Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea F.C. have gone through five distinct crest designs in their 112 years as a professional football club to date; strangely none featured on player shirts until 1960. The first crest was introduced with the club’s establishment in 1905, featuring a famous Chelsea Pensioner which gave rise to their early nickname. Viewing this tagline as an embarrassment, former-star player-turned coach Ted Drake instigated a redesign in 1952. This new logo was based on club’s initials intertwined cipher-style, helping establish The Blues nickname.

The 1953-54 season saw a new crest inspired by the civic coat of arms of the London borough the club resided in. Notable for the heraldic lion, this crest is the one most readily identified with Chelsea and became the first to adorn a club shirt in 1960. The complex design did, however, result in simpler variations being used on successive shirts. The growing popularity of football and the merchandising opportunities this gave rise to saw a new crest based around the club’s initials and a more realistic lion established in 1986. Representative of the divisive Ken Bates era, this crest was unpopular and was replaced with a design redolent of the classic Chelsea F.C. crest ahead of the club’s centenary year. It remains in place to this day.

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Edited October 5, 20205 yr by erskblue

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea F.C. have gone through five distinct crest designs in their 112 years as a professional football club to date; strangely none featured on player shirts until 1960. The first crest was introduced with the club’s establishment in 1905, featuring a famous Chelsea Pensioner which gave rise to their early nickname. Viewing this tagline as an embarrassment, former-star player-turned coach Ted Drake instigated a redesign in 1952. This new logo was based on club’s initials intertwined cipher-style, helping establish The Blues nickname.

The 1953-54 season saw a new crest inspired by the civic coat of arms of the London borough the club resided in. Notable for the heraldic lion, this crest is the one most readily identified with Chelsea and became the first to adorn a club shirt in 1960. The complex design did, however, result in simpler variations being used on successive shirts. The growing popularity of football and the merchandising opportunities this gave rise to saw a new crest based around the club’s initials and a more realistic lion established in 1986. Representative of the divisive Ken Bates era, this crest was unpopular and was replaced with a design redolent of the classic Chelsea F.C. crest ahead of the club’s centenary year. It remains in place to this day.

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2 hours ago, ddrblue said:

Think mine is from the 1970s according to the chap that passed it onto me ,but like i said if it was the colour has faded quite alot and its long sleeve and a very basic shirt material . Did chelsea ever use a club crest in yellow with a red staff at times ? 

I'm pretty sure the crest was yellow for the 1970 cup final replay. Will check the pictures and video.

Yes - the crest was yellow. As it was for the 2020 Nike anniversary version.

Edited October 5, 20205 yr by Backbiter

The Blue Flag collection not old ,unlike me but it gets worn occasionally

Edited October 5, 20205 yr by F1905

Peter Bonetti and Tommy Docherty  stop a Sheffield United attack. The League Magazine. Twitter

Today back in 1981. Steve Francis, aged just 17.Made his first team debut for us v  Southampton away in the League Cup. It ended in a 1-1 draw.

This picture, obviously isn’t his debut.

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Highlights of Coventry City away in late Sept 1972.
Watch out for a great own goal by the Coventry player at about 3 mins 15 seconds.

42 minutes ago, erskblue said:

Today back in 1981. Steve Francis, aged just 17.Made his first team debut for us v  Southampton away in the League Cup. It ended in a 1-1 draw.

This picture, obviously isn’t his debut.

That’s a proper keeper shirt, not all the rubbish and colours they wear now a days, remember an interview on football focus with Steve Francis and they mentioned his height as only 17 and not the biggest but he showed he could touch the crossbar without tip toeing, think it was preview before Spurs in the cup 1982, back then Joe Corrigan and Phil Parkes were  regarded as giant keepers at 6’4, now a days that height is standard for a keeper

2 minutes ago, chi blue said:

That’s a proper keeper shirt, not all the rubbish and colours they wear now a days, remember an interview on football focus with Steve Francis and they mentioned his height as only 17 and not the biggest but he showed he could touch the crossbar without tip toeing, think it was preview before Spurs in the cup 1982, back then Joe Corrigan and Phil Parkes were  regarded as giant keepers at 6’4, now a days that height is standard for a keeper

Agreed re ‘proper keeper shirt’.     Good shout re keepers in general.

Eddie in ‘proper keeper top’ and ‘proper football boots’. 

 

 

 

One of my favourite Chelsea photos.

 

 

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Eddie in ‘proper keeper top’ and ‘proper football boots’. 

 

 

Eddie Eddie Whats yer name > is that how the chant went or am i making that up ? 

1 hour ago, ddrblue said:

Eddie Eddie Whats yer name > is that how the chant went or am i making that up ? 

Sung on his debut against Derby by the Shed and he shrugged his shoulders with a big smile on his face.

I was at this our best away kit for years hardly ever worn either. The second leg was called off because of high winds that made the East Stand unsafe.

 

 

2 hours ago, ddrblue said:

Eddie Eddie Whats yer name > is that how the chant went or am i making that up ? 

Yes that 5-0 slaughter of the rams and it was the first game of the season > as in the season after where chelsea was far too close to comfort to the drop zone untill that 0-1 win at noblot ( Bolton ) > was speaking to Ken Bates in a bar straight after that win at Bolton and his words was ´´ you will see many new palyers at chelsea next season ´´ and Mr Bates was true to hus Word for sure .

1 hour ago, bluehaze said:

I was at this our best away kit for years hardly ever worn either. The second leg was called off because of high winds that made the East Stand unsafe.

 

Is it me but did Kerry Dixon have the most energy saving goal celebration ever seen todate ? 

Palace away.

 

 

 

 

Dogged Collector

 

Ian Hutchinson At Stastrapknee, with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, May 25th 1971. (Photo by Poppe

Ian Hutchinson training on the terraces. May 1971.
 

Football At Stamford Bridge

People:

 

Chelsea Football Team Group

People: Peter Bon

Football At Stamford Bridge

People: Charlie Cooke, Tommy Doche

 

 

Chelsea Football Team Group

People: Peter

Chelsea V Sheffield Weds 23rd April 1955

Eric Parsons, scores a goal against Sheffield Wed at Stamford Bridge, 23rd April 1955.  
This 3-0  winsecured us the League Championship for the first time. A crowd officially of 51,421 saw it.

Just like the angle this picture below of the goal,was taken at.
 

Chelsea V Sheffield WedsDra

 

People: Roy Bentley

Chelsea V Sheffield Weds

People: Roy Bentley

 

Chelsea V Sheffield Weds

People: Roy Bentley

 

 

 

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Chelsea's Bobby Tambling (R) slots his team's first goal past Arsenal goalkeeper Jim Furnell

Edited October 6, 20205 yr by erskblue

Above picture. Bobby Tambling scoring v Arsenal.

3 hours ago, erskblue said:

 

Chelsea's Bobby Tambling (R) slots his team's first goal past Arsenal goalkeeper Jim Furnell

Imagine if someone could superimpose Kerry on that picture, wouldn’t be far away from there!!