Chelsea Heritage Partnership
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Affiliated with @chelseastrust.bsky.social & dedicated Chelsea FC supporters tracing & sharing our rich history since 10 March 1905
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Evening News, 30 Apr 1970, after Chelsea FC won the FA Cup replay. (British Newspaper Archive) @cfcheritage.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Evening News, 30 Apr 1970, after Chelsea FC won the FA Cup replay. (British Newspaper Archive) @cfcheritage.bsky.social
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Chelsea FC in Brazil. O Cruzeiro, 15 June 1929 (memoria.bn.gov.br) @cfcheritage.bsky.social @chelseafcbr.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Chelsea FC in Brazil. O Cruzeiro, 15 June 1929 (memoria.bn.gov.br) @cfcheritage.bsky.social @chelseafcbr.bsky.social
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Shot Of The Day.
83 year old Jack Smith (left) receives an illuminated address from Chelsea Vice-Chairman, Mr C J Pratt in recognition of his sixty years as a turnstile operator at Stamford Bridge.
Jack, of Chesson Road W14 started on the gate in 1905 and is still working in February 1965.
83 year old Jack Smith (left) receives an illuminated address from Chelsea Vice-Chairman, Mr C J Pratt in recognition of his sixty years as a turnstile operator at Stamford Bridge.
Jack, of Chesson Road W14 started on the gate in 1905 and is still working in February 1965.
May 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Shot Of The Day.
83 year old Jack Smith (left) receives an illuminated address from Chelsea Vice-Chairman, Mr C J Pratt in recognition of his sixty years as a turnstile operator at Stamford Bridge.
Jack, of Chesson Road W14 started on the gate in 1905 and is still working in February 1965.
83 year old Jack Smith (left) receives an illuminated address from Chelsea Vice-Chairman, Mr C J Pratt in recognition of his sixty years as a turnstile operator at Stamford Bridge.
Jack, of Chesson Road W14 started on the gate in 1905 and is still working in February 1965.
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Shot Of The Day.
Peter Osgood celebrates after his goal levels the score against Stoke City at Wembley in the League Cup Final on 4th March 1972.
Sadly for Chelsea, a George Eastham goal deprives them of a 3rd trophy in 3 years.
Peter Osgood celebrates after his goal levels the score against Stoke City at Wembley in the League Cup Final on 4th March 1972.
Sadly for Chelsea, a George Eastham goal deprives them of a 3rd trophy in 3 years.
May 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Peter Osgood celebrates after his goal levels the score against Stoke City at Wembley in the League Cup Final on 4th March 1972.
Sadly for Chelsea, a George Eastham goal deprives them of a 3rd trophy in 3 years.
Peter Osgood celebrates after his goal levels the score against Stoke City at Wembley in the League Cup Final on 4th March 1972.
Sadly for Chelsea, a George Eastham goal deprives them of a 3rd trophy in 3 years.
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On This Day 8th May 1985, Chelsea won 2-0 against Luton Town at Stamford Bridge in a Division 1 fixture.
Kerry Dixon on 26 minutes and Pat Nevin on 80 minutes scored for Chelsea.
The attendance was 13,789.
Kerry Dixon on 26 minutes and Pat Nevin on 80 minutes scored for Chelsea.
The attendance was 13,789.
May 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
On This Day 8th May 1985, Chelsea won 2-0 against Luton Town at Stamford Bridge in a Division 1 fixture.
Kerry Dixon on 26 minutes and Pat Nevin on 80 minutes scored for Chelsea.
The attendance was 13,789.
Kerry Dixon on 26 minutes and Pat Nevin on 80 minutes scored for Chelsea.
The attendance was 13,789.
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Shot Of The Day,
Chelsea manager, Dave Sexton addresses the squad at Stamford Bridge the day before the F.A. Cup Semi-Final against Watford on 14th March 1970.
Known to carry lucky wishbones in his pocket, his words inspire Chelsea to a 5-1 win at White Hart Lane.
Chelsea manager, Dave Sexton addresses the squad at Stamford Bridge the day before the F.A. Cup Semi-Final against Watford on 14th March 1970.
Known to carry lucky wishbones in his pocket, his words inspire Chelsea to a 5-1 win at White Hart Lane.
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Shot Of The Day,
Chelsea manager, Dave Sexton addresses the squad at Stamford Bridge the day before the F.A. Cup Semi-Final against Watford on 14th March 1970.
Known to carry lucky wishbones in his pocket, his words inspire Chelsea to a 5-1 win at White Hart Lane.
