Chelsea Legends

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Chelsea Kits

Chelsea Home Kit 1905 - Present

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Chelsea Away and Third Kit 1963 - Present

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Chelsea Players

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Reserve and Academy

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Team Management

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• Andre Villas-Boas - Manager
  Andre Villas-Boas was appointed manager on 22 June 2011, returning to Chelsea after a gap of just under four years...
  
  
• Roberto Di Matteo - Assistant first team coach
  In his first press conference Andre Villas-Boas announced the return to the club of Roberto Di Matteo as assistant first team coach.
  
  
• Steve Holland - Assistant first team coach
  Following the success of last season's reserve side coach Steve Holland steps up to work with the senior squad, becoming an assistant first team coach.
  
  
• Michael Emenalo - Technical director
  Michael Emenalo moved up from his previous position of head opposition scout in November 2010.
  
  
• Christophe Lollichon - Goalkeeper coach
  Christophe joined Chelsea in November 2007 from Rennes, where he had previously worked with Petr Cech.
  
  
• Jose Mario Rocha - First team fitness coach
  Jose Mario Rocha has been alongside Andre Villas-Boas throughout his short but highly successful management career so far...
  
  
• Chris Jones - Assistant first team fitness coach
  Previously worked with the Academy and reserve teams here before moving up to work with the first team in 2009.
  
  
• Daniel Sousa - Head opposition scout
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• Mick McGiven - Senior opposition scout
  At the start of the 2005/6 season, Mick moved up to work with the first team squad after ten years in charge of the reserves.
  
• Paco Biosca - Medical director
  Joined Chelsea in July 2011 having worked in a similar position at Shakhtar Donetsk for the previous six years...
  
  
• Dermot Drummy - Reserve team manager
  Dermot Drummy was appointed reserve team manager in the summer of 2011 after a successful spell as youth team manager...
  
  
• Adi Viveash - Youth team manager
  Previously Academy and assistant reserve team coach, Adi became youth team manager in July 2011 when Dermot Drummy moved up to take over the reserves...
  
  
• Neil Bath - Academy manager
  Neil joined the Chelsea schoolboys coaching staff part-time in 1993 and has worked his way up.
  
  
• James Melbourne - Match analyst
  Chelsea's computer man, James measures our own team's performances and helps assess and dissect opponents, producing videos for the manager's requirements.

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Crest Chelsea

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Quote: Since the club's foundation, Chelsea have had four main crests, though all underwent minor variations. In 1905, Chelsea adopted as their first crest the image of a Chelsea pensioner, which obviously contributed to the "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts. As part of Ted Drake's modernisation of the club from 1952 onwards, he insisted that the pensioner badge be removed from the match day programme in order to change the club's image and that a new crest be adopted. As a stop-gap, a temporary emblem comprising simply the initials C.F.C. was adopted for one year. In 1953, Chelsea's crest was changed to an upright blue lion looking backwards and holding a staff, which was to endure for the next three decades. This crest was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea with the "lion rampant regardant" taken from the arms of then club president Viscount Chelsea and the staff from the Abbots of Westminster, former Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. This was the first club badge to appear on shirts, since the policy of putting the crest on the shirts was only adopted in the early 1960s. In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and to capitalise on new marketing opportunities. The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, yellow and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. initials. It lasted for the next 19 years, with some modifications such as the use of different colours. With new ownership, and the club's centenary approaching, combined with demands from fans for the club's traditional badge to be restored, it was decided that the crest should be changed again in 2004. The new crest was officially adopted for the start of the 2005–06 season and marks a return to the older design of the blue heraldic lion holding a staff. As with previous crests, this one has appeared in various colours, including white and gold. Chelsea's official badge has changed five times (with a few variations on each) in our 100+ year history. Quote: 1st crest This is the the first Chelsea badge showing one of the famous Chelsea Pensioners that gave rise to our early nickname. It was never worn on any shirts however but did appear on later matchday programmes. 2nd crest When Ted Drake became Chelsea manager in 1952, he instigated a move away from the old 'Pensioners' tag and wanted a new image to go with the new nickname, the Blues. While the new design was being worked on, this cipher of the club's initials was used for a solitary season as a stop-gap. 3rd crest Probably the most famous of the Chelsea badges and used for 33 years, this design was inspired by the civic coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea. The lion was derived from the Arms of Earl Cadogan who was president of the club and also held the title Viscount Chelsea. The staff is that of the Abbot of Westminster whose jurisdiction extended over Chelsea. The roses represent England and the footballs more obviously represent the game. Chelsea did not start wearing badges on their shirts until 1960 making this the first one used in that way. For the first few seasons the full badge, complete with circle, was sewn onto the shirts. However due to the complexity of the design several simplified variations were stitched into the shirts during the 60s and 70s, even though the full design complete with circle remained the official club badge. The cup triumphs of the early 70s were marked with the addition of an FA Cup symbol and stars. 4th crest In 1986 the club adopted our fourth badge to make the most of the growing merchandising opportunities around football. While the design of the lion and CFC letters was always constant, several colour combinations were used over time and the design was at various times used within circle or shield outlines. The badge was used for almost 19 years and many fans will have started supporting Chelsea knowing no other form. While it served the club well, fans inundated the new board of directors with demands for a return to the old-style design to take Chelsea into a new era, especially ahead of the centenary year. 5th crest Launched in November 2004, the new badge became effective from May 2005. Additionally, a special centenary version was used during that initial commemorative year. At the launch, Peter Kenyon said: "We are incredibly proud of Chelsea's heritage. The design of this new badge is based on the one from the 1950s and it was a conscious decision to do this. "As we approach our centenary year, and the club embarks on a new and very exciting era, it is appropriate that we have a new identity that reflects our tradition and can represent us for the next 100 years."

