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History

 

   Founded 1905 by Mr H A Mears

Managers

Years

John Robertson
David Calderhead
T Leslie Knighton
William Birrell
Ted Drake
Tommy Docherty
Dave Sexton
Ron Suart
Eddie McCreadie
Ken Shellito
Danny Blanchflower
Geoff Hurst
John Neal
John Hollins
Bobby Campbell
Ian Porterfield
David Webb
Glenn Hoddle
Ruud Gullit
Gianluca Vialli
Claudio Ranieri

1905 to 1906
1907 to 1933
1933 to 1939
1939 to 1952
1952 to 1961
1962 to 1967
1967 to 1974
1974 to 1975
1975 to 1977
1977 to 1978
1978 to 1979
1979 to 1981
1981 to 1985
1985 to 1988
1988 to 1992
1992 to 1993
1993 to 1993
1993 to 1996
1996 to 1998
1998 to 2000
2000 to present




Honour

Years

League Division One Winners
FA Cup Winners
FA Cup Runners-Up
FA Cup Semi-Finalists

European Super Cup Winners
European Cup Winners Cup Winners
European CWC Semi-Finalists
League Cup Winners
League Cup Runners-Up
Charity Shield Winners
Charity Shield Runners-Up
League Division Two Winners
League Division Two Runners-Up
Full Members/ZDS Cup Winners
Makita/Umbro Trophy Winners
FA Youth Cup Winners
FA Youth Cup Runners-Up 1958

1955
1970, 1997, 2000
1915, 67, 94
1911, 20, 32, 50, 52, 65, 66, 96

1998
1971, 1998
1995, 1999
1965, 1998
1972
1956, 2000
1971, 1997
1984, 89
1907, 12, 30, 63, 77
1986, 90
1994, 97
1960, 61
1958

   Biggest Win: 13-0 v Jeunesse Hautcharage, 29 September 1971

   Heaviest defeat: 1-8 v Wolves, 26 September 1953

   Top five attendances over 70,000 at Stamford Bridge

Attendance

Versus

Date

Comments

82,905

Arsenal

12.10.35

Ground record and 2nd highest ever for a league game. Football league

77,952

Swindon Town

13.04.11

FA Cup Round 4

77,696

Blackpool

16.10.48

Football League

76,000 (est)

Tottenham Hotspur

??.10.20

Football League

75,952

Arsenal

09.10.37

Football League

   Top five largest attendances at Chelsea matches on other grounds

Attendance

Versus

Date

Comments

100,000

Tottenham Hotspur

20.05.67

FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium

100,000

Leeds United

11.04.70

FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium

100,000

Stoke City

04.03.72

Football League Cup final, Wembley Stadium

90,000

Milwall

07.04.45

Football League Cup Final South, Wembley Stadium

80,000

Charlton Athletic

15.04.44

Football League Cup Final South, Wembley Stadium

   Lowest Attendance: 3,000 v Lincoln City, 17 February 1906

 

Chelsea's League Positions Over the Years

 

Year

Division

Position

P

W

D

L

F

A

Points

1906

2

3rd

38

22

9

7

90

37

53

1907

2

2nd

38

26

5

7

80

34

57

1908

1

13th

38

14

8

16

53

62

36

1909

1

11th

38

14

9

15

56

61

37

1910

1

19th

38

11

7

20

47

70

29

1911

2

3rd

38

20

9

9

71

35

49

1912

2

2nd

38

24

6

8

74

34

54

1913

1

18th

38

11

6

21

51

73

28

1914

1

8th

38

16

7

15

46

55

39

1915

1

19th

38

8

13

17

51

65

29
(World War I)

