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The hooligan on the right having second thoughts by the look of it

5th March 1921: A huge crowd watches the match between Cardiff City and Chelsea.

We lost 1-0 and it was an FA Cup game, Crowd given as 45,000

27th December 1930: A group of Chelsea Football Club supporters. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

https://flashbak.com/british-football-fans-1900-1930-black-faces-duck-hats-and-living-dangerously-34025/

We were playing Grimsby Town at The Bridge that day and won 5-0.

Never seen this photo before.

Think this is slightly different to the usual Moscow Dynamo pic.

Today is the 34th anniversary (!) of the Full Members Cup at Wembley.

5-4 v Man City.

67,236 were at Wembley

Our scorers: David Speedie 24th,52nd and 60th mins. Colin Lee in the 36th and 80th min.

David Speedie was the first player to score a hat-trick at Wembley , since a certain Geoff Hurst scored one in the 1966 World Cup Final !

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Here you go.

I still get nervous watching the highlights !

I know, I know...

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10 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

The hooligan on the right having second thoughts by the look of it

His 'bottle is crashing' by the looks of it !

The Bridge 4th Apr1967 - F.A . Cup Sixth Round v Sheff Wed.

 

Photo shows Ron Springett, the Sheff Wed goalie, failing to save a shot from Tommy Baldwin Chelsea, (not in picture)

which resulted in Chelsea's one and only goal of the match.

 

The goal came in the 90th min.

 

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10 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Think this is slightly different to the usual Moscow Dynamo pic.

I love the photos and videos of the game against Moscow Dynamo and especially seeing the fans on the roofs of the Shed and East Stand.

I've posted before that I knew someone who was at the game. At the time he lived in the North End Road and bunked off school to watch the match.

14 minutes ago, Boyne said:

I love the photos and videos of the game against Moscow Dynamo and especially seeing the fans on the roofs of the Shed and East Stand.

I've posted before that I knew someone who was at the game. At the time he lived in the North End Road and bunked off school to watch the match.

There must have been a great many who did the same thing from both school and work.

4 minutes ago, erskblue said:

There must have been a great many who did the same thing from both school and work.

Indeed. Found this article by the Daily Mail. Some great pictures and stories. In 1945 a pint of beer cost 1 shilling and 4 pence.  About 7 pence in new money.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4804698/Stamford-Bridge-Russia-invasion-Chelsea-vs-Dynamo-Moscow.html

Think this is  Peter Taylor's  free-kick which triggered king fu fighting behind the goal.

Recognise Chopper but not sure who the other player is. John O'Hare?

Guess it's Everton we're playing as it's Howard Kendall behind Ossie.

6 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Think this is  Peter Taylor's  free-kick which triggered king fu fighting behind the goal.

Remember that as I was only 15 at the time I bunked  the train from Southampton 1976 quarter final, Jimmy hill spoke about it kicking off that night on match of the day,as irony would have it saints won the same day and went on to win the cup that year.I was gutted Monday at school and had the piss  taken out of me & had a few scraps for a while

Mid 1960s at The Bridge.

 

Two views the second one with the cut out in the roof to allow the floodlight to reach the pitch area

Must be v Leeds 1970.   Against spurs in 67 we only had a little group of us in one of those top sections making a noise and chanting amongst all the other Chelsea fans, it was just at the start of it all for us really. Bloke we used to call Jesus had a loudhailer urging us on.

 

V Leeds

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Correction

Unique programmes: Chelsea's first home game

Liverpool hold a prominent place in Chelsea's history, being the first team to play them in a match at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's origins can be traced back to a small West London hotel in late 1904 where H. R. Mears, who had acquired the Stamford Bridge Athletic Grounds, ad the idea of forming a first-class football club to go with the athletics meetings that took place there.

When Mears made his feelings public he found very little support. The ground, close to the city centre, was an already established sporting venue. The terraces were constructed using soil from the Underground Railway and covered accommodation for 5,000 was constructed. The stadium was there, but what was missing was a team. To overcome this problem John Tait Robinson was employed, and he spent £500 in producing the team to go with the ground.

Robinson's most famous signing was Billy 'Fatty' Foulke who cost £50 from Sheffield United in May 1905. Billy Foulke holds a unique place in football folklore, being successful in winning two FA Cup winners medals in 1899 and 1902, a runners up medal in 1901 and he played once for England. He remained at Chelsea for just one season before moving to Bradford City in April 1907. He retired in November 1907 and passed away on 1st May 1916 after contracting pneumonia on Blackpool Sands where he was earning a living by inviting members of the public to score goals against him. He also represented Derbyshire at cricket (Information from, Chelsea: A Complete Record 1905-1991. By Scott Cheshire).

 

Chelsea first applied to join the Southern League, yet were turned down. Next, entry to Division Two of the football League was sought where, to everyone's surprise, they got in. Their first ever match was away to Stockport County on 2nd September 1905, where they lost 1-0. Their first ever match at Stamford Bridge was in a friendly played on Monday 4th September when Liverpool were the visitors. Chelsea produced a four page programme to commemorate this event. The front cover obviously focuses on the birth of Chelsea Football Club. The style of writing used remained in Chelsea's programmes right up to the Second World War, with the use of plays on words and snappy short paragraphs.

The second page contains a pen picture of that days referee, a Mr John Lewis whom Chelsea claimed, "In the whole history of Football there has been no more efficient, popular or respected referee." John Lewis was one of the founders of Blackburn Rovers for whom he played for 25 years previously. He refereed three Cup Finals and retired from officiating in March 1905, but was persuaded to return and officiate Chelsea's opening home game. The second page also contains season ticket price details, the best seats being £1's. Also listed were forthcoming fixtures at Stamford Bridge, both football and athletics, as well as an appeal for advertisers to use Chelsea's programme. The linesmen were also prominent members of the Football League being the president and future president respectively.

Page three contains a photograph and profile of William Foulke, Chelsea's new captain. It tells that he stood at 6ft 3in tall and weighed 22 stone, and in their words he, as fine a specimen of manhood as ever stepped onto the field. In spite of his bulk he possesses all the agility of a cat, combined with the playfulness of a kitten.

The line-ups appeared on the back page. Chelsea ran out 4-0 winners. Liverpool had played in the capital two days previously against Arsenal, losing 3-1. Their next game was at home to Blackburn, which they lost 3-1. This was followed by a 5-0 away defeat by Aston Villa. Not a great start to the season. Yet Liverpool finished the campaign as Football League Champions and were close to the double, losing in the FA Cup semi-finals to Everton.

This programme sold earlier this year at auction for £3,300. A good price for such a historic issue.

https://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/464

Not sure if I've posted this historic programme on here ?

 I did post it on 'Chelsea v West Brom, Sept 1905,' Thread. 

Just thought it worth a posting on here, Nope nobody minds.

 

Chris Garland and Archie Gemmill at The Bridge.  19th Jan 1974.  It was a 1 v 1 draw.                         Peter Osgood in action .Not sure of opposition.

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John Hollins v Celtic.

During a match at the National 5 a Side tournament held at Wembley Arena.

This photo looks to be from the early 1970s.

Tournament ran from 1968-86.