top of page
Latest Posts
Search


We've Met Before (in the FA Cup) - Brighton
Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion didn’t meet in the football league until 1983, that being one of the early fixtures of the memorable Divi
debscoady
Feb 6
20 views
0 comments


I’m Afraid We Don’t Have A Shirt Big Enough, Dr Kissinger
It was December 1976. Off the pitch, they were real dog days for Chelsea FC. A financial morass, years in the making, was sufficiently...
tjrolls
Jan 20
133 views
0 comments


On This Day In The Cup - 11th January
As yet another F.A. Cup campaign gets underway I had a look at the database to see how many times Chelsea have played in the competition...
debscoady
Jan 7
23 views
0 comments


We've Met Before - Ipswich Town
The first meeting between Chelsea and Ipswich Town took place at Portman Road on 2nd December 1961. Ipswich Town won 5-2, their goals...
debscoady
Dec 30, 2024
14 views
0 comments


Those Were the Days - Remembrance Day special event
On Sunday 10th November 2024, the Chelsea Heritage Partnership, part of the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, in collaboration with Chelsea FC...
debscoady
Nov 13, 2024
54 views
0 comments


Bygone Chelsea at the Tea Bar
Paul Waterhouse from Bygone Chelsea captures his afternoon at the Those Were The Days Remembrance Day heritage event, held at the...
debscoady
Nov 12, 2024
45 views
0 comments


Those Were the Days - Remembrance Sunday Heritage Event
The Chelsea Football Club community remembers the contributions made by our armed forces and many others during conflicts over the years,...
debscoady
Nov 6, 2024
616 views
0 comments


Remembering John Hollins
By Anna Welsh Described as a “talented and hard-running player at the heart of one of Chelsea’s greatest sides” (The Telegraph, 2023),...
debscoady
Sep 27, 2024
378 views
0 comments


We've Met Before - Barrow
Chelsea and Barrow have indeed met before, but only the once, the occasion being a 3rd Round F.A. Cup Tie at Stamford Bridge on 10th...
debscoady
Sep 23, 2024
75 views
0 comments


Football Museum visit throws up Chelsea surprises
Chelsea Heritage Partners Paul Waterhouse and Nathan Whitehouse visit the National Football Museum archive.
debscoady
Sep 8, 2024
52 views
0 comments


European Glory In Athens - 53 years ago today
The Build Up After beating Manchester City 1-0 both home and away in the Cup-Winners’ Cup semi-final, Chelsea’s mind turned to the final...
tjrolls
May 21, 2024
818 views
1 comment


Boys in Blue in Division Two
On the 40th Anniversary of Chelsea's second division title winning game at Grimsby, Chelsea Heritage Partner Mark Meehan recreates an...
debscoady
May 12, 2024
367 views
0 comments
bottom of page