Stamford-Bridge.com - The History of Chelsea Football Club
Stamford Bridge.com is very proud to have been invited to be part of the Chelsea Supporters Trust hosted Chelsea Heritage Partnership. We are a collection of like-minded and dedicated people, piecing together and publishing information concerning Chelsea FC's long and storied history since their inception in 1905.
Please follow the link to The Heritage Partnership for more information on who we are and what we are doing.
The Database
There are currently profiles for 779 different players and 39 different managers to have played and/or managed a Competitive match for Chelsea Football Club
There are currently details of 6350 first-team matches in the database, of which there are:
4325 league matches
--->2360 Football League Division 1 matches
--->786 Football League Division 2 matches
--->1179 FA Premier League matches
422 FA Cup matches
295 European matches
217 League Cup matches
48 other competitive matches
1043 non-competitive matches
There are also details of 8808 reserve & youth matches recorded. Please be aware this part of the database is very much a work in progress and as such there is lots of missing information.
The Roman Era
During the period Roman Abromovich owned Chelsea FC, there were 1213 first-team matches, of which there were:
722 Premier League matches
97 FA Cup matches
203 European matches
71 League Cup matches
13 other competitive matches
107 non-competitive matches
The Boehly/Clearlake Capital Era
During the Boehly/Clearlake Capital era there have been 43 matches, of which there have been:
27 Premier League matches
1 FA Cup matches
8 European matches
1 League Cup matches
0 other competitive matches
6 non-competitive matches
As far as I am aware, details for every competitive match are logged in the database, including line-ups, scorers, attendance, venue, substitution, bookings, sendings off etc. There are quite a number of non-competitive matches still to enter details for.
Please note, that for the purposes of the whole site, 'competitive' fixtures are: League, FA Cup, League cup (in all it's forms), European trophies (including Super Cup), Full Members cup (in all it's forms), Charity / Community Shield & FIFA World Club Cup games.
Latest First-Team Result
League | Sat, 18th Mar 2023 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Everton |
Next First-Team Game
League | Sat, 1st Apr 2023 at 17:30 | Chelsea | v | Aston Villa |
On This Day
Happy birthday to the following:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is 51 years old today.
Born on this day, but no longer with us:
Doug Smale was born 107 years ago today (passed away 2006).
Died on this day:
Wilson Marsh passed away on this day in 1968.
First-Team Matches played on this date in:
Year | Comp | Home | Away | Att | ||||
1915 | F.A. Cup | Everton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 22,000 | ![]() | ![]() |
1920 | F.A. Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,771 | ![]() | |
1926 | League | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26,889 | ![]() | |
1937 | League | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 31,384 | ![]() | ![]() |
1948 | League | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 55,561 | ![]() | ![]() |
1954 | League | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 49,315 | ![]() | ![]() |
1959 | League | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,887 | ![]() | ![]() |
|----> 100th Appearance: Reg Matthews | ||||||||
1963 | League | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Derby County | 19,553 | ![]() | ![]() |
|----> Debut: John Dunn |----> Last Game: Dennis Butler |----> 100th Appearance: Bobby Tambling | ||||||||
1965 | F.A. Cup | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 67,686 | ![]() | ![]() |
1967 | League | Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 16,186 | ![]() | ![]() |
1971 | League | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Leeds United | 58,452 | ![]() | ![]() |
1973 | League | Manchester City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 23,973 | ![]() | ![]() |
1976 | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,817 | ![]() | ![]() |
1978 | League | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 40,764 | ![]() | ![]() |
1982 | League | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 26,887 | ![]() | ![]() |
|----> Last Game: Colin Viljoen | ||||||||
1993 | Friendly | IFK Gothenburg | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 2,075 | ![]() | ![]() |
1995 | Friendly | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4,045 | ![]() | ![]() |
2004 | League | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41,215 | ![]() | ![]() |
|----> Last Chelsea Goal(s): Mario Melchiot | ||||||||
2010 | League | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Aston Villa | 41,825 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | Europe | Benfica | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 65,000 | ![]() | |
|----> Last Chelsea Goal(s): Salomon Kalou |
Non First-Team Matches played on this date in:
Year | Comp | Home | Away | Att | ||||
1911 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brentford | Unknown | ![]() | |
1911 | Friendly | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1915 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 10 | 0 | Swindon Town | Unknown | ![]() | |
1926 | Reserve League | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1935 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Dartford | Unknown | ![]() | |
1937 | Friendly | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,927 | ![]() | |
1937 | Reserve League | Watford | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1948 | Football Combination Cup | Leyton Orient | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1950 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Norwich City | Unknown | ![]() | |
1952 | Reserve League | Gorleston | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1954 | Reserve League | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1954 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Gravesend & Northfleet | Unknown | ![]() | |
1957 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Portsmouth | Unknown | ![]() | |
1959 | Metropolitan League Professional Cup | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Hastings United | Unknown | ![]() | |
1965 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Unknown | ![]() | |
1965 | Youth League | Millwall | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1965 | South East Counties League Division 2 Cup | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Unknown | ![]() | |
1971 | Youth League | Orient | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1971 | Youth League | Millwall | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1971 | Reserve League | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1972 | South East Counties League Division 2 Cup | Orient | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1973 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Unknown | ![]() | |
1976 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | Unknown | ![]() | |
1982 | Youth League | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1982 | Youth League | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Oxford United | Unknown | ![]() | |
1984 | Reserve League | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1990 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Fulham | Unknown | ![]() | |
1991 | Reserve League | Oxford United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1993 | Reserve League | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() | |
1993 | Youth League | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Unknown | ![]() | |
1999 | Youth League | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Unknown | ![]() | |
2004 | Youth League | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Norwich City | Unknown | ![]() | |
2006 | Reserve League | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leicester City | Unknown | ![]() | |
2009 | Friendly | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | West Ham United | Unknown | ![]() | |
2021 | Youth League | Southampton | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | Unknown | ![]() |