Chelsea F.C
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| Full name | Chelsea Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Pensioners | |||
| Founded | 10 March 1905[1] | |||
| Ground | Stamford Bridge | |||
| Capacity | 41,663[2] | |||
| Owner | Roman Abramovich | |||
| Chairman | Bruce Buck | |||
| Interim manager | Guus Hiddink | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2014–15 | Premier League, 1st | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship. They won various cup competitions between 1965 and 1990. The club's greatest period of success has been the last two decades, winning 17 major trophies since 1997.[3] Chelsea have won five national league titles, seven FA Cups, five League Cups and four FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League,[4] and one of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three main UEFA club competitions.[5][6]
Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s.[7] The club have the fifth-highest average all-time attendance in English football.[8] Their average home gate for the 2014–15 season was 41,546, the seventh highest in the Premier League.[9] Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.[10] In 2015, they were ranked by Forbes magazine as the sixth most valuable football club in the world, at £898 million ($1.37 billion).[11]
Contents
History
Main article: History of Chelsea F.C.
The first Chelsea team in September 1905
The club won promotion to the First Division in their second season, and yo-yoed between the First and Second Divisions in their early years. They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished third in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point.[14] Chelsea attracted large crowds[15] and had a reputation for signing big-name players,[16] but success continued to elude the club in the inter-war years.
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 with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954–55. The following season saw UEFA create the European Champions' Cup, but after objections from The Football League and the FA Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started.[17] Chelsea failed to build on this success, and spent the remainder of the 1950s in mid-table. Drake was dismissed in 1961 and replaced by player-coach Tommy Docherty.
Chart showing the progress of Chelsea's league finishes from 1906–2015
The late 1970s through to the 1980s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club,[19] star players were sold and the team were relegated. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade.[20] In 1982, Chelsea were, at the nadir of their fortunes, acquired by Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home.[21] On the pitch, the team had fared little better, coming close to relegation to the Third Division for the first time, but in 1983 manager John Neal put together an impressive new team for minimal outlay. Chelsea won the Second Division title in 1983–84 and established themselves in the top division, before being relegated again in 1988. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988–89.
Chelsea players celebrate their first UEFA Champions League title against Bayern Munich.
In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million.[10] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies,[23] and was replaced by José Mourinho.[24] Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06),[25] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant,[26] who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United.
In 2009, Guus Hiddink guided Chelsea to another FA Cup success.[27] In 2009–10, his successor Carlo Ancelotti led them to their first Premier League and FA Cup "Double", and becoming the first English top-flight club to score 100 league goals in a season since 1963.[28] In 2012, caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo led Chelsea to their seventh FA Cup,[29] and their first UEFA Champions League title, beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties,[30] the first London club to win the trophy.[30] In 2013, interim manager Rafael Benítez guided Chelsea to win the UEFA Europa League against Benfica,[31] becoming the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously and one of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three of UEFA's major club competitions.[32] In the summer of 2013, Mourinho returned as manager, leading Chelsea to League Cup success in March 2015,[33] and their fifth league title two months later.[34]
Stadium
Main article: Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge, West Stand
Starting with an open bowl-like design and one covered terrace, Stamford Bridge had an original capacity of around 100,000.[35] The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand. It eventually became known as the "Shed End", the home of Chelsea's most loyal and vocal supporters, particularly during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The exact origins of the name are unclear, but the fact that the roof looked like a corrugated iron shed roof played a part.[35]
In the early 1970s, the club's owners announced a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with plans for a state-of-the-art 50,000 all-seater stadium.[35] Work began on the East Stand in 1972 but the project was beset with problems and was never completed; the cost brought the club close to bankruptcy, culminating in the freehold being sold to property developers. Following a long legal battle, it was not until the mid-1990s that Chelsea's future at the stadium was secured and renovation work resumed.[35] The north, west and southern parts of the ground were converted into all-seater stands and moved closer to the pitch, a process completed by 2001.
