If you have recently started watching football or have finally come to your senses and have decided that Chelsea is the team to support, you may want to arm yourself with some important and not-so-important facts about this dynamic team.
On 10 March 1905 Chelsea was found at a pub called the Rising Sun, which is now known as The Butcher’s Hook, with the first manager being John Tait Robertson who remained at the helm for just over two years. Up until Ted Drake become the manager and modernised the team, they were nicknamed “The Pensioners” or “The Blues” due to their club pensioner’s crest. A year after their formation, they had their biggest recorded win which was against Glossop. The score for this Division Two game was 9-2 in their favour and must have left the bookmakers of the time speechless. To achieve such a big win is unusual and the average punter would be better off trying their luck on a mobile casino as opposed to hoping to see that kind of score anytime soon.
Out of all the matches they played in their extensive history, the strangest one on record must definitely be the match against Tromso which took place 100 miles into the Arctic Circle. Not only did the elements interfere with the players’ performance, but keeping the pitch clear of snow was a huge challenge. At one point the match even had to be stopped in order to remove excessive snowfall.
We’ve all heard of fans bringing along mascots and props to games, but in 2007 Chelsea placed a ban on its fans bringing celery stalks into Stamford Bridge as they were being thrown onto the pitch much to the irritation of the referees. The reason they were bringing along celery stalks? They were being used for a terrace chant.
Numerous movies have been made about Chelsea over the years. Amongst them were “The Football Factory”, “JhoomBarabarJhoom” and “The Great Game” – the latter of which featured players from the 1930’s team and also included various scenes which had been filmed at Stamford Bridge.
On the musical side, associated songs include “On the day that Chelsea went and won the Cup”, “We’re Gonna Win” and “Blue is the Colour”. A point to note is that royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks have been their kit colours since 1960.
In its 98, almost 99 years of existence, Chelsea have weathered many storms and time and time again have proven why they’re the club to beat.
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