Stamford Bridge
Capacity : 42055
Founded : 1905
Club Nickname : The Blues
Head Coach : Carlo Ancelotti
Premier League winners: 2005, 2006, 2009
Division One winners: 1955
Division Two winners: 1984, 1989
Runners-up: 1907, 1912, 1930, 1963, 1977
FA Cup winners: 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010
Runners-up: 1915, 1967, 1994
League Cup winners: 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007
Runners-up: 1972, 2008
European Cup-Winners’ Cup winners: 1971, 1998
European Super Cup winners: 1998
Charity Shield winners: 1955, 2000, 2009
Community Shield Winners: 2005
European Cup (Champs League) runners-up: 2008
http://www.chelseafc.com/page/HistoryTrophiesIndex/0,,10268,00.html
The newly crowned FA Barclays Champions of England won the league (2009/10) after having a tussle with Man Utd for long periods of the season, ending with 86 points to win their fourth first division/premier league title in over a hundred years.
So we have won over the last 105 years the following trophies:
- 4 League Titles in the top flight;
- 6 FA Cups;
- 4 Charity/Community Shields;
- 4 League Cups;
- 1 Super Cup (Chelsea 1 - 0 Real Madrid);
- 2 Cup Winners’ Cups - 1971 and 1998
- 2nd Division Champions - 1984/1989
- 2 Full Members’ Cup - 1986/1990
- 3 FA Youth Cups - 1960/1961 and 2010
Legend: Chelsea fans voted Gianfranco Zola as their best ever player. The diminutive genius helped revive his side’s fortunes before anyone had even heard of Roman Abramovich on the King’s Road.
Terrace hero: Captain Fantastic John Terry. With all the big money signing’s of recent times, Terry’s rise through the Chelsea ranks ensures the supporters still have one of their own to lead the team.
Finest hour: Jose Mourinho’s arrival at Stamford Bridge resulted in Chelsea ending their 50-year wait for the league title. Avram Grant led Chelsea to their first ever Champions League final is also up there.
Lowest ebb: The expensive rebuilding of the East Stand in the 1970’s almost bankrupt the club. It ultimately forced the sale of the Stamford Bridge free-hold to property developers and saw Chelsea come perilously close to losing their home.