When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport. The intention was that these facilities would provide extra revenue to support the football side of the business, but they were less successful than hoped and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the debt taken on to finance them was a major burden on the club. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. However, the stadium is sometimes still referred to as part of "Chelsea Village" or "The Village".
Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on 23 September 1905; Chelsea won 1–0.
Stamford Bridge has been used for a variety of other sporting events since 1905. It hosted the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922,[40] has held ten FA Cup semi-finals (most recently in 1978), ten FA Charity Shield matches (the last in 1970), and three England international matches, the last in 1932; it was also the venue for an unofficial Victory International in 1946.[41] The 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was played at Stamford Bridge.[42]
The current club ownership have stated that a larger stadium is necessary in order for Chelsea to stay competitive with rival clubs who have significantly larger stadia, such as Arsenal and Manchester United.[50] Owing to its location next to a main road and two railway lines, fans can only enter the ground via the Fulham Road exits, which places constraints on expansion due to health and safety regulations.[51] The club have consistently affirmed their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home,[52][53][54] but have nonetheless been linked with a move to various nearby sites, including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Battersea Power Station and the Chelsea Barracks.[55] In October 2011, a proposal from the club to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits was voted down by Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.[56] In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a new stadium,[57] but lost out to a Malaysian consortium.[58] The club subsequently announced plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a 60,000 seater stadium.[59]
Crest and colours
Crest
1953–1986 Chelsea crest
In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and because the old rampant lion badge could not be trademarked.[62] The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. initials. This lasted for the next 19 years, with some modifications such as the use of different colours, including red from 1987 to 1995, and yellow from 1995 until 1999, before the white returned.[63] With the new ownership of Roman Abramovich, and the club's centenary approaching, combined with demands from fans for the popular 1950s badge to be restored, it was decided that the crest should be changed again in 2005. The new crest was officially adopted for the start of the 2005–06 season and marked a return to the older design, used from 1953 to 1986, featuring a blue heraldic lion holding a staff. For the centenary season this was accompanied by the words '100 YEARS' and 'CENTENARY 2005–2006' on the top and bottom of the crest respectively.[7]
Colours
Chelsea's first home colours, used from 1905 until c. 1912.
Chelsea's away colours are usually all yellow or all white with blue trim. More recently, the club have had a number of black or dark blue away kits.[67] As with most teams, they have also had some more unusual ones. At Docherty's behest, in the 1966 FA Cup semi-final they wore blue and black stripes, based on Inter Milan's kit.[68] In the mid-1970s, the away strip was a red, white and green kit inspired by the Hungarian national side of the 1950s.[69] Other memorable away kits include an all jade strip worn from 1986–89, red and white diamonds from 1990–92, graphite and tangerine from 1994–96, and luminous yellow from 2007–08.[67] The graphite and tangerine strip often appears in lists of the worst football kits ever.[70][71]
Support
Chelsea fans at a match against Tottenham Hotspur, on 11 March 2006
At matches, Chelsea fans sing chants such as "Carefree" (to the tune of Lord of the Dance, whose lyrics were probably written by supporter Mick Greenaway[77][78]), "Ten Men Went to Mow", "We All Follow the Chelsea" (to the tune of "Land of Hope and Glory"), "Zigga Zagga", and the celebratory "Celery", with the latter often resulting in fans ritually throwing celery. The vegetable was banned inside Stamford Bridge after an incident involving Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas at the 2007 League Cup Final.[79]
Mural at a Chelsea pub in Tashkent
Since the 1990s, there has been a marked decline in crowd trouble at matches, as a result of stricter policing, CCTV in grounds and the advent of all-seater stadia.[82] In 2007, the club launched the 'Back to the Shed' campaign to improve the atmosphere at home matches, with notable success. According to Home Office statistics, 126 Chelsea fans were arrested for football-related offences during the 2009–10 season, the third highest in the division, and 27 banning orders were issued, the fifth-highest in the division.[83]
Rivalries
Main articles: West London derby, Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry and Chelsea F.C.–Leeds United F.C. rivalry
Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.[84][85] A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup Final.[86] More recently a rivalry with Liverpool has grown following repeated clashes in cup competitions.[87][88] Chelsea's fellow West London sides Brentford, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers
are generally not considered major rivals, as matches have only taken
place intermittently due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.[89] A 2004 survey by Planetfootball.com found that Chelsea fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order): Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
In the same survey, fans of six clubs (Arsenal, Fulham, Leeds United,
QPR, Tottenham and West Ham United) named Chelsea as one of their three
main rivals.[90] In a 2008 poll conducted by the Football Fans Census, Chelsea fans named Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United as their most disliked clubs.[91]Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Chelsea F.C. records and statistics.
Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time highest goalscorer.
Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer, with 211 goals in 648 games (2001–2014);[92] he passed Bobby Tambling's longstanding record of 202 in May 2013.[93] Seven other players have also scored over 100 goals for Chelsea: George Hilsdon (1906–12), George Mills (1929–39), Roy Bentley (1948–56), Jimmy Greaves (1957–61), Peter Osgood (1964–74 and 1978–79), Kerry Dixon (1983–92) and Didier Drogba (2004–12 and 2014–2015). Greaves holds the record for the most goals scored in one season (43 in 1960–61).[94]
Chelsea's biggest winning scoreline in a competitive match is 13–0, achieved against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971.[95] The club's biggest top-flight win was an 8–0 victory against Wigan Athletic in 2010, which was matched in 2012 against Aston Villa.[96] Chelsea's biggest loss was an 8–1 reverse against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1953.[97][98] Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a First Division match against Arsenal on 12 October 1935. However, an estimated crowd of over 100,000 attended a friendly match against Soviet team Dynamo Moscow on 13 November 1945.[99][100] The modernisation of Stamford Bridge during the 1990s and the introduction of all-seater stands mean that neither record will be broken for the foreseeable future. The current legal capacity of Stamford Bridge is 41,837.[2] Every starting player in Chelsea's 57 games of the 2013–14 season was a full international – a new club record.[101]
Chelsea signed Fernando Torres for £50 million, then the record for a purchase by a British club.
Chelsea, along with Arsenal, were the first club to play with shirt numbers, on 25 August 1928 in their match against Swansea Town.[110] They were the first English side to travel by aeroplane to a domestic away match, when they visited Newcastle United on 19 April 1957,[111] and the first First Division side to play a match on a Sunday, when they faced Stoke City on 27 January 1974. On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up (no British or Irish players) in a Premier League match against Southampton.[112]
In May 2007, Chelsea were the first team to win the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium, having also been the last to win it at the old Wembley.[113] They were the first English club to be ranked #1 under UEFA's five-year coefficient system in the 21st century.[114] They were the first team in Premier League history to score at least 100 goals in a single season, reaching the milestone on the final day of the 2009–10 season.[28] Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, after beating Bayern Munich in the 2012 final.[4][115] Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the first English club to win all four European trophies and the only club to hold the Champions League and the Europa League at the same time.[116]
Ownership and finances
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Thereafter, Abramovich changed the ownership name to Chelsea FC plc, whose ultimate parent company is Fordstam Limited, which is controlled by him.[120] Chelsea are additionally funded by Abramovich via interest free soft loans channelled through his holding company Fordstam Limited. The loans stood at £709 million in December 2009, when they were all converted to equity by Abramovich, leaving the club themselves debt free,[121][122] although the debt remains with Fordstam.[123] Since 2008 the club have had no external debt.[124]
Chelsea did not turn a profit in the first nine years of Abramovich's ownership, and made record losses of £140m in June 2005.[125] In November 2012, Chelsea announced a profit of £1.4 million for the year ending 30 June 2012, the first time the club had made a profit under Abramovich's ownership.[125][126] This was followed by a loss in 2013 and then their highest ever profit of £18.4 million for the year to June 2014.[127]
Chelsea have been described as a global brand; a 2012 report by Brand Finance ranked Chelsea fifth among football brands and valued the club's brand value at US $398 million – an increase of 27% from the previous year, also valuing them at US $10 million more than the sixth best brand, London rivals Arsenal – and gave the brand a strength rating of AA (very strong).[128][129] In 2015, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the sixth most valuable football club in the world, at £898 million ($1.37 billion).[11] As of 2016, Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with an annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million.[130]