Chelsea History

Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards. The club's early years saw little success; the closest they came to winning a major trophy was reaching the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United. Chelsea gained a reputation for signing big-name players and for being entertainers, but made little impact on the English game in the inter-war years. Former Arsenal and England centre-forward Ted Drake became manager in 1952 and proceeded to modernise the club. He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success — the League championship — in 1954–55. The following season saw UEFA create the European Champions' Cup, but after objections from The Football League and the FA Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started. Chart showing the progress of Chelsea's league finishes from 1905–1906 to 2007–08 They challenged for honours throughout the 1960s, and endured several near-misses. They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup going into the final stages of the 1964–65 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two. In three seasons the side were beaten in three major semi-finals and were FA Cup runners-up. Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970, beating Leeds United 2–1 in a final replay. Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, the following year, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens. The late 1970s through to the 1980s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club, star players were sold and the team were relegated. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade. In 1982 Chelsea were, at the nadir of their fortunes, acquired by Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home. On the pitch, the team had fared little better, coming close to relegation to the Third Division for the first time, but in 1983 manager John Neal put together an impressive new team for minimal outlay. Chelsea won the Second Division title in 1983–84 and established themselves in the top division, before being relegated again in 1988. The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988–89. After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash. Chelsea's form in the new Premier League was unconvincing, although they did reach the 1994 FA Cup Final. It was not until the appointment of former European Footballer of the Year Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 that their fortunes changed. He added several top-class international players to the side, as the club won the FA Cup in 1997 and established themselves as one of England's top sides again. Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, who led the team to victory in the League Cup Final and the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1998, the FA Cup in 2000 and the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 2000. Vialli was sacked in favour of another Italian, Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 2002–03. In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million, completing what was then the biggest-ever sale of an English football club.[4] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies, so he was replaced by Portuguese coach José Mourinho. Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06), in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). In September 2007 Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant, who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. Grant was fired days later and succeeded by Luiz Felipe Scolari in July 2008. Scolari spent only seven months in the job before being dismissed after a string of poor results. Russia coach Guus Hiddink was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the 2008–09 season, and guided Chelsea to a second FA Cup triumph in three years. Two days later, former Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was confirmed as Chelsea's new manager. In his first season, Ancelotti led Chelsea to their first league and FA Cup "Double"; in addition, Chelsea became the first English top-flight side to score over 100 league goals in a season since 1963. Ancelotti parted company with Chelsea in May 2011 and was replaced by then Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas. Trophy Cabinet Quote: LEAGUE TITLE FA CUP CUP WINNERS' CUP Euro SUPER CUP LEAGUE CUP COMMUNITY(Charity) SHIELD 2009/10 LEAGUE TITLE (86 points from 38 games) 2005/06 LEAGUE TITLE (91 points from 38 games) 2004/05 LEAGUE TITLE (95 points from 38 games) 1954/55 LEAGUE TITLE (52 points from 42 games) 2010 FA CUP (Chelsea 1 Portsmouth 0) 2009 FA CUP (Chelsea 2 - 1 Everton) 2007 FA CUP (Chelsea 1 - 0 Manchester United) 2000 FA CUP (Chelsea 1 - 0 Aston Villa) 1997 FA CUP (Chelsea 2 - 0 Middlesbrough) 1970 FA CUP (Chelsea 2 - 1 Leeds (replay)) 1998 CUP WINNERS' CUP (Chelsea 1-0 Stuttgart) 1971 CUP WINNERS' CUP (Chelsea 2 - 1 Real Madrid (replay)) 1998 SUPER CUP (Chelsea 1 - 0 Real Madrid) 2007 LEAGUE CUP (Chelsea 2 - 1 Arsenal) 2005 LEAGUE CUP (Chelsea 3 - 2 Liverpool (aet)) 1998 LEAGUE CUP (Chelsea 2 - 0 Middlesbrough) 1965 LEAGUE CUP (Chelsea 3 - 2 Leicester) 2009 COMMUNITY SHIELD (Chelsea 2 - 2 Man Utd (4-1 on pens)) 2005 COMMUNITY SHIELD (Chelsea 2 - 1 Arsenal) (2000 CHARITY SHIELD) Chelsea 2 - 0 Man Utd 1955 CHARITY SHIELD (Chelsea 3-0 Newcastle United)