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The club had the highest average attendance in English football in ten separate seasons [6] including 1907–08, [7] 1909–10, [8] 1911–12, [9] 1912–13, [10] 1913–14 [11] and 1919–20. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] They were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1920 and 1932 and remained in the First Division throughout the 1930s, but success eluded the club in ...
Joseph Theophilus "JT" Mears (1871 – October 1935), was an English businessman, most notable for co-founding Chelsea Football Club. He was born in 1871 in Hammersmith, London, the elder son of Joseph Mears, a builder. [1] In 1896, Mears and his brother Gus purchased the Stamford Bridge Athletics Ground and went on to found Chelsea Football ...
Chelsea's first ever manager was Scottish wing-half John Tait Robertson, who continued to play for the club until he resigned a year later. David Calderhead is Chelsea's longest-serving manager, holding the position from 1907 to 1933, spanning 966 matches. Chelsea's shortest reigning permanent manager is Graham Potter, who was in charge for 31 ...
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 at least 100 appearances for the club.
This article documents the history of Chelsea Football Club, an English association football team based in Fulham, West London. For a general overview of the club, see Chelsea F.C. Former Arsenal and England centre-forward Ted Drake was appointed manager in 1952 and proceeded to modernise the club.
Chelsea have been drawn against Flamengo of Brazil, Club Leon of Mexico and Esperance Sportive de Tunisie of Tunisia in the group stage of the Fifa Club World Cup next summer. The 32-team ...
The summer of 1983 marked a turning point in Chelsea's history. Manager John Neal made a series of signings who were to be crucial in turning around the club's fortunes. In came striker Kerry Dixon from Reading, skillful winger Pat Nevin from Clyde, midfielder Nigel Spackman from AFC Bournemouth and goalkeeper Eddie Niedzwiecki from Wrexham in addition to John Hollins returning as player-coach ...
Henry Augustus Mears (1873 – 4 February 1912) [1] was an English businessman, most notable for founding Chelsea Football Club. Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London He was born in 1873, the son of Joseph and Charlotte Mears.