2000–2004
| youthclubs2 = [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 2004–2008
| clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2004–2005
| clubs2 = → [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2008–2012
| clubs4 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps4 = 130
| goals4 = 13
| years5 = 2012–2019
| clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps5 = 191
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2019–
| clubs6 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2018
| nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps3 = 61
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| club-update = 22:15, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
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'''Gary James Cahill''' (born 19 December 1985) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre back]] for {{English football updater|CrystalP}} club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].
Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] and continued his development. In 2004, he joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on a season-long [[loan (sports)|loan]], where he performed well before returning to make his Aston Villa debut. Later, he signed for hometown club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on a three-month loan deal. On 30 January 2008, he signed for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] for approximately £5 million. Cahill performed well for Bolton through the years, cementing a place in the first team. He made 130 league appearances and scored 13 league goals for Bolton. In January 2012, Cahill signed for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for approximately £7 million. He won the [[UEFA Champions League]] in his debut season at Chelsea, and has gone on to win the [[UEFA Europa League]], the Premier League twice, the [[FA Cup]] twice and the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].
Cahill is an [[List of England international footballers (alphabetical)|England international]] with over 60 [[cap (sport)|cap]]s, and represented the nation in [[List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads|England tournament squads]] for the [[FIFA World Cup]]s of [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] and [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]], and the [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]] and [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]], though he withdrew injured from the 2012 event. He was eligible to play for either England or the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], but chose to play for England. In June 2009, Cahill was called up to the England squad for the match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]; however, he only made his debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. He made his first start for the national team on 29 March 2011, in the friendly against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. He scored his first international goal against Bulgaria, in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier]].
==Early and personal life==
Cahill was born and raised in [[Dronfield]], Derbyshire, and attended [[Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School]].<ref>{{Hugman|22475|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/cahill-a-local-lad-done-very-well-1-4171556 |title=Cahill: a local lad done very well |newspaper=Derbyshire Times |location=Chesterfield |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> He was a boyhood [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] supporter and "grew up watching Sheffield Wednesday, and points to [[Des Walker]] as his childhood hero."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/boltons-gary-cahill-can-solve-1691825 |title=Bolton's Gary Cahill can solve England's centre-back crisis |date=15 January 2013 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Cahill began his career with AFC Dronfield, a [[Sunday league football|Sunday league]] team, where he played until he was 15.<ref name="First call-up">{{cite news |title=From Dronfield to England for thrilled ex-Blade |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/from_dronfield_to_england_for_thrilled_ex_blade_1_286017 |access-date=3 September 2011 |newspaper=The Star |location=Sheffield |date=3 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530040318/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/from_dronfield_to_england_for_thrilled_ex_blade_1_286017 |archive-date=30 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During his time there, he was scouted by a number of clubs, including [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], Sheffield Wednesday, [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], the last of which he signed for as a member of the club's [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]].<ref name="Youth">{{cite news |last=Baxter |first=Trevor |title=Bolton's wanted man Gary Cahill goes back to his roots |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/bolton_wanderers/s/1419893_boltons-wanted-man-gary-cahill-goes-back-to-his-roots |access-date=3 September 2011 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=5 May 2011}}</ref> "All my friends played for the local side, AFC Dronfield, so I went along and started playing centre half and in centre midfield for them", said Cahill in an interview with the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]''.<ref name="Youth"/> Cahill started his career as central midfielder, but moved to centre back after rapidly increasing in height within the space of a year when he was about 15 or 16, just when he was looking to get his first [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS]] contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenage Kicks: Gary Cahill |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/teenage-kicks--gary-cahill.html |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
===Aston Villa===
On 8 November 2004, Cahill was [[Loan (sports)|loaned]] to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Transfers – November 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3973361.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2004}}</ref> He made his first-team debut the following day in the fourth round of the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], playing the full 90 minutes as they lost 0–3 to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at [[Turf Moor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 0–3 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3988365.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2004}}</ref> On 13 November, he made his debut in [[the Football League]], in the Clarets' 1–0 home [[EFL Championship|Championship]] win over [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 1 N Forest 0 |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/burnley-vs-n-forest/55359 |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=Sky Sports |date=13 November 2004}}</ref> He made 32 appearances on loan, 27 of which were in the league, scoring once on 3 January 2005, the only goal against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] at the [[Britannia Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4129757.stm |title=Stoke 0–1 Burnley |website=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2005 |access-date=13 September 2009}}</ref> Eighteen-year-old Cahill was handed the accolades of Burnley's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill: My old club Burnley can survive in Premier League |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/11420873.Cahill__My_old_club_Burnley_can_survive_in_Premier_League/?ref=rss |access-date=2 December 2015 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |location=Blackburn |date=20 August 2014}}</ref>
Cahill made his Villa debut on 20 September 2005 in the second round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of an 8–3 win over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] away at [[Adams Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Wycombe 3–8 Aston Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4258542.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2005}}</ref> On the following 1 April, he made his [[Premier League]] debut as a 52nd-minute replacement for [[Ulises de la Cruz]] in the 5–0 defeat at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4842386.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2006}}</ref> Fifteen days later, he scored his first goal, an overhead kick against [[Second City derby|rivals]] [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], to put Villa back into the lead as they went on to win the match 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4890642.stm |title=Aston Villa 3–1 Birmingham |website=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2006 |access-date=13 September 2009}}</ref>
On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Championship team [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on a three-month loan deal.<ref name="Blades complete Cahill loan deal">{{cite news |title=Blades complete Cahill loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7002782.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> He made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] three days later,<ref name="Crystal Palace 3-2 Sheff Utd">{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheff Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6996435.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the Blades as the only one of a win at Stoke City on 10 November.<ref name="Stoke 0-1 Sheff Utd">{{cite news |title=Stoke 0–1 Sheff Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7076450.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=10 November 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> On 27 November, he scored again in a 0–3 win at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blades cut down Addicks |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-vs-sheff-utd/92616 |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=Sky Sports |date=27 November 2005}}</ref> Under the terms of his loan agreement, Cahill returned to Villa Park in mid-December 2007 having made 16 appearances and scoring two goals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/aston-villa-fc/gary-cahill-6689/premiership-appearances_a13348/ |access-date=9 November 2016 |publisher=Sporting Heroes}}</ref>
Speculation surrounded Cahill's future in the January 2008 [[transfer window]], with Birmingham City,<ref>{{cite news |title=Birmingham thwarted in double bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7181949.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=14 January 2008}}</ref> [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and Turkish club [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] all reportedly showing an interest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Besiktas move for Majstorovic |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_3039665,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=11 January 2008}}</ref>
===Bolton Wanderers===
[[File:Gary Cahill August 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill warming up for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2011]]
Bolton scout [[Colin Harvey]] was impressed by Cahill and on 30 January 2008, Cahill joined them on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton sign Gary Cahill from Aston Villa |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2290570/Bolton-sign-Gary-Cahill-from-Aston-Villa.html |access-date=26 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=31 January 2008}}</ref> Three days later, he made his debut for Bolton in their 0–2 victory over [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] away at the [[Madejski Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Reading 0–2 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7210608.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2008 |access-date=2 February 2008 |first=Steve |last=Vickers}}</ref>
Cahill was sent off on 26 August 2008 in the second round of the League Cup, receiving a straight red card in the 38th minute for a foul on [[Giles Coke]] as the team lost 1–2 at home to [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton 1–2 Northampton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576347.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 August 2008}}</ref> On 5 October, Cahill scored his first Bolton goal in a 1–3 victory at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], and he added two more over the campaign in 4–1 wins over [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunderland 1–4 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7742083.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton 4–1 Middlesbrough |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7972758.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2009}}</ref>
In August 2009, 18 months after joining Bolton, Cahill signed a new three-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill signs Bolton contract extension |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/10/gary-cahill-bolton-contract-extension |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=10 August 2009 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> He suffered a blood clot in his left arm after a training injury which forced him to pull out of the home match against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 6 February 2010; he spent the weekend in hospital. The treatment for the ailment meant that Cahill could not play for a number of months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill injury blow |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/4994228.Gary_Cahill_injury_blow_for_Bolton_Wanderers/ |newspaper=The Bolton News |date=8 February 2010 |access-date=8 February 2010}}</ref> He nonetheless cemented his place at the heart of the Bolton defence in the [[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11 season]], making 36 Premier League appearances and scoring three goals, all of which came at home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolton Squad Summary Season 2010/11 |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Teams/92/Archive?stageId=4345 |publisher=WhoScored.com}}</ref>
On 13 August 2011, Cahill scored on the opening day of the [[2011–12 Premier League]] season against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] at [[Loftus Road]] in a 4–0 victory from 25 yards out in the 45th minute.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR 0–4 Bolton |url=http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/14429802 |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2011}}</ref> In December 2011, before the [[List of English football transfers winter 2011–12|January transfer window]], Bolton manager [[Owen Coyle]] admitted that Cahill may be sold as his contract will expire at the end of the [[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12 season]]. Coyle said, "If he [Cahill] does move, there is no doubt there will be top clubs clamouring for Gary."<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill Transfer |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16205137.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2011 |access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> This led much speculation that Cahill could move to higher-placed clubs like Arsenal, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] or Tottenham Hotspur, all of which showed interest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Owen Coyle keen on quick Gary Cahill sale to Chelsea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16290837.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2012 |access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> On 23 December, Coyle confirmed that they had started negotiations with Chelsea about a possible transfer,<ref name="Chelsea pursuit of Bolton defender Gary Cahill">{{cite news |title=Chelsea step up pursuit of Bolton defender Gary Cahill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16290837.stm |access-date=23 December 2011 |website=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Chelsea in Cahill talks">{{cite news |title=Chelsea in Cahill talks |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11660/7393171/Chelsea-in-Cahill-talks |access-date=23 December 2011 |website=Sky Sports |date=23 December 2011}}</ref> and a week later a transfer fee was agreed.<ref name="Chelsea agree fee">{{cite news |title=Chelsea agree fee with Bolton for defender Gary Cahill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16290837.stm |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="AVB reveals struggles">{{cite news |title=AVB reveals Cahill issues |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11672/7401996/AVB-reveals-Cahill-issues |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=Sky Sports |date=30 December 2011}}</ref> Despite being on the brink of joining Chelsea, Cahill continued to play for Bolton, scoring the crucial goal in the 1–2 away win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Goodison Park]] on 4 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton 1–2 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16343401.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2012 |access-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> Two days after that, Coyle said that Cahill was not going to play in their FA Cup clash against [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]], as it would leave him [[cup-tied]] for Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coyle – Cahill deal is close |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7414356/Coyle-Cahill-deal-is-close |website=Sky Sports |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill Chelsea deal in next 48 hours – Bolton boss Owen Coyle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16438701.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref>
