It was April 1977. Chelsea started the month beating Blackburn Rovers 3-1 to go two points clear at the top of Division Two and look a decent bet for promotion. The side was made up almost exclusively of home-grown youngsters, a necessity as the club was skint, to the extent of bucket collections at home games and on special trains, and signing players was not an option. Eddie McCreadie’s side played attractive football, masterminded by 20-year-old England international Ray W

This week's opponents Real Madrid were the 1966 European Cup winners, beating Partizan Belgrade in the final. Though Alfredo Di Stefano...

In Chelsea’s 118-year history there are a few heavy defeats that linger. 7-0 at Leeds. 7-0 at Forest. 6-0 at Rotherham. Another was a 7-1...

Chelsea have achieved two memorable 4-2 FA Cup wins over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Many of you will remember the 1997 win, the...

It was late October 1998. Chelsea were in the Cup Winners’ Cup as holders, sixth in the League and had drawn Aston Villa at home in the...

It is generally recognised by those of a certain age that the atmosphere for the Cup-Winners’ Cup quarter-final second-leg against Bruges...

It was January 1972. Chelsea had had a mixed season to date, with the shock European elimination by Swedish unknowns Atvidaberg, but...