Sponsorship
Chelsea's kit has been manufactured by Adidas since 2006, which is contracted to supply the club's kit from 2006 to 2018. The partnership was extended in October 2010 in a deal worth £160 million over eight years.[131] This deal was again extended in June 2013 in a deal worth £300 million over another ten years.[132][133] Previously, the kit was manufactured by Umbro (1975–81), Le Coq Sportif (1981–86), The Chelsea Collection (1986–87) and Umbro again (1987–2006).Chelsea's first shirt sponsor was Gulf Air, agreed during the 1983–84 season. The club were then sponsored by Grange Farms, Bai Lin Tea and Simod before a long-term deal was signed with Commodore International in 1989; Amiga, an offshoot of Commodore, also appeared on the shirts. Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by Coors beer (1994–97), Autoglass (1997–2001), Emirates (2001–05), Samsung Mobile (2005–08) and Samsung (2008–15).[134][135] Chelsea's current shirt sponsor is the Yokohama Rubber Company. Worth £40 million-per-year, the deal is second in English football to Chevrolet's £50 million-per-year sponsorship of Manchester United.[134]
The Sauber F1 Team, an official partner of the club, displaying the Chelsea crest
Popular culture
Chelsea parade through the streets of Fulham and Chelsea after winning their league and cup double, May 2010
Up until the 1950s, the club had a long-running association with the music halls; their underachievement often provided material for comedians such as George Robey.[145] It culminated in comedian Norman Long's release of a comic song in 1933, ironically titled "On the Day That Chelsea Went and Won the Cup", the lyrics of which describe a series of bizarre and improbable occurrences on the hypothetical day when Chelsea finally won a trophy.[16] In Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, Mr Memory claims that Chelsea last won the Cup in 63 BC, "in the presence of the Emperor Nero."[146] Scenes in a 1980 episode of Minder were filmed during a real match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Preston North End with Terry McCann (played by Dennis Waterman) standing on the terraces.[147]
The song "Blue is the Colour" was released as a single in the build-up to the 1972 League Cup Final, with all members of Chelsea's first team squad singing; it reached number five in the UK Singles Chart.[148] The song has since been adopted as an anthem by a number of other sports teams around the world, including the Vancouver Whitecaps (as "White is the Colour")[149] and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (as "Green is the Colour").[150] In the build-up to the 1997 FA Cup Final, the song "Blue Day", performed by Suggs and members of the Chelsea squad, reached number 22 in the UK charts.[151] Bryan Adams, a fan of Chelsea,[152] dedicated the song "We're Gonna Win" from the album 18 Til I Die to the club.[153]
Chelsea Ladies
Katie Chapman, current captain of Chelsea Ladies
For more details on this topic, see Chelsea L.F.C..
Chelsea also operate a women's football team, Chelsea Ladies. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2004[154] and are part of the club's Community Development programme. They play their home games at Wheatsheaf Park, the home ground of Conference South club Staines Town.[155] The club were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in 2005 as Southern Division champions and won the Surrey County Cup in 2003–04, 2006–10, 2012, and 2013.[156] In 2010 Chelsea Ladies were one of the eight founder members of the FA Women's Super League.[157] In 2015, Chelsea Ladies won the FA Women's Cup for the first time, beating Notts County Ladies at Wembley Stadium,[158] and a month later clinched their first FA WSL title to complete a league and cup double.[159] John Terry, the current captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Ladies.[160]Players
First team squad
- As of 18 March 2016.[161]
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Out on loan
[162] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves and Academy
For further information: Chelsea F.C. Reserves and AcademyPlayer of the Year
Frank Lampard was named Chelsea's Player of the Year a record three times.