===Chelsea===
====2011–12 season====
[[File:GaryCahill24 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012]]
After more than two weeks, the clubs had agreed a fee for him, and on 16 January 2012 Cahill signed for Chelsea for what was believed to be around the region of £7 million, and the negotiating of personal terms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill's move from Bolton to Chelsea completed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16438701 |website=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> Cahill told the club's official website, "Chelsea is a massive club, it is a club that looks to win trophies season in season out and it is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that. Opportunities like this you can't turn down."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2578766 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130826235424/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2578766 |archive-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> He also thanked his former club and their fans, saying, "This is the right move for me at the right time and I would like to thank everyone at Bolton because I've had a great four years at the football club. My spell with Wanderers has enabled me to break into the England squad, and I would particularly like to thank the fans for their support along the way. I always appreciated their backing."<ref>{{cite web |title=Wanderers confirm Cahill transfer |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2578854,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219122936/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2578854%2C00.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> He was one of Chelsea's unused [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] in their 1–0 away victory in the [[2011–12 FA Cup]] against [[West London derby|West London rivals]] Queens Park Rangers on 28 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR 0–1 Chelsea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/16664272.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2012 |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea Gary Cahill ready for debut against OPR |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-gary-cahill-ready-debut-3310694 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> On 5 February, Cahill made his debut for Chelsea in the 3–3 draw against Manchester United at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea vs Manchester United |url=http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/318100/gamecast.html |publisher=ESPN FC |date=5 February 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163831/http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/318100/gamecast.html |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> On 18 March 2012, he scored his first goal in a Chelsea shirt against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the FA Cup, a 5–2 win. Cahill scored when he rose above [[Wes Morgan]] to head the ball from six yards from a [[Juan Mata]] corner, before unveiling the word's "PRAY 4 MUAMBA" on his inner T-shirt, in support of his former Bolton teammate [[Fabrice Muamba]], who had collapsed in a match the day before.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17330279 |title=Chelsea 5–2 Leicester |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> He scored his first league goal for the club in the following match, opening the scoring in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17363120 |title=Man City 2–1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> He made a substitute appearance in a 5–1 victory in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, after [[David Luiz]] was taken off injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17649443 |title=Tottenham 1–5 Chelsea |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
Cahill started Chelsea's [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg]] against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] because of the injury picked up by David Luiz in the FA Cup semi-final. The match finished 1–0, with Cahill making some crucial tackles in the second half.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drogba leads Chelsea to impressive victory |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2012/0418/1224314923210.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423170616/http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2012/0418/1224314923210.html |archive-date=23 April 2012 |newspaper=The Irish Times |location=Dublin |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> In the sixth minute of the second leg, Cahill stretched to win the ball and went down with a [[hamstring]] injury. Although he tried to run it off, he eventually had to be replaced by [[José Bosingwa]] in the 13th minute.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/17817584 |title=Barcelona 2–2 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> Chelsea went on to win 3–2 on aggregate and set up a meeting with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at the [[Allianz Arena]] in the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea stun European champions Barcelona in Nou Camp to reach Champions League final |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9223637/Chelsea-stun-European-champions-Barcelona-in-Nou-Camp-to-reach-Champions-League-final.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> Chelsea went on to win the season's FA Cup, beating Liverpool 2–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the [[2012 FA Cup Final|final]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/chelsea-liverpool-fa-cup-player-ratings |title=Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool: How the FA Cup final players rated |first=Sachin |last=Nakrani |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=5 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> although Cahill missed the match with a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/04/squad-sheets-chelsea-liverpool |title=Squad sheets: Chelsea v Liverpool |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> With the suspensions of both defenders [[John Terry]] and [[Branislav Ivanović]], questions arose whether Cahill, along with David Luiz, would be fit for the UEFA Champions League Final to fill the gap.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/27/gary-cahill-injury-champions-league |title=Chelsea's Gary Cahill a major doubt for Champion's League final |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> On 15 May 2012, he completed his first full training session after three weeks. "We've worked really hard, all day, afternoons, and I'm fortunate enough to be back," he said. "Hopefully, I'll be fit, I will be fit, and hopefully I'll be out there if selected."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7759154/Cahill-I-will-be-fit |title=Cahill – I will be fit |website=Sky Sports |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> He started the match and was part of the squad that defeated Bayern on penalties in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, giving Chelsea their first ever [[UEFA Champions League]] title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/19/champions-league-final-chelsea-bayern-live |title=Champions League final: Bayern Munich v Chelsea – As it happened |first=Rob |last=Smyth |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He received praise for his performance especially, as he was still suffering from the injury sustained during the semi-final's second leg.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/321316/Gary-Cahill-comes-of-age "Gary Cahill comes of age"]. ''Daily Express''. London. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.</ref> During his first half-season at Stamford Bridge, Cahill appeared in 19 matches, scoring two goals and providing one assist in 1,596 minutes on the pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2832944 |title=Latest News | Chelsea Football Club |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=7 July 2014}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
====2012–13 season====
Cahill scored on his first appearance of the season in a 4–2 win against Reading on 22 August 2012.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19279583 "Chelsea 4–2 Reading"]. BBC Sport. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.</ref> On 31 August, he scored in the [[2012 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Atlético Madrid]], which Chelsea lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/31/chelsea-atletico-madrid-live-mbm |title=Chelsea 1–4 Atlético Madrid – As it happened |first=Scott |last=Murray |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> On 5 December 2012, Cahill scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, coming against [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]] in a 6–1 home rout.<ref>[http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3001537/title/match-report-chelsea-6-fc-nordsjaelland-1 "MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 6 FC NORDSJAELLAND 1"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207224258/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3001537/title/match-report-chelsea-6-fc-nordsjaelland-1 |date=7 December 2012}}. Chelsea F.C. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref> On 16 December 2012, Cahill was sent-off against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] in Chelsea's 1–0 [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final]] defeat after a clash with [[Emerson Sheik|Emerson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/dec/16/chelsea-corinthians-club-world-cup-live |title=Chelsea v Corinthians – As it happened |first=Ian |last=McCourt |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> In January 2013, Cahill did not feature in the league match against Stoke City due to the birth of his son, Leo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill's baby joy before Bridge return |date=15 January 2013 |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3041307 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118072152/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3041307 |archive-date=18 January 2013}}</ref> On 15 May, he started the [[2013 UEFA Europa League Final]] against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and made a vital last-ditch tackle in the final moments to ensure that Chelsea won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/15/chelsea-benfica-europa-league-final-live |title=Chelsea v Benfica: Europa League final – As it happened! |first=Paul |last=Doyle |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
====2013–14 season====
[[File:Gary Cahill 27-09-2014 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for Chelsea in 2014]]
Cahill made his season debut in [[José Mourinho]]'s first match back as Chelsea manager, helping them keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over newly promoted [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 18 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/367475/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031164840/http://espnfc.com/en/report/367475/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=31 October 2013 |title=Winning return for Mourinho |publisher=ESPN FC |date=18 August 2013 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> Twelve days later, Cahill picked up his first yellow card of the season as Chelsea fell to Bayern Munich on penalty kicks after the teams played out a 2–2 draw in the [[2013 UEFA Super Cup]], held at the [[Eden Arena]] in Prague.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/30/super-cup-bayern-munich-chelsea-live |title=Super Cup: Bayern Munich 2–2 Chelsea (Bayern win on pens) |first=Rob |last=Bagchi |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=30 August 2013 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
Cahill headed in Chelsea's equaliser in their 3–1 comeback win over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 1 December 2013, moving within four points of [[2013–14 Premier League]] leaders [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/367367/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204184102/http://espnfc.com/en/report/367367/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=4 December 2013 |title=Blues bounce back after early scare |publisher=ESPN FC |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> On 18 March 2014, Cahill scored on a rebound of a John Terry header, giving Chelsea a 2–0 win over [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and a spot in the last eight of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/383631/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428034625/http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/383631/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=28 April 2014 |title=Chelsea safely into last eight |publisher=ESPN FC |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> This match also marked Cahill's 100th appearance in a Chelsea shirt since his January 2012 move to Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theprideoflondon.com/2014/03/18/gary-cahill-scores-100th-chelsea-fc-appearance/ |title=Gary Cahill Scores in 100th Chelsea FC Appearance |publisher=Pride of London |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> At the PFA Awards ceremony on 27 April 2014, Cahill was unveiled as a member of the [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 5|2013–14 PFA Team of the Year]] along with Chelsea teammates [[Petr Čech]] and [[Eden Hazard]].<ref name=PFA1314>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |website=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
====2014–15 season====
By 18 October 2014, Cahill was the only Chelsea player to play every minute of their 2014–15 campaign so far.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} On 8 November, he scored his first [[2014–15 Premier League|Premier League]] goal of the season against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/08/england/premier-league/liverpool-fc/chelsea-football-club/1703697/ |title=Liverpool vs Chelsea 1–2 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |date=16 April 2018}}</ref> On 24 January 2015, Cahill scored the opener against [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in an [[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]] match, but in the end Chelsea [[Chelsea F.C. 2–4 Bradford City A.F.C. (2015)|crashed out of the tournament after a 4–2 defeat]], which ended their hopes of winning a quadruple this season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/308603944 |title=League One side Bradford City produced an amazing comeback from 2–0 down to beat Premier League leaders Chelsea in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round tie |website=BBC Sport |date=24 January 2015}}</ref>
