Remember not many Huddersfield travelled , quite the norm back then for clubs coming to the Bridge. Also one of our fans got Killed going back to his car after the away game. Can’t remember anything happening after the game

13 hours ago, chi blue said:

And 35 years to the day nearly we have Huddersfield again, for all the glitze and glamour of the premiership, if only I could go back in a time machine tomorrow and be going to Huddersfield at home 1984, Dixon, Nevin, speedie etc, sorry to the current team, but your never be in my heart like OUR team of 83 to 86

Seconded .

I have been thinking about the coincidence of these two home games yet ,amazingly , played 35 years apart !

OUR Team of 1983-86, is to us, the most iconic Chelsea team.

Right I'll look out my retro home top for that season ...

Chelsea 3-1 Huddersfield Town

Sat 4th February 1984 at 15:00

Our scorers were: King Kerry Dixon in the 20th and 44th minutes and David Speedie in the  62nd mnute.

17,922 watched on.

Still top of Division 2.

Next up is Cambridge Utd away on Saturday, 11th February 1984 ,

Cambridge Utd 0 - 1 Chelsea

Saturday, 11th February 1984 at 15:00

Our scorer was Tony McAndrew in the 6th minute

Still top of Division 2.

10,602 saw it at the Abbey Stadium.

Next up is Carlisle Utd at The Bridge, on Saturday, 25th February 1984 at 15:00

 

No game for us on Saturday 18th Feb 1984.

It was the FA Cup and we'd been knocked out in the 3rd round.

 

Chelsea 0-0 Carlisle Utd

Sat 25th Feb 1984

16,543 saw it.

Carlisle were managed by Bob Stokoe. The man who managed Sunderland to their famous 1973 FA Cup win over Leeds.

We are still 2nd in Division 2.

Next up is Oldham Athletic at The Bridge on Saturday 3rd March/

 

27 minutes ago, erskblue said:

Chelsea 0-0 Carlisle Utd

Sat 25th Feb 1984

16,543 saw it.

Carlisle were managed by Bob Stokoe. The man who managed Sunderland to their famous 1973 FA Cup win over Leeds.

We are still 2nd in Division 2.

Next up is Oldham Athletic at The Bridge on Saturday 3rd March/

 

Remember that game boring as anything, Carlisle bought about 15 fans

5 hours ago, chi blue said:

Remember that game boring as anything, Carlisle bought about 15 fans

12-14 more than QPR usually bring to be fair !

Imo in the terrace days we always had better away support than at home..apart from several clubs at the bridge that chelsea turned up for anyone outside of these could have taken the shed. .it certainly was fun tho at every ground in div two.. have to say tho or suggest that not all those so called low gates at the bridge were accurate..i was at one particular match that claimed 12000 plus...it was so obvious just by a quick estimate that another several thousand were left off the official count..great days tho

6 hours ago, chi blue said:

Remember that game boring as anything, Carlisle bought about 15 fans

Remember seventies against huddersfield was so boring cold n wet we went in with the dozen or so huddersfield fans and sang for them. That is til we had to explain to some other blues not to punch or kick us

6 hours ago, chi blue said:

Remember that game boring as anything, Carlisle bought about 15 fans

“ Come on a moped, you must have come on a moped......”

Derek Johnstone made his debut for us as a sub in the 77th minute for Tony McAndrew v Carlisle.

He had been bought from Glasgow Rangers for £25,000 in the summer of 1983 and had been loaned back to his boyhood team of Dundee Utd.

He had been a teenage sensation. He'd scored the winner for Rangers against Celtic in the 1970 League Cup Final aged just 16 !

Then played at Centre Half in the Rangers European Cup Winners Cup wining side of 1972.

His best ever season was 1977/78 when he scored 39 domestic goals for Rangers and another2 for Scotland.

He also played Centre Half for Scotland against England at Wembley in 1973 and came on as a sub in the 1976 Scotland v England game at Hampden as a striker !