1920

1

3rd

42

22

5

15

56

51

49

1921

1

18th

42

13

13

16

48

58

39

1922

1

9th

42

17

12

13

40

43

46

1923

1

19th

42

9

18

15

45

53

36

1924

1

21st

42

9

14

19

31

53

32

1925

2

5th

42

16

15

11

51

37

47

1926

2

3rd

42

19

14

9

76

49

52

1927

2

4th

42

20

12

10

62

52

52

1928

2

3rd

42

23

8

11

75

45

54

1929

2

9th

42

17

10

15

64

65

44

1930

2

2nd

42

22

11

9

74

46

55

1931

1

12th

42

15

10

17

64

67

40

1932

1

12th

42

16

8

18

69

73

40

1933

1

12th

42

14

7

21

63

73

35

1934

1

19th

42

14

8

20

67

69

36

1935

1

12th

42

16

9

17

73

82

41

1936

1

8th

42

15

13

14

65

72

43

1937

1

13th

42

14

13

15

52

55

41

1938

1

10th

42

14

13

15

65

65

41

1939

1

20th

42

12

9

21

64

80

33

1940

1

12th

3

1

1

1

4

4

3
(World War II)

1947

1

15th

42

16

7

19

69

84

39

1948

1

18th

42

14

9

19

53

71

37

1949

1

13th

42

12

14

16

69

68

38

1950

1

13th

42

12

16

14

58

65

40

1951

1

20th

42

12

8

22

53

65

32

1952

1

19th

42

14

8

20

52

72

36

1953

1

19th

42

12

11

19

56

66

35

1954

1

8th

42

16

12

14

74

68

44

1955

1

1st

42

20

12

10

81

57

52

1956

1

16th

42

14

11

17

64

77

39

1957

1

13th

42

13

13

16

73

73

39

1958

1

11th

42

15

12

15

83

79

42

1959

1

14th

42

18

4

20

77

98

40

1960

1

18th

42

14

9

19

76

91

37

1961

1

12th

42

15

7

20

98

100

37

1962

1

22nd

42

9

10

23

63

94

28

1963

2

2nd

42

24

4

14

81

42

52

1964

1

5th

42

20

10

12

72

56

50

1965

1

3rd

42

24

8

10

89

54

56

1966

1

5th

42

22

7

13

65

53

51

1967

1

9th

42

15

14

13

67

62

44

1968

1

6th

42

18

12

12

62

68

48

1969

1

5th

42

20

10

12

73

53

50

1970

1

3rd

42

21

13

8

70

50

55

1971

1

6th

42

18

15

9

52

42

51

1972

1

7th

42

18

12

12

58

49

48

1973

1

12th

42

13

14

15

49

51

40

1974

1

17th

42

12

13

17

56

60

37

1975

1

21st

42

9

15

18

42

72

33

1976

2

11th

42

12

16

14

53

54

40

1977

2

2nd

42

21

13

8

73

53

55

1978

1

16th

42

11

14

17

46

69

36

1979

1

22nd

42

5

10

27

44

92

20

1980

2

4th

42

23

7

12

66

52

53

1981

2

12th

42

14

12

16

46

41

40

1982

2

12th

42

15

12

15

60

60

57
(3 points)

1983

2

18th

42

11

14

17

51

61

47

1984

2

1st

42

25

13

4

80

40

88

1985

1

6th

42

18

12

12

63

48

66

1986

1

6th

42

20

11

11

57

56

71

1987

1

14th

42

13

13

16

53

64

52

1988

1

18th

40

9

15

16

50

68

42

1989

2

1st

46

29

12

5

96

50

99

1990

1

5th

38

16

12

10

58

50

60

1991

1

11th

38

13

10

15

58

69

49

1992

1

14th

42

13

14

15

50

60

53

1993

prem

11th

42

14

14

14

51

54

56

1994

prem

14th

42

3

12

17

49

53

51

1995

prem

11th

42

13

15

14

50

55

54

1996

prem

11th

38

12

14

12

46

44

50

1997

prem

6th

38

16

11

11

58

55

59

1998

prem

4th

38

20

3

15

71

43

63

1999

prem

3rd

38

20

15

3

57

30

75

2000

prem

5th

38

18

11

9

53

34

65

2001

prem

6th

38

17

10

11

68

45

61