'Chelsea Football Club' (also known as 'The Blues' or previously 'The Pensioners') are an
English professional
football club based in west
London. Founded in 1905, they play in the
Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier in
English football. They have had two broad periods of success, one during the 1960s and early 1970s, and the second from the late 1990s to the present day. Chelsea have won three league titles, four
FA Cups, four
League Cups and two
UEFA Cup Winners' Cups.
[2]
Chelsea's home is the 42,055 capacity
football stadium in
Fulham,
West London, where they have played since their foundation. Despite their name, the club are based just outside the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2003, the club was bought by
Russian
oil tycoon
Roman Abramovich.
[3]
The club's traditional
kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. Their traditional crest is a ceremonial blue lion holding a staff; a modified version of this was adopted in 2005.
[4] Chelsea are one of the best-supported clubs in the
United Kingdom, with an estimated fanbase of around four million.
[5]
History
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Chelsea were founded on
March 14, 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on
Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards. The club's early years saw little success; the closest they came to winning a major trophy was reaching the
FA Cup final in
1915, where they lost to
Sheffield United. Chelsea gained a reputation for signing big-name players
[6] and for being entertainers, but made little impact on the English game in the inter-war years.
Former
England centre-forward
Ted Drake became manager in
1952 and proceeded to modernise the club. He removed the club's
Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in
1954–55. The following season saw
UEFA create the
European Champions' Cup, but after objections from
The Football League and the
FA Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started.
[7]
The 1960s saw the emergence of a talented young Chelsea side under manager
Tommy Docherty. They challenged for honours throughout the decade, and endured several near-misses. They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and
League Cup going into the final stages of the
1964–65 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two.
[8] In three seasons the side were beaten in three major semi-finals and were FA Cup runners-up. In
1970 Chelsea were FA Cup winners, beating
Leeds United 2–1 in a
final replay. Chelsea took their first European honour, a
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, the following year, with another replayed win, this time over
Real Madrid in
Athens.
The late 1970s and the 1980s were a turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club,
[9] star players were sold and the team were relegated. Further problems were caused by a notorious
hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade.
[9] Chelsea were, at the nadir of their fortunes, acquired by
Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home.
[9] On the pitch, the team had fared little better, coming close to relegation to the
Third Division for the first time, but in 1983 manager
John Neal put together an impressive new team for minimal outlay. Chelsea won the
Second Division title in
1983–84 and established themselves in the top division, before being relegated again in 1988. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in
1988–89.
After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash.
[9] Chelsea's form in the new
Premier League was unconvincing, although they did reach the FA Cup final in
1994. It was not until the appointment of former
European Footballer of the Year Ruud Gullit as
player-manager in 1996 that their fortunes changed. He added several top-class international players to the side, particularly
Gianfranco Zola, as the club won the
FA Cup in
1997 and established themselves as one of England's top sides again. Gullit was replaced by
Gianluca Vialli, who led the team to victory in the
League Cup and the
Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, the FA Cup in
2000 and the
UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 2000. Vialli was sacked in favour of another Italian,
Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002
FA Cup final and Champions League qualification in
2002–03.
In June
2003, Bates sold Chelsea to
Russian billionaire
Roman Abramovich for £140 million, completing what was then the biggest-ever sale of an English football club.
Owing to Abramovich's Russian heritage, the club were soon popularly dubbed "Chelski" in the British media.
[13] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies, so he was replaced by successful
Portuguese coach
José Mourinho, who had just guided
FC Porto to victory in the UEFA Champions League.
In
2005, Chelsea's
centenary year, the club became Premiership champions in a record-breaking season (most clean sheets, fewest goals conceded, most victories, most points earned),
[14] League Cup winners with a 3–2 win over
Liverpool at the
Millennium Stadium and reached the
Champions League semi-finals.
The following year, they were again League Champions, equalling their own Premiership record of 29 wins set the previous season. They also became the fifth team to win back-to-back championships since the
Second World War and the first London club to do so since
Arsenal in
1933–34.
[15] In
2007 Chelsea won the
League Cup for the second time in three years,
[16] and finished 2nd in the Premier League. To end the season, Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in the
FA Cup final, the first at the
new Wembley Stadium.
[17]
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have only ever had one home ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have played since foundation. It was officially opened on
28 April 1877. For the first 28 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletics Club as an arena for
athletics meetings and not at all for football.
