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- I always thought the Durrell Arms on the Fulham Road was their pub but a few months ago I watched an away game there and the place was packed with Chelsea fans.

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The Durrell was pretty much split between Chelsea and Fulham fans in the early 80s. Used to drink in there regularly and played pool there a lot, they had 3 tables. The chaps who drank in there even sorted a strippergram in there for my 21st birthday. Those were the days. No issues between the guys as everyone went to the same schools years before.

Not been in there for 20 years, imagine it's all yuppified now?

Edited April 23, 201610 yr by Shug

I saw two Blues on my journeys friday walking close to my home.....I screeched out across the road...3 points against the spuds...Be there.................Man looked blankly over and his female partner , walking several paces behind him gave me a smile...............................Perhaps i scared them....Oh the joys of being a Blue nowadays

The Durrell was pretty much split between Chelsea and Fulham fans in the early 80s. Used to drink in there regularly and played pool there a lot, they had 3 tables. The chaps who drank in there even sorted a strippergram in there for my 21st birthday. Those were the days. No issues between the guys as everyone went to the same schools years before.

Not been in there for 20 years, imagine it's all yuppified now?

Yeah pretty much, but still quite a lot of their lads drink there on matchday.

if you talk to people in their 70s and 80s there was a tradition to go to Chelsea one week and Fulham when we were away. Don't know when this started decline, possibly when people started to travel away.

Think late 60s/early 70s was when this started to decline. Wasn't around then but I've always seen those years as a turning point for football culture in England. With the expansion of motorways and football specials away fans started to travel. And if you only ever saw one team home and away, rivalries started to become more heated.

I'm in York and we have an official supporters club. We used to have a pub in town where we watched the matches which was decked out in CFC but we've moved now to the local sports bar which is bigger and does better food!

 There was a great boozer in Middlewich, near Manchester, that the MK coach used to stop at on the way to north west aways. Run by a Chelsea supporter and decked out in the Royal Blue.

Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1979 1981

Summary of Season 1980-81

Football League Division 2

Home Away

Pl W D L F A W D L F A Pts

West Ham United 42 19 1 1 53 12 9 9 3 26 17 66

Notts County 42 10 8 3 26 15 8 9 4 23 23 53

Swansea City 42 12 5 4 39 19 6 9 6 25 25 50

Blackburn Rovers 42 12 8 1 28 7 4 10 7 14 22 50

Luton Town 42 10 6 5 35 23 8 6 7 26 23 48

Derby County 42 9 8 4 34 26 6 7 8 23 26 45

Grimsby Town 42 10 8 3 21 10 5 7 9 23 32 45

Queens Park Rangers 42 11 7 3 36 12 4 6 11 20 34 43

Watford 42 13 5 3 34 18 3 6 12 16 27 43

Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 38 14 3 4 14 15 37 42

Newcastle United 42 11 7 3 22 13 3 7 11 8 32 42

Chelsea 42 8 6 7 27 15 6 6 9 19 26 40

Cambridge United 42 13 1 7 36 23 4 5 12 17 42 40

Shrewsbury Town 42 9 7 5 33 22 2 10 9 13 25 39

Oldham Athletic 42 7 9 5 19 16 5 6 10 20 32 39

Wrexham 42 5 8 8 22 24 7 6 8 21 21 38

Orient 42 9 8 4 34 20 4 4 13 18 36 38

Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 40 27 4 5 12 21 39 38

Cardiff City 42 7 7 7 23 24 5 5 11 21 36 36

Preston North End 42 8 7 6 28 26 3 7 11 13 36 36

Bristol City 42 6 10 5 19 15 1 6 14 10 36 30

Bristol Rovers 42 4 9 8 21 24 1 4 16 13 41 23

Matches

Aug 16 Wrexham Home 2-2 Fillery, Rhoades-Brown

Aug 20 Derby County Away 2-3 Johnson, Walker

Aug 23 Shrewsbury Town Away 2-2 Fillery, Walker

Aug 30 Queens Park Rangers Home 1-1 Chivers

Sep 6 West Ham United Home 0-1

Sep 13 Cambridge United Away 1-0 Lee

Sep 20 Preston North End Home 1-1 Lee

Sep 27 Watford Away 3-2 Lee, Walker(2)

Oct 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 3-2 Fillery, Lee(2)

Oct 8 Bristol Rovers Home 2-0 Walker, O.G.

Oct 11 Grimsby Town Home 3-0 Lee(2), Walker

Oct 18 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-1 Walker

Oct 21 Orient Away 1-0 Fillery

Oct 25 Newcastle United Home 6-0 Chivers, Fillery, Lee(3), Walker

Oct 31 Cardiff City Away 1-0 Hutchings

Nov 8 Oldham Athletic Home 1-0 Lee

Nov 12 Derby County Home 1-3 Lee

Nov 15 Wrexham Away 4-0 Britton, Lee, Walker, Driver

Nov 22 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2-0 Lee, Walker

Nov 29 Notts County Away 1-1 Bumstead

Dec 6 Swansea City Home 0-0

Dec 13 Grimsby Town Away 0-2

Dec 20 Orient Home 0-1

Dec 26 Luton Town Away 0-2

Dec 27 Bristol City Home 0-0

Jan 10 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-0

Jan 17 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1

Jan 31 Shrewsbury Town Home 3-0 Fillery, Lee(P), Mayes

Feb 7 Cambridge United Home 3-0 Droy, Mayes(2)

Feb 14 West Ham United Away 0-4

Feb 21 Watford Home 0-1

Feb 28 Preston North End Away 0-1

Mar 7 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-0 Mayes, Walker

Mar 14 Bristol Rovers Away 0-1

Mar 21 Blackburn Rovers Home 0-0

Mar 28 Newcastle United Away 0-1

Apr 4 Cardiff City Home 0-1

Apr 11 Oldham Athletic Away 0-0

Apr 18 Bristol City Away 0-0

Apr 20 Luton Town Home 0-2

Apr 25 Swansea City Away 0-3

May 2 Notts County Home 0-2

What a bad second half of the season!! 2 goals in the last 12 games remember it well. Had to wait until the first game of the following season for our next goals, a 2-0 win against Bolton.

Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1979 1981

Summary of Season 1980-81

Football League Division 2

Home Away

Pl W D L F A W D L F A Pts

West Ham United 42 19 1 1 53 12 9 9 3 26 17 66

Notts County 42 10 8 3 26 15 8 9 4 23 23 53

Swansea City 42 12 5 4 39 19 6 9 6 25 25 50

Blackburn Rovers 42 12 8 1 28 7 4 10 7 14 22 50

Luton Town 42 10 6 5 35 23 8 6 7 26 23 48

Derby County 42 9 8 4 34 26 6 7 8 23 26 45

Grimsby Town 42 10 8 3 21 10 5 7 9 23 32 45

Queens Park Rangers 42 11 7 3 36 12 4 6 11 20 34 43

Watford 42 13 5 3 34 18 3 6 12 16 27 43

Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 38 14 3 4 14 15 37 42

Newcastle United 42 11 7 3 22 13 3 7 11 8 32 42

Chelsea 42 8 6 7 27 15 6 6 9 19 26 40

Cambridge United 42 13 1 7 36 23 4 5 12 17 42 40

Shrewsbury Town 42 9 7 5 33 22 2 10 9 13 25 39

Oldham Athletic 42 7 9 5 19 16 5 6 10 20 32 39

Wrexham 42 5 8 8 22 24 7 6 8 21 21 38

Orient 42 9 8 4 34 20 4 4 13 18 36 38

Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 40 27 4 5 12 21 39 38

Cardiff City 42 7 7 7 23 24 5 5 11 21 36 36

Preston North End 42 8 7 6 28 26 3 7 11 13 36 36

Bristol City 42 6 10 5 19 15 1 6 14 10 36 30

Bristol Rovers 42 4 9 8 21 24 1 4 16 13 41 23

Matches

Aug 16 Wrexham Home 2-2 Fillery, Rhoades-Brown

Aug 20 Derby County Away 2-3 Johnson, Walker

Aug 23 Shrewsbury Town Away 2-2 Fillery, Walker

Aug 30 Queens Park Rangers Home 1-1 Chivers

Sep 6 West Ham United Home 0-1

Sep 13 Cambridge United Away 1-0 Lee

Sep 20 Preston North End Home 1-1 Lee

Sep 27 Watford Away 3-2 Lee, Walker(2)

Oct 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 3-2 Fillery, Lee(2)

Oct 8 Bristol Rovers Home 2-0 Walker, O.G.

Oct 11 Grimsby Town Home 3-0 Lee(2), Walker

Oct 18 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-1 Walker

Oct 21 Orient Away 1-0 Fillery

Oct 25 Newcastle United Home 6-0 Chivers, Fillery, Lee(3), Walker

Oct 31 Cardiff City Away 1-0 Hutchings

Nov 8 Oldham Athletic Home 1-0 Lee

Nov 12 Derby County Home 1-3 Lee

Nov 15 Wrexham Away 4-0 Britton, Lee, Walker, Driver

Nov 22 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2-0 Lee, Walker

Nov 29 Notts County Away 1-1 Bumstead

Dec 6 Swansea City Home 0-0

Dec 13 Grimsby Town Away 0-2

Dec 20 Orient Home 0-1

Dec 26 Luton Town Away 0-2

Dec 27 Bristol City Home 0-0

Jan 10 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-0

Jan 17 Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1

Jan 31 Shrewsbury Town Home 3-0 Fillery, Lee(P), Mayes

Feb 7 Cambridge United Home 3-0 Droy, Mayes(2)

Feb 14 West Ham United Away 0-4

Feb 21 Watford Home 0-1

Feb 28 Preston North End Away 0-1

Mar 7 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-0 Mayes, Walker

Mar 14 Bristol Rovers Away 0-1

Mar 21 Blackburn Rovers Home 0-0

Mar 28 Newcastle United Away 0-1

Apr 4 Cardiff City Home 0-1

Apr 11 Oldham Athletic Away 0-0

Apr 18 Bristol City Away 0-0

Apr 20 Luton Town Home 0-2

Apr 25 Swansea City Away 0-3

May 2 Notts County Home 0-2

What a bad second half of the season!! 2 goals in the last 12 games remember it well. Had to wait until the first game of the following season for our next goals, a 2-0 win against Bolton.

In the days when I'd never miss a home game, no wonder I was going bald before I hit my 30th.

Not from the area but live in Uxbridge now which is mixed on the whole but us and arse are well represented, just down the road in West Drayton it is full on Chels, not too hard to travel from there into Paddington on the overground then jump on the district....

Quite a few of us around Northolt still but as mentioned Greenford, Hayes & Hanwell are qpr...All the nice places eh?!?!?  

RichardP post of 28th April showing our League results and final position back in 1980/81 should show that back then we would have loved 10th in Division One.

Puts it for me into context in my time following Chelsea.

Not saying that in any way, that this season was anything other than very disappointing indeed.

Edited May 16, 201610 yr by erskblue

RichardP post of 28th April showing our League results and final position back in 1980/81 should show that back then we would have loved 10th in Division One.

Puts it for me into context in my time following Chelsea.

Not saying that in any way, that this season was anything other than very disappointing indeed.

yes sorry was supposed to be in the vintage thread!!!!!