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Notable managers
For more details on this topic, see List of Chelsea F.C. managers.
The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea:| Name | Period | Trophies |
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 Ted Drake |
1952–1961 | First Division Championship, Charity Shield |
 Tommy Docherty |
1962–1967 | League Cup |
| Dave Sexton |
1967–1974 | FA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| John Neal |
1981–1985 | Second Division Championship |
| John Hollins |
1985–1988 | Full Members Cup |
| Bobby Campbell |
1988–1991 | Second Division Championship, Full Members Cup |
 Ruud Gullit |
1996–1998 | FA Cup |
 Gianluca Vialli |
1998–2000 | FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup |
 José Mourinho |
2004–2007 2013–2015 |
3 Premier Leagues, 3 League Cups, FA Cup, Community Shield |
| Guus Hiddink |
2009 2015–[nb 1] |
FA Cup |
| Carlo Ancelotti |
2009–2011 | Premier League, FA Cup, Community Shield |
| Roberto Di Matteo |
2012[nb 2] | FA Cup, UEFA Champions League |
 Rafael Benítez |
2012–2013[nb 3] | UEFA Europa League |
Management team
| Position | Staff |
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| First-team Manager | Guus Hiddink |
| Assistant Manager | Steve Holland |
| Eddie Newton |
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| Technical Director |  Michael Emenalo |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Christophe Lollichon |
| Fitness Coach | Chris Jones |
| Assistant Fitness Coach | Carlos Lalin |
| Senior Opposition Scout | Mick McGiven |
| Medical Director | Paco Biosca |
| Head of Youth Development | Neil Bath |
| Under-21 Team Manager | Adi Viveash |
| Under-18 Team Manager | Joe Edwards |
| Head of Match Analysis/Scout | James Melbourne |
| International Head Coach | Dermot Drummy |
Club personnel
Chelsea FC plc is the company which owns Chelsea Football Club. The ultimate parent company of Chelsea FC plc is Fordstam Limited and the ultimate controlling party of Fordstam Limited is Roman Abramovich.[164]On 22 October 2014, Chelsea announced that Ron Gourlay, after ten successful years at the club including five as Chief Executive, is leaving Chelsea in order to pursue new business opportunities.[165] On 27 October 2014, Chelsea announced that Christian Purslow is joining the club to run global commercial activities and the club do not expect to announce any other senior appointments in the near future having Chairman Bruce Buck and Director Marina Granovskaia assumed the executive responsibilities.[166]
Chelsea Ltd.
- Owner: Roman Abramovich
- Chairman: Bruce Buck
- Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum[167] and Marina Granovskaia[168][169]
- Club Secretary: David Barnard
- Chairman: Bruce Buck
- Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum and Marina Granovskaia
- Head of Global Commercial Activities: Christian Purslow
- Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)
- Peter Digby
- Sir Peter Harrison
- Joe Hemani
- John Leigh
- Anthony Reeves
- Alan Spence
Honours
Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies.[170]Domestic
Leagues
Cups
European
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 1998
Doubles
- 1997–98: League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup
- 2004–05: League and League Cup
- 2006–07: FA Cup and League Cup
- 2009–10: League and FA Cup
- 2011–12: FA Cup and UEFA Champions League
- 2014–15: League and League Cup
Notes
- The trophy was known as the Charity Shield until 2002, and as the Community Shield ever since.
Footnotes
- "Chelsea join illustrious trio". uefa.com. 15 May 2013.
References
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- Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- Hadgraft, Rob (2004). Chelsea: Champions of England 1954–55. Desert Island Books Limited. ISBN 1-874287-77-5.
- Harris, Harry (2005). Chelsea's Century. Blake Publishing. ISBN 1-84454-110-X.
- Ingledew, John (2006). And Now Are You Going to Believe Us: Twenty-five Years Behind the Scenes at Chelsea FC. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84454-247-5.
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- Mears, Brian (2002). Chelsea: Football Under the Blue Flag. Mainstream Sport. ISBN 1-84018-658-5.
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