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60 Years of The Shed
On 7th September 1966 in the Chelsea program for our home game v Leicester, a supporter had his idea printed on the letters page. That supporter was Clifford Webb and his idea was for the Fulham Road end of Stamford Bridge to be renamed The Shed. From that day the name was adopted and remains today, as we approach the 60th anniversary of that famous Christening.
debscoady
9 hours ago
Remembering Marvin Hinton
Described as a “cultured defender” and a “progressive player ahead of his time” (Chelsea FC, 2025), Marvin Hinton was born on the 2nd of February 1940.
debscoady
Mar 27
Doc Stoned As Chelsea Battle To Goodison Draw
December 1963. Oh What A Night, as Frankie Valli once observed. In the pop world, Merseybeat was omnipresent, She Loves You topping the charts. In the world of football, Merseyside was top of the tree as well. At the start of the month Liverpool were top and champions Everton. though seventh, were only three points off their near neighbours. Chelsea, newly promoted, had struggled back in the topflight at first, winning just two of their first twelve games, but had just won th
tjrolls
Mar 10
A Long Life (Or Six) And A Lively Day In Bolton
Saturday 26th February 1977. Another Saturday, another away trip. This time a long haul by train to Bolton, fellow promotion chasers. Chelsea were top of Division Two but had only won one game since New Years Day, Bolton were third but with two games in hand, so it was a critical game. There were five of us travelling up from Canterbury that day. The usual three die-hards - me, The Curator and The Driver (both of whom I still sit with in the MHU) - plus Steve and Brett. Brett
tjrolls
Feb 23
The Scottish Connection - Part Three
The first Scottish born player to sign for Chelsea in the 1970s was Ian Britton. Ian was born in Dundee.
debscoady
Feb 6
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