Chelsea Today

Chelsea are currently 15th in the English Premier League, they got off to a terrible start to the season as they drew with Swansea City on the 8th of August, a game which they won on two occasions the previous season. They won the first game against Swansea early in the season by winning 4-2. The next game against Swansea was a thriller which saw Chelsea beat the Swans by 5 goals to nil.


Chelsea are the current Barclays Premier League Champions, they have got off to the worst start in their season since 1988 by earning 7 points out of a possible 18. This results in Chelsea being 15th and they're chances of winning the title is getting slimmer. Despite this, they beat a very strong Arsenal team by 2 goals to nil, this is a very positive sign as it shows they are improving.


In my first blog I spoke about when and how Chelsea was formed, I also spoke about the kits. In 1905, the year they were formed, they wore royal blue shirts and white shorts and dark blue shorts, I didn't mention it, but the kits were produced in England. Now, 110 years later, Chelsea still wear the same shirt, but wear white shorts and blue socks. The kits are produced in China and shipped to England.


I also spoke about the nationalities of the Chelsea players, most of which were from England, now, only 2 players from the starting 11 are from England, those 2 are John Terry, Chelsea captain and his partner in crime, Chelsea's second centre back - Gary Cahill.

Since Abramovich took over the Blues, they have had 9 different managers, including the return of 2The Special One" - Jose Mourinho. Despite the many managers, they have had earned 14 trophies, including one of the most memorable night for both Chelsea players, and fans. The night in Munich. On the 19th of May 2012, Chelsea, the underdogs, battled against a very strong Bayern Munich team. Chelsea were missing starting centre back and captain John Terry due to suspension, but that didn't stop the future European Champions from pushing to their limits to find a very late equaliser. It came in the 88th minute and it was a header from Chelsea legend Didier Drogba. The game led to extra time which eventually resulted in penalties, in which Chelsea won. It is regarded as one of the best comebacks in football history, and any Chelsea fan will agree.

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Chelsea 2003 - 2005

In July 2003 Chelsea owner Ken Bates bought Leeds United and Chelsea was bought by a new owner... Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea Football Club.


On the 3rd of July 2003 Tim Henman was preparing for a crucial Wimbledon quarter-final and David Beckham had signed for Real Madrid but nobody batted an eye towards that, thanks to little known Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea for 140 million pounds. Initially Ken Bates was to sell the club for 60 million pounds, but that changed when Roman bought "The Blues" for 140 million, more than twice the amount Ken Bates was looking for.


10 years later, Roman Abramovich, one of the most hated football owners still owns the current English Premier League Champions. After only 10 years at Stamford Bridge, Roman managed to spend over 2 billion pounds on transfers.


Since buying Chelsea in 2003 Abramovich has not only spent over 2 billion, but has also seen 11 different faces in the Chelsea dugout. This is an average of over 1 manager per year! Jose Mourinho was the second Chelsea manager under the Abramovich era, and since then he has fallen out with Roman, left Chelsea. became friends with him, returned to Chelsea, played a season with Chelsea finishing 3rd, won the Premier League the following season and got off to the worse start in Chelsea's history since 1988.


Since Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea they have won 14 trophies. People often refer to Chelsea fans as "fake" and "plastic" due to Abramovich essentially buying Chelsea titles and trophies. This is not the case with me as my father has been supporting Chelsea since he was a child.






Thank you for taking the time to read my blog on the Geography of Chelsea. All information was taken from the following websites - www.wikipedia.com and www.chelseafc.com I have written this by myself and I have NOT plagiarised!

Chelsea's 1955 season

50 years after Chelsea Football Club was founded they had finally won their first ever trophy. In 1955 Chelsea Football Club, led by Ted Drake and captained by Roy Bentley won Division 1 by beating 20 out of a possible 42 games. They lost 10 and drew 12 games.




Chelsea's highest home attendance was against Wolverhampton on the 9th of April with an impressive 75,043 fans attending their game. This is 33,000 more than what Stamford Bridge can hold. Their lowest attendance at home was 30,239 against Burnley on the 23rd of August 1945. It was their second game of the season and they won the match by 1 goal to nil, scored by Eric Parsons.




The team that Chelsea used to win their last game consisted of 9 English international players and 2 Scottish international players. Their manager, Ted Drake was also English.




The reason as to why the 1945/1955 season is very memorable for both Chelsea, and the fans, is because it was the season where it kicked off their glory, trophy wise. It was the first trophy Chelsea Football Club had won since being formed in 1905. Since the beginning of "The Blues", they have gone on to win an impressive 22 trophies, both in European Competitions and in English Competitions.


Thank you for taking the time to read my blog on the Geography of Chelsea. All information was taken from the following websites - www.wikipedia.com and www.worldfootball.net. I have written this by myself and I have NOT plagiarised!

Chelsea 1905

Chelsea Football Club was founded on the 10th of March 1905 by brothers Gus Mears and Joseph Mears in the upstairs room of the local pub in Chelsea, The Rising Sun, now The Butchers Hook.




Initially the club was to be called Fulham FC but there was already a club named Fulham FC therefore the Mears brothers decided to name it after the adjacent borough - Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea. This was after London FC, Kensington FC and Stamford Bridge FC were rejected.


Chelsea wore Eton Blue shirts. They wore it after the racing colours of Lord Chelsea, along with white shorts and dark blue socks. Now, the current English Premier League Champions wear dark blue shirts, dark blue shorts and white socks.




Unfortunately I am unable to find the starting 11 from our 1905/ 06 season but I managed to find 4 players from that season, and the manager.




William "Fatty" Foulke - In goal, the 23 - stone keeper, English international, who previously won the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday by defeating Derby County by 4 goals to 1. He was nicknamed "fatty" due to his weight...




John Robertson - Both player and manager, John Robertson, the Scotland international joined "The Blues" in 1905 and ended his career being both a player and a manager in 1906.


Jack Kirwan - The Irish international was the first Irish Chelsea player. He joined Chelsea when he was 27 years of age. Scoring 15 goals in 73 games.


James Windridge - James Windridge was born on 21st of October 1882. He ended his 6 year career at Chelsea in 1911. He scored an impressive 54 goals in 143 matches.


John Robertson was both a player and a manager for Chelsea.


Thank you for taking the time to read my blog about The Geography of Chelsea Football Club.
All information was taken from www.wikipedia.com and www.worldfootball.net. I have written this by myself and I have NOT plagiarised!




























































































































































































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Introduction

Hi, my name is Marcus Carlyle. I'm 15 years of age and I attend Wesley College in Dublin, Ireland.

For my Environmental Studies, Transition Year project I have decided to write about Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea FC). The reason as to why I have decided to talk about Chelsea FC is because, due to some beliefs, the club has a lot of history which I personally find extremely interesting. I have a lot to write about and hopefully you will also find it interesting and enjoy reading my project! Thank you.