11 hours ago, erskblue said:

Derek Johnstone made his debut for us as a sub in the 77th minute for Tony McAndrew v Carlisle.

He had been bought from Glasgow Rangers for £25,000 in the summer of 1983 and had been loaned back to his boyhood team of Dundee Utd.

He had been a teenage sensation. He'd scored the winner for Rangers against Celtic in the 1970 League Cup Final aged just 16 !

Then played at Centre Half in the Rangers European Cup Winners Cup wining side of 1972.

His best ever season was 1977/78 when he scored 39 domestic goals for Rangers and another2 for Scotland.

He also played Centre Half for Scotland against England at Wembley in 1973 and came on as a sub in the 1976 Scotland v England game at Hampden as a striker !

Yes can remember him coming on, he couldn't of played many games though, as THAT team were pretty settled.

Not the best trainer in the world apparantly. Did a bunk from pre season training on the sand dunes and got a taxi back to the hotel by all accounts.

 

11 hours ago, chi blue said:

Yes can remember him coming on, he couldn't of played many games though, as THAT team were pretty settled.

No, think he only played 4 games.

Agreed, that team during that season was pretty settled.

10 hours ago, Ewell CFC said:

Not the best trainer in the world apparantly. Did a bunk from pre season training on the sand dunes and got a taxi back to the hotel by all accounts.

 

No I knew he wasn't the greatest trainer as a player.

Never knew he'd done a bunk pre season at the sand dunes.

He certainly never did that with Jock Wallace at Rangers !

 

Forgot it was 0-0 at home to Carlisle, went to the away game as well and that was the same boring 0-0!!

21 hours ago, Richard P said:

Forgot it was 0-0 at home to Carlisle, went to the away game as well and that was the same boring 0-0!!

Both sets of supporters had a long way to travel for those boring 0-0 draws.

Mind you these two boring 0-0 draws counted at the end of that season

Chelsea 3-0 Oldham Athletic

Saturday 3rd March at 15:00 at The Bridge.

Our scorers were: David Speedie in the 19th  minute, 'King' Kerry Dixon in the 71st and Tony McAndrew in the 75th (Pen)

Watched by 12,736

Ref was Clive Thomas.

Still top of Division 2.

Next up is a vital table topping clash, away to Newcastle Utd on Saturday 10th March 1984.

Edited March 4, 20197 yr by erskblue

1 minute ago, erskblue said:

Chelsea 3-0 Oldham Athletic

Saturday 3rd March at 15:00 at The Bridge.

Our scorers were: David Speedie in the 19th  minute, 'King' Kerry Dixon in the 71st and Tony McAndrew in the 75th (Pen)

Watched by 12,736

Ref was Clive Thomas.

Still top of Division 2.

Next up is a vital table topping clash, away to Newcastle Utd on Saturday 10th March 1984.

Remember this one, it was on match of the day if I remember right, funny how now a days every game is on TV, but back in the day it was a real treat to see the highlights on the box.

1 minute ago, chi blue said:

Remember this one, it was on match of the day if I remember right, funny how now a days every game is on TV, but back in the day it was a real treat to see the highlights on the box.

Cheers for that

The goals from the Oldham game on 3rd March 1984.

MOTD and John Motson commentating.

Up here in Scotland it was a genuine treat to see any footage of any Chelsea game back then.

That's why I still don't take the extensive live games and highlights we now get ( and have had for a few years !)

That's why it was great back then, when the bbc showed the Man City away game in early May 84 on a Friday night live.

Was this the first Chelsea league game shown live ?

Shame there's no footage of the Leeds Utd 5-0 game at The Bridge !

5 hours ago, erskblue said:

That's why it was great back then, when the bbc showed the Man City away game in early May 84 on a Friday night live.

Was this the first Chelsea league game shown live ?

I reckon it must of been, bloody great that was, not just seeing the team, but also the nation seeing and hearing our mighty away support that night