The first Scottish born player to sign for Chelsea in the 1970s was Ian Britton. Ian was born in Dundee.

The Chelsea Heritage Partnership returned to the Tea Bar to showcase the incredible success of our Chelsea Women's team in the FA Cup, from our first win at Wembley in 2015 to current holders.

In part one of The Scottish Connection, I wrote about the club’s Scottish players and managers from the founding of Chelsea in 1905 to the end of World War Two. In part two, I look at the players and managers from post-war 1940s to the end of the 1960s. Part two is dedicated to former Chelsea player and manager Eddie McCreadie, who sadly passed away this month at the age of 85. I write about Eddie in this blog in the 1960s section. Anna Welsh Source: Illustrated London News P

The Chelsea Heritage Partnership is delighted to present its next Those Were the Days heritage event. This time we turn our attention to our formidable women's team and their amazing record in the Women's FA Cup.

Since the foundation of Chelsea in 1905, there has been a strong connection to Scotland. Many talented Scottish managers and players have called Stamford Bridge home and left their mark and legacy over the years.

The Chelsea Heritage Partnership, part of the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, and supported by Chelsea FC and the Museum, are once again delighted to present the next in our series of successful heritage events in the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar on Saturday 8th November 2025, from 6pm. Prior to our Premier League fixture against Wolves, we will be presenting the story of our game against Moscow Dynamo, played 80 years ago this month. Chelsea FC's official club historian and Chelsea He

It was Easter Saturday, April 9 th , 1955. Chelsea’s Golden Jubilee had occurred the previous month. 50 years without a major trophy. But that was possibly about to change. Ted Drake’s side sat proudly at the top of the Division One table, and were playing their nearest rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers. The previous day Chelsea had only drawn at home against Sheffield United in front of 51,000 supporters, whereas Portsmouth and Manchester City had both won to keep in the chase

March 1994. Thirty-one years ago but a lifetime ago in Chelsea terms. The Shed was still open, the ground undeveloped, though the North Stand was being rebuilt, hence a reduced capacity. There were relatively few season ticket holders and most supporters paid at the turnstile. The club had not won a major trophy for 23 years. Expectations of success were low. Glenn Hoddle was player-manager, appointed the previous summer. It had been a strange season. An unbeaten run of seven

Our event was dedicated to the memory of Matt Beard, former Chelsea and Liverpool Women’s team manager On Saturday 11 th  October 2025, the Chelsea Heritage Partnership hosted another in our series of successful pre-match heritage events, this time highlighting the history of the, often spicy, encounters with our red rivals, going back as far as our first ever home game at Stamford Bridge for the newly established Chelsea FC.   On 4 th  September 1905 , Chelsea hosted Liverpo