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As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were considered. [9] Chelsea F.C. was founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), [1] [10] opposite the present-day main ...
English: Vector version of graphic displaying the year-ending position of Chelsea F.C. in the English Football League system Français : Version vectorielle du graphique afficher la position de l'année se termine de Chelsea F.C. dans le système de la Ligue anglaise de Football
Stamford Bridge (/ ˈ s t æ m f ər d /) is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to the borough of Chelsea in West London.It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea.With a capacity of 40,173, it is the ninth largest venue of the 2024–25 Premier League season and the eleventh largest football stadium in England.
In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.
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The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho . In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich .
Hollins had made 473 league appearances for Chelsea between 1963 and 1975 before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He retired as a player at the end of the 1983-84 season but stayed on as a coach and eventually succeeded Neal as manager in 1985. Chelsea opened the season with a resounding 5–0 home win over Derby County.
Chelsea Football Club are an association football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League . Below is a list of all the players who made fewer than 25 appearances for the club.