In 1904 the ground was acquired by businessman
Gus Mears and his brother, J T Mears, who had previously acquired additional land (formerly a large
market garden) with the aim of staging football matches on the now 12.5 acre (51,000 m²) site.
[18]
Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect
Archibald Leitch.
[9] They offered the stadium to
Fulham Football Club, but the offer was turned down. As a consequence, the owners decided to form their own football club to occupy their new ground. Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge. Since there was already a football club named Fulham in the borough, the founders decided to adopt the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea for the new club, having rejected names such as ''Kensington FC'', ''Stamford Bridge FC'' and ''London FC''.
[9]
Starting with an open bowl-like design and one covered terrace, Stamford Bridge had an original capacity of around 100,000.
[18] The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand. It eventually became known as the "Shed End", the home of Chelsea's most loyal and vocal supporters, particularly during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The exact origins of the name are unclear, but the fact that the roof looked like a
corrugated iron shed roof played a part.
[18]
The East Stand during a recent match. The cost of building this stand caused many of Chelsea's financial problems during the 1970s and 1980s.
During the late 1960s and early 70s, the club's owners embarked on a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with plans for a 50,000 all-seater stadium.
[18]
Work began on the East Stand in the early 1970s but the cost almost brought the club to its knees, and the
freehold was sold to
property developers. Following a long legal battle, it was not until the mid-1990s that Chelsea's future at the stadium was secured and renovation work resumed.
[24] The north, west and southern parts of the ground were converted into all-seater stands and moved closer to the pitch, a process completed by 2001.
The Stamford Bridge
pitch, the freehold, the turnstiles and Chelsea's
naming rights are now owned by
Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers. It also means that if someone tries to move the football club to a new stadium they could not use the Chelsea FC name.
[9]
The club plans to increase its capacity to over 50,000. Owing to its location in a built-up part of London on a main road and next to two
railway lines, fans can only enter the stadium through the
Fulham Road entrance, which places severe constraints on expansion due to
health and safety regulations.
[9] As a result, Chelsea have been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge to sites including the
Earls Court Exhibition Centre,
Battersea Power Station and the
Chelsea Barracks.
[27] However, the club have reiterated their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home.
[28]
Crest
Chelsea's first crest.
Club crest 1953–1986.
Club crest 2005–2006 (Centenary).
Since the club's foundation, Chelsea have had four main crests, though all underwent minor variations. In 1905, Chelsea adopted as their first crest the image of a
Chelsea pensioner, which obviously contributed to the "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts. As part of
Ted Drake's modernisation of the club from 1952 onwards, he insisted that the pensioner badge be removed from the match day programme in order to change the club's image and that a new crest be adopted.
[29] As a stop-gap, a temporary emblem comprising simply the initials C.F.C. was adopted for one year. In 1953, Chelsea's crest was changed to an upright blue
lion looking backwards and holding a
staff, which was to endure for the next three decades.
Club crest 1986–2005.
This crest was based on elements in the
coat of arms of the
Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea[30] with the "lion rampant regardant" taken from the arms of then club president
Viscount Chelsea and the staff from the
Abbots of Westminster, former Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. This was the first club badge to appear on shirts, since the policy of putting the crest on the shirts was only adopted in the early 1960s.
In 1986, with new owners now at the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and to capitalise on new marketing opportunities.
The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, yellow and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. initials. It lasted for the next 19 years, with some modifications such as the use of different colours. With new ownership, and the club's
centenary approaching, combined with demands from fans for the club's traditional badge to be restored, it was decided that the crest should be changed again in 2004. The new crest was officially adopted for the start of the
2005–06 season and marks a return to the older design of the blue heraldic lion holding a staff.
As with previous crests, this one has appeared in various colours, including white and gold.
Colours
Chelsea have always worn blue shirts, although they initially adopted a lighter shade than the current version, and unlike today wore white shorts and dark blue socks. The lighter blue was taken from the racing colours of then club president,
Earl Cadogan. The light blue shirts were short-lived, however, and replaced by a royal blue version in around 1912.
[31] When
Tommy Docherty became manager in the early 1960s he changed the kit again, adding blue shorts (which have remained ever since) and white socks, believing it made the club's colours more distinctive, since no other major side used that combination; this kit was first worn during the
1964–65 season.
[32]
Chelsea's traditional away colours are all yellow or all white with blue trim, but, as with most teams, they have had some more unusual ones. The first away strip consisted of black and white stripes and for one game in the 1960s the team wore
Inter Milan-style blue and black stripes, again at Docherty's behest.
