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A Day Out At Old Trafford 1977 - We're Better Than Man United
Anyone who has watched Chelsea play at Old Trafford in recent seasons is likely to have had a pretty much hassle-free day, apart from...
tjrolls
Sep 17, 2022


55 Years Today and Counting – My First Chelsea Game
The date seemed familiar and sure enough on checking I found that 55 years ago today (16th Sept 1967), I went to my first ever Chelsea...
tjrolls
Sep 16, 2022


'That's Mr Haynes to you' - 5 successive Chelsea wins at Craven Cottage under The Doc
Chelsea face a difficult trip to Craven Cottage this week. Traditionally, Chelsea and Fulham supporters were often closely aligned, with...
tjrolls
Sep 7, 2022


If West Ham were World Cup winners, then what were Chelsea?
It was August 1966. England had just won the World Cup or as some East Enders would have it, West Ham had just won the World Cup. They...
tjrolls
Aug 31, 2022


The First Season We Met - Leicester
Chelsea first encountered Leicester in their inaugural season of league football but the East Midlands side had yet to adopt the ‘City’...
debscoady
Aug 25, 2022


A unique own goal
Chelsea 3 Leicester 1 18th December 1954 1954/55 was the 50th anniversary season for Chelsea having been formed half a century ago. The...
debscoady
Aug 25, 2022


Shine On You Crazy Diamonds - The Doc's Only Chelsea Trophy
Most Chelsea supporters will fondly remember beating Liverpool and Arsenal in Cardiff and Middlesbrough at Wembley in League Cup finals....
tjrolls
Aug 24, 2022


The Chelsea/Leeds Rivalry. Dam Busters vs Your Father’s Gun.
There are few non-Derby footballing rivalries that merit their own Wikipedia page. The hostility between Leeds United and Chelsea is one...
tjrolls
Aug 16, 2022


Programme Notes Part 12
As the 1970’s dawned, so did a time of great success at the club. Since 1948 when the first magazine style football programme was...
debscoady
Aug 10, 2022


Early 1964 - Chelsea on the up, Spurs in decline
In late 1963 Chelsea were starting to play with the style, verve and efficiency that was to bring them close to a treble the following...
tjrolls
Aug 9, 2022


The One That Got Away
By Dean Mears of Went to mow Kingsmeadow You all probably remember back in 2008, when Chelsea, put replica shirts with ‘Robinho’ on the...
debscoady
Aug 8, 2022


Programme Notes Part 11
As the 1960’s dawned, the programmes showed little change from the previous years, especially the front cover. The regular features that...
debscoady
Aug 8, 2022
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