Chelsea FC (1905)

Chairman

Bruce Buck

Ground
Stamford Bridge - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
113 Yds x 74 Yds

Mascot
Stamford Lion

Main Sponsors
1983-1984 - Gulf Air
1984-1985 - Simod
1985-1986 - Bai Lin Tea
1986-1987 - Grange Farm
1987-1993 - Commodore
1993-1994 - Amiga
1994-1997 - Coors
1997-2001 - Autoglass
2001-2005 - Fly Emirates
2005-???? - Samsung

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Tim Lovejoy - Tv personality & Rubbish Footballer
Bryan Adams - Rock Star
Suggs - Ska Singer
David Badiel - Comedian
Damon Albarn - Blur Frontman
John Major - Tory ex-PM

Rivals
Arsenal
Tottenham
Manchester United
Leeds
Barcelona

Best Cup Runs
Winners:
1970
1997
2000
2007

Biggest Transfer In
£40m - Andrei Shevchenko - AC Milan - 31/05/2006

Biggest Transfer Out
£4.5m - Michael Duberry - Leeds United - 07/1999

Record Gate Receipts
£488,960 - vs Liverpool - Premiership - 30/12/1995

Highest Home Attendance
82,905 - vs Arsenal - First Division - 12/10/1935
Unofficially, over 100,000 attended a friendly against Dynamo Moscow on 13/11/1945

Highest Away Attendance

Highest Neutral Attendance
100,000 - vs Tottenham Hotspur - FA Cup Final - 20/05/1967 - Wembley
100,000 - vs Leeds United - FA Cup Final - 11/04/1970 - Wembley
100,000 - vs Stoke City - League Cup Final - 04/03/1972 - Wembley

Lowest Home Attendance
6,006 - vs Leyton Orient - 05/05/1982

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
13-0 - vs Jeunesse Hautcharage - European Cup Winners' Cup R1 L2 - 09/1971

Biggest Away Win
0-8 - vs Jeunesse Hautcharage - European Cup Winners' Cup R1 L2 - 09/1971

Biggest Home Defeat
1-8 - vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - Division One - 26/09/1953

Biggest Away Defeat
6-0 - vs Sheffield Wednesday - FA Cup R2 Replay - 05/02/1913

Most Goals Scored in a Season
98 - Division One - 1960-1961

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
100 - Division One - 1960-1961

Previous Names

N/A

Nicknames
The Blues
The Pensioners

Local Radio
102.2fm - Smooth FM
94.9fm - BBC Radio London

Best Season
2004-2005 - 1 Loss in 38 Matches - Premiership

Worst Season
1978-1979 - 5 Wins out of 42 Games (Relegation) - Division One

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
57 - 1906-1907 - Division 2

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
99 - 1988-1989 - Division 2

Managers
1905-1906 John Robertson
1906-1907 - William Lewis
1907-1933 - David Calderhead
1933-1939 - Leslie Knighton
1939-1952 - Billy Birrell
1952-1961 - Ted Drake
1961-1967 - Tommy Docherty
1967-1974 - Dave Sexton
1974-1975 - Ron Suart
1975-1977 - Eddie McCreadie
1977-1978 - Ken Shellito
1978-1979 - Danny Blanchflower
1979-1981 - Geoff Hurst
1981-1981 - Bobby Gould
1981-1985 - John Neal
1985-1988 - John Hollins
1988-1991 - Bobby Campbell
1991-1993 - Ian Porterfield
1993-1993 - David Webb
1993-1993 - Glenn Hoddle
1996-1998 - Ruud Gullit
1998-2000 - Gianluca Vialli
2000-2000 - Graham Rix
2000-2004 - Claudio Ranieri
2004-2007 - Jose Mourhino
2007-2008 - Avram Grant

Youngest Ever Player
Ian Hamilton - 16 Yrs 138 Days - vs Tottenham - First Division - 18/03/1967

Oldest Ever Player
Dick Spence - 39 Yrs 57 Days - vs Bolton - First Division - 13/09/1947

Most Capped Player
Marcel Desailly - 67 out of 116 - France

Top Scorer in a Season
Jimmy Greaves - 43 - 1960-1961

Top Scorer of All Time
Bobby Tambling - 202 - 1950-1970

Most Goals Scored in One Match
6 - George Hilsdon - vs Worksop Town - FA Cup Round 1 - 11/01/1908

Most Appearances
795 - Ron Harris - 1961-1980

Longest Serving Player
Peter Bonetti - 1959-1979

Most European Appearances
Frank Lampard - 58 - 2001-????