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If West Ham were World Cup winners, then what were Chelsea?
It was August 1966. England had just won the World Cup or as some East Enders would have it, West Ham had just won the World Cup. They...
tjrolls
Aug 31, 2022
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A non-British affair
Southampton 1 Chelsea 2 26th December 1999 Premier League The Dell Chelsea; Ed De Goey, Dan Petrescu (Jody Morris 87), Celestine...
debscoady
Aug 30, 2022
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The First Season We Met - Leicester
Chelsea first encountered Leicester in their inaugural season of league football but the East Midlands side had yet to adopt the ‘City’...
debscoady
Aug 25, 2022
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A unique own goal
Chelsea 3 Leicester 1 18th December 1954 1954/55 was the 50th anniversary season for Chelsea having been formed half a century ago. The...
debscoady
Aug 25, 2022
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Shine On You Crazy Diamonds - The Doc's Only Chelsea Trophy
Most Chelsea supporters will fondly remember beating Liverpool and Arsenal in Cardiff and Middlesbrough at Wembley in League Cup finals....
tjrolls
Aug 24, 2022
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The Chelsea/Leeds Rivalry. Dam Busters vs Your Father’s Gun.
There are few non-Derby footballing rivalries that merit their own Wikipedia page. The hostility between Leeds United and Chelsea is one...
tjrolls
Aug 16, 2022
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Programme Notes Part 12
As the 1970’s dawned, so did a time of great success at the club. Since 1948 when the first magazine style football programme was...
debscoady
Aug 10, 2022
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Early 1964 - Chelsea on the up, Spurs in decline
In late 1963 Chelsea were starting to play with the style, verve and efficiency that was to bring them close to a treble the following...
tjrolls
Aug 9, 2022
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The One That Got Away
By Dean Mears of Went to mow Kingsmeadow You all probably remember back in 2008, when Chelsea, put replica shirts with ‘Robinho’ on the...
debscoady
Aug 8, 2022
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Programme Notes Part 11
As the 1960’s dawned, the programmes showed little change from the previous years, especially the front cover. The regular features that...
debscoady
Aug 8, 2022
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Programme Notes Part 10
By the start of the 1951-52 season, Albert Sewell had perfected the art of producing the Chelsea match day programme. The regulars at...
debscoady
Aug 4, 2022
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Little charity on display - Chelsea v Everton 1970 Charity Shield
As 1970 FA Cup holders, after two tempestuous matches against Leeds where Dave Sexton’s Chelsea belied the ‘southern softies’ tag, soaked...
tjrolls
Aug 3, 2022
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