[33] Other memorable away kits include a mint green strip in the 1980s, a red and white checked one in the early 90s and a graphite and tangerine addition in the mid-1990s.
[34]
The 2007/2008 Chelsea away strip consists of an 'electric yellow' shirt with thick black lines forming separate panels of the shirt. The
adidas three stripes are black, and run down the arms. It is worn with black shorts and black socks, but in the case of further clashes it is worn with "electric yellow" shorts and/or socks. The crest on the shirt is in "electric yellow" and black to go with the rest of the kit, instead of the usual blue, white, red and gold. For the 07/08 season, there is also a third kit, which is all white with blue and black trim.
Chelsea's kit is currently manufactured by
Adidas, which is contracted to supply the club's kit from 2006 to 2011. Their previous kit manufacturer was
Umbro. Chelsea's first shirt sponsor was
Gulf Air, agreed midway through the
1983–84 season. Following that, the club were sponsored by
Grange Farms,
Bai Lin tea and
Italian company
Simod before a long-term deal was signed with computer manufacturer
Commodore International in 1989;
Amiga, an off-shoot of Commodore, also appeared on the shirts. Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by
Coors beer (1995–97),
Autoglass (1997–2001) and
Emirates Airline (2001–05). Chelsea's current shirt sponsor is
Samsung Mobile.
[35]
Supporters
Chelsea have the fifth highest average all-time attendance in
English football[36] and regularly attract over 40,000 fans to Stamford Bridge; they were the fifth best-supported Premiership team in the
2005–06 season, with an average gate of 41,870.
[37] Chelsea's traditional fanbase comes from working-class parts of
West London, such as
Hammersmith and
Battersea, from wealthier areas like
Chelsea and
Kensington, and from the
Home Counties. The club estimates its UK fanbase at around four million.
In addition to the standard
football chants, Chelsea fans sing songs like "Carefree", "Blue is the Colour", "We all follow the Chelsea" (to the tune of
Land of Hope and Glory), "Ten Men Went to Mow", "Zigga Zagga", "Hello! Hello!" and the celebratory "Celery", with the latter often resulting in fans ritually throwing
celery.
[38]
Chelsea do not have a traditional rivalry, in the manner that
Liverpool and
Everton, or
Arsenal and
Tottenham Hotspur do. The club's nearest neighbours are
Fulham, but they are not seen as big rivals by Chelsea fans, because the clubs have spent most of the last 40 years in separate divisions. A 2004 survey by Planetfootball.com found that Chelsea fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order): Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and
Manchester United.
[39] Additionally, a strong rivalry with
Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the
FA Cup final in 1970.
[9] A more recent rivalry has grown with
Liverpool following several clashes in cup competitions. In European competition, Chelsea's biggest rivals are
Barcelona, with the two competing to be among the best sides in
Europe and having played in some highly controversial matches in the
UEFA Champions League in recent seasons.
[41]
During the 1970s and 1980s in particular, Chelsea supporters were long associated with
football hooliganism. The club's "
football firm", known as the
Chelsea Headhunters, became nationally notorious for violent acts against hooligans from other teams, such as
West Ham United's
Inter City Firm and
Millwall's Bushwhackers, both during and after matches.
[42] The increase in hooliganism in the 1980s led chairman Ken Bates to propose an electric fence to deter them from invading the pitch; the proposal was rejected by the
GLC.
[43] Chelsea's hooligan element were revealed to have links with
neo-nazi groups such as
Combat 18, and other far-right or racist organisations including the
British National Party.
[44] Since the 1990s there has been a marked decline in crowd trouble at matches, as a result of stricter policing,
CCTV in grounds and the advent of
all-seater stadia.
[45]
Records
Among Chelsea's current players,
Frank Lampard has made the most appearances and scored the most goals.
Chelsea's highest appearance-maker is ex-captain
Ron Harris, who played in 795 first-class games for the club between 1961 and 1980.
[46] This record is unlikely to be broken in the near future; Chelsea's current highest appearance-maker is
Frank Lampard with 334.
[47] The record for a Chelsea goalkeeper is held by Harris's contemporary,
Peter Bonetti, who made 729 appearances (1959–79). With 116
caps (67 while at the club),
Marcel Desailly of
France is Chelsea's most capped international player.
Bobby Tambling is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer, with 202 goals in 370 games (1959–70).