Cahill started for Chelsea as they beat [[Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. rivalry|rivals]] Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the [[2015 Football League Cup Final|2015 League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/mar/01/chelsea-v-tottenham-hotspur-capital-one-cup-final-live |title=Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur: Capital One Cup final – As it happened |first=Jacob |last=Steinberg |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He won the Premier League title with Chelsea that season, as they finished first with 87 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1386 |title=Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He was one of six Chelsea players named in the [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 6|2014–15 PFA Team of the Year]].<ref name=PFA1415>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year |website=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
====2015–16 season====
On 2 August 2015, Cahill made his first appearance of the season in Chelsea's 1–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium in the [[2015 FA Community Shield]] against [[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|London rivals]] Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/aug/02/arsenal-v-chelsea-community-shield-2015-live |title=Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea: Community Shield – As it happened! |first=Alan |last=Smith |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=2 August 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> On 24 October 2015, Cahill scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat as Chelsea suffered their fifth defeat in ten matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34558482 |title=West Ham 2–1 Chelsea |date=24 October 2015 |access-date=11 September 2016 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 2 December 2015, Cahill signed a new four-year deal at Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=New deal for Cahill |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/new-deal-for-cahill.html |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
====2016–17 season====
[[File:Chelsea 5 Sunderland 1 (34017949524).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill with the [[2016–17 Premier League]] trophy]]
Under new management in [[Antonio Conte]], Cahill continued his partnership with John Terry in defence at the start of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/report?gameId=451007 |title=Diego Costa's late winner helps Chelsea defeat West Ham in opener |date=15 August 2016 |publisher=ESPN FC}}</ref> On 27 August 2016, Cahill made his 200th appearance for Chelsea at home against Burnley, helping his team to earn a clean-sheet for this first time during the season in a 3–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/08/match-report.html |title=Match report: Chelsea 3 Burnley 0 |date=27 August 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> On 20 September 2016, with Terry injured and Ivanović being rested, Cahill [[Captain (association football)|captained]] Chelsea for the first time that season, and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 win over Leicester City during the third round of the [[2016–17 EFL Cup#Third round|EFL Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/09/report--leicester-city-v-chelsea.html |title=Report: Leicester City 2 Chelsea 4 (AET) |date=20 September 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>
On 23 October 2016, Cahill continued to serve as captain with Terry on the bench.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} He scored his second goal of the season and the second goal of the match in a 4–0 win over former manager José Mourinho's Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/23/chelsea-vs-man-united-live-score-and-goal-updates-as-jose-mourin/ |title=Chelsea 4 Man Utd 0: Jose Mourinho suffers nightmare return as Eden Hazard-inspired hosts run riot |date=23 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> On 26 October 2016, Chelsea lost 2–1 to West Ham United in an [[2016–17 EFL Cup#Fourth round|EFL Cup]] match, with Cahill scoring a consolation goal for the Blues in the 94th minute.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/west-ham-vs-chelsea/367476 |title=Fernandez knocks Chelsea out |date=26 October 2016 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> On 31 December 2016, Cahill headed in Chelsea's first goal in a 4–2 Premier League win against Stoke City, in the process helping Chelsea to a 13th consecutive league win, a club record for the Blues.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38424663 |title=Chelsea 4–2 Stoke City |website=BBC Sport |date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
On 18 March 2017, Cahill scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory at Stoke City, having also scored in the reverse fixture against Stoke earlier in the season. The win sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the table, with 10 fixtures remaining.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39240187 |title=Stoke City 1–2 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2017}}</ref> On 20 April 2017, Cahill was named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] for the third time in his career.<ref name=PFA1617>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39648483 |title=PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI |website=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref> On 25 April 2017, Cahill scored Chelsea's second goal in a 4–2 Premier League win over Southampton, at Stamford Bridge, to help maintain Chelsea's seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39625846 |title=Chelsea 4–2 Southampton |website=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
====2017–18 season====
On 26 July 2017, Cahill was appointed as the Chelsea club captain ahead of the [[2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season|2017–18 season]], following John Terry's departure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/captain-cahill--delighted--proud-and-excited.html |title=Captain Cahill: Delighted, proud and excited |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=26 July 2017 |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> On 12 August 2017, in the first match of Chelsea's 2017–18 season against Burnley at Stamford Bridge, Cahill was sent off in the 13th minute of the match for a reckless studs-up challenge on Burnley midfielder [[Steven Defour]], culminating in a sequence of events that saw Chelsea begin their title defence with a shock 3–2 defeat to a Burnley team that had only won once away from home in the previous season. Cahill was suspended for Chelsea's league matches against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Leicester City.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/gary-cahill-red-card-means-chelsea-captain-will-miss-tottenham-trip-a3610281.html |title=Gary Cahill red card means Chelsea captain will miss Tottenham trip |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=12 August 2017}}</ref> He captained Chelsea to victory at Wembley Stadium in the [[2018 FA Cup Final]], his team beating Manchester United 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/19/chelsea-manchester-united-fa-cup-match-report |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard spot-on to sink Manchester United and win FA Cup |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
====2018–19 season====
[[File:Gary Cahill after his last Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Gary Cahill after his last Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge]]
After appearing in only nine matches all season, Cahill confirmed he would leave Chelsea at the end of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/05/05/gary-cahills-bitter-sweet-farewell-chelsea-leave-head-held-high/ |title=Gary Cahill's bitter-sweet farewell to Chelsea: 'I leave with my head held high' |first=Matt |last=Law |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> He made his last appearance in the last home game of the season, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], a game Chelsea won 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/its-not-important-sarri-brushes-off-cahill-criticisms-after/1gztay4od9xc13rxvc9mlovbp |title='It's not important' – Sarri brushes off Cahill criticisms after Chelsea win |publisher=Goal.com |date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
===Crystal Palace ===
Cahill signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace on 5 August 2019 on a two-year contract, re-uniting him with his former England manager [[Roy Hodgson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49243425 |title=Gary Cahill: Crystal Palace sign former Chelsea defender |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> He made his debut in an away 2–1 victory over Manchester United on 24 August.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Simon|title=Manchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace|date=24 August 2019|work = [[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378901 |access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> On 2 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace with the winning goal against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in a 2-1 away win.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Palace fight back to beat Newcastle|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55806210|access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref>
==International career==
[[File:Gary Cahill England.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill warming up for [[England national football team|England]] in 2009]]
Capped thrice by [[England national under-20 football team|England under-20s]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/mens-seniors/squad/gary-cahill |title=Gary Cahill profile |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> Cahill was one of a number of players in [[Stuart Pearce]]'s first squad as [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] coach to receive their first U21 call-up, though he did not feature in the match, which was played on 6 February 2007, against [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=England U21 2–2 Spain U21 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6322149.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> His first under-21 cap for England was the first match at the new Wembley Stadium, where he partnered [[Anton Ferdinand]] at the centre of the England defence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/england-u21-vs-italy-u21/82283 |title=England U21 3–3 Italy U21 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> His final of three caps came in the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]], where he made one appearance.<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Atkin |url=http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=550357.html |title=Cahill expects testing night |publisher=UEFA |date=14 June 2007 |access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
Cahill was called up to the [[England national football team|England]] squad for the match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] on 4 June 2009 following the withdrawal of [[Rio Ferdinand]],<ref name="First call-up"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Rio out of England squad |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12098_5359839,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009}}</ref> but had to wait over a year for his first cap, until he came on as a second-half substitute for [[Michael Dawson (footballer)|Michael Dawson]] on 3 September 2010 against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in a 4–0 win at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=England 4–0 Bulgaria |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8952514.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=4 September 2010 |date=3 September 2010}}</ref> In doing so, he became the first Bolton Wanderers player to play for England since [[Michael Ricketts]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill gets England cap |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8372201.Cahill_gets_England_cap.stm |newspaper=The Bolton News |access-date=4 September 2010 |date=3 September 2010}}</ref> On 29 March 2011, Cahill made his first start for the national team against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in a friendly that ended 1–1.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
Until Cahill played for England, he was also eligible to play for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] through an Irish grandparent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill could get Republic of Ireland chance |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/4700852.Gary_Cahill_could_get_Republic_of_Ireland_chance/ |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |location=Blackburn |author=Liam Chronnell |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> However, his manager at Bolton and former Ireland international, Owen Coyle, said that Cahill only wanted to represent England.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham United and Avram Grant braced for another winter of discontent |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7959394/West-Ham-United-and-Avram-Grant-braced-for-another-winter-of-discontent.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=2 March 2012 |location=London |first=John |last=Ley}}</ref>
[[File:Gary Cahill 29-02-2012 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cahill playing for England in 2012]]
On 2 September 2011, in his first competitive start, Cahill scored his first international goal for England against Bulgaria in the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualifying rounds]] of [[UEFA Euro 2012]] in the 13th minute.<ref name="Bulgaria 0–3 England">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Bulgaria 0–3 England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14770875 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2011 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> In netting the opening goal, Cahill became the first Bolton player to score for England since [[Ray Parry]] against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill scores as England beat Bulgaria |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2440170,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120630225350/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2440170,00.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
On 29 February 2012, Cahill scored a goal at Wembley Stadium against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] to make the score 1–2, with England eventually losing 2–3.<ref name="England 2–3 Netherlands">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 2–3 Netherlands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17167110 |website=BBC Sport |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
On 16 May 2012, he was named in new England manager [[Roy Hodgson]]'s [[UEFA Euro 2012 squads#England|UEFA Euro 2012 squad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/euro-2012-squad-announced-160512 |title=Hodgson names Euro 2012 squad |date=16 May 2012 |publisher=The Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724080408/https://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/euro-2012-squad-announced-160512 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> On 2 June, during a 1–0 friendly win against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at Wembley Stadium, he was pushed by Belgium player [[Dries Mertens]] and collided with England goalkeeper [[Joe Hart]], and was ruled out of Euro 2012 with a broken jaw. He was replaced by Liverpool defender [[Martin Kelly (footballer)|Martin Kelly]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18311737 "Euro 2012: Gary Cahill ruled out with fractured jaw"]. BBC Sport. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.</ref>
Cahill headed in [[Leighton Baines]]' corner to score his third international goal in a 3–0 win over [[Peru national football team|Peru]] on 30 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium.<ref name="England 3–0 Peru">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 3–0 Peru |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383301 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
