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Old Stamford Bridge
Opened in 1877, the stadium was used by the London Athletics Club until 1905, when new owner Gus Mears founded Chelsea Football Club to occupy the ground; Chelsea have played their home games there ever since. -
First Manager
John Tait Robertson was the first manger for the prominent football club -
Founded
Founded in 1905, they play in the English Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. -
First Chelsea team
The first Chelsea team in September 1905 -
First competitive game
The first competitive game was on September 2nd 1905, a 1-0 defeat away at Stockport. Chelsea didn't take long to prove worthy of the League's faith. The crowds flocked to Stamford Bridge with 67,000 recorded against Manchester United on Good Friday of that first season. At the end of the second season, CFC were promoted to Division One. -
FA cup
An FA Cup run in 1932 brightened the mood and Chelsea found ourselves in their third semi-final. -
Ted Drake is HERE
Former Arsenal and England centre-forward Ted Drake became manager in 1952 and proceeded to modernise the club. He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954–55. -
FA CUP WINNERS
Chelsea win their first FA Cup over Leads United 2-1. -
Ken Bates
New owner Ken Bates bought the club for £1! -
Ruud Gullit
It was not until the appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 that their fortunes changed. He added several top international players to the side, as the club won the FA Cup in 1997 and established themselves as one of England's top sides again. -
Gianluca Vialli
Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, who led the team to victory in the League Cup Final, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final and the UEFA Super Cup in 1998, the FA Cup in 2000 and their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League. -
Claudio Ranieri
Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 2002–03. -
Roman Abramovich
In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million. Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies, and was replaced by José Mourinho. -
The Man: Jose Mourinho's Arrival
The man, Jose Mourinho helped Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06), In addition to winning Fa Cup(2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant, led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. -
Mourinho Part 2
After numberous manger changes, Chelsea went back and recalled Jose Mourinho into the spotlight again. Mourinho, at the time with Real Madrid, always wished a move back to Stamford Bridge and jumped right on it when Chelsea called for him. He is leading the London side into a great season and hoped to bring more trophies to the club.