Six other players have also scored over 100 goals for Chelsea:
George Hilsdon (1906–12),
George Mills (1929–39),
Roy Bentley (1948–56),
Jimmy Greaves (1957–61),
Peter Osgood (1964–74 & 1978–79), and
Kerry Dixon (1983–92), who is the only player in the club's recent history to have come close to matching Tambling's record, with 193 goals. Greaves holds the record for the most goals scored in one season (43 in
1960–61). Chelsea's current top-scorer is Frank Lampard with 93.
Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a
First Division match against
Arsenal on
12 October 1935. However, an estimated crowd of over 100,000 attended a
friendly match against
Soviet team
Dynamo Moscow on
13 November,
1945.
[48] The modernisation of Stamford Bridge during the 1990s and the introduction of all-seater stands mean that neither record will be broken for the foreseeable future. The current legal capacity of Stamford Bridge is 42,055.
Chelsea hold numerous records in
English and European football. They hold the record for the highest points total for a league season (95), the fewest goals conceded during a league season (15), the most consecutive
clean sheets during a league season (10), the highest number of Premier League victories in a season (29), the highest number of clean sheets overall in a Premier League season (25) (all set during the
2004–05 season),
and the most consecutive clean sheets from the start of a league season (6) (
2005–06). Their 21–0
aggregate victory over
Jeunesse Hautcharage in the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 remains a record in European competition.
[49] Chelsea may also hold the
British transfer record, but the fee for
Andriy Shevchenko, estimated at around £30m, remains unconfirmed.
[50] Roberto Di Matteo holds the record for fastest goal in an FA Cup final at Wembley, which came 42 seconds into Chelsea's win over
Middlesbrough in
1997.
[51]
Chelsea have recorded several "firsts" in English football. Along with Arsenal, they were the first club to play with shirt numbers on
25 August 1928 in their match against
Swansea Town.
[52] Chelsea were the first English side to travel by
aeroplane to a domestic away match, when they visited
Newcastle United on
19 April 1957,
[9] and the first
First Division side to play a match on a Sunday, when they faced
Stoke City on
27 January 1974. On
December 26 1999, Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign (non-
UK) starting line-up in a
Premier League match against
Southampton.
[54] On
May 19 2007, they became the first team to win the FA Cup at the new
Wembley Stadium, having also been the last to win it at the old Wembley.
[17]
In popular culture
In 1930, Chelsea featured in one of the earliest football films, ''
The Great Game''.
[56] One-time Chelsea centre forward,
Jack Cock, who by then was playing for
Millwall, was the star of the film and several scenes were shot at
Stamford Bridge, including the pitch, the boardroom and the
dressing rooms. It included guest appearances by then-Chelsea players
Andrew Wilson,
George Mills and
Sam Millington.
[9] Owing to the notoriety of the
Chelsea Headhunters, a
football firm associated with the club, Chelsea have also featured in films about football
hooliganism, most recently ''
The Football Factory''.
[58] Chelsea also appear in the
Hindi film, ''
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''.
[59]
Up until the 1950s, the club had a long-running association with the
music halls, with their underachievement often providing material for comedians such as
George Robey.
[60] It culminated in comedian Norman Long's release of a
comic song in 1933, ironically titled "On The Day That Chelsea Went and Won The Cup", the lyrics of which described a series of bizarre and improbable occurrences on the hypothetical day when Chelsea finally won a trophy.
The song "
Blue is the Colour" was released as a single in the build-up to the 1972
League Cup final, with all members of Chelsea's first team squad singing; it reached number five in the
UK Singles Chart.
[61] The song was later adapted to "White is the Colour" and adopted as an anthem by the
Vancouver Whitecaps.
[62] In the build-up to the
1997 FA Cup final, the song "Blue Day", performed by
Suggs and members of Chelsea's squad, reached number 22 in the UK charts.
[63] Bryan Adams, a fan of Chelsea, dedicated the song "We're Gonna Win" from the
album 18 Til I Die to the club.
Players
:''As of
8 September 2007.''
[64]
First-team squad
Players out on loan
[65]
[66]
''(at
QPR until January 2008)''
[67]
''(at
Brentford until September 2007)''
[68]
''(at
Scunthorpe until January 2008)''
[69]
''(at
Oldham until January 2008)''
[70]
''(at
Esbjerg until January 2008)''
[71]
''For recent transfers, see
List of English football transfers Summer 2007.''
