1978-1990 programmes in my mums loft. Only missed about 6 home games up getting married in May 1990!

My big day was on  the last game that season away to Millwall, Kerry gave me a nice present of a  hatrick!!!

14 hours ago, erskblue said:

Chelsea 3 Tottenham 2, League Cup Semi-Final 1st leg, 22 December 1971  

Our goals.

'The King of Stamford Bridge', Ossie, Chris Garland and John Hollins (pen)

I was there, that evening. Had forgotten it was so close to Christmas Day!. Also went to the 2nd Leg, (2-2), walking up Tottenham High Rd pre game, many of our fans had the old white Butchers coats on, daubed with slogans/graffiti.
Filled the Paxton Rd end, went off big time when the teams came out, directly opposite in lower terrace.
After our last min equaliser ( which put us through ),  was like the old 'Wild West' outside the ground.
Jeez, that was night never to forget!. ( Let's not mention the Final ).

Yeah wondered why that Semi Final game v Spuds was played so close to Christmas Day in 1971 !

11 hours ago, jim hamilton said:

I've every home prog since 1956 & around 103 short of every away.

A history of Chelsea you've got there mate.

Cap duly doffed !

20 hours ago, Richard P said:

1978-1990 programmes in my mums loft. Only missed about 6 home games up getting married in May 1990!

My big day was on  the last game that season away to Millwall, Kerry gave me a nice present of a  hatrick!!!

That’s pretty impressive going.

Cath’s the obvious one re going to games but Al from Reading run her close until he got ill.

 

Back in the early eighties I worked with a mate of mine who was a massive Pompey fan and to their credit they always travelled in good numbers  and he travelled every where with them  ,home and away

One day my mate was hit by a car as he cycled along the  road, the car never stopped and he was found a good while after  with head injuries. He  was taken to Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford where he slowly recovered .Not long after been in and still poorly and disorientated he left the ward in his white gown, walked out of the hospital and stood at the nearest  bus stop.

The hospital went into panic mode but soon found  him and returned him to his bed .

His explanation “Well Pompey are at home ,I need to go because I haven’t missed a game in 6 years”   

Bless him he made a good recovery bar losing his sense of taste – I will always remember the day orange  kit kat’s came out and he was first in the queue to try one ….  “Oi you cant taste them “   , “ I know “he says “ but I have never had one”

Happy days   

Ps  re game been to etc etc - special mention to  Ron Hockings RIP

 

 

22 hours ago, jim hamilton said:

I've every home prog since 1956 & around 103 short of every away.

To be honest I stopped buying programmes in 1981-82 it was either a programme or 10 fags. It used to be great smoking when you were 14 or 15 in the Shed with your mates. Gave them up 10 years ago can't bear to be anywhere near smoke or sit next to a smoker just hate the smell.

1972 and somewhere between 1905-10.

1 hour ago, F1905 said:

Back in the early eighties I worked with a mate of mine who was a massive Pompey fan and to their credit they always travelled in good numbers  and he travelled every where with them  ,home and away

One day my mate was hit by a car as he cycled along the  road, the car never stopped and he was found a good while after  with head injuries. He  was taken to Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford where he slowly recovered .Not long after been in and still poorly and disorientated he left the ward in his white gown, walked out of the hospital and stood at the nearest  bus stop.

The hospital went into panic mode but soon found  him and returned him to his bed .

His explanation “Well Pompey are at home ,I need to go because I haven’t missed a game in 6 years”   

Bless him he made a good recovery bar losing his sense of taste – I will always remember the day orange  kit kat’s came out and he was first in the queue to try one ….  “Oi you cant taste them “   , “ I know “he says “ but I have never had one”

Happy days   

Ps  re game been to etc etc - special mention to  Ron Hockings RIP

 

 

Good shout with Ron Hockings- almost 2,700 first team games!

11 hours ago, bluehaze said:

1972 and somewhere between 1905-10.

The first picture looks like it's an early season game, judging by the weather and state of the pitch.

Just shows how big the Bridge was back then in second picture.

Cheers for posting them.

I see there’s a Bovril advertisement in the 70s pic.

Jimmy Greaves mentions in his book that during his time at Chelsea he had a sponsorship deal with Bovril.

Peter Sillet said he was turning the club into a “ laughing stock”

18 hours ago, bluehaze said:

1972 and somewhere between 1905-10.

 Very interesting bottom photo that, as it could be the old athletics stadium before we moved in, in 1905. Those white bits could be a couple of goals or high jump/pole vault pits? 

Chelsea 1 Fulham 1 FA Cup 5th Round
10th Feb 1951
 

On 03/08/2018 at 23:18, old git said:

 Very interesting bottom photo that, as it could be the old athletics stadium before we moved in, in 1905. Those white bits could be a couple of goals or high jump/pole vault pits? 

