<P> Terry is Chelsea's most successful captain, having led them to five Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Champions League title since 2004 . He is one of five players to have made over 500 appearances for Chelsea and is also the club's all - time highest scoring defender . In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea's 1--0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score an international goal there, scoring a header in England's 1--1 draw with Brazil . In his final season at Chelsea in 2017, he became the first ever player to captain a team to the Premier League title on five occasions . </P> <P> Born in Barking, London, Terry attended Eastbury Comprehensive School and played for local Sunday league team Senrab, which also featured future Premier League players Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora, Ledley King and Jlloyd Samuel . As a boy, he initially was part of West Ham United's youth system, joining them as a midfielder in 1991 . He moved to Chelsea at 14, playing for the club's youth and reserve teams . It was due to a shortage of central defenders that he was moved to centre - back, the position he plays today . After finishing school, he joined the club on a YTS at age 16 and signed professional terms a year later . </P> <P> Terry made his Chelsea debut on 28 October 1998 as a late substitute in a League Cup tie with Aston Villa; his first start came later that season in an FA Cup third round match, a 2--0 win over Oldham Athletic . He spent a brief period on loan with Nottingham Forest in 2000 to build up his first team experience and was the subject of interest from both Forest manager David Platt and Huddersfield Town manager Steve Bruce . </P> <P> In 2002, Terry was involved in an altercation with a bouncer at a West London nightclub with Chelsea teammate Jody Morris and Wimbledon's Des Byrne, which led to him being charged with assault and affray . In August 2002, Terry was acquitted of the charges in court . During the affair, he was given a temporary ban from the England national team by The Football Association . Previously, along with Chelsea teammates Frank Lampard, Jody Morris, Eiður Guðjohnsen and former teammate Frank Sinclair, in September 2001 Terry was fined two weeks wages by Chelsea after drunkenly harassing grieving American tourists in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks . During his early days at Chelsea, Terry shared a flat with Andrew Crofts . </P>

When did john terry first play for chelsea