Bobby Tambling, Peter Osgood, John Hollins and Marvin Hinton were each arguably a bit unlucky not to be in Alf Ramsey’s final 1966 World Cup squad of 22, but certainly did not let any disappointment get to them. They started the 1966/67 season positively, as did their Chelsea colleagues in a much-changed Chelsea side, with Terry Venables, Barry Bridges and Bert Murray all having left the club in the Spring. Mercurial, supremely talented new signing Charlie Cooke was already a

They say have no regrets, but one regret I have had for two decades is not being able to get a ticket for Highbury on 6th April 2004,...

Today Chelsea entertain struggling Burnley. Fifty-two years ago the sides met at Stamford Bridge under quite different circumstances. It was March 1974. The country, and Chelsea Football Club, were both in chaos. Industrial action led to power shortages which caused the government to impose a three-day week, great if you liked candlelit pubs or reduced school hours, but pretty disastrous for the UK economy. Floodlit football was banned unless clubs had their own electric gene

From Tony Farmer to Emma Hayes The Chelsea Heritage Partnership, part of the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, hosted our third event in the Tea...

From Tony Farmer to Emma Hayes - our women's team goes from strength to strength. For the large number of fans who will be at Stamford...

Next Saturday evening, Newcastle United visit Stamford Bridge. 42 years ago the sides met in Division Two under vastly different circumstances. Then, as now, Chelsea had a young side, many recruited just months earlier. Unlike the absurdly profligate Clearlake regime, however, the signings made by manager John Neal, with the full backing of chairman Ken Bates, were relatively cheap, players hungrily making a step up from lower divisions. In November 1983, Chelsea were a side

by Anna Laura Welsh Peter Houseman was an instrumental part of the Chelsea squad of his era, but he did not always get the credit that he...

In nearly 50 years of regularly watching Chelsea, without a doubt the manager who attracted the most opprobrium from supporters was,...