My first Chelsea hero, Charlie Cooke.

Chelsea trio Peter Brabrook, Peter Sillett and Johnny Brooks practice their juggling skills, 1961.

That's what the original caption states...

Couple of photos I've come across from our May/June 1985 Tour of Australia.

We played the following games.

08/05/1965 Chelsea beat New South Wales 5-0 in a friendly

12/05/1965 Chelsea beat Australian Capital Territory 7-0 in a friendly

15/05/1965 Chelsea beat Northern New South Wales 6-2 in a friendly

16/05/1965 Chelsea beat Victoria 1-0 in a friendly

19/05/1965 Chelsea beat Western Australia 6-1 in a friendly

22/05/1965 Chelsea beat South Australia 2-1 in a friendly

23/05/1965 Chelsea drew with Australian Select XI 2-2 in a friendly

26/05/1965 Chelsea beat Tasmania 12-0 in a friendly

30/05/1965 Chelsea drew with Australia World Cup XI 1-1 in a friendly

02/06/1965 Chelsea beat South Coast XI 1-0 in a friendly

06/06/1965 Chelsea beat Queensland 4-0 in a friendly

 

Thanks again to bounder.friardale for the tour  results.

Cup Winners Cup Victory Parade in 1971.

13 minutes ago, erskblue said:

My first Chelsea hero, Charlie Cooke.

Mine also the wizard

Charlie Cooke in full flight at The Bridge.

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by erskblue

Posted before I know.  Some great players in that photo.

John Phillips catches a cross at Anfield in Oct 77.

David Speedie in goal, v QPR at The Bridge, on 16th March 1986 

David Speedie takes over in goal for the injured Eddie Niedzwiecki.

Match ended 1-1.

 

And here's David doing his usual job !

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by erskblue

On 20/01/2020 at 08:37, erskblue said:

How true !

My 10th birthday, number 60 fast approaching.

1 minute ago, MKBlue said:

My 10th birthday, number 60 fast approaching.

 Happy Birthday when it comes. 

I used to think 30 was old when I was at school.

Now I'm 52 I think, 30, that's young !

Charlie Cooke goes past John Radford of Arsenal at The Bridge  on 27th Sept 1969.

We won 3-0 ion front of a crowd of 46,370.

Our scorers: Alan Birchenall 10th and 52nd, Tommy Baldwin 85th mins respectively.

Cutting and programme cover above. Thanks again to bounder.friardale.

 

Charlie Cooke and Eddie Mac at Butlins...                        Charlie at The Bridge v Boro. Graeme Souness in background ?

Edited January 25, 20206 yr by erskblue

Looks like he's been put on the naughty step.

36 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Looks like he's been put on the naughty step.

It does and he looks in the huff !

Taken from the Leeds game. Waiting for the final whistle to celebrate promotion back to Div 1!

5 hours ago, Richard P said:

Taken from the Leeds game. Waiting for the final whistle to celebrate promotion back to Div 1!

Cheers mate. I genuinely didn't know that.

 

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Scott said:

 

 

 

 

Top one: Tromos away in the snow in the  ECWC 1997

I still shiver with cold seeing pictures or footage of that game.

The famous comeback v Liverpool in the FA Cup at The Bridge.  

Sun 26th Jan 1997 at The Bridge.  We won 4-2.

It was live on bbc. So had a 4.10pm kick off time !

Our scorers: Mark Hughes 50th, Gianfranco Zola 58th, Gianluca Vialli 63rd and 76th mins.

Mark Hughes had come on as a sub for Scott Minto at half time and made some difference. He bullied the Liverpool defence.

 A crowd of  27,950  saw it at The Bridge, plus all the bbc  viewers

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-liverpool-fold-as-hughes-sparks-chelsea-onslaught-1285358.html

Football: Liverpool fold as Hughes sparks Chelsea onslaught

Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2

The old warhorse is in his final years but the power, the menace, the desire burn as fiercely as ever. Mark Hughes, scourge of the Scouse, did it again yesterday as Chelsea produced the outstanding comeback of an FA Cup weekend studded with them.

Hughes' day had had the most unpromising of beginnings. Left out of the starting line-up, he sat on the bench in growing frustration as Liverpool, playing typically silky football, scored twice in the first 21 minutes and held the lead until half-time.