On 12 May 2014, Cahill was named in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup squads#England|23-man England squad]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup 2014: England name Ross Barkley in squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27362447 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2014 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> He started all three matches as England was eliminated at the group stage. In September 2014, he was named England's vice-captain to [[Wayne Rooney]], after the international retirements of [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Frank Lampard]].{{cn|date=July 2020}} On 9 October 2015, with the team already qualified, he [[List of England national football team captains|captained England]] for the first time in a 2–0 home win over [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] in [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bull |first1=J.J. |title=England vs Estonia, Euro 2016 qualifier: Ross Barkley shines as England get the job done |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-live-blogs/11922285/England-vs-Estonia-Euro-2016-qualifier-live.html |access-date=10 October 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=9 October 2015}}</ref>
Cahill was called up to the [[UEFA Euro 2016 squads#England|23-man cohort]] for [[UEFA Euro 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/2016/may/england-final-uefa-euro-2016-squad-announcement |title=Roy Hodgson confirms final squad for UEFA EURO 2016 |publisher=The Football Association |date=31 May 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> He played every minute of their campaign,<ref>{{cite news |first=Wayne |last=Harrison |title=Late Berezutski header denies England victory |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017879/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=11 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Kell |title=Sturridge earns England late comeback win against Wales |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017887/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref name ="SVK">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Burke |title=England second after Slovakia stalemate |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017895/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=20 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Wayne |last=Harrison |title=Iceland into quarter-finals after stunning England |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000744/match=2018003/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=27 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> skippering the side in the final [[UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|Group B]] match, against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]].<ref name="SVK" />
Cahill was named in the 23-man [[2018 FIFA World Cup squads#England|England squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44138600 |title=England World Cup squad: Trent Alexander-Arnold in 23-man squad |website=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> He made one appearance in the tournament, in the [[dead rubber]] match against Belgium in [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]].<ref name=NFT/>
On 28 August 2018, Cahill "stepped aside" from the England national team, telling manager [[Gareth Southgate]] that he did not want to be considered for selection unless there was an injury crisis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45332294 |title=Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill step aside from international football |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 August 2018 |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>
==Style of play==
Cahill is known for his technical ability, powerful heading in defence and attack, volleying, and good tackling.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The centre back also has an impressive goal-scoring record from defence.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Former Chelsea manager [[André Villas-Boas]] said of Cahill, "I think his technical attributes are immense and his pace is fantastic."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Glenn |title=Villas-Boas rejects prospect of Chelsea spree |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/villas-boas-rejects-prospect-of-chelsea-spree-6283252.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=29 October 2015 |date=30 December 2011}}</ref> Despite being a defender, Cahill is noted for his technical ability and distribution, and occasionally, for his finishing prowess, and strength with his head. A quick, consistent and reliable centreback, Cahill is also known for his positioning and his ability to read the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill: The rise of Chelsea's classy international centre-back |url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/chelsea/363/blog/post/1842985/gary-cahill-the-rise-of-chelseas-classy-english-international-back |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cool and dependable, Gary Cahill emerges as England's rock |url=http://www.espnfc.com/team/england/448/blog/post/2026821/cool-and-dependablegary-cahill-emerges-as-englands-rock |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea star Gary Cahill can be England's rock in Rio |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/462899/Chelsea-star-Gary-Cahill-can-be-England-s-rock-in-Rio |newspaper=Daily Express |location=London |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 8 February 2021}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan=2|Europe
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405>{{soccerbase season|40093|2004|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Aston Villa F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506>{{soccerbase season|40093|2005|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||7||1||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||1
|-
|[[2006–07 Aston Villa F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|40093|2006|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||20||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/>
|Premier League||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!28||1||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||31||1
|-
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
|[[2004–05 Burnley F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405/>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||27||1||4||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||32||1
|-
|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
|[[2007–08 Sheffield United F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|40093|2007|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Championship||16||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||16||2
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/>
|Premier League||13||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||17||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|40093|2008|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||33||3||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|40093|2009|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||29||5||2||1||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||7
|-
|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|40093|2010|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||36||3||5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||41||3
|-
|[[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112/>
|Premier League||19||2||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!130||13||7||1||6||1||4||0||colspan=2|—||147||15
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|40093|2011|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||10||1||4||1||colspan=2|—||5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||19||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|40093|2012|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||26||2||4||0||4||2||9{{efn|One appearance and one goal in [[UEFA Super Cup]], four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||2||2{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||45||6
|-
|[[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|40093|2013|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||30||1||3||0||3||0||11{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League}}||1||colspan=2|—||47||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|40093|2014|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||36||1||2||1||4||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan=2|—||48||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|40093|2015|access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League||23||2||4||1||2||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||37||4
|-
|[[2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|40093|2016|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
|Premier League||37||6||3||0||3||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||43||8
|-
|[[2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|40093|2017|access-date=11 August 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League||27||0||6||0||3||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||43||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|40093|2018|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League||2||0||0||0||2||0||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||8||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!191||13||26||3||21||4||48||5||4||0||290||25
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[2019–20 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|40093|2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
||25||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|40093|2020|access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|9||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!Colspan="2"|Total
!34!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!Colspan="2"|—!!Colspan="2"|—!!36!!1
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!426||31||39||4||31||5||52||5||4||0||552||45
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
[[File:Gary Cahill.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for England at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]
:Source:<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player |id=31742 |name=Cahill, Gary |accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=9|[[England national football team|England]]
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||6||1
|-
|2012||5||1
|-
|2013||9||0
|-
|2014||12||1
|-
|2015||7||0
|-
|2016||12||1
|-
|2017||6||0
|-
|2018||3||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total||61||5
|}
===International goals===
:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cahill goal.''<ref name=NFT/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
!scope=col class=unsortable|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1
|2 September 2011||[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]], Bulgaria||align=center|4||{{fb|BUL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–0||[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]]||align=center|<ref name="Bulgaria 0–3 England"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2
|29 February 2012||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|8||{{fb|NED}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|2–3||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref name="England 2–3 Netherlands"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|3
|30 May 2014||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|23||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|3–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref name="England 3–0 Peru"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|4
|11 November 2016||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|51||{{fb|SCO}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|3–0||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 3–0 Scotland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37868651 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|5
|2 June 2018||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|59||{{fb|NGA}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–1||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44034276 |title=England 2–1 Nigeria |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2018 |access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
|}
==Honours==
[[File:Chelsea 2 Spurs 0 Capital One Cup winners 2015 (16075276713).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill with the trophy after winning in the [[2015 Football League Cup Final|2015 League Cup Final]] with Chelsea]]
'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2620/Gary-Cahill/overview |title=Gary Cahill: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2011–12 FA Cup|2011–12]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878435 |title=Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=5 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118044832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878435 |archive-date=18 January 2016}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/04/gary-cahill-interview-can-feel-chelsea-fans-think-move-still/ |title=Gary Cahill interview: I can feel some Chelsea fans think 'move him on' but I'm still hungry |first=Matt |last=Law |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=4 May 2018 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> [[2017–18 FA Cup|2017–18]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559 |title=Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> runner-up: [[2016–17 FA Cup|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[2014–15 Football League Cup|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 |title=Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116042658/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |title=Benfica 1–2 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125232101/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368406 |title=Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal |first=Chris |last=Bevan |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503 |title=Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea |first=Michael |last=Emons |website=BBC Sport |date=16 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112051202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503 |archive-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 5|2013–14 Premier League]],<ref name=PFA1314/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 6|2014–15 Premier League]],<ref name=PFA1415/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 8|2016–17 Premier League]]<ref name=PFA1617/>
*[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] Players' Player of the Year: [[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1666383,00.html |title=Davo wins top award |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=26 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003185631/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~1666383%2C00.html |archive-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gary Cahill
| image = Gary Cahill 2018 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Cahill training with [[England national football team|England]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]
| fullname = Gary James Cahill<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|19|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman1011>{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=71}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dronfield]], England
| height = {{convert|1.93|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/gary-cahill?pageTab=biography |title=Gary Cahill |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829142147/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/gary-cahill?pageTab=biography |archive-date=29 August 2018}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre back]]
| currentclub = Retired after Raphinha megged him.
| clubnumber = N/A
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2000
| youthclubs1 = AFC Dronfield
| youthyears2 = 2000–2004
| youthclubs2 = [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 2004–2008
| clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2004–2005
| clubs2 = → [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2008–2012
| clubs4 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps4 = 130
| goals4 = 13
| years5 = 2012–2019
| clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps5 = 191
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2019–
| clubs6 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2018
| nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps3 = 61
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| club-update = 22:15, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
}}
'''Gary James Cahill''' (born 19 December 1985) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre back]] for {{English football updater|CrystalP}} club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].
Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] and continued his development. In 2004, he joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on a season-long [[loan (sports)|loan]], where he performed well before returning to make his Aston Villa debut. Later, he signed for hometown club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on a three-month loan deal. On 30 January 2008, he signed for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] for approximately £5 million. Cahill performed well for Bolton through the years, cementing a place in the first team. He made 130 league appearances and scored 13 league goals for Bolton. In January 2012, Cahill signed for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for approximately £7 million. He won the [[UEFA Champions League]] in his debut season at Chelsea, and has gone on to win the [[UEFA Europa League]], the Premier League twice, the [[FA Cup]] twice and the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].
Cahill is an [[List of England international footballers (alphabetical)|England international]] with over 60 [[cap (sport)|cap]]s, and represented the nation in [[List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads|England tournament squads]] for the [[FIFA World Cup]]s of [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] and [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]], and the [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]] and [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]], though he withdrew injured from the 2012 event. He was eligible to play for either England or the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], but chose to play for England. In June 2009, Cahill was called up to the England squad for the match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]; however, he only made his debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. He made his first start for the national team on 29 March 2011, in the friendly against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. He scored his first international goal against Bulgaria, in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier]].
==Early and personal life==
Cahill was born and raised in [[Dronfield]], Derbyshire, and attended [[Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School]].<ref>{{Hugman|22475|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/cahill-a-local-lad-done-very-well-1-4171556 |title=Cahill: a local lad done very well |newspaper=Derbyshire Times |location=Chesterfield |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> He was a boyhood [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] supporter and "grew up watching Sheffield Wednesday, and points to [[Des Walker]] as his childhood hero."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/boltons-gary-cahill-can-solve-1691825 |title=Bolton's Gary Cahill can solve England's centre-back crisis |date=15 January 2013 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career===
Cahill began his career with AFC Dronfield, a [[Sunday league football|Sunday league]] team, where he played until he was 15.<ref name="First call-up">{{cite news |title=From Dronfield to England for thrilled ex-Blade |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/from_dronfield_to_england_for_thrilled_ex_blade_1_286017 |access-date=3 September 2011 |newspaper=The Star |location=Sheffield |date=3 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530040318/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/from_dronfield_to_england_for_thrilled_ex_blade_1_286017 |archive-date=30 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During his time there, he was scouted by a number of clubs, including [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], Sheffield Wednesday, [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], the last of which he signed for as a member of the club's [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]].<ref name="Youth">{{cite news |last=Baxter |first=Trevor |title=Bolton's wanted man Gary Cahill goes back to his roots |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/bolton_wanderers/s/1419893_boltons-wanted-man-gary-cahill-goes-back-to-his-roots |access-date=3 September 2011 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=5 May 2011}}</ref> "All my friends played for the local side, AFC Dronfield, so I went along and started playing centre half and in centre midfield for them", said Cahill in an interview with the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]''.<ref name="Youth"/> Cahill started his career as central midfielder, but moved to centre back after rapidly increasing in height within the space of a year when he was about 15 or 16, just when he was looking to get his first [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS]] contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenage Kicks: Gary Cahill |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/teenage-kicks--gary-cahill.html |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
===Aston Villa===
On 8 November 2004, Cahill was [[Loan (sports)|loaned]] to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Transfers – November 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3973361.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2004}}</ref> He made his first-team debut the following day in the fourth round of the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], playing the full 90 minutes as they lost 0–3 to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at [[Turf Moor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 0–3 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3988365.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=9 November 2004}}</ref> On 13 November, he made his debut in [[the Football League]], in the Clarets' 1–0 home [[EFL Championship|Championship]] win over [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 1 N Forest 0 |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/burnley-vs-n-forest/55359 |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=Sky Sports |date=13 November 2004}}</ref> He made 32 appearances on loan, 27 of which were in the league, scoring once on 3 January 2005, the only goal against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] at the [[Britannia Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4129757.stm |title=Stoke 0–1 Burnley |website=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2005 |access-date=13 September 2009}}</ref> Eighteen-year-old Cahill was handed the accolades of Burnley's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill: My old club Burnley can survive in Premier League |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/11420873.Cahill__My_old_club_Burnley_can_survive_in_Premier_League/?ref=rss |access-date=2 December 2015 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |location=Blackburn |date=20 August 2014}}</ref>
Cahill made his Villa debut on 20 September 2005 in the second round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of an 8–3 win over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] away at [[Adams Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Wycombe 3–8 Aston Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4258542.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2005}}</ref> On the following 1 April, he made his [[Premier League]] debut as a 52nd-minute replacement for [[Ulises de la Cruz]] in the 5–0 defeat at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4842386.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2006}}</ref> Fifteen days later, he scored his first goal, an overhead kick against [[Second City derby|rivals]] [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], to put Villa back into the lead as they went on to win the match 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4890642.stm |title=Aston Villa 3–1 Birmingham |website=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2006 |access-date=13 September 2009}}</ref>
On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Championship team [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on a three-month loan deal.<ref name="Blades complete Cahill loan deal">{{cite news |title=Blades complete Cahill loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7002782.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> He made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] three days later,<ref name="Crystal Palace 3-2 Sheff Utd">{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheff Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6996435.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the Blades as the only one of a win at Stoke City on 10 November.<ref name="Stoke 0-1 Sheff Utd">{{cite news |title=Stoke 0–1 Sheff Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7076450.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=10 November 2007 |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> On 27 November, he scored again in a 0–3 win at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blades cut down Addicks |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/charlton-vs-sheff-utd/92616 |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=Sky Sports |date=27 November 2005}}</ref> Under the terms of his loan agreement, Cahill returned to Villa Park in mid-December 2007 having made 16 appearances and scoring two goals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/aston-villa-fc/gary-cahill-6689/premiership-appearances_a13348/ |access-date=9 November 2016 |publisher=Sporting Heroes}}</ref>
Speculation surrounded Cahill's future in the January 2008 [[transfer window]], with Birmingham City,<ref>{{cite news |title=Birmingham thwarted in double bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/7181949.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=14 January 2008}}</ref> [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and Turkish club [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] all reportedly showing an interest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Besiktas move for Majstorovic |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_3039665,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=11 January 2008}}</ref>
===Bolton Wanderers===
[[File:Gary Cahill August 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill warming up for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2011]]
Bolton scout [[Colin Harvey]] was impressed by Cahill and on 30 January 2008, Cahill joined them on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton sign Gary Cahill from Aston Villa |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2290570/Bolton-sign-Gary-Cahill-from-Aston-Villa.html |access-date=26 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=31 January 2008}}</ref> Three days later, he made his debut for Bolton in their 0–2 victory over [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] away at the [[Madejski Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Reading 0–2 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7210608.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2008 |access-date=2 February 2008 |first=Steve |last=Vickers}}</ref>
Cahill was sent off on 26 August 2008 in the second round of the League Cup, receiving a straight red card in the 38th minute for a foul on [[Giles Coke]] as the team lost 1–2 at home to [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton 1–2 Northampton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576347.stm |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 August 2008}}</ref> On 5 October, Cahill scored his first Bolton goal in a 1–3 victory at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], and he added two more over the campaign in 4–1 wins over [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunderland 1–4 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7742083.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bolton 4–1 Middlesbrough |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7972758.stm |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2009}}</ref>
In August 2009, 18 months after joining Bolton, Cahill signed a new three-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill signs Bolton contract extension |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/10/gary-cahill-bolton-contract-extension |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=10 August 2009 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> He suffered a blood clot in his left arm after a training injury which forced him to pull out of the home match against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 6 February 2010; he spent the weekend in hospital. The treatment for the ailment meant that Cahill could not play for a number of months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill injury blow |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/4994228.Gary_Cahill_injury_blow_for_Bolton_Wanderers/ |newspaper=The Bolton News |date=8 February 2010 |access-date=8 February 2010}}</ref> He nonetheless cemented his place at the heart of the Bolton defence in the [[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11 season]], making 36 Premier League appearances and scoring three goals, all of which came at home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolton Squad Summary Season 2010/11 |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Teams/92/Archive?stageId=4345 |publisher=WhoScored.com}}</ref>
On 13 August 2011, Cahill scored on the opening day of the [[2011–12 Premier League]] season against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] at [[Loftus Road]] in a 4–0 victory from 25 yards out in the 45th minute.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR 0–4 Bolton |url=http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/14429802 |access-date=26 October 2016 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2011}}</ref> In December 2011, before the [[List of English football transfers winter 2011–12|January transfer window]], Bolton manager [[Owen Coyle]] admitted that Cahill may be sold as his contract will expire at the end of the [[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12 season]]. Coyle said, "If he [Cahill] does move, there is no doubt there will be top clubs clamouring for Gary."<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill Transfer |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16205137.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2011 |access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> This led much speculation that Cahill could move to higher-placed clubs like Arsenal, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] or Tottenham Hotspur, all of which showed interest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Owen Coyle keen on quick Gary Cahill sale to Chelsea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16290837.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2012 |access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> On 23 December, Coyle confirmed that they had started negotiations with Chelsea about a possible transfer,<ref name="Chelsea pursuit of Bolton defender Gary Cahill">{{cite news |title=Chelsea step up pursuit of Bolton defender Gary Cahill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16290837.stm |access-date=23 December 2011 |website=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Chelsea in Cahill talks">{{cite news |title=Chelsea in Cahill talks |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11660/7393171/Chelsea-in-Cahill-talks |access-date=23 December 2011 |website=Sky Sports |date=23 December 2011}}</ref> and a week later a transfer fee was agreed.<ref name="Chelsea agree fee">{{cite news |title=Chelsea agree fee with Bolton for defender Gary Cahill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16290837.stm |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="AVB reveals struggles">{{cite news |title=AVB reveals Cahill issues |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11672/7401996/AVB-reveals-Cahill-issues |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=Sky Sports |date=30 December 2011}}</ref> Despite being on the brink of joining Chelsea, Cahill continued to play for Bolton, scoring the crucial goal in the 1–2 away win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Goodison Park]] on 4 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton 1–2 Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16343401.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2012 |access-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> Two days after that, Coyle said that Cahill was not going to play in their FA Cup clash against [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]], as it would leave him [[cup-tied]] for Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coyle – Cahill deal is close |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7414356/Coyle-Cahill-deal-is-close |website=Sky Sports |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill Chelsea deal in next 48 hours – Bolton boss Owen Coyle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16438701.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref>
