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debscoady
Jul 3, 2022
Programme Notes Part 5
Although Bernhard Hugh was the predominant cartoonist on the front cover of the Chelsea Chronicle between 1910 and 1936, for a brief...
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debscoady
Jun 28, 2022
Programme Notes Part 4
As the 1910-11 season got underway, Mr William Grogan was back on the scene but his tenure was short lived. He produced the artwork for...
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debscoady
Jun 23, 2022
Programme Notes Part 3
At the start of the 1908-09 season a new artist was on the scene who simply signed himself as ‘Reilly’. Unfortunately I’ve been unable to...
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debscoady
Jun 19, 2022
Programme Notes Part 2
Continuing the story of the artwork on the cover of the Chelsea programme. Mr William Grogan, after drawing the first cartoon in March...
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debscoady
Jun 16, 2022
Programme Notes Part 1
The first in a short series of articles from Paul Waterhouse of Bygone Chelsea 1905-99 on the history of the matchday programme. During...
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paulhay0
Apr 14, 2022
We've Met Before – Crystal Palace
In the lead up to our Semi-Final clash at Wembley on Sunday, Paul Waterhouse looks back at previous FA Cup encounters against Crystal...
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debscoady
Mar 13, 2022
Flying home
Newcastle 1 Chelsea 2 - 19th April 1957 In the bygone years of football many players would travel to games by train, often accompanied by...
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debscoady
Mar 13, 2022
Faith, Hopeless and the 1955 Charity Shield
Tim Rolls takes a lighthearted look at our showpiece performance The Charity Shield was not played at Wembley until 1974. Only in the...
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debscoady
Mar 13, 2022
We've Met Before - Newcastle
Paul Waterhouse looks at games between Chelsea and Newcastle up to 1950. Encounters between Chelsea and Newcastle United stretch back...
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paulhay0
Mar 4, 2022
The Doc and The Lord
Ahead of our match against Burnley, Tim Rolls looks back our past encounters in the 1960’s A trip to Turf Moor on Saturday. It could be...
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paulhay0
Feb 24, 2022
Forget your history, we’re going to Moscow
@ChelseaChadder looks back at a memorable European night against Liverpool Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 30th April 2008 UEFA Champions League...
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paulhay0
Feb 24, 2022
The FA Cup comeback
ChelseaChadder looks back at remarkable FA Cup match against Liverpool in 1997 Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2 26th January 1997 FA Cup Round 4...
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