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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
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 .
The 2019–20 season was Chelsea's 106th competitive season, 31st consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 28th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 114th year in existence as a football club. [2]
Chelsea came third in the Premier League for a second successive season, thus again qualifying for the Champions League group stage. Chelsea ended their 2013–14 campaign without a trophy, a first since the 2010–11 season. Their league performance, however, was the best since the 2009–10 season, with the team amassing 82 points.
Chelsea; 1920–21 season; Chairman: Claude Kirby: Manager: David Calderhead: Stadium: Stamford Bridge: First Division: 18th: FA Cup: Quarter-finals: Top goalscorer: League: Jack Cock (12) All: Jack Cock (15) Highest home attendance: 76,000 vs Tottenham Hotspur (16 October 1920) Lowest home attendance: 20,000 vs Blackburn Rovers (7 May 1921 ...
A Serious Case of the Blues: Chelsea in the 80s. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905326-02-5. Cheshire, Scott (1998). Chelsea: an Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-143-5. Glanvill, Rick (2005). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1465-4.
The 1984–85 season was Chelsea Football Club's seventy-first competitive season. With 24 goals, Kerry Dixon was the First Division's top goalscorer (jointly with Gary Lineker ), the first Chelsea player to do this since Jimmy Greaves in 1961.