===Chelsea===
====2011–12 season====
[[File:GaryCahill24 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2012]]
After more than two weeks, the clubs had agreed a fee for him, and on 16 January 2012 Cahill signed for Chelsea for what was believed to be around the region of £7 million, and the negotiating of personal terms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill's move from Bolton to Chelsea completed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16438701 |website=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> Cahill told the club's official website, "Chelsea is a massive club, it is a club that looks to win trophies season in season out and it is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that. Opportunities like this you can't turn down."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2578766 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130826235424/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2578766 |archive-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> He also thanked his former club and their fans, saying, "This is the right move for me at the right time and I would like to thank everyone at Bolton because I've had a great four years at the football club. My spell with Wanderers has enabled me to break into the England squad, and I would particularly like to thank the fans for their support along the way. I always appreciated their backing."<ref>{{cite web |title=Wanderers confirm Cahill transfer |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2578854,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219122936/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2578854%2C00.html |archive-date=19 February 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> He was one of Chelsea's unused [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] in their 1–0 away victory in the [[2011–12 FA Cup]] against [[West London derby|West London rivals]] Queens Park Rangers on 28 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR 0–1 Chelsea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/16664272.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2012 |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea Gary Cahill ready for debut against OPR |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-gary-cahill-ready-debut-3310694 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> On 5 February, Cahill made his debut for Chelsea in the 3–3 draw against Manchester United at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea vs Manchester United |url=http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/318100/gamecast.html |publisher=ESPN FC |date=5 February 2012 |access-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163831/http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/318100/gamecast.html |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> On 18 March 2012, he scored his first goal in a Chelsea shirt against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the FA Cup, a 5–2 win. Cahill scored when he rose above [[Wes Morgan]] to head the ball from six yards from a [[Juan Mata]] corner, before unveiling the word's "PRAY 4 MUAMBA" on his inner T-shirt, in support of his former Bolton teammate [[Fabrice Muamba]], who had collapsed in a match the day before.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17330279 |title=Chelsea 5–2 Leicester |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> He scored his first league goal for the club in the following match, opening the scoring in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17363120 |title=Man City 2–1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> He made a substitute appearance in a 5–1 victory in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, after [[David Luiz]] was taken off injured.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17649443 |title=Tottenham 1–5 Chelsea |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
Cahill started Chelsea's [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg]] against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] because of the injury picked up by David Luiz in the FA Cup semi-final. The match finished 1–0, with Cahill making some crucial tackles in the second half.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drogba leads Chelsea to impressive victory |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2012/0418/1224314923210.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423170616/http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2012/0418/1224314923210.html |archive-date=23 April 2012 |newspaper=The Irish Times |location=Dublin |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref> In the sixth minute of the second leg, Cahill stretched to win the ball and went down with a [[hamstring]] injury. Although he tried to run it off, he eventually had to be replaced by [[José Bosingwa]] in the 13th minute.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/17817584 |title=Barcelona 2–2 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> Chelsea went on to win 3–2 on aggregate and set up a meeting with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at the [[Allianz Arena]] in the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea stun European champions Barcelona in Nou Camp to reach Champions League final |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9223637/Chelsea-stun-European-champions-Barcelona-in-Nou-Camp-to-reach-Champions-League-final.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> Chelsea went on to win the season's FA Cup, beating Liverpool 2–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the [[2012 FA Cup Final|final]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/chelsea-liverpool-fa-cup-player-ratings |title=Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool: How the FA Cup final players rated |first=Sachin |last=Nakrani |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=5 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> although Cahill missed the match with a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/04/squad-sheets-chelsea-liverpool |title=Squad sheets: Chelsea v Liverpool |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> With the suspensions of both defenders [[John Terry]] and [[Branislav Ivanović]], questions arose whether Cahill, along with David Luiz, would be fit for the UEFA Champions League Final to fill the gap.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/27/gary-cahill-injury-champions-league |title=Chelsea's Gary Cahill a major doubt for Champion's League final |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> On 15 May 2012, he completed his first full training session after three weeks. "We've worked really hard, all day, afternoons, and I'm fortunate enough to be back," he said. "Hopefully, I'll be fit, I will be fit, and hopefully I'll be out there if selected."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7759154/Cahill-I-will-be-fit |title=Cahill – I will be fit |website=Sky Sports |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> He started the match and was part of the squad that defeated Bayern on penalties in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, giving Chelsea their first ever [[UEFA Champions League]] title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/19/champions-league-final-chelsea-bayern-live |title=Champions League final: Bayern Munich v Chelsea – As it happened |first=Rob |last=Smyth |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He received praise for his performance especially, as he was still suffering from the injury sustained during the semi-final's second leg.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/321316/Gary-Cahill-comes-of-age "Gary Cahill comes of age"]. ''Daily Express''. London. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.</ref> During his first half-season at Stamford Bridge, Cahill appeared in 19 matches, scoring two goals and providing one assist in 1,596 minutes on the pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2832944 |title=Latest News | Chelsea Football Club |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=7 July 2014}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
====2012–13 season====
Cahill scored on his first appearance of the season in a 4–2 win against Reading on 22 August 2012.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19279583 "Chelsea 4–2 Reading"]. BBC Sport. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.</ref> On 31 August, he scored in the [[2012 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Atlético Madrid]], which Chelsea lost 4–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/31/chelsea-atletico-madrid-live-mbm |title=Chelsea 1–4 Atlético Madrid – As it happened |first=Scott |last=Murray |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> On 5 December 2012, Cahill scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, coming against [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]] in a 6–1 home rout.<ref>[http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3001537/title/match-report-chelsea-6-fc-nordsjaelland-1 "MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 6 FC NORDSJAELLAND 1"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207224258/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3001537/title/match-report-chelsea-6-fc-nordsjaelland-1 |date=7 December 2012}}. Chelsea F.C. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref> On 16 December 2012, Cahill was sent-off against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] in Chelsea's 1–0 [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final]] defeat after a clash with [[Emerson Sheik|Emerson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/dec/16/chelsea-corinthians-club-world-cup-live |title=Chelsea v Corinthians – As it happened |first=Ian |last=McCourt |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> In January 2013, Cahill did not feature in the league match against Stoke City due to the birth of his son, Leo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill's baby joy before Bridge return |date=15 January 2013 |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3041307 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118072152/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3041307 |archive-date=18 January 2013}}</ref> On 15 May, he started the [[2013 UEFA Europa League Final]] against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and made a vital last-ditch tackle in the final moments to ensure that Chelsea won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/15/chelsea-benfica-europa-league-final-live |title=Chelsea v Benfica: Europa League final – As it happened! |first=Paul |last=Doyle |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
====2013–14 season====
[[File:Gary Cahill 27-09-2014 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for Chelsea in 2014]]
Cahill made his season debut in [[José Mourinho]]'s first match back as Chelsea manager, helping them keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over newly promoted [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 18 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/367475/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031164840/http://espnfc.com/en/report/367475/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=31 October 2013 |title=Winning return for Mourinho |publisher=ESPN FC |date=18 August 2013 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> Twelve days later, Cahill picked up his first yellow card of the season as Chelsea fell to Bayern Munich on penalty kicks after the teams played out a 2–2 draw in the [[2013 UEFA Super Cup]], held at the [[Eden Arena]] in Prague.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/30/super-cup-bayern-munich-chelsea-live |title=Super Cup: Bayern Munich 2–2 Chelsea (Bayern win on pens) |first=Rob |last=Bagchi |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=30 August 2013 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
Cahill headed in Chelsea's equaliser in their 3–1 comeback win over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 1 December 2013, moving within four points of [[2013–14 Premier League]] leaders [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/367367/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204184102/http://espnfc.com/en/report/367367/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=4 December 2013 |title=Blues bounce back after early scare |publisher=ESPN FC |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> On 18 March 2014, Cahill scored on a rebound of a John Terry header, giving Chelsea a 2–0 win over [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and a spot in the last eight of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/383631/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428034625/http://www.espnfc.com/en/report/383631/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=28 April 2014 |title=Chelsea safely into last eight |publisher=ESPN FC |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> This match also marked Cahill's 100th appearance in a Chelsea shirt since his January 2012 move to Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theprideoflondon.com/2014/03/18/gary-cahill-scores-100th-chelsea-fc-appearance/ |title=Gary Cahill Scores in 100th Chelsea FC Appearance |publisher=Pride of London |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> At the PFA Awards ceremony on 27 April 2014, Cahill was unveiled as a member of the [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 5|2013–14 PFA Team of the Year]] along with Chelsea teammates [[Petr Čech]] and [[Eden Hazard]].<ref name=PFA1314>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |website=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
====2014–15 season====
By 18 October 2014, Cahill was the only Chelsea player to play every minute of their 2014–15 campaign so far.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} On 8 November, he scored his first [[2014–15 Premier League|Premier League]] goal of the season against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/08/england/premier-league/liverpool-fc/chelsea-football-club/1703697/ |title=Liverpool vs Chelsea 1–2 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |date=16 April 2018}}</ref> On 24 January 2015, Cahill scored the opener against [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in an [[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]] match, but in the end Chelsea [[Chelsea F.C. 2–4 Bradford City A.F.C. (2015)|crashed out of the tournament after a 4–2 defeat]], which ended their hopes of winning a quadruple this season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/308603944 |title=League One side Bradford City produced an amazing comeback from 2–0 down to beat Premier League leaders Chelsea in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round tie |website=BBC Sport |date=24 January 2015}}</ref>