 

Then Hughes was unleashed. The atmosphere was already simmering - adding Hughes was like putting a lighted match into a powderkeg. Chelsea exploded with three goals in 13 minutes, the first scored by Hughes, the second made by him. The third came from Gianluca Vialli whose selection ahead of Hughes had, at half-time, seemed mistaken. With 15 minutes left Vialli added a fourth and Chelsea were through to a fifth-round tie at Leicester City.

In the acres of football that now cover the television landscape there occasionally comes a match which justifies all the pre-kick-off hype. This was one of those matches. It had everything bar a penalty and a sending off - and there could have been a few of those had referee Steve Dunn not kept calm amid the maelstrom.

 

 

 

 

 

There was bewitching skill from nimble feet and quick minds, passion and strength, good tackles, great saves, stunning goals and, inevitably, a few errors. The work-rate was astounding. Players like Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler were regularly seen helping out in defence. It was an intoxicating mix of the best of the British game and the sheen of the Continental, and it was not only the foreigners who were skilful or the British who worked hard. You could not take your eyes off it. The Spice Girls could have streaked across the deserted Shed End unnoticed.

When the dust settled, a teeming Stamford Bridge emptied and the television nation switched on the kettle, Liverpool were left to contemplate 17 days which had seen them tumble out of two competitions. Now, more than ever, they must maintain the League challenge

Chelsea, meanwhile, have served notice that they have resilience to go with their skill. The team spirit, while not on a par with Wimbledon, is a far richer brew than usually associated with the club. Yet Leicester will approach the fifth round with hope.  Chelsea are not yet as formidable on the road as at the Bridge.

One weakness, the absence of Michael Duberry, was quickly exposed yesterday. Jason Mc- Ateer's cross from the right seemed innocuous but Frank Sinclair missed his jump, the ball came to Stig Inge Bjornebye whose cross-shot was touched in by Robbie Fowler.

 

Eleven minutes later Gianfranco Zola played a bad square pass to Eddie Newton, his touch betrayed him and released Stan Collymore. Nil-two and, apparently, all over. Liverpool had not lost from a two-goal lead for 33 years.

Chelsea needed a goal and, after half an hour, Vialli should have provided it but shot over. A minute later Fowler should have sealed the game for Liverpool but headed past. McManaman also wasted a good chance but it seemed not to matter.

Enter the Welsh dragon, breathing fire. Liverpool, regular victims during his career, were unnerved. Four minutes later he held the ball up then turned in characteristic fashion to shoot low into the net. Liverpool now looked as if they had encountered a snarling dog and Chelsea, smelling their fear, went for the jugular.

 

Roberto di Matteo, pushed forward to harry John Barnes, had one shot saved then another blocked. Hughes was able to toe that to Zola who bent a rocket of a shot past David James.

The game see-sawed, Fowler and Zola both missing chances, before Vialli came in from the cold. As Zola found Dan Petrescu he glided in from the wing. The Romanian spotted his run, the pass and execution were perfect.

James made three excellent saves from Di Matteo and Villia but Chelsea's Azzurri would not be denied. Vialli won a free-kick on the right, Zola floated it in and Vialli, unchallenged, headed past James.

 

Chelsea's celebrations mirrored Newcastle's after the 5-0 eclipse of Manchester United. Newcastle did not win again for weeks; fortunately Chelsea have a few weeks to recover before the next round.

Goals: Fowler (10) 0-1; Collymore (21) 0-2; Hughes (49) 1-2; Zola (58) 2-2; Vialli (62) 3-2; Vialli (75) 4-2.

Chelsea (3-5-2): Hitchcock; Sinclair, Leboeuf, Clarke; Petrescu, Wise, Newton, Di Matteo, Minto (M Hughes, h-t); Zola, Vialli. Substitutes not used: P Hughes, Grodas (gk).

 

Liverpool (3-5-2): James; Kvarme, Wright, Matteo; McAteer, Redknapp, Barnes, McManaman, Bjornebye (Berger, 73); Collymore, Fowler. Substitutes not used: Carragher, Warner (gk).

Referee: S Dunn (Bristol).

Bookings: Chelsea: Sinclair, Wise. Liverpool: Fowler, Collymore.

Man of the match: M Hughes.

Attendance: 27,950.