Too late for that as the photo features the Archibald Leitch East Stand, which was built just prior to the 05/06 season. You can just about make out the big white 'Chelsea Football Club' lettering on the side of it. The terracing on the west side also appears fully developed in that picture, whereas in this one taken in 1909 from a helium balloon I think you can see it still being developed, so it has to be later.

 

 

 

Worth posting this clip again for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Edited August 5, 20187 yr by Charles Ryder

Just picked up from a car boot sale for 3 knicker.

3 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Just picked up from a car boot sale for 3 knicker.

Give ya a fiver for it!

£3 for that Charlie Cooke framed picture.

Jammy so and so !

 

Location of the Lillie Bridge Athletic Ground, adjacent to the railway line close to West Brompton station. (Click to enlarge).
The then newly opened Stamford Bridge can be seen a little to the south ("London Athletics Club"). Detail from Charles Booth's 1889 descriptive map of London.

The Lillie Bridge Grounds was a sports ground on the Fulham side of West Brompton, London. It opened in 1866, coinciding with the opening of West Brompton station.^[1][2] It was named after the local landowner, Sir John Scott Lillie (1790–1868) and the Lillie bridge over the West London Line, that links Old Brompton Road with Lillie Road.

The grounds were adjacent to the railway on the south side of Lillie Road. Although geographically near to present day Stamford Bridge, there was never direct access, there being the 13 acre now defunct Western Hospital site between the two.

The ground was the scene in its day of many sports including athletics, boxing, cricket, cycling and football, and hosted the FA Cup Final in 1873. It closed in 1888 following a riot reported in The Times.

The London Athletic Club, founded in 1866, moved to the Grounds in 1869 were it stayed until 1876, prior to its transfer to Stamford Bridge.^[5] Meanwhile the venue began hosting other sports including: bicycle racing, football, cricket and wrestling.^[6] There were also hot air balloon festivals and county fairs. It fell into disuse after a riot on 18 September 1887 which destroyed the track and grandstand, leading to closure the following year. This coincided with the development on the north side of Lillie Bridge, of John Robinson Whitley's 1887 Earl's Court Exhibition Grounds.^[7] This was transformed in 1937 into the internationally famous venue, which hosted the indoor Volleyball competition of the 2012 Olympics before itself being consigned to demolition.

Athletics[edit]

Lillie Bridge was the home of the Amateur Athletic Club whose moving spirit was the Cambridge University athlete, John Graham Chambers^[8] and who helped to organise the Amateur Championships before they were held under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Association. From 1867 to 1887, the annual athletics Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities were held here before moving to Queen's Club on the ground's closure. Many World Records were set at Lillie Bridge, including for example, 6' 2.5" in the high jump in 1876 by Marshall Brooks in front of a crowd of 12,000.

Boxing[edit]

The person to codify the Marquess of Queensberry Rules was John Graham Chambers. The ground held the first ever amateur boxing matches in 1867, cups being supplied by the Marquess of Queensberry.

Football[edit]

The Wanderers, after winning the first FA Cup final in 1872, were allowed to defend the cup in the second final of 1873 with choice of venue. Not having a ground of their own, they chose Lillie Bridge and Oxford University were defeated 2–0. The attendance was over 1,000 higher than the previous final.

Results of FA Cup Finals at Lillie Bridge

Year	Attendance	Winner		Runner-up
1873	3,000	Wanderers	2	Oxford University	0

Cricket[edit]

Middlesex County Cricket Club moved to Lillie Bridge in 1869. WG Grace scored several centuries here before the MCCC left in 1872 to find better quality turf at Lord's.^[9] The club nearly folded at this time, a vote for continuing being won 7–6.

The Grounds Today[edit]

The LNWR opened its Brompton and Fulham Goods and Coal Station on the site in 1892.^[10] This was closed in the 1960s and the site was used for many years as a car park serving the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.^[11] From 2012–2017 the site is being redeveloped as part of the Lillie Square housing scheme.^[

Edited August 5, 20187 yr by erskblue

A young Ray Wilkins, pictured in the programme for an England Schoolboys game - 1972

On 04/08/2018 at 21:05, Charles Ryder said:

 

I try so hard to find the Chelsea FC season review for the 1999/2000 season - so frustrating because I can find many of the other season reviews - I just watched this match replay from Chelsea hosting manure, it's soo funny to watch

 

4 hours ago, robdog said:

I try so hard to find the Chelsea FC season review for the 1999/2000 season - so frustrating because I can find many of the other season reviews - I just watched this match replay from Chelsea hosting manure, it's soo funny to watch

 

That's what you call being well and truly pissed upon.