Cahill started for Chelsea as they beat [[Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. rivalry|rivals]] Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the [[2015 Football League Cup Final|2015 League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/mar/01/chelsea-v-tottenham-hotspur-capital-one-cup-final-live |title=Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur: Capital One Cup final – As it happened |first=Jacob |last=Steinberg |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He won the Premier League title with Chelsea that season, as they finished first with 87 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1386 |title=Conference North: 2017/18: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He was one of six Chelsea players named in the [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 6|2014–15 PFA Team of the Year]].<ref name=PFA1415>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year |website=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
====2015–16 season====
On 2 August 2015, Cahill made his first appearance of the season in Chelsea's 1–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium in the [[2015 FA Community Shield]] against [[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|London rivals]] Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/aug/02/arsenal-v-chelsea-community-shield-2015-live |title=Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea: Community Shield – As it happened! |first=Alan |last=Smith |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=2 August 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> On 24 October 2015, Cahill scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat as Chelsea suffered their fifth defeat in ten matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34558482 |title=West Ham 2–1 Chelsea |date=24 October 2015 |access-date=11 September 2016 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 2 December 2015, Cahill signed a new four-year deal at Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=New deal for Cahill |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/new-deal-for-cahill.html |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
====2016–17 season====
[[File:Chelsea 5 Sunderland 1 (34017949524).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill with the [[2016–17 Premier League]] trophy]]
Under new management in [[Antonio Conte]], Cahill continued his partnership with John Terry in defence at the start of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/report?gameId=451007 |title=Diego Costa's late winner helps Chelsea defeat West Ham in opener |date=15 August 2016 |publisher=ESPN FC}}</ref> On 27 August 2016, Cahill made his 200th appearance for Chelsea at home against Burnley, helping his team to earn a clean-sheet for this first time during the season in a 3–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/08/match-report.html |title=Match report: Chelsea 3 Burnley 0 |date=27 August 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C.}}</ref> On 20 September 2016, with Terry injured and Ivanović being rested, Cahill [[Captain (association football)|captained]] Chelsea for the first time that season, and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 win over Leicester City during the third round of the [[2016–17 EFL Cup#Third round|EFL Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/09/report--leicester-city-v-chelsea.html |title=Report: Leicester City 2 Chelsea 4 (AET) |date=20 September 2016 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>
On 23 October 2016, Cahill continued to serve as captain with Terry on the bench.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} He scored his second goal of the season and the second goal of the match in a 4–0 win over former manager José Mourinho's Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/23/chelsea-vs-man-united-live-score-and-goal-updates-as-jose-mourin/ |title=Chelsea 4 Man Utd 0: Jose Mourinho suffers nightmare return as Eden Hazard-inspired hosts run riot |date=23 October 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> On 26 October 2016, Chelsea lost 2–1 to West Ham United in an [[2016–17 EFL Cup#Fourth round|EFL Cup]] match, with Cahill scoring a consolation goal for the Blues in the 94th minute.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/west-ham-vs-chelsea/367476 |title=Fernandez knocks Chelsea out |date=26 October 2016 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> On 31 December 2016, Cahill headed in Chelsea's first goal in a 4–2 Premier League win against Stoke City, in the process helping Chelsea to a 13th consecutive league win, a club record for the Blues.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38424663 |title=Chelsea 4–2 Stoke City |website=BBC Sport |date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
On 18 March 2017, Cahill scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory at Stoke City, having also scored in the reverse fixture against Stoke earlier in the season. The win sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the table, with 10 fixtures remaining.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39240187 |title=Stoke City 1–2 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2017}}</ref> On 20 April 2017, Cahill was named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] for the third time in his career.<ref name=PFA1617>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39648483 |title=PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI |website=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref> On 25 April 2017, Cahill scored Chelsea's second goal in a 4–2 Premier League win over Southampton, at Stamford Bridge, to help maintain Chelsea's seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39625846 |title=Chelsea 4–2 Southampton |website=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
====2017–18 season====
On 26 July 2017, Cahill was appointed as the Chelsea club captain ahead of the [[2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season|2017–18 season]], following John Terry's departure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/captain-cahill--delighted--proud-and-excited.html |title=Captain Cahill: Delighted, proud and excited |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=26 July 2017 |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> On 12 August 2017, in the first match of Chelsea's 2017–18 season against Burnley at Stamford Bridge, Cahill was sent off in the 13th minute of the match for a reckless studs-up challenge on Burnley midfielder [[Steven Defour]], culminating in a sequence of events that saw Chelsea begin their title defence with a shock 3–2 defeat to a Burnley team that had only won once away from home in the previous season. Cahill was suspended for Chelsea's league matches against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Leicester City.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/gary-cahill-red-card-means-chelsea-captain-will-miss-tottenham-trip-a3610281.html |title=Gary Cahill red card means Chelsea captain will miss Tottenham trip |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=12 August 2017}}</ref> He captained Chelsea to victory at Wembley Stadium in the [[2018 FA Cup Final]], his team beating Manchester United 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/19/chelsea-manchester-united-fa-cup-match-report |title=Chelsea's Eden Hazard spot-on to sink Manchester United and win FA Cup |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
====2018–19 season====
[[File:Gary Cahill after his last Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Gary Cahill after his last Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge]]
After appearing in only nine matches all season, Cahill confirmed he would leave Chelsea at the end of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/05/05/gary-cahills-bitter-sweet-farewell-chelsea-leave-head-held-high/ |title=Gary Cahill's bitter-sweet farewell to Chelsea: 'I leave with my head held high' |first=Matt |last=Law |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> He made his last appearance in the last home game of the season, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], a game Chelsea won 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/its-not-important-sarri-brushes-off-cahill-criticisms-after/1gztay4od9xc13rxvc9mlovbp |title='It's not important' – Sarri brushes off Cahill criticisms after Chelsea win |publisher=Goal.com |date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
===Crystal Palace ===
Cahill signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace on 5 August 2019 on a two-year contract, re-uniting him with his former England manager [[Roy Hodgson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49243425 |title=Gary Cahill: Crystal Palace sign former Chelsea defender |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> He made his debut in an away 2–1 victory over Manchester United on 24 August.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Simon|title=Manchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace|date=24 August 2019|work = [[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378901 |access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> On 2 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace with the winning goal against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in a 2-1 away win.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Palace fight back to beat Newcastle|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55806210|access-date=2021-02-02}}</ref>
==International career==
[[File:Gary Cahill England.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill warming up for [[England national football team|England]] in 2009]]
Capped thrice by [[England national under-20 football team|England under-20s]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/mens-seniors/squad/gary-cahill |title=Gary Cahill profile |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> Cahill was one of a number of players in [[Stuart Pearce]]'s first squad as [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] coach to receive their first U21 call-up, though he did not feature in the match, which was played on 6 February 2007, against [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=England U21 2–2 Spain U21 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6322149.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref> His first under-21 cap for England was the first match at the new Wembley Stadium, where he partnered [[Anton Ferdinand]] at the centre of the England defence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/england-u21-vs-italy-u21/82283 |title=England U21 3–3 Italy U21 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> His final of three caps came in the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]], where he made one appearance.<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Atkin |url=http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=550357.html |title=Cahill expects testing night |publisher=UEFA |date=14 June 2007 |access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
Cahill was called up to the [[England national football team|England]] squad for the match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] on 4 June 2009 following the withdrawal of [[Rio Ferdinand]],<ref name="First call-up"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Rio out of England squad |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12098_5359839,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009}}</ref> but had to wait over a year for his first cap, until he came on as a second-half substitute for [[Michael Dawson (footballer)|Michael Dawson]] on 3 September 2010 against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in a 4–0 win at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=England 4–0 Bulgaria |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8952514.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=4 September 2010 |date=3 September 2010}}</ref> In doing so, he became the first Bolton Wanderers player to play for England since [[Michael Ricketts]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cahill gets England cap |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8372201.Cahill_gets_England_cap.stm |newspaper=The Bolton News |access-date=4 September 2010 |date=3 September 2010}}</ref> On 29 March 2011, Cahill made his first start for the national team against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in a friendly that ended 1–1.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
Until Cahill played for England, he was also eligible to play for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] through an Irish grandparent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gary Cahill could get Republic of Ireland chance |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/4700852.Gary_Cahill_could_get_Republic_of_Ireland_chance/ |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |location=Blackburn |author=Liam Chronnell |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=7 July 2014}}</ref> However, his manager at Bolton and former Ireland international, Owen Coyle, said that Cahill only wanted to represent England.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham United and Avram Grant braced for another winter of discontent |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7959394/West-Ham-United-and-Avram-Grant-braced-for-another-winter-of-discontent.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=2 March 2012 |location=London |first=John |last=Ley}}</ref>
[[File:Gary Cahill 29-02-2012 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cahill playing for England in 2012]]
On 2 September 2011, in his first competitive start, Cahill scored his first international goal for England against Bulgaria in the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualifying rounds]] of [[UEFA Euro 2012]] in the 13th minute.<ref name="Bulgaria 0–3 England">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Bulgaria 0–3 England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14770875 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2011 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> In netting the opening goal, Cahill became the first Bolton player to score for England since [[Ray Parry]] against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill scores as England beat Bulgaria |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2440170,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120630225350/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2440170,00.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
On 29 February 2012, Cahill scored a goal at Wembley Stadium against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] to make the score 1–2, with England eventually losing 2–3.<ref name="England 2–3 Netherlands">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 2–3 Netherlands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17167110 |website=BBC Sport |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
On 16 May 2012, he was named in new England manager [[Roy Hodgson]]'s [[UEFA Euro 2012 squads#England|UEFA Euro 2012 squad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/euro-2012-squad-announced-160512 |title=Hodgson names Euro 2012 squad |date=16 May 2012 |publisher=The Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724080408/https://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/euro-2012-squad-announced-160512 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> On 2 June, during a 1–0 friendly win against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at Wembley Stadium, he was pushed by Belgium player [[Dries Mertens]] and collided with England goalkeeper [[Joe Hart]], and was ruled out of Euro 2012 with a broken jaw. He was replaced by Liverpool defender [[Martin Kelly (footballer)|Martin Kelly]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18311737 "Euro 2012: Gary Cahill ruled out with fractured jaw"]. BBC Sport. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.</ref>
