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Diamonds sparkle in Upton Park FA Cup win
In late January 1965 Chelsea were considered credible candidates for an unprecedented treble. They were second in the League, were in the...
tjrolls
Feb 8, 2023
The First Season We Met - Fulham
Despite being close neighbours, games between Chelsea and Fulham are not as numerous as one would think. Fulham certainly are much older...
debscoady
Feb 3, 2023
Fulham Thrashed As Neal's Chelsea Hit Four
It was April 7th 1984. After four grim seasons of misery and disappointment, Chelsea finally looked as though promotion back to Division...
tjrolls
Feb 1, 2023
‘Ee-aye-addio, Liverpool’s out the Cup’. The Doc’s Finest Hour?
Fifty-nine years ago today, Chelsea played in a momentous FA Cup tie at Anfield against the holders. They were a disappointing seventh in...
tjrolls
Jan 18, 2023
Vialli Double as Palace Hit For Six
It was March 1998. Gianluca Vialli had been Chelsea manager for five games, taking the reins after the controversial departure of Ruud...
tjrolls
Jan 13, 2023
An Icy Welcome From Tranmere
Sixty years ago this week Chelsea played an FA Cup-tie at Tranmere. It was a game, a round and a season like no other. In the modern era...
tjrolls
Jan 5, 2023
Just The One Lump Thanks, Tony
On Thursday, Chelsea play Manchester City in what is likely to be an extremely tough game given the quality of the visitors and our...
tjrolls
Jan 2, 2023
We Hate Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 6 Chelsea 0 Wednesday 28 March 1979 “We hate Nottingham Forest, we hate Arsenal too (and Leicester) We hate West Ham...
debscoady
Dec 31, 2022
Greaves’ Goodbye Gift
By @ChelseaChadder Chelsea 4 Nottingham Forest 3 29th April 1961 Football League Division One Stamford Bridge Chelsea; Peter Bonetti,...
debscoady
Dec 31, 2022
The First Season We Met - Bournemouth
Despite Bournemouth and Chelsea being formed in 1899 and 1905 respectively it wasn't until 1988 that the two clubs crossed paths in...
debscoady
Dec 21, 2022
I’m Afraid We Don’t Have A Shirt Quite Big Enough, Dr Kissinger
It was December 1976. Off the pitch, they were real dog days for Chelsea FC. A financial morass, years in the making, was sufficiently...
tjrolls
Dec 9, 2022
Paying our regards at Brompton Cemetery
Many of our match going supporters walk through Brompton Cemetery on their way to Stamford Bridge, the underbelly of the rear of the East...
debscoady
Nov 29, 2022
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