Chelsea manager, Dave Sexton addresses the squad at Stamford Bridge the day before the F.A. Cup Semi-Final against Watford on 14th March 1970.
Known to carry lucky wishbones in his pocket, his words inspire Chelsea to a 5-1 win at White Hart Lane.
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Shot Of The Day,
Just days after the infamous ‘Blackpool Incident’ a glum faced Tommy Docherty (left) has to sit and watch his makeshift team lose 6-2 to Burnley at Turf Moor on 24th April 1965.
Just days after the infamous ‘Blackpool Incident’ a glum faced Tommy Docherty (left) has to sit and watch his makeshift team lose 6-2 to Burnley at Turf Moor on 24th April 1965.
May 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Shot Of The Day,
Just days after the infamous ‘Blackpool Incident’ a glum faced Tommy Docherty (left) has to sit and watch his makeshift team lose 6-2 to Burnley at Turf Moor on 24th April 1965.
Just days after the infamous ‘Blackpool Incident’ a glum faced Tommy Docherty (left) has to sit and watch his makeshift team lose 6-2 to Burnley at Turf Moor on 24th April 1965.
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Shot Of The Day.
George Mills stretches for the ball as Chelsea face Middlesbrough in a Division I fixture at Stamford Bridge on 8th October 1932.
He later finds the net, as does Wilf Chitty and Chelsea win 2-1.
George Mills stretches for the ball as Chelsea face Middlesbrough in a Division I fixture at Stamford Bridge on 8th October 1932.
He later finds the net, as does Wilf Chitty and Chelsea win 2-1.
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Shot Of The Day.
George Mills stretches for the ball as Chelsea face Middlesbrough in a Division I fixture at Stamford Bridge on 8th October 1932.
He later finds the net, as does Wilf Chitty and Chelsea win 2-1.
George Mills stretches for the ball as Chelsea face Middlesbrough in a Division I fixture at Stamford Bridge on 8th October 1932.
He later finds the net, as does Wilf Chitty and Chelsea win 2-1.
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We are delighted to present our latest Those Were the Days event at the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar on Sunday 4th May. Called Those Were the Shirts we take a nostalgic look at some our our classic shirts of the past. Details below. #CFCHeritage
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Those Were the Days... heritage event returns to the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar
On Sunday 4th May the Chelsea Heritage Partnership’s Those Were the Days matchday heritage event returns to the Tea Bar at Stamford Bridge. Renamed Those Were the Shirts for this special event, we tak...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We are delighted to present our latest Those Were the Days event at the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar on Sunday 4th May. Called Those Were the Shirts we take a nostalgic look at some our our classic shirts of the past. Details below. #CFCHeritage
www.chelseaheritagepartnership.com/post/those-w...
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Shot Of The Day.
Barbados goalkeeper, Lloyd Seale jumps to collect the ball under pressure from Eddie McCreadie on 20th May 1964. Played in Bridgetown, the game was part of an end of season tour that Chelsea won 7-0.
Barbados goalkeeper, Lloyd Seale jumps to collect the ball under pressure from Eddie McCreadie on 20th May 1964. Played in Bridgetown, the game was part of an end of season tour that Chelsea won 7-0.
April 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Barbados goalkeeper, Lloyd Seale jumps to collect the ball under pressure from Eddie McCreadie on 20th May 1964. Played in Bridgetown, the game was part of an end of season tour that Chelsea won 7-0.
Barbados goalkeeper, Lloyd Seale jumps to collect the ball under pressure from Eddie McCreadie on 20th May 1964. Played in Bridgetown, the game was part of an end of season tour that Chelsea won 7-0.
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Before the Liverpool game, @cfcheritage.bsky.social are putting on an event in the Tea Bar (near the ticket office). Well worth a visit. More info here.
Before the Liverpool game, @cfcheritage.bsky.social are putting on an event in the Tea Bar (near the ticket office). Well worth a visit. More info here.
Those Were the Days... heritage event returns to the Stamford Bridge Tea Bar
On Sunday 4th May the Chelsea Heritage Partnership’s Those Were the Days matchday heritage event returns to the Tea Bar at Stamford Bridge. Renamed Those Were the Shirts for this special event, we tak...
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April 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Before the Liverpool game, @cfcheritage.bsky.social are putting on an event in the Tea Bar (near the ticket office). Well worth a visit. More info here.
Before the Liverpool game, @cfcheritage.bsky.social are putting on an event in the Tea Bar (near the ticket office). Well worth a visit. More info here.
