A 440yards hurdles race at The  Bridge in 1927.

 

 

 

 

 

Chelsea v Leeds City. 6th Jan 1912. Att.10,000 We won 4-2 our goals from Bridgeman, Downing, Dodd and Thomson.We finished the season 2nd.

 

 

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Edited January 9, 20215 yr by erskblue

The Bridge 1909

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Sheff Utd at The Bridge in 1912.

 

Arsenal away in 1912.    We won 1-0 and at the end of that 1912-13 season, Arsenal were bottom of Division 1.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Liddell at The Bridge, Mid 1920s

 

 

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Chelsea at Stamford  Bridge, 1905. [The Book of Football. A complete history and record of the Association and Rugby games, London, Amalgamated Press, 1906]

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Just six years after we were formed.  

A crowd of 77,592 watched us play Swindon Town in the FA Cup at The Bridge.  Not bad eh !

On 11th March 1911. We won 3-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chelsea toured Denmark, Bohemia, Austria and Hungary just one year after formation, winning every match.

Matches

D	M	Year	Opposition	Result	Score	Venue
13	May	1906	Boldklubben 1893	Won	6-2	Copenhagen, Denmark
14	May	1906	Southampton	Won	2-1	Copenhagen, Denmark
16	May	1906	Deutscher FC	Won	4-0	Prague, Bohemia
17	May	1906	Deutscher FC	Won	6-1	Prague, Bohemia
18	May	1906	Budapesti Torna Club	Won	4-0	Budapest, Hungary
20	May	1906	Magyar Atletikai Club	Won	6-0	Budapest, Hungary
22	May	1906	Ferencvaros Terna Club	Won	3-1	Budapest, Hungary
24	May	1906	Vienna Cricket FC	Won	3-1	Vienna, Austria
26	May	1906	First Vienna FC	Won	3-0	Vienna, Austria
27	May	1906	Wiener Ramblers	Won	6-0	Vienna, Austria

 

 

1936 Close Season Tour. Didn’t want to put it into usual ‘Vintage Thread’, as I felt it would take away from current debate.

 

 

Eric Liddell competing in the AAA 440 yards at The Bridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

An FA Cup 3rd Rd match v Everton at The Bridge in Jan 1929. We won 2-0  in front of a crowd of 61,316.

We were in Division 2. While Everton were reigning Division 1 Champions. The great Dixie Deans had scored an amazing 60 goals for them that season and was their centre forward against us.

 

Posted by Boyne originally in ‘Vintage Pictures Thread.’

Do you know the Chelsea FC motto? Did you even know we had a motto? Well we do, and this is it:

Nisi Dominus Frustra, taken from Psalm 127 of the Old Testament, and which translates as:  Without God, it is in vain. Goes all the way back to 1905, the reason I’ve posted it here.

So there you go. You learn something every day! 

1 hour ago, Upsetter said:

Do you know the Chelsea FC motto? Did you even know we had a motto? Well we do, and this is it:

Nisi Dominus Frustra, taken from Psalm 127 of the Old Testament, and which translates as:  Without God, it is in vain. Goes all the way back to 1905, the reason I’ve posted it here.

So there you go. You learn something every day! 

Thanks for posting. I never knew that.  I wonder if it was ever used on the shirt. Have looked at old pictures and can't see it. Perhaps on parts of the Bridge back in the day?

57 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Thanks for posting. I never knew that.  I wonder if it was ever used on the shirt. Have looked at old pictures and can't see it. Perhaps on parts of the Bridge back in the day?

I’ve come across a few sites stating that the motto was never used on a shirt. But they’re wrong! The following is taken from a replica 1905 shirt:

Which in turn was inspired by the Chelsea Coat Of Arms:

…. which were officially granted on February 28, 1903.

The crosier alludes to the abbot of Westminster, Lord of the Manor of Chelsea. The winged bull is the symbol of St. Luke, patron saint of the parish. The lion represents Lord Cadogan, the sword and boars from Sir Hans Sloane, both Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. The stag's head comes from the Stanley family. One of Sit Hans' daughters married into the Stanley family.

Looking at the modern incarnation of the Chelsea FC badge, it’s evident that over the years, the club (thankfully!) decided to go with Lord Cadogan’s lion. 

More info here

Edited September 13, 20214 yr by Upsetter

On 13/09/2021 at 18:04, Upsetter said:

Do you know the Chelsea FC motto? Did you even know we had a motto? Well we do, and this is it:

Nisi Dominus Frustra, taken from Psalm 127 of the Old Testament, and which translates as:  Without God, it is in vain. Goes all the way back to 1905, the reason I’ve posted it here.

So there you go. You learn something every day! 

Never knew that. Cheers.

Former Chelsea player Vivian Woodward delivering churns of milk to market.

He became a farmer in Essex after retiring from football. Picture dated October 1925. Just like this picture.

I now have the Madness Song. ‘I like driving in my car.’ In my head.😀

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Ogininal caption states it’s Aston Villa we are playing in Feb 1914.

Edited December 20, 20214 yr by erskblue