Reserves and Youth Team
Main articles: Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Youth Team
Player of the year (1967–2007)
Notable managers
The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea:
Honours
Domestic
League
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Cups
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European
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Footnotes
1. Stadium Layout
2. Trophy Cabinet
3. Russian businessman buys Chelsea
4. Chelsea centenary crest unveiled
5. Chelsea voted one of UK's top brands
6. Little sign of change for Chelsea and their impossible dreams
7. The great Chelsea surrender
8. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years, Glanvill, Rick, , , Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 2006, ISBN 0-7553-1466-2
9. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
10. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
11. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
12. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
13. Chasing 'Mr Chelski'
14. Mourinho proud of battling finish
15. Terry Eyes Back-to-Back Titles
16. Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
17. Something old, new and Blue
18. Stadium History
19. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
20. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
21. Stadium History
22. Stadium History
23. Stadium History
24. When Stamford Bridge was nearly no more
25. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
26. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
27. Chelsea plan Bridge redevelopment
28. Kenyon confirms Blues will stay at Stamford Bridge
29. Club Badges
30. CAMBERWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
31. Chelsea Football Club: The Official History in Pictures, Glanvill, Rick, , , , 2006, ISBN 0-75531-467-0 p.212
32. Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag, Mears, Brian, , , Mainstream Sport, 2002, ISBN 1-84018-658-5
33. The "Inter Milan" kit was worn for an FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, on 23 April 1966. Reference: Mears (2002), p. 58
34. All kits are discussed on the club's official website Kits
35. Clubs to cash in on mobile advertising
36. All Time League Attendance Records
37. Top 30 English Football Clubs by Attendance
38. Fans sent spinning after tossing salad
39. Football Rivalries: The Complete Results
40. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
41. For more details on the controversies in recent Chelsea vs FC Barcelona matches, see Chelsea F.C. and FC Barcelona football rivalry
42. Making a new start
43. Bates: Chelsea's driving force
44. Headhunters unmasked
45. Soccer hooliganism: Made in England, but big abroad
46. For the appearance and goalscoring records of all Chelsea players, see Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
47. soccerbase.com
48. The turnstiles for the Dynamo match were closed with 74,496 in the ground, but thousands continued to enter illegally. The attendance is invariably put at around 100,000. See Team History .
49. Cup Winners' Cup Trivia
50. Shevchenko's transfer fee is undisclosed and estimates vary from £25m to £35m, although this does top the £24m paid for Michael Essien (The official Chelsea website states that it is close on £30m). See Shevchenko moves to Chelsea and Chelsea complete Shevchenko deal
51. FA Cup Trivia
52. Shirt Numbers
53. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
54. Southampton 1 Chelsea 2
55. Something old, new and Blue
56. The Great Game
57. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography, Glanvill, , , , 2006,
58. Football firms hit the film circuit
59. Chelsea teams up with Yash Raj Films
60. Di Canio has last laugh at Chelsea comedy store
61. Blue Is The Colour
62. Caps' 'Proclaim' season opener
63. Blue Day
64. Official squad list
65. End of the 2006/07 Season
66. Boulahrouz goes on loan
67. Duo to Hoops
68. Bees borrow Pettigrew
69. Cork loan to Scunthorpe
70. Bertrand out on loan
71. A new reserve loan
References
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Kings of the King's Road: The Great Chelsea Team of the 60s and 70s, Batty, Clive, , , Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2004, ISBN 0-9546428-1-3
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A Serious Case of the Blues: Chelsea in the 80s, Batty, Clive, , , Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2005, ISBN 1-905326-02-5
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Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years, Glanvill, Rick, , , Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 2006, ISBN 0-7553-1466-2
★
Chelsea: Champions of England 1954-55, Hadgraft, Rob, , , Desert Island Books Limited, 2004, ISBN 1-874287-77-5
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Chelsea's Century, Harris, Harry, , , Blake Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-84454-110-X
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And Now Are You Going to Believe Us: Twenty-five Years Behind the Scenes at Chelsea FC, Ingledew, John, , , John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2006, ISBN 1-84454-247-5
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Who's Who of Chelsea, Matthews, Tony, , , Mainstream Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-84596-010-6
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Chelsea: A 100-year History, Mears, Brian, , , Mainstream Sport, 2004, ISBN 1-84018-823-5
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Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag, Mears, Brian, , , Mainstream Sport, 2002, ISBN 1-84018-658-5
External links
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Official Club site
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Chelsea FC - Premier League site
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Chelsea FC - Premier League site
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Chelsea Formations
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Chelsea FC News
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Chelsea FC Team News from Carling
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History of Chelsea badges
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