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On Thursday Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece for @cfcheritage.bsky.social explains why that encounter never took place.
On Thursday Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece for @cfcheritage.bsky.social explains why that encounter never took place.
Our First Meeting With Djurgarden. 70 Years Late.
On Thursday Chelsea travel to Djurgarden to play their semi-final first leg. The Swedish side are not a big European name and many will not have heard of them. However, almost seventy years ago they s...
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April 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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On Thursday Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece for @cfcheritage.bsky.social explains why that encounter never took place.
On Thursday Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece for @cfcheritage.bsky.social explains why that encounter never took place.
I'm sure @tim-rolls.bsky.social will be delighted 💙 #CFCHeritage
April 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm sure @tim-rolls.bsky.social will be delighted 💙 #CFCHeritage
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41 years ago today one of the greatest, most memorable, days in my decades watching Chelsea. Beating Leeds 5-0 to clinch promotion. Unsurpassable.
41 years ago today one of the greatest, most memorable, days in my decades watching Chelsea. Beating Leeds 5-0 to clinch promotion. Unsurpassable.
Redemption And Promotion As Leeds Thrashed 5-0
Late April 1984. Heady times indeed for Chelsea supporters. After the club had spent four seasons in the Division Two doldrums, manager John Neal had created an exciting charismatic side who, backed b...
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April 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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41 years ago today one of the greatest, most memorable, days in my decades watching Chelsea. Beating Leeds 5-0 to clinch promotion. Unsurpassable.
41 years ago today one of the greatest, most memorable, days in my decades watching Chelsea. Beating Leeds 5-0 to clinch promotion. Unsurpassable.
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Shot Of The Day.
Terry Venables holds aloft the League Cup while Peter Bonetti waits for his winners tankard at Filbert Street on 5th April 1965.
Chelsea draw 0-0 on the night with Leicester City in a 2nd Leg Tie and win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate.
Terry Venables holds aloft the League Cup while Peter Bonetti waits for his winners tankard at Filbert Street on 5th April 1965.
Chelsea draw 0-0 on the night with Leicester City in a 2nd Leg Tie and win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate.
April 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Terry Venables holds aloft the League Cup while Peter Bonetti waits for his winners tankard at Filbert Street on 5th April 1965.
Chelsea draw 0-0 on the night with Leicester City in a 2nd Leg Tie and win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate.
Terry Venables holds aloft the League Cup while Peter Bonetti waits for his winners tankard at Filbert Street on 5th April 1965.
Chelsea draw 0-0 on the night with Leicester City in a 2nd Leg Tie and win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate.
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Shot Of The Day.
Kerry Dixon is mobbed by joyous fans after Chelsea secure promotion to Division I on 28th April 1984. With 33,447 present at Stamford Bridge, Kerry Dixon scores a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Leeds United (Dirty).
Kerry Dixon is mobbed by joyous fans after Chelsea secure promotion to Division I on 28th April 1984. With 33,447 present at Stamford Bridge, Kerry Dixon scores a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Leeds United (Dirty).
April 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Kerry Dixon is mobbed by joyous fans after Chelsea secure promotion to Division I on 28th April 1984. With 33,447 present at Stamford Bridge, Kerry Dixon scores a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Leeds United (Dirty).
Kerry Dixon is mobbed by joyous fans after Chelsea secure promotion to Division I on 28th April 1984. With 33,447 present at Stamford Bridge, Kerry Dixon scores a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Leeds United (Dirty).
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Chelsea’s 👌🏽 ever kit? Surely a contender. (Pic: Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly) #CFCHeritage
April 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Chelsea’s 👌🏽 ever kit? Surely a contender. (Pic: Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly) #CFCHeritage
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Shot Of The Day.
George Graham head’s Chelsea’s 2nd goal in the 3-0 win against a Glasgow Select XI at Hampden Park on 11th August 1965.
Bobby Tambling gets the other two goals and
the Glasgow Charity Cup victory is seen by 36,641 spectators.
George Graham head’s Chelsea’s 2nd goal in the 3-0 win against a Glasgow Select XI at Hampden Park on 11th August 1965.
Bobby Tambling gets the other two goals and
the Glasgow Charity Cup victory is seen by 36,641 spectators.
April 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Shot Of The Day.
George Graham head’s Chelsea’s 2nd goal in the 3-0 win against a Glasgow Select XI at Hampden Park on 11th August 1965.