Cahill headed in [[Leighton Baines]]' corner to score his third international goal in a 3–0 win over [[Peru national football team|Peru]] on 30 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium.<ref name="England 3–0 Peru">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 3–0 Peru |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383301 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
On 12 May 2014, Cahill was named in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup squads#England|23-man England squad]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup 2014: England name Ross Barkley in squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27362447 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2014 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> He started all three matches as England was eliminated at the group stage. In September 2014, he was named England's vice-captain to [[Wayne Rooney]], after the international retirements of [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Frank Lampard]].{{cn|date=July 2020}} On 9 October 2015, with the team already qualified, he [[List of England national football team captains|captained England]] for the first time in a 2–0 home win over [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] in [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bull |first1=J.J. |title=England vs Estonia, Euro 2016 qualifier: Ross Barkley shines as England get the job done |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-live-blogs/11922285/England-vs-Estonia-Euro-2016-qualifier-live.html |access-date=10 October 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=9 October 2015}}</ref>
Cahill was called up to the [[UEFA Euro 2016 squads#England|23-man cohort]] for [[UEFA Euro 2016]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/2016/may/england-final-uefa-euro-2016-squad-announcement |title=Roy Hodgson confirms final squad for UEFA EURO 2016 |publisher=The Football Association |date=31 May 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> He played every minute of their campaign,<ref>{{cite news |first=Wayne |last=Harrison |title=Late Berezutski header denies England victory |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017879/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=11 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Kell |title=Sturridge earns England late comeback win against Wales |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017887/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref name ="SVK">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Burke |title=England second after Slovakia stalemate |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017895/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=20 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Wayne |last=Harrison |title=Iceland into quarter-finals after stunning England |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000744/match=2018003/postmatch/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=27 June 2016 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> skippering the side in the final [[UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|Group B]] match, against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]].<ref name="SVK" />
Cahill was named in the 23-man [[2018 FIFA World Cup squads#England|England squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44138600 |title=England World Cup squad: Trent Alexander-Arnold in 23-man squad |website=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> He made one appearance in the tournament, in the [[dead rubber]] match against Belgium in [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]].<ref name=NFT/>
On 28 August 2018, Cahill "stepped aside" from the England national team, telling manager [[Gareth Southgate]] that he did not want to be considered for selection unless there was an injury crisis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45332294 |title=Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill step aside from international football |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 August 2018 |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>
==Style of play==
Cahill is known for his technical ability, powerful heading in defence and attack, volleying, and good tackling.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} The centre back also has an impressive goal-scoring record from defence.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Former Chelsea manager [[André Villas-Boas]] said of Cahill, "I think his technical attributes are immense and his pace is fantastic."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Glenn |title=Villas-Boas rejects prospect of Chelsea spree |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/villas-boas-rejects-prospect-of-chelsea-spree-6283252.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=29 October 2015 |date=30 December 2011}}</ref> Despite being a defender, Cahill is noted for his technical ability and distribution, and occasionally, for his finishing prowess, and strength with his head. A quick, consistent and reliable centreback, Cahill is also known for his positioning and his ability to read the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cahill: The rise of Chelsea's classy international centre-back |url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/chelsea/363/blog/post/1842985/gary-cahill-the-rise-of-chelseas-classy-english-international-back |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cool and dependable, Gary Cahill emerges as England's rock |url=http://www.espnfc.com/team/england/448/blog/post/2026821/cool-and-dependablegary-cahill-emerges-as-englands-rock |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea star Gary Cahill can be England's rock in Rio |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/462899/Chelsea-star-Gary-Cahill-can-be-England-s-rock-in-Rio |newspaper=Daily Express |location=London |access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 8 February 2021}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan=2|Europe
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405>{{soccerbase season|40093|2004|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Aston Villa F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506>{{soccerbase season|40093|2005|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||7||1||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||1
|-
|[[2006–07 Aston Villa F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|40093|2006|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||20||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Aston Villa F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/>
|Premier League||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!28||1||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||31||1
|-
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
|[[2004–05 Burnley F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405/>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||27||1||4||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||32||1
|-
|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan)
|[[2007–08 Sheffield United F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|40093|2007|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Championship||16||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||16||2
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/>
|Premier League||13||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||17||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|40093|2008|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||33||3||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|40093|2009|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||29||5||2||1||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||7
|-
|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|40093|2010|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||36||3||5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||41||3
|-
|[[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112/>
|Premier League||19||2||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!130||13||7||1||6||1||4||0||colspan=2|—||147||15
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|40093|2011|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||10||1||4||1||colspan=2|—||5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||19||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|40093|2012|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||26||2||4||0||4||2||9{{efn|One appearance and one goal in [[UEFA Super Cup]], four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||2||2{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||45||6
|-
|[[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|40093|2013|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||30||1||3||0||3||0||11{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League}}||1||colspan=2|—||47||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|40093|2014|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League||36||1||2||1||4||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan=2|—||48||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|40093|2015|access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League||23||2||4||1||2||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||37||4
|-
|[[2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|40093|2016|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
|Premier League||37||6||3||0||3||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||43||8
|-
|[[2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|40093|2017|access-date=11 August 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League||27||0||6||0||3||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||43||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|40093|2018|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League||2||0||0||0||2||0||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||8||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!191||13||26||3||21||4||48||5||4||0||290||25
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[2019–20 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|40093|2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
||25||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|40093|2020|access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
|Premier League
|9||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!Colspan="2"|Total
!34!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!Colspan="2"|—!!Colspan="2"|—!!36!!1
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!426||31||39||4||31||5||52||5||4||0||552||45
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
[[File:Gary Cahill.jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill playing for England at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]
:Source:<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player |id=31742 |name=Cahill, Gary |accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=9|[[England national football team|England]]
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||6||1
|-
|2012||5||1
|-
|2013||9||0
|-
|2014||12||1
|-
|2015||7||0
|-
|2016||12||1
|-
|2017||6||0
|-
|2018||3||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total||61||5
|}
===International goals===
:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cahill goal.''<ref name=NFT/>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
!scope=col class=unsortable|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1
|2 September 2011||[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]], Bulgaria||align=center|4||{{fb|BUL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–0||[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]]||align=center|<ref name="Bulgaria 0–3 England"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2
|29 February 2012||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|8||{{fb|NED}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|2–3||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref name="England 2–3 Netherlands"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|3
|30 May 2014||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|23||{{fb|PER}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|3–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref name="England 3–0 Peru"/>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|4
|11 November 2016||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|51||{{fb|SCO}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|3–0||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=England 3–0 Scotland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37868651 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|5
|2 June 2018||[[Wembley Stadium]], London, England||align=center|59||{{fb|NGA}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–1||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44034276 |title=England 2–1 Nigeria |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2018 |access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
|}
==Honours==
[[File:Chelsea 2 Spurs 0 Capital One Cup winners 2015 (16075276713).jpg|thumb|upright|Cahill with the trophy after winning in the [[2015 Football League Cup Final|2015 League Cup Final]] with Chelsea]]
'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2620/Gary-Cahill/overview |title=Gary Cahill: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2011–12 FA Cup|2011–12]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878435 |title=Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=5 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118044832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878435 |archive-date=18 January 2016}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/04/gary-cahill-interview-can-feel-chelsea-fans-think-move-still/ |title=Gary Cahill interview: I can feel some Chelsea fans think 'move him on' but I'm still hungry |first=Matt |last=Law |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=4 May 2018 |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> [[2017–18 FA Cup|2017–18]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559 |title=Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> runner-up: [[2016–17 FA Cup|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[2014–15 Football League Cup|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 |title=Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116042658/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 |archive-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |title=Benfica 1–2 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125232101/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22445388 |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368406 |title=Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal |first=Chris |last=Bevan |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503 |title=Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea |first=Michael |last=Emons |website=BBC Sport |date=16 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112051202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503 |archive-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 5|2013–14 Premier League]],<ref name=PFA1314/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 6|2014–15 Premier League]],<ref name=PFA1415/> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 8|2016–17 Premier League]]<ref name=PFA1617/>
*[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] Players' Player of the Year: [[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1666383,00.html |title=Davo wins top award |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=26 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003185631/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~1666383%2C00.html |archive-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
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*[https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/gary-cahill/ Profile] at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
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