Bobby Tambling gets the other two goals and
the Glasgow Charity Cup victory is seen by 36,641 spectators.
George Graham head’s Chelsea’s 2nd goal in the 3-0 win against a Glasgow Select XI at Hampden Park on 11th August 1965.
Bobby Tambling gets the other two goals and
the Glasgow Charity Cup victory is seen by 36,641 spectators.
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Shot Of The Day.
Peter Bonetti presents a Chelsea mirror to Mr Rupert Bayfield, M.D. of the VLI Group who sponsored Chelsea’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 18th November 1978. Also present are Ray Wilkins and Duncan McKenzie.
Peter Bonetti presents a Chelsea mirror to Mr Rupert Bayfield, M.D. of the VLI Group who sponsored Chelsea’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 18th November 1978. Also present are Ray Wilkins and Duncan McKenzie.
April 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Peter Bonetti presents a Chelsea mirror to Mr Rupert Bayfield, M.D. of the VLI Group who sponsored Chelsea’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 18th November 1978. Also present are Ray Wilkins and Duncan McKenzie.
Peter Bonetti presents a Chelsea mirror to Mr Rupert Bayfield, M.D. of the VLI Group who sponsored Chelsea’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on 18th November 1978. Also present are Ray Wilkins and Duncan McKenzie.
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Shot Of The Day.
Chelsea take on Red Banner of Hungary at Stamford Bridge on 15th December 1954 and the score is locked at 2-2, both sides having missed a penalty.
John Harris has a chance to win it from the spot for Chelsea but is foiled by Geza Olah.
Chelsea take on Red Banner of Hungary at Stamford Bridge on 15th December 1954 and the score is locked at 2-2, both sides having missed a penalty.
John Harris has a chance to win it from the spot for Chelsea but is foiled by Geza Olah.
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Chelsea take on Red Banner of Hungary at Stamford Bridge on 15th December 1954 and the score is locked at 2-2, both sides having missed a penalty.
John Harris has a chance to win it from the spot for Chelsea but is foiled by Geza Olah.
Chelsea take on Red Banner of Hungary at Stamford Bridge on 15th December 1954 and the score is locked at 2-2, both sides having missed a penalty.
John Harris has a chance to win it from the spot for Chelsea but is foiled by Geza Olah.
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Shot Of The Day.
Moscow Dynamo are on the attack at Stamford Bridge on 13th November 1945.
A magnificent encounter that also saw the debut of Tommy Lawton sees Chelsea lead 3-2 until the referee, Lt Com G Clark awards a controversial equaliser for ‘diplomatic reasons’.
Moscow Dynamo are on the attack at Stamford Bridge on 13th November 1945.
A magnificent encounter that also saw the debut of Tommy Lawton sees Chelsea lead 3-2 until the referee, Lt Com G Clark awards a controversial equaliser for ‘diplomatic reasons’.
April 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Shot Of The Day.
Moscow Dynamo are on the attack at Stamford Bridge on 13th November 1945.
A magnificent encounter that also saw the debut of Tommy Lawton sees Chelsea lead 3-2 until the referee, Lt Com G Clark awards a controversial equaliser for ‘diplomatic reasons’.
Moscow Dynamo are on the attack at Stamford Bridge on 13th November 1945.
A magnificent encounter that also saw the debut of Tommy Lawton sees Chelsea lead 3-2 until the referee, Lt Com G Clark awards a controversial equaliser for ‘diplomatic reasons’.
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Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Our First Meeting With Djurgarden. 70 Years Late.
Next week Chelsea travel to Djurgarden to play their semi-final first leg. The Swedish side are not a big European name and many will not have heard of them. However, almost seventy years ago they sho...
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April 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
Next week Chelsea play Djurgarden, a meeting that should have taken place in the 1955/56 European Cup.
This piece explains why that encounter never took place .
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On This Day 20th April 1987, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Southampton at Stamford Bridge in a Division I fixture.
Pat Nevin gave Chelsea the lead but Colin Clarke levelled for Southampton.
The attendance was 11,512.
Pat Nevin gave Chelsea the lead but Colin Clarke levelled for Southampton.
The attendance was 11,512.
April 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
On This Day 20th April 1987, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Southampton at Stamford Bridge in a Division I fixture.
Pat Nevin gave Chelsea the lead but Colin Clarke levelled for Southampton.
The attendance was 11,512.
Pat Nevin gave Chelsea the lead but Colin Clarke levelled for Southampton